Estes case ties to Dallas area grain operations and witnesses
Testimony links Estes to a West Texas grain and fertilizer empire with Superior Manufacturing and Commercial Solvents. Witnesses describe fake tank mortgages, fictitious contracts, and arranged flights, while officials deny direct political dealings and discuss money trails and threats in the probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McSpadden
Estes
Ring
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Lewsader
Reeves County Dist
J. H. Starley
Dick Stack
FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
Democratic Party
George Reedy
Mr. Estes
CIT Corporation
Walter E. Heller Co
Pacific Finance Co
Orr
Alexander
Superior Manufacturing Co
West Texas
Superior
Amarillo
Morris
Lubbock
John W. Simmons
Wildorado
Simmons
R. W. Davis
Hill Kreeer
Walter ©. Heller Co
Ob Graham
General Leasing
Fort Wayne
Ind
George Harkaway
Stan Krikac
Jim Turiff
CIT
Maynard Wheeler
Massey McConnell
Pacific
Phoenix
Turiff
King
New Orleans
Lew‘sader
T. A. Rogers
Lubbock Machines and Supply Co
Rogers
Plainview
Flooding Destroys Homes as Mineral Wells Flood Spreads
Rivers and lakes burst their banks across North Texas with Lake Mineral Wells spilling over and Rock Creek flooding Bennett. Homes were torn from foundations, cars and furniture were ruined, and evacuations increased as looting appeared in South Dallas while Fort Worth and Mesquite faced heavy rainfall and rising Trinity River levels.
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E. P. Bolton
Mineral Wells
Lake Mineral Wells
Rock Creek
Bennett
Pinto Lake
Dallas
Mesquite
Garland
Balch Springs
Carrolton
Farmers Branch
Irving
Richardson
Fruitdale
Duncanville
Arlington
Fort Worth
Trinity River
Dallas and
Weather Bureau
Pleasant Grove
Urbandale
Roosevelt Heights
White Rock Creek
Weatherford
Dale Hayter
San Angelo
Graham
U. S. 254
Texas
South Texas
GE Settles Major Antitrust Damages in Landmark Case
General Electric expects total future price adjustments of about 45 to 50 million if similar settlements arise in other cases after a 12 million dollar government settlement. Chairman Ralph J. Cordiner says the landmark accord may lead to voluntary settlements to avoid prolonged litigation. Hoyt P Steele will begin talks with various electric utilities to apply the same formula to remaining suits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph J. Cordiner
General Electric
New York
Cordiner
Hoyt P.steele
TVA
Philadelphia
Justice Department
Ward Baking Co
Optics Book Cited For Six Centuries
Basra Iraq reports a book on optics by Ibn al Haytham born in 965 that shaped science for six centuries. It covers optical illusions eye structure binocular vision perspective mirages atmospheric refraction and the camera obscura which he invented. He argued objects emit rays to the eye rather than the eye sending rays to objects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basra
Iraq
Ibn al Haytham
Euclid
Ptolemy
Bond Set In Check Law Case For Mrs Elbert Denny Jr
Mrs Elbert Denny Jr 29 of 2023 Std St was released on bond of 500 in County Court at Law No 2 by Judge Pat Moore after pleading innocent to a check law violation Asst County Atty Broadus Spivey said. Police investigate gunshot wound to Oscar Williams 37 in Methodist Hospital after 10 pm Friday.
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Elbert Denny Jr
Std St
Pat Moore
Broadus Spivey
Denny
Oscar Williams
Globe Ave
Methodist Hospital
18Th St
Ave. A
Jamison Funeral Home
O'Donnell
Blake
Billie Sol
Parmall Biggerstaff
Estes
Sen
Sam Ervin Jr
D-Nc
Hunt
Rainey
Texas
Mrs. C. B. Farris Dies In Lubbock At 68
Services for Mrs. C B Farris 68 of Old Buffalo Lakes Road were pending at Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home. She died at 10 20 p m Friday at West Texas Hospital after a 10 day hospitalization. Daughter of the late Mr and Mrs George N Boles pioneers in the Lubbock area she had lived with her sister Mrs Georgia Lee Welborn at 3417 22nd St. Survivors include three sons Roland Boles Los Angeles Dallas and Pat Midland a brother Newman Buffalo Lakes Road four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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C. B. Farris
Old Buffalo Lakes Road
Franklin-Bartley Funeral
Roland
Los Angeles
Boles
Dallas
Pat
Midland
Newman
Buffalo Lakes Road
Franklin Coined Early Electrical Terms
Benjamin Franklin, a statesman and inventor, is credited with coining several early electrical terms including battery charge conductor electrician and plus and minus representing positive and negative charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Probing Solons Told Estes Ethics Rapped
Testimony described under the table land deals linked to Estes as legal, with aides claiming the farming payments created profit and equity. Blake and Younger described extensions and check swaps tied to mortgaged land and no down payment, amid questions from investigators and senators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estes
Blake
Younger
Georgia
Oklahoma
Carroll H. Roberts
Subcommittee
Dallas
Agriculture Department
Donald O’donnell
Curtis
O’donnell
Pecos
Jet Atlas Launch Fails as Ground Control Loses Link
NASA disclosed that a Mariner I guidance equation fed into the ground computer failed to cope with a loss of lock during pitch over. The Atlas rocket deviated from its planned trajectory and had to be destroyed, with responsibility attributed to Space Technology Laboratories in Los Angeles for supplying the equation.
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Ae United
NASA
Space Technology Laboratories
Los Angeles
Nighttime Storm Threatens South Plains Area
After a sunny day, dark storm clouds with lightning moved toward Plainview around 11 30 p m Friday. A reported tornado between Plains and Denver City was unconfirmed and no damage or rain was reported. Forecasters expected a partly cloudy day with fog and possible late afternoon thunder showers. highs near 90.
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South Plains
Plainview
Hereford
Happy
Tulsa
Plains
Denver City
Lubbock
Local births reported from Methodist and West Texas hospitals
Mr and Mrs Billy Thompson welcomed a son 6 pounds 9% ounces at 12 37 PM Friday at Methodist Hospital. Mr and Mrs William Allen adopted a son 7 pounds 5 ounces at 6 54 PM Friday at Methodist Hospital. Mr and Mrs Harold Belcher had a daughter 7 pounds 214 ounces at 2 42 AM Friday at Methodist Hospital. Mr and Mrs James R Schooler observed a daughter 7 pounds 1% ounces at 2 15 AM Friday at St Marys Hospital. Capt and Mrs Eugene Catherman welcomed a daughter and the father is USAF student at Texas Tech. Mr and Mrs Gerald Pierce reported a daughter 15% ounces at 7 19 AM Friday at Osteopathic Hospital. Dr and Mrs Ted H Jaythe reported a baby daughter 7 pounds ounces at 10 07 PM Thursday at West Texas Hospital. Mr and Mrs William Edward Dosier reported a daughter 5 7% pounds at 3 PM Friday at West Texas Hospital. The fathers include a truck driver, Reese Air Force Base mechanic, Western Gin Co foreman, brick mason, USAF member, and a Newsom District employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Howell
6Th St
Methodist Hospital
Avalanche-Journal
Billy Thompson
Oak Ave
William Allen
Itasca
Reese Air Force Base
Harold Belcher
Sherman Ave
Western Gin Co
James R. Schooler
Eugene Catherman
United States Air Force
Texas. Tech
Gerald Pierce
Ave D
Osteopathic Hospital
Newsom
Mra
Ted H. Jaythe
West Texas Hospital
Eee
Rand
William Edward Dosier
Sid E. 6Th &St
McCaine
Test Ban Talks Face Scaling Down of Onsite Posts
U.S. advisers discussed weakening calls for international manning of control posts in Russia at the Geneva talks. A strengthened external detection system and improved listening gear at Russian posts were proposed, with on site inspections in Russia still considered. Kennedy had not reached a final decision, with deliberations set for next week and mixed views from aides.
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U.S
Soviet Union
United States
Russia
Pierre Salinger
Kennedy
Chet Holifield
D-Calif
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Holifield
Salinger
Pacific
Johnston Island
Britain
Wichita Falls man avoids ticket after long court drive
Paul Pollard, 33, beat a traffic violation charge in San Antonio by arguing the light was yellow. Judge Lawrence C. Lang noted Pollard’s 800 mile round trip to appear in court and found him not guilty, citing his industry and sacrifice.
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San Antonio
Wichita Falls
Paul Pollard
Lawrence C. Lang
Lang
Pollard
Macaw Birds Crack Brazil Nuts in Guatemalan Forests
The scarlet macaw, a gaudy parrot about three feet long, roams Guatemala forests and is among the few birds strong enough to crack rock-hard Brazil nuts to extract kernels.
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Guatemala
Brazil
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Kreeger
Heller Co
W. K. Graham
Heller
Statler Hilton
Bill King
Geron S. (Mutt) Wheeler
Citizen's National Bank
Wheeler
United Elevators
Commercial Solvents
Kent Wagenseller
Herford
Merchant Marine
Louis Sherry
Sherry
Baughman
Arabian American Oil Company
Saudi Arabia
Iperoe Manufacturing Co
Dallas Fire Department
Weeeee
Actors & Road
Lynett Dales
AP Ae
Laredo
Cel
EWS Briefs
Solons
Arai
Harold Orr
Billie Sol Estes
Eea Ds
Judge Loftens
Man
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