Senate weighs Johnson strike control amid airline walkout
The Senate opened debate on a bill granting President Johnson power to halt the 26 day airline strike, with opponents arguing the measure shifts authority from Congress. The proposal would allow a six month strike-ending order, replacing earlier plans for multiple 60 day stoppages.
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Sen. Clark
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Wirtz
North Viet Nam claims Haiphong bombed by U S planes
North Viet Nam charged that U S planes bombed the port of Haiphong on Tuesday, hitting factories and homes. The report comes from Tokyo via AP and notes damage to industrial and civilian targets.
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North Vietnam
U.S
Haipong
Keota Robbery Charge Filed in Bank Heist
Sheriff Wallerich filed robbery with aggravation against Charles Robert Wallerich 32 rural Keota for Monday morning bank robbery. About 9 40 a m the gun wielding bandit took 6308 from the Keota bank as the robber fled in a tan Jeep seen near Kalona around 2 30 p m.
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Sigourney—Keokuk County
John “Bud” Wallerich
Charles Robert Wallerich
Keota
Wallerich
Keith Bryant
Kalona
William ‘Henderson
Four Risk Lives To End Killings
AP report from Austin notes three police officers Ramiro Martinez Jerry Day and Houston McCoy and campus employee Allen Crum faced deadly sniper fire from Charles Whitman atop the University of Texas tower. They volunteered to storm the platform, joined by Crum, and moved under heavy fire toward the tower base to end the attack.
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Houston McCoy
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Charles Whitman
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Signalman Takes Tea Break Causes London Train Delays
In London a signalman Raymond Ashbee left his post for 20 minutes to drink tea, causing more than 40 trains and thousands of commuters to halt. He cited fatigue and understaffing, while a Nationalised Railways spokesman said delays were being reviewed as Ashbee plans retirement next week.
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London
Raymond Ashbee
Ashbee
Tragic University Tower Tragedy Strikes Austin
In a scorching Texas day at the university tower in Austin 13 people were killed or fatally wounded during a terror incident. Victims include elevator operator Edna Townsley and Mar Guerite Lamport. Chancellor Harry Ransom witnessed the chaos from his 17th floor office and canceled classes with half staff flags.
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Texas
Edna Townsley
Townsley
Whitman Recalled as Nicest Kid in Neighborhood
Residents recall Charles Whitman as a polite and kind altar boy raised in a gun-rich home. Neighbors describe a spoiled, strong-wiven family with a hunter father and a devoted mother, noting his deep hurt after his parents’ separation and his close bond with his mother.
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Lake Worth, Fla
Charles Whitman
Charles Abrams
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Judy Sprague
Charles
Johnson urges swift action on gun control after Texas massacre
President Johnson calls for prompt congressional passage and strengthening of gun control legislation in response to mass killings in Austin. He argues the bill will curb mail order handgun sales and extend controls to rifles and shotguns, saying action is needed to prevent future tragedies.
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Sniper Kills 15 in Texas Tower Rampage
Charles Whitman, 25, an architectural engineering student at the University of Texas, killed 13 more and wounded 31 during a tower shooting before police killed him. He had killed his wife and mother earlier to spare them embarrassment, then opened fire from the UT tower in Austin.
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Charles Whitman
Austin
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Austin, Texas
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Mark Gabour
Texarkana
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Thomas Ashton
Redlands
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Charles Joseph Whitman
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C. A. Whitman
Lake Worth
Fla
Merle Wells
Autopsy Links Whitman Brain Tumor To Shooting Rampage
An autopsy on Charles Whitman found a small brain tumor that might have contributed to headaches and the campus killings. Police described Whitman’s hoarding of weapons in a GI footlocker and notes expressing hatred for his father. The investigation details included the tower siege, family killings, and postscript notes.
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Austin, Texas
Charles Whitman
Justice of the Police
Jerry Dellana
Whittman
Whitman
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