Whitman Moonrise and Murder At Texas Campus
The UPI report traces Charles Joseph Whitman 25 as he killed 46 people, including family, on the University of Texas campus. Psychiatric notes describe persistent hostility and a possible trigger but no imminent danger to self or community.
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Charles Joseph Whitman
UPI
University of Texas
James T. Young
Charles Richards
Kyle Thompson
David Wiessler
John M. Drollinger
H. D. Quigg
Heatly
Whitman
United Press International
Austin
Tex
Chicago
Maurice Dean Heatly
University Student Health Service
Headly
C. M. Whitman
Lake Worth
Fla
Texas
John Connally
Miami
South America
University of Illinois
Eric Goldberg
Daniel Ruge
Two Weeks of Guardsman Training at Fort Hood
A Childress National Guard unit completed a two week field maneuver at Fort Hood in extreme heat with 105 to 119 degree shade temperatures. Recruits trained on M44 howitzers, marching drills, first aid and rifle maintenance while bunking without beds.
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J. C. Campsey
Childress
131St Artillery
National Guard
Fort Hood
Fort
Campsey
Itzer
Teddy Thomas
Guard
Thomas
Fort Hodd
Frank Marrs
Mike Shaw
Marrs
Whitman’s Madness The Search For A Trigger
A UPI report examines possible causes for Charles Whitman’s tower killings. Experts doubt a pecan-sized brain tumor caused the violence while noting a mix of personal strain, family conflict, and missed psychiatric follow up. Witnesses recall a transient thought of shooting others.
Tell man Henry Bine Smith dies at 83
Henry Bine Smith 83 of Tell, a retired farmer, died at 7 a.m. in Childress General Hospital. Funeral services set for Thursday at 4 p.m. in the Church of Christ with E A Sanders officiating. burial at Childress Cemetery by Newberry Funeral Home. He was born August 4 1882 in Franklin County Texas and lived in Tell since 1913. Survivors include two sons Gaylon and Bear. two daughters Ray Walker and Roberta Caradine. 12 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. one brother L L Smith and two sisters.
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Henry Bine Smith
Tell
Childress General Hospital
Church of Christ
E. A. Sanders
Childress
Mr. Smith
Franklin County
Tex
Electra
Masonic Lodge No
Gaylon Smith
Bear Smith
Ray Walker
Long Beach
Calif
Robert Caradine
L. L. Smith
Channing
Ed W Wittenbouck
Thomas Holden
Funeral Set for Hereford Woman R D Coconoucher
Mrs R D Cocanoucher of Hereford died about 8 am Tuesday after months of ill health. Funeral services will be held at Gilliland Funeral Home Hereford Thursday. Survivors include two sisters Mrs Lon Morton of Childress and Mrs E F Green of Amarillo, and brothers John Cloyd of Fort Worth and E R Cloyd of Canadian.
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R. D. Cocanoucher
Hereford
George Cloyd
Lon Morton
Childress
Gilliland Funeral Home
E F. Green
Amarillo
John Cloyd
Fort Worth
E. R. Cloyd
Laborers March To Taft Today
Lower Rio Grande Valley farm workers pressing for a minimum wage of 1.25 dollars per hour plan to march 10 miles from Gregory to Taft today. Leaders say 37 marchers arrived in Gregory from the Valley, bringing total Gregory arrivals to 110 after a Catholic mass and supper. The group then heads to Corpus Christi for the night and aims to reach Austin Labor Day to seek Gov Connally’s support for the legal wage bill.
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Gregory
Tex
UPI
Rio Grande Valley
Austin
Taft
Corpus Christi
Labor Day
John Connally
Texas
Air Cavalry Attacks Three North Vietnamese Regiments
U S Army 1st Air Cavalry Division launches a major offensive in the La Drang Valley amid rains, with helicopter reinforcements to US 25th Division units. B52 bombers strike Haiphong outskirts and DMZ area in support of Hastings, as fighting intensifies across Ta Drang Chu Pong and surrounding zones.
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Joseph L. Galloway
United Press International Saigon
UPI
US. Army
1St Air Cavalry Division
la Drang
U.S. 25Th Army Division
Ta Drang
Chu Pong
U.S
U.S. Navy
Haiphong
Hanoi
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
North
South
Viet Nam
Chu Pong Mountain
Plei Me
Paul Revere
Guam
Rotary Talk On Kids Baseball Highlights Summer Program
W. L. Eikman spoke at the Rotary Club meeting about Kids Incorporated Summer Baseball. He reported 220 boys participated, forming 16 teams this season. Visitors included Morris Matson of Fort Worth and E L Bolden and his son Ed Bolden of Newhall California.
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Kids Incorporated
W. L
Dub) Eikman
Rotary Club
Eikman
Morris Matson
Fort Worth
E. L. Bolden
Ed Bolden
Newhall
Calif
Kosygin Vows Soviet Aid in Vietnam War Stance
Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin declared the USSR would use all power to help the Vietnamese people defeat the United States. He spoke to a joint session after the Supreme Soviet reelected its leadership for four years, denouncing American actions as a threat to universal security.
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Moscow
UPS
Alexei Kosygin
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
Kosygin
Supreme Soviet
America
United States
Laos
Cambodia
Friendship Club Donates to Red Cross for Viet Nam Support
At the Monday meeting Friendship Club of Northeast Childress voted a donation to the Red Cross for supplies for servicemen in Viet Nam. Club president Willie Reese announced the action. Small donations and get well cards were sent by Nora Steam, Carl Swain and Marvin Martin.
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Friendship Club of
Northeast Childress
The
Red Cross
Viet Nam
Willie Reese
Nora Steam
Carl Swain
Marvin Martin
Civil Rights Act of 1964 challenges new look in race relations
The discussion centers on the act as a challenge to desegregation in education and housing. It notes federal support and potential judicial backing for opening suburban schools to Negro children from inner city areas, while emphasizing the act’s strict definition of desegregation and its limits.
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Hartford
Conn
Supreme Court
Congress
Showers Forecast Across Texas With Cooler Front
A weak cool front stretched from East Texas to Southwest Texas causing light rainfall. Rain totals included Honey Grove 0.71, Junction 0.61, Lufkin 0.20, Perrin AFB 0.06, Austin 0.07, Dallas 0.01, Southwest Airport 0.25, Texarkana 0.04. Overnight temps ranged 62 to 82, with highs 104 in Presidio and 100 in Laredo. Showers likely mainly in southern Texas through Thursday. Panhandle possible showers Thursday afternoon. Temps expected to rise in many areas Thursday.
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United Press International
Texas
Honey Grove
Junction
Lufkin
Perrin Air Force Base
Austin
Dallas
Greater Southwest
Texarkana
Big Ben
Amarillo
Galveston
Laredo
Presidio
Dalhart
Panhandle
Billy Morrow to Represent King County in State 4-H Show
Billy Morrow will represent King County in the state 4-H Horse Show August 12 13 at the Joe Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio. He earned a Cottle King win at the district 4H Horse Show held last Saturday at Vernon's Santa Rosa rodeo grounds. Other Cottle King winners included Ronda Mathey and Judy Smith with mares and pole bending finishes, Steve Drennan, Stan Piper, Jim Jeys Jr., and Larry Mills placing in various classes.
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Paducah
Billy Morrow
King County
Joe Freeman
San Antonio
Morrow
Vernon
Santa Rosa Rodeo Grounds
Ronda Mathey
Steve Drennan
King
Sadie Mills
Jim Jeys Jr
Stan Piper
Cottle
Larry Mills
Judy Smith
County Democrats Endorse Sogers for 18th District Seat
Childress County Democratic Club met Tuesday night and endorsed State Senator Andy Sogers for the Democratic nomination for the 18th District Congress. Telegrams were sent to 30 district chairmen requesting support and a district vote will determine the nominee. If Sogers gains the appointment he will receive full backing.
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Childress County
Democratic Club
Andy Sogers
Om Ae
Bob Price
Spoki
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