Solvents Chief to Surrender Monday on Indictment
Maynard Wheeler, president of Commercial Solvents Corp of New York, will surrender to New York police at 10 a.m. Monday to face an Amarillo indictment. Attorney Whitman Knapp said Wheeler would surrender at East 35th Street Police Station and had urged him not to spoil his weekend.
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Maynard Wheeler
Commercial Solvents Corporation of
New York
Amarillo
Whitman Knapp
East 35Th
Manhattan
Knapp
Estes Bond Posted In Amarillo In Anti-Trust Case
Billie Sol Estes posted a 10000 dollar bond in Amarillo on state charges alleging he conspired with Maynard Wheeler of Commercial Solvents to control the anhydrous ammonia business in Potter County. Wheeler and Estes are charged with anti trust violations. Clements of Amarillo faces two felony theft indictments and surrendered on bond. Wheeler issued a strong denial while New York police delayed serving the Texas warrant. Clements declined comment. Estes offered no remarks though posed for photographers.
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Billie Sol Estes
Pecos
Amarillo
Potter County
Estes
Texas
New York
Maynard Wheeler
Commercial Solvents Corporation of
New York City
Wheeler
R. E
Bob) Clements
Lipscomb
Clements
Superior Manufacturing Company
New York Chemical
Jim Line Clements
Potter County Man Booked On Theft Charges
City man R F E Bob Clements, 67, of 3007 Lipscomb, was booked into Potter County Jail Friday morning after a grand jury indicted him on two counts of theft over 50 dollars. He posted a ten thousand dollar bond and was released.
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Bobby Hudson
Potter County
Lesson From Switzerland on governance and independence
A newspaper essay extols Switzerland's cantonal system, noting 22 cantons each run schools and policies differently. It cites Tessin introducing Protestant instruction, highlights noncentralized government, long peace, strong currency, low crime, and limited foreign aid as reasons for respect and stability.
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Switzerland
Berne
State Council
Canton of
Tessin
Tesin
Senate Jacket Joke Ties Humour to Estes Scandal
In the Los Angeles Times Bill Henry recalls a Senate moment where Hubert Humphrey wore a bold news sports jacket. Vice President Johnson teased him about the label Nieman Marcus with a quip referencing Billie Sol Estes. Estes’ financial scandal looms over the exchange.
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Senate
Hubert Humphrey
Johnson
Humphrey
Nieman-Marcus
Billie Sol Estes
That’s the Way It Is News from Quitaque and Amarillo
A quirky newsletter note from the First National Bank in Quitaque teases a launch of a new boat while mentioning Amarillo’s NBC newscaster error and a skeptic view of color TV. It also includes a quip about political handshakes and voter trust attributed to Wes Izard.
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Geneva
Switzerland
First National Bank
Quitaque
Brumus the Kennedys’ Dog Joins Justice Office walks
A 100 pound black Labrador named Brumus, owned by the Kennedy children, has become a status symbol at the Justice Department. He often accompanies Attorney General Kennedy to the building, drawing rival walks from secretaries and occasional diplomatic mishaps when he wanders off.
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Washington
Brumus
Justice Department
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedys
Brurous
Department
Kennedy
Billie Sol Estes Silent Visit to Amarillo Ends Quietly
Billie Sol Estes and attorney Jack Bryant landed at Tradewind Airport in a single engine Bonanza for a 69 minute stop. Estes offered no comments to reporters, while Bryant spoke briefly and identified himself. The visit included a misaddressed court-house call and a calm, courteous demeanor throughout.
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Billie Sol Estes
Amarillo
Estes
Natty
Jack Bryant
Abilene
Bryant
Tradewind Airport
Cockroaches and Bureaucrats in War Survival
Dear Editor note jokes about cockroaches surviving nuclear war and public officials using rank to reach shelters. The writer Satirically predicts a world populated by roaches and bureaucrats and suggests a hidden budget for a commission to tax cockroaches.
Gas main blast wipes out homes in Kansas City
A 30 inch gas main ruptured in Kansas City on August 3 causing a 1 minute gas plume before an explosion. Four people were injured, none seriously, as residents fled. John R Fitz gerald saw the event and warned others while crying for help.
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Kansas City
San Antonio man eyes assets of Billie Sol Estes in Dallas talks
Morris D. Jaffe of San Antonio, president of Fed-Mart, arrives in Dallas to negotiate for possible purchase of Estes estate assets. Court actions halt partial sales of Estes grain elevators in Plainview as 564 creditors seek shares. Estes admits debts of about 38.39 million while assets are listed at 20.79 million, leaving a large shortfall.
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Dallas
Billie Sol Estes
Pecos
Tex
Morris D. Jaffe
San Antonio
Harry Moore
Estes
el Paso
Jaffe
Fed-Mart
Jatte
Weather and market notes amid Amarillo readings and mortgage concerns
A fragment mentions Amarillo wind and visibility readings at 3 p m with clear conditions and scattered city notes. It also references mortgage dealings on fertilizer tanks denied by authorities and New York Chemical Company financing grain storage elevator purchases, with Bankruptcy Referee Brooke citing negotiations with a prospective purchaser and credit committee for an estate sale.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Oklo
The
New York Chemical Company
Estes
Credit Committee
Weather Outlook Across Amarillo Vicinity and Northwest Texas
Weather forecast from the Weather Bureau shows clear to partly cloudy skies through Sunday with a chance of widely scattered late afternoon to night thunder showers in the northwest Texas area. Temperatures are expected to rise with highs around the mid 90s in New Mexico and upper 80s to mid 90s in nearby Texas regions.
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Tex
New Mexico
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City Man
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Our Town
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Billie Sol
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City Desk
Globe News
Crossroads
BE. Scott
Wellington
John R. Fitzgerald
Wyoming Street
Fitzgerald
Kansas
Daily News Index
David Martin
J.C Brooke
Plainview
Commercial Solvents Corp. of
Astro Guide
Robson
Santa Fe
Sylvia Porter
Ing
Weather Bureau
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