Swc basketball game fixing probe widens
The Texas House investigatory committee called a full scale inquiry into game fixing in Southwest Conference basketball after an eight hour hearing. Conference officials coaches and state police testified while NY columnist Gene Roswell linked eastern gambling to SWC shenanigans. Investigators consider referees and officials in multiple states as possible players in the alleged scheme.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Charles Ballman
Ballman
Department of Public Safety
New York
Gene Roswell
Roswell
Baliman
West Texans charged in interstate forged chattel mortgage conspiracy
Four West Texans including Elbie Estes and Coleman McSpadden were jailed on federal conspiracy charges alleging interstate transport of a forged chattel mortgage. Estes and McSpadden faced bonds of 500000 and 250000 respectively with other principals Orr and Alexander bonded at 250000 each. The case involves 100 anhydrous ammonia tanks and a mortgage tied to Superior Manufacturing Co. and Pacific Finance Co. in Los Angeles.
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Coleman D. McSpadden
Lubbock
FBI
McSpadden
Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Illie Sol Estes
West Texas
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Pecos
Amarillo
Harold Orr
Ruel Alexander
Superior Manufacturing Co
G. H. Nelson
Orr
Alexander
South Plains
Church of Christ
Nelson
Dallas
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U. S. Corte
Curtis O. Lynan
Hudspeth County
Los Angeles
Gene Wells Oil Co
Sierra Blanca
Pacific Finance Co
Pacific Finance
19Th St
U.S
Frank R. Murray
Lubbock National Bank
Orr and
West Texans
Harold E. Orr
Ruel W. Alexander
J. L. Bugwel
Wayne Jenkins
Clarendon Girl Dies As Fire Sweeps Home
Rita Barrett aged 12 died after a fire destroyed a Clarendon residence. parents Jim and Mrs Barrett were hospitalized with burns and shock. brother Jerry Barrett and a visiting friend escaped by jumping from a window.
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UPS
Rita Barrett
Jim Barrett
Jerry Barrett
Eddie Fisher Leaves Hospital Seeks Rest
Eddie Fisher left Gracie Square Hospital amid rumors of a broken marriage and health. Elizabeth Taylor phoned Rome to check on him, but spoke to his doctor. Spokesmen denied a nervous breakdown, saying he went in for a rest and left to stay with friends.
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Rome
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Eddie Page
Kennedy welcomes wife home from Asia tour
President Kennedy greeted First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy at National Airport after her 16,000 mile semiofficial visit to Italy Pakistan India and London. Ambassadors Galbraith Nehru Aziz joined the welcome as Mrs Kennedy praised the journey yet said she dislikes public life on her own.
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Kennedy
Asia
National Airport
Naw Yari
First Lady
J. Kenneth Galbraith
U.S
India
Mrs. Kennedy
B. K. Nehru
New York City
Kennedy Wins House Vote On Tax Bill Amid Berlin Crisis
President Kennedy pressed his tax plan at a press conference as the House passed the bill amid Republican opposition. Whitaker will retire after five years on doctor’s orders, and a nuclear test ban remains unlikely without inspection provisions as U S Soviet talks stall.
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Kennedy
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United States
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White House
Kennedy Tax Bill Clears House After GOP Fight
President Kennedy appealed for passage as the House approved the tax bill 219 to 196 on final passage after a 225 to 190 vote to send it back to committee. Republicans blocked two provisions including a 20 percent withholding tax on dividends and a 10 percent credit for business modernization. The measure now goes to the Senate for possible changes.
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Kennedy
House
Senate
Richard H. Poff
Virginia
Comic Dictionary: Husband Hair Do Admiration Change
A humorous dictionary entry notes that a husband rarely praises a woman's hair until she switches to a new style. The quip reflects playful marital exchange and evolving fashion signals.
Area May Get Showers Today Weather Outlook for Lubbock
The Weather Bureau warns of possible showers late today or tonight in the Lubbock area with highs around 63 and a low near 34. Thursday’s high reached 57 after a low of 43, and a pleasant weekend is foreseen on the South Plains as a front moves through Texas bringing light rain.
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Lubbock
Weather Bureau
South Plains
Prayer of Surrender to Jesus for Service and Love
A devotional prayer offering one’s hands feet eyes tongue mind spirit and heart to Jesus to guide actions words thoughts and love for God and all people. The anonymous invocation emphasizes complete surrender to divine will and ministry.
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Guido Named Provisional President of Argentina After Frondizi Arrest
Military sources say Senate President Jose M. Guido was sworn in as provisional president after Arturo Frondizi was arrested and exiled. Guido signed an agreement with the armed forces pledging to outlaw Peronism and all political activity by ex-dictator Juan D. Peron followers.
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Avenos Aires
Senate
Jose M. Guido
Argentina
Guido
Arturo Frondizi
Juan D. Peron
Casa Rosada
Rodolfo Martinez
Weather Map for Lubbock and Vicinity Today
Cloudy to partly cloudy with a high around 65 for Lubbock. East winds 10 to 20 mph and scattered showers possible today or tonight. Lubbock low near 34 with humidities in the 60s.
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Ham
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