Crime Probe Links Waco Girl to Southwest Gangsters
The House Crime Investigating Committee identified 19 year old Toni Marcus as the running mate of major Southwest burglars during a two day hearing on crime in Waco and McLennan County. The inquiry heard about organized prostitution near the Gable Inn owned by Tommy Boyd and Marcus with a long criminal record. Rep Meridith said the testimony supported reports that Waco is a hangout for criminals and noted a plan to shut a prostitution mill near Bee Creek.
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Ars
House Crime Investigating Committee
Southwest
Toni Marcus
Waco
McLennan County
Fred V. Meridith
Terrell
Meridith
Nash Oliver
McLennan County Court-at- Law
Gable Inn
Tommy Boyd
Boyd
Miss Marcus
Houston
C. C. Maxey
Bee Crime
Fighter Bomber Base At Clovis Dedicated
The Air Force dedicated a reactivated base at Clovis New Mexico to boost tactical air strength. The Ninth Air Force 140th Fighter Bomber Wing, composed of Air National Guard squadrons from Utah, Wyoming and Colorado, will operate from the base, which formerly rested in Oklahoma.
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Clovis
N. M
Air Force
Tactical
Ninth Air Force
140Th
Air National Guard
Utah
Wyoming
Colorado
Oklahoma
Taft Pledge Divides Texas GOP in First State Test
In Texas the State GOP Executive Committee approved a party pledge backing Sen. Robert Taft 56 to 6, prompting objections from Eisenhower supporters led by Jack Porter. Porter warned the pledge may hinder Eisenhower votes among independents. Zweifel defended maintaining an uninstructed delegation while flagging Taft and MacArthur as the likely fighting team.
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Dential
Eisenhower
GOP
Texas
Orville Bullington
Wichita Falls
Dwight Eisenhower
Jack Porter
Houston Oilman
Taft
Porter
Henry Zwefel
Fort Worth
Art
Gen
MacArthur Wouc
Zweifel
Primary Plotting Hints Skid Taft in Oregon and Kefauver in Minnesota
Petitions circulated to place Sen. Robert Taft on Oregon’s presidential primary ballot without his blessing while Minnesota backers claim Kefauver’s name filing was a Stassen maneuver. The notices suggest rival camps jockeying for advantage, with Eisenhower backers pressing for his return to influence the race.
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INS
Washington
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Oregon
Minnesota
Kefauver
Stassen
Taft
Jack Travis
Hood River
Wayne Morse
R-Ore
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
GOP
Sewer Sally the mongrel saved from street drains
A stray puppy about six months old spent two months in Lubbock street sewer tunnels before being rescued by City Water Employees and Fire fighters at Erskine and Elgin. Fireman Archye Curtis described the dog as scared at first but later accepted a doughnut and a temporary home after the Saturday rescue.
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Lubbock
City Water
Erskine
Elgin
Sally
Archye Curtis
Man Burns From Grass Fire While Sleeping in Lot
Dallas reports a 45 year old man built a fire on a vacant lot to keep warm, fell asleep, and the flames spread from the grass to him. Hospital said he is in good condition with third degree burns.
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Dallas
Dog Rescued From Sewer After Northwest Lubbock Noise Complaints
A dog named Sally, nicknamed Sewer Sally and a fugitive from Lubbock's underground, was recovered from a sewer at Erskine and Elgin Avenues by Fireman Archye Curtis after residents complained of howling Saturday afternoon in the northwest part of the city.
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Sally
Lubbock
Archye Curtis
Erskine
Elgin Aves
FBI Moves In On Carolina Ku Klux Klan
Ten former Ku Klux Klan members including a deputy sheriff and a constable were arrested in southeastern North Carolina on charges of kidnapping and flogging two white residents. The FBI said the victims were taken into South Carolina, with bonds set at 5000 each for hearings on federal kidnapping and civil rights charges.
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Aryetteville
N. C
FBI
Carolinas
Carolina
North Carolina
Columbus County
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington
Fair Bluff Klavern
Fayetteville
U. S
Dorothy Martin
Ben Grainger
Fair Bluff
Horry County
S. C
Clayton Sellers
Myrtle Beach
KU Klux Klan
City Politics Off To Slow Start In Local Election
The city race for three open posts in the April 1 election moved slowly as no candidacies were announced on Saturday. Filing closes March 1 with City Secretary Lavenia Lowe. Incumbents include Mayor Clarence Whiteside and Commissioners Lucian Thomas and E K Hufstler.
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H. I. Kiefer
Avalanche-Journal
Lavenia Lowe
Clarence Whiteside
Lucian Thomas
E. K. Hufstedler
Harry Morris
L. E. Davis
Thomas
Whiteside
Hufstedler
City Politics
Wreck Victim Is Claimed
A local report confirms the death of a road accident victim with officials identifying the deceased and noting the disposition of the investigation. Details on the victim’s identity and circumstances were released by authorities.
Letters Pour In Backing Mrs Davis War Stand
Opal Dixon reports that 200 to 250 letters pour in from across the nation to Mrs. George A. Davis Jr. wife of the captured jet ace shot down over Korea. Most letters support her Korean War position, with many from wives and mothers.
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Mrs. Davis
Opal Dixon Avalanche-Journal
Rom
George A. Davis Jr
Lubbock
America
Korea
Oregon
Florida
Los Angeles
Washington, D. C
Maj. Davis
Richard D. Creighton
Baton Rouge
Fifth Air Force
Opal Dixon
Sabres Knock Down Three More MiGs
Allied air battles over northwest Korea saw 53 Sabre jets clash with about 100 MiGs. Three MiGs destroyed, a fourth badly damaged, a fifth damaged. Ground action heavy with raids on Red positions and a UN artillery barrage.
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Associated Press
Eoul
Sabre
Fifth Air Force
Korea
Red
Panmunjom
United Nations
Sinhung
Pyongyang
Walker M. Mahurin
Fort Wayne
Ind
William M. Guinther
Bally
Russell H. Miller
Sterling Junction
Mass
Mahurin
Faure seeks confidence vote on West European Army plan
French Premier Edgar Faure moves to win a confidence vote Tuesday on a United West European Army with delayed German participation. A preliminary vote passed 372 to 276 prioritizing his plan while Socialists press for changes and possible delay in German recruitment. The six nation force faces opposition from Communists and Gaullists amid negotiations with Socialists.
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Associated Press
Aris
Edgar Faure
Germany
Faure
Nee
Socialist Party
Britain
Warmup Continues Over Plains After Snow Flurry
Saturday's afternoon sun erased most traces of Friday's snow on the South Plains. Clear skies and rising readings are expected to wipe out the cold wave. Lubbock's high 49, low 19, the winter's lowest since January. morning low 28.
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South Plains
Lubbock
Britain Likely to Bar U S Observers at Atomic Test
The United States seems set to be excluded from Britain’s upcoming atomic bomb test in Australia later this year. British officials reportedly intend to adopt U S style observer rules, limiting foreign access and keeping details from Bikini era disclosures.
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John M. Hightower
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Britain
Australia
U. S
Eee
London
AMARILLO-LUBBOCK IN 13 MINUTES Pilots Praise B-47 Jet Bomber
Pilots describe the B-47 as an answer to prayer after decades of waiting for a long range jet bomber. Capt. Warren D. Rayburn of Roscoe Texas, with 4100 flight hours and 32 Korea missions, calls it the six engine air force plane capable of 3000 miles, 600 mph, and returning with a load. Instructors are being checked out at Wichita AFB as training begins.
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Chita
Kans
Warren D. Rayburn
Roscoe
Tex
Rayburn
Korea
Wichita Air Force Base
Sam
Texas
D-Tex
Air Force
Wichita Afb
U. S
Atal Dekeee Poe
U.S. Air Force
Lubbock Weather Outlook Mostly Clear and Warmer
The report says mostly clear skies and rising temperatures today in Lubbock and vicinity with a high near 60 degrees and a low around 28 early this morning. Winds from the southwest up to 25 mph and no blowing dust expected. colder conditions expected Monday with partly cloudy skies.
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Lubbock
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