Women take field as spouses fill in for Colts players
While snowmobile riders practice for a Clear Lake rally, wives of Baltimore Colts starters play on Fort Lauderdale Beach. Mrs Far Morrail lines up to pass as others, including Fanny Logan Dorothy nit as Jane Morrall Wanda Boyd Libby Hawkins, stand on the beach. The line features Marcia Shin nick Ella Mitchell Jenny Ball Lorraine Sullivan Carolyn Curry and Sylvia Mackey preparing for the pass.
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Dorothy Nitas
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Ella Mitchell
Jenny Ball
Lorraine Sullivan
Carolyn Curry
Sylvia Mackey
New Texas Legislature Opens Amid Money Woes
Austin AP reports a new Texas Legislature begins its first regular session with scarce funds. Gavels strike at noon January 14 in both chambers, session capped at 140 days ending June 2, with potential 30 day special sessions later. Debates over education funding, liquor, gun control, welfare, and environmental issues loom.
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Lubbock Escapees Still Free
Two federal prisoners who overpowered two turnkeys in a jail elevator and escaped were still at large late Friday after a city-wide search. Leny Lee Edmondson, 33, of Big Spring, a burglary suspect, was later captured near the warehouse district. The chase drew in police, Texas Rangers, FBI, and a search plane as investigators reviewed whether the pair remained in Lubbock or fled toward Dallas.
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Kenneth Johnson
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Choe
Blanchard
Texas UT Austin slaying case eyed as prowler hunt
Investigators said the killer of University of Texas at Austin students John Albert White and Keitha Morris is likely a young white prowler. An Air Force plane photo could show the car that took Morris. sheriff Lang disputed that a person could be seen.
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Keitha Morris
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Peace
Amarillo Weather Forecast Partial Clouds Warm Spell
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures through tonight. Low tonight near 20s and the high around 60. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph.
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Amarillo
Texas UPI Editors Association honors 32 newsmen
City reporters from Amarillo Globe News and Borger News-Herald editors were among 32 honored by UPI Editors Association. Douglas E. Smith and Jim Sands won third place for newswriting under deadline pressure for the Oct 9 1968 Amarillo Daily News story on an investigation.
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Texas United Press International Editors Association
Douglas E. Smith
Jim Sands
Daily News
APT
Smith
Sands
Amarillo Daily News
Oil and Gas Wildcatting Expands in Texas Panhandle 1968
In the Texas Panhandle 1968 saw continued wildcatting as oil hunters probed deeper, with wildcat footage 22 percent of total drilling. Overall drilling fell about 24 percent from 1967, though exploratory footage rose nearly five percent from 1967. Southern Hemphill County hosted six rigs pushing toward 20 000 foot depths as Buffalo Wallow Field may expand in 1969. Marmaton play in Ochiltree County led by Allen and Parker Field produced 46 new oilers, one new gasser, and one dry hole in 347 998 feet drilled. Crude and condensate production declined overall.
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Texas Panhandle
Panhandle
Hemphill County
Hunton
Buffalo Wallow
Ochiltree County
Allen and Parker
Panhandle Petroleum Output Drops in 1968
Panhandle oil and gas production fell by 4.9 percent in 1968 from 1967 while natural gas output declined about 3.2 percent. Operators held new lease activity but dropped older leases. Bonus payments rose five percent. rentals fell seven percent. Petrochemical production dipped modestly, though value fell 25 percent due to ammonia price weakness. Payroll data are noted on average page.
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Panhandle
Israel Jets Hit Jordanian Areas in Two Air Raids
Jordanian military spokesman says Israeli warplanes attacked northern Jordan Valley and near the Abdullah Bridge above the Dead Sea with napalm and machineguns. No casualties reported. clashes along the cease fire line led to tank and artillery exchanges for over two hours.
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UPI
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Sea of Galilee
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Charles de Gaulle
Middle East
Al-Manshiya
Ash-Shuna
Amarillo Stock Show Opens With Strong Early Entries
Rex Baxter, stock show manager, says early entries suggest the Amarillo Stock Show will be among the best in its 53 year history. The six day event includes prize pigs top bunnies and prize cattle with judges and banners planned for opening this Friday in Amarillo.
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Amarillo
Rex Baxter
Dennis Morgan withdraws from Wisconsin 7th race
Actor Dennis Morgan says he will not run for Congress in Wisconsin's 7th District due to his wife's ill health. He cited the decision Friday during a campaign stop in Milwaukee, where he had been seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge incumbent Melvin Laird.
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Milwaukee
Dennis Morgan
Wisconsin
Melvin Laird
Political friction colors Nixon Johnson transition
Washington reports a chilly wind of hostilities between parties as the Johnson to Nixon changeover unfolds. Some Johnson aides accuse Nixon of undermining unity by resisting joint action in the looming budget and inflation battle. The piece notes calls for a continuation of a 10 percent income surtax to help balance the forthcoming budget before January 20.
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