Ransom Demand Ties Goya Theft to Charity
London police investigate a unsigned note demanding 140000 pounds for charity as ransom for the missing Goya portrait from the National Gallery. The letter cites a back label and promises a pardon, while authorities trace paper and seek fingerprints. The Wrightsman purchase spurred public outcry and a government aided rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin Frost
London
Robin Hood
Duke of Wellington
Scotland Yard
Britain
National Gallery
Sherlock Holmes
Reuters News Agency
Duke of Leeds
Charles B. Wrightsman
Wrightsman
Wolfson Foundation
Nevada Tragedy Highlights Labor Day Driving Dangers
A June 30 crash on U S 91 near Jean Nevada killed 11 people in two vehicles. The station wagon carried George Gibson and his large family. 11 total fatalities included Gibson, his wife Laura and their four children, plus his parents and brother. The pickup driver fled the scene. Police noted no posted speed limits and urged safer driving on holiday weekends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Fitzgibbon
United Press International
Jean
Nev
Crossooads
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Nevada
Wayne Kirch
George Neal Gibson
Big, Creek
Calif
Gibson
Laura
Tommy
Margy
Marilyn
Shergal
Wilburn
Stella
John
Loma Linda
Watkins
Clark County
National Safety Council
NSC
Chicago
Idalou Fire Kills Two Women In Home Blaze
Details recount a deadly Idalou house fire that claimed the lives of two sisters, their identities linked to local businesses and schools. Neighbors recall keys left in the door, and investigators note the blaze gutted the residence. Survivors include family members and relatives across California and Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Hollingsworth
Hollingsworth
Miss Mitchell
Hemphill Wells Co
California
Black
Kollingsworth
Wadley
Lubbock School of Vocational Nursing
West Texas Hospital
Southwestern Public Service Co
Idalou
Idalou Public Schools
J. B. Mitchell
Raymond Mitchell
Santa Ana
Calif
W. J. Mitchell
H. S. Moss
Denver City
Gladys Boyd
Escondido
FE. O. Woolever
Sudan
Former City Man Found Dead In Car
The body of James R. Bragg Jr., 39, was found in a car near Benbrook Dam in Fort Worth on Wednesday night. A peace judge ruled death by own action. Bragg, born in Dublin, had lived in Fort Worth six months and in Lubbock over 20 years. He left a wife and young son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kins
Manhattan Beach
Calif
Watkins
Floree Frances
Gibsons
Fort Worth
James R. Bragg Jr
Benbrook Dam
Peace
T. M. Sheffield
D. L. Morrison
Bragg
Dublin
Lubbock
LeRita
James R. Bragg
5Th St
Apt
Tom
Lubbock High School
J. R. Bragg & Son
Jim Bragg
19Th St
Ave. M
36Th St
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Rescued Seven Back On Shore
Coast Guard cutter Cahoone returned to Galveston with seven aboard after an 81-foot luxury yacht Empress sank 250 miles offshore in rough Gulf of Mexico seas. Master James C. Crader, 36, Azusa California, and his wife plus five Texans survived, scrambling to Pier 11 with a few belongings as the vessel sank Tuesday night. Citizens of Denmark Finland Norway and Sweden can travel without passports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
UPS
Coast Guard
Cahoone
Gulf of Mexico
James C. Crader
Azusa
Calif
Port Isabel
Tex
California
Crader
Russia Poses New Nuclear Threat From Space
Washington reports Russia will resume nuclear testing and seek superpowerful bombs possibly delivering 100 megatons by rockets circling Earth. U.S. experts urge renewed testing to deter dominance. Cold War risk of space era weaponry escalates as world eyes potential treaty breakdowns and wider proliferation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Joseph I. Myler
UPI
Bikini
Washington
Soviet Union
Yuri Gagarin
Gherman Titov
Marriage Licenses and District Court Updates
Marriage licenses listed include Howard Terry Hines and Miss Jean Price. Rudolph Garza Ponce and Miss Marcie Mojica. Anthony Gustwick and Miss Mary Elizabeth Grimes. David K. Cox and Miss Carulla Beth Davis. Philip Davidson and Mrs Dosha Louie Powell. Louis Isaac Guton and Mrs Jackie Lienweber Collette. Emmett Eusene Fsters and Miss Nancy Joan Pate. James Ronnie Hickey and Miss Epee Lynn Northcutt. District Court notes cover civil suits, accidents, and divorces with judges presiding, including Dooley, Lindsey, Davison, Bean, and details of two-car collision claims and divorces granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Terry Hines
Frankston
Tex
Jean Price
Lubbory Rudolph Garza Ponce
Marcie Mojica
Lubbock
Anthony Wilson Gustwick
Mary Elizabeth Grimes
Carrollton
David K. Cox
Carulla Beth Davis
Labbock
Philip Davidson
Dosha Louie Powell
Laback
Louis Isaac Guton TH
Jackie Lienweber Collette
Emmett Eusene Fsters
Nancy Joan Pate
James Ronnie Hickey
Epee Lynn Northcutt
Lyh Ik
LCC Rodeo Club Founder Recalls Early Beginnings
Don, a 1958 world champion, helped introduce LCC to intercollegiate competition and directed the campus Rodeo Club’s formation. He led a series of fall events and helped establish the program in its first year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
Don
LCC
Rodeo Club
Racketeer Marcello's US ties linked to Morrison era politics
Senate testimony connects a Louisianan racketeer boss to elections and candidate selection. Marcello allegedly controlled race wire services in New Orleans since 1946 with mayor Morrison’s knowledge, extending influence across Louisiana and into Texas and Mississippi. Morrison rebutted the claims as false.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pace One
Louisiana
Kohn
New Orleans
deLesseps S. Morrison
Morrison
Kennedy
U.S
Organization of American States
Marcello
Texas
Mississippi
Walker Case Sparks Calls for Inquiry in Postwar Debates
Gag Quiz on the front page continued as Fulbright sent a memo to the Defense Department about a month after the Army rebuked Maj. Gen. Walker for demeaning remarks about Harry S Truman and other prominent Americans. Walker, removed in Germany, was accused of pressing John Birch Society teachings on his troops, a charge he was cleared of. Several members of Congress call for an investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulbright
Defense Department
Army
Walker
Harry S. Truman
Germany
John Birch Sooiery
Congress
What is it and why have it Reds Megaton Bomb Explained
Washington reports discuss Russia's claimed 100 megaton nuclear bomb, its potential destructive power far surpassing Hiroshima. Experts outline delivery methods from satellites or bombers, testing sites like Novaya Zemlya, fallout implications, and U S testing plans underground in Nevada or the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Nevada Proving Grounds
Kennedy
Eniwetok Proving Grounds
Pacific
Washington
UPD
Russia
Hiroshima
Novaya Zemlya Island
Arctic Circle
Barents Sea
Soviet decision to resume tests shocks world opinion
James Marlow analyzes Moscow’s move to restart nuclear testing as a terror tactic backed by power. He notes Berlin tensions, the 100 million ton TNT claim, and the clash with Geneva talks as Kennedy pressures grow. Khrushchev’s stance undermines prior promises and signals independent Soviet power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Khrushchev
Berlin
Russia
West
Geneva
United States
Congress
Kennedy
Harry M. Jackson
Washington Democrat
Joint
Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
U.S
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Moscow
Arthur H. Dean
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Dean
Two Teens Sentenced to Gatesville State School
In Juvenile Court Judge Robert H Bean sentenced two teenage Negro boys to the State Training School for Boys in Gatesville for burglaries at International Harvester Co. and the Hot Shot Cafe. Tom Cannon cited home supervision as key. A 16 year old was declared delinquent and placed on probation after nine burglaries, to live with relatives in Brady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gatesville
International Harvester Co
Tom Cannon
Robert H. Bean
Cannon
Brady
Lubbock
Two More Seek Fair Queen Title
Clovis curry County fair queen contest adds two more entrants bringing total to three. Contest opens September 6 at 7 p.m. with Leta Mae Carter already entered and awaiting more entries as the fair runs through September 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clovis
Curry County
Grady
Spur High School 1961 yearbook dedicated to principal
Spur High School presented the first copy of its 1961 yearbook to Spur principal SPUR Speciali Lester Ball at a brief ceremony. Linda Waggoner, editor, made the presentation. Ball, a 1941 Spur graduate, has served with the Spur schools since 1. Mrs G L Stanford and Doyle Williams were sponsors of the yearbook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SPUR
Lester Ball
Spur High School
Linda Waggoner
Ball
G. L. Stanford
Doyle ‘Williams
Verdi drew inspiration from noodle soup in EB notes
In a Britannica entry the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi is linked to inspiration from large bowls of noodle soup. A Paris merger joins two major French ceramic firms to press ahead with industrial ceramic production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guiseppe Verdi
Paris
France
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Ludbock Avalanche Journal
Leslie S. Hauger
Advertising Federation
Joe Riordan
Advertising Club of
Parkway Manor
Les Horner
Hauger
Watts, Payne Advertising, Inc
Tulsa
Riordan
Horner
Avalanche Journal
Leo Hollis Wat
George Gibson
Oklahoma
George
Bryce and Zion National Parks
Utah
Lon Gibson
Fairland
Oklo
Leo Watkins
Dallas
Westchester High School
Meritplan Insurance Co
Denmark
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Joseph L. Myler
U. S
America
Chet Holifield
D-Calif
House - Senate Atomic Energy Committee
White House
Red China
A. S
Lubbock Courts
Joseph B. Dooley
James M. Hodne
Marvin Watson
Lustriet Court
Borden County
Watson
IND District Court
Victor Hi. Lindsey
Orville Bayes
Richard Rutledge
Jim W. Hudson
National Lot and Accident Insurance Co
Gut Oun Insurance
Howard C. Davison
Eugene Garza
Josephine Garza
Lon = McCormick
Isaac Mc iOutchin
Tapp
Thelma Hunt
James Hunt J J
R. B. Grant
Longham Ranch
Orgie Kelley
D. Kelley
Nelda Caroline Gaither
Donal Veyne Gaither
Elizabeth Bernethy
CW Bernethy
J. D. Badley
Buck Anderson
43Rd St
Albert Gomez
Emory Bt
H&h Roo Go
Ave
Cor, Inc
E. Tih St
Freddie Clark
Alter Carport
Teak Ave
UC A
Co Hee Sweetland
BEN Sweetland
ANT
Identified Race Service
Southern News Service & Publishing Co
Southern Turf Bulletin
Poretto
Senate
Downey Tice
Nola ‘News
Rice
Entrevok Proving Grounds
By James Marlow
Belgrade
Iit
Draudghon
Doherty
Billy Meeks & Co
Main Street
Jene Blackburn
Bill Crowder
Lewis Innnell
Paul Graham CO
Builders Supply
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