Slain Sniper Whitman Terrorized Texas Campus
Whitman, a 28 year old ex Marine sharpshooter, fired from the University of Texas at Austin tower for more than an hour, killing several people and injuring many before he was killed by officers. Investigators said he planned the carnage and left notes blaming nobody and praising his mother.
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R.A
Bob) Miles
Whitman
Miles
University
A.R. Hamilton
Hamilton
Vera Palmer
Observatory
Roy
Defense Department
Washington
Marine Corps
Army
Guantanamo
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Harry Ransom
Two U S Planes Downed in North Vietnam Raids
Communist ground fire downed two U S F104 Starfighters during raids over North Vietnam Monday as American pilots faced 14 surface to air missiles. A U S spokesman confirmed the losses, noting all but one missile was seen in the Hanoi Hai Phong area and that the incidents marked the first Starfighter losses in nearly a year.
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Saigon
U. S
North Viet Nam
U.S. Command
Hanoi
U.S
Hanoi-Haiphong
Pleasant faced easygoing killer recalls 1939 1940
Pleasant faced easygoing former killer described by locals as a nice guy among acquaintances, with memories of his actions spanning 1939 and 1940. The report notes his demeanor contrasted with violent deeds, framing him as a personable figure to people who knew him.
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Austin
Needville family in shock after Lake Worth shootings
Raymond Leissner recalls his daughter Kathy 23, a UT graduate and Needville native killed in a violent spree linked to Charley Whitman. Neighbors describe Kathy as friendly and bright. Whitman’s father remains silent as Lake Worth investigators detail the tragedy.
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Donald Ferguson
Leissners
Whitman
Kathy
Leissner
Needville
Louis Ludwig
Ht. F. Ley
Lake Worth
C.A. Whitman
Multiple Birth Announcements Recorded in Lubbock Area
The notice lists numerous births across Lubbock and surrounding areas with details on newborn weights and times, hospital names, and parental occupations. Families include Duncan in Baton Rouge and many local couples such as Farley, McKinney, Miller, Campbell, Wilson, Mahurin, Kellar, Fish, Gutierrez, Galvan, Rodriguez, Hernandez, Wiedebush, Flanagan, Petty, and others linked to firms, farms, or service jobs.
Austin Officer Fights Sniper Duel in Tower Standstill
Officer Martinez charged the observation tower and exchanged fire with a sniper as Whiteman was shot. Martinez fired six rounds, captured a shotgun, then fired again after the weapon was taken. He waved a green flag over Whitman’s body and then trembled, described as a stable husband and father of twins.
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Martinez
Whiteman
Austin
McCoy
Whitman
Miles
Austin Campus Shooting Leaves 17-Year-Old Wounded
A 17-year-old Austin girl was shot on the UT campus near the UT Tower as she and a roommate prepared to enroll for fall. She remained in critical condition at Brackenridge Hospital after surgery to remove a lung pierced by the sniper’s bullet. Her grandfather Harvey Griffith Sr. planned to fly to Austin to support relatives as investigators gathered witness statements.
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Ter
Joe L. Moore
Fort Worth
Harvey Griffith
Posey Steak House
Austin
Brackenridge Hospital
Griffith
Avalanche Journal
Harvey Griffith Jr
American Standard Plumbing and Heating .Co
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Waggoner Carr
H. J
Doc) Blanchard
Canadian River dam project nears long awaited goals
The Canadian River dam and aqueduct near completion in the Texas Panhandle promises water from Lake Meredith. Contractors led by H B Zachry delivered early, enabling rapid progress and economic boosts to Amarillo Borger Sanford Fritch and surrounding counties. The CRMWA will repay $84 million over 50 years while the Bureau of Reclamation oversees flood control and public use areas.
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Texas
South Plains
Panhandle
Potter
Moore
Hutchinson
Lake Meredith
Amarillo
Sanford
Fritch
Borger
Sanford and Fritch
Anford
H. B. Zachry
San Antonio
Bureau of Reclamation
CRMWA
Bureau
National Park Service
Texas Highway Department
Dam
Dumas
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Fila
Allen Crum
University Cooperative Store
Plare
George McCoy
Crum
No Man's Land
Diane Casey
Poon
Peace
Frank Lucas
Universy
Dent
DE Fenterer
Madrid
Spain
Eee
Mercury
Itate
Burseau
Lubbock and Vicinity
Morton
Muleshoe
Portales
Plains
Bledsoe
Silverton
Dimmitt
Abernathy
Hale Center
Galveston
Houston
Childress
Kermit and
San Angelo
Roswell
Abilene
Laredo
Middland
Waco
Raymond Leissner
St.Michael’s Church
Leonard Kreisle
Kreisler
Knce
Clyde Edward Lee
Bureau of Engineering Research
Lee
Raymond W. Leissner
Nelson
Ray
Adam
Agnes” Fabris
Charley
Charles Whitman
Robert Gary Duncan
Astor
Baton Rouge
University Hospital
Louisiana State University
Larry Farley
Rt. 2
Highland Hospital
Rex Trailer Sales
Carl McKinney
Duane.Frazier
39Th St
Danny Miller
Methodist Hospital
Elms Equipment Co
Don Campbell
64Th St
Montgomery Motors
Joe Bob Wilson
West Texas Hospital
City of
Billy Joe Mahurin
Tahoka
George Kellar
22Nd St
Reese Afb Hospital
Reese
T. Set
Franklin FL Fish
Mitchell Drive
Mario Simon
Rt. 1
Shallowater
Porter Hospital
Walter Lupton
Joe Gutierrez
Crosbyton
Laut Chnte
Esteven Mungia
Booker T. Dobbins
Slate
Tex
Laut Clinic
Joe Galvan
N. Ave
Lauf Clinic
Sirs
Ezequiel Rodriguez
Colgate
Lauf Cline
Esteven Hernandez
Jer Dan Wiedebush
4Th St
Widam
Weat Texas Hospital
Tech
Homer Flanagan
C.J. Martin Co
Frank J. Petty
Beech
C. A. Whitman
Charles Joseph Whitman
State Capitol
Ramon Martinez
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