Jordan Promoted to Brigadier General in Texas State Guard
Col J W Jordan of Fort Worth receives promotion to brigadier general and deputy commander of the Texas State Guard. He served 38 years in the Texas Army National Guard and led the 1st Defense Group in Northeast Texas. Lt Col Robert Faught in Houston to command the 2nd Defense Group. Col Frank Brite to transfer to Ready Reserve.
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State Guard
Robert Faught
Houston
Texas
Frank Brite
National Guard
Marion Plea Denied In Midland Court Hearing
James Lee Marion 26 had a new trial request denied by Dist. Judge William R. Shaver who ruled juror exclusions based on death penalty scruples were not proven. He upheld prior rulings on counsel, voluntariness of confessions, and noted past court denials and a clemency stay.
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James Lee Marion
Dist
William R. Shaver
Marion
Warren Burnett
Odessa
Burnett
U.S. Supreme Court
Witherspoon
U.S. Dist
Joseph B. Dooley
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
72Nd District Court
Fred Turner Jr
Turner
L. C. Frederick
Fort Worth
Frederick
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Halbert O. Woodward
Lubbock
Slaton Resident Pleads Innocent
William Paul Troutt, 21, of Slaton, pleaded innocent Thursday to a charge of passing a worthless check. Judge Denzil Bevers set bond at 1300. Earlier Walter L. Smith, 41, of 2910 FE Auburn, pleaded innocent to driving while intoxicated before Judge Edwin H Boedeker. bond set at 500.
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William Paul Troutt
Slaton
Denzil Bevers
Walter L. Smith
Auburn
Edwin H., Boedeker
First Funds Go Down Rat Hole In U S Campaign
The first federal grants to fight rats ran out after funding was allocated to only a few projects in New York State and Washington DC. HEW Secretary Wilbur Cohen said the $15 million was far short of the nationwide need, with total damage from rats tied to fires and disease estimated at $1 billion. Albuquerque and Houston ranked near the bottom in priority.
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William Clayton Washington
UPI
Southwest
Albuquerque
N.M
Houston
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
New York State
District of Columbia
Wilbur Cohen
HEW
Northeast
Cohen
St. Louis
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Miller County
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