Witness Links Check To Estes Mortgage Scheme
A convicted associate of Billie Sol Estes testified that a $268 431 check tied to a mortgage deal went to Estes via a company owned by the bankrupt financier. Ruel Alexander, once secretary treasurer of Superior Manufacturing Co in Amarillo, faced a six year federal sentence for fraud. The witness’s call prompted defense protests but procedures limited cross examination and protected his criminal status.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Jyler
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
Ruel Alexander
Superior Manufactur
Ing Co
Amarillo
Alexander
Otis T
Dunagan
el Paso
West Texas
Man Found Dead In Car In Canyon Near Silverton
Joe E Woodard Jr 40 of Hobbs was found dead in a car 300 feet off Highway 256 in a canyon 22 miles east of here. Officials investigate possible foul play as a plane spotted the vehicle and a physician estimates death occurred 10 to 12 days earlier. Woodard, a former Seminole resident, delivered trucks and had been missing since October 22. Funeral services pending with Single Funeral Home of Seminole. Survivors listed include four sons, parents, two brothers, and a sister.
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Speciey
Avalanche-Journal
Ilverton
Joe E. Woodard Jr
Hobbs
Hwy. 256
Here
Seminole
Woodard
Briscoe
Johnny Lanham
Childress
Lanham
Termine
Hobbs Auto Agency
Lee Ogg
Ogg
UN Look Hits Snag In Cuba
United States orders sea and air surveillance of Cuba resumed as UN arrangements for verifying missile removal are not in place. Thant reports dismantling progress and aims for completion by Friday amid renewed naval quarantine and talks with Castro officials.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Wasington
United States
Cuba
United Nations
U Thant
Cubs
U.S
Sec
Thant
New York
Fidel Castro
Lour
Taking Inventory of a Halloween Collection
Jane Bagwell worries over her trick-or-treat stash as Charles Burris aged 8 and his brother, 5, show marked interest. Charles is the son of Mr and Mrs Fred Burris of 2808 I gad Sn eae rn an Se.
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Jane Bagwell
Charles Burris
Charles
Fred Burris
Study Required Amendment Vote Not Simple Matter
Voters face 14 Texas Constitution amendments next Tuesday with complex implications. The article notes six through fourteen cover varied topics from retirement benefits to public funds and warns voters to weigh each amendment carefully before voting.
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Texas
Alana Nawmante
Record vote seen as races enter final lap in Texas
The Texas governor race nears finish with Democrat John C Cox and Republican Jack Cox leading contenders. Election Bureau chief Robert L. Johnson predicts a November 6 vote exceeding one million, possibly the largest in off year history. Campaign stops include Dallas Lubbock Amarillo Galveston and Houston with talk of Trinity River Canal. Connally counters GOP irregularity claims and warns of ballot issues.
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Associated Press
Robert L. Johnson
Texas Election Bureau
Texas
Johnson
Jack Cox
John C Cox
Chamber of Commerce
Dallas
Lubbock
Amarillo
Connally
Galveston
Houston
Trinity River Canal
Cox
GOP
Halloween in Lubbock Quiet as Tricks Turned to Loot
Halloween night in Lubbock saw many costumed children trick or treating while pranksters disrupted streets with water balloons shaving cream and a few thefts. Three 11 year old boys on 39th Street were robbed by older teens who took their loot and a gun holster before driving off. Police were contacted and the incident was investigated.
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Lubbock
39Th Street
Indiana Avenue
Hartford Avenue
Prayer for the bedridden and disabled
A prayer asks God to bless all bedridden, blind, deaf, and crippled persons and to strengthen them in body mind and spirit while giving courage to their loved ones and caretakers.
U S Winking Star Satellite Sees Successful Space Leap
The firefly satellite launched into orbit to measure Earth's shape and gravity. Four blinking beacons will map bulges dips center of gravity and distances between distant points for international science teams.
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Avé
Journal News Services
U.S
Cape Canaveral
Body of Air Force Major Rudolf Anderson Jr. to be shipped home
The Cuban government will repatriate the body of Air Force Maj. Rudolf Anderson Jr., 35, of Greenville South Carolina, after his reconnaissance plane was lost over Cuba. Thant announced the decision following talks with Cuban officials in Havana.
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New York
UPI
Air Force
Rudolf Anderson Jr
Greenville
S.C
Cuba
Thant
Havana
Nehru Ousts Menon Editorial Sparks Debate
The editorial column reports Prime Minister Nehru removing Menon from a key post, prompting national discussion. It notes reactions from political figures, the implications for policy direction, and potential shifts in India’s administrative approach amid ongoing constitutional debates.
UN chief Thant faces Cuban inspection snag
Friday concerns about a Soviet Cuba inspection agreement grow as Mikoyan and Cuban talks stall. Return of UN officials and advisers to New York signals trouble after Thant’s discussions with Castro, with no clear inspection accord in the official communiqué.
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Soviet Union
Havana
UN Secretariat
Cuba
New York
Thant
Castro
London
Mikoyan
Khrushchev
Defense official rapped over alleged weaponry of news
Lee Hills and Arthur Sylvester spar over claims that the Kennedy administration used news as a weapon in the Cuban missile crisis. Sylvester said government actions and their announcements shape strategy in shaping public perception. Hills, editor of Knight Newspapers, warned such manipulation endangers informed democracy. See NEWS Page 12.
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Associated Press
Iami
Fla
Lee Hills
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Arthur Sylvester
Defense
Sylvester
Washington
Cuba
Hills
The
Knight Newspapers
Soviet Union
Con
Free Societies
Weather map page forecast for Lubbock region
Weather map page for Lubbock and vicinity forecasts mostly fair skies with highs in the 70s. Winds light to moderate from the northeast. Slight precipitation possible within the next 2 hours.
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Lubbock
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