Wilson Opens Estes Probe in Pecos
Texas Attorney General Will Wilson assigned three assistants to Pecos to investigate possible securities law violations within Billie Sol Estes multi million dollar grain and fertilizer enterprises. The team will inspect books and records and determine the status of Estes holdings and any-law violations amid wide farming and corporate involvement.
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Billie Sol Estes
Estes
Wilson
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Texas
Estes and three officers held on transport of forged document
FBI agents arrested Billie Sol Estes of Pecos and three Superior Manufacturing officials in Amarillo and Lubbock on charges of transporting a forged or falsely made chattel mortgage document across state lines. Alexander and Orr were arraigned in Amarillo with bonds set at 250000 each but remain jailed after failing to post. The case, filed in El Paso by U.S. Attorney Morton, follows a Texas attorney general probe into Estes finances and a Dallas finance meeting.
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Ruel W. Alexander
Superior Manufacturing Co
Harold E. Orr
Amarillo
U.S
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Bagwell
Potter County
FBI
Billie Sol Estes
West Texas
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Lubbock
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Orr
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Dallas
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Los Angeles
el Paso
Solomon Mirabal
Frederick J. Morton
Texas
Finance Company
U.S. Marshal's
Billie Sol
No Vision No Vision No Vision No Vision No Vision
Billie Sol Estes, a 37-year-old Texas business titan, wields a vast agricultural empire centered on Pecos with reach into the Panhandle and Arizona. He is described as the world's largest distributor of anhydrous ammonia and a major grain warehouseer with about 8 million bushels stored in the Panhandle and South Plains. Estes rose from modest beginnings to wealth before 30, credits a Christian faith and self-styled philosophies, and has published reprints of interviews. He and his wife have four daughters and a son.
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Superior Suspends Production at Superior Manufacturing Co
Superior Manufacturing Co with plant at 4110 NE temporarily suspends shop operations amid a dispute with the Boilermarkers Union. President Harold Eb Orr says no agreement reached and a skeleton force makes production unprofitable. Office staff and sales personnel remain on the job. orders will be taken.
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Boilermarkers Union
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Guido Okayed As President by Argentina’s Military
Argentina's military chiefs approved Jose Maria Guido as president after Frondizi's ouster. Guido, initially next in line, took the oath before the supreme court amid military demands. They granted blessing to his oath and planned a noon ceremony as tensions linger over a six-point military mandate.
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Senate
Jose Maria Guido
Arturo Frondizi
Guido
Frondizi
Supreme Court
Fire Victim's Rites Pending
A little girl Rita Barrett age 12 and her dog died in a house fire in Clare don. Fire Chief C W Bennett described the scene and quoted the father Jim Barrett as he tried to reach his daughter. The 52 year old contractor suffered burns while his wife and son Jerry 18 escaped unhurt. Fire crews arrived after 6 am to find the wing of the stucco house aflame as neighbors fought spot fires to protect adjacent homes.
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Jim Barrett
Rita
Jerry
Pecos Folks Shocked As Billie Sol Estes Is Arrested
In Pecos Texas speculation runs high after Billie Sol Estes is arrested. Residents recall Estes as a prominent citizen who spurred local growth and hosted visitors at his showplace business. He was arraigned after his bond of 500000 proved unaffordable and was jailed pending further action.
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity
Weather bulletin from the U S Weather Bureau notes cloudy morning conditions becoming warier cloudy this afternoon and partly cloudy then on Saturday with slight warming. In Northwest Texas expect considerable cloudiness today with little temperature change and a high near 50 to 65. New Mexico shows substantial cloudiness today and tonight and colder conditions in the west with scattered light snow showers at higher elevations.
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Amarillo
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New Mexico
Portion
Amarillo Weather Record and City Readings 1962
The report notes Amarillo shines for 83 of 88 days in 1962 with comparative readings of three Ceres Visi Sky MPH miles. It lists city values for Houston Dallas and Oklahoma City with corresponding figures.
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Dallas
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Chossheads A Report Dear Editor on Persuasion and Tax Law
The letter criticizes President Kennedy for praising persuasion tactics used to sell goods. It argues the income tax law already protects citizens from being misled or pressured into purchases and urges skepticism of expert guidance from Washington on personal spending. Written by DB, E, SCOTT in Wellington.
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Kennedy
Justice Whittaker Resigns From Supreme Court
Washington AP Justice Charles E Whittaker retires at 61 on doctors orders effective April 1 President Kennedy will name a successor soon He hints no firm choice yet and notes a possible minority candidate may be considered including Thurgood Marshall as a possibility for the vacancy on the high court.
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Apt
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Kennedy
Supreme Court
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