Aruba Pearl of the Caribbean draws more visitors
Oranjestad Aruba, called the pearl of the Caribbean, aims for higher tourist flow in ten years. Trans-Caribbean Airways now offers low fare round trips from New York, boosting access. The island boasts mild climate free from hurricanes, desert interiors, hydroponic farms, duty free shopping, open port rules, and growing hotel and dining options.
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William D. Laffler
Oranjestad
Aruba
Netherlands Antilles
UPI
Caribbean
Dutch West Indies
U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board
Trans-Caribbean Airways
Trans - Caribbean
U. S
New York
Flaw In Charge Reverses Theft Conviction in Texas Case
The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed James H. Webb's conviction for stealing a $317 Johnson Sea Horse outboard motor from a boat on Lake Whitney. The reversal cited a defect in the indictment failing to specify the property’s taking from the injured party or another party, and ordered the case dismissed. Webb, 44, had faced two to five years. the motor had been found hidden along a road after his July 6, 1958 arrest with two accomplices.
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66Th District Court of
Hill County
Webb
Lake Whitney
B. E. Williams
Hillsboro
Officials To Speak At Armed Forces Day
Five civic clubs in Midland will hear military officials during Armed Forces Day observances May 15 to 21. Navy Capt. R. G. Gregory of the Naval Reserve Training Corps at Tulane will address the Optimists Kiwanis and Downtown Lions. Lt. John J. Watson of Fort Bliss will speak to the Rotarians, and Col. Stanton T. Smith of the Flying Training Command will address the Jaycees.
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Midland
Albert S. Kelley
Chamber of Commerce
Navy
R. G. Gregory
Naval Reserve Training Corps
Tulane
Kiwanis
John J. Watson
Army Missile School
Fort Bliss
Rotarians
Col
Stanton T. Smith
Flying Training Command
Hammer Used To Batter Furnishings In Midland Home
A Midland woman Bertha Craven reported her home ransacked with a sledge hammer attack Tuesday night or Wednesday. Practically every interior item was damaged including a refrigerator range carpets drapes two television sets three dressers and a dining table. Damages estimated up to 8000.
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Midland
Bertha Craven
Cardiff Prisoner Charged With Fraud Falsified Accounts
A man imprisoned in Cardiff for fraud faced charges of falsifying prison accounts but was discharged after investigators found no benefit from the manipulations.
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Cardiff
Wales
Triton Returns Home After World Circle Voyage
The nuclear submarine Triton and its 117 man crew docked in New London Connecticut after completing a submerged voyage around the world. UPI reports the mission demonstrated US ability to strike anywhere.
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United Press International
New London
Conn
Triton
United States
Connecticut
Gov. Dempsey
Free World
Navy
William B. Franke
House Approves Large Farm Bill Cuts and Subsidies
The House passed a 3.94 billion dollar Agriculture Department bill curtailing poultry inspection funds and shifting money toward conservation subsidies and rural lending. The plan trims direct cash appropriations by about 197 million while boosting lending and conservation programs.
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House
Washington
Defendants Favored In Gas Case Here
Jurors in 140th District Court returned a verdict in five minutes for defendants Great Plains Natural Gas Co and William F. Rippetoe in an $80 000 suit by Cochran Natural Gas Co. The firms were accused of conspiring to use confidential plans and data to lay gas lines to irrigation wells. Judge Robert H. Bean presided.
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Cochran Natural Gas Co
Great Plains Natural Gas Co
William F. Rippetoe
Lubbock
Cochran
Cochran County
Great Plains
A. M
van) Green
E. G. Pharr
Lloyd Croslin
Mark Smith
Rippetoe
Billy Lee
Houston
Robert H. Bean
France Liner France Launched as World’s Longest Passenger Ship
Saint Nazaire France The France the longest passenger liner ever built slid into the water in a launching ceremony Mrs Charles de Gaulle broke champagne on the bow President De Gaulle watched as about 100000 spectators cheered The 55000 ton ship 1035 feet long will serve the North Atlantic with 2000 passengers on a five day crossing slated for September 1961
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Saint-Nazaire
France
Charles de Gaulle
President de Gaulle
Loire River
U. S
Three Brothers Drown After Pond Tragedy in Newport News
In Newport News Virginia three Pinkett children Robert D four James E five and Jack Jr seven died when one slipped into a farm pond and the other two attempted rescue. Sgt and Mrs Jack William Pinkett of Ft Eustis are their parents. Deborah six and Terry Allmond six watched a duck prior to the accident.
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Newport News
Jack William Pinkett
Ft. Eustis
Robert D
James E
Jack Jr
Deborah
Terry Allmond
Goose Cooked Fowl Play In Mackenzie Park Shootings
In Mackenzie State Park a 24 year old Slaten resident was arrested after shots were heard. Police recovered a .22 caliber pistol and two dead waterfowl, and the man was booked for shooting a duck and a goose discharging a firearm in the city limits and carrying a prohibited weapon. He remained in city jail Wednesday night.
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Mackenzie State Park
C. O. Paxton
Dalmer Porter
Jack Kelly
Raymond Jackson
Parks and Recreation Department
Pair Found Innocent Of Disturbing Peace
In San Antonio a white restaurant owner Eugene Nolte and Rev. Earl Graham Jr were acquitted of disturbing the peace and related charges after a May 3 sit in at Joske's department store. Judge Lawrence C Lang ruled the trial without a jury.
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San Antonio
Corporation Court
Lawrence C. Lang
Eugene
Mike) Nolte
Earl Graham, Jr
Nolte
Graham
Joske’s
Lang
Jailed Segregationist Is Released On Bond
The Rev. Aliston Jones aged 64, an itinerant white preacher who spoke against segregation at Wiley College Marshall, was released on bond. He was jailed after being found guilty of vagrancy with a $200 fine and appealed to county court. Bond posted by a Marshall law firm.
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Marshall, Tex
UPI
Aliston Jones
Marshall
Jones
Los Angeles
Wiley College
Justice of the Peace
J. G. Stauts
Spy Flights Stir British Parliament Over Russia Risk
London reports a parliamentary uproar as Labour members push for debate on American spy flights over the Soviet Union. Air Secretary Ward defends secrecy, saying disclosure would harm public interest and questions about U S cooperation remain unanswered.
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London
Russia
Britain
Air
George Ward
United States
Soviet Union
Ward
Labor
Emrys Hughes
U. S
British businessman pilot faced nine air navigation charges
Robert Bell a British businessman and pilot who escaped death after straying between Gloucester and Portsmouth was brought to court charged with nine air navigation offenses.
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Robert Bell
Gloucester
Portsmouth
Burglaries Probed Across City Area Including Car Break-In
Sheriff's deputies and city detectives continued investigating area burglaries on Wednesday night. Property losses varied from a $375 car break-in to thefts including two suits $100, a suitcase with six transistor radios $175, and shirts $100. Other incidents involved tools stolen from Lubbock Motorcycle Shop, glass broken at Lubbock Livestock Auction, a $125 antique pistol taken from a car, and a questionable $115.27 tire purchase later found fallacious. Additional reports noted groceries stolen from homes and a cigarette machine burglarized as police pursued multiple suspects.
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Sheriff's Deputies
J. B. Hance
12Th St
6Th St
Flint Ave
Lubbock
19Th St
Lubbock Livestock Auction Co
13Th
Ave. D
Billy Davis
Duke
23Rd St
Ave. C
Ben Keith Co
Sth St
Freddy Gonzales
Carlisle
Sheriff's
J. W. Julian
Idalou
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Lubbock-Avalanche-Journal
Sy Robins
Lago Oil
Robins
U.S
Bernard Connolly
Oakland
Calif
Berlin
Germany
Connolly
Europe
California
Maneuver Works
Jaime L. Whitten
Dmiss
Fred Marshall
Dmim
Ferdinand Magellan
Eisenhower
Edward Beach
Robert
Park Lands
Alexander Suritis
Idlewild
Andrejs
Center
Inter-governmental Committee For European Migration
Larisa
Janis
Dainis
Kalamazoo
Mich
Kenneth Keating
Mr. Jones
U.S. Highway 80
Dallas
Kroehler
Krqehler
KroehJer
White
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