Estes Jury Sent Back After Deadlock Report
A deadlocked Estes jury at the court debated definitions of fraud and conspiracy as they heard 14 counts involving mail fraud and fraudulent mortgage schemes. Jurors questioned banked checks and faced potential sentences up to 75 years, while witnesses linked fake collateral to mass mortgage sales and a Wall Street crash sparked by the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack C. Walters
Estes
Minnie M. Carter
Thomason
Walters
John D.cofer
Austin
Estes Solden
Wall Street
el Paso
Rufus D. McLean
Washington
Rare Ailment Data On Disease Fatal To Horses Sought By U S
Washington report from the Avalanche Journal indicates the federal government seeks information on equine piroplasmosis a deadly horse disease spread by the tropical horse tick. First diagnosed in Florida in 1961 it has appeared in Texas and Georgia with potential in other states. Livestock owners are urged to inspect horses for ticks and submit samples to the Animal Disease Eradication Division Beltsville Maryland for study and diagnosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas
U.S. Agriculture Department
Beltsville
U.S
Florida
Georgia
Agriculture Department
Minuteman Test Termed Success
Cape Canaveral UPI A Air Force crew fired a Minuteman ICBM more than 4000 miles across the Atlantic. The slender 54 foot rocket lifted from an underground silo at 830 p m EST and landed in a target area under 30 minutes later. It capped a four rocket test series of two rocket versions.
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Cape Canaveral
UPI
Air Force
Atlantic Ocean
Collision Kills Two and Injures One Near Mason
Two people died and a third was injured in a collision 13 miles east of Mason Texas. The dead are Mrs. Woody D. Smith 56 a teacher at San Angelo College and Martin Luther Ater 41 a farmer from Bertram Burnet County. L T Bettaman also from Bertram was in fair condition at a Liano hospital riding with Ater.
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MASON
Texas
Woody D. Smith
San Angelo College
Martin Luther Ater
Bertram
Burnet County
L. T. Bettaman
Liano
Ater
Newsmen Permitted To Quote Sylvester
Assistant Defense Secretary Arthur Sylvester announced that from now on his remarks at daily briefings may be quoted by name and title. The move follows Senate inquiries into Pentagon statements previously credited to a spokesman or given anonymously amid scrutiny of the TFX fighter plane contract.
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Washington
UPI
Defense
Arthur Sylvester
Pentagon
Roswell L. Gilpatric
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Senate
Subcommittee
Seismograph Records Massive Earthquake Offshore
Seismologist Rev. Louis J. Eisele of Spring Hill College in Mobile reports recording a major quake about 3,440 miles south of Mobile. The event registered 7.5 on the Richter scale with the primary wave at 6 25 p.m. and the secondary at 6 32 p.m. He said if offshore it would have likely produced a tidal wave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
UPI
Louis J. Eisele
Spring Hill College
Eisele
Here
Anti Segregation Bill Falls in Senate Committee
A Senate State Affairs Committee vote 12-1 against a bill by Sen. Franklin Spears of San Antonio would ban workplace and public discrimination based on race creed or national origin. Committee members questioned scope and necessity for constitutional rights, fearing judicial overreach.
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Austin
APD
Senate
Senate State Affairs Committee
Franklin Spears
San Antonio
Court Decision Costs Texas 17.9 Million
Texas faces a potential 17.9 million loss in the biennium if a Court of Civil Appeals ruling stands. The Third Court of Civil Appeals ruled vendors with sales under 25 cents owe no sales tax on gross receipts, prompting refunds fears and a special fund setup.
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Austin
Robert S. Calvert
Texas
Court of Oiil
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Texan Killed In Crash At San Diego Airbase
Lt. (jg) Robert P. Phillips 24 of Decatur died when his single engine Navy jet crashed on a northeast San Diego County mountainside during a solo training flight. Phillips belonged to a photo reconnaissance squadron at Miramar Naval Air Station and the cause is under investigation.
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San Diego
Calif
Robert P. Phillips
Decatur
San Diego County
Phillips
Miramar Naval Air Station
Odessa toddler killed in runaway car accident
An 18 month old Odessa girl named Dawn Horn died when a car rolled back down a driveway after the emergency brake slipped. The driverless vehicle struck her at the family home on Wednesday.
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Odessa
Dawn Horn
Star Carriers Get Orchids for School Aid Efforts
Top carrier Mrs H A Nesmith and two Snowden brothers and Larry Lance, all tech students, were honored for using newspaper routes to finance education. The group, including five-year veterans and runners up, received orchids to present to mothers. Allen and other carriers were noted for athletic activity and community roles.
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H. A. Nesmith
54Th St
Harold Snowden
B. H. Snowden
Harris Snowden
Larry Lance
H. E. Lance
Snowden
Tech
Harold
Harris
Star Carrier
Lance
Nesmith
Monterey
Allen
Vandelia Village
Church of Christ
Avalanche-Journal
New York Photoengravers Rejected in Strike Standstill
The AFL-CIO Photoengravers Union rejected the Wagner settlement terms after a late ratification meeting. The proposal offered a two year package with a 12.63 weekly rise and a 35 hour work week in year two, while 20,000 workers were being recalled amid ongoing newspaper shutdowns. The strike cost the city hundreds of millions in losses as publishers and unions weighed next steps.
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Photoengravers
Afl-Cio Photoengravers Union
Rank and File
Wagner
Robert F. Wagner
New York
Frank McGowan
Photoengravers Union
McGowan
Turner Catledge
New York Times
Herald Tribune
James Bellows
Commerce and Industry Association of New York
Births in Lubbock Area This Week Reported At Local Hospitals
A string of births from West Texas Hospital Lauf Clinic Porter Clinic Methodist Hospital and Goodnight Hospital lists nine new babies born to families including Cuttler Moreno Salazar Martinez Samuels Rivas Price Whittle Walker and others. Weighs range from 6 pounds 14 ounces to 8 pounds 4 ounces with times listed and fathers employed at Pioneer Hotel A&C Pump Co Plains Seed and Delinting Farrs Cafeteria No. 8 O L Slaton Junior High Lubbock Christian College First National Bank Armour and Co.
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John R. Cuttler
Lubbock
West Texas Hospital
Pioneer Hotel
Pedro Moreno
E. 13Th St
Lauf Clinic
A&c Pump Co
Francisco Salazar
N. Ave
Plains Seed and Delinting Co
Carmen Martinez
1914
Ave. H
Porter Clinic Hospital
Farr
Roger Samuels
68Th St
Methodist Hospital
O. L. Slaton
Genero Rivas
LCC
Lubbock Christian College
Jimmy Ray Price
18Th St
First National Bank
Floyd Walker
E. 3Th St
Goodnight Hospital
Armour and Co
Local Family Notices Include Wright Huntley Schindler
Mrs. Billy Gene Wright of 5309 30th Street, Henry Huntley son of Mr and Mrs H J Huntley of 2320 15th Street, and David Schindler son of Mr and Mrs C M Schindler of 1717 East Second Street are listed in a community notice.
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Billy Gene Wright
30Th St
Henry Huntley
H. J. Huntley
15Th St
David Schindler
C. M. Schindler
E. 2Nd St
Securities destroyed likely with no monetary loss says Swan
Swan states securities due November 15 1962 were not presented for payment reinforcing belief they were destroyed and would not cause loss. If circulated the Fed would cover the loss. the Fed held the certificates as loan collateral from an unnamed bank and an accounting envelope tracked credits and debits before a new envelope was used, possibly leaving the old one burned.
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Swan
Federal Reserve Bank
Link Between Cancer Virus and Pets Is Examined
Dr. Michael B. Shimkin of the National Cancer Institute says animal cancers, including dogs, may signal viral factors that could reach humans. He notes research shows viruses cause some cancers in animals and calls for reappraisal of animal contact as a potential human cancer factor.
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Washington
Michael B. Shimkin
National Cancer Institute
Shimkin
Hassan II King of Morocco Visits Washington at White House
President Kennedy welcomed King Hassan II of Morocco to Washington for two visits, meeting for over thirty minutes at the White House before hosting a state dinner. The Moroccan monarch traveled by special train from New York and was joined by the New York City Light Opera Company for Brigadoon. Hassan’s father Mohammed V previously met President Eisenhower in 1959.
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Washington
Kennedy
Hassan II
Morocco
Union Station
White House
U.S
Hassan
New York City
Mohammed V
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bus Hit by Diesel Truck Injures 18 in Houston
A diesel truck rammed a school bus carrying 19 Spring Branch High School baseball players and their coach at a railroad crossing in Houston. Two students were admitted for observation and 16 others treated for minor injuries. Hospitalized players were 17 year olds Harry Fisher and John A. Hicks. The bus, driven by B N McKlenney, rolled 600 feet after impact before coach Julius Yellett applied the emergency brake.
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Julius Yellett
Sheppard Seeks Lie Detector Test At Supreme Court
Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard of Cleveland appeals to the Supreme Court to permit lie detector and hypnosis tests he says would prove his innocence in the 1954 murder of his wife. Ohio courts refused the tests. Sheppard, serving a life sentence at Marion Correctional Institution, could be eligible for parole in coming years. He claims he was unconscious twice the night of the murder and suffered traumatic amnesia preventing full recall.
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Washington
UPI
Samuel H. Sheppard
Cleveland
Supreme Court
Ohio
Sheppard
Marion Correctional Institution
Engineering Face Planned in Nigeria Cost
A Nigerian engineering project faces a costly path as planners estimate high expenses for the facility. Officials say budget constraints will shape scope and timeline, with regional impacts on local industry and jobs.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Weather Bureau issues tornado alert and city warnings
The Weather Bureau and civil defense coordinate severe storm response with DPS tracking tornado threats across the South Plains. Meteorologist Frost explains radar limits and reliance on eyewitness reports while urging two way radio operators and telephone reports to report exact location and movement.
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DPS
Department of Public Safety
Weather Bureau
South Plains
Frost
National Youthpower Congress to keynote by Dr Willa Tinsley
Dr Willa Vaughn Tinsley dean at Texas Tech will keynote the food and nutrition segment of the fourth National Youthpower Congress opening Wednesday in Chicago and running through Saturday. Police report six 16 year old males arrested for thefts including soft drink bottles from a garage and later attempts to sell bottles at a grocery store. Additional thefts and unrelated concisely noted incidents involve a funeral home check book, soft drink bottles at a residence, a tire and wheel theft, and sirens signaling a tornado alert with guidance on shelter and emergency communications in Lubbock.
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Willa Vaughn Tinsley
School of Home Economics
Texas Tech
Chicago
Bob Barker
Carrol Bartley
Billie E. Hill
39Th St
Hygeia-Ozarka Water Co
Ave. U
South Plains Funeral Home
Date St
Howard A. Price
38Th St
Joe Mack Holmes
13Th St
Bock
Lubbock
Mobil
Radio Amateurs Civil Emergency Service
Harry Tower
Civil Defense
Cuban Raid Draws Soviet Cuba Tensions and Naval Clash
Soviet note accuses the United States of backing Cuban counterrevolutionaries and provoking the raid near Cuba. Castro's government reports hits on the Lgov and machine gun fire, with casualties aboard and at a nearby Soviet camp. U.S. denial and further details promised.
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Khrushchev
Lgov
United States
Republic of
Cuba
U.S.A
Caribbean Sea
Ussr
Caribbean
Fidel Castro
Castro
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Thomas McGuffy
T. E. McGuffy
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C. B. Redwine
1St St
Ernest E. Rose
al Featherston
R. O. Corcorran
W. J. Sandidge Jr
Wayne Chaffin
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E. Auburn St
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Charles Shepard
Linda Shepard
Pam Hensley
Gerald Hensley
Harvard
Dale Risenhoover
O. W. Risenhoover
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Roy E. Horn
Mike Horn
Sandra Nelson
Mary Nelson
Jean Weaver
Gerald Weaver
David Humphries
D. D. Humphries
Randy Harvey
Clark Harvey
40Th St
Arthur Opperman
Arthur C. Opperman
Kippy Halley
Louis C. Halley Sr
21St St
Bobby Wright
Commerce and Industry Association
ITU
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F.N. Flynn
The
Daily News
Billy Whittle
37Th St
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
James Gilbert
Plainview
Avalanche- Journal
Gilbert
W. F. Gilbert
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Craig
Fred Litton Jr
Kansas City
Amarillo
Midland
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U.S. State Department
Moscow
Lincoln White
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