Bremer Portrayed as Quiet Loner in Wallace Shooting Case
Arthur H. Bremer 21, described by relatives as shy and private, faces federal and Maryland state charges for the Wallace shooting. Neighbors note political items in his Milwaukee apartment including a Confederate flag and Wallace clippings, while notebooks echo aggressive statements. He was held on $200,000 bond as investigators probe motives and affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy L. Curran
Associated Press
Milwaukee, Wis
Arthur H. Bremer
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Maryland
Bremer
Milwaukee
West Side
George Wallace
Stephen Wasche
South Side
William
12Th Ward
Oswald
Roger
Sylvia
Arthur
U.S
Clarence Goetz
Baltimore
Secret Service
Nicholas Zarvos
Zarvos
Wallace vows to continue campaign after shooting
George C Wallace, wounded in a Laurel Md campaign event, vows to press on for the Democratic presidential nomination even if confined to a wheelchair. Doctors report multiple wounds with one bullet near the spine and no immediate threat to life, while Nixon offers Walter Reed and air transport for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Silver Spring
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Nixon
Walter Reed Medical Center
White House
Arthur Herman Bremer
Schanno
Cornelia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Walter
Alabama
Air Force
Zarvos
E. C. Dothard
Dora Thompson
Holy Cross
Billy Joe Camp
Camp
Maryland
Michigan
Bremer
FBI
Baltimore County
Towson
Gold price hits record on London market and VP Agnew travels
Gold rose to $54.50 an ounce on the London free market as dealers described strong demand and active trading. In Bangkok, Vice President Spiro Agnew arrived for a visit with Saigon officials expected to be followed by Phnom Penh. Back in Washington, Chief Justice Burger urged a new national center to aid state courts, modeled after the NIH.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
London Free Market
Bangkok
Spiro T. Agnew
Saigon
Phnom Penh
Tokyo
Nixon
Okinawa
Washington
Warren E. Burger
American Law Institute
National Institutes of Health
Van Cliburn Announces Eight Concert Tour of Russia
Pianist Van Cliburn will start an eight concert tour in Russia on May 23. The tour begins the night after President Nixon appears on television, marking a notable cultural event during a sensitive period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
van Cliburn
Russia
Nixon
Skies Mostly Clear Statewide With Localized Storms
The Associated Press reports generally clear conditions across most of Texas with scattered thundershowers in parts of South and Central Texas. Showers clustered along the coast from Palacios to Victoria and Beeville, reaching inland toward Falcon Dam, Austin, and College Station, plus late Monday into Tuesday storms from the Middle Rio Grande Valley to the Middle Texas Coast. A hail event dropped stones up to one inch in Big Bend National Park, while Monday heat peaked in the 70s and 80s, with readings from 50s in El Paso to mid 70s in Brownsville. Forecasts predict little overall change.
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Texas
Palacios
Victoria
Beeville
Falcon Dam
Austin
College Station
Rio Grande Valley
Middle Texas
Pecos River
Big Bend National Park
Mineral Wells
el Paso
Amarillo
Dalhart
Galveston
Brownville
Minnie Ann Lawrence Rites Held in Matador
Funeral services for Minnie Ann Lawrence 80 of Amarillo were set for 2 p m today at the First Baptist Church in Matador with Rev James Johnson officiating. Burial would be in Matador Cemetery. She died Sunday in an Amarillo hospital after 27 years residence there. Survivors include son Capt Fred W Lawrence of Oak Harbor Washington. daughters Mrs Johnson Estelline Mrs Addie Lee Wisdom and Mrs Virgie McMahan of Amarillo. brother John Stafford Texarkana. sisters Mrs Dorothy Evans Cade Mills Mrs Alice Watson Whitesboro and Mrs Beulah Jones Matador. seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Ann Lawrence
Amarillo
Peggy J~sn
Estelline
First Baptist Church
Matador
James Johnson
Grace Baptist Church
Lawrence
Fred W. Lawrence
Oak Harbor
Wash
Johnson
Addie Lee Wisdom
Virgie McMahan
John Stafford
Texarkana
Dorothy Evans
Cade Mills
Alice Watson
Whitesboro
Beulah Jones
Connally Resigns as Treasury Secretary After 18 Months
President Nixon announced John B. Connally’s resignation as Treasury secretary saying he is a tower of strength. Nixon will nominate George P. Shultz to succeed Connally with Caspar Weinberger moving to OMB. Connally, a former Navy secretary and Texas governor, praised Nixon and said he has no clear political ambitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
White House
George P. Shultz
Labor
Office of Management and Budget
Connally
Shultz
OMB
Caspar Weinberger
Treasury
Navy
John F. Kennedy
Texas
Kennedy
Prosecution Rests in Case Against Angela Davis
In San Jose California the prosecution ends its murder kidnapping and conspiracy case against Angela Davis. Prosecutor Albert Harris Jr. read a heavily edited love diary noting Davis calls Jackson lifelong husband. The defense seeks acquittal on grounds of insufficient evidence after a seven week case with 95 witnesses and over 200 exhibits.
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Associated Press
San Jose
Calif
Angela Davis
George Jackson
Albert Harris Jr
Miss Davis
UCLA
Jackson
Leo A. Branton
Superior Court
Richard E. Arnason
Harris
Miss Dalvis
San Quentin
Mills elected president of Band Boosters Club
N C Slick Mills was elected president of the Band Boosters Club at the annual meeting. Mrs. Perry Morren was elected vice president, Mrs. Mitchell Rule secretary, and Sam Carmack treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.C
Slick) Mills
Band Boosters Club
Perry Morren
Mitchell Rule
Sam Carmack
Vaccination Drive Planned for Pets in City
City officials urged pet owners to vaccinate and tag dogs as Chief Alvis Maddox notes roaming untagged dogs. Childress Veterinary Hospital will vaccinate all day Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., cutting price from four to three dollars per pet.
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Cheif
Alvis Maddox
Childress Veterinary Hospital
Maddox
Rites Monday for Native of Kirkland
Ocie Annie Ford 74 a Kirkland native died Saturday at LaCasa Canyon Nursing Home Canyon she had lived there since 1971 Funeral services held Monday at 2 p m in Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel Amarillo with Rev Jack Sisemore officiating Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery Survivors include her husband C B three daughters a son two sisters and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren
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Ocie Annie Ford
Kirkland
Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel
Amarillo
Jack Sisemore
Olsen Park Baptist Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
Ford
LaCasa Canyon
Canyon
C. B
R. B. Richardson
O. R. Marshall
Yeaipn
Calif
R. D. Pillow
Coachella
H. C
Bessie Low
Pearl Perkins
Childress
U S Air Strikes Hit Bach Mai HQ and North Vietnam Routes
American fighter bombers wrecked the Bach Mai air defense headquarters south of Hanoi and cut the main pipeline feeding tanks on the northern front. The six page report notes intensified air strikes, rail line closures, and the Dragon's Jaw bridge destruction as part of the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
South Vietnam
U. S. Command
Bach Mai
Nixon
China
7Th Air Force
Dragon’s Jaw
Thanh Hoa
Free Shot Clinic Set for May 23
Rowden Cordell announces another free shot clinic at the Community Action Center on May 23 under the Texas Department of Health and city health officer Dr J J Westenburg. Parents should bring their children's shot records, especially for those entering school this fall for the first time.
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Community Action Center
Rowden Cordell
Texas Department of Health
J. J. Westenburg
Cordell
Rites Held Today For Mother of Mrs L R Morris
Final rites for Mrs. Claud Fowler 60 of Newlin mother of Mrs. Lon Ray Morris of Childress were at 2 p m in Estelline Church of Christ with Royce D Clay ministering Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery Memphis under Spicer Funeral Home direction She died Saturday in a Paris Texas hospital born Anna Oveta Tomlison June 15 1911 in Atlanta Texas Survivors include her husband Weldon one son three daughters mother a brother two sisters and six grandchildren
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Claud Fowler
Newlin
Lon Ray Morris
Childress
Estelline Church of Christ
Royce D. Clay
Muleshoe
Atlanta
Texas
Weldon
Odessa
Morris
W. R. McClendon
Wylie
Gwen Fowler
Zelma Yates
Fresno
Calif
Pratt Tomlison
Santa Cruz, Clair
Loyd Fowler
Memphis
K. R. Basham
Harbor City
Alvin Caldwell Leads Ebb Crady Barracks Election
Alvin P. Caldwell was elected Commander of the Ebb Crady Barracks No. 678 of World War I Veterans at a weekend election. Other officers chosen include J. F. Scanlon senior vice commander Dick Bellah junior vice commander D L Brummett Judge Advocate Marvin Moates chaplain E A Beaver quartermaster George O Spear service officer Claude Dudley sergeant at arms Brummett three year trustee Ben Hardison two year trustee and Tom Preston one year trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin P. Caldwell
Ebb Crady Barracks
J. F. Scanlon
Dick Bellah
D. L. Brummett
Marvin Moates
E. A. Beaver
George O. Spear
Claude Dudley
Brummett
Ben Hardison
Tom Preston
Light Vote Expected in City Election for Mayor
A light vote was anticipated in the special city election to replace Glenn Buckley who has become mayor. About 250 votes had been cast by noon at the single city hall voting box which closes at 7 p.m. The candidates are Bill Blackburn and Walter Lockhoof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Buckley
Bill Blackburn
Walter Lockhoof
Curry Rites Set for Mary Pamilia Curry Wednesday
Mary Pamilia Curry aged 81 dies in Childress General Hospital after a long illness. Services at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Newberry Funeral Chapel with Rev. Jack H. Collier officiating. Burial in Childress Cemetery. Survivors include four sons G A Moore Jr Martin Lee Moore Ernest Moore J W Moore. four daughters Ruby Conway Ella Mae Day Lorene Barstow Mary Aldy. one step son E D Moore.
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Mary Pamilia Curry
Newberry Funeral
Jack H. Collier
Parkview Baptist Church
Childress Cemetery
George Eddie
Gene
Michael Moore
Jerry Loter
Bill Rothwell
Waco
G. A. Moore
Concho
Texas
Childress County
Hillsboro
Moore
G. A
Pete) Moore Jr
Martin Lee Moore
Childress
Ernest Moore
Lubbock
J. W. Moore
Greenville
Ruby Conway
Ella Mae Day
Lorene Barstow
Fairbanks
Alaska
Mary Aldy
St. Louis
E.D. Moore
Madis
Wis
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Laurel
Joseph Schanno
Holy Cross Hospital
William Lukash
Galbraith
Icapsule
NEA, Inc
Doris Clymo
John Connally
Childress High School
Cecil George
Tommie George
Terri Jones
Bob Jones
Band Boosters
L. R. Morris
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