Texas sniper Whitman linked to brain tumor
In Austin a pathologist said Charles Whitman, the University of Texas sniper, had a brain tumor possibly affecting the frontal lobe and pain pathways. The report followed his campus assault that left 16 dead and 30 wounded, including women and children, before he was killed.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
Charles J. Whitman
University of Texas
Jerry Dellmann
Austin
C. Dechenar
Whitman
Dellmann
Justice of the Peace
Ramiro Martinez
Texas
Campus Tower
Frank Lucas
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Billy Speed
Denver Dolman
Dolman
Lana Phillips
Dallas
Abdul Khasap
Mosul
Iraq
Janet Paulas
Four State Primaries Being Eyed
Michigan voters choose between former Gov. G. Menn en Williams and Detroit Mayor Jerome Cavanagh for the Democratic Senate nomination while Republicans weigh potential cross party impact. In Kansas James B. Pearson faces Rep. Robert Ellsworth for the GOP renomination as Idaho Governor Robert Smylie contests Don Samuelson for the Republican nomination. Missouri incumbents Durward G. Hall Richard Schord and Paul C. Jones seek renomination. Griffin faces no primary opposition in Michigan’s fall race after appointee status. Tarrant and Ava A. Anderson also file in Kansas for the GOP contest.
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Washington
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
Detroit
Jerome Cavanagh
Senate
Kansas
James B. Pearson
Robert Ellsworth
Idaho
Robert E. Smylie
Don Samuelson
Missouri
House
Durward G. Hall
Richard Schord
Paul C. Jones
Cavanagh
Robert P. Griffin
Griffin
George Romney
Patrick V. McNamara
Williams
Zolton A. Ferency
Democratic Party
Romney
Pearson-Ellsworth
Wichita
William D. Tarrant
Ava A. Anderson
Concordia
Open Occupancy Housing Pushed In Rights Bill
The House advances Johnson civil rights bill toward a key vote on open occupancy housing. Republicans on their Policy Committee oppose the housing section, signaling potential weakness for the plan. The measure would ban racial religious and ethnic discrimination in sales and rentals of many new homes in large developments and apartments.
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Washington
UPI
House
Johnson
Republican Policy Committee
House Judiciary Committee
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Cap Kennedy launch visit and navy update
Twin Cities readers recount a Florida vacation by Mr and Mrs James Houston and their sons Ken and Curt at Cape Kennedy watching Agena 10 and Gemini 10 launches. Mike Mason recently discharged from Great Lakes Naval Training where treated for an abscessed thumb and to report August 14 to photo intelligence school in Denver Colorado.
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James Houston
Ken
Curt
Orleans
Monroe
Florida
Cape Kennedy
First
Space Base
Mike Mason
Malcolm L. Mason Sr
O-Z-O Plantation
Mike
Great Lakes
Ill
Naval Training Station
Denver
Colo
Reds Purge Army Chief and 5 Deputies in China
Tokyo AP reports Beijing replaced army chief Lo Jui-ching with Yang Cheng-wu and indicated a broader purge reaching multiple military leaders. The New China News Agency named Yang acting chief of general staff as Shou Liao questions about why Lo was replaced arise amid banquet absences and speculation of wider removals.
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Tokyo
Red China
Army
Liberation Army Daily
Lo Jui-ching
Yang Cheng-wu
Mao Tze-tung
Hsiao Hua
Huang Huo-hsing
Navy
Hsiao Chingkuang
Hsieh Fuchih
Hsu Shih-yu
Defense Department
New China News Agency
Yang
Chinese People’s Liberation Army
China
Peking
Racoon on C130 Forces dramatic Saigon landing
A U S Air Force C130 returning from Da Nang diverted to Saigon after landing gear jammed and a Viet namese boy smuggled a raccoon aboard. Crew and passengers chased the animal as ground crews freed the gear then Maj. Roy Hamilton crash landed at Ton Son Nhut with no injuries.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Roy £. Hamilton
Lynchburg
Ton Son Nhut
Byron Burson
Jackson
Miss
da Nang
Cam Ranh Bay
Donald Nigro
Cleveland
Ohio
J.C. Marva Durham
Topeka
Kan
Estevan Garcia
Albuquerque
N. M
Hamilton
Hissuitcase
Omaha Governor To Visit North Side Amid Violence
Governor Morrison heads to Omaha to discuss restoring peace after three days of racial unrest in the North Side. Gasoline bombs struck several stores, 24 adults and seven juveniles were arrested, and fires and looting prompted guards and police patrols.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
Frank Morrison
Omaha
A. V. Sorensen
Morrison
National Guard
Sorensen
Police Quell Angry Mob After Civil Rights Rally
Providence Rhode Island AP reports helmeted police with night sticks and shields quelling an angry crowd of about 100 Black residents who pelted officers with rocks and bottles outside Willard Square shopping center after a civil rights rally.
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Chicago
Northwest Side
Providence
R.L
Virgil Wood
Boston
R.I
Willard Square
Reds Hold Back Viet Cong Assault Near Cambodian Border
In the Central Highlands about 10 miles from the Cambodian border, a U S Army 25th Division outnumbered unit repelled a six hour Viet Cong attack. American casualties were described as light. Communist losses unknown. The clash followed other near border engagements tied to this bloodiest War era corridor.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S. Army
25Th
South Viet Nam
Central Highlands
Chu Pong
la Drang
Plei Me
Viet Nam
25Th Division
Twin Cities Faces Record Heat With Scattered Storms
A heat wave continues as temperatures near 98 degrees. Widely scattered thundershowers are forecast this afternoon. Overnight low expected 72 to 78. Monroe yesterday reached 98 with a morning low around 74. Heat persists across the region.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
Civil Rights Critics Challenged by Mississippi Rep
Rep. Thomas Abernethy of Mississippi challenged civil rights supporters in the House to note Mississippi’s FBI crime ranking. He cited the FBI report placing Mississippi seventh in population-related crime and taunted critics who visited Mississippi after James Meredith's shooting during a civil rights march.
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Washington
Mississippi
James Meredith
Beach Season Echoes Of Repeats Draw Loose Attention
The piece notes the beach shows familiar patterns with little new sights this year yet highlights ongoing visibility of familiar shorelines. It comments on repeated trends and suggests observers find value in the unchanged landscape.
Whitman household recalls gun loving upbringing in Lake Worth
Neighbors describe Charles Whitman and his brothers as well behaved, raised in a middle class Lake Worth home with a house full of guns. They recall a strict mother and a hunter father, while noting varied levels of enthusiasm for hunting among the siblings. Police monitored the quiet street as authorities prepared for a mass shooting case unfolding in Austin.
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Lake Worth, Fla
Charles Joseph Whitman
Charles A. Whitman
Lake Worth
Charles Abrams
Whitmans
Charles Whitman
Pat
John
Judy Sprague
Charles
Anna Hamalainen
Whitman
Glenn Miller
John Whitman
Frank McCarty
Everglades
L. J. Hollern
Margaret Whitman
Agnes Fabris
Texas
Austin
Miami
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Mont
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Everett M. Dirksen
W. Willard Wirtz
Labor Committee
Kathleen
C. M. Whitman
Exaltar
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Bob) Miles
Martinez
McCoy
Air Force
Allen Crum
Trip
Wood
Perth Amboy
N.J
Cambodia
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