Las Vegas Gambler Benny Binion Ties to Odessa Casino
Gambler Paul Harvey testified before a Texas crime investigation committee that Benny Binion of Las Vegas was a partner in his Odessa casino until the start of the year. Harvey said he kept all profits to fund his Odessa house, borrowing $60,000 from Binion to finish a $123,000 dwelling. He admitted Binion would have a one third share, but he kept profits for operating expenses and stated he would pay Binion later if possible.
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Austin
U.P
Paul Harvey
Benny Binion
Las Vegas
Odessa
Harvey
Binion
Texas
Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Cohen
Travis
C. V. “Buster” Kern
Houston
Homer Garrison, Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
Bugsy Siegel
T. Leo Moore
Electra
Luci Moore
Moore
Harry Brook
Cleveland
Ohio
Brook
Wichita Falls
Rangers
Aes
Waggoner Carr
Lubbock
Carr
Rites Set for Bob Weems in Amarillo Church
Last rites for 21 year old Bob Weems killed in a traffic crash near Tucumcari were set for 2 30 p m at the First Christian Church with Rev. Douglas Carver officiating. Pallbearers were Jerry Rentfro Max Carver Johnny Hill Bill Swank Lewis Lindsey and Nick Nelson. Burial at Llano Cemetery directed by N S Griggs & Sons. Weems a 1946 Amarillo High School graduate attended Amarillo College, member of Sigma Alpha Delta and Line Avenue Baptist Church. He and wife Phyllis Troutman moved to a ranch near Tucumcari about 18 months ago and are survived by an 8 month old son Billy Bob. His parents Mr and Mrs Troy G Weems and grandmother Mrs Mollie Turner also survive.
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Bob Weems
Tucumcari
First Christian Church
Douglas Carver
First Baptist Church
Pampa
Jerry Rentfro
Max Carver
Johnny Hill
Bill Swank
Lewis Lindsey
Nick Nelson
Llano Cemetery
N.S. Griggs & Sons
Weems
Amarillo High School
Amarillo College
Sigma Alpha Delta Fraternity
Line Avenue
Billy Bob
Troy G. Weems
Fairmont
Mollie Turner
Lubbock
Uphold Conviction of Clyde Mullins in Burglary Case
Amarillo police character Clyde Mullins must serve eight years in the penitentiary for the burglary of Quality Food Store at 1522 Fillmore after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the 47th District Court decision. Mullins was convicted December 19 1950 for the November 5 burglary of the grocery.
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Clyde Mullins
Amarillo
Fillmore
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
47Th District Court
Mullins
State Hospital Board on Spot in Senate Debate
Fiery debate on abolishing the Texas State Board for Hospitals and Special Schools dominated a Senate session. Critics charged mismanagement, including a Kerrville hospital vacancy and staff payroll, while supporters urged patience as a rearranged three member board of control was proposed. A six member compromise amendment was offered but no action.
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Austin
State Board For Hospitals and Special Schools
Senate
Board of Control
Dorsey Hardeman
San Angelo
Kerrville
Big Spring Hospital
Wichita Falls Hospital
George Moffett
Chillicothe
Jimmy Phillips
Angelton
Hospitals Board Advances Measure in Senate Tactics
The advisory hospitals board, voting 22 to 8, moved the bill for consideration signaling its Senate strength. No further action is expected before next week when rules allow the next review of Senate measures.
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Visory Hospitals Board
Board of Control
Senate
Suspect Held Before Burglary Discovered
City police jailed a burglary suspect hours before the crime was found at Corner Drug on Harrison Street where gin and whiskey were stolen. The entry was via a smashed front door panel. A Negro juvenile was arrested at 4:30 in the 200 block of Van Buren on an intoxication charge.
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Harrison
van Buren
Divorce Suit Filed by Film Studio Music Director
Freddie Rich, 51, musical director for a film studio, sues Grace Underwood, 36, his fifth wife, for cruelty. They wed in 1949 while Rich was treated after an auto accident by a New York doctor where she worked as the doctor's secretary.
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Los Angeles
Freddie Rich
Grace Underwood
Rich
New York
Dutch Ask US Aid On Army Build Up
The Netherlands sought American dollar aid to shift from civilian to military production and to support civil output. Dutch American talks opened in The Hague on Marshall Plan aid ending. Clarence Hunter of the ECA led the U S side as the Dutch proposed selling part of military production to Atlantic Pact partners for dollars and buying raw materials with soft currencies.
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Hague
Netherlands
Holland
Clarence Hunter
ECA
Volga River Ranked Europe’s Longest by Britannica
Britannica declares Russia's Volga River at 2325 miles as Europe's longest waterway, surpassing other major rivers. The claim highlights Volga's length and regional significance across Russia, with the encyclopedia noting its geographic span from Valdai to the Caspian Sea.
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Russia
Volga
Europe
Gambling Probe At Norman Aimed At Local Casino
Norman county officials sought federal help as the Senate Crime Committee was asked to review Cleveland County gambling violations centered on the University of Oklahoma area. County Attorney Robert Bailey telegrammed Senator Estes Kefauver and urged a grand jury probe. Six defendants including Oklahoma City men and club owner Gladys Barbour pled not guilty to conspiracy and conducting an open gambling game, each bond set at $10,000 with preliminary hearing scheduled for April 12.
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Norman
Okla
Senate Crime Committee
Cleveland County
University of Oklahoma
Robert Bailey
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Bailey
Norman Country Club
Oklahoma City
Gladys Barbour
Bond Set for Noah E Vis in Burglary Case
Bond of 1000 dollars was set yesterday afternoon by Justice of the Peace Mrs Ivy Wilkinson for Noah E Vis on a burglary charge after advice from the district attorney that the case is bondable pending an examining trial. Wilkinson had denied bond earlier and set an examining trial for Saturday but later said none was needed. Davis remained in Potter County Jail at noon today.
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Noah E. Vis
Ivy Wilkinson
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Heavy Loser
Odessa Man
State Hospital Board
Noah E. Davis
Tucker
Tucker's Nursery
36Th & Lipscomb St. — Canyon Highway
Noxzema
Ayer
Pink Clover
Colgate
Dr. Caldwell
Percy
Hi-Plains Furniture Co
Peerless Cleaners
Gunn Brothers
Geo. Nichols
Belmont Distilling CO
Lawrenceburg, Indiana
Louis L. Waiss
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Howard P. Comeaux
Lafayette
Louisiana
Conoco
E. Charles Wilson
Ol. Company
Ab Vt
Rholston
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