Amarillo Probe Hearings Target Local Officials
The Texas House committee wrapped a wide ranging Amarillo inquiry after hearing accusations against Potter County judge Stevens and others. Witnesses alleged ties to gambling, prostitution and blackmail, with undercover work and a large payoff chain across Potter and Randall counties. The panel urged local reform through citizens, lawyers, and a grand jury, scheduling a possible April hearing but delaying beyond May 7 if politics intervene.
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Amarillo
Potter County
Randall County
Texas Panhandle
H. J. Blanchard
Lubbock
Stevens
Gaunt
Potter
Randall
Election set to integrate in Wolfforth area races
The Frenship district in Wolfforth faces integration after a group of Negro airmen at Reese Air Force Base sued to admit their children. Negro and Latin American voters in Lubbock area begin joint efforts for school and city races. Fernanda Gonzalez and Dixon lead trustee campaigns as district results await Friday and Sunday newspaper editions.
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Wolfforth
Reese Air Force Base
Lubbock
Linton
Fernanda Gonzalez
Staten
L. L
South Plains
Avalanche Journal
Avalanche Dournal
Slaton
Albert Grigsby
J. €. Champion
Key Fly
A. A. Gartman
Roy Martinez
Levelland
Littlefield
Seminole
Lamesa
Plainview
Brownfield
Crosbyton
Denver City
Sudan
Old Central Fire Station
Old County Courthouse
Tom S
J. T. Hutchinson
Wheelock
Mc‘Whorter
Posey
Ella Nes
K Carter
Poole
Hill
Hailey
Wallace
Wilkinson
New Jersey Girl Reunites With Parents After Sitter Incident
Five year old Darcy Green of Deal New Jersey was found safe after disappearing Friday night with a babysitting couple Elmer Gene Pollard 32 and Lola Pollard 38. FBI filed kidnapping and grand larceny charges though the Greens declined to press formal charges citing no harm and a desire not to see the couple jailed. Green blamed liquor as a factor in the incident and described the Pollards as refined and cultured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Jersey
Darcy Green
Burton Green
Deal, N. J
FBI
Elmer Gene Pollard
Lola
Pollard
Green
Jersey Shore
Pollards
West Virginia
Greens
Carey Green
Bert Green
Deal
N.J
Elmer Pollard
UPI
Weather and flood threats spread across six states
In the Midwest warm temperatures caused heavy runoff from melting snow and created new flood threats in Nebraska where a dike washed out near Niobrara stranding two men and two boys. A National Guard helicopter rescued them while unseasonably cold air sank southward with record lows in New York Wisconsin Maine and Vermont and a snow storm moved into Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlewest
Nebraska
Niobrara
Neb
Keya Paha
National Guard
Mercury
New York State
New England
Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Portland
Maine
Newport
Wanakena
St. Lawrence County
N.Y
Maryland Mountains
Chicago
Ohio Valley
Appalachian
Lamb Fined for Drunken Disorderly Charge at Cattle Market
Barrett told the court he bought the lamb at a cattle market and had taken it for a drink. The judge, noting no blows, fined him 5 shillings and returned the lamb to its owner as Barrett departed with the animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrett
Amarillo probe hearings continue with next city planned
Blanchard outlined a Monday or Tuesday hearing schedule and said no more Amarillo sessions are planned for now. He noted a future committee stop in another Texas city within weeks, not near Lubbock, and stressed the investigations are not political.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanchard
Amarillo
Texas
Lubbock
Fort Worth
Davis
Sheriff's
Tommy Petronolous
Planchard
Randall County
Roy J. Stevens
Randall County Tist. Atty
Lair
Stevens
Cath Amarilla
Tom Bursey
Potter County
Grand Jury
Plurality Wins Runoff Ruled Out in April Mayor Vote
The April 3 city election will elect a mayor and two commissioners in a general election with no runoff. Nominees include mayoral candidates David Casey Charles Finley and Casey Charness. Also on the ballot is a juvenile curfew question for residents 17 and under. The council canvass on April 6 and installation follow at 2 pm with Judge Robert H. Bean officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughn Wilson
Wilson
Texas
David Casey
Charles Finley
Casey Charness
Commission
W. C. O'Mara
P. L. Payne Jr
Frank Chippell Jr
Bob Bryant
Lubbock
Ipm
Robert H. Bean
140Th District Court
Heart Attack Victim Survives Cardiac Rescue Saga
Allan Treuhart, a Cleveland native, suffered a massive heart attack at Harris Hospital after a coronary occlusion. Doctors used the Bennett machine and defibrillator to restart his heart, with successful recovery milestones including a first spoken line at 3:30 pm and a hopeful path home soon.
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Treuhart
Harris Hospital
Cleveland
Texas
Bennett
Ihead
Treuhaft
Allan Treuhart
Lubbock County Bee crowns Emissary winner with emigre misspellings
Truett, 14, wins the Lubbock County spelling contest at O. L. Slaton Junior High School after correctly spelling emissary to clinch the title and earn a place as alternate for The Avalanche-Journal Spelling Bee set for April 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock County
O. L. Slaton
Lubbock
Brownfield
Martha
West Ward
Tripper
E.G. Brownlee
Terry County
Ruth Roberts
Madelyn Noble
Slaton
Tommy Cooper
Jimmy Preston
Shallowater
H. G. Preston
Mary Sue Frisbie
Christ the King School
Joseph J. Frisbie
27Th St
Carole White
Billy White
Sue Smith
J. F. Reeves
Texas Tech
Avalanche - Journal
Roy Boyd
Fee
Genevieve Marie
CSJ
Jenel Kenney
Slaton Junior High School
J. C. Kulm
Mary K. Usry
J. T. Hutchinson Junior High School
Marguerite Hightower
Lubbock Christian School
Truett
W. G. Dingus
S. K. McMillan
McMillan
Avalanche-Journal
Tech Coed Attacked at City Laundry in Lubbock
A teenage assailant grabbed Texas Tech student Susan Webb at Sno-Kleen Laundry, 2400 block of 13th Street. Webb screamed attracting a bystander, and the suspect fled. Police described the suspect as 15 to 18, slender, 140 to 155 pounds, dark hair with pimples. No suspect found after seven officers searched the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Susan Webb
Texas Tech
Tyler
Crane Hall
13Th St
Christine Daniels
Eisenhower Macmillan Talks Expand Scope at Camp David
The article outlines rising caution from Sen Clinton Anderson on a Soviet test ban and notes Mackmillan’s belief in possible accord with the USSR. Adenauer doubts a deal without concessions. The Eisenhower Macmillan talks at Camp David, Md. are being broadened as discussions proceed.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Macmillan
Harold Caccia
Caccia
Clinton P. Anderson
Anderson
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Konrad Adenauer
Soviet Union
Adenauer
Camp David
Final ABC Rodeo Draws 6 500 Fans In Ponca City Show
Canadian rider Weegner won day money with 175 points in bull riding as about 6 500 fans packed the final performance. Harry Tompkins led cowboy of the year contenders with a bucked ride and 6 500 attendance totaled for four nights reaching about 22 000.
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Bob Wegner
Ponca City
Okla
ABC Rodeo
Weegner
Harry Tompkins
Dublin
Buzz Thompson
Hagerton
Kan
Lubbock
Clifton Allen
Marty Woods
Cardston
Alberta
Canada
Buddy
Woods
Jim Wise
Wheatland
Wyo
Sundance
Ellie Lewis
Jim Bob Altizer
del Rio
Glenn Franklin
House
N.M
Don McLaughlin
Smithfield
Bill Murry
Bandera
Gip Lovejoy
Andrews
Buck Rutherford
Lenapah
Sammy Flynn
la Grande
iOre
Bill Watts
Sherry Combs
Checotah
Mildred Farris
Iowa Park
Jane Mayo
Okeemah
Billy Hale
Colorado Springs
Colo
Jack Wood
Glacier Park
Mont
Marvel Rogers
Benny — Reynolds
Melrose
Hale
Births listed in Lubbock area with weights and times
A series of birth notices from Lubbock area hospitals details newborns across multiple families. Each item lists parents, residence, infant weight and time of birth, hospital, and the father’s occupation. Locations include St Marys, Methodist, West Texas, Porter Clinic, Lauf Clinic, and Reese AFB related facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Ll. Stacy
30Th St
Methodist Hospital
Southwestern Public Service Co
Youis Hernandez
Lubbock
Mack Shaw
7Th St
West Texas Hospital
Nunn Electric Co
Roy Singleton
Porter Clinic Hospital
Guadalupe Cervantes
Lauf Clinic
Lfarnf
Sure Sign Of Rodeo Cowboy Loses Mount
Doyle Evans of Abernathy reported a stolen horse from a trailer at the Coliseum during a rodeo. The buckskin horse about 1,200 pounds with a rope halter was tied to the trailer and removed while Evans returned to his rig.
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Doyle Evans
Abernathy
Coliseum
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Lester Davis
Oklahoma City
Golda
Amarillo Dist
Atty
Wayne Bagley
Branch Archer Jr
Bagley
Archer
Curtis Travis
G. E. Bufkin
T. H. Nall
W. W. Riner
David Witts
Dallas
Tom James
John Allen
Longview
Carl Conley
Raymondville
Joe Burkett
Kerrville
Department of Public Safety
Denton
House Group
Witts
Robert Kennedy
U.S. Senate
Illinois Crime Commission
Texas House
Amarillo Daily News
Globe - Times
Globe Times
Thomas Thompson
Bridge
Act
House Committee
Sheriff's Office
Roy Joe Stevens
Dixon
Gonzalez
Harold Tucker
Joe Miles
Lamb
Grey
Tech Coed
Mroo
Bruce E. McGahey
Mary's Hospital
Lenn Campbell
Erasmo Vega
Rt 1
Lanf
Paul Lanier
Locust Ave
Choc
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