Amarillo Receives Million Dollar Gift for Hospital
The Killgore Foundation donates one million dollars for the High Plains Baptist Hospital project at Amarillo Medical Center. Development is led by the Amarillo Area Foundation with support from W. P. Patterson and other local leaders. no Hill-Burton funds will be used.
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Amarillo
Killgore Foundation
High Plains Baptist Hospital
General Hospital
Baptist General Convention of Texas
The
High Plains Baptist Hospital, Inc
Panhandle
W. P. Patterson
Amarillo Area Foundation
C. I. (Stoney) Wall
S. B. Whittenburg
Patterson
Hill-Burton
C. L. Killgore
A. J. Foyt Wins Indianapolis 500 Amid Fatal Crash
The Indianapolis 500 ended in record time with A. J. Foyt driving champion, while Eddie Sachs aged 37 and Dave MacDonald aged 26 were killed in a fiery early crash. Three other drivers were injured as the Memorial Day classic unfolded with high drama and danger.
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Indianapolis
Ind
LPI
Eddie Sachs
Dave MacDonald
A. J Foyt
Sachs
MacDonald
Speedster
Rainstorms maroon 600 at Mirror Lake picnic near Houston
A severe storm dumped heavy rain and hail across Texas causing a bridge to collapse and trapping about 600 picnickers at Mirror Lake Park near Houston. Police noted water over Highway 75 and rising lake levels as crews worked to reach the stranded group.
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Johnson
University of Texas
Austin Municipal Auditorium
Spring
Tex
Houston
Mirror Lake
Texas
Austin
Mirror Lake Park
Harris County Sheriff's Deputies
Barry Threats Prompt Police Guard During Speech
Barry Goldwater faced no disturbances as he spoke to 20 000 to 25 000 people at a large amusement center. Police and deputies guarded the crowd with Buena Park officers patrolling before and during the address after threatening calls to campaign offices in Panorama City and North Hollywood.
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Viet Nam
Buena Park
Goldwater
Earlir
Panorama City
North Hollywood
Weather Outlook for Panhandle Is Damp and Scattered Showers
The sun rose over Amarillo as the 1964 tally reaches 146 of 150 days. The weatherman forecasts continued damp conditions with scattered showers across the Panhandle today. Page 2 contains the detailed forecast.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Memorial Day Reflections At Llano Cemetery Amarillo
On Memorial Day 1964 in Amarillo I recall that my acts are small beside those who gave their lives. Veterans groups host the observance at Llano Cemetery with Disabled American Veterans Chapter 26 as sponsor. The program began at 11 a.m. and highlighted the cost of freedom.
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America
Llano
Amarillo
Politics Can Wait Rocky New Father
Nelson Rockefeller and wife Margaretta Murphy welcomed a son, Nelson Jr., born at New York Hospital weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces and 20 inches long. Rockefeller paused campaign duties to be with family before resuming California primary drives.
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New York
Guy
Nelson A. Rockefelier
Nelson Jr
California
Margaretta Flappy
Riverside
Calif
Barry Goldwater
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Aberdeens worst typhoid outbreak isolates city
Aberdeen Scotland is cut off by a severe typhoid fever outbreak. Dr Ian MacQueen orders visitors to stay away for two weeks and residents to stay indoor to limit spread. Schools clubs and public venues close. one hospital has 199 patients, two more cleared, and a single death reported.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
Royal River Dee
Britain
Ian MacQueen
Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Injuries In Amarillo
Twenty seven motor vehicle crashes occurred in Amarillo in the first 24 hours of Memorial Day weekend with five injuries needing hospital care. Rain reduced traffic while increasing hazard on slick streets. The first crash happened at 12 08 a m and at 12 55 p m a crash at Grand and NE 16th sent two Mosley children to Northwest Texas Hospital.
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Amarillo
Northwest Texas Hospital
Grand
NE 16Th
Juanita M. Meloy
N. Roberts
M. W. Mosley
NE 14Th
Mosley
Jay
Foyt Dominates Indianapolis 500 with Record Pace
A. J. Foyt wins the Indianapolis 500 pacing at 147.350 mph, setting new mark and taking a $500,000 jackpot as Roger Ward and Lloyd Ruby finish second and third. The race is marred by a fatal crash involving Sachs and MacDonald early on.
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Houston
Tex
Foyt
Roger Ward
Lloyd Ruby
Speedway
Parnelli Jones
Sachs
MacDonald
Detroit
Indianapolis
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Jnece Co. L. Killgore Foundation
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A. A. Bush
W. N. Durham
First National Bank
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Boy Scouts
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Killgore Memorial
Line Avenue
Children’s Home
Boys Ranch
Maverick Club
Amarillo Day Nurseries
Episcopal Church Conference Center
Killgore
Florence Lee
New Mexico
Florence
Amarillo Daily News
Golden Spread
Canadian River
Highway 87
Killgores
St. Anthony’s
Florence Lee Killgore
Texans
LBJ
Barry
South
Clark Rogers
Heritage
By John Harris
Rocky
Uine
Luesdis
Chicago Tribune Press Service
Ming
Wal
London
Reginald Walker
Rockefeller
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