Long ordeal ends as six are freed from Milli gan siege
A tense case ends with the release of six people after a stand off. Among those freed were Dr. Leo Tuveson, Don Lorin Shelley, and court reporter Jack Ryan, while James M. Witt briefly left for water. Police outside remained unable to intervene during the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Commission
Leo Tuveson
Phoenix
Don Lorin Shelley
Jack Ryan
James M. Witt
Milligan
Grand Jury In Dallas Probes Estes Brothers Case
A federal grand jury in Dallas will investigate Billie Sol Estes and associates with subpoenas issued for 11 witnesses. The Estes brothers John Estes Jr. and Bobby Frank Estes and other officials are to bring records on Estes debts from 1960 to 1962 while inquiries into fertilizer grain storage and cotton allotments continue. A separate hearing incident involved lawyer Stephen Gorey and suspect Billy Milligan taking hostages in the Capitol Annex hearing room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Billie Sol Estes
Pecos
John Estes Jr
Abilene
Bobby Frank Estes
Billie Sol
Agriculture Department
Washington
Senate
House
Hale
Estes
Albert Eads
Wayne Cooper
Charles Crump Jr
New York
CIT Corp
A. R. Rousseau
CIT
Kidd Henderson
Plainview
Plainted Construction Co
N. J. Wardlow
Lubbock
Associates Investment Co
Robert Stott
Troy Burson
Silverton
Curtis Bingham
United Elevators
Kress
Stephen Gorey
Gorey
Commission
Milligan
Whitt
Seymour Nealis
Harold
Capitol Annex
Jaciny Ryan
James
Detroit
Armzona
Industrial Commission
City zoning delays as panel orders study on 50th Street policy
City commissioners table a 50th Street rezoning request and vote to study a district policy. The panel heard talks on frontage use and parking needs for a planned 10 story apartment on 27th Street, while other zoning pleas for C-2 C-3 and R zones were rejected or postponed. The meeting produced multiple tabled items and a push for clearer guidelines before action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
50Th Street
Burr
Billy Meeks
27Th St
Ave. Q
Aening
22Nd Street
Warrick Carr
Barr
Meeks
May Young
10Th St
Ave. Uo
Bass
Owen McWhorter
Hd. Ko
Moore
Tdatou
7Th Street
Otes al Rogers
Farm
Dunnex
Mre. J
Spears
33Rd St
College Ave
B.C. Pounds
All St
Ave. US
South St
Indiana Ave
Senators Back Bishop on Establishment Clause Wording
Senators praised a bishop's wording to reframe the establishment clause as recognizing any denomination, sect, or organized religious association as established. A. Willis Robertson, John Stennis, Kenneth Keating, Hugh Scott expressed support or consideration, while others urged a constitutional amendment though wary of the proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Willis Robertson
D-Vay
Pike
John Stennis
D-Miss
Kenneth B. Keating
R-Ny
Hugh Scott Or-Pay
Wilson to Appear Before Estes Probe in Senate
Atty. Gen. Wil Wilson said he will appear before U.S. Sen. John McClellan's Senate Subcommittee probing pooled cotton allotments tied to buhe Estes. Wilson, in White Sulphur Springs for a conference, will arrange a date with McClellan. The Texas AG has led inquiries into West Texas cotton and fertilizer promoter dealings. indictments are ongoing. Fifteen subdivision plats and other business were approved at the meeting. A. J. Prim elected secretary to the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Attorney General
West Texas
A. J. Prim
J. R. Smith
Estes Probe Widens Over Estes Land Allotments Case
Senate hearing reveals unsigned memo on Estes land deals and alleged abuse of 1961 allotments. Witness Moss admits delayed cancellations. lawmakers press for FBI probe and accountability amid questions of favoritism and improper transactions involving Billie Sol Estes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mundt
Estes
Sec. of Agriculture
Orvile L. Freeman
Edmund S. Muskie
D-Me
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-Nc
Muskie
Moss
FBI
Weather woes sweep Texas with floods and fires
Storms brought floods in Richland Hills and Grand Prairie forcing evacuations. A tornado near Knox City caused no damage. South Texas faced heat with San Antonio logging 10th straight day above 100. Authorities urged fire watch as scattered showers cooled some regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Richland Hills
Fort Worth
Big Fossil Creek
Grand Prairie
Dallas
Bob Johnson
Texas
Knox County Sheriffs Office
Knox City
South Plains
Weather Bureau
Municipal
Lubbock
Carswell Air Force Base
Fossil Creek
Colonial County Club
South Texas
Austin
LaGrange
San Antonio
Stars of Bonanza Visit Lubbock Derby City
President Kennedy inspection and a visit by Bonanza stars Lorne Greene Dan Blocker Michael Landon Pernell Roberts were noted with Rodney remarking on a wobbly wheel. Rodney aims to win the All American Soap Box Derby race for a share of 30000 scholarship money after taking the Lubbock Derby title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bheys
Lubbock
Rodney
Avalanche Journal
Modern Chevrolet and Exchange Club
Birth announcements list numerous families in West Texas area
The notice reports multiple birth announcements from West Texas hospitals including Anannelie Po O'Neal, Paul Prieto, Ramiro Natera, Ronald Bevor, Roy Turney, Victor Urigas, Sammy Cantu, Fred Heaton, Williams, and others. Each entry lists baby weight, time, hospital, and parent employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Po O'Neal
Mit
West Texas Hospital
J. B. Gibbons Co
Paul Prieto
Ave R
Henry Drake
Wolfforth Girl Wounded in Accidental Shooting
Jamie Rodriquez, 12, is hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the shoulder after a 22 caliber rifle discharged while a sister, 16-year-old Fecita Rodriquez, tried to remove it from a wall hook as prowlers were reported near the house. The family lives southeast of Wolfforth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamie Rodriquez
Dora Rodriquez
Methodist Hospital
Fecita Rodriquez
Wolfforth
Khrushchev May Attend UN Assembly Visit
Rumors of Soviet Premier Khrushchev attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York this September circulated in Washington and Western Europe. Officials from the Soviet Embassy and State Department said they had no indication of such plans, though some U.S. officials would not be surprised if he decided to go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Khrushchev
United Nations General Assembly
New York
State Department
U.S
Gaines County Rodeo draws record crowd in Seagraves
The Lea County Sheriff's Posse won the grand entry trophy as Gaines County Rodeo opened with a 3:30 p.m. parade down Main Street for about 2,000 spectators. Winners include Keith Lieyd in wild mare racing and Edo Workman leading calf roping with top scores. events continue through Saturday with Western activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Lieyd
Herb Woods
Big Lake
Joel
Armstown
Edo Workman
Lubbock
Workman Soft Taibback
Ho Co Zachery
Sid Johnson
Snyder
Betty Evans
Meadowswns
Marsha White
Plains
Janne Itaze Targun
Barbara Schooier
Seagraves
Teressa Bearden
Ben Conatser
Hoo Zavickery Dashbock
Cradis de
Southwestern Championship Junior Rodeo continues tonight
The 16th annual Southwestern Championship Junior Rodeo runs tonight at p.m. with two nights left. Winners in girls barrel race 16 to 19 include Stephanie Rigdon Carlsbad 18.2 and Paulette Allen Haskell 184 with others placing in pole bending ribbon roping and breakaway events. many results incomplete as night ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephanie Rigdon
Carlsbad
Paulette Allen
Haskell
Linda Ceci
Laverne Hopper
Lubbock
Wathy Greenwood
Maxine Rogers
Grand Jury Hearings Probe Estes Cotton Dealings
A Waza grand jury adjourned after last week hearing with a witness invited to testify before a U S Senate subcommittee investigating Estes cotton allotment dealings. Indictments marked final actions of the term as a new grand jury is to be impaneled Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Senate
Estes
Dallas
Frank
Pecos
John
Estes Jr
Abilene
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Goodman
10Th Street
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America
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Eits
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Roy T. Grimes
Ho Hughston
Sith Street
David BF. Tippie
Carr
24Th Street
Hughston
Sach
Aoe
Alias
Wilson
Eastman
Grimes
Tipple
Pierce
Elo Urbanovsky
Charles Pead
Elarald Griffith
D. R. McWilliams
McClellan
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Alabama
Karl E. Mundt
R-Sd
Jacob
Department of Agriculture
John C. Bagwell
Department
Bagwell
Mass
Janet
Eistes
Ralph Yarborough Tex
Rodney Palmer
Bob Pustover
Cicero
Akron
Ohio
United States
Aio
Alamo City
Alpine
Amarillo
Beaumont
Brownsville
College Station
Corpus Christi
Childress
Dalhart
Waco
Wichita Falls
Wink
Midland
Mineral Wells
Presidio
San Angelo
el Paso
Stunuman
Lyle Cameron
la Mirada
Calif
Cameron
Earth
Ventura
Don Stratman
Anannelie
Ramiro Natera
Temple Ave
Tuuchbock
Fairmart Furniture Co
Roy Clyde
Turney, Morton
Taylor Hospital
Forrest Lumber Co
Victor Urigas
G. Lubbock
Porter Clinic Hospital
Lewter's
Sammy L. Cantu
N. Ave
Thurs- Gay Jin Methodist Hospital
Fred Heaton
HE. Quen St
Eee Tediat Hospital
Fred
On Williams
Wath
Mathodiat Hospital
Reese Air Force Base
Ta Meath
Benton Oil
Gaines Rodeo
Waza
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