Estes Convicted On Mail Fraud and Conspiracy
Billie Sol Estes, 38, builder of a $150 million farm empire, was found guilty by a jury of 12 on four counts of mail fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit fraud in a $24 million mortgage scheme with farmers and finance companies. Witnesses could face perjury probes as a grand jury may review testimony.
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EL Paso
UPI
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
U.S
Atty
Rufus McLean
Justice Department
Washington
Pecos
Tex
Form Lines After Bill Voted Down
Carson City protests followed Nevada Assembly action defeated civil rights legislation by 23 to 13 with one absent. Pickets gathered in the gallery and marched around the ancient capitol as supporters urged reconsideration. Flora Dungan was noted in the crowd.
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Carson City
Nevada
Battleborn State
Flora Dungan
Blind pianist Alee Templeton dies at 52 in Greenwich
Alee Templeton the blind pianist and entertainer dies of bone cancer at his Greenwich home aged 52 after nearly a year of illness. His widow Juliette Vatam will attend private funeral services at 3 p.m. tomorrow followed by a public memorial at Christ Episcopal Church and burial at Putnam Park Cemetery. Born in Cardiff Wales, Templeton learned piano before age two and composed at four. He trained at the Royal Academy of Music and later worked for the BBC before gaining international acclaim as a concert artist.
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Greenwich, Conn
UPI
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Juliette Barr Vatam
Christ Episcopal Church
Greenwich
Putman Park
Cardiff
Wales
Lendon
Alec
Royal Academy of Music
British Broadcasting Company
BBC
Britain
Civil rights bill dies in Nevada Assembly debate
A Nevada Assembly vote defeats AB 338 delaying civil rights protections. Republicans led by Chet Christensen and Democrats opposed parliamentary tactics, with Len Harris as the only Republican exception. The column laments the party split and laments the loss of civil rights progress in the session.
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Chet Christensen
Sparks
Yanks Generals Under Fire Of Commies
Three American generals faced Communist fire in a Mekong delta engagement 175 miles south of Saigon. Brigadier General Joseph W. Stillwell, 51, of Columbus Georgia, shielded wounded Vietnamese soldiers amid heavy weapons and mortar blasts 25 yards away. He is son of World War II general Vinegar Joe Stillwell.
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UPI
Mekong River
Joseph W. Stillwell
Columbus
Joe” Stillwell
U.S
Burma
Saturn 1 Test Lifts Hopes for Satellite Era
CAPE CANAVERAL UP S Saturn I completed its fourth successful test as scientists announced two follow up flights would carry nine ton satellites. The Saturn 470 ton rocket rose at 12 p.m. on a plume of liquid flame, dwarfing earlier milestones and rivaling Soviet space object estimates.
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UPS
America
West Berlin Police Deny Border Guard Shooting Claim
East German agency ADN says a Communist border guard was wounded by a shot from West Berlin while on duty at the anti refugee wall near the Chausseestrasse crossing. West Berlin police deny any shooting incident occurred and label the claim a hoax.
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Chausseestrasse
Berlin Wall
Four Candidates File for City Offices
Four contenders filed with the city clerk on opening day for mayor and two commissioner seats. Incumbents Ed Fountain and Reed Whipple seek re-election, and Mayor Oran Grayson runs for a second term. Frank Gowen, a 20 year resident and retired businessman, challenges Grayson citing a campaign focused on fairness.
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Oran Grayson
Ed Fountain
Reed Whipple
Homeself
Gowen
Cuban exile attacks trigger cas tro reprisal talk in Havana
Fidel Castro threatened to buy bombers and warships if necessary to defend against Yankee aggressors after attacks on two Soviet freighters in Cuban ports and the death of two Cuban couriers in an airliner crash. He warned that further attacks would prompt stronger actions.
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Havana
UPI
Fidel Castro
Cuban
Here's How Solons Voted On Civil Rights
Carson City reports the roll call on AB338 to strengthen powers of the Nevada Commission on Equal Rights. The measure was defeated 24-13 in the Nevada Assembly. Names listed show those voting for and against, including Assemblymembers Ames Christensen Delaney Grom Heyghey Godhey Harris Herr Johnson Manning Puerraguirre Posin Valentine Viani and Bailey Bastian and others.
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Carson City
Nevada Commission On Equal Rights
Nevada Assembly
William Ames
D-Washoe
Bernard Posin
D-Clark
Artie Valentine
G. Joe Viani
D-Mineral
James Bailey
R-Washoe
Cyril Bastian
D-Lincoln
Mystery Jets Shell U.S. Ship Off Cuba Coast
The State Department said unidentified jet aircraft fired on the U S motor ship Floridian in international waters off the north coast of Cuba. The ship, traveling from San Juan to Miami, was not hit. The Coast Guard reported the attack and two U S jets were sent to the scene.
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Washington
UPS
State Department
U. S
Cuba
Department
U.S
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Miami
US. Coast Guard
Mixed Up Kids Status Symbol Said Pregnancy
A public health officer reports junior and senior high girls see pregnancy as a status symbol. Based on 21 California schools, 12,136 female students tracked 29 pregnancies, with 17 in junior high. Policies varied from case by case expulsions to home study. actions urged by parents, churches, schools, and health officials.
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Los Angeles
UPS
Yes Nee
California Medical Association
Yoshigo Togaseki
Contra Costa County
Junor
Junwr High
Nools
Togasaki
Health Department
U S Doubts Russian Spy Plane Reply
The Kremlin denied that Russian planes violated Alaskan air space in a note to the United States. State Department spokesman Lincoln White called the reply unsatisfactory and said U S officials are sure of their evidence and would view unauthorized overflights seriously. The United States charged in.
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Kremlin
United States
Alaskan
State Department
Lincoln White
White
U.S
Parily Cloudy With Gentle Winds Forecast
Weather note shows parily cloudy day with gentle winds and a high of 79 degrees and a low of 45. Yesterday reached 71/60 with noontime humidity about 50 percent. Sunrise is 5 31 and sunset 5 59.
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