Killer Cook Faces New Death Trial in California
El Centro California August 30. Mass murderer Billy Cook, serving a 300 year term in Alcatraz, will be brought here to face a new murder charge. District Attorney Don Bitler says Cook will stand trial for killing Robert Dewey near El Centro during his westward flight after the Mosser family killings. Bitler notes parole after 15 years could be possible but witnesses may move or die, prompting the current prosecution.
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EL Centro
Cal
Billy Cook
Alcatraz
Don Bitler
Cook
Oklahoma
Carl Mosser
Bitler
Robert Dewey
Seattle
Salesman Indicted In Doctor's Death
Raymond Donnell, 34, a former Amarillo clothing salesman, was indicted in the July 3 pistol slaying of Dr Clyde C Craig in the Alamo Heights apartment of Mrs Ruby Donnell in San Antonio. The grand jury did not act on an assault to murder charge against Donnell in the shooting of his stepdaughter Jean Roberts, 11, who was wounded in the right arm. Donnell had been free on a $2500 bond signed by Wayne Kelly and Homer H Smith of Lubbock, where he now resides. Dr Craig, 58, was a prominent Lubbock dentist.
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San Antonio
Raymond Donnell
Amarillo
Clyde C. Craig
Alamo Heights
Ruby Donnell
Donnells
Dannell
Jean Roberts
Donnell
Wayne Kelly
Homer H. Smith
Lubbock
Dr. Craig
U. S. Debt Levels Through the Decades
Washington reports debt figures showing a rise from 1.2 billion in 1914 to 270 billion in 1946, then a reduction to 255 billion by 1947. Additional context notes 43 billion in 1940 and current reduction from 270 to 255 billion since 1946.
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Washington
Driver Burns in Tulsa Crash
James Booker Nash, 28, of 506 North Hughes, Amarillo, suffered critical burns when his pickup collided with a truck trailer on US Highway 66 about 10 miles east of Tulsa. The impact tore off wheels, sending the vehicle into a ditch where it caught fire. Nash was hospitalized with first, second and third degree burns amid questions about his identity.
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Tulsa
Okla
James Booker Nash
North Hughes
Amarillo
Nash
Eclipse Not Visible Here in Panhandle Tomorrow Morning
Panhandle residents will not see the partial solar eclipse scheduled to start at 5 21 EST tomorrow morning. Amarillo Weather Bureau officials say the event will be visible as far west as Oklahoma City along a line from Beaumont to Kansas City.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Judge Dismisses Theft Charge Over Indictment Flaw
Henry S. Bishop of the 47th District Court dropped a theft case against Dorothy Fields for taking meat from McCartt Super Market on March 21. The dismissal cited a faulty indictment with no specific charge beyond theft of edible meat. Another case, J. E. Taylor, received a two year suspended burglary sentence for a May 15 truck stop burglary.
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Henry S. Bishop
47Th District Court
Dorothy Fields
McCartt
Tenth and
Taylor
J. E. Taylor
Jim Burk
East Tenth
Bermuda Allows Import of Orange Juice and Typewriters
Bermuda government announces permission for import of orange juice and typewriters. The decision expands product categories open to international trade, signaling a shift in regulatory stance for these goods and potential market implications for local distributors and consumers.
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Bermuda
Downstate Town Sees Water Shortage Amid Drought
Mt Vernon Texas a town of about 2500 faced day without water as wells dried up. It appealed to Mt Pleasant 16 miles away for 20000 gallons daily by rail tank car but none available. American Pipeline supplied a truck and drivers, American Liberty Oil donated a 4000 gallon tank trailer, hauling water from Mt Pleasant 24 hours a day at no cost.
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Mt, Vernon
Tex
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Pleasant
Cotton Beltee
American Pipeline Company
American Liberty Oil Company
Smith Promoted By Rock Island Railway
Richard B. Smith, formerly of Amarillo as roadmaster and Dalhart as assistant superintendent in the 1940s, is named superintendent of transportation for the Rock Island Railway Company. His headquarters will be Chicago, overseeing an 8000 mile system and he previously served as assistant general manager of the railroad’s second district in Kansas City.
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Amarillo
Richard B. Smith
Rock Island Railway Company
Smith
Dalhart
Chicago
Kansas City
Tourists Drive Aden Photographic Goods Boom
Tourists demand boosts sales of photographic goods in Aden on the Persian Gulf. Merchants struggle to meet the influx as ships arrive to refuel, bringing a steady stream of visitors seeking cameras and related items.
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Aden
Persian Gulf
Open Enrollment for Insurance Course at Amarillo Center
Enrollment for a property and liability insurance course at Amarillo Center of West Texas State College begins tomorrow. The program focuses on information gathering for auto and fire policy writing, policy drafting, and preparing financial statements. Instructor Mrs. Bonnie Isaacs brings 15 years in the insurance business.
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Amarillo Center
West Texas State College
Bonnie Isaacs
Hadacol profits fund medical research effort expansion
The Hadacol patent medicine, licensed to a new corporation by the Tobey Maitz Memorial Foundation, will yield funds for cancer and wound healing research. The deal, valued at about 10 million dollars, follows the LeBlanc fortune sale to Dr Maxwell Maltz headed foundation. New products and advertising boosts are anticipated as research continues and funds flow to accredited bodies.
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New York
Hadacol
Medical Foundation
LeBlanc Corp
Lafayette
Asher Lans
Tobey Maitz
Lans
Maltz
Laws
Journal of Immunology
America
Journal of Plastic Surgery
Oxford
Eng
Big Spring College Opens to Negroes Record
Howard County Junior College in Big Spring opens to Negroes after a trustees resolution declaring the college open to any qualified student regardless of race color or creed. President E C Dodd noted no known applicants but some inquiries had been received.
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Big Spring
Howard County Junior College
E. C. Dodd
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