Amarillo City Commission Defers Dismissal of Four Police Officials
The Amarillo City Commission announced no action to dismiss Chief Sid Harper Chief J L King Captain Jack Raymond and C E Hodges after a Potter County grand jury recommended their dismissal. The commission said no evidence supported the recommendations and pledged to discharge any officer found dishonest inefficient or guilty of misconduct. The statement followed a lengthy meeting attended by Mayor Bud Curtis and others.
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Paul Timmons
Amarillo
City Commission
S. T “Bud” Curtis
Fancher Upshaw
Art Jordan
N. V. Moss
Grand jury outlines alleged police misconduct and fear of testifying
The grand jury reports investigations into the city police raising concerns that some officers fear losing their jobs or facing danger if they speak out. It notes reluctance to testify and claims of cover ups and civil rights disregard within the department.
Conflicts and misconduct alleged in Amarillo Police Grand Jury findings
The document lists alleged police misconduct including intimidation of witnesses, threats against officers for sharing information, perjury before the Grand Jury, and negligent training. It notes failures in evidence gathering in criminal cases, especially drunken driving, and mentions lack of cooperation within the Police Department.
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Amarillo
Southeast Asia policy and highway plan notes
Mention of state taking over maintenance from 15th Avenue to E-Way dispersal system and plans for underpasses in Indochina crisis context. Dulles says armed forces not used now but warns free world may need serious commitments. cites Dien Bien Phu fall and Geneva Armistice terms.
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15Th Avenue
Washington
Dulles
Indochina
Southeast Asia
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Dien Bien Phu
Indicted Officers Head Departments in Amarillo Police
Two Amarillo police officers were indicted by a grand jury. James Lemuel King, chief of detectives, oversees 14 in the detective bureau, including Clarence Earl Hodges, head of the auto theft division. King joined the force in 1935 and rose to captain in 1944. Hodges faces charges as a fellow indictment.
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Kh and
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James Lemuel King
Clarence Earl Hodges
Hodges
Tohoka
North East 14Th
King
North Fillmore
Traffic Bureau
Detective Bureau
US Navy
Three Die in Houston Home for Aged Fire
A stove explosion started a blaze at a two story home for the aged in Houston. Three residents were trapped and perished. At least four others were injured and hospitalized. Firefighters recovered the bodies as eight or nine residents were saved or guided to safety.
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Houston
N. M. Nathan
Nathan
C. L. Williams
C. L. Williams Convalescent Home
J. C. Wiener
City commission to decide duty status of King and Hodges
Mayor Bud Curtis said the city commission will determine the duty status of King and Hodges until they are tried on indictments at this morning's meeting. He noted the issue was not discussed at last night's special meeting and civil service rules do not specify the action.
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Nelson
Frank Borelli
Amarillo
Henry S. Bishop
47Th District Court
King
41Th District Court
Hodges
King and Hodges
T. “Bud’’ Curtis
Commission
Civil Service
City Commission Defers Police Shakeup After Grand Jury Report
Grand jury called for resignations of four top police officials including Chief Harper and Capt. Raymond but city commission rejected due to lack of concrete state evidence. They advised the grand jury to act if any law violations are proven while defending officer safety and questioning alarm over other allegations.
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Grand Jury
City Commission
Police Department
Sid Harper
J. L. King
Hodges
Auto Theft Bureau
Jack Raymond
Find Bodies Of Navy Men
Reports say a search party reached the wreckage of a Navy PBM flying boat and found the bodies of all 10 crew members. The bodies would be flown by helicopter to Corpus Christi and Brownsville, Texas. Quentin R. Killion, 21, son of Mr and Mrs Richard E Killion, was aboard the downed plane according to Navy officials.
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Mexico
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Tex
Quentin R. Killion
Richard E. Killion
East Lith
Navy
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Nearby Cities in 1954
Report shows 119 of 127 days sunny in Amarillo in 1954. Comparative readings at 3 PM list Houston Oklahoma City and Amarillo with wind speeds up to 15 MPH and varying cloud cover from cloudy to partly cloudy.
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Amarillo
Houston
Tallas
Okla City
West Texas New Mexico League Scores From Albuquerque to Plainview
Baseball scores show Albuquerque 2 Amarillo 1 Clovis 12 Berger 4 Pampa 8 Abilene 2 Plainview 6 Lubbock 2. American League results New York 2 Philadelphia 0 Boston 7 Washington 6. National League Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 1 Cincinnati 109 St Louis 3. Chi¢azo 3. Milwaukee, New York at Pittsburgh ppd due to rain.
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Clovis
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Pampa
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Plainview
Lubbock
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chi¢azo
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
City plans street maintenance relief on North 15th Avenue
The city expects substantial relief to its street maintenance budget from a forthcoming allocation. No definite state plans have been announced yet.
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North 15Th Avenue
Vietminh storm Dien Bien Phu in decisive fortress victory
Paris reports Vietminh forces toppled the Dien Bien Phu fortress after a 57 day siege. Brig. Gen. Christian de Castries and nurse Genevieve de Galard Terraube are unaccounted. French appeals for truce and evacuation failed as battalions broke through defenses.
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Paris
Dien Bien Phu
Indochina
Joseph Laniel An
Christian de Castries
Genevieve de Galard Terraube
Rice
Surrender and release on bond in Potter County case
J. L. King and EB Hodges surrendered to the Potter County Sheriff’s Department about 7 15 PM and were released on bond after booking and fingerprinting. Each posted 1500 bond with sureties Max Cohen and Garland Moore.
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J. L. King
Hodges
Potter County Sheriff's Department
Max Cohen
Garland Moore
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