Dalrymple jury eyed in Lubbock slaying case
Jurors in 72nd District Court hear testimony on Elvis E. Dalrymple charged with murder in the January 21 196? slaying of J R Castle near a caliche pit in Southeast Lubbock. District Attorney Alton R Griffin signals a possible death penalty while defense rests prepare final arguments.
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Alton R. Griffin
Elvis E. Dalrymple
Dalrymple
J. R. Castle
June
Griffin
Herman Luther Talley
Castle
Talley
Slaton
Victor H. Lindsey
Milton Hartsfield
Waxahachie
Jim Edward Hammonds
Tahoka Hwy
Hammonds
Ida Joe Whitten
Mary Virginia Grizzle
Dalrymples
Kemp
Lubbock
Front Sets Off Rains Over Parts Of Plains
A cold front sweeping out of the Rocky Mountains pushed into Texas and triggered scattered showers across the South Plains with Muleshoe reporting 1.60 inches between 6 and 7:30 p.m. Thundershowers plagued Lubbock overnight while a squall line advanced east from eastern New Mexico. Several towns logged varying rainfall totals as cooler air moved in and a high in the mid 80s followed a low around 55.
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Rocky Mountain
Texas
South Plains
Lubbock
New Mexico
Muleshoe
Bailey County
Morton
Farwell
Levelland
Littlefield
Amherst
Idalou
Brownfield
Iowa
Plains States
Midwest
Rocky Mountains
Ida Grove
Memphis
Tenn
Omaha
Neb
Louisiana
Cameron
Creditors Meet Today in McSpadden Estate Case
Prospective buyers consider 1 million to 1.5 million cash offers for the Coleman D. McSpadden estate as creditors convene in Dallas on the eve of a 10 am Post Office building meeting. Grain merchants and other bidders may back a cash or staged payment plan, with a final figure possibly doubling over time.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche Journal
Coleman D. McSpadden
Lubbock
McSpadden
Pecos
Billie Sol Estes
John Foringer
Walter E. Heller Co
Chicago
Foringer
Superior Manufacturing Co
Amarillo
Dallas
Approval Seen for Wheat Crop Quotas in Narrow Vote
Federal marketing quotas for the 1963 wheat crop showed a slim favorable margin in 36 of 39 major wheat states with 111,924 for and 49,729 against, a 69.2 percent lead. Officials expect North Dakota results to push the plan over the 66.7 percent threshold. Berlin reports say East German police arrested at least 74 people attempting to flee to West Germany in six months in the southern sector.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
North Dakota
Berlin
West Germany
Bureau West
Black vote key as Goldberg may shift Supreme Court balance
Justice Hugo Black, 76, hopes for a liberal majority with Arthur Goldberg’s U S Supreme Court appointment. Goldberg could tilt toward Black’s liberty protections, potentially solidifying a five to six vote bloc with Warren, Douglas and Brennan, pending Goldberg’s stance.
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Black
Kennedy
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Felix Frankfurter
Frankfurter
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Earl Warren
William O. Douglas
William J. Brennan
Labor
Registration Underway for Grades 1–6 in Lubbock Schools
About two thirds of the estimated 27 840 Lubbock Public School students will register today in grades 1 through 6 across 32 elementary and two special schools. Junior high and high school students report after Labor Day. Elementary staff include 617 teachers and 29 principals. Parents must bring birth certificates and vaccination proof for smallpox and diphtheria.
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Lubbock
Hangover A Headache From Not Using Your Head
A humorous column notes the morning after misadventures as a cautionary tale. It lampoons overindulgence and sharpens the moral with wry, familiar phrasing.
Rail Walkout Halts Chicago North Western Service
In Chicago a telegraphers strike by AFL C IO Order of Railroad Telegraphers paralyzed the Chicago and North Western Railway network. The walkout affected 10 600 mile line across nine states and began at 7 a m as union demands to protect station agent and communications jobs after 1957 date were not met. President Kennedy’s labor team failed to avert the walkout and mediation talks continued.
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Chicago
Midwest
Chicago & North Western Railway
Afl-Cio
Kennedy
Francis J. O'Neill
National Mediation Board
North Western Management
Dope Raids Lead to Two Coker NARCotics Arrests
Lubbock police and a federal agent seized heroin during raids at the Coker Brothers Discount Center and the brothers home. James Jefferson Coker, 43, and Paul Houston Coker, 27, both of 4118 W 18th St, are charged with violation of federal narcotics law. Authorities recovered 34 capsules at the store and 27 at the residence, with capsules hidden in a vacuum cleaner hose. Paul Coker was apprehended at 5 pm near 4th St and Waco Ave. James Coker was later taken into custody.
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64Th St
Forrester
Coker Brothers Discount Center
18Th St
Ave. A
4Th St
Waco Ave
Marland Robertson
J. D. Whitley
Ben Bella forces surround Algiers in tense standoff
Avalanche Journal reports Ben Bella backed by about 80,000 troops encircled Algiers with four attack points as opposition military leaders vow to resist. Tanks and Czech armor edge toward the district seen as a potential civil conflict risk.
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Avalanche-Journal News
Lgiers
Ahmed Ben Bella
Algiers
Ben Bella
Mediterranean
Villaya
France
Tiaret
Belizane
Birine
Sidi-Aissa
Lanar
Algeria
Trustees To Award Mackenzie Junior High Contracts
Public school trustees meet at 7 a.m. in the Plainsman Hotel to award bids for Mackenzie Junior High School at W 12th Street and Bangor Avenue. Bids opened Thursday at Lubbock High School cafeteria. low bidders are Hunter Brothers for general work, A P Kasch Co for mechanical, and Pickett for electrical. Total bids $857,000. the 800 student school should be ready for fall 1963.
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Plainsman
Mackenzie Junior High
W. 12Th St
Bangor Ave
Lubbock High School
Nat Williams
Hunter Brothers
Lubbock
A. P. Kasch Co
Big Spring
Pickett
Electrical
Williams
Black Teen Admits Home Invasion In New Deal
A 16 year old Black youth, Robert Newton of New Deal, confessed to forcing entry into a New Deal home and threatening a 20 year old white woman. The suspect identified by the victim in a lineup, faced a polygraph after hours of questioning and was jailed in Lubbock County. The victim reported being hurt and the husband had left for work hours earlier. Neighbors pursued the suspect after he fled, with Newton found later near a cotton trailer.
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Vaughn Hendrie
Avalanche-Journal
New Deal
Lubbock County
Robert Newton
Police
George Eubank
Avalanche- Journal
Grady Henly
Henly
Bill
Jake Scharenburger
Johnny Walden
Newton
Prayer of a Child Verses Mention Betty Green Denver City
A short prayer text invoking Jesus with lines about a child’s trust and welcome. Betty Green of Denver City is referenced as the author or contributor. The item reads like a devotional verse segment suitable for a wrap or card.
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Jesus
Betty Green
Denver City
Tough oil well laws demanded special session
East Texas oil field bribery and multi million dollar theft claims spurred calls for a special Texas legislature session. Gov. Price Daniel agreed to discuss the idea with Rep. Charles Ballman and House General Investigating Committee leaders amid debate on needed regulations and enforcement.
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East Texas
Texas
Price Daniel
House
Daniel
Charles Ballman
House General Investigating Committee
Liberty
Venes
Ballman
James Cotten
Weatherford
Railroad Commission
Bill Murray
Commission
Will Wilson
Dallas
Atomic forum slated Paris for peace talks
The European atomic forum will convene its first congress in Paris from September 12 to 14. Delegations from Belgium West Germany Spain France Netherlands Italy Luxembourg Switzerland Austria and Portugal will attend the gathering dedicated to peaceful uses of atomic energy.
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Atomic Forum
Paris
European Atomic Forum
Forum
Belgium
West Germany
Spain
France
Netherlands
Italy
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Austria
Portugal
Weather in Lubbock and Vicinity Partly cloudy and cooler
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures with light northerly winds. Highs are expected to reach the mid 80s today.
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Lubbock
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