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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1962
Page
3
A 21 year old mother of three, Mrs Darren Lopez of Knox City, drowned when a pulley over a farm tank on a picnic trip failed as she crossed the tramway. Her husband tried to reach her as she fell into 12 feet of water and a bystander later recovered the body. The tank owner said the swimmer had not paid the 25 cent swimming fee for his wife.
AUSTIN acting Gov Culp Krueger granted a 90 day stay of execution for Joe Edward Smith of Houston to permit a federal appeal. The stay resumes the execution date from June 29 to October 30, following recommendation by the state board of pardons and paroles.
Col. William R. Calhoun Jr. formally succeeds Col. Daniel W. Macdonald as commander of the 4128th Strategic Wing at Amarillo AFB. Macdonald transfers to Fairchild AFB to lead the 92nd Strategic Aerospace Wing after receiving the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for 1960 61 and the SAC Hall of Fame for two years of accident free flying.
U S Army clerk Sp 4 George F Fryett Jr of Long Beach California recounted his six months in captivity by communist guerrillas near Saigon. He said he was forced to read propaganda aloud under constant guard and endured long marches with arms bound. He escaped briefly by swimming but was recaptured before release last Sunday. He spoke at a news conference while under investigation by U S authorities.
Dist Atty Frank Briscoe subpoenas 15 witnesses for the July 16 trial of suspended probate judge Clem McClelland accused of converting 10 000 from an estate for personal use. He faces joint trial with Richard Putney, who testified about splitting a 10 000 fee, and James Martin, indicted on theft charges from another estate.
Compact items suited for trips and gifting. options include plastics or colorful fabrics.
Sir Winston Churchill fractured the neck of the femur in a fall at the Hotel de Paris. An RAF medical jet will fly him home to England with a full medical team. he is 87 turning 88 and hospitalized in Monaco with plans for treatment at Middlesex Hospital.
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