Farm chemical fraud case linked to Townsend Plan founder
Former Amarillo businessman Clements faces charges tied to fraud in financing a fertilizer tank deal with Superior Manufacturing. The case involves Harold Orr Coleman McSpadden and Ruel Alexander, who pleaded guilty in the Billia Sol Estes era. Orr died this year from inhalation in a garage.
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Clements
Amarillo
Busineesman
Townsend
Fone
Superior Manufacturing Co
Harold Orr
Coleman JD. McSpadden
Ruel Alexander
Billia Sol Estes
Orr
McSpadden
Plainview Youth Hurt In Hit Run Near FM Road 400
Eighteen-year-old Franklin Lee Ballard was seriously injured in a hit and run on FM Road 400 near Plainview. A light colored Chevrolet from 1949 or 1950 era, possibly white or gray, is sought. Ballard suffered a head injury, broken left leg, and a neck laceration while semi conscious awaiting surgery. witnesses sought.
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Plainview
Franklin Lee Ballard
Here
Ballard
Plainview Hospital
Carl Mullings
Mulins
Mullins
Integrationists Held In Florida Amid Marches
In St Augustine Florida police arrested 37 integrationists during racial demonstrations. For the first time in three nights white segregationists did not march in the Negro section. About 100 whites conducted a brief march around the old slave market while Negroes did not march downtown. Twenty Negroes were arrested at Monson's Motor Lodge as sit in demonstrators faced doors kept shut by manager James Brock.
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ST. Augustine
Fla
UPT
Two Killed in Myeg lan Traffic Crash
A traffic mishap on the South Plains claimed two lives, both residents of O'Donnell. The deceased include a sister, Mrs. Cross, of O'Donnell. Pallbearers are Slaten D. Harris, Joe Eads, Norman Shaw, C.J. Renfro, Wayne Mott, and Elton Childress. Honorary pallbearers consist of the O'Donnell Volunteer Fire Department. This incident marks the 54th and 55th traffic deaths for the year, compared with 47 last year and 60 in 1959, when the annual toll reached 154.
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Lan
Cross
all_of
O'Donnell
D. Harris
Joe Eads
Norman Shaw
C.J. Renfro
Wayne Mott
Elton Childress
O'Donnell Volunteer Fire Department
South Plains
Wing Fire Burns After Pan American Landing in San Juan
A Pan American jetliner arriving from New York in San Juan Puerto Rico caught fire on landing. A maintenance man suffered severe burns and seven passengers were bruised as fuel or a defective hose spilled near a left engine during taxiing.
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San Juan
Pan American
New York
Brownfield Beauty Crowned Miss South Plains 1964
Miss South Plains 1964 is Jane winner from Brownfield in a six contestant pageant sponsored by Brownfield Jaycees. Runnerups Peggy Ferguson and Joy Luckie, both from Brownfield, along with contestants Judy Akers Sue Lowe and Dottie Oliver, competed in evening gown, swim suit and talent. Jane answered questions on kindness and responded gracefully to a mishap during filming.
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South Plains
Brownfield
Joy Luckie
Jane Weiss
Pegey Ferguson
Jane
Brown
Peggy Ferguson
Cecil Ferguson
John F. Luckie
Sheri Faulkner
Levelland
Sherri
Crawford Taylor
Republicans Set Discussion Of Foreign Policy
In Philadelphia GOP leaders plan a party to people forum to shape foreign policy planks for the national platform in San Francisco on July 13. Gov. William Scranton enters the nomination race, boosting the panel’s significance with figures like Eisenhower aide Gates and ambassador Luce, moderated by Sen. Hugh Scott.
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Philadelphia
Dwight D. Fisenhower
People Forum
Republican Platform Committee
San Francisco
Willam W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Say
Eisenhower
Sec. of Defense
Thomas S. Gates
Walter H. Judd
Minnesota
Traly
Clare Booth Luce
Robert Strausz-Hope
University of Pennsylvania
Foreign Policy Research Institute
William Kitner
Gates
Judd
Mrs
Goldwater
Milton S. Eisenhower
Scranton
Hugh Scott
R-Pal
Mary
Warning To Reds Issued By Rusk.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk warned at Williams College commencement that free nations must prevent Communist aggression and militant seeping influence in Laos and Vietnam. He urged that universal peace requires governments to keep their word and honor solemn international agreements.
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Williamstown
Mass
Dean Rusk
Laos
Viet Nam
Williams College
Rusk
Texas Violent Death Toll At Least 47
The Associated Press reports at least 47 people died violently in Texas over the weekend, including 26 killed in traffic accidents between 6 p.m. Friday and midnight Sunday.
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Texas
Associated Press
Senate Debates End For Civil Rights Bill Likely Passage
The Southern bloc failed to push significant changes as debate was cut off. Senate leaders aimed to finish the civil rights bill this week with a final vote likely within days. Humphrey hinted the measure could reach President Johnson for signing on July 4.
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Ing
Senate
Humphrey
Johnson
Cubans Claim U S Attacked Fishing Boat Off Cuba
Havana papers report an armed vessel attacked a Cuban fishing boat off Cuba and forced the crew to abandon ship. They accuse U S agents of the assault. Three crewmen jumped into the sea and clung to an ice box until another fishing boat rescued them on June 8.
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Havana
Cuba
United States
Births Reported From Local Hospitals This Week
Mr and Mrs Ninon Holmes announce the birth of a son weighing 14 ounces at 2 am Sunday in Teevan Hospital. The father is a district fushager. Mr and Mrs CR Albright report a daughter weighing 4 pounds 9 ounces at 2:49 am Sunday in West Texan Hospital. The father is a mechanic for Walker’s Auto. Mr and Mrs Pearson Kapile announce a daughter weighing 7 pounds 0 ounces at 9:11 am Sunday in Methodist Hospital. The father is a Vexse Tech student. Mr and Mrs Tommie Clives of Ralls report a son born at 2:50 pm Sunday in Methodist Hospital. The father is a machinist at the Simona Co. Mr and Mrs Bob Boynton announce a son weighing 4 pounds 1 ounce at 4:55 am Friday in Methodist Hospital. The father is a teacher. Lab bock High Beboot.
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Wiliatt Ninon Holmes
Ub ‘Agth
Sanday ‘Int Pal Téevan Hospital
Assuthat
Fushager
CR. Albright
West ‘Texan Hospital
Walker's Auto
Pearson Kapile
Main
Adeday
Methodist Hospital
Tommie Clives
Ralls
Simona Co. Ralls
Bob Boynton
Labbock High Beboot
Foreign students describe U S life in Texas visit
A group of Lebanon and Denmark visitors on a people to people tour shares impressions from Texas. They compare U S towns to their homelands, note friendly Texans, and discuss race, housing, and climate while focusing on conversations over sightseeing.
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Anderson
Baassiri
Lebanon
Gason
Teeland
West Texas
Rasmussen
Denmark
Basil Moss
Ave. T
Irry Morgan
Ambassadors For Friendship
Bruce Christiansen
Macalester College
Lubbock
South Plains
Morgan
America
United States
Conventions split over seating Bexar conservatives
Harris County liberals prepared to walk out if Bexar County conservatives are seated at the state convention. A liberal steering committee will study Bexar County, with action to be recommended to the caucus. Texas Republicans expect Goldwater to win on the first ballot, with 618 pledged toward 655 needed. Scranton’s entry unlikely to affect Texas.
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Houston
Abe
Harris ‘County
Bexar
Harris County
Democratic Party
Bexar County
Chris Dixie
Democrats
Dixie
Texas
Goldwater
Arizona
San Francisco
Sen.Goldwater
Wile
Peter O' Donnell
Scranton
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
John Tower
R-Tex
Tower
Bud Wilkinson
GOP
Oklahoma
Bob Wilson
Calif
George Bush
Bruce Alger
Ed Foreman
Statler-Hilton
Romania releases prisoners amid reforms in Bucharest
Romania announced Sunday that thousands of prisoners were released as part of a reform push. The move, reported from Bucharest, aims to ease overcrowding and open new paths for inmates and their families.
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Bucharest
Romania
iWest
Artesia Flood Strains City as Homes Hit by Water Surge
The storm washed away concrete gaps along a main street and flooded Artesia. From a motel west of town to the school and private homes, many structures became uninhabitable. Emergency cases reached Artesia General Hospital, with damage to supplies and ongoing assessments. Red Cross aided evacuees at the underground school while volunteers fed, clothed, and housed those displaced. Police and National Guard cleared cars from a 13-lock draw, preserving water and utilities as Mayor Gilcrist noted the disaster's severity.
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Artesia
Artesia General Hospital
Perry Mack
Mack
Red Cross
National Guard
Gilcrist
Beatles Arrival Sparks Near Riot in Melbourne
About half a million Australians welcomed the Beatles in Melbourne causing mass hysteria. More than 100 people were injured as crowds surged against police barriers with women fainting and fans trampled. The Beatles arrived from Adelaide amid prior pandemonium there.
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Melbourne
UPS
Adelaide
Weather Rushes Through Plains, Floods Hit Sudan and Artesia
Weather caused minor damage to homes and roads in the South Plains. Funnel clouds were reported across parts of Ohio, Oklahoma, and Nebraska as storms broke. Sudan’s roads remained impassable from Hwy 84 to FM 303 while Artesia, New Mexico cleans up after one of the city’s worst floods, evacuating hundreds. Lubbock saw a 59 degree overnight low and 88 degree high with a cloudy mild forecast and SW winds 15 to 25 mph.
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Ohio
Oklahoma
Nebraska
South Plains
Sudan
Ito
Muleshoe
FM 303
Artesia
N.M
Bureau
Meallen
Lowe
Grande” “Valley
MAPS FLYING CAMPAIGN TRIP Scranton Gets Ledge Aides
Scranton launches a nationwide campaign swing with GOP backing as aides describe the plan as tentative and open, with travel to Des Moines Minneapolis St Louis Denver Boston and a keynote in Boston. Grindle and Goldberg announce support after a 20 minute Scranton home meeting.
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Scranton
Paul B. Grindle
David B. Goldberg
Draft Lodge
Grindle
George C. Lodge
South Viet Nam
Maxwell Rabb
Lodge
Des Moines
Allegheny
College
Des. Moines
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Scranton in the European spotlight as GOP rival to Goldwater
London and other European editors weigh Gov. William Scranton's late entry in the Republican race against Sen. Barry Goldwater. Coverage questions his prospects and sees Scranton as a rallying point for liberal Republicans against conservatives while warning he must fight hard to challenge Goldwater. In Washington eight Republican senators endorse UN, Social Security, union rights, and civil rights, signaling broader GOP support amid Goldwater’s stance.
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London
William Scranton
Barry Goldwater
Scranton
London Observer
Lincoln
Goldwater
California
Washington
Arizona
United Nations
Norris Cotton
NHS
Senate
Y Scott
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