West Texans jailed on federal conspiracy charge
Four West Texans face federal charges tied to financing schemes linked to fertilizer tanks and grain storage. Estes, McSpadden, and two Amarillo men were arrested. bonds set and hearings scheduled as investigations unfold in Pecos and Dallas.
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Frederick J. Morton
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Pecos
Richard Toll
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YK Street
Lubbock
Hereford
Nelson
Nelson, McCleskey and Harriger
Dallas
Bistes
Superior Manufacturing Co
Avalanche Journal
Church of Christ
Ewe Lamb
Wilson
FBI
Texas
Atty
Wil Wilson
Steel union meets to seal non inflationary labor pact
A series of sessions among top United Steelworkers Union policy makers aims to conclude a non inflationary labor contract in the basic steel industry. A mass meeting with about 450 union negotiators and company teams will follow, as McDonald plans resume talks with wage policy approval likely.
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Basic Steel Indus
McDonald
R. Conrad Cooper
United States Steel Corp
Paar bids farewell to Tonight show ending five year run
Jack Paar closes the NBC Tonight show after nearly five years. He plans a weekly NBC program in the fall. Paar shed tears during the 105 minute finale and used his toast to jab at the news media including Newsweek Walter Winchell and Dorothy Kilgallen.
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New York
Jack Paar
National Broadcasting Co
Paar
Newsweek Magazine
Walter Winche
Dorothy Kilgallen
Birth announcements from Methodist Hospital and surrounding areas
A series of birth notices list newborns delivered at Methodist Hospital and nearby facilities. Entries name parents including Mr and Mrs J Brumley and Mr and Mrs J G Garry, with weights from 3 pounds 4 ounces to 7 pounds 2 ounces and times around morning hours.
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Methodist Hospital
Brumley Milk Transporting (Co
J. G. Garry
Farr’s, Inc
D. N. Fletcher
19Th St
Odessa
Meo
Mire
Ira Parr
St Mary's Hospital
Abilene Christian College
Eddie Fisher Hospitalized Amid Divorce Rumors
Reporters chased Eddie Fisher as he rested in hospital. Moss Taylor phoned from Rome to verify his condition, hoping to refute tabloid claims of a looming divorce from Taylor. The singer’s stay comes amid gossip linking Taylor to Richard Burton during Cleopatra production.
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Miss Taylor
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Lovington Chamber Leader Joe Meador Hospitalized
Lovington special report says Joe Meador former Lovington Chamber of Commerce manager was hospitalized here Wednesday night for pneumonia. He had planned to move to Vernon to take a new chamber post and a going away reception was postponed.
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Joe Meador
Kennedy Holds Back on Berlin Risks and Test Ban Outlook
The briefing summarized Kennedy cautions on Berlin crisis and the path to an arms treaty with inspection. He said the US would resume atmospheric testing in April only if an effective treaty is tied to it. He praised care in diplomacy, noted Supreme Court apportionment questions, and quipped about Nixon. He praised steel negotiators, commented on China and Laos, and projected a balanced 1962-63 budget if the economy recovers.
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Cuba
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Chiang Kai-shek
Washington
Chiang
Laos
U.S
Souvanna Phouma
Absentee Voting Deadline Today in City Election
The 3 p.m. deadline today for absentee voting is at temporary city hall on Stn St and Ave J. City secretary Mrs Lavenia Lowe reported 78 votes cast, doubling the absentee total from two years ago and fueling predictions of a turnout above 10,000.
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Ave. J
Lavenia Lowe
Murder Trial Set For Man Arrested In City
Lopez, 27, ex convict, to stand trial May 28 in Ballinger for the murder of 74 year old M. E. Boggess at a service station during a Feb 9 robbery in which $300 was taken. Dist Atty Grindstaff said he will seek the death penalty. Lopez was arrested in Lubbock after the beating.
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UPI
the Hawk
Lopez
M. E. Boggess
E. C. Grindstaff
Lubbock
Boggess
Draft Candidate A Bit Too Young, Father Decides
Virgil J. Jones Jr. shows interest in the Army though he is four, sending a Selective Service questionnaire to Local Board 64 in Doraville. His father, a processing clerk, says the family did not notify the board and hopes to keep the form as a keepsake.
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Virgil J. Jones Jr
Virgil
Doraville
Army
Selective Service
Local Board 64
Jones
Scott
Donita
Speculator Indicted Over 266000 Losses in Stock Scheme
Emanuel K. Fruman, 41, indicted by a Manhattan grand jury for a two year run of stock speculations that lost relatives, friends, investors, and loan sharks a total of 266000. He stole 31954 in mutual fund certificates from his father and forged signatures to cover expanding debts. He relied on five percent weekly loan shark interest to fund continued speculation.
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Frank S. Hogan
Emanuel K. Fruman
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Fruman
District Attorney's Office
Slayton Scrubbed From Next Orbital Flight Over Health
Astronaut Donald K. Slayton said ignorance and panic led to his removal from the next American orbital flight. He hoped decisions on Mercury would be based on fact, not fear, and expressed optimism for future Gemini and Apollo missions. Slayton told Sparta mayor Ralph Osborne his disappointment was minor, but cautioned the program could lose prestige without proper perspective.
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UPI
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Deke) Slayton
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John Glenn
National Aeronautical Space Administration
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Slayton
Ralph Osborne
William Normyle
The
Milwaukee Journal
Langley Field
Bill Douglass
Osborne
U S Evidence Supports Need For A Ban Controls
In Geneva U S test ban negotiator Arthur H Dean presented evidence to show that a word ban on nuclear testing cannot be enforced without international controls. Russia opposes international enforcement, while NATO powers push for a U N peace force as part of the disarmament treaty preamble. Gromyko returns home after 19 days as talks with allies on Berlin continue.
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Arthur H. Dean
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Andrei Gromyko
Berlin
Fugitive Files Parole Motion in Salina Case
Delbert Henry Linaweaver pleaded guilty to burglary burglarious larceny and jail break and filed a motion for parole after sentencing. He was captured at Floydada Texas after FBI listed him among the ten most wanted. He received 5 to 10 years for burglary, up to five for larceny, and up to two for jail break. A parole hearing is set for April 6 with a decision on concurrent or consecutive terms postponed.
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Salina, Kan
Delbert Henry Linaweaver
Floydada
Tex
FBI
J. A. McNalley
Negro Teacher Receives Floydada Study Club Honor
Floydada Special The 1956 Study Club named Mrs. Annie Taylor Delta Plains School teacher as Teacher of the Year. She is the first Negro admitted to Wayland Baptist College and earned degrees at Prairie View A and M. Her students have earned district area and state interscholastic league awards under her supervision.
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Floydada
Annie Taylor
Delta Plains
First Methodist Church
Taylor
Wayland Baptist College
Plainview
Prairie] View A & M
SWC Fix Investigation Expands as Probe Continues
House probe marks progress with polygraph input and DPS chief set to testify. Reps vow full study of allegations, may call another session before May 5 primary elections. Referees took lie tests. two officials unnamed. Several coaches and officials appeared, with no comment on some details.
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Ballman
Texas
Tom James
Dallas
James
Howard Grubbs
Abbe Curtis
John Frankie
Rice
Buster Brannon
Texas Christian
Harold Bradley
University of Texas
Polk Robison
Texas Tech
H. A. Albert
N. Humphreys
Col
Homer Garrison Jr
Pner
R Ballman
Bill Pieratt
Giddings
Bill Hollowell
Grand Saline
DeWitt Hale
Corpus Christi
Storms Bring Snow and Floods Across Midwest States
A spring storm dumped up to eight inches of new snow in northeast North Dakota while rain and melting snow fed floods in Iowa Nebraska and parts of Minnesota. Evacuations occurred in Sioux City Cherokee Hinton and Charles City as rivers crested and the National Guard assisted in evacuations.
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Nebraska
Norfolk
Neb
Northfork
Cherokee
le Mars
Hinton
Sioux City
National Guard
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Charles City
Pacific Junction
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Des Moines
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Dedham
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Rochester
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Michigan
Texas
Kennedy's Tax Plan Faces Senate Test Amid Divided Views
President Kennedy pushes a tax package despite reduced gains and a split Senate. Hearings begin Monday before the Senate Finance Committee led by Harry Byrd and are expected to last four weeks. Supporters argue for tighter loopholes. critics oppose dividend withholding.
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Senate Finance Committee
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Senate
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
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