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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1966
Page
2
Calhoun criticizes Franklin Spears as a dangerous candidate, citing independence and potential decisiveness. Calhoun finished poorly in the True Primary and withdraws from the race, while public attention shifts to market moves and investigations of Bell, drugs, and railroads.
A brief note describes coordinated actions by Washington departments intended to address a strained situation and promote rapid recovery. The statement emphasizes healing, efficiency, and prompt responses to ongoing concerns.
Peggy Ann Bradnick’s kidnapper Bicycle Pete or Hollenbaugh eludes capture as a manhunt expands. Deputies FBI agents trackers and helicopters scour Pennsylvania Dutch country while Peggy Ann endures captivity and the arrest culminating in a fatal shot to the kidnapper and a deputy’s gun battle.
Overnight temperatures ranged from 48 to 74 across cities including Dithart Corpus Christi and Galveston. Tornadoes touched down in Bell Williamson counties near Waco and Austin area, with multiple funnel sightings near Belton Florence and Greens Corner. Hail, flooding and power outages reported. damage to buildings and barns, with lines of storms moving through North and East Texas and a tornado watch issued.
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