Fiery Plane Crash Claims Showman Mike Todd in New Mexico
A six passenger Lockheed Lodestar named The Liz crashed near Zuni New Mexico after icing during a thunderstorm. Showman Mike Todd perished along with his wife Elizabeth Taylor amid a wave of tributes from friends in Hollywood and Broadway.
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New Mexico
Mike Todd
Todd
Liz
New York
Friars Club
Broadway
P.T. Barnum
London
Madison Square Garden
Russia
Lovet
Miss Taylor
Juan Blondell
Michael Wilding
Wilding
Michael Howard
Christopher Edward
Todds
Liza
Michael Jr
Bertha Freshman
United Press Hollywood
Vernon Scott Friday
Saved From Death and the Rise of Mike Todd in Show Business
UCLA faculty recounts a Rus sia trip praising democracy and noting Russians as top showmen. The piece traces Mike Todd's rise from carnival con man to Hollywood producer with hits like Around the World in 80 Days and Cinerama, detailing wealth, flamboyance, marriages, and his fatal plane crash. Liberia plans to establish a radio communications network.
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Malpai
John Johnson
Civil Aeronautics ‘Administration
Grants
Dick Lane
Lane
Bill Hopwood
Hopwood
Civil Aeronautics
Todd
Atlantic
Miss Taylor
N Y O
Rexford Ken- Warner
Richard Hanley
Manley
Reds
Barnum
Lenin
Stalin
Liz
Avram Hirsch Goldbogen
Minneapolis
Chicago
Carly
Sound
Hollywood
Cinerama
Lowell Thomas
Sam Goldwyn
Mike Todd
Bertha Freshman
Michael Jr
Joan Blondell
Trial Details In Lamesa Shootout Involving Billingsleys
Testimony shows the elder Billingsley describing a confrontation with Schooler after he says he opened fire from the hip aiming at Schooler's right arm. The son and wife of the younger Billingsley were involved as key figures in a divorce case noted in the testimony.
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Schooler
Billingsleys
Billingsley
Sundown Rocket Incident Raises School Safety Questions
Sundown High School science teacher Ewing Weaver reportedly warned students about homemade science experiments. Earlier incidents involved youths suffering facial abrasions from similar accidents, while rumors said rockets had reached altitudes of 1500 to 2500 feet.
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Sundown High
Ewing Weaver
Sundown
Dallas Suburban A A group hosts citywide recovery program
More than 225 representatives from cities across the South Plains attended a two session AA program hosted by the Dallas Suburban Group at Hub O The Plains in Lubbock. About 175 ate before the event. Dallas participants included members active up to 13 years. A similar event with Snyder Muleshoe and Odessa clubs was planned for today.
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South Plains
Dallas
Alcoholics Anonymous
Hub-O'-The-Plains
501
Ave. N
Lubbock
Snyder
Muleshoe
Odessa
Farm Station Nears Relocation for West Texas Research
Lubbock officials consider moving the 160 acre Farm Station due to city growth. A meeting for residents is set for April 2 at 10 am to discuss proposals and funding, with cost concerns delaying relocation and site purchase.
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Lewis
C. EF. Fisher
Lubbock
G. W. Thomas
West Texas
Lubbock County
Acuff Road
Guava Avenue
East Broadway
Grand Jury Hears Need for Second Court At Law
The grand jury report and county officials discussed establishing a second court at law in Lubbock County. Judge Brummett and County Atty. Gillespie weighed space, workload, and deadlines with May 15 as the filing deadline for candidates. Police notes highlighted areas of concern in the Negro section around Avenue A and the northwest district, currently patrolled by multiple cruisers.
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L. C. Derrick
Idalou
Bill Gillespie
Brummettt
Brummett
P. M. Jeffcoat
New Deal
Lubbock County
Allen
Gillespie
George Gilkerson
J. T. Alley Jr
Avenue A
Lubbock
Alley
James G. Denton
Avalanche
A. R. Meador Jr
Foreman
Bruce Isom
J. W. Shadden
Phil Brewer
John H. Reagan
Rodeo Highlights and Arrests Dominate Lubbock Scene
Rodeo fans saw back riding pig wrestling and a two fence bull chase while Eddie Quaid won bull riding for 674.40 and Don Wilson led bareback bronc at 642.40. A long list of indictments includes Standifer accused of robbery by firearms and Martinez charged with murder, with many other defendants named in the wave of cases.
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Farlier
Wilbur Plaugher
ABC
Coliseum
Rodeo
Eddie Quaid
Oklahoma City
Quaid
Ralph Buel
Buffalo
Wvo
Don Wilson
Enoch Walker
Farmington
N. M
Phillip Hatcher
Burkburnett
Ie Guy Weeks
Casey Tibber
Lyle Smith
Bob Robinson
George Menkenmier
Leonard Sage
Neff Love
Marvin Fisher
Neil Love
Leonard Sys
Lige Hammark
Ernest Butler
Donald Ray Standifer
63Rd St
Idalou and
Abernathy
Willie
Little Brother
Benny and Truman Stage Benefit Concert in Kansas City
Jack Benny and Harry S Truman teamed for a charity concert at Music Hall, drawing a sellout 2,500 audience and raising funds to erase the Kansas City Philharmonic deficit. Tickets ranged from 2.50 to 50 dollars, with Benny performing three pieces and Truman conducting and delivering wit.
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HST
Jack Benny
Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Music Hall
Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra
Benny
Truman
Harry Truman
Philharmonic Orchestra
Mike Todd
New York
Corydon and Johnson treats workers with snow storm reward
BetPage New York advertising and printing firm Corydon and Johnson Co gave every employee who battled the snow to reach work an extra half day’s pay as a reward for endurance.
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Bethpage
N. Y
Corydon and Johnson Co
Births Reported in Multiple Families
Mr and Mrs Jerry Nelson Abernathy welcome a daughter at Methodist Hospital weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces at 1958 am. The father works at a Pigely Wiggly Store. Mr and Mrs John Vernon Wilson Shallowater greet a son at Laut Clinic weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces at 2 am. The father is a truck driver. Mr and Mrs Elena Garcia Lorenzo have a daughter at Laut Clinic weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces at 1230 am. The father is a farm laborer. Mr and Mrs Aaron V Jewell 5215 19th St announce a son at Taylor Hospital weighing 7 pounds 1 ounce at 758 pm. The father is a lineman for Southwestern Bell. Mr and Mrs Sammy Joe Sims 1706 F 72nd St report a son at Latif Clinic weighing 7 pounds 19 ounces at 10 pm. The father is employed by Texas Tech.
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Jerry Nelson
Abernathy
Methodist Hospital
John Vernon Wilson
Shallowater
Laut
Elena Garcia
Lorenzo
Laut Clinic
Aaron V. Jewell
19Th St
Taylor Hospital
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Sammy Joe Sims
F. 72Nd St
Latif Clinic
Texas Tech
Texas Senate race seen slowed by East Texas groups
East Texas groups slow the Senate race as candidates, including Her ring and Wilson, court financial backers in Houston and Dallas. Corsicana Judge Sewell weighs a bid for governor against Price I Daniel. Lt Gov Ramsey and Sen Jarrard Secrest of Temple consider challenges.
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Edwin Smith
Houston
Fl Paso
Civil Appeals Court
R. W. Hamilton
Supreme Court
St. John Garwood
L. A. Dimmitt
Dallas
Frank McDonald
10Th Court of Civil Appeals
Graham Purcell
Wichita Falls
Court of Criminal Appeals
Robert S. Calvert
Jesse James
Bill Albcorn
John White
Glenn Rothmann
San Antonio
Bastrop
Tom Griffin
Olin Culberson
Railroad Commission
Navy airman Wilkins serves with E C M Sqn at Port Lyautey
Brozy C. Wilkins Jr. aviation structural mechanic third class USN son of Mr and Mrs B C Wilkins Sr 1519 33rd St and husband of Renee J Black Tryon Neb serves with Electronic Countermeasures Squadron 2 at the Naval Air Station Port Lyautey French Morocco Firemen were called to West Texas Electronic Co 23rd Street and Texas Avenue about 1130 p.m. Saturday. the blaze was confined to an exterior wall and controlled soon after arrival.
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Brozy C. Wilkins Jr
USN
B. C. Wilkins Sr
33Rd St
Renee J. Black
Tryon
Neb
Naval Air Station
Port Lyautey
French Morocco
West Texas Electronic Co
23Rd Street
Texas Avenue
Tax Cut Debate Grows As Mail Signals Spending Demand
Senators report constituent mail favors more federal spending despite calls for cuts. Labor data show 3.274 million insured workers collected benefits the week ended March 8, with initial claims dropping to 419,500 for March 15. The highway bill seeks an extra 1 billion dollars for state funding this year and aims to accelerate road construction timelines.
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Labor Department
Census Bureau
Temco Secures Navy Contract for Corvus Missile
Temco Aircraft Co. announced that the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics advised a contract worth about $6.5 million to build the Corvus air to surface missile. The weapon will be used by carrier based aircraft.
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Temen
Airccraft Co
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
Washington
Lnward
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University of California At Los Angeles
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Sante Fe
University of California At
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Debbie
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Lamesa
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Art Cohn
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Plainview
Floodada
Dimmitt
Tula
Post
Ralls
Levelland
Grand Jury
Robert J. Allen
Alfredo Albidrez
Maximo Ybarra
Albidrez
Huntsville
Daniel Wayne Turner
Colgate
David Dias
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J. H. Ticer
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Ernest A. Smith
William Dorman Greaseclose Jr
Jarvis
Bobby G. Wendall
Duke
Clyde LaBryer
Ave
Rodger del Nolan
Frell Sanders
John Adrian Martin
Gladys Montana
William B. Nagel
Alfred Leroy Stewart
Lord Wooten
Norman Ray Spear
Albert Darthart
Richard Nelson Brewer
John Edward Thomas
Billings
Montana
Jettie S. Johnson
Richard Dale Tierce
Bakersfield
Calif
Farl D. Ward
Emmett Clemons
Railroad Ave
Hilarion Tenoco Rincon
Clarence Edward Jones
1708
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Slaton
Hans Schweiger
White House
Texas
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