Ex-Wife shoots truck driver in Monahans murder case
In Monahans Lee Rogers 30 died from two bullet wounds after an argument outside the Red Ball Cafe on US 80. His ex wife Lois Rogers 29 surrendered and was jailed awaiting a murder charge. she claimed Rogers threatened her. The couple, parents of three, had tensions and prior legal issues. funeral arrangements were pending.
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Lee Rogers
Ward County Memorial Hospital
Lois Rogers
W. B
Blackie) McNerlin
McNerlin
Rogers
Red Ball
U. S. Highway 80
Monahans
Colorado
Billy Wilson
Wilson
Barnes Funeral Home
Weather forecast from the 1 v. 8. Weather Bureau
The station reports clear to partly cloudy skies today through Thursday with a bit warmer temperatures. Highs reach about 80 today and 85 tomorrow, with tonight’s low near 35 and tonight and Thursday showing little change. Historical highs set at 74 and overnight lows around 50 are noted. sunset is 7:05 p.m. and sunrise 6:43 a.m.
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Weather Bureau
San Antonio
Tax Cut Hearing Continues Amid Public Oppose Oil Taxes
Washington observers report the House Ways and Means Committee planned to hear 31 witnesses today to end hearings on President Kennedy's proposed 10.3 billion tax cut. Governors Welsh Hansen Bellman and Babcock opposed higher oil and gas taxes facing producers and oil industry spokesmen echoed the view. Retired Gen. Lucius Clay warned higher taxes would deter new deposits. Other items include demands for inquiry into anonymous charges against a lawmaker and a Fascell led foreign affairs subcommittee probing the U S ideological offensive featuring Edward R Murrow as lead witness.
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Washington
UPI
House
Ways & Means Committee
Kennedy
Matthew E. Welsh
Indiana
Clifford P. Hansen
Wyoming
Henry Bellman
Oklahoma
Tim Babcock
Montana
Lucius D. Clay
Dante B. Fascell
D-Fla
Congressional
Edward R. Murrow
U.S. Information Agency
Fascell
U.S
State liquor election asked
In Austin AP report the House Constitutional Amendments Committee heard pleas from both sides as proponents pursued a statewide liquor election. Supporters urged voters decide between statewide prohibition and a totally wet state while opponents pressed for clear options.
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Austin
Texas
House
Court Voids Myers Death Conviction in Texas Case
The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed John Edwin Myers death penalty verdict due to jury misconduct and ordered retrial in district court. Myers confessed to Dekraai slaying and a two and a half day crime spree, plus other killings, amid a change of venue from Howard to Cherokee County.
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Austin
UPI
Court of Criminal Appeals
John Edwin Myers
District Court
Myers
Rusk
Tex
Arthur Lee Dekraai
Midland
Cherokee County
Howard County
Texas
Dekraai
Ernest Belcher
Ben England
Charles F. Folsom
James H. Kreemeyer
Rusk State Hospital
England
Dr. Folsom
Belcher
Suit Against Bataan Veteran Suspended
In Onarga Illinois a Bataan death march survivor and his family greet a temporary suspension of efforts to collect World War II emergency relief payments. The State Department says Noble Frank Smith’s family owes 1421 dollars for relief to Viola Smith and son Carl while interned in the Far East. Senator Douglas of Illinois pressed for delay and introduced a bill to cancel the debt, noting about 2000 others owe money for various war relief reasons.
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Onarga
Ill
Bataan
State Department
Noble Frank Smith
Viola Smith
Carl
Far East
Smith
Washington
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Family seeks unpaid wartime pay from State Department bans
Smith says the State Department barred the family from payment since the 1950s and notes each bill grew with accrued interest. He claims the government owes nothing and they will not receive the funds. His wife, daughter of a Russian mother and Portuguese father, was a GM secretary who waited in Shanghai as he served in the Marines and the Philippines. both she and son Carl, 22, were interned there as refugees, with Swiss Embassy aid funding federal support during that period.
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Smith
State Department
Smiths
Shanghai
General Motors Corp
Philippines
Hong Kong
Carl
Bali volcano toll reaches 1600 in Bali eruption
Indonesian Red Cross chief in Jakarta said the Bali eruption death toll stood at 1,600. She reported 200 hospitalized and 75,000 evacuated as tens of thousands sought relief at emergency feeding stations and IC RC relief distributions.
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Denpasar
Bali
UPI
Red Cross
Jakarta
B. Abdul Rahman
International Red Cross
Estes Jury Probes All Fourteen Counts In Mail Fraud Case
El Paso AP jurors in the Billie Sol Estes mail fraud trial examine all fourteen indictment counts with care. They sought guidance on count six and reviewed a prosecution letter with red writing虽. court seeks redaction-free duplication. The panel weighs charges that Estes bilked finance firms and buyers of over 20 million in fake mortgage deals and mythical fertilizer tanks.
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EL Paso
Tex
Billie Sol Estes
Arauu
Estes
R. Ewing Thomason
Texas
Thomason
Pecos
Congress
Federal Court House
Estes Brothers
Robbin E
Living Costs Tie All Time High In February
Washington reports February living costs tied a record, with the cost index at 106.1 as citrus and fresh vegetables rose. Food prices gained due to higher fruit and vegetable costs, while apparel and rents edged higher. Banana prices fell after dockworkers' strike ended. green beans dipped as Florida crops were aided by Mexican shipments. Gas and electricity rates eased slightly.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Florida
Mexico
Texas Senate backs study panel on higher education needs
In a 26-2 vote the Texas Senate approved a bill to create a 25 member committee to study Texas higher education needs, with Gov. Connally to appoint most members. The measure includes $50,000 in emergency funds and a deadline of August 31 1964 for the committee to report. The debate touched on funds, appointments, and related education reforms across the Legislature.
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Connally
Senate
Texas
Louisiana
Culp Krueger
el Campo
Game and Fish Commission
State Parks Board
House
Representatives
House Elections Committee
Texas Bill Seeks Outlawing Boxing Nationwide Proposals
AUSTIN UPI Texas state Rep Charles Wilson Trinity filed a bill to ban boxing in Texas with penalties up to five years in prison and a $10000 fine for promoters or participants The move follows boxing deaths and a recent furor over safety injuries and corruption Wilson noted six ounce gloves heighten danger and cited Davey Moore's California death as catalyst for swift action.
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Austin
UPI
Texas
Charles Wilson
Trinity
Tex
Texas House
Wilson
Davey Moore
California
Moore
Sugar Ramos
Cuba
Gotham News Strike Ends as Papers Near Return
New York publishers and striking photoengravers agreed to end a 110 day shutdown. Pledges to ratify the pact by the Photoengravers Union. City Hall jubilation as newspapers prepare to resume, with 5.7 million readers awaiting the Thursday editions. Economic losses cited at over 330 million dollars.
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New York
UPI
City Hall
Robert F. Wagner
Photoengravers Union
Frank McGowan
Photoengravers Local 1
Walter N. Thayer
The
Herald Tribune
Times
Mirror
the News
Journal- American
World Tele
Unity Committee
F. M. Flynn
Daily News
Thayer
Canada
Pilot and woman stranded on snow mountain plan book
A pilot and a 21 year old woman survived 48 days on a snow bound peak in the Yukon and will write about their ordeal. The girl suffered frostbite risking loss of toes while gangrene is mentioned. psychological shock linked to baldness is explored in a separate note. A West Berlin high school circulates a cruel test amid rising youth crime and brutality.
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Yukon
West Berlin
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