Midland Men Win Partial Victory In Estes Case
A district court jury ruled the Walter E. Heller Co. need not pay 4 million dollars in damages to Midland plaintiffs connected to the Billy Sol Estes scandal, and said mortgages totaling 1.3 million on non existent fertilizer tanks need not be honored. J.C. Barnes J. C. Barnes Jr Russell Ramsland and W.F Wynn led the case, Estes was jailed for fraud and later appeals denied.
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ECOS
Chicago
Billie Sol Estes
Walter E. Heller Co
Midland
Starley
Estes
Heller
J.C. Barnes
J. C. Barnes Jr
Russell Ramsland
W.F Wynn
Heller Co
Supreme Court
Snow Falls In Amarillo Area
A massive winter storm moved into Texas with gale winds near 60 mph in the Lubbock region and snow in the Panhandle. Amarillo reports snow showers with Vega at two inches and forecasts of up to three inches in parts of the area. temperatures drop and visibility remains reduced in some spots.
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Dave Anapp
Avalanche Journal
Lubbock
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Amarillo-North Plaina
Amarillo Weather Bureau
Glade
Amarillo
Vega
Tulia
Canson
Amante Weather Bureau
Midwest
Narthwest Texas
San Marcos
Guadalupe
Noo
U. S. Weather Bureau
Lubbock Municipal
Oan
Amarilloe
Effie
Lake Charles
la Sin
Shreveport
Hillarveille
Holden
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Wisconsin
Dispute over land shifts to court in Frenship Shallowater case
A civil lawsuit moves the dispute over 32 land sections from Frenship Rural High School District to the Shallowater district. The article also notes large crowds and other national and world items, including a U S Senate hearing on VA facility closures and North Vietnamese infiltrations.
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Lubbock
Frenship Rural High
Shallowater
Connally hints at surprises in legislative address
Gov. John Connally pledged a few surprises in his Wednesday legislative message and hinted at possible shifts on the teachers pay raise. He rejected joining the Johnson administration and endorsed a higher education budget board report while signaling doubt about the current teacher minimum salary proposal and noting a study of funding ratios.
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Associated
USTIN
John Connally
Connally
Legislative Budget Board
Johnson
Connally Wold
Teachers Association
Senate
House
George Hinson
Mineola
Newsmen
Committee On State
Overpasses Work Named For Loop 289 In Austin
E M Bailey of Abilene won the contract at about 1.52 million dollars to build three overpasses for Loop 289 including at the intersection with U S Highway 87 north. Oscar Crain says the project covers 2.2 miles of road work with grading base paving and surface treatments and should start within 30 days for completion later this year. Other bids ranged up to 1.62 million from Austin Bridge Co Monahans Border Road Construction Kerrville and J H Strain & Sons.
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Austin
Friday
Lirbboo's
Oscar Crain
Plainview Highway
U.S
U.S. Hwy. 8&4 (Slaton Highway), and At FM &35) (Buffalo Lakes Road. Crain
Loop 289
U.S. Hwy. 87 North
E. M. Bailey
Abilene
Crain
Austin Bridge Co
Dallas
M. C. Winters
Johnson City
Border Road Construction Co
Monahans
Harold Martin Construction Co
Kerrville
J. H. Strain & Sons
A Prayer Request and Call for Personal Prayers
A brief prayer asks divine blessing and comfort for the crippled blind and deaf and for those suffering from cancer heart disease and other illnesses. It requests mental spiritual and physical healing and invites readers to submit favorite prayers limited to 66 words or fewer.
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Heavenly
Ihdsor
Symphony Leaders Sign Contracts Through June 1966
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra renews contracts with founder conductor William A. Harrod and business manager Mrs. Martin H. Benson through June 1966. Harrod, who founded the orchestra in 1946, will conclude his 20th year as head. The couple live at 2114 56th St with three children. Benson, widow of Dr. Martin H. Benson, has led the orchestra's business side since 1955.
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Jack Sheridan
Avalanche-Journal
R. O. W. English
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra
William A. Harrod
Martin H. Benson
Harrod
New York City
Labhock Air Force Base
Reese
Audrey Johnson
56Th St
Harrod's Music Co
Ave. Q
Benson
G. Martin Benson
USN
Monterey
Calif
Lubbock
Lorc ‘Hestra
South See
Symphony
Self-Styled Town Miser Drops Dime For Education Endowment
Edgar C. Park, 55, and his wife Louise lived frugally for decades, investing earnings in securities. They recently presented $30,000 in securities to the University of Arizona and pledged a $100,000 endowment, with a similar gift to the University of Kansas. The Parks advocated prudent investing and saving while living modestly.
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Edgar C. Park
Phoenix
University of Arizona
Martin Gentry
UA Foundation
Park
Phelps Dodge Co
University of Kansas
Djhorenin
Arizona
Phelps Dodge Corp
Louise
Stork
Diversified
Tucson
Filipino Students Demand End to U.S. Bases Privileges
Hundreds of Filipino students held a noisy yet orderly demonstration in Manila before the U.S. Embassy. They pressed for revision of the military bases agreement and an end to what they called American economic privileges. The protest lasted about two hours.
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Manila
UPD
U.S
Goldwater Accepts Blame For Campaign Defeat
Barry Goldwater told the Republican National Committee he was closing the book on the 1964 race and attributed the landslide loss to his own missteps and federal power. He did not discuss his civil rights vote as he offered excuses in a luncheon speech.
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Jack Bell
Hicago
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
GOP
Republican National Committee
Thurston B. Marton
Ucoss TE Gru
South
Morton
Galdwater
Burch
GOP National Committee
Republican Party
Dean Burch
Ohio
See Goldwater
Churchill Near Death as Vigil Maintained at Hyde Park Gate
Sir Winston Churchill grew weaker after a stroke nine days earlier with Lord Moran reporting a restful day but overall deterioration. Nurses kept a night vigil at his Hyde Park Gate home while a great grandson was born to Mrs Winston Churchill II at University College Hospital.
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London
Winston Churchill
Lord Moran
Winston
Churchill
Hyde Park Gate
Minne D’'Erlanger
University College Hospital
Randolph’ ‘Churchill
Tornadoes Hit Dixie and Midwest Storm Sweep
Severe weather struck the South with multiple tornadoes in Louisiana causing property damage and injuries. A separate winter storm blasted the Plains and Midwest with heavy snow warnings and drifting conditions. Accidents across Kansas, New York, and Louisiana added fatalities and injuries from crashes and floods.
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Plains
Middle West
Weather Map Page 3 A Lubbock Outlook Today
Cloudy to partly cloudy and colder with daytime highs in the low to mid 40s. Tonight will be partly cloudy and a little colder with a low in the low 20s. Moderate northerly winds today diminishing tonight.
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Lubbock
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