This is how the area around the administration building tower at the Univ. of Texas looked to Charles Joseph Whitman as he peered through an opening in the wall around the walkway near the top of the tower in Austin, Texas on August 1, 1966. Several persons were shot to death on the ground. Whitman was identified by police as the killer of 14 persons during the spree. Rough spots on concrete made by police gunfire during the exchange of shots. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck) Today is Saturday, Aug. 1, the 213th day of 2026. There are 152 days left in...