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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1954
Page
10
Oklahoma City's Welfare Department reported that the state total of old age pensioners increased to 94,899 in May, up 121 from April. May payments totaled 5,442,000 dollars with an average pension of 57.35 dollars.
In Leeuwarden on June 12 a seven month old pair named Folkje and Tijitske DeVries underwent a 127 minute separation surgery led by Dutch surgeons with Dr. Ian Aird assisting from London. Both survived the operation but remained in critical condition with cautious optimism from hospital officials.
U S Customs agents talked with two men jailed in Odessa on a marijuana case. Jimmie Harris turned over 48 pounds of marijuana and a 1942 Cadillac, seized Tuesday, to the agents who will burn the evidence after the trial. Suspects Tom Noble and Claude Wards are held on bonds of 10 000. District Attorney Warren Burnett plans talks with a U S Attorney to decide state or federal venue. The raid is described as a major catch with possible wider prosecutions forthcoming.
Chief Judge John J. Parker of the U S Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit will address the State Bar of Texas annual banquet in San Antonio on July 2. He will discuss Leadership of the Bar.
Lewis O. Selby 25 Hedley Texas was charged with murder without malice in connection with the traffic death of Mrs. W A Land 69 of Clarendon Texas Thursday night. The case was filed in Amarillo on Friday.
A man identified as Malachi Benjamin, 40, was killed after a berserk on Detroit's East Side sparked a gunfight. Four officers were wounded including 1Lt. Waldo Kreiger and Patrolmen Robert Fullerton Harold Davis. Patrolman Lawrence Magnette reported heavy shooting as about 100 neighbors watched. Police fired 48 shots in the exchange.
Flores, regional president of the Union Regional Ganadera, says a US hoof and mouth disease quarantine end in December would boost Mexican cattle prices and ranch earnings. He cites 100 members managing 1,000,000 acres and warns exports could be taxed heavily by the Mexican government. Local cattle markets are limited.
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