Thompson to die Friday for 1946 Alcatraz riot slaying
Thompson faces execution in San Quentin for the murder of Amarillo detective Lem Savage during the Alcatraz prison riot of May 1946. President Truman had denied clemency after appeals were rejected. Thompson had earlier received life terms in Leavenworth and a second life sentence in Texas for the same spree.
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E Thompson
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Amarillo
San Quentin
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Thompson
Sam Richard Shockley
William A. Miller
Savage
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Betty Jim Shelton Smith
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San Jon
Leavenworth
Potter County
Randall County
Childress
Texas
Sland
San Francisco Bay
Thompson Faces Death After Alcatraz Guard Slaying
Grand Champion Steel inmate Thompson leads riot during trial for Alcatraz guard killing. He clashes with counsel and attempts to direct his own proceedings as two lives are claimed in his case. Sam Shockley to share fate. Truman order denied clemency.
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Truman
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ROTC Unit Earns Federal Inspection Praise
Amarillo ROTC unit passes federal inspection of training and equipment with high marks. Captain Williams and Maj. William R. Shurley Jr. praised the program, calling the unit among the finest in the state. Maj. Carl Matney directs military science at the school.
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Jessie Willams
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William R. Shurley
Austin
Shurley
Williams
Amarillo
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Amarillo Traffic Club Meeting And ORC Dinner Here
The Amarillo traffic club schedules a six o clock ORC instructor dinner in Room 202 at the Amarillo Resting Hotel. Captain Williams outlines ORC policy changes to pay members for attending weekly drill sessions. George Hammock and his Hill bullies are slated to perform and a film on that profession is planned. Cecil Ballard and A A Kathold lead program arrangements.
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O. B. Sandidge
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