Whiteside linked to Lyndon tale and Texas politics
The piece profiles R Vernon Whiteside a former Frag Commission member and Pasadena leader tied to Lyndon Johnson. It recalls his college ties Southwest Texas and San Marcos, past roles mayor coach and Navy lieutenant, and notes his Belvemar ranch and insurance business. It highlights his predicted votes and homecoming episode amid Johnson’s nomination chatter.
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Navy
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Vernon
Marguerite
Existen
Amarillo Student Aims To Become Dress Designer
Amarillo High School sophomore Robert Perkins, 16, began sewing at age 12 and has since made all dresses for his mother and sister plus relatives. He crafted his grandmother's anniversary dress and another for a Denver City relative. Active in church, he works as a school paper and annual staffer and is studying journalism.
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Robert Perkins
Perkins
Amarillo
Troy Perkins
Troy Ann
Jess Perkins
Matador
G. B. Moore
Denver City
First Baptist Church
Rocket Ship Makes New Speed Mark
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE Calif AP The X35 rocket ship piloted by NASA test pilot Joe Walker reached 2150 mph in a 8 58 to 9 08 a m flight from a B52 carrier over Silver Lake The 2150 mph mark surpasses the earlier 2094 mph by Milburn Apt on X2 in 1956 and tops the conventional jet record of 1525 mph by Maj Joseph W Rogers in 1957 The flight featured two four barrel engines with an eye toward future single chamber engines for speeds up to 4000 mph Walker 39 is a veteran X15 flyer and NASA plans higher powered engines for space missions Preserved details emphasize the speed and altitude targets amid ongoing X15 testing
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Joe Walker
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Milburn G. Apt
Walker
Apt
Silver Lake
Desert Test Center
Rogers
North American Aviation
NASA
Twenty Year Interval Unlucky For Presidents
A disjointed historical survey notes that several presidents faced assassinations or died in office within twenty year intervals. It references Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, Harding, and Roosevelt among others, detailing a pattern of short or interrupted terms and repeated electoral upheavals across 1840 to 1960 era politics.
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Andrew Johnson
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Lincoln
Garfield
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Abett
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Warren G
Harding
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Vison
San Francisco
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Broadway Star Quits Show In Las Vegas
Beverly Hills AP report notes Broadway star Carol Channing canceled her Las Vegas Tropicana engagement over contract disputes and a political veto. The piece references Lincoln era rhetoric and congressional tensions, with an emphasis on the performers and venue.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Lincoln
Carol Channing
Andrew Johnson
Congress
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Comediennes
Haniea Aoecead
Nacalitin
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Dionne sisters first quintuplets to survive infancy
May 28 1934 Callender Montana reports the Dionne sisters as the first quintuplets in medical history to survive infancy.
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Callender
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