County considers city tax evaluators to update lists
Potter County Commissioners discussed hiring City of Amarillo tax evaluators to keep county property lists current for the first tax revaluation, citing higher costs to hire locally. Foster urged contracting city services to cut costs, noting most residents live in Amarillo. The court also reviewed delinquent taxes and fire response costs outside the city.
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Kent State Tragedy Deepens as Guard Probe Expands
The Kent State University shooting case widens as investigations look into a National Guard officer who allegedly pocketed pay and the order to fire that led to four student deaths. The incident occurred amid tensions after the university protest last week.
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Laird Says U.S. Has Started Pulling Troops From Cambodia
Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird told the Senate Armed Services Committee that several thousand U.S. troops have already withdrawn from Cambodia with more to come by week’s end and all forces out by June 30. He warned against limits on U.S. actions that could hinder troop protection and noted future drives may be needed, while stressing the operation’s limited nature. Concerns persist about North Vietnamese counteraction and COSVN, the supposed central command for Communist forces in South Vietnam, may have moved or dissolved as allies advance.
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Investigation tightens on guardsmen role in incident
From court records and interviews, SB Oey and Amarillo Doctor Youngs describe ongoing probes into a shooting involving a guardsman amid a campus incident. A photograph shows an officer aiming a pistol, while a spent 43 caliber bullet is analyzed for size.
House Committee Passes Postal Bill and Campus Rioting Concerns
The House Post Office Committee approves a postal reform package creating an independent U.S. Postal Service and retroactive pay raises amid opposition and a looming New York strike. President Nixon weighs a TV appeal to end campus rioting as lawmakers discuss policy shifts and student unrest.
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Concern for Children Took Newsman From Storm Path
Lubbock reporter recounts near miss as tornado struck downtown. He left Sherry Griggs and three children at a nearby home and rushed to civil defense headquarters with radio networks, power outages, and emergency crews converging on the city.
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Wholesale Prices Remain Stabilized in April
Wholesale prices did not decline in April, but the final index showed no rise for the first time in 18 months. Only farm and food prices fell. industrial raw materials rose 0.3 percent, signaling a 3.6 percent annual rise. The index stood at 116.6 percent of the 1957-59 average, up from 111.9 percent a year earlier.
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Four Die as Dallas Apartment Fire Rages
Four people perished in a four alarm blaze that swept a two story Dallas complex near downtown. Residents escaped by leaping from windows..Residents and infants were rescued or rushed to Parkland Hospital with varying injuries. Fire damages estimated at 100000 across about 12 apartments.
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Governors Press Nixon on Campus Dissent and Cambodia Briefing
Democratic Governor Kenneth Curtis of Maine quotes Vice President Agnew calling radicals on campuses the rascals and the radicals as leaders clear to restore government communications with students. Governors meet Nixon and Agnew for four hours to discuss US operations in Cambodia while a White House spokesman notes the President does not seek campus endorsers.
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Yarborough Spent 270681 in Bid for Re election
Senate race in Texas saw Sen Ralph Yarborough report expenses of 270681 in his failed bid for re election. Opponent Lloyd Bentsen Jr, Houston financier, defeated Yarborough in the May 2 Democratic primary by about 91000 votes.
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Perryton Jail Escapees At Large After Bold Car Theft
Two prison escapees from Ochiltree County jail reportedly overpowered a guard on Monday and stole a car from a Perryton resident after pistol whipping him. Suspects Jodie Wharton and Charles Adams are armed and considered dangerous. Adams faces California felony charges and a 10 year sentence, Wharton is held on Lipscomb County charges.
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Baylor Receives Federal Grant Helps Grow Medical School Class
Baylor College of Medicine obtained an 8.39 million dollar federal grant from the Bureau of Health Professions to fund a five year expansion including adding 22 freshmen next fall. The award places Baylor in competition with other schools based on expansion potential and follows a February start to a 30 million dollar endowment campaign.
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Horns on Cars Blur Alarm After Tornado Raze Lubbock
After a Monday night tornado in Lubbock, workers at the Lubbock Journal rushed outside to view scattered damage. Nearby cars in a parking lot had headlights on and horns blaring while chaotic scenes unfolded. A jumble of phrases from the fragmentary text suggests confusion, not a clear official statement.
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Rusk Says Eisenhower Urged Laos Troop Action
Former Secretary of State Dean Rusk said on Sunday night that Eisenhower advised Kennedy to send troops into Laos, but Kennedy chose not to. Rusk stated the Laos situation was not a favorable battleground at the time and analysts viewed it as a failure of policy.
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Auto Theft Ring Cracked in Dallas Case
Police arrested a 23 year old unemployed man named as a leader in a car theft ring that stole about 700 automobiles over several years from 1964 to 1969 in North Dallas. Detective Bill Gee said the ring involved about 14 people aged 17 to 24 and that stolen cars and parts were traded among members. The suspect remained free on his own recognizance pending charges of receiving and concealing stolen property.
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