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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1953
Page
1
A terse news note reports that the Parsons law firm faces renewed difficulties as potential cases and clients dry up, leaving partners rattled and seeking new opportunities. The item notes ongoing internal tensions and market pressures affecting their practice.
Wichita Falls Texas January 31 bickering lawyers seek one more juror for the Mary Jean Parsons murder case. Judge Arthur Tipps rules a mistrial request overruled, the trial paused as sheriff to gather 40 more prospects for Monday. Parsons 22, is accused of fatally shooting her husband Lieut Richard O Parsons 24 in El Paso while he lay in bed.
Mrs Parsons appears at court sessions with her parents and sister in law Mrs John Fleeger of Tulsa and brother Tom Fleeger from Midland. She remains free on a 50000 dollar bond and mostly in her hotel room, visible only during walks to the courthouse.
US airline pilots in Japan warn that Russian radio transmitters on land and sea emit false signals to lure aircraft off course. Signals from Vladivostok and the Pacific may tempt planes toward mountains or the Pacific, but pilots say they use reliable nav aids to avoid danger.
An affidavit claiming the jury foreman in the Darius Goleman murder case is the slain victim Elois Twitchell’s uncle was sent to the Board of Pardons and Paroles. Goleman faces possible execution February 4 unless clemency acts.
The Princess Victoria ferry sank off Donaghadee in a hurricane sending 128 passengers and crew to their deaths among 177 aboard. Survivors described 115 mph winds, towering waves, and lifeboats torn apart as Captain James Ferguson ordered abandon ship near Belfast harbor.
The FBI charged Lonzo Ramage Jr with involuntary servitude after using crippled teenage solicitors to sell magazines across several Southern states. William Eugene Brown, 19, was beaten and held in slavery for days in 1952 in Charlotte, while Ramage allegedly locked doors and threatened violence to keep workers. Brown, from Columbia, South Carolina, was owed $200 at the time of the Charlotte incident.
Don Black, 49, a Wood County sawmill worker, was found guilty of murdering his wife near a East Texas sawmill. The jury handed down a five year sentence after prosecutors sought the death penalty. Black also faces murder charges in a separate fatal shooting at the same site on April 30.
Fragmentary OCR notes show professors revising terminology and discussing language in a classroom setting. Phrases such as my pen is on the table appear, with unclear references to a house and individuals like Jesson.
John Barrientes alias Sonny Barrientes, 18, is jailed. Warrants are out for Pancho Nunez, 19, and Sonny Costello, about 20. Delbert Dye, of 612 Meyer Street, says he was robbed of 86 dollars near the Latin American section after leaving El Patio and Tampico bars.
U S Air Force reports Sabre jets hold an 11 to 1 combat superiority over MiG15s in Northwest Korea. Since December 1950 Sabres claimed 548 kills while 49 were shot down. MiGs dominate high altitude and fuel, with MIG Alley battles shaping engagements near Manchuria’s edge.
Gen Douglas MacArthur praises reports to pull the Seventh Fleet from the Formosa Strait and criticizes Truman's 1950 order. He argues the blockade drew Red China into Korea and Tibet and urges Eisenhower to cancel the action to remove a major anomaly in Far East policy.
In Formosa on Sunday February 1 observers, noting possible U S action to lift neutrality measures, speculated Nationalist air and commando raids on the mainland and possible Communist air attacks on Formosa. The outlook suggested any fleet withdrawal would not mean abandonment but shift forces to pressure Red China and aid Nationalist China in the long term. The Nationalists might renew bombing of the mainland, stage commando raids, or blockade China’s coast with occasional U S help.
The Iran Victory arrived today in San Francisco bearing the bodies of 151 Americans who died in the Korean War, honoring their sacrifice as a solemn homecoming for families and communities.
Taipei dispatch reports that five more executions Saturday increased the announced total of Chinese Reds shot by firing squads to 90 since November 26 as Chiang Kai-shek authorities press the crackdown on Communist underground activity on Formosa.
Odessa senator J T Rutherford warns the legislature faces a $300 million excess demand over last year as groups seek more funds while opposing tax hikes. He favors taxing long interstate natural gas pipelines but doubts measures like a sales tax or state income tax passing. He cites DWI reform and patrol pay as priorities amid uncertain bills.
Odessa and Ector County stage a week long informal vote next week daily 9 am to 5 pm with a lunch break to gauge sentiment on installing 45 voting machines. The League of Women Voters and County Commissioners oversee the process.
Senator from Illinois denounces a proposed plan to grant states ownership of submerged oil lands off their shores, a move described as a 40 billion dollar giveaway. The exchange centers on coastal resource rights and federal to state title implications.
Phillips Petroleum Co. filed to complete Start Test 52-5-A in Reeves County about 10 miles west of Pecos. Core at 4085 feet in Delaware Sand reportedly flowed 5 to 10 barrels per hour. Location details include Billington, 1980 feet from north line and 660 feet from east line of section 11, block C-18, Public Land Survey. Cable tool rig moved onto the site for completion of the discovery. Cities Service No. 1 Payton.
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