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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1956

Page

7

State Recovers Vet Land Funds in Installment Plan

The state recovered $680,678 in judgments from the veterans land program, bringing total judgments to $3,089,895. Judge Jack Gardner ordered $107,000 from Alamo Development Co., $468,000 from Winter Garden Development Co., and $24,000 from W.T. McLarty, with payments to be made over 10 years.

Austin Veterans Land Program Jack Gardner The Alamo Development Co Yoakum Winter Garden Development Co W.T. McLarty Cuero

Bachelor Untroubled At Threat On Wife

Nashville report states grocer Franklin Collins handed a ransom note to police after a man threatened his wife with death if money was not paid. FBI later arrested 17 year old Roy Wayne Jackson at a theater where the demand was delivered. Collins is not married.

Nashville Tenn Franklin Collins FBI Roy Wayne Jackson Collins

Chance for U S To Wean Arabs From Reds

William L. Ryan reports from Cairo and Paris that U S aid might keep Arab nations from embracing the Soviet Union and push toward a peace process with Israel. Egyptian leaders, wary of Israel, favor a regional pool under Arab League development with UN or corporate experts studying oil and minerals. Leaders doubt long study will yield quick conclusions, but Nasser remains pivotal for any real move.

William L. Ryan Associated Press Europe Middle East U. S Russia Israel United States Cairo East Gamal Abdel Nasser Nations Commission Middle Ior Paris Amr Plaliy Nasser Soviet Union Palestine Whogie Asl United Nations U.N

Truck Crash Burns Mansion. Driver Dies in Ridgway

A runaway truck crashed down a mountain into Ridgway's main street, exploding its fuel and setting a 28 room mansion alight. Driver Clifford D. Woodworth, 30, Pierpont, Ohio, employed by TransAmer Freight Lines, perished in the flaming wreck. Rescue crews searched for a second body as police and fire units investigated. The mansion owner Samuel P. Murphy and family were evacuated to a nearby hospital.

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