Early Birthday Party For Ill Child Near Midland
In Terminal, 10 miles west of Midland, six year old Jimmy Spiva with leukemia received an early birthday party moved up from November 1. His parents Mr and Mrs Leon Spiva, a paint contractor, say he should remember the moment despite his condition. He has two brothers and enjoys cowboy play like other West Texas boys.
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Jimmy
Leon Spiva
West Texas
Spiva
Terminal
Midland
Lad
Houston Police Force Outgrown As City Grows
Houston Police Chief B W Payne says the department cannot match rapid population growth. He cites 7933 major crimes this year versus 6883 last year, with eight months of stolen property valued at 987679 dollars against 703747 last year and recovery at 632710 versus 481893. He warns annexation could worsen the strain and seeks eight to ten more school officers without assurance.
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Houston
B. W. Payne
Payne
Portland Mayor Defies Recall Efforts Amid Gambling Accusations
Portland's Mrs Dorothy McCullough Lee says she will not quit despite a recall petition filed by attorney Max Donnelly charging autocracy and heavy burdens on business. She notes gambling interests back the move and claims she plans no campaign, focusing on mayoral duties. She attends the police chiefs convention in Dallas.
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Portland
Lee
International Association of Police Chiefs
Max Donnelly
Petersen Trial Set For Tentative Date In Dallas
Keith Petersen, 21, SMU student, indicted for the Sept 2 slaying of Miss Caroline Schofield, 20, in a downtown Dallas office. The trial is tentatively set for next month per assistant District Attorney Henry Wade. Petersen admitted the shooting after hearing his former fiancée planned to marry another.
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Dallas
Keith Petersen
Southern Methodist University
Caroline Schofield
Henry Wade
Petersen
Visiting Oslo Journalist Critiques Hollywood Portrayal
A Norwegian reporter Rei dar Lunde touring the United States with 49 European journalists decries Hollywood’s clichés and urges more documentary style depictions of American life. The group, hosted by American Overseas Airlines, visited Fort Worth, Detroit, Washington, and New York and spoke with Web Maddox and Major General Roger Ramey about U.S. anti socialism stance and military readiness. They noted Europe’s economic recovery and conservative gains in West Germany while observing American and European political tensions.
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Lunde
Hollywood
Detroit
American Overseas Airlines
Washington
New York
Fort Worth
America
Oslo
Maddox
Roger Ramey
Eighth Air Force
Europe
Ramey
Russia
Convair
Carswell Air Base
Air Force
United States
Woman Attacked Negro Held After Downtown Assault
A 23-year-old Black man was moved from Lamar County jail to an undisclosed location after assaulting a 29-year-old white woman on a residential street Monday night. The suspect was captured by bystanders led by city employee T. A. Barner after he grabbed the woman by the throat and pushed her eight-year-old son aside. concerns of local violence prompted removal.
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Paris
Lamar County
T. A. Barner
New Airline Feeder Service Begins in Dallas Area
Central Airlines announces new feeder service to Dallas Fort Worth and Oklahoma City terminals with a pre inaugural flight planned. President Keith Kahle says the aim is to connect with major airlines and that the firm will mail, carry passengers and property in single engine planes from Fort Worth headquarters.
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Dallas
Central Airlines
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Keith Kahle
Throat Sliced From Ear to Ear Suspect Leaves Town
A Midland man James Moore, 21, drove five miles to Hillsboro hospital after a passerby attacked him on Highway 77. The throat wound exposed the jugular but did not sever it and the windpipe was nicked. Moore survived and doctors expect recovery.
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Hillsboro
Midland
James Moore
Moore
Jimmy Moore
Files Valley
Hill County
West
Garrison Identifies Hitchhiker After Finding Beer at Moore Scene
Charlie Garrison questioned Moore and learned the hitchhiker's identity. He located the man at Whitney on Tuesday after inspecting Moore's bloody car and discovering cold beer.
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Moore
Charlie Garrison
Garrison
Whitney
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Lavaca
Mutual
the Mutual Savings
Congress
U. S. Pat
C. L. Vaughn
Rio Grande
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Chantilly Lace
Huntergreen
U. S. Pat. Off
Texas
Carswell Air Force Base
C. B. Livingston
Scotland
Kemsley
E. W. Cheadle
Great Britain
Oregon
Port Lady
Dorothy McCullough Lee
Ros
Reidar Lunde
Star
Oslo Aftanposten
Web Maddox
Chamber of Commerce
Frankfort Distillers Corp
N.Y.C
Armstrong
W. 6Th Ph
Terminix CO
E. Tenth
S. J. Rogers
W. B. Pyratel
Texas State Optical
Austin
Willie Kocurek
Willie
San Jacinto
MAL Co
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