Teenage girl sniper victim dies in Texas tower mass murder
Karen Griffith, 17, dies at Brackenridge Hospital becoming the 16th victim in the University of Texas tower shooting. Charles Whitman killed his wife and mother before an 80 minute siege. 46 shot, 15 others hospitalized. Dexedrine found at his footlocker fuels questions about his state of mind.
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Army orders grenade launcher for M-16 rifle
The Army ordered a new lightweight aluminum grenade launcher for attachment to the M-16 rifle. The 2.8 pound single shot launcher will be built by CALT's Fyrearms Division in Hartford under a 1.6 million dollar contract.
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New President Carlos Lleras Restrepo Takes Office in Colombia
Carlos Lleras Restrepo, economist and senator, was inaugurated as Colombia's 56th president in Bogota. He defeated Jose Marmill Giraldo with backing from Gustavo Rojas Pinilla and vowed wide social economic and educational reforms. The televised address claimed social policy as the key to countering Castroist influence.
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