East Texas preacher’s jail term upheld by court
The State Court of Criminal Appeals refused to overturn the Nov 23 conviction of Tor LeRoy Daniels, 26, former Crystal Farmers Baptist Church pastor in Tatum, for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Daniels and Flora Jean Cole, 17, disappeared last fall, were found in Wichita, Kansas, three weeks later, and Daniels was sentenced to six months in jail and a $500 fine. He appealed unsuccessfully on Dec 4. The article also briefly notes a tulip tree seed fact.
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Austin
State Court of Criminal Appeals
Tor LeRoy Daniels
Daniel
Crystal Farmers Baptist
Tatum
Flora Jean Cole
Wichita
Kan
Texas
Daniels
Miss. Cole
Rusk County
How Legislators Voted On Conflict Of Interest Bill
Austin AP reports lawmakers recorded voting Tuesday as they tentatively approved a bill barring state officials or legislators from private interests that might conflict with their duties. The roll lists dozens of names for and against, reflecting a hard fought party line in the chamber.
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Austin
House
Alaniz
Allen
Arledge
Ball
Sarnes
Houston
Cary
Cotten
Cowles
Crain
Davis
de la Garza
Dungor
Eckhardt
Edwards
Esquivel
Finney
Fletcher
Foreman
Gibbons
Glidden
Glenn
Green
Guffey
Haines
Hallmark
Hardrog
Harris
Galveston
Haynes
Heatly
Hendryx
Hinson
Hollowell
Isaacks
Jamison
Johnson
Dallas
San Antonio
Kilpat
Smith
Beaumont
Stewart
Townsend
Traeger
Ward
Weldon
Wells
Wheeler
Wieting
Wilson
Atwell
Banfield
DeKalb
Boysen
Brown
Abilene
Cain
Cavness
Coughran
Cawden
Crews
Doke
Duggan
Fairchild
Floyd
Garrison
Grover
Helton
Hughes
Knapp
Scoggins
Aaacotee
Moyer
Murray
Parsley
Pipkin
Rapp
Rosson
Sauerwhite
Schiller
Segrest
Shannon
Shipley
Slack
Slider
Stallenwerck
Thompson
Thurmone
Walker
Whatley
Whitfield
Elderly man at 99 contracts mumps in England
Reading England AP reports 99 year old Hen niker Thorp contracted mumps, a rare late age case. Doctors say never heard of such late onset and plan to document the case for medical records. Thorp cannot explain how he caught the illness.
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Reading
England
Henniker Thorp
Pulitzer Prize Winner Tells Estes Story Details
Oscar Griffin recalls how the Pecos Independent exposed Billie Sol Estes finance schemes in West Texas. The 1952 four part series showed farmers mortgaging ammonia tanks that never existed, triggering FBI action and lengthy prison terms for Estes. The Independent pursued justice amid competition and financial pressure.
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Estes
Oscar Griffin
Houston Chronicle
Pecos
Tex
Independent
Griffin
Associated Press
Houston
Pecos Independent
Billie Sol Estes
Reeves County
The
Rotarl Merchants Association
Retail -Merchants- Association
H. F. Avery
Trans-Pecos Publishing Co
Alan Propp
Ford Love
West “Texas
Bor
West
Texas
Dallas
Kennedy urges broadened jobless compensation reform
President Kennedy asked Congress to extend unemployment insurance to about three million workers and to raise benefit levels and duration. He proposed higher federal taxes to fund the expansion and urged estates to adjust their own benefit schedules. The plan, sent to Vice President Johnson and House Speaker McCormack, aims to modernize the federal state system per his economic report.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Lyndon” B. Johnson
House
Spe
John W.’ McCormack
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