Nebraska Hunter Seeks Buffalo Myth in Panhandle Plains
Jim Townsend of York Nebraska travels toward Texas after finding buffalo reports in the Panhandle greatly exaggerated. He discovers private herds of buffalo and no hunting signs, then shifts toward javelina and wild turkey in South Texas. Townsend plans to visit the Texas Game and Fish Commission secretary Howard Dodgen in Austin for guidance.
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Panhandle
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Texas Panhandle
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Lipscomb
Amarillo
Dalhart
Dumas
Texas
North Plains
Big Bend
Austin
Howard Dodgen
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Hunter
High Plains
Mr. Tack
Couch Trial Nears Verdict In Slaying Case
Defense and prosecution rested as Sam C. Couch faces jury on a second trial for the slaying of partner J. F. Tennyson. Couch testified amid claims of self defense after detailing financial disputes and a $4000 shortage in their used car business tied to Fifth Street Motor Sales and D & T Co. loans, with the bank blocking a covered draft and tensions rising over Tennyson's demands.
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Sam C. Couch
J. F. Tennyson
Couch
Defense Council
Grady Hazlewood
Tennyson
Sixth and Jackson
Fifth Street Motor Sales Co
D & T Co
Tennyson’s
Securities Credit Corporation
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Paratrooper Saves Buddy As Chute Fails Over Fort Benning
A 90-man drop ends with Pfc James R. Fernandez of Providence saving his comrade Frank Elliott of Coates NC after Fernandez’s chute failed to open until 40 feet from ground. Both landed safely. more than 80 mayors witnessed the rescue during an orientation conference.
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Fort Benning
James R. Fernandez
Providence
Frank Elliott
Coates
Elliott
Fernandez
United States
Six Thousand Servicemen to Bring Japanese Wives Home
Tokyo dispatch says about 5,437 U S military marriages to Japanese have been approved by Oct. 20 with 772 airmen and 108 sailors among the applicants. Authorization requires Japanese documents and commanding general approval before March 19. Many prospective brides are the result of soldiers returning from Korea, reflecting extended red tape and financial proof requirements.
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United States
Matthew B. Ridgway
Hur Manen Ace
Korea
Japan
Connally Denies Administration Ties At Press Conference
In a Herring Hotel session the Texas senator declared he is no administration man and defended his independence. He spoke on Korea, saying negotiators aim for a cease fire as Russia is implicated, and urged Western Germany to arm and join NATO to strengthen Western Europe against Communist threats. See CONNALLY-Page 8
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Germany
Connally
Anderson praises Gilmer-Aikin law at West Texas meeting
Vernon educator Bob Anderson, president of the Texas Board of Education, defends the Gilmer-Aikin plan before West Texas Chamber of Commerce delegates. He estimates the foundation school program costs about 164 million dollars this year and argues the reform saves 10 to 15 million dollars versus the old per capita method while stressing careful budgeting amid rising education and national costs.
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Bob Underwood
Amarillo
Sen
Tom Connally
West Texas
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Bob” Anderson
Vernon
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Anderson
Texas Board of Education
Gilmer-Aikin
Foundation
Texas
Weather forecast Amarillo and West Texas regions
Amarillo and vicinity expect clear and colder today with a high near 43 and a hard freeze tonight reaching around 22. Saturday should be fair with a high near 50. West Texas trends cloudy to partly cloudy and colder today with lows 20 to 26 Panhandle, 28 to 32 South Plains. Mexico shows partly cloudy skies with light snow flurries in northern mountains and northeast areas.
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
Mexico
Bring All the Smitches face bankruptcy and rebirth
Perry Hayden, head of a century-old milling firm in Tecumseh, Minnesota, faces bankruptcy as bankers draft a strict three year plan to pull the Hayden business from red. A Chicago auditor warns, while a Presbyterian minister's sermon on tithing inspires a possible turnaround.
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Hayden
Perry Hayden
Tecumseh, Minn
Chicago
Sks
Tithes talk captivates audience at First Baptist Church
Hayden’s story of starting with a cubic inch of wheat and a small plot of ground drew about 600 attendees for a 45 minute lecture and a 45 minute sound color motion picture, followed by a 45 minute Q and A on tithing. The event spanned the night as attendees from many faiths engaged with the speaker.
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Perry Hayden
Tecumseh, Minn
Carl E. Bates
First Baptist Church
Ted Ferguson
Hayden
Gunman Traced to Amarillo After Skellytown Attack
An area wide alert was issued at noon for a 49 year old Latin American man who forced entry into A P Aragon’s Skellytown home attacking a housewife and fleeing in a green 1948 Chrysler sedan with New Mexico plates. Sheriff Williams said the suspect was narcotic influenced and highly dangerous.
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Skellytown
Amarillo
Carson County
Clarence Williams
Panhandle
Williams
A. P. Aragon
Skelly
UN says buffer zone talks nearer but no deal yet
UN spokesman says negotiators are closer to agreement on the Korean buffer zone but a Panmunjom cease-fire sub committee session failed to produce tangible results. Front-line fighting continues with a nine hour clash on the east front as UN forces regroup to retake a hill amid improving weather and renewed air operations by B 29 bombers over Northwest Korea.
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Howard S. Levie
Levie
United Nations Command
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