Mayor Strong asks Clifton to resign in heated meeting
The special City Commission session saw Mayor Strong request City Manager Clifton's resignation. Council members questioned the move, calling for a full commission briefing and backing before any action, with calls for more information and a united front.
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Strong
Avalanche- Journal
Clifton
David Casey
W. D
Dub) Rogers
Special City Commission
O'Mara
Gene Alderson
Rolan Simpson
Jack
Simpson
Thad
Lubbock
Alderson
McLarty
City Commission
Chiffon
City Hall
Kenneth Pharr
Pharr
Lions Club
Estes Probe Details in January Rescind of Cotton Allotment Cancellation
Testimony before Senator John McClellan's subcommittee revealed that an Agriculture Department lawyer John Francis said top officials knew of a derogratory report on Estes' cotton allotment and fertilizer tank manipulations when Estes was appointed to the Cotton Advisory Committee. Francis said Murphy cleared Estes despite the findings and cited a confidential FBI report. Estes faced fraud charges linked to fertilizer tank dealings after his March 31 arrest.
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Estes
Murphy
Cotton Advisory Committee
Sen
John McClellan
Agriculture Department
John Francis
Department
Francis
FBI
Witnesses testifying in Dallas probe of state oil wells
On Tuesday Dallas hearing before House Investigations Committee focused on slant oil well drilling. W T Whipstock Bill James of Kilgore testified about installing plastic pipelines and a tank battery on a lease. Billy Bridewell of Tyler, an oil operator, denied offering bribes.
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Dallas
House Investigations Committee
W. T
Whipstock
Bill” James
Kilgore
Billy Bridewell
Tyler Oil
McAngus
Jacobs
Jobe
Murphy
Carter
Houston
Murphys
James
L. R. Jacobs
Ebro Oil Co
Body Of Young Woman Found In Plastic Bag
Rita Robinson a 23 year old Philadelphia Transportation Co cashier and daughter of a former union leader was found murdered in a plastic bag inside a small office at a Philadelphia auto agency. The body lay bound with a clothesline while already unclad and shoes were missing. Police said the death is murder with no immediate motive.
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Philadelphia
Rita Robinson
Philadelphia Transportation Co
Dodge
Miss Robinson
Frankford
Rene Negron
Charles Robinson
The
Transport Workers Union
NFO proposes contracts to stabilize prices and marketing
Farm prices cited include 32.45 per hundredweight for cattle and 29.45 for a 90 to 100 pound slaughter lamb. Sta ley quotes corn at 1.49 a bushel and soybeans at 2.56. NFO urges processor contracts, with a 1 percent gross pay to farmers and a 5 percent procurement fee, plus a 10 percent penalty for selling outside the NFO. NFO members span Idaho to Ohio, and Kentucky to Oklahoma.
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Staley
NFO
Idaho
Ohio
Canadian
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Wild chase marks arrests after $4000 holdup
Two men were held after a gunpoint robbery that yielded about 4000 dollars. Mrs. Davis rammed the getaway car during pursuit as police recovered cash, pills, nylon cord, tape, and a shotgun forearm. Bonds set at 10000 each. suspects identified as Shockley and Roberts.
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Sput Davis
Yelvington
Davis
Mrs. Davis
26Th St
Haynes
Neitsch
Roberts
Fergerson
Shockley
Methodist Hospital
Justice of the Peace
George H. McCleskey
L. W. Forrester
Sherman Davis
46Th St
Avenue P
Flood Kills At Least 137 In Suncheon City
The Ministry of Information said at least 137 people died when the Ok-Chon River broke its dike and flooded Suncheon while most residents slept. The flash flood followed torrential rain early Tuesday.
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Suncheon
Korea
UPI
Ministry of Information
Ok - Chon
Births Report From Wolfforth and Surrounding Areas
The following birth notices list newborns with weights and times at area hospitals and clinics. Parents include Soto, Garcia, Castro, Whiteley, Graves, Huff, Richards, Harris, Crawford, Hoover, Rouse, Dukes, Day, Wood, Choate, Ledbetter, Norrell, Lugo, Mariett with occupations ranging from farmer to barber, post office, and hospital staff.
Texas Oil Bribery Probe Targets Slant Wells Case
A Texas House probe into oil slant wells details bribes linked to Murphy and Carter trustee accounts. Witness McAngus describes payments totaling at least 76 000 dollars and dummy wells used to inflate production on the L. R. Jacobs lease, with 17 slanted wells found among Nortex assets. The inquiry notes two officials fired for refusing lie detector tests as state tests show deeper deviations.
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Angus
Murphy
McAngus
House General Investigating Committee
Railroad Commission
Nelson Decker
Kilgore
Commission
Texas
South Main Street Bank
Houston
Haskell Carter
H. H. Carter Jr
Philadelphia
Carter
Hull
Tex
Liberty
E. B. Hearn Sr
Ohio
Trust Oil Co
Wendover
Nortex
East Texas
Schlumberger Ltd
Homco
Dallas
Kennedy measure to raise vets compensation approved
The Senate sent to President Kennedy a bill to increase annual veterans pay by 98 million dollars benefiting about 1.92 million war veterans. The effective date was set for July 1, with the House backing the change and an VA requested amendment to avoid retroactive payments. The measure faced a yearlong delay over a proposed rider on the National Service Life Insurance program.
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Washington
Senate
Kennedy
House
Veterans Administration
National Service Life
Telegraphers Set To Go On Strike
Chicago and North Western Railway orders a freight embargo at midnight as telegraphers strike looms. The Order of Railroad Telegraphers plans a 1090 member walkout at 6 a.m. CST Thursday, with strike bases across four states. Officials say they have done all possible to avert the stoppage.
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Chicago
UPS
Chicago and North Western Railway
North Western
Chicago Loop
Decline Hits Market As Buying Diminishes
New York AP reports a steep stock market setback as buying dried up ahead of the Labor Day weekend. Investors grew cautious, muting gains and accelerating losses after morning volatility with key issues falling up to $1 or more and many major groups down. Bartholomew Columbus, brother of Christopher, founded Santo Domingo in 1496.
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New York
Bartholomew Columbus
Christopher
New World
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
Only Male Student Enters New Philadelphia Nursing School
Leslie Sampson, 19, becomes the first male pupil in Philadelphia General Hospital’s newly formed Male School of Nursing, among 103 female classmates. He will study for three years, live in the doctors’ home, wear a white uniform, and attend a tea party with the freshman class.
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Philadelphia
Leslie Sampson
Philadelphia General Hospital
Sampson
Spencerport
N.Y
Warminster
Doctors
Nurses
Margaret Jackson
School of Nursing
Reunion honors Lamb County pioneers and longtime residents
At the reunion, Mrs. Mary Davis 84 Littlefield and Tom Ham 87 Anton were named oldest residents. Mrs. W C White Spring Lake a Lamb County native since 1909 was listed as longest resident. The farthest travelers were Walsh and Mrs Jack Johnson 1500 miles from Moses Lake Wash. New officers include Weldon Findley president and Alvin Webb vice president.
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Mary Davis
Littlefield
Tom Ham
Anton
Miller
W. C. White
Springlake
Lamb County
Walsh
Jack Johnson
Moses Lake
Wash
Weldon Findley
D. H. Riley
Riley
Ray Ashby
Cotton Center
Bill Nix
Sudan
Betty Elms
Amherst
Roy McQuatters
Archie Joplin
Gus Shaw
Alvin Webb
Kay Smith
Ray Blessing
Mrs. McQuarters
Roy Yeager
Jack Yarborough
George Harmon
J. B. Holt
Willis White
A. W. Ormand
T. V. Merrell
Victoria Vicinity Plans $700000 Steel Rolling Mill
Victoria reports a joint Hong Kong and Japanese venture announces plans for a $700000 steel rolling mill. The project signals intensified industrial investment and cross-border cooperation in the region.
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Victoria
Hag
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Steve Matthews
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Firestone
Firestone Rubber Co
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Oklahoma City
Roswell
N. M
Norman
Okla
Ted Lendley
E. B. Hearn Jr
Longview
Bobby Haynes
Main St
Craig Davies
25Th St
28Th St
Ave. Q
Oscar Neitsch
Ave. P
Frank Soto
Wolfforth
Lauf Vine
Clyde Baker
Jimmy Garcia
Ave. F
Lauf Cline
Central Pipe and Supply Co
Juan Castro
Ave. S
Manuel Castro
Russell Whiteley
Vanda
Silver Queen Cafe
Willie Graves
Ave
Bobby Lravis Humble Service Station
William Leon Huff
Tokio
Taylor Hospital
Arnold Ray Richards
Grinnell St
Bowman Biscuit Co
Lorenzo Harris
St. Mary's Hospital
First Baptist Church
Walter Crawford
Methodist’ Hospital
Post Office
Robert Hoover
George
Reese Villace
Reese Afb
Raymond Rouse
St Hospital
St Mary's Hospital
Jennings Bryant Dukes
Auburn
Lubbock Linen Co
Emmett Roosevelt Day Jr
West Texas Hospital
Personal Development Corp
Ewell Ray Wood
5Th St
Texas Tech
Floyd Choate
E. 5Th St
Doss Sheet Metal Works
John Gilbert Ledbetter
16Th St
J. D. Norrell
Rt. J. Ropesville
Robert M. Lugo
22Nd St
Petroleum Life Insurance Co
Bob Mariett
20Th St
Art Craft Engraving Co
Witts
Mrs. Hearn
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