Young Thief Tells Of 400 Burglaries
A 22 year old Ra venna Ohio man James Leslie Hurd told Amarillo detectives he carried out a six month burglary spree across the eastern half of the United States. He said he targeted small businesses and kept a running total never exceeding three hundred dollars per break in. He explained he wore gloves and rotated three pairs of shoes to mislead investigators. He was arrested in Tucumcari New Mexico while attempting to buy seat covers and then stealing from Garland's Trim Shop.
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Sunday News-Globe
James Leslie Hurd
W. D. Walker
Hurd
Amarillo
United States
Ravenna
Ohio
Tucumcari
N.M
Bill Loden
Garland’s
Charles Conley
Indianapolis
Ind
Two Die In Blizzard On Central Plains Highways
A weekend blizzard paralyzed central plains and southwest highways with drifts up to seven feet. The Weather Bureau warned travelers to stay off roads. multiple towns reported 0.5 to 2 feet of snow and drifts blocking routes from Texas to New Mexico.
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Sunday News-Globe
Central Plains
Kansas City Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Winos clean jail shift amid panhandling in Fort Worth
Pre dawn clash as officers haul a dozen intoxicated men from downtown Fort Worth to the south city limits. The incident sparks a brief scramble with county deputies at the Waco Highway border.
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Fort Worth
Ed Lee
H. H. Alexander Jr
Waco
Alexander
Relief Train Plies Toward Boise City
A relief train left Amarillo late Friday to rescue passengers stranded on eight buses and hundreds of motorists by a blizzard in the Texas Panhandle. Derailments and long delays plagued rail traffic as high winds and drifting snow stranded travelers, with attention on Campo Colorado and Adrian Oklahoma vicinity.
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Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Gay Powers
Garden City
Kan
Amarillo
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Vega
Adrian
U.S. Highway 66
Fritch
Canyon
Oklahoma Panhandle
Highway 287
Texas Panhandle
Amarillo Santa Fe
Los Animas
Colo
Campo
Springfield
Coto
Greyhound
Eisenhower Macmillan end generally satisfactory talks in Bermuda
In TUCKER'S TOWN Bermuda on March 23 President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Macmillan wrapped up discussions on the Middle East and other world problems declaring a generally satisfactory outcome. They planned a joint communique and signaled secrecy on some military strategy details.
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Tucker’s Town
Bermuda
Eisenhower
Macmillan
Middle East
Mid-Ocean Club
Britain
Egypt
Vega Folk Provide Housing Go to Rescue
In Vega Oldham County on March 23 private homes schools the courthouse and the American Legion hall housed motorists and bus passengers snowbound by a blizzard. Rescue efforts were slowed by deep drifts and cold with about 206 motorists stranded awaiting relief as night fell.
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Sunday News-Globe
Vega
Court House
American Legion Hall
Oldham County
Hugh Cypher
Borger
Santa Rosa
N. M
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