Deputy Wounded in Office Gun Attack by Wesley Thompson
Hemphill County deputy Adams was shot in the upper chest by Wesley Thompson a 45 year old farmer who had threats against Sheriff Rathjen and his family Thompson tried to reload after firing a single shot rifle Rathjen wrestled Thompson knocked the weapon away and deputies restrained him Adams was hospitalized in critical condition and later improving while Thompson was held for recommittal to a Wichita Falls facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Thompson
Hemphill County
Wichita Falls
Thompson
Harry Rathjen
Adams
Rathjen
Jake Keim
Irene Mathews
Keim
Mathews
Hemphill County Hospital
Canadian
West Texas State College
Tom Hill
Court House
Dallas
Sheriff's Office
Solvency Doctrine Sparks Public Debate in Letter
Dear Editor laments a U S Army manual warning young GIs against marrying women who cannot see the folly of pledging salaries for extended credit. A neighbor predicts backlash in the defense department and calls for accountability from the so called Potomac Debt Shrine priests who might excommunicate the author.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac Debt
Pd. FE
Scott Wellington
16 Hostages Seized by Prisoners Day of Crime Hearings
In Amarillo and Nashville reports, details emerged from testimonies about protection payments to a gambling ring. Golda Davis named deputies, a district attorney, a judge, and others as recipients, as hearings into crime and law enforcement links continued with live TV and radio coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golda Davis
Amarillo
Randall County
Roy Joe Stevens
Federal Grand Jury Room
U.S. Post Office
H. J
Doc) Blanchard
Lubbock
Witts
Branch Archer
Davis
Wayne Bagley
Bagley
Sheriff's Department
Stanley Blackburn
Dick Coon
Gaither
Tol Dycus
Buddy Chamberland
New Mexico District Judge Race Faces Rough Primaries
Special correspondent Will Harrison reports a fierce race for district judge across Colfax Union and Taos counties with Capital One as a noted campaign designation. Cites page 25 coverage in The Daily News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Colfax
Union
Taos
Will Harrison
Santa Fe
The
Daily News
Convict Tells Plot In Clutter Deaths
Floyd Wells a state witness testified in the Clutter murder trial describing Richard Hickock and Perry Smith's plan to rob and kill the Clutter family. Wells, a 32-year-old inmate, related Clutter’s generosity and large cash holdings, and quoted Hickock on avoiding witnesses. The trial involves four counts of first degree murder with the death penalty sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Wells
Kansas State
Lansing
Richard Eugene Hickock
Perry Edward Smith
Clutter
Hickock
Smith
Duane West
Wells
Herb Clutter
Tinued
Accused Slayer Hickock Talks With Aunt During Trial
Richard Eugene Hickock, 28, accused slayer, chats with his aunt Mrs. Kirk Merriatt of Kansas City Kansas during a recess in his Garden City Kansas trial. Hickock and Perry Smith face charges in the mass murder of the Herbert Clutter family last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Eugene Hickock
Slayer
Kirk Merriatt
Kansas City
Kan
Garden City
Hickock
Perry Smith
Herbert Clutter
Civil rights bill advances in House with delay
The House completed its civil rights bill but delayed final passage until Thursday. The measure adds federal court help for African Americans contesting voting barriers and sets penalties for defying desegregation orders. The vote tally showed mixed support and the fight moves to the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Federal Civil Rights Commission
Senate
National Assny For the Advancement of Colored People
Lyndon B. Johnson
Cuba Flight Controls Tightened
The United States tightens its control system against illegal flights to Cuba to curb private U S planes aiding Fidel Castro propaganda. The FAA announces new measures including a flight information center at the Miami headquarters to receive information from any source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
United States
Florida
The
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Miami
Weather summary for Amarillo and nearby cities in 1960
The report records 71 days of sun in Amarillo during 83 day period in 1960. Comparative readings at 3 PM on Wednesday show wind speeds from 6 to 15 MPH, visibility 15 miles, and sky conditions described as fair to partly cloudy in Amarillo Dallas and Oklahoma City with the same 15 miles visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Fair Houston
Dallas
Fair
Okla
City
Mrs Lester Davis Reappears in Afternoon Hearing
After a brief recess Mrs Davis emerged from a closed office near the hearing room where she had been hidden earlier. She walked calmly to the stand and took her seat, with no signs of agitation as the session resumed.
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Crossroads
Defense Department
Don Boyett
John Masterman
Daily New
Richard Pipes
Lester Davis
Wriers
Png
Atty
Branch Archer Jr
Nashville
Tenn
Keith Hampton
Hampton
Tennessee
Kgnc-Tv
State Committee
Kgnc-Fm
DPS
Internal Revenue Service
David Witts
Gilley
Bufkin
Judge Stevens
Club 22
Jim Strong
Liquor Control Board
Austin
Bull Price
Stratford
Fisk
Zachary Scott
Oklahoma City
37Th District Court
John Bell Wilune
D-Miss
Daily News Index
Astro-Guide Eee Anew
Ebereeneenes
Martha Mason
Oil Plains
Santa Fe Spotlight
Sylvia Porter
U.S. Weather Bureau
Northwest
St. Texas
Llegal
Federal Aviation Agency
Mrs
Gambler
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