Valley land fraud suits seek 716000 in damages
Purchasers allege fraud and conspiracy by Elmer Bentsen and associated firms to sell Hidalgo County dry citrus land as profitable. They seek contract cancellations and 716000 in damages, claiming $50 per acre true value, with buyers from multiple Texas counties. Amarillo lawyers represent the land buyers.
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Ask
Hidalgo County
Elmer ©. Bentsen
Lloyd M. Bentsen, Sr
G. F. Dohrn
H. F. Moffitt
J. T. Cross
Laverne Cross
D. E. Carlson
J. Walter Boyt
Elliott Roberts
The
Texan Land Company
Texan
Hidalgo
Galway Denies Girls Story in Polk Street Affray
Two airmen were hurt and three civilians jailed after a late night brawl on Polk Street. Pfc Joseph C Taylor 19 Houston suffered a severe throat wound and is in fair condition. Pfc Arnold Wilkowski 19 Grand Rapids Mich was cut above the eye. Civilians Don Salmon 18 George Melton 18 and Al Smith 18 were arrested as police investigated possible charges.
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Pfc
Joseph C. Taylor
Houston
Arnold Wilkowski
Grand Rapids
Mich
Don Salmon
Florida
George Melton
East
John A. Ford
Dallas
Amarillo
Seventh
Polk
Wilkowski
Taylor
Lowell Carback
Cincinnati
Ohio
Joe Dulme
Alexandria
Ford
Salmon
Smith
Melton
Mercury
Gasway Denies Rape Claim in 47th District Court
Sam Gasway testified for 59 minutes denying the June 25 rape of a 10 year old Pleasant Valley girl. He described his day as spent drinking beer and gin, with cross examination beginning as his attorney Ernest Langley asked the first question.
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Sam Gasway
Pleasant Valley
47Th District
Gasway
Ernest Langley
Phillips Workers Approve New Phillips Petroleum Contract
Seven departments of Phillips Petroleum Company covered by Local 351, International Union Operating Engineers, voted acceptance of a company proposal for a new working agreement. The refinery group completes its ballot at 5 pm. The deal reportedly includes a 2.2 percent wage increase and six holidays per year.
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Borgep
Phillips Petroleum Company
International Union
Refinery
What's He Going To Do Swim Paris Marathoner Classified
Gilbert Roger, who last week ran the 350 mile Paris to Strasbourg marathon, was classified for limited service today by the French army. His classification card read Ex empt from marching.
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Paris
Gilbert Roger
Paris-to
Johnson Warns Russia To Call Off Its Dogs
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson warned that the United States may issue an ultimatum to Moscow and strike at the Soviet Union rather than its satellites if peace paths fail. He spoke at a luncheon in Dallas marking a hard line against communist subversion and asserted U.S. preparedness has improved since a prior low.
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Johnson
Russia
Dallas
Lyndon B. Johnson
United States
Moscow
Kremlin
Senate
Nab Scores in Theft Of Federal Property
FBI arrests across the nation target thefts of government property from military bases. J Edgar Hoover said 120 people were picked up over two months on charges involving items from rubber to aircraft radios. Suspects include civil servants military personnel police and private citizens.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
New Jersey
California
Ohio
Massachusetts
New York
Finnegan Indicted in Tax Investigation
James P. Finnegan former internal revenue collector in St Louis and a noted figure in a congressional probe into alleged corruption in the tax service was indicted by a federal jury on charges of bribery.
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Finnegan
ST. Louis
James P. Finnegan
Internal Revenue
Bery
Pair of Elk Flee to Wilds of Palo Duro Canyon
Two elk escaped Palo Duro Park after jumping a 12 foot fence. Woody and Mrs Matheson had transported the 500 pound bull and 400 pound cow from Wichita Mountain Refuge to the canyon to let visitors photograph them. They soon bolted back into the north canyon, possibly starting a new herd.
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Palo Duro Park
Canon
Woody Matheson
Twenty-fourth
Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge
Cache
Okla
Canyon
John McCarty
McCarty
Grim death by own action shocks York man
YORK Pa Oct 11 Officials disclosed Guy E Watson 79 of Fawn Grove Pa died of a heart attack apparently induced by excitement over the prospect of death by own action. Coroner Lester J Sell said Watson was found dead in his home sitting in a chair with a gun pressed to his body and a knife in the other hand. No violence was found on the body.
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York
Guy E. Watson
Fawn Grove
Lester J. Sell
Watson
Cooler Weather Forecast For Tomorrow
Amarillo weather outlook forecasts slightly cooler conditions tomorrow with a high around 81 and a low near 51. Weatherman K R Jenkins at Amarillo Air Terminal notes crop impact will be minimal as fair weather prevails.
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K. R. Jenkins
Amarillo Air Terminal
French Socialists Balk Paris Coalition Plan
October 11 in Paris Premier Rene Pleven urged the Socialist Party to join his fragile cabinet but was refused. Socialist leader Guy Mollet said the party would provide limited support to block General Charles de Gaulle from taking power.
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Balk Paris
Rene Pleven
Socialist Party
Guy Mollet
Charles de Gaulle
Britain bans metal hair curlers to conserve materials
London reports a government conservation program hits households as metal hair curlers will be banned starting next Monday. The move aims to save scarce materials amid the wartime rearma ment effort.
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London
State Fair attendance tops last year in first five days
Dallas officials announced that the State Fair drew 627,191 visitors in the first five days, surpassing the 466,976 recorded for the same period last year. The report highlights growing interest as the fair progresses.
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Dallas
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR AMARILLO AREA
The Amarillo region forecasts fair weather through today, tonight, and Friday with a small warming today and a cooler Friday. Highs around 85 today and 81 tomorrow, with a 82 degree reading for the 24 hours ending this morning and a 51 low. Panhandle agricultural outlook remains favorable for outdoor operations with clear to partly cloudy skies and little temperature change. no rainfall expected. West Texas and New Mexico regions also call for generally fair conditions with cooler Friday in the northwest.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
West Texas
New Mexico
Slot Machines Dance To Trio's Downbeat
Lewiston Idaho October 11 three former slot machine repairmen from Las Vegas Nevada credited their rhythm touch for a run of winnings at local coin op machines. They reportedly amassed 210 dollars in 35 minutes playing 25 50 and 1 dollar slots. Police found no tampering and the men claimed the steady rhythm targets tampered machines. They described a skill based system believing two plum in line yields a third plum and payout, while insisting their method works only on machines believed to be altered.
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Lewiston
Idaho
U.P
Johnny Pugh
Danny Foster
Robert E. Black
Las Vegas
Nev
Robert O. Flood
Pugh
Army weighing bid to custody atomic bombs
Washington dispatch reports a Pentagon meeting where Defense Secretary Lovett, AEC Chair Gordon Dean, and other officials discussed custody of atomic bombs. Rumors say the talks touched on the weapon's readiness, amid heightened public talk of U S atomic capabilities and Forrestal era debates.
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Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Pentagon
Defense Lovett
Gordon Dean
Henry D. Smyth
Commission
Marion __ W. Boyer
Lovett
Dean
United States
James Forrestal
Defense
Truman
Gasway details drunken June 25 spree before hospital stop
The 33 year old former truck driver recounts a daylong drinking binge on June 25. He drives Horace Johnson’s car, hits an air base, buys gin, then returns toward Amarillo ending up at St Anthony's Hospital where he vows to address his drinking as police question his memory.
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St. Anthony's Hospital
Gasway
Horace Johnson
Johnson
Galway
Horace
Conway
Amarillo
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Dist
Atty
Herman Pipkin
Reds Push Truce Talks At Panmunjom In Korea
Peiping radio reported that Red liaison officers proposed a full dress meeting of Korean cease fire delegates at 1 PM. The UN said it wants the neutrality zone scope defined first. A morning liaison session was scheduled to discuss the zone, with little evidence of imminent resumption of Friday talks.
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Munsan
Korea
U.P
Peiping
Red
Liulouay
United Nations
Panmunjom
Texas
Fifth Air Force
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