Young Thief Tells Of 400 Burglaries Across East
James Leslie Hurd a 22 year old from Ravenna Ohio admitted a six month burglary spree across the eastern United States. He confessed to about 14 break ins in Amarillo and said the crimes were a game. He wore gloves and used three shoe pairs to mislead investigators. He was arrested in Tucumcari New Mexico after attempting to buy car seat covers matching a 1948 top. His victims included small businesses with totals generally under 300 dollars per break in.
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Sunday News-Globe
James Leslie Hurd
W. D. Walker
Hurd
Amarillo
United States
Ravenna
Ohio
Tucumcari
N.M
Bill Loden
Garland’s
Charles Conley
Indianapolis
Ind
Winos rounded up as city fights pre-dawn disorder
Fort Worth dispatch recalls a chaotic pre-dawn roundup of a dozen pan handlers labeled as winos. Police Lt. Ed Lee ordered a patrol wagon to take the group nine miles to the city’s south limits, while sheriff's deputies acted after a phone alert about a mob.
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Fort Worth
Ed Lee
Sheriff's Office
Relief Train Sets Toward Boise City Rescue
A relief train left Amarillo late Friday night to reach passengers stranded on eight buses and motorists amid the Texas Panhandle blizzard. Three trains derailed and operations ran up to eight hours late as crews worked to clear wrecks near Pampa Campo and Adrian while airline service to Amarillo faced cancellations.
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Panhandle
U.S. 287
Claude
Fritch
Canyon
Amarillo
Oklahoma Panhandle
Highway 287
Texas Panhandle
Audrey Austin
Santa Fe
Pampa
Austin
Amarillo Santa Fe
Los Animas
Colo
Campo
Springfield
Coio
Eisenhower Macmillan Close Generally Satisfactory Talks
In Tucker's Town Bermuda on March 23 President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Macmillan ended talks described as generally satisfactory on the Middle East and other world issues. They planned a joint communique and signaled limits on releasing military strategy details. Officials noted progress in easing U S Britain tensions and discussed streamlining forces in atomic and guided missiles programs.
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Bermuda
Eisenhower
Macmillan
Middle East
Mid-Ocean Club
Britain
Egypt
United States
White House
James C. Hagerty
Peter Hope
Vega Folk Provide Housing
In Vega Oldham County Texas snowbound motorists and bus passengers found shelter in private homes schools the courthouse and the American Legion Hall. Volunteers rushed to rescue about 200 more stranded travelers as convoy rescue lagged due to heavy drifts and wind driven snow.
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Sunday News-Globe
Vega
Court House
American Legion Hall
Oldham County
Cook
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