Whitman notes reveal autopsy request after UT campus killings
AUSTIN AP The killer Charles J Whitman left notes stating I am prepared to die and requesting an autopsy to check for mental disorders He described impulses and fear of his father and planned to kill his wife Kathleen Whitman after picking her up from work The notes also mention his mother and express love for both parents and a wish for relief from their pain
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Austin
Tex
Charles J. Whitman
University of Texas
Associated Press
Whiteman
Whitman
Kathy
Kathleen Whitman
Steel Industry Wins Nerve War With President
Washington AP reports a united steel industry pressing price hikes of 2 to 3 per ton on sheet and strip products, despite Johnson administration opposition. By Thursday night 11 firms, including major producers, announced increases effective next Wednesday, signaling a potential administration setback amid inflation worries and prior wage guidelines.
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Washington
United Steel Industry
White House
Washington Post
Johnson
Post
Worm Diggers Win Wage Hike at Wiscasset
In Wiscasset Maine about 300 men who dig blood worms along the shore won a 25 cent per 100 worms wage hike from worm dealers ending a strike. The blood worm, prized bait for sport fishermen, aligns with the seaport town heritage once linked to clipper ships and China trade.
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Wiscasset
Maine
County Forecast Shows Warm Partly Cloudy Weekend
Partly cloudy through Saturday with southerly winds 5 to 15 mph. High Saturday near 90, low tonight mid 60s. Previous highs and lows noted. record highs 110 in 1934 and record low 52 in 1915. Hourly temps listed from morning to night show a warm day ahead with mid 70s to low 80s through afternoon.
Administration Silent On Air Strike Action
Secretary of Labor W Willard Wirtz told the House Commerce Committee the administration has not taken a position on a law to end the airline strike. He avoided labeling the 29 day dispute an emergency and said meaningful talks are unlikely while the bill moves through Congress.
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Washington
W. Willard Wirtz
Conegress
Senate
Naton
Wirtz
House Commerce Committee
Congress
House
County Agents Warn Bad Yields Without Rainfall Here
Franklin County faces drought with two weeks of moisture needed. Agriculture agent Robert Bozworth notes hay prices have surged to 20 to 24 dollars a ton while soybeans corn and grain sorghum show green tops but few ears. He predicts yields could fall 24 to 30 percent if rain does not come soon, and mentions farmers grazing lands and silage efforts as drought impacts spread across northern and western Franklin County.
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Don Black
Franklin County
Robert Bozworth
Bozworth
James Cougheenour
Wellsville
Ottawa
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklaoma
Walter McMillen
Frank
Ottawa Rfd 2
McMillen
le Loup
Kanesas State College
Manhattan
Angell Reflects On Loss And Return To Normal Life
State Rep Wayne Angell, defeated in a close U S House race by Larry Winn Jr 1100 votes, says he has no plans to run again. He will vacation in Colorado then resume duties as an economics professor at Ottawa University, aiming to share campaign insights with students.
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Monte
Wayne Angell
U. S
Larry Winn Jr
Leawood
Angell
Winn
Reynolds Shultz
George Haley
Shultz
Douglas County
Johnson County
John Anderson Jr
Viet Nam
Colorado
Ottawa University
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