Cellmates Swap Identities In Houston Trial Mixup
In Houston two jail inmates swapped places during a robbery trial to test witness ID. Ballard was charged with robbing Lee Porter. Sims, his cellmate, pretended to be Ballard as Porter identified Sims instead of Ballard. Jury trial proceeded with the misidentification revealed later.
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Unie Press Interne
Houston
Rester Ray Ballard
Lee Porter
Wallace Lee Sims
Ballard
J. Charles Whit
Nixon team holds policy discussions at New York sessions
President-elect Richard Nixon and his inner circle held private policy talks at the Pierre Hotel. John N. Mitchell led the crime and law enforcement task force meeting with Evelle Younger. George P. Shultz announced four Labor Department appointees including the first Negro woman in Nixon's administration.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
Labor Department
John N. Mitchell
Evelle J. Younger
Los Angeles
George P. Shultz
James D Hodgson
Lockheen Aircraft
Arnold R. Weber
University of Chicago
Geoffrey H.moore
National Bureau of Economic Research
New York City
Labor Statistics
Elizabeth D.koontz
National Education Assn
Women’s Bureau
Koontz
Association
Nixon
Shultz
Pierre
Ray Bliss
Inoffice
Water Rights Jury Favors Defendant in Morton Oil Trial
In Morton a water rights case reaches a verdict with the jury siding with the defendant against Sun Oil. The decision appears on page 9 of Sec A, reflecting evolving legal positions in resource disputes. The report notes broad implications for property and mineral rights in the region.
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Sun Oil
Morton
New School Financing Plan Aired
The College Coordinating Board proposed tuition hikes and an $18 monthly student fee to fund six new schools including a Texas Tech medical school. The plan aims to issue up to $80 million in bonds, with the monthly fee totaling $162 annually for a nine month term. Board members say current fees are insufficient to cover construction debts.
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Austin
College Coordinating Board
Texas Tech
H. B. Zachry
San Antonio
Coordinating Board
Bioto
Sistas
Zachry
John E. ‘Gray
Texas
Prayer blessing for the day from a reader
A devotional note invokes the grace of Jesus Christ the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit to be with all throughout this day. The anonymous reader signs off with amen.
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Lord Jesus Christ
God
Egg drop debate at Evans Junior High School
Students at Evans Junior High prepare a science experiment dropping 31 eggs from an airplane at 1200 feet to test air density gravity and packing materials. The event pits scientific reasoning against skepticism as the test proceeds at 9 30 a m near 98th Street and Indiana Avenue.
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Sy JO Ann Phinny
Avalanche-Journal
Evans Junior High School
Lubbock
98Th St
Indiana Ave
Gayle Lee
New York Honors Apollo 8 Crew in City Celebrations
Air Force Col. Frank Borman joined Navy Capt. James Lovell Jr. and Air Force Lt. Col. William Anders in a city wide tribute after Apollo 8. Thousands cheered in streets while at a luncheon over 600 guests heard the astronauts praised for the historic mission.
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Relman Morin
NEW York
Air Force
Frank Borman
Moorr
Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William Anders
United Nations
Arthur J. Goldberg
Floyd Meee
Air Conditioning Ends Ticker Tape Parade Era
New York reports that air conditioning ends the era of ticker tape parades. Apollo astronauts and past heroes once greeted by blizzards of paper now face cooler buildings with central AC dimming the public celebration.
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United States
Ticker Tepe Weiange Fo
New York
Mem
API
Apollo
Broadway
Charles Lindbergh
Astronnaut
John Glenn
Father Shot Dead. Son Jailed in Hereford Case
Hereford man 49 held without bond on murder charge in Deaf Smith County. His 18 year old son Herbert Holland faces charges tied to a missing coin collection and an AWOL report from Fort Dix. The 72 year old Taylor Holland of Amarillo was found fatally shot near the courthouse. A rifle weapon and witness details remain unclear. The elder Holland had tried to help his grandson. Bond set at 50000 but later denied. A separate line reports an East German sergeant escaped to West Berlin.
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C. H
Choc) Blanchard
James Kenneth
Johnson
Donald Ray Buchanan
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Lubbock
Jar
Big Spring
Edmondson
Officer Little
Dusty
Little
Ave
Hereford
Deaf Smith County
Herbert Ear
Holland
Fort Dix
N.J
Taylor H. Holland Jr
Amarillo
Curb
Taylor H. Holland
Smith County Hospital
Bill Roland
Roland
Amarillo Corporation Court
Potter County
Justice of the Peace Court
Justice of the Peace
Earnest Wade
Bond
Dist
Dist. Atty
Jerry Tucker
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Wayne LeCroy
O. T. Lindsey
Lindsey
W. C. Johnson
Buchanarand Johnson
Lubbock County Hospital
India
Moon
Gov. Connally
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Harold Wilson
Rhodesia
Israel
Charlie Bowman
Jack Thomas
Police Department
Levy Lee Edr
East Lubbock
Young
Lematin
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South America
U.S
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West Berlin
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