Autopsy links Whitman sniper case to brain tumor findings
Autopsy on Charles Whitman revealed a small brain tumor near the brain stem that could have caused headaches contributing to his rampage. Dr DeChenar continues testing to determine if the tumor is cancerous while notes from Whitman remain under attorney guidance and await potential grand jury review.
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Austin, Tex
Charles Joseph Whitman
Justice of the Peace
Jerry Dellana
Dellana
DeChenar
Miles
Whitman
Travis County Grand Jury
Grand Jury
Sniper on Campus Kills Dozen, Wounds Thirty One
A lone sniper, after declaring he would fight it out alone, fired for an hour and a half from a high perch on a campus. He killed twelve more and wounded 31 before taking his own life. Police recovered the shooter’s body amid the bloodstains.
Whitman Marine sniper at Lejeune records reveal
Marine records show Charles Joseph Whitman 25 years old served 1959 to 1964 at Camp Lejeune with one court martial for disobeying orders. He earned the Good Conduct Medal and Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and held a sharpshooter rating. He later killed 13 people at the University of Texas before being shot by police.
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Camp Lejeune
N. C
Charles Joseph Whitman
Austin
Texas
N.C
Whitman
Navy
University of Texas
Pentagon
Washington
Marines
Jacksonville
Fla
Senators Favor President Drafting End to Airline Strike
The Senate Labor Committee urged that the president decide the end of the 26 day airline walkout. Johnson would have authority to end the strike for up to 180 days if Congress passes the measure. The panel split 10 to 6 for delegated power as debate loomed on Capitol Hill.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Senate Labor Committee
Senate
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Capitol Hill
THE
Labor Committee
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Running Fights Near Cambodian Border In South Viet Nam
U S infantrymen and North Vietnamese clashed in a series of running fire fights near the Cambodian border in the rugged central plateau about 10 miles east of the border and 235 miles north of Saigon. The 3rd Brigade task force of the 25th Infantry Division fought company size actions with unknown enemy strength.
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George McArthur
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Paul Revere
South
Viet Nam
Stock Market Rebounds Then Resumes Decline
The Dow Jones average slipped 2.67 points to 832.51 by 1 p.m. after an early rally failed to gain strength. Airlines and aerospace shares led the morning advance while some other stocks steadied with small gains.
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New York
Father Expresses His Regret Over Whitman Slayings
The father of Charles Joseph Whitman said his son had been under tremendous pressure before shooting his wife, mother, and 13 others from the University of Texas tower. Police killed Whitman in the attack, and the father described the act as a great horror and said his son had just snapped.
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Lake Worth
Fla
Charles Joseph Whitman
C. A. Whitman
University of Texas
Austin
Whitman
Johnson Urges Federal Gun Control After Texas Campus Shooting
President Johnson called the University of Texas campus shooting a shocking tragedy and urged rapid action on a federal gun control law. He supported stronger measures than a March Senate subcommittee bill, including rifles, shotguns, and handguns, and offered assistance to the university.
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Washington
Johnson
University of Texas
Congress
Bill D. Moyers
White House
Senate Judiciary
Moyers
Charlie Whitman on UT campus kills 13 in rampage
Charles Joseph Whitman 25 an architectural engineering student opened fire from 28th floor of the University of Texas tower killing 13 and wounding others before police fatally shot him. He had earlier fatally stabbed his wife and mother. Neighbors friends and faculty describe him as likeable and mature. Whitman served in the Marines, was born in Florida, and enrolled at UT in 1961 where he met Kathleen Leissner.
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Robert A. Miles
Whitman
University of Texas Tower
University of Texas
Austin
Charles J. Whitman
University
Texas
Library
Marine Corps
Lee Jones
Tex
Charlie
Charles Joseph Whitman
Guy
Frank Greenhaw
The
Kathleen Leissner
Needville
History's Mass Killings Are Recalled
New York report recalls major U S mass slayings and killers across decades. Howard Unruh 13 victims in 12 minutes in 1949 Camden case cited, plus Starkweather, Speck, Taborsky Culombe, Smith Hickock, and Moran gang killings. Mentions trials, executions, and lasting notoriety.
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New York
Austin
FBI
Washington
Texas
Howard Unruh
Camden
N. J
Chicago
St. Valentine’s Day
George Bugs Moran
Connecticut
Joseph Taborsky
Arthur Culombe
Taborsky
Culombe
Perry Smith
Richard Hickock
Kansas
Truman Capote
Smith
Hickock
Herbert Clutter
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Licemen
Air Force
Allen Crum
Lejeune
P. L. (Roy) Siemiller
Striking International Association of Machinists
Wirtz
Cambodia
U. S. 25Th Infantry
Pleiku City
Paul Sonntag
Paul Bolton
KTBC
Bolton
John F. Kennedy
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Cuba
Sacred Heart
St. Ann’s High A
West Palm Beach
Unruh
Trenton, N. J
Charles Starkweather
Nebraska
Wyoming
Starkweather
Carol Ann Fugate
Richard Speck
Boston
William Herens
Fugaie
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