Fire destroys hospital as 15 die in fast moving blaze
A rapid fire swept through a hospital causing 15 deaths and widespread panic. Rescue workers helped trapped patients down a dark elevator while officials opened an investigation led by Deputy State Fire Marshal Carroll Shaw. Gov Dempsey visited the scene as families searched for relatives and hospital staff confirmed survivors were safe.
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Lois Daly
Carroll E. Shaw
Diane Pape
John N. Dempsey
AML
Ath
1 City
Hartford Hospital
State Capitol
Tiny Brothers & Barman and Bailey Cireus
America
T. Stewart Hamilton
American Hospitalsn
Chicago
Onder
Patien
Clevelend
Ohio
Bank probe seeks escheat powers and adjournment plans
The report outlines Attorney General Daniel and Wilson clashing over dormant bank accounts, escheat law authority, and audits of national banks. It notes calls for courts of inquiry to curb alleged abuses, plus Borger legislators seeking adjournment from Gov. Daniel's special session amid fires and hospital history in Hartford.
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House
Daniel
Wilson
National Bank Service
Damiel
Wison
Borger Solon
Borger
UPI
Charles Ballman
Chaian
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Frid
Price Daniel
Four Burglaries and Safe-Cracking Probe Reported
Four burglaries and a safe breaking attempt were reported to police on Friday. Loot missing from Whitey’s Sheet Metal Shop and AL Cagle Furniture Store included a safe with knobs and pins disturbed but entry not gained. A French antique box and a cigarette machine were taken from various locations, while a back door had muddy prints and a smashed washroom window at service stations. A Motel cash drawer yielded 10 dollars to a slender youth, described as about 14 years old, wearing a light shirt and trousers.
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Whitey
Clovis Red
AL Cagle
Ave. Q
Howard Smith
Bill Rutherford
Beene
Finn
Clovis Rd
Inrock
Is Rd
Ray Kitchen
Brownfield Hwy
Kitchen
AL Wester
Assault Trial Deliberations Continue In Dallas Case
A jury of ten men and two women studied the case of 41 year old Anthony Tri as Davis, a Dallas hotel owner, accused of raping a young British freedom rider. After three hours of closing arguments, Judge Henry King instructed the jurors who retired for the night after more than an hour of deliberation.
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Dallas
UPS
Anthony Trias Davis
Henry King
Yule Entries Continue From Page One Christmas Displays
Entries in the Doorway Division show a life size Santa Claus, a reindeer wall, and lighted figures at the Hockfield home on 256th St. A.J. Meats 71 Ave. 0 filed an entry. Decorations include ribbon, lights, and a wreath. Entries close Monday at 4 30 pm with judging at 6 pm Wednesday.
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Norman Monk
Santa Claus
HS. Harkfield
Hockfield
A.J. Meats
LULAC Business Meet Planned in City Today
LULAC members from Lubbock Brownfield plan a business meeting tonight at El Charro Restaurant to drive membership. Breakfast Saturday will follow with 100 expected attendees. Corpus Christi director William David Bonilla will preside and speak. national leaders Carlos Truan Albert de los Santos Joe Zitz Ramirez Dr Armando Duran attend.
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Lubbock
Brownfield
League of United Latin American Citizens
EL Charro
William David Bonilla
Corpus Christi
LULAC
Is Christ
Jorge Moreno
Luba Arew
Council No. Ahere
Council 263
Leonel Galindo
Tonyndrews
Carlos F. Truan
Albert de Los Santos
Joe Zit
Ramirez
Armando Duran
Frank Valdez
San Antonio
Out of court settlement in Robertson suit against Montgomery Ward
Attorneys announced Friday a settlement reached in a 72nd District civil suit where Ephraim Robertson sought 65009 against Montgomery Ward & Co Inc. Testimony was underway when the deal was disclosed before Judge Victor H Lindsey. Robertson said injuries occurred May 18 1960 when he says a rack tire department item fell and struck him. Funeral services for Mrs Carrie Burns 73 are set for 10 am today at Memphis Ave Church of Christ with N E Rhoades officiating. Burial will be in Lubbock Cemetery. Mrs Burns died Wednesday in West Texas Hospital. A formal Christmas dance was held by the TPA Teens Friday night in the Davis Park Party House with gifts exchanged. The Rev Dick Schmidt of St Mark Presbyterian spoke at Nakona Lodge Order of the Arrow banquet attended by about 200 persons.
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Ephraim Robertson
Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc
Victor H. Lindsey
Robertson
Carrie Burns
Memphis Ave
Church of Christ
N.E. Rhoades
Lubbock Cemetery
TPA
Davis Park
Dick Schmidt
St. Mark Presbyterian Church
Nakona Lodge
Order of the Arrow
Boys Scouts of America
Schmidt
James A. Phillips
18Th St
Tech Freeway
Method AL
Dave Foster
Keith Furr
Phillips
19Th Street
W. Ave. Q
Caudillo
Leroy Way
Oh St
Ath St
Iun
James Whitely
K.P. Seales
Harold Ode Speer
Lubbock
Lee Boyd Montgomery
Lemon
Littlefield
Mahon Presses Goldberg to Cancel Ultimatum
Mahon meets with delegation and vows to urge Labor Department action after reports of contact with Luz Quienteros and Eling Muniz, Slaten residents and GI Forum members, and notes a telephone discussion with Dr. Hector Garcia of Corpus Christi. The group seeks a background on the case and contact with the full committee.
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Mahon
Labor
Are
Labor Department
Luz Quienteros
Eling Muniz
GI Forum
Hector Garcia
Corpus Christi
State
Rehairman
GE Forum
Tex
Naval reserve inspection and local crash roll calls
The 1961-42 fiscal year inspection of Division 881 at Lubbock Naval Reserve will be led by Lt Cmdr James Williams and Lt Cmdr Bernard Woessner with other commanding officers from Mealester Oklahoma Albuquerque and Abilene. Lubbock rain slicks produced multiple minor crashes and injuries including two hurt near Spade on FM Road 158 and a crash on the Tech Freeway involving a dachshund.
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Lubbock U. S. Naval Reserve
James, D. Williams
Bernard A. Woessner
James M. Marin
U.S. Naval and Marine Reserve
Mealester
Okla
Albuquerque
Abilene
Lubbock
South Plains
Spade
Medical Arts Hospital
Littlefield
Arthur Lee Johnson
Orton
Manuel Tovar
Sylvester Martinez
Bronte
Johnson
Autopsy Details Arsenic Findings In Death Probe
The Sept 6 autopsy by a Fort Worth pathologist found brain hemorrhage affecting the right parietal and occipital lobes, with small amounts of arsenic present but not linked to death. A third autopsy was requested by the Greener family with district attorney approval. Also reported, Larry Petty French, 18, a Texas Tech student from Dallas, remained under emergency care after a 3rd Street collision that damaged a tree and left his condition undetermined overnight.
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Forth Worth
S Greener
Johnson
Larry Petty
French
Texas Tech
Dallas
Methodist Hospital
College J Ave
Aston Williord
Routo
Births and legal notes amid Texas labor dispute
The report discusses a birth at Beas Home Mary's Hospital and a grand jury examination schedule in Austin. It notes polygraph and blood tests in an investigation led by the district office, the autopsy findings, and remarks by local officials on labor department actions and Mexican labor issues tied to the Slaton case.
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Gutbrath Stel
Gig Stex
Gilkerson
Greener
Insu
BIG 1
Sg1
Aeeper
Austin
Dallas
Texas Cement of
Public
Mahon Denounces Labor Dept Over Slaton Pool Ruling
Rep. George Mahon condemned the Department of Labor for pressuring Slaton to integrate its swimming pool within 30 days, calling the ultimatum capricious and unnecessary. He cited ongoing efforts to improve U.S. Mexican relations and urged the city to handle the issue without Labor Department harassment.
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Department of Labor
Garcia
Quientero
Mahon
Labor Department
Piel
Max Arguello
Slaton
L. C. Lemon
George Mahon
Lubbock
Mexico
Frank Gonzalez
Plains Lions Club
Bracero Group
Department of Bar
Artment of Labor
U.S
Shiton
U. S
Isnow
Department of Li
Two Years Given In Assault Case
Midland jurors convict Roy Leo Simpson of aggravated assault for beating to death a hotel clerk Frederick Landon Connell, after arguing over a bill last July. Simpson admitted knocking Connell down. a pathologist testified Connell died from hemorrhage due to blows to the head. Judge Perry D. Pickett presided as the jury held him liable for aggravated assault rather than murder.
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Midland
UPI
Roy Leo Simpson
Simpson
Bso
Ind
Frederick Landon Connell
Bill Simpoon
Connell
Con
Dudge Perry D. Pickett
Tim
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