Sniper at Texas campus tower kills several
A university student and former Marine Corps sharpshooter holed up in a campus library tower opened fire for hours. He killed a woman and his mother before police shot him. investigators found notes blaming family pressures and detailing his intent. Police and rescuers fought to reach victims as the tower suffered heavy damage.
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Thirteen Died on Campus in UT Sniper Attack
A list of thirteen victims from the University of Texas campus attack includes Thomas Karr of Fort Worth a student Thomas Ashton a 22 year old from Redlands California a Peace Corps trainee Claudia Ruff 18 from Austin Mark Jerome Gabour 15 of Texarkana and others from Austin Mrs Marguerite Lamport aunt of Mark, Paul Sonntag 18, Roy Dell Schmidt, Billy Steed a Austin policeman Thomas Eckman Harry Walchuk Robert Boyer and an unborn baby of Mrs Claire Wilson wounded in the incident.
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Whitman left film in cameras after Texas tower shooting
Police developed a black and white film roll from two cameras in Charles J Whitman s home. A second roll was handed to the FBI. The cameras also held a note thanking Whitman and photos showing him at home, at a lake, with a dog, and alone. Kathleen Whitman was found slain in the residence.
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Sniper Whitman Raised in Strict Gun Home in Lake Worth
Neighbors describe Charles Whitman as a churchgoing, polite youth from a middle class Lake Worth family, whose home was filled with guns from toys to real firearms. Friends say he was quiet and devoted to his mother, with a strict father and a life shaped by a gun rich household.
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Kennedy in Boston Hospital
Joseph P Kennedy, aged 77, was admitted to New England Baptist Hospital for a medical checkup. His personal physician, Dr Russell Boles, said his condition is good after a mild heart attack July 18 at Hyannis Port. Kennedy has been an invalid since a December 19, 1961 stroke.
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Marines Tour Begins for 11 Day Pacific Inspection
Commandant of the Marine Corps Senator Wallace M Green Jr and Sgt Major Berbert J Sweet depart for an 11 day Pacific inspection trip that will include Viet Nam and visits to several posts.
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