Whitman Kills 15 at University of Texas Tower
Charles Whitman, a 25 year old architectural engineering student, killed his wife and mother then shot down 12 more people from the University of Texas Tower before police killed him. A total of 15 dead and 31 wounded marked a day of carnage on campus.
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Austin
Tex
Charles Joseph Whitman
University of Texas
Whitman
University Tower
Texas’ Capital
Charles Whitman
Lorain Coast Guard searches for missing sailors in harbor mishap
In Lorain outer harbor rough seas and bad weather hampered a Coast Guard search for two missing sailors presumed drowned after a sailboat incident last night. Four others survived. the missing are John Desilvester and Lou Robbins.
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Lorain
U.S
John Desilvester
West 29Th St
Lou Robbins
Columbus
Idea
John R. Putman
Bay Village
Coast Guard
Johnson
Erie County crop damage from July rainfall in Ohio
Ohio began July with drought risk but ended with uneven rainfall. Erie County especially in the Sandusky-Huron-Castalia area saw about 11 inches in 24 hours on July 12, causing an estimated 1 million dollars in crop losses. Tomatoes and cabbage suffered most, with oats and wheat losses also noted. corn and soybeans were less damaged. Lorain County fared better with a 40 to 63 bushel wheat yield and generally healthy crops. Rainfall varied by area, from 1.37 inches in Ashtabula to 12.60 inches in Sandusky, leaving crop outcomes uneven across the state.
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Columbus
Ohio
Erie County
Sandusky - Huron - Castalia
Cooperative Extension Service
Lorain County
Columbia Township
U. S. Weather Bureau
Ashtabula
Sandusky
Weather Clearing With Showers and Thunder
Weather cleared after brief showers and thunder. High reached 81 degrees by 1 p.m. yesterday while low stood at 64 degrees around 6:30 a.m. today.
Red Chinese army names new chief of staff in purge
Tokyo AP reports China replaces army chief Lo Jui ching with Yang Cheng-wu amid a broad purge that may have toppled senior generals and political leaders. Yang vows to press the purge and prepare to move into Vietnam to confront U S forces as Beijing tightens control.
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Tokyo
Red China
Liberation Army Daily
Lo Juiching
Yang Cheng-wu
Mao Tze-tung
Yang
Red Chinese
Viet Nam
U.S
O i
Hsiaohuai
Huang Huo-hsing
Navy
Hsiao Chingkuang
Hsieh Fuchih
Hsu Shih'yu
Defense Department
China
Peking
Lin
Piao
Chinese People’s Liberation
Mao
Lin Piao
Shensi
Cone Lewis
Tientsin Lo
Geed Judgment and Experience On Bad Judgments Echo
A reflective quip attributes wisdom to seasoned judgment, noting that faulty choices forge experience and experience grows from missteps, a wry meditation on learning through error. The line frames experience as the seed of better decision making.
Senate Taxis Airline Law to Takeoff Flight to LBJ
Washington AP reports a Senate plan to curb a 26 day airline strike by a new resolution: Congress would authorize a backstop emergency action but Johnson would decide when to halt the walkout. Labor opposes any back to work order, while Mansfield and Morse debate the president's discretionary powers and a three month to six month halt option.
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Senate
Washington
Johnson
Congress
Organized Labor
Capitol Hill
White House
United States
Sen
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Wies
Morse
Senate Labor Committee
MiKe
Mansfield
Joseph
Clark
Afl-Cio
Public defender begins study of Speck defense
Chicago notables recount the Richard Speck case as Gerald Getty opens a defense study for the man charged with killing eight nurses. The arraignment occurred on July 14 in a security guarded court, and Getty was appointed since Speck lacked funds for private counsel.
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Chicago
UPI
Gerald P. Getty
Richard Speck
Speck
Far South Side
Getty
Dallas
Township Trustees Approve Mutual Fire Aid Deals
Lorain area trustees in six communities sign mutual aid pact for firefighting coverage. Agreement aims to speed response and share equipment across jurisdictions.
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Columbia Township
House Nearing Civil Rights Battle In Open Occupancy Issue
Washington. Lawmakers moved through Johnson civil rights bill toward a second showdown on open occupancy housing. Amendments were completed on jury selection discrimination while work began on the crucial provisions, but a closed Republican Policy Committee meeting signaled possible de-emphasis of the fight.
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Washington
UPI
House
Johnson
Republican Policy Committee
Kosygin Named Chief by New Unit
Moscow AP report states Premier Alexei Kosygin was named chief by a newly formed unit. Details on the unit and its mandate remain sparse. The announcement comes amid shifting Soviet leadership arrangements and policy debates within the government.
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Kosygin
Elyria to renew recreation levy on fall ballot
Elyria City Council unanimously approves placing a five year 0.48 mill renewal levy on the November ballot to fund park and recreation projects including a second softball field a first baseball field and a roof over a field area. Ken Krueck says funding remains about 400 dollars yearly. Councilman Emerich initially opposed using land for new parks but backed the measure after commission assurances.
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Elyria
Elyria Parks Recreation Commission
Chares R. Hougland
Parks Recreation
North Recreation Field
Finance Committee
Kenneth A. Krueck
D-2
J. Theodore Emerich
D-3
Emetich
Emench
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