Pierson Freed Not Guilty Insanity Verdict In 1935 Slaying
A Texas jury found Howard Pierson not guilty by reason of insanity in the 1935 slaying of his mother after deliberating about five hours. He may collect a $250,000 estate. A separate murder indictment charging him with killing his father, Texas Supreme Court Justice William Pierson, will be handled without a trial.
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Austin
Tex
Howard Pierson
Pierson
Texas Supreme Court
William Pierson
Dist
Tom Blackwell
RAFB Pilot Ejects In Night Training Over Sundown
Lt. Harold Hoffler, a two year trainee at RAFB, ejected from a T 2R trainer at 19 000 feet over Sundown during a night solo mission. The jet belly landed 20 miles away with relatively light damage. spectators caused a fire that nearly destroyed the $860 000 aircraft. Hoffler, hospitalized with a knee injury and a cut chin, recalls his escape and is being treated at RAF Hospital.
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Harold B. Hoffler
RAFB
Cochran County
Tanner Laine
Avalanche-journal
Thad
Reese
South Plains
Hoffler
Rafe Hospital
San Diego
Calif
UPNL
U.S. Naval Sta~l
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bank of America
United Press International
New York
Kennedy
Congress
Afl-Cio
Kennedy Renews Plea For Tax Cut Measure
Kennedy presses for immediate tax cut legislation as Navy base crime story unfolds. Two men robbed a bank near Miramar Naval Station and fled in a blue car, with witnesses locating the vehicle abandoned in National City. Kennedy warns Congress must act now to avoid prolonged peacetime expansion turning to recession.
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Congress
Childs
The
United
Navy
Yandits
Washington
Kennedy
Arizona
Miramar Naval Aktion
Kennedy Page
Land
Argentine Decrees Cancel Eight US Oil Con tracts
President Illia canceled all foreign oil concessions including eight American held contracts as a first step toward nationalizing Argentina's petroleum industry. About 400 million dollars had been invested by eight US and two European firms in the past five years. Treasury officials are to report on the oil issue to aid possible compensation to be settled in Argentine courts. Engineers from the state oil agency were moved into installations to ensure continued production.
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United Presa Internationa Aenos Aires
Arturo Illia
Treasury
Almicar Merlender
Averill Harriman
U.S
Mia
Congress
Arturo Frondizi
Argentine Cities Service Development Co
Continental Oil
Argentina
Famed conductor Fritz Reiner dies of pneumonia at 74
Fritz Reiner world renowned conductor and former Chicago Symphony music director died after pneumonia complications at 74. He canceled a Metropolitan Opera House performance last week and had earlier led the Cincinnati and Pittsburgh orchestras before joining Chicago in 1953. Survived by his wife Carlotta Irwin, he had lived in Westport Connecticut in recent years.
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Anoctated
York
Fritz Reiner
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Metropolitan Opera House
Budapest
Reiner
United States
Dresden Opera
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Metropolitan
Chicago Symphony
Westport
Conn
Carlotta Irwin
Budapest Opera
Comite Dictionary Automation explained in editorial note
The index describes sections across the newspaper with topics from horoscopes and women’s news to market reports and radio programs. It defines a phrase on automation where humans create machines that eventually render themselves unnecessary.
Shriners Invade City For Khiva Temple Conclave
Dudley Lynch reports about 2,500 Shriners from 38 counties converge on the Pioneer Hotel for Khiva Temple Fall Harvest Roundup. A two-day program features a 75-novice invitation and full-dress parade from 7:30 a.m. to midnight. Potentate Al Whitaker greets guests and notes many members reside near Lubbock.
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Pioneer Hotel
Bill Holmes
Rabban
Lubbock
al Whitaker
Amarillo
Phota
Dudley Lynch
Avalanche-Journal
Khiva
Masonic Lodge
Lubbock- Amarillo
Whitaker
Shriners
Firefighters Shun Blaze At Texarkana Trailer Plant
A $500000 fire destroyed a trailer assembly plant across Texarkana city limits. Texarkana fire units refused aid due to jurisdiction, needing Nash and Wake Village crews. Federal Correctional Institution workers, Red River Army installation volunteers, and others aided. Damages estimated between $500000 and $750000.
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Texarkana, Tex
UPI
Texarkana
Tex
Nash
Wake Village
Federal Correctional Institution
Red River
Henry Eckstein
Divco-Wayne Mobil
Bill Cuts Near Billion From Kennedy Aid Plan
The amend ment packed foreign aid bill faced its sharpest attack in 16 years as Congress approved 63 to 17 a $3.7 billion package for fiscal year starting July 11. Senate and House stand on military aid at $1 billion and economic aid at $950 million with tighter loan controls, sending the measure to a conference committee for a final dollar and policy compromise.
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House
Kennedy
Senate
House-Senate
Congress
Pierre Salinger
White House
Senate Banking Committee
Karl E. Mundt
R-Sd
Mundt
Car Crash Kills Pastor in Midland Route 80 Collision
A year-old Lutheran minister Rev Thomas O Torgeson died at the scene when his car collided head on with a vehicle driven by off duty Midland police sergeant James P Chilcoat near Midland on Highway 80. Torgeson moved from Bancroft Wisconsin two months prior to serve at Midland Lutheran Church. His wife Ragnhild, 60, was in critical condition with multiple injuries. Chilcoat suffered a fractured arm and ribs and facial cuts. he is in satisfactory condition. Services for the pastor were pending.
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Midland
Here
Hwy
Thomas O. Torgeson
Midland Lutheran Church
Ragnhild
Midland Memorial Hospital
Wisconsin
Torgeson
American Lutheran Church Synod
Bancroft
Wis
U.1
James P. Chilcoat
Chilwoat
Midland Air Terminal
Police Department
Thomas Funeral Home
Jimmy Gibson
Prayer for firm witness to Thee by Joe E. Boyd
A daily prayer asks for steadfast resolve to witness for God. It acknowledges hidden impact beyond world recognition and praise, hoping the Spirit of Thee reaches others through one devoted child. Statement signed Joe E Boyd 3007 38th St.
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God
Joe E. Boyd
Patrolman Wounded Near Austin After Florida Robbery Spree
A 20 year old Cocoa Florida suspect Rudolph Grady Coffee Jr shot and killed police chief J M Mumford 54 and wounded Texas Highway Patrolman Tommy Moseley 32 near Elgin Texas after Stop lead for questioning. Two truck drivers intervened and coffee was disarmed. Coffee admitted holding up Florida stations and kidnapping a Florida attendant. two Mississippi kidnapping victims were found near Talulah Louisiana.
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United Press Inornasionalgin
J. M. Mumford
Texas
Tommy Moseley
Jimmy Nutt
Rudolph Grady Coffee Jr
Cocoa, Fla
Mumford
Moseley
Dukes
Coffee
Harris
Bill Wilson
Florida
Mississippi
Talulah
Allen Boa
Meridian
Miss
Jerry Broadway
Mize, Miss
Weather Map Page 8 A Lubbock and Vicinity
Continued fair and mild with temperatures in the middle 70s. Winds from the southwest at 10 to 25 mph. Light precipitation not indicated. forecast notes show mild conditions across the region with no significant weather events expected.
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Symphony
News Index
Desperado
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Nutt
M. F. Dukes
D. L. Harris
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