Fabled 6666 Ranch Castle Draws Plains Visitors
An Avalanche-Journal visit to the Four Sixes ranch in Guthrie Oklahoma highlights the sprawling Texas 6666 spread. Ranch manager George Humphreys, famed as Mr Four Sixes, guides guests through the mansion, kitchens, race track, stables and private air field.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Uthrie
New York
U.S. Hwy
Guthrie
George Humphreys
6666
Texas
West Texas
King County
Caprock
Cowboy Castle
Edge Oof
Wisbfe
Backround
Burk Burnett
Fort Worth Dallas feud fades amid regional development plan
A reader notes shift from the Ft Worth Dallas feud to regional development efforts. The article mentions community teams and ongoing planning across districts, signaling a broader cooperative approach to growth and infrastructure.
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Fort Worth - Dallas
Sec. B
Kennedys Push Direct Talks With Viet Cong
Edward M. Kennedy urged opening direct contacts with the Viet Cong in South Vietnam to aid peace efforts. He argued the Viet Cong are distinct from Hanoi and could be engaged, though the administration rejects direct talks with the guerrillas and prefers negotiations with North Vietnam.
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Vee
Edward M. Kennedy
United States
South Viet Nam
Massachusetts
Democrat
Robert F. Kennedy
Tne
Edward Kennedy
Viet Cong
Hanoi
Johnson
Kennedy
Viet Nam
Rancher Ed Ward May Dies In West Texas Crash
Hereford Friona reports rancher Ed Ward May, 62, died early Sunday after his car left a road near Bovina, struck a tree and a grain elevator, overturned. Services planned for 2 p m today at Hereford First Baptist with Rev. Chivis. burial at West Park Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Sherry Suzana Hereford, parents Mr and Mrs A G May Hereford, and grandparents Mrs I A May Panhandle and Mrs BR Edwards Odessa.
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Hereford
Ward Gden Mas
Bovina
May
2 Pany
First Baptist Church
RB. L. Chivis
Porncleth
West Parks Cemetery
Chilcorn Funeral Home
Friona
Sherry
Suzana
Mir
A. G. May
I. A. May
Panhandle
BR. G. Edwards
Odessa
Storekeeper Robbed by Youth in White Straw Hat
Preston's Mill Store No. 4 assistant manager A R Sills was held at gunpoint by a youthful robber in a white straw hat who stole SP10 8115 from the cash register at 4701 Ave. Sills said the gunman, about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches tall and 20 to 25 years old, wore gloves but he did not recall other clothes. Officers declined to link the holdup to a similar daytime strike on Lot-A-Burger No. 3 a week earlier, noting only dress similarities.
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Ronald Sills
Preston's
Sills
Phil Hamilton
Avahinche- Journal
Onald Sills
Preston's Mill
Ave
19Th St
Short gun tied to Lat-A Burger holdup, officer says
A weapon described as a small automatic pistol possibly used in the Lat-A Burger robbery is cited by Sills. He indicated the suspect entered through a north side door and warned a man inside to comply as the hold up unfolded.
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Ato
Sills
Istore
Feller
Four Navy Men Die in Kirtland Air Force Base Crash
A twin engine plane from Kirtland Air Force Base crashed after takeoff killing four Navy men. Identities were withheld pending notification and official statements.
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Albuquerque
Kirtland Air Force Base
Prayer of Endless Thanks to Blessed Jesus
A devout blessing titled Today’s Prayer expresses eternal gratitude to Jesus for his deeds. Anonymous speaker vows to praise from dawn to night, insisting no time suffices to show thanks for divine acts.
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Jesus
Robbery Sequence Ends With Red Pickup vanishing
A store hold up ended with the bandit taking bills from a cash register after ordering the clerk to count to ten. The suspect fled in a red pickup, seen leaving northbound, as officers searched the area for the vehicle and any trace of the robber.
Three Children Die In Blaze In Rochester Area
A rural Rochester fire claimed the lives of three Hartoaart children Ida 11 Cindy 6 and Carroll 4 while the parents and another child were hospitalized. The Monroe County sheriff reported the youths perished on the second floor and that the cause of the blaze remains undetermined.
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Rochester
Wheatland
Monroe County Sheriff's’ Office
Norval Hartoaart
Ida
Cindy
Carrol
Chase
Marines Win In Showdown
U S Marines and South Vietnamese troops attacked four North Vietnamese battalions near Quang Ngai eight miles northwest. Reports say 516 enemy dead with possibly 450 more killed in air strikes and artillery. Allied casualties were light, with some units hit hard.
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Thomas A. Reedy Aigon
U.S
Quang Ngai
1St Infantry Division
Saigon
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Lai Khe
Wiliam C. Westmoreland
South Vietnamese
Jury Frees Candy and Mel in Slay Case Ruckus
A 12 man jury acquits blonde Candy Messler and her nephew Melvin Powers of the fatal stabbing of her millionaire husband in a Miami apartment on June 1964. The verdict provoked pandemonium in the county courthouse as Candy sobbed and kissed supporters including Mel.
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Charles BE. Taylor Niami
UPI
Candace Messler
Melvin Lane Powers
Candy
Mel
Maniy Mel
Texas
Powers
Messler
Charles I. Schulz
Fatal Blizzard Toll Rises Across Northern Plains States
United Press International reports a severe blizzard causes 17 deaths nationwide with missing people in Minnesota and South Dakota. Cattle losses reach thousands in South Dakota Nebraska and North Dakota as drivers and residents deal with stranded vehicles and blocked roads.
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United Press International
Weather Bureau
South Dakota
Nebraska
North Dakota
Bispiarek
N. 1
Harrison
Neb
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Cale
Weather Summary for Lubbock Area
Clear to partly cloudy skies with warmer temperatures today. High in the mid sixties, tonight’s low in the upper twenties. South to southeasterly winds moderate to strong this afternoon.
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Lubbock
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