Whitman Brothers Raised In Gun Filled Home In Lake Worth
Neighbors describe Charles Whitman and his two younger brothers as spoiled yet well behaved in a middle class Lake Worth home. Guns filled their house from boyhood and their father, a plumber, was an avid hunter. The family tensions followed a parental separation. President Johnson called the UT campus massacre a shocking tragedy and urged urgent federal gun control action.
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Charles Joseph Whitman
Charles A. Whitman
Lake Worth
Charles Abrams
Whitmans
Charles Whitman
Pat
John
Washington (Ap
Johnson
University of Texas
Whitman Tower Sniper Had Brain Tumor and Killed 16
Autopsy on Charles Joseph Whitman, the University of Texas Tower shooter, found a small brain tumor that may have contributed to his rampage. Whitman killed 16, including his wife and mother, before police shot him on the 27th floor observation deck.
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Austin, Tex
Charles Joseph Whitman
Justice of the Peace
Jerry Dellana
University of Texas
Whitman
University Tower
Texas
University
Library
Marine Corps
C. A. Whitman
Lake Worth
Fla
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Perses
Vera Palmer
Ramiro Martinez
George McCoy
Allen Crum
Martinez
McCoy
Puerto Rican Riots Spill Into Chicago Street Clash
Hundreds of Puerto Ricans clashed with police in a four mile stretch of Division Street after gunfire killed Ismael Laboy a 37 year old father of eight. An 18 year old Irizaro Acosta was wounded as crowds rioted and violence prompted arrests before nightfall.
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Chicago
Division Street
Loop
Ismael Laboy
Western Avenue
Division
Laboy
Irizaro Acosta
Acosta
Milder clearing and cooler tonight with sunny, mild Wednesday
The forecast calls for a gradual clearing tonight with a cooler spell. Temperatures dip to the 60s tonight, while highs reach the low to mid 80s on Wednesday, followed by continued mild conditions.
State rests case in 14 week murder trial of four inmates
Springfield AP reports the state rested its case today in the Circuit Court murder trial of four Menard prison inmates accused of slaying three guards in a 14 week proceeding.
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Menard Prison
Congressmen Clash Over Strike Power To End Air Line Walkout
Senate leader Mike Mansfield warned against granting the President dictatorial authority to end the air line strike. He urged a congressional six month halt and supported direct order by Congress, aligning with Sen. Wayne Morse. Mansfield said a final vote on strike-stopping legislation may not come today.
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Senate Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Congress
Johnson
Montana
Mansfield
Senate Labor Committee
House
Senate
Labor Committee
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Ky Pledges New Regime in South Vietnam
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky promised elections for a constitutional assembly by September 11 and a civilian government within six months, while remaining air force chief. U S raids on North Vietnam reported two F104 Starfighters lost and pilots missing, with four major clashes in the central highlands near the Cambodian border.
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Nguyen Cao Ky
South Viet Nam
United States
U. S
North
Viet Nam
Saigon
Floating Conference Sets Ohio River Development Plan
Governors Rhodes Branigin Breathitt and Smith joined a four state tour on the Ohio River to form the Ohio River Development Commission. Represented states Illinois and Pennsylvania sent delegates. The plan envisions 16 major lakes along the river with parks for boaters and a transit tourism network.
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Louisville
Ohio River Valley
Ohio River Development Commission
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
River Branigin
Indiana
Edward T. Breathitt
Kentucky
Hulett C. Smith
West Virginia
Otto Kerner
Illinois
William Scranton
Penn
Sylvania
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Natural Resources
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Hes
Anna Hamalainen
Charles
Glenn Miller
John Whitman
Frank McCarty
Everglades
Agnes Fabris
Austin
Charles J. Whitman
Chica
Omaha, Neb
Omaha
South Side
Gage Park
Ohio River
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