Austin sniper slays 15 at University tower
A lone rifleman, Whitman, terrorized the University of Texas tower area killing 15. An off duty officer Martinez shot the sniper after a long rampage as victims, including a pregnant woman and a girl, were struck on the landmark tower plaza. Kathleen Leissner Whitman and Whitman’s mother were found dead.
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Whitman
Austin
Romero Martinez
R. A
Bob) Miles
Kathleen Leissner Whitman
C. A. Whitman
Miles
Communists' Buildup Near Saigon Sparks Big Battle
Dawn clash near Saigon sees two Viet Cong companies attack the 25th Infantry's 3rd Brigade with U.S. helicopter reinforcements, air strikes and artillery. The fight lasts through the day with 26 rebels killed and at least one U.S. casualty reported. Military officers estimate a battalion or possibly a regiment involved. North Vietnamese forces suspected.
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25Th Infantry
List Cavalry
UPI
Leon Daniel
1St Air Cavalry
Glenn Walker
Rapides Parish
Hanoi
Second Day Rioting Rocks Perth Amboy
Puerto Rican youths rioted for a second night in Perth Amboy injuring a policeman and a bystander. Police arrested 12 on disorderly conduct while another nine were taken into custody the previous day. The violence centered on Hall Avenue near Our Lady of Hungary School where a meeting with city officials and Puerto Rican leaders had just ended.
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Perth Amboy
N.J
UPI
Hall Avenue
Our Lady of Hungary
Senators Propose Cooling Off for Air Strikes
The Senate weighs a 60 day back to work period with up to three 60 day cooling off periods or a blanket 180 day option at the President’s discretion. Kennedy brothers support Morse proposal while Morse accuses the committee of relinquishing legislative duties as Wirtz meets with Curtin. The secretary plans talks with the union side today.
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Congress
Morse
Paul J. Fannin
R-Ariz
White House
Fannin
Clark
Senate
Curtin
Union
Bail bondsman Corwin freed on grand jury indictments
Corwin’s bail was set at 50 000 cash or 100 000 property per count after grand jury indictments. On July 13 he faced a District Court suit for 2 000 in bonds forfeited due to skipping bail, filed by Phylliss Burton of Burton Bail Bond agency.
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The
Burton Bail Bond Agency
National Labor Relations Board
Nevada
District Court
Casino union suit resumption in Thunderbird case
Testimony resumes in the casino case as Bock details threats at the dealers table and March incidents. Judge Marshall limits hearsay while Dreyer argues organizational scope and managerial policy remain central to the dispute.
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Bock
Dreyer
Hill
Boxmen
George Marshall
Thunderbird
Judge Marshal
Daring Hold Up at Pussycat Nets $38,000 Loot
Robbers carried their own sack and struck in five minutes at the Pussycat casino. Hirsch, tied and gagged, described a break in and escape with most cash in small denominations from an unlocked floor safe. Detectives note some money was insured and the club owner’s history ties to the venue.
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Bob Hurley
Pussycat
Garwood van
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Go Go Entertainment
Las Vegas
Retired Airman Aids Police in Tower Sniper Capture
Allen Crum, a recently retired Air Force sergeant and UT Austin co op employee, helped police reach and kill a sniper at the tower after deputizing with Officer Romero Martinez. Crum joined Officer Houston McCoy on the roof, found the sniper and reported rounds fired as the standoff ended.
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Allen Crum
University of Texas Co-Op
Crum
United Press International
Austin
Tex
UPI
University Co-Op
O.K
Romero) Martinez
Houston McCoy
Tower of Death Marked Center of Texas Campus
The 27 story UT Main Building towers over Austin and serves as campus hub housing libraries and offices. The tower, floodlit at night and orange when Texas wins, overlooks a busy main mall and carillon bells mark the quarter hour. The structure once drew suicides and once closed to the public.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
University of Texas
Work Project Administration
Austin
Texas
UT student recalls Whitman as one of the nicest men
Bill Sears a former UT roommate of Charles Whitman says Whitman who killed 15 from the tower was a very nice guy. Sears notes Whitman carried a .357 pistol when killed by police and recalls a 1961 gun sale attempt. He says Whitman had many friends and appeared to rely on religion.
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Whitman
Austin
Tex
UPI
Bill Sears
University of Texas
Charles Whitman
Sears
Heirens
Suzanne Degran
Clutters
Garden City
Kans
Truman Capote
Richard E. Hickock
Perry E. Smith
Herman Clutter
New York
Jose Antonio Suarez
Noisy Little Devil Was Texas Sniper Whitman
A neighbor recalls Charles J. Whitman as a "noisy little devil" who played with guns, as authorities report he killed 15 people in Austin. Family members, friends, and local business acquaintances describe Whitman and his household amid the shock of the shooting.
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Texas
Lake Worth, Fla
Charles J. Whitman
Austin
Tex
L. J. Holleran
Whitman
Charles
Eugene Quinlan
Sacred Heart Church
John
Bystander Watches Sniper With Telescope in Austin
T. J. Rudolph, a 30 year old bystander, sat on his garage yesterday in Austin and used a 10 power telescope to watch the sniper who terrorized the University of Texas campus.
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T. J. Rudolph
Austin
University of Texas
Austin, Tex
UPT
Whitman had no prior psychiatry treatment says UT chancellor
UT Austin chancellor Harry Ransom released Charles Whitman’s records showing no treatment for psychiatric disorder. The 25 year old junior with a heavy course load and a Marine Corps scholarship was also found to have no disciplinary record and held various odd jobs. Whitman was a Lake Worth Florida non resident who graduated in 1959 and faced a red light ticket in July.
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UPI
Harry Ransom
University of Texas
Charles Whitman
Whitman
Ransom
Lake Worth
Fla
Marine Corps
Goodall-Wooten
R. A. Miles
Sacred Heart School
St. Ann’s High School
West Palm Beach
Berserk gunman triggers campus crowd at Texas
Eyewitness accounts from Austin describe chaotic scenes as police fired on a lone gunman on the University of Texas campus. A resident in a high vantage point recalls seeing the shooter crouch and fire before police closed in, ending the incident swiftly.
Whitman Slaughter Victim Kathleen Whitman Memorably Remembered
Needville Texas relatives describe Kathleen Whitman age 24 as the eldest of four siblings after the Austin murder suicide by her husband Charles Whitman. R W Leissner a rice farmer and realtor recounts the couple lived in Needville four years but never resided there and expresses disbelief. Deputies were at the Leissner home while Mrs Leissner declined comment.
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Needville
Tex
UPI
Kathleen Whitman
Charles Whitman
Austin
R. W. Leissner
Whitman
Nelson
Ray
Adam
Leissners
Leissner
Whitmans
Needvile
Mass killers haunt U S lawmen across decades
United Press International outlines a historical panorama of mass murderers from Howard Unruh in Camden 1949 to the Chicago nurse killings, the phantom strangler in Boston, and other spree cases. The piece links patterns of violence, mental illness, and law enforcement responses across years.
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Austin
Tex
United States
Chicago
Camden
N. J
Howard Unruh
Unruh
Richard Speck
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