Twin Confession Clears Brother in Scout Slaying
Thomas Williams Jr., 14, publicly confessed to slaying 9-year-old Cub Scout David Powell, saying his twin Joseph is exonerated. Attorneys and investigators led independent probe after the brothers were indicted. trial set for April 2 by Intermediate Court Judge D.A. McKee.
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Wheeling
W.va
Thomas Williams Jr
Joseph
William Callahan
Williams
David Powell
David
Callahan
E. R. Schreiber
Thomas
Tommy Williams
D.a.mckee
W. Va
United Press
Europe Warms as North African Front Eases Cold Wave
A North African warm front reduced Western Europe’s chill with 858 deaths linked to the cold spell. France, Italy, Germany, Britain and other nations reported fatalities and heavy snow. A northern England fire from a blowtorch killed eight, and three British cities were cut off by drifts. An Algerian worker froze to a tree in Lille, possibly losing limbs.
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London
Europe
Britain
Spain
Portugal
North Africa
Siberia
France
Italy
Germany
Yugoslavia
Denmark
Belgium
Sweden
Austria
Holland
Greece
Switzerland
Turkey
Norway
Finland
England
Keighley
Margate
Ramsgate
Broadstairs
Paris
Riviera
Lille
Witness Call Made for Sheffield Veterans Land Board Trial
Defense lawyers say they have summoned 131 witnesses including Gov. Allan Shivers and Attorney General John Ben Shepperd for the March 5 trial of Bradyland promoter B. R. Sheffield. Sheffield faces 10 indictments over alleged theft of state funds in the veterans land program. Kinney county transactions involve 10 veteran buyers. District Attorney Les Proctor has 17 witnesses ready, most who testified in the Giles case last July.
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Austin
Bradyland
B. R. Sheffield
Allan Shivers
John Ben Shepperd
Sheffield
Veterans Land Board
Bascumn Giles
Huntsville State
Veterans Land Program
Brady
Kinney County
Les Proctor
Giles
Loan Firms Lose In Damage Suit
Dallas aircraft worker Charles Mandik won a judgment of 20,425 dollars in a suit against four Dallas loan offices charging alleged usurious rates. The ruling awarded 5,000 dollars exemplary damages, 13,250 dollars for medical expenses, and 2,175 dollars for double usury, against Advance Loan Service Reliable Service Co Credit Loan Service Mutual Loan Service and individuals Jack Wooson Mrs F N Bond and Mrs L N Harris.
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Dallas
Dist
Paine Bush
Charles Mandik
Mandik
Advance Loan Service
Reliable Service Co
Credit Loan Service
Mutual Loan Service
Jack Wooson
F. N. Bond
L. N. Harris
Negroes Walk in Donnybrook Protest in Montgomery
Thousands of Negroes in Montgomery Alabama abandon cars to walk to work in a spiritual demonstration against the arraignment of leaders for a city wide bus boycott. Reverend R D Abernathy, speaking to about five thousand, urges peaceful passive resistance and avoids courthouse crowds.
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Montgomery
Ala
R. D. Abernathy
First Baptist
Abernathy
Mild Cool Front Seen For State
A mild cool front this weekend will drop temperatures about 10 degrees from Friday pre dawn readings. Partly cloudy with scattered showers forecast for Friday and Saturday as cooler air moves in across Texas. Statewide highs ranged from 70s to 90s with various overnight lows listed in multiple cities.
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Associated Press
Texas
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Presidio
Dalhart
Corpus Christi
Lubbock
Amarillo
el Paso
Abilene
del Rio
Texarkana
Houston
Lufkin
San Antonio
Waco
Dallas
Vought Aircraft Declares 40 Cent Dividend
Dallas based Chance Vought Aircraft Inc announces a 40 cent per share dividend payable March 26 to common stockholders of record at the close of business March 8.
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Dallas
Chance Vought ‘Aircraft, Inc
Five Dead and One Hundred Injured in Maryland Train Wreck
A passenger train derailment near Quinton Maryland at about 10 miles south of Baltimore killed five people and injured more than 100. The NY bound Embassy overturned after a possible brake failure or impact with overhead cables. 59 of 90 admitted to Maryland hospitals remained hospitalized. Engineer Herman Malzer said the brakes grabbed suddenly as the train traveled at 80 mph. Passengers described the chaotic scene as the diner coach roof peeled back and chairs and linen scattered.
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Quenton
Washington
Bal
Pennsylvania Railroad
Paul Sloane
Baltimore
Alexander Nero
Trenton
N.J
Thomas Reed Johnson
Alfred B. Haupt
Sydney Jackson
New York City
Edward Q. Holloway
Wilmington
Del
Jackson
Holloway
Maryland
Herman Malzer
Point Pleasant
Yarborough Speaks in Odessa on Texas Government Reform
Gov. Ralph Yarborough visited Odessa to discuss restoring honor to Texas government with no formal announcements. He noted large mail from supporters, predicted four to eight gubernatorial candidates, and said he may return if he runs. He recalled past Odessa visits and stressed West Texas concerns.
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Ralph Yarborough
Allan
Shivers
Odessa
Texas
Lye
Yarborough
Austin
Lincoln Hotel
Andrews
Denver City
Seagraves
Washington
Ottie Barnett
Huntsville
1930 Paper Wins Prisoner Trial
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered release for 44 year old John C. Henley, serving 50 years in Huntsville for stealing a shotgun, after ruling his 1930 trial lacked legal representation. Henley’s attorney, Mike Mann, uncovered the Houston Press report noting he had no attorney.
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Houston
Houston Press
Huntsville State
John C. Henley
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Henley
Mike Mann
Red Press Targets Malenkov in Moscow Bureau Attack
The Soviet press accuses the Ministry of Electric Power Stations led by Georgi Malenkov of procrastination in a Kremlin speech by Maxim Saburov at the 20th Congress. Saburov, state planning chief and Saburov, notes Malenkov’s resignation on Feb 8, 1955 cited weaknesses in administration.
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Moscow
Georgi Malenkov
Soviet Communist Party
Kremlin
Maxim Z. Saburov
Maelenkov
Grand Jury Probes Odessa Stock Firm and Subsidiaries
A civil receivership action targets Texas Empire Minerals Inc and three subsidiaries in Odessa. The Grand Jury subpoenas 37 officers stockholders and brokers in a parallel criminal probe alleging falsified stock issuances forged signatures and inflated underwriting fees. The case seeks to cancel the charter and place records and assets in receivership with potential securities violations carrying penalties.
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Texas Empire Minerals, Inc
Permian Basin
Odessa Company
Elbert F. Matthews
Odessa
Matthews
Paul McCollum
British Submarine Acheron Reported Missing in Arctic Waters
The 1 120 ton British submarine Acheron with about 60 crew vanished after failing to radio at its expected time 400 miles northwest of Reykjavik Iceland. The Admiralty launched a major air and sea search amid solar disturbances and cloudy skies hindering reconnaissance and weather ships reporting 39 mph winds. The vessel built in 1948 is a long range submarine capable of transatlantic underwater travel using a snorkel breathing system.
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London
Acheron
Admiralty
Reykjavik
Iceland
Larea
Atlantic
Lobby Probe Committee of 8 Named
A bipartisan eight member Senate probing panel was chosen by Vice President Nixon after a 79 to 1 vote. Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson picks Gore as Democrat leader and chair designate with McClellan Anderson Kennedy and Knowland names Bridges Thye Goldwater Purtell. The group will study political pressures lobbying and campaign contributions.
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Washington P—A
Senate
Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Johnson
Gore
Tennessee
McClellan
Arkansas
Anderson
New Mexico
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Sen
Knowland
California
Bridges
New Hampshire
Thye
Minnesota
Goldwater
Arizona
Purtell
Connecticut
Ramsey Subpenas Send Ramsey and Smith to Grand Jury
McLennan County grand jury in Waco mailed subpoenas to Lt. Gov. Ben Ramsey and ex Insurance Commission Chair Garland Smith for appearances Monday. The panel widens probes into the U S Trust and Guaranty collapse and possible campaign expenditure violations, as Chairman Saunders and others testify.
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Waco
Tex
McLenhan County Grand Jury
Ben Ramsey
Insurance Commission
Garland Smith
U.S. Trust & Guaranty Co
Tom Moore Jr
Smith
Grand Jury
New Orleans
Commission
Governor Proposes Interposition Vote in Texas
Governor Shivers calls for a Texas vote on interposition to block federal desegregation efforts. He frames the move as protection of states rights and plans a constitutional amendment approach with primary ballot consideration if conventions approve.
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U.S
Sandlin
State Democratic Executive Committee
Shivers
Texas advisor cites 10th amendment in school segregation debate
Morris, chairman of the Texas Advisory Committee on segregation in public schools, frames the issue around the 10th amendment. He argues that powers not delegated to the federal government and not prohibited to states are reserved to the states, influencing policy discussions.
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Wuimullauy
Ucu
Wil Crews Morris
Texas Advisory Committee On
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James V. Allred
Candidi
West
Red Press
Malenkov
Secretary of State
Tom Beavley
Elbert Morrow
E. J. Castille
Warren Burnett
Hoener Empire, Minerals, Inc
Texas Empire Metals, Inc
American Empire, Minerals, Inc
Alpha Empire Minerals, Inc
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Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Hagerty
Supreme Court
George Crucible
Pamarratic Cavorativa Roammittas
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