First Manned Test of Space Shuttle Successful
Edwards AFB Calif UPS report details Enterprise first manned test flight lasting 55 minutes atop a Boeing 747. Test pilots Haise and Fullerton controlled the craft at 15 000 feet, 207 mph, with NASA Mission Control in Houston overseeing a 78 mile elliptical flight.
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Outer Space
Donald “Deke” Slayton
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Fred Haise Jr
Gordon Fullerton
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Houston
Tex
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Biloxi
Miss
Fullerton
Rochester
N.Y
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Cape Canaveral
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Amarillo Tax Office forecasts tax rate cut amid valuations rise
City Manager John Stiff says 1977 assessed property values in Amarillo could top $1 billion. A memo to the City Commission analyzes needed revenue for the general fund and suggests a tax rate drop from 1.30 to about 1.18 if updated values hold. Attachments from Jim Nugent and J C Lilly detail increases across city, hospital district, and ISD valuations.
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Amarillo
John Stiff
Briscoe Says Texas Government Stable Despite Energy Debate
Gov. Dolph Briscoe told about 400 TSAE executives in Amarillo that Texas runs efficiently without a state income tax. He defended the energy policy, warned against federal regulation, and noted a possible two year tax relief plan for utilities as public education remains a top priority. He stressed pay raises for teachers and state workers.
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Amarillo
Texas
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Briscoe
Panhandle
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Hilton Inn
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Robbery at Surplus Store Ties Up Four and Flees
Two armed men using phony guns robbed McKechnie Son Surplus & Salvage at 1122 E 10th. They tied four people with surgical tape, threatened two customers, and escaped with a substantial sum below the earlier 18000 dollar figure. No serious injuries reported.
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McKechnie & Son Surplus & Salvage
Herb Hill
Kenneth McKechnie
Joy of Sex Becomes Misery for Millions
An eight part Amarillo Daily News series opens with a nationwide rise in venereal disease cases. Experts in Amarillo note hundreds to thousands of local filings and repeated infections. Texas counts hundreds of thousands of carriers with only a fraction treated, highlighting a blase attitude and ongoing reinfections across the state.
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Amarillo Daily News
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Amarillo
G. Mason Kahn
Amarillo BiCity-County
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