Judge orders briefs in Nichols murder appeal
Midland District Judge Perry Pickett set Monday for written briefs on a motion for a new trial in the murder case of William B. Nichols a 33 year old Midland oilman convicted Nov 27 of shooting his wife. Defense attorney Bill Walsh claimed electric convulsive treatment disrupted Nichols memory and hindered defense. The motion also alleges errors on jury instruction and minister client confidentiality.
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Midland (Ap) — Dist
Perry Pickett
William B. Nichols
Midland Oilman
Nichols
Bill Walsh
Houston
Big Spring State Hospital
R. Matthew Lynn
First Presbyterian Church
Dr. Lynn
Tasties
Walsh
Lynn
Pickett
Jim Mashburn
Arabian horses grow in U.S. numbers from 4000 to 40000
The Arabian horse, seen as the foundation breed of light horses, has surged from 4000 in 1948 to 40000 in the United States. The Half Arabian, descending from full Arabians, has risen from 1000 to 50000 in the same period.
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New York
United States
Elk's Lodge seeks 1976 Lubbock outstanding youth and adult
The Elk's Lodge began a "Youth and Americanism" campaign to find Lubbock's most outstanding youth and adult. A noon luncheon kickoff at Elk's Lodge No. 08 launched a committee selection process open to all residents who have contributed to the city or performed heroic deeds. If successful, the program will become annual with separate youth and adult honors.
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Lubbock
Controversy Taken Into Courts Here In Lubbock County
District Clerk J R Dever files suit against County Judge Rodrick Shaw county commissioners Auditor Royal Furgeson and Treasurer Janie Reiger over raises given to officials in 1968 and 1970 claiming salaries were increased beyond legal limits Dever seeks back wages of 4600 27 and a writ of mandamus as the dispute moves to Page 4 for continuation
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Avalanche-Journal
J. R. Dever
Lubbock
Rodrick L. Shaw
Royal Furgeson
Janie Reiger
Dever
Commissioners Court
Lubbock County
Olton Man Turns Hobby Into School Recording Business
Fred Stockdale, Olton High School band director, records and edits concerts creating albums for hundreds of school groups. His Stockdale Associates, once a hobby, has become a profitable enterprise, with about 400 albums to date for Texas and Arkansas schools and colleges.
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Fred Stockdale
Olton High School
Stockdale
Stockdale Associates
Texas
Arkansas
Texas Tech
West Texas State University
Stephen F. Austin College
University of Arkansas
Arkansas Tech
Texas Leads Nation in Holiday Fatalities
One in eight U S holiday deaths occurred in Texas 57 people died on roads and streets during the New Year period, 15 more than California and 22 above DPS forecast. Weather worsened late weekend, with ice in West Texas reducing fatalities. DPS cited weather and multiple crashes as factors, noting no single cause. National toll: 442 lives lost nationally over the 78 hour period ending See FATALITIES Page 4.
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United Press
United States
Texas
California
Texas Department of Public Safety
DPS
National Safety Council
Youths murder trial delayed by legislature ruling
Fort Stockton youth John Russell Kincaid faces trial for the 1970 slayings of his mother and stepfather. Judge postpones to July 26 after Rep. Neil Caldwell joins defense while the Texas Legislature convenes January 12, triggering a required continuance.
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San Antonio
Fort Stockton
John Russell Kincaid
Texas Christian University
Ann Russell Kincaid
J. Bert Kincaid Jr
Kincaid
John Benavides
Neil Caldwell
Alvin
Caldwell
Texas
Rancher Slaying Suspect Held on Bond Denial
Orville Davis, 51, identified by Texas Rangers and highway patrolmen, is jailed on charges in the December 2 Glasscock County rancher Steve Currie slaying. Davis, arrested in a Midland motel, had bond denied by Justice of the Peace Robert Tine and will be returned to Glasscock County to face charges. Currie was killed by a pointblank shotgun blast. his wife was tied to a chair as jewelry and three pistols were stolen. Officials seek Whitmer Jean Ballard, 44, a former convict, in connection with the killing.
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Texas Rangers
Highway
Orville Davis
Glasscock County
Steve Currie
Davis
Casper
Wyo
Justice of the Peace
Robert
Jim Riddle
Justice of the ‘Peace
W. C. Underwood
Whitmer Jean Ballard
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