Mother testifies son’s killer may be of unsound mind
Harriett Parsons of Pleasantville New York testified by deposition that Mary Jean Parsons sister of the deceased may have been of unsound mind when she killed Lt. Richard Parsons in El Paso on February 16 1952. The defense seeks to support the claim with depositions from three Oklahoma psychiatrists while the state presents a confession and a note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Tex
Harriett Parsons
Pleasantville
N. Y
Mary Jean Parsons
New York
Tulsa, Okla
Richard O. Parsons
Ti Paso
Arthur Tipps
C. C. McDonald
Parsons
Dartmouth
Oklahoma
Timberlawn (Mental) Hospital
Paso
J. D.hudson
Hudson
A.m
Court Rules State Natural Gas Tax Valid on Appeal
The Third Court of Civil Appeals ruled the Texas natural gas gathering tax valid, reversing a trial court, and sent the case to the Texas Supreme Court. The decision found the tax does not violate the commerce clause and applies fairly to those in the gas occupation, with over 11 million dollars paid under protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Eastern Pipeline Co
Michigan- Wisconsin
Amarillo Oil Co
Hughes
United States
Appeals Court
Supreme Court of the United States
State of
Texas
Legislature targets immoral publications and exhibitions
A bill by Senator Andy Rogers seeks to update an old law on penny arcade exhibits to cover pocket books moving pictures and magazines devoted to sex and immoral conduct. The measure cites rising traffic in immoral material and proposes penalties of three to six months in jail or a $1000 fine or both. A six million dollar state office and courts building project advances to the House calendar with committee approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Senate
Andy Rogers
Chidress
House
Blasting Postponed In Gas Well Fire
Morgan City Louisiana reports a million dollar gas well fire in the Gulf of Mexico entering its 11th day as a planned dynamite blast to extinguish flames is postponed again. Crews seek a water protection plan while workers clear platform wreckage and search for the correct water mix to set the charge. Massive flames continue to vent gas as firefighting efforts proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan City
Gulf of Mexico
Myron Kinley
New ROK Division Goes Into Lines
Gen James A Van Fleet Eighth Army commander says a new Republic of Korea division is on the eastern front and that enough trained ROK troops exist to form two more divisions. The 15th Division has gone into action along a 155 mile front with seven U S divisions one British Commonwealth division and smaller UN units.
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Seoul
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Republic of Korea
van Fleet
Verson
U.S
United Nations
Seven Reds Executed in Formosa
Seven men convicted as Communist agents were executed in Taipei today. The tally rises to 97 Reds put to death since November 26.
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Taipeh
Formosa
City Hall Open House Planned for February
Mayor Fred Gage and City Council members announced a February open house to invite Odessa residents to visit city hall fire station and police station. The event ties to Gov. Allan Shivers’ get acquainted with your government year with council meetings and explanatory talks by the bar association to explain city operations and needs.
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Odessa
Fred Gage
Dick Pepin
Membors
Bar Association
Leity Ermployes
Allan Shivers
Oil workers named by FBI in Bronte bank robbery
FBI indicts Byron Ralph Moore and Scottie Ray Muckelrath for the Bronte First National Bank robbery taking $8 972 04. Both oil field workers from East Alton Illinois and Cayuga Texas are atlarge. They allegedly tied up cashier Douglas Sneed and Mrs Willie Millikin and left a .38 revolver at the counter.
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San Angelo
FBI
Texas
Bronte
First National Bank
Byron Ralph Moore
Scottie Ray Muckelrath
Moore
East Alton
Ill
Muckelrath
Cayuga, Tex
Smith and Ewesson
Dallas
Mucke
Rebecca Doswell Loses Appeal in Dallas Murder Case
Mrs. Rebecca Doswell's bid for freedom ends as the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overrules her motion for rehearing. Convicted of shooting oilman Thomas W. Doswell as he stepped from a car at the Melrose Hotel on August 20, 1951.
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Austin
Rebecca Doswell
Dallas
Court of Criminal Appeals
Odessa Bridegroom 18 Charged in Alleged Assault Case
Gerald Wayne Stringer an 18 year old Odessa bridegroom married two weeks is jailed on a charge tied to a 16 year old girl. He admits using force in a car encounter on a rural road and faces a $5000 bond set by Justice of the Peace Bill Short. The reported incident marks the fourth sex offense in Ector County since January 9.
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Odessa
Indtor County
Justice of the Peace
Bill Short
Gerald Wayne Stringer
East Fifth
Warren Burnett
Stringer
Jimmie Harris
Harris
Monahans
Sheriff’s Office
Ector County
Goleman Dies After Refusing Forgiveness for Captors
Huntsville Texas February execution of Darious Goleman 34 native of Goose Creek for the murder of Mrs Eloise Twitchell near Kountze. He walked to the death chamber declaring he had no forgiveness for those who sent him here.伴
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Huntsville
Tex
Darious Goleman
Goose Creek
Beaumont
Golemoff
Alex Leviness
Eloise Twitchell
Texas
Kountze
Storms Threaten 7700 Dutchmen as Death Toll Rises
Dutch radio reports 7700 isolated on flooded Goeree Overflakkee Schouwen Island and Philipsland as a fresh storm threatens dikes. The weekend hurricane has killed at least 1695 across the Netherlands Britain Belgium and Germany with final totals feared near 2000 and 300000 homeless. An international rescue effort of 3000 boats 125 planes and 30 helicopters aids victims while evacuations proceed amid rising seas and damaged defenses.
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Amsterdam
The
Netherlands Radio
Netherlands
Britain
Germany
Belgium
France
Goerre- Overflakkee
St. Philipsland
Schouwen
Haringvliet
Holland
Middleharnis
Voorne - Putten
Goeree-Overflakkee
North Sea
Dutch Information Service
the Hague
Remington Sentenced to Three Years for Perjury
William W. Remington, former Commerce Department economist, is sentenced in New York to three years in prison for perjury linked to denying secret data and membership in the Communist Party. The case stems from his testimony in trials tied to Elizabeth T. Bentley and the Young Communist League at Dartmouth in the 1930s.
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NEW York
William W. Remington
Commerce Department
Vincent L. Leibel
Lildss
Lidl
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Young Communist League
Dartmouth College
Remington
Court of Appeals
Communist Party
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Gregory F. Noonan
Miss Bentley
Russia
Texan Convicted In Korean's Death
Second Lt. James D. Goff of Dallas was convicted by an Army court martial of aggravated assault in the death of Pang Hwa il, a 38 year old Presbyterian pastor in Suwon. The eight member panel sentenced Goff to dismissal from the Army and two years hard labor.
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Seoul
James D. Goff
Dallas
Goff
Pang Hwail
Edward C. Clapp
Claims Service Accessed State Files in 1948
A State Department employee testified before a Senate subcommittee that John Stewart Service was granted access in 1948 to confidential foreign service personnel files and spent many hours with them. Service, a veteran officer, was dismissed last year after the Loyalty Review Board found reasonable doubt about his loyalty.
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Washington P
State Department
Senate
John Stewart
U. S. Foreign Service
Service
Foreign Service
Helen B. Balog
Department
Foreign Service Files
Balog
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
McCarthy
R-Wis
Sweden Stay Out Of Alliances While Boosting Arms
Prime Minister Tade Erlander and Foreign Minister Osten Unden said Sweden will make heavy sacrifices to defend the nation while remaining outside military blocs and alliances.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Tade Erlander
Osten Unden
Las Cruces Doctor Reports Border Superstitions Among Patients
Las Cruces physician Dr. W A Jenkins tells Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists convention that patients near the Mexican border hold witchcraft beliefs and fear hospitals. He cites open scissors to ward off evil spirits, witch doctors across the border, pregnancy taboos, eggs and onions to ease pain, and reluctance to be X-rayed. The community plans a new hospital after long travel for care.
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Dallas
W. A. Jenkins
Las Cruces
N. M
American College of Osteopathic
Jenkins
Old Mexico
New Mexico
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