Martinez Ended Tower Siege at UT
Ramiro Martinez walked through the University of Texas Tower to confront Charles Whitman during the 1966 campus massacre. He joined officers Crum Day McCoy in a tense crawl and firefight, finally fatally wounding Whitman and signaling a cease fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seeeee Martinez
U.S
21St Street
San Jacinto
Charles Whitman
Houston McCoy
Jerry Day
University
R.A. Cowan
Allen Crum
Crum
Day
Tower
Whitman
McCoy
Martinez
Mr. Whitman
Mr. Crum
Oie Crum
Officer McCoy
McCay
Full Moon Cast Light on Whitman Massacre at UT Tower
Chronicle of Charles Whitman, 25, who killed 13 and wounded 33 from the University of Texas tower. Police describe his notes and planning sessions with a psychiatrist, his two fatal shots at his wife and mother, and the arsenal he assembled for the 1966 attack.
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H.D. Quigg
Austin
Tex
UPI
University of Texas
Charles Joseph Whitman
J. M.D. Heatly
University Health Center
Heatly
Whitman
Baid Heatly
Lawrence
Fuess
Dallas
Kathleen
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Guadalupe St
Fund drive under way to aid victim’s widow in Austin
Funds are being raised to aid the widow and 16 month old daughter of policeman Billy Speed who was killed during the Charles Whitman sniper attack at the University of Texas Tower. The Travis County Grand Association started the drive and the American National Bank will handle it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
UPI
Charles Whitman
Billy Speed
Cone
Whitman
R. A
Bob) Miles
Travis County Grand Association
American National Bank
Speed
Anonymous letter repays fare fraud to transit agency
An anonymous letter to the city transportation director included a $34 check. The writer admitted cheating the transit system out of fares about 30 times during student days, and now wishes to make restitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
UPI
Public Transportation
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University of Texas Tower
Austin Police Department
UPS
Ramiro Martinez
Officer Day
Vera Palmer
Texarkana
Edna Townsley
Cers
New York
Tucson
Johansen
Lewis Designs
Pavilia
Paradise Kittens
Phoenix
E. Pennington
Arizona
Judy Bond
Eterna
Jamaica
Children's Dept
Spain
Han
Cately
Italy
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