Amarillo Court Appoints Snyder Lawyer Associate Judge
James R. Martin was named associate judge of Amarillo's Corporation Court at a regular Amarillo City Commission meeting. Subpoenaes were issued to bolster a defense motion for change of venue in a separate case involving Robert Earl Clements. The Las Vegas? No, the report notes a statewide break with other items.
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James R. Martin
Amarillo
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Robert Earl Clements
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Write-in campaign fizzles in city commission race
Voters largely returned the unopposed city commission to office for two more years as F. W. Wallace was reelected mayor with 2,025 votes and Henry Beverley, I O'Brien Thompson, Byron Reese, and W A McCarty won second terms. A write-in bid for Jim Ney Mecaskey drew only 20 votes amid mechanical issues at Horace Mann Precinct 10.
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O'Brien Thompson
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W A McCarty
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Thompson
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McCarty
Wallace Thompson
Beverley Reese
Berlin frets as Berlin air and road links are restrained
Western allies demand immediate end to harassment of Berlin lifelines after Soviet jets buzz U S and French airports and East Germans again close the autobahn A four power task force weighs reprisals against the Russians and East Germans as Bundestag meets in Berlin Chancellor Ludwig Erhard vows no bow to terror The West protests Soviet and East German road blocks and air closures and warns of consequences for access to Berlin.
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East Germany
Voters Turnout Sets Local Election Results in Lepors
One hundred percent of registered voters turnout with 331 ballots cast. Local option fails 186 against 145 for. City council winners are George Smith 159 votes and Vernot Wood 158, followed by A G Roberts 151, W B Minter 146, and Paul Blankenburg 37. In November the town went dry by six votes.
DC3 Ditches All Passengers Safe After Bahamas Crash
Miami Beach pilot Edwin Marger and co pilot Charles E Bush with six others escaped injury when their twin engine DC3 ditched in three feet of water near Andros Island Bahamas. Marger recounted a 8500 foot glide at night and surviving a possible water landing. Air Force amphibian rescued the crew and two medics while Marger and Bush sought mail contracts in Haiti prior to the incident.
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Britain weighs option to buy U S F 111 fighter bomber
London Defense Minister Denis Healey stated Britain has not decided whether to take up the U S built F 111 option for the RAF. An official note said the F 111 program would cost far less than the TSR 2 project and could influence Britain’s aircraft future.
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Bookie Told to Register in Telephone Directory
In Ware England bookmaker Thomas Burgess sought a license renewal in court on Tuesday. The magistrate, also named Thomas Burgess, dismissed objections but ordered him to join the telephone directory after receiving calls from people wanting to place bets on horses.
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Six Yanks Counted In Toll
In South Viet Nam a three day battle near Saigon ended with 276 Viet Cong killed and 33 captured. Six Americans died, four U S servicemen perished when their helicopter exploded after a Viet Cong hit. South Vietnamese forces logged 16 dead and 69 wounded in Cau Mau Peninsula fighting. Da Nang raids yielded 122 Viet Cong arrests and a prevented sink of a small US transport ship.
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COMSAT Launches Early Bird Space Link Across Atlantic
COMSAT orbited its Early Bird satellite to establish the first commercial space link between America and Europe. Officials reported initial telemetry as promising with an orbit potentially ranging from 830 to 22,950 miles and a period of about 11 hours. The craft will serve as a space switchboard for up to 240 calls and transatlantic casts, aiding 137,000 stockholders and many international interests.
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IUE Chief Carey Quits Post After Union Vote Irregularities
James Carey announces he will resign as president of the International Union of Electrical Workers amid Labor Department findings that a mail referendum miscounted and elected challenger Paul Jennings. Carey claims no irregularities and says Jennings is the only candidate. the executive board meets to elect a successor.
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Fantastic tale of aid funds to Americans and Iranians
Washington probes reveal testimony that 102 million dollars diverted from U S foreign aid to Americans and Iranians. Senate subcommittee guards names of accused as secretary records suggest a gigantic international plot with prominent Americans allegedly targeted by a con man named The Khaibar Khan and Mariam Kushan.
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