Autopsy Links Whitman Brain Tumor To Rampage
The autopsy on Charles Whitman found a small brain tumor near the brain stem that may have caused headaches contributing to his deadly shooting spree at the University of Texas. Doctors plan further tests to determine if the tumor is cancerous while notes Whitman left remain under legal review.
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Charles Joseph Whitman
Justice of the Peace
Jerry Dellana
C. DeChenar
Dellana
DeChenar
Whitman
Robert A. Miles
University of Texas Tower
Miles
Senate backs Johnson over airline strike power
The Senate Labor Committee urged giving President Johnson authority to end the 26 day walkout for up to 180 days. While some want Congress to issue a strike-ending order, others favor direct presidential power, amid talks with Machinists leaders and airline executives.
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Johnson
Congress
Senate Labor Committee
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D-Pa
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Labor Committee
Democratic
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P.L. (Roy) Siemiller
Striking International Association of Machinists
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Organized Labor
White House
United States
Wayne Morse
D-Orp
Morse
Major battle developing near Cambodian border clash
U S infantrymen and North Vietnamese fought near the Cambodian border in a series of running fire fights in the central plateau east of Pleiku. The 3rd Brigade of the 25th Infantry Division engaged unknown size enemy forces with several regiments reported nearby.
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George McArthur
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Pleiku City
Paul Revere
Whitman Left Cameras and Note at Home in Texas
Police found two color film cameras and a note reading Have the film developed in these cameras Thank you in Whitman’s Austin home The films were sent to a Dallas processing firm and prints were expected today as investigators pursued the mystery left by Charles J Whitman
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Austin, Tex
Charles Joseph Whitman
Charles J. Whitman
Dallas
Kennedy enters hospital for medical checkup in Boston
Former ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy, 77, is admitted to New England Baptist Hospital for a medical checkup. His doctor says his condition is good. Kennedy had a mild heart attack July 18 at his Hyannis Port home.
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Joseph P. Kennedy
New England Baptist Hospital
Kennedy
Russell S. Boles
Hyannis Port
Mass Killer Whitman described as likeable nice guy
Charles Joseph Whitman 25 opened fire from 28th floor at the University of Texas killing 13 before being shot by police and ending a predawn knife murder of his wife and mother. Ex Marine and student notes show a popular, mature, friendly image despite the tragedy.
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Library
Whitman
Marine Corps
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Vera Palmer
Observatory
Mass Killer
Austin
Tex
Charlie
Charles Joseph Whitman
University of Texas
Frank Greenhaw
President Urges Federal Gun Control After Texas Campus Shooting
President Johnson called for urgent action on a federal gun control law after a campus shooting at the University of Texas. He and Mrs. Johnson offered assistance to Chancellor Harry Ransom while Moyers indicated a push for stronger measures covering rifles shotguns and handguns. The Austin tragedy is cited as a spur for fresh legislation ahead of a Senate committee proposal.
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Johnson
University of Texas
Congress
Harry Ransom
Bill D. Moyers
White House
Senate Judiciary
Moyers
Paul Sonntag
Paul Bolton
Austin
KTBC
Bolton
John F. Kennedy
Senate
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