Senate invites Walker to testify on troop indoctrination probe
Senate investigators renew invitation to Maj. Gen. Ed Walker to testify on troop indoctrination and removal case. The inquiry will examine censorship policies by Defense and State departments, then cover military information and education programs, seminars, and public information. Walker resigned after removal for alleged political influence on troops.
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Washington
UPD
Senate
Edwin A. Walker
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Adm
Arleigh Burke
Naval Operations
Arthur G. Trudeau
Army Research and Development
Stennis
Defense
Walker
Germany
Hatch
Hawaii
Subcommittee
Mindszenty May Be Released By Hungarians
Budapest Hungary communist authorities signaled a possible pardon for Josef Cardinal Mindszenty the Roman Catholic primate in sanctuary at the U S legation since 1956 Deputy Premier Gayda Kallai said Hungary seeks better ties with the United States and would discuss the prelate s future in new talks. Police guard the legation while Washington weighs the news though no U S comment has been issued yet.
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Budapest
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
U.S
Legation
United States
Gayla Kallai
Washington
Soviet Union
Kallai
Janos Kadar
Kadar
State Department
Joseph Reap
Tolsé
Second Jefferson County Ouster Trial Set for March 20 1962
The second ouster trial of Jefferson County District Attorney Ramie Griffin will be held in Tyler County with District Judge H A Coe presiding. The case stems from a state probe into vice and crime in Jefferson County and concerns misconduct in office. The Beaufort jury deadlocked in July prompting a venue change.
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Woobville
UPS
Jefferson County
Ramie Griffin
Tyler County
Séth
H. A. Coe
Coe
Beaumont
Woodville Court House
Griffin
House
Port Arthur
Harold Clayton
Four Crewmen Die In German Plane Crash
A Lufthansa Boring 7208 training plane crashed in an open field at Ebersheim killing four crew members onboard. Eyewitnesses report the craft suddenly swerved, tipped and plunged to the ground, with wreckage spread over about 200 yards and the aircraft burning out within minutes. Ebersheim lies 15 miles south of Mainz and about 35 miles south of Frankfurt in West Germany.
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Ebersheim
Germany
UPI
Lufthansa Airlines
Rersheim
Midnz
Frankfurt
Punishment For Young Soldier Ordered Erased
Washington AP Secretary of the Army Elvis J. Stahr Jr canceled punishment given to Spec. 5 Williard M. Miller Jr 21 of Chicago after he wrote to the Boston Herald about recall to active duty Miller said he could not work in his field since reporting to Ft Devens six weeks earlier The army said he violated a publishing clearance rule Stahr noted no classified info and ordered a rewrite of the regulation to remove ambiguity
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Washington (Ap
Elvis J. Stahr, Jr
Ft. Devens
Mass
Stahr
Williard M. Miller Jr
Chicago
Miller
Boston Herald
Army Security Agency
Army
Mann to visit Lubbock juniors for eastern college info
William F. Mann Columbia College admissions assistant will visit Lubbock high schools Friday to speak with juniors and seniors about eastern colleges. Mann is 27, son of Ward J. Bartle, a 1952 Amarillo High School and 1957 Columbia University graduate.
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William F. Mann
Columbia College
Columbia University
New York City
Lubbock High Schools
Mann
Ward J. Bartle
Ave
Amarillo High School
Johnson to Speak at Tkard Testimonial Dinner in Wichita Falls
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson will deliver a major policy speech at a testimonial dinner in Wichita Falls honoring Rep. Frank Tkard who recently resigned after 10 years in the 1st District to become executive vice president of the American Petroleum Institute. Johnson arrives from his Texas ranch and about 900 attendees are expected.
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Wichita Falls, Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
Frank Tkard
D-Tex
Tkard
American Petroleum Institute
Johnson
Texas
Women’s Forum
Musket Mounted Patrol
Thard
Wichita Falls
Ed Gossett
Amarillo Man Gets 15 Year Sentence in Missouri Robbery
Carthage Missouri AP report states Herschel Memichelk 29 and Ethel Craig 21 from Clovis New Mexico were charged with armed robbery after a Joplin service station hold up. Memichelk received 15 years. Craig's case pending. Police say the pair confessed to fueling-station robberies in other states.
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Carthage
Amarillo
Joplin
Herschel Ray Memichelk
Ethel Jean Craig
Clovis
N. M
British Accused of UN Sabotage in Congo
Former UN chief in exile Conor Cruise O'Brien alleged Britain and British gate keepers pressured the Congo crisis to fuel Katanga secession. He said UK and French backing spurred violence against UN troops and resignations followed. Britain and France denied the charges.
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N.Y
Tanga
Gate
Congo
Britain
France
O'Brien
Esealls
Theft Charge Brings Four Year Sentence
Henry Rocha age 20 received four years in prison after pleading guilty in 140th District Court to theft of an automobile owned by Albert Thomson. Rocha was found asleep in the stolen car on Nov. 3 and previously faced a burglary conviction in 99th District Court. A separate trial was scheduled for another case.
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140Th District
Henry Rocha
2Nd PI
Robert H. Bean
Rocha
Albert Thomson
Main St
Asst. Dist. Atty
George Nelson
Nelson
99Th District Court
Medical Group To Name New Officers In 1962 Session
The Lubbock Crosby County Medical Society plans to elect officers for 1962 at a 7 p m meeting at the Ming Tree 4007 19th St About 50 physicians are expected to attend The newly created West Texas Medical Foundation will be led by trustees elected today on a nonprofit basis to provide scholarships for medical students and nurses and perform other worthwhile tasks Dr Lee Hewitt presides as society president and Dr Leon Upshaw serves as publicity chairman
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West ‘Texas Medical Foundation
Lubbock
Crosby County Medical Society
Ming Tree
19Th St
Lee Hewitt
Leon Up‘shaw
City Area Towns Listed On Proposed Air Service Routes
Cum mings & Groves Aviation of Houston applied for a certificate to run scheduled air service to Texas Louisiana and Mississippi. The plan lists Houston to New Orleans via Baytown Liberty and Houma returning via McComb Natchez Alexandria De Ridder Nacogdoches Lufkin Huntsville and Conroe. A second route would link Houston to Kerrville via Galveston Freeport Palacios Victoria Port Aransas Refugio Corpus Christi Beeville Pleasanton and San Antonio returning through Fredericksburg Austin Cameron Temple Hearne Bryan Brenham La Grange Eagle Lake and Rosenberg. A third Houston Texarkana leg would pass Conroe Huntsville Lufkin Nacogdoches Palestine Tyler Longview Shreveport and Texarkana returning through Sherman Denton Dallas Fort Worth Abilene Brownwood Waco Temple and Bryan. Possible future service includes Monroe Baton Rouge Lafayette and Brownsville Harlingen McAllen Del Rio Alice Mineral Wells Midland Odessa Plainview Lubbock Big Spring.
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Washington
Cummings & Groves Aviation, Inc
Houston
Tex
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Civil Aeronautics Board
New Orleans
Baytown
Liberty
Houma
McComb
Natchez
Miss
Alexandria
de Ridder
Jasper
Nacogdoches
Brownsville
Harlingen
McAllen
del Rio
Alice
Mineral Wells
Midland
Odes An Angelo
Plainview
Lubbock
Big Spring
Agreement Reached In Custody Suits
A custody agreement was approved by Judge Howard C. Davison in the 58th District Court. Mrs. Jane W. Spencer will have custody of one child while Bruce N. Spencer Jr. gets the other two. each side retains visitation. Divorce judgments will be entered later this week after a trial began Wednesday and recessed for the weekend.
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Enmeredd
58Th District Court
Jane W. Spencer
Bruce N. Spencer Jr
Spencer
Howard C. Davison
Davison
Wey
Welfare Agency Given Custody Of Six Children
An order in 140th District Court placed three Ralston children under permanent custody of the Lubbock County Child Welfare Unit and three others under temporary custody. The order also named Donna Ann and Nadine Ralston as permanently in the unit’s care, with Wanda Jean Ralston, Freddie Ralston, and Betty Ralston under temporary custody. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Ralston, lose parental rights. The hearing followed the death of Teddy Lynn Ralston from alleged malnutrition. The council plans to meet in Washington, D.C., December 14–17 to discuss joining as a tech graduate training and research institution.
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Lubbock County
Wanda Jean
Tech
Coun- Ralston
Freddie Ralston
Cil
Mhe
Betty Ralston
Donnie
Gates
Ralston
5Th St
Aner
Teddy
Lynn Ralston
Justice of the Peace
FR. Land
Chemical Firm Named a Plane Crash Suit
Eastern Air Lines sues American Cyanamid Co. claiming smoke and fumes from the firm’s plant caused the January 15 1959 crash at Moisant International Airport. The airline seeks 360000 for repairs and 2834 for loss of use of the plane.
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New Orleans
UPS
Eastern Airlines
Eastern
American Cyanomid Co
Moisant International
Dawson County Names Auditor
Donald H. Stephens, 29 year old supermarket owner, named by Judge Truett Smith as Dawson County's first full time auditor. He will start January 1 with a $6000 annual salary. County valued at $24.37 million last year. new law requires full time auditor for high valuation. Stephens holds degrees from Texas Tech and served in an Army auditing agency. He will keep his stake in the family supermarket.
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Lamesa
Donald H. Stephens
Truett Smith
Dawson County
106Th District Co
Stephens
Smith
Commissioners’ Court
Texas Tech
U. S. Army
Tech Chooses National Council on Graduate Education
Texas Tech has been accepted for membership in the newly formed Council of Graduate Schools in the United States. Graduate Dean W. Bryan Gates announced that the council will act as a central agency for contact with government and private foundations supporting graduate education and research.
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Texas Tech
Council of Graduate Schools
U. S
Tech
W. Bryan Gates
Two Felony Charges Filed In Court Here
Two suspects faced felony counts in district court. Maria Ortega 24 of 1013 1st Pl was charged with burglary at Dixon Hall residence 2318 5th St with jewelry stolen Saturday. Francis Eugene Rogers 50 of 907 Stanford faced a driving while intoxicated subsequent offense complaint. Bond set for Rogers 1500 by JP Land. Ortega released after posting 5000 bond with JP McCleskey. The cottontail rabbit noted as top US game animal.
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George Gilkerson
Maria Ortega
Dixon Hall
5Th St
Francis Eugene Rogers
Stanford
Rogers
Lubbock County
Justice of the Peace
FR. Land
Ortega
George H. McCleskey
Ralls First United Fund Drive Launched
The Ralls United Fund launched its first campaign with a breakfast meeting attended by 15 workers. Jim Cox said 300 solicitation cards were distributed. Gene McLaughlin reported $1,800 raised so far. W. H. Frazier and W. I. Dismukes set a $4,800 goal under Chamber of Commerce sponsorship.
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RALLS
First
United Fund
Jim Cox
Gene McLaughlin
W. H. Frazier
W. I. Dismukes
Chamsber of Commerce
Individu
Sharp Dispute Flares Over Oil Proration
The Interstate Oil Compact Commission faces a quorum fight as Gov. Nutter leads opposition to a subcommittee study on equitable oil production sharing. Wyoming threatens withdrawal. a motion to dissolve the subcommittee passes but a quorum challenge delays final action.
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Max Skelton
Denver
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Donald Nutter
R-Mont
Jack Gage
D-Wyo
Wyoming
Ray C. Jones
Jones
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Nutter
A.L. Porter Jr
New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission
Porter
Harvey H. Houston
Colorado Oil Inspection Department
Subcommittee
Houston
Gage
Kansas
Texas
Arkansas
Kentucky
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Utah
Colorado
Oil import quotas to continue under present setup
The White House stated that oil import allocations will remain under the current presidential proclamation while a new comprehensive study of petroleum requirements is undertaken by the Office of Emergency Planning. Secretary Udall had proposed changes, with findings due mid next year to assess security and growth needs.
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Washington
White House
Secretary of Interior
Stewart L.udall
Kennedy
Office of Emergency
Portales Area 4-H Clubs Name Officers
Portales area 4-H clubs have elected 1962 officers. South Portales group includes Clarence Gray as president Joyce Gray as vice president Sharon Edge as secretary Janice Kash as county council representative Becky Pate as reporter Beverly Kash as treasurer. Hustlers group officers include Mary Marshall as president Jack Burkett as vice president Lilian Marshall as secretary Bob Willoughby as treasurer Jerry Don Burkett as council delegate Guy Marshall as reporter. Caus ey club officers list Ray Gardner as president Olin Gardner as vice president Juny Knight as secretary Don Caviness as council delegate Doris Jones as reporter.
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Portales
South Portales
Clarence Gray
Joyce Gray
Sharon Edge
Janice Kash
Becky Pate
Beverly Kash
Hustlers
Lare
Mary Marshall
Jack Burkett
Lilian Marshall
Bob Willoughby
Jerry Don Burkett
Guy Marshall
The
Causey Club
Ray Gardner
Olin Gardner
Juny Knight
Don Caviness
Council
Doris Jones
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Floydada
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