Shadow on Texas plains noted by Gemini astronauts
Gemini 4 observers McDivitt and White reported a finger shaped shadow across the Texas Panhandle suggesting soil or rock differences. Meteorologists will study 300 photos from the mission as TIROS advances weather satellite data to fill gaps in global forecasting and support the planned TIROS Operational Satellite System.
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Texas High Plains
Gemini
James A. McDivitt
Edward White
Texas Plains
High Plains
White
McDivitt
United States Weather Bureau
U.S
TIROS
USA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Weather Bureau
TOS
Texas Panhandle
South Plains
Earth
Local Auto Sales Notes From Wellington Dealers
Steve Owens Wellington Buick markets a 4 door sedan. W. W. Baker Wellington Ford lists a z-ton pickup. Billy J. Wood Oldsmobile sedan. Hay Camp Walkers Wellington z-ton pickup. B. E. McKinney Wellington Ford Fordor.
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Steve Owens
Wellington
W. W. Baker
Billy J. Wood
Hay Camp Walkers
B. E. McKinney
Social Security Checks Rise in Collingsworth County
Hal Geldon district manager of social security in Amarillo released the county bene fit report. Monthly benefits reach $48 305 up $1 649 from last year driven by law changes and aging population. About 901 residents received $579 660 annually as of January 1 1965, up $19 788 from the prior year.
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Collingsworth
Hal Geldon
Amarillo
Geldon
California woman shoots self to test pain before death
A California woman arrived at a hospital with a bullet in her right foot and told police she shot herself to feel pain before deciding whether to attempt suicide.
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California
Pond Vegetation Control Guidelines For West Texans
West Texans with pond vegetation problems should reduce rank growth with proper chemical and fertilizer applications during March and early April. James Wilcox of the Parks and Wildlife Department says control depends on vegetation type and requires complete, well executed programs.
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SN Angelo
James Wilcox
Parks and Wildlife Department
Wilcox
Early Automation and the Fly Shuttle Inventor
John Kay born 1704 was the Brit who invented the flying shuttle and was driven into exile by weavers who feared job loss. A turtle can live for a year without food.
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John Kay
Financing College Education Across Family Sources
Mrs. Wanda Meyer notes research shows families and relatives provide two-fifths of a student’s income while long-term savings from parents and grandparents cover another fifth. Students themselves fund over a quarter, scholarships about one-twentieth, and the rest comes from the wives of students. about 21 percent receive scholarships.
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Wanda Meyer
Texas A&m Cooperative Extension Home Management
Texas Dairy Income Up in 1964 Milk Production Rises
Texas dairymen grossed 155 million dollars from dairy product sales in 1964, a 2 percent rise from 1963, with total milk output up 2 percent as production per cow climbed to 6,150 pounds, 8 percent above 1963.
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Texas Dairymen
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Scholarship Award to Former County Man Jerry McGarry
Jerry McGarry son of Mr and Mrs Homer McGarry a former county resident now in Oklahoma City received a scholarship to Northwestern A M College in Miami Oklahoma He made all state all city and all conference in football this year and was an outstanding baseball player winning numerous trophies and ribbons during his school years.
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Jerry McGarry
Homer McGarry
Oklahoma City
Northwestern A&m College
Miami
Oklahoma
Jerry
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Complete Chiropractic Health Service
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12Th Street
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Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
Bronco Drive
James Stewart
Technicolor
Sun
Bete Oma Davis
de Havilland
Joseph Cotten
Dale Robertson
Ritz Theatre
Buddy Ebeen
Algo Glenn Ford
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