Ilegal Profit Bribery Charged In Oil Scandal
Railroad Commission hearings reveal undercover work and ties between officials and drilling contractors amid a probe into deviated wells. Witnesses describe trustee accounts, at least five contractors, and possible $10 million monthly oil production from illegal slanting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilegal
Jim Ray
Murray
Railroad Commission
Read
Murphy, Decker
Robert Mathews
Henry Stewart
Murphy
Decker
Commission
Wilson
Wells
Decker and Murphy
Haskell Carter
South Main Street Bank
Houston
Pittsburgh
Dallas
R. C. Brin
Nelson Decker
Brin
Gibson Brothers Co
Carter Jones Drilling Co
George Jordan
United Drilling Co
Pappy Yoachum
Longview
Fred Erisman
Erisman
Ballman
Kilgore
Don Barkman
Roy Payne
W. J. Christian
Payne
Col
Homer Garrison Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
Garrison
Shell Oil Co
Shell
West Texas Democrats plan Sept rally in Lubbock
Democrats from the South Plains organize a large rally and $10 dinner at Fair Park Coliseum in Lubbock on Sept 20. John Connally Waggoner Carr Preston Smith invited. county chairs attend, tickets sold to support all nominees. West Texas Democratic headquarters opening planned in downtown Lubbock before Sept 1. Lubbock County authorized 86 delegates to the El Paso state convention Sept 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Plains
West Texas
Lubbock
Caprock Hotel
Fair Park Coliseum
Travis Shelton
Shelton
John Connally
Waggoner Carr
Preston Smith
Thestate
Poll Tax Amendment Passes House Amid Heated Debate
The poll tax amendment passed the House 162 Democrats and 132 Republicans in favor, with 71 Democrats and 15 Republicans opposing. Kennedy urged passage saying Americans should not pay to vote. President hailed the vote as ending an artificial barrier to voting in some states after long legislative effort spanning years. Southern opponents used many parliamentary tactics, causing five roll calls before final passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Kennedy
Bill House
China A-Test Seen as Nuisance to Free World
Pentagon officials warn Red China’s move toward atomic arms could threaten nearby states and spur more nations to pursue nuclear weapons. In Amarillo Dr Edward Teller says even a test would mainly increase China’s nuisance power rather than threaten the free world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentagon
Russia
United States
Red China
Atomic Club
Amarillo
Edward Teller
China
Teller
Crime Totals By Category In Two Wichita Falls Periods
Murder and non negligent manslaughter combined show 1 and 3. rape 1 and none. robbery 7 and 13. aggravated assault 19 and 10. Burglary breaking or entering 280 and 327. larceny over fifty dollars 123 and 108. auto thefts 123 and 134.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Hood receives top city honors after 45 years of service
The annual awards program honors Hood for 45 years of loyal city fire service and extensive volunteer work. Clifton praises Hood for freely giving time, notes his early firefighting days, Scout leadership, and 25 years as a Red Cross first aid trainer. Other honorees include 25, 20, 15 and 10 year recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Lubbock
Red Cross
Clifton
City Commission
George Hay
L. O. White
Miner Rescues Woman After Canal Fall
Swinton England AP reports 58 year old miner Eric Prince interrupted fishing to cast and hook the dress of a woman who had fallen in a canal. He reeled in Ann Oliver who was reported resting well at a local hospital.
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Swinton
England
Eric Prince
Here
Ann Oliver
Hayes Campaign Stops in Lubbock Area Talks Platform
Republican lieutenant governor candidate O. W. Bill Hayes visited Lubbock and the South Plains on Monday delivering a series of talks and closing with an open meeting at the Pioneer hotel. He spoke to more than 30 GOP supporters outlining his platform and denouncing what he called an attack on conservative policies.
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Miami
U.S
Hayes
Texas Nation Guard
Texas
Senate
Ed Smith
Syd Moore
Lubbock County
GOP
Lubbock
Levelland Hotel
Littlefield
Thornton
American Legion Hall
Muleshoe
Dimmitt
Plainview
Wayne’s
Hereford
Canyon
Amarillo
Panhandle
O. W
Bill) Hayes
South Plains
Pioneer Hotel
Bill) Hays
Temple
Chuck Diegel
Burglary defendants sentenced after Monday pleas
Two Negro men, Frank King Jr. and Jesse Lee Craddock, were each given twelve year penitentiary terms after pleading guilty to burglary. Additional pleas included DWI, theft, and hit and run cases with varying probation and jail penalties for several defendants across multiple addresses.
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E. 22Nd St
18Th Street
Frank King Jr
Ave. A
Jesse Lee Craddock
E. 17Th St
George H. Nelson
Donald Eugene Anderson
18Th St
Calvin Miller
Auburn St
Ramon Santana Guerra Jr
N. Ave. S
John Kenley Jr
Colesman
Emmitt Ray Livingston
Donnie Walton Nickens
24Th St
Poland to Honor Treblinka Victims with Granite Monument
In lower Silesia Poland the state plans a granite monument to victims of Treblinka Nazi camp. The memorial will use 74 ton blocks to mark the memory of those who suffered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
Lower Silesia
Treblinka
Teller Urges U S Keeps Space Leadership Ahead
At Amarillo symposium Dr Edward L Teller argues the United States has not abandoned leadership in nuclear space fields despite Russian Sputnik. He cites Project Plowshare and space applications like world wide TV and weather forecasting while stressing defense of space freedom and national readiness. Dr A D Suttle of Texas A M endorses rapid mission completion and calls for expanded nuclear space industry in Texas.
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ED Stratz
Amarillo
Edward L. Teller
United States
America
Dr. Teller
Teller
Golden Spread
University of California
Pr. Teller
A. D. Suttle
Texas A&m
Suttle
Texas
Births Report From Local Hospitals Listing New Arrivals
A county list records numerous births at Methodist Hospital St. Marys Hospital West Texas Hospital Lauf Clinic Taylor Hospital and Taylor Hospital detailing parents addresses times weights and occupations. Names include Merejtdo Garcia Jerrell Mitchell Roy Parker Robert Ho Smith Raymond Stanton William Kovalchuk Lucio Reyna Andrew Simmons C D Williams Clifford Dean Rolan Roland Adams Jim Fullingim Darrell Hobgood Adan Caudillo Jennings Bryant Dukes Fred Wilson Traylor George Ralph Dooley.
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Willie Watson
Doug Blackburn
Jackie Aardrop
Clifton
Jonas Roy Sanford
George Glennunter
Marvin Kenneth Eller
Claude E. Martin
Wheeler Dane Mount
Rufus H. Brewer
Tom Wilson Crow
Willie Troy Givens
John Henry Heffindon
Leonard W. Forrester
Zora Joy Gifford
E. B. Mitchell
Harry O. Alderson
Rachel Vermillion
Lawrence V. Ekdahl
L. B. Cauley
Edward Wayne Love
Guadalupe Martinez
Travis C. Yocum
L. D. Alpin
Oley W. Youngblood
John F. Adams
Aristeo Adame
William O. Taylor
W. J. Burgess
Earl Grady Eubanks
Juan Garcia
Jesse Wilburn King
Joe Wayne Graham
Billy Knox
Harmon Eugene Hill
Walter Howard Smith
J. C. Florence
Thomas Milton Cannon
Hortor A. Hobbs
Carole Cathryn Coffman
Winnie Evelyn Tucker
Gonsalo N. Martinez
Billy Ray Greathouse
Norberto Martinez
Edward Person Hensley
David Melendrez
Gordon Wesley Willis
Bonifacio M. Perez
James
Pedro
Pete) Ybarra
Raul Hernandez
Allen Dale Massey
James V. Jones
Jimmy Edward Paul
Ernest Neel
Loyd Lawson Rowell
Alton Huel Powers
Earl Stewman
Grady Shipp
Lige Eugene Vinson
Ernest James
Ernest Bradbury
R. R. Williamson
Orville T. Kuykendall
Richard Dale Estes
Wayne ‘Webb
New Figures From Page One on Mariner 2 Flight
NASA reports all systems nominal for the Mariner 2 Venus flyby as eight days remain to a possible midcourse burn. Tracking and guidance plan involves a ground commanded midcourse motor to adjust velocity up to 120 mph. launch corrections from Atlas Agena roiled mission off course by 250 000 miles but within capability to correct. The December flyby hinges on antenna lock and two axis stabilization at Goldstone with final motor burn to accelerate toward Venus.
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DeWitt Hale
Murray
Commission
Hale
Austin
Railroad Commission
Erisman
East Texas
Texas
East Texas Field
Cape Canaveral
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Mariner
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Calif
Venus
Goldstone
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Ally
Court of Civil Appeals
Rep
William J. Murray
Texas House Investigating Committee
Mari
Strong
Willette Murrell
Eight
Heath
Robert Harbaugh
Jerald Afflerbach
Alva Fox
Charles Ashby
Walter Krueger
Harvie Austin
Buddy Hackfield
LBJ
Lynom B. Johnson
Merejtdo Garcia
Methodist Hospital
Supreme Beef Co
Jerrell Mitchell
E. Main St
St. Mary's Hospital
Tony
Roy Parker
Southwest Electric Co
Robert Ho Smith
33Rd St
West Texas Hospital
Raymond Earl Stanton
Duke
Lubbock Transformer Repair Service
William Kovalchuk
Arnold
Reese Village
Reese Air Force Use
Lucio Reyna
Amherst St
Lauf Clinic
Monterey Cafeteria
Andrew Simmons
Rt. 1
Martin Palmer
Clifford Dean Rolan
Nashville
Apt. D
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Orkin x Terminating Co
Roland Adams
Colgate St
Taubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Jim Fullingim
Petersburg
Jis
Darrell Hobgood
Wolfforth
Texas Tech
Jennings Bryant Dukes
Auburn
Taylor Hospital
Lubbock Linen Co
Fred Wilson
Traylor
62Nd St
Rene. Hospital
Idris Traylor Cotton Co
George Ralph Dooley
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