Treasure hunt under way as Ball heirs raid home
Relatives of Horace Ball search the Wichita Falls home and store grounds for hidden money after the Ball murders. A court order allows kin to dig between 8 am and 5 pm with $12,340 found in a warehouse purse fueling the hunt. Authorities note Ball kept cash at home and distrusts banks. An estate trust officer says any finds go to estate administration and sale. Ball’s inventory included hundreds of warehouse items and large stock from an Oct sale.
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Banks
Wichita County
Calvin Ashley
Jerry Schnedorf
First Wichita National Bank
Plant May Open in Henryetta for Glass Production
Pittsburgh Pirates glass facilities in Henryetta Oklahoma, closed for over a year, may reopen in 1977 for glass container production. It has been learned.
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Okla AP
Pittsburgh
The Search for the Missing Earl of Lucan Deepens
London police pursue the seven Earl of Lucan in a worldwide hunt after the November murder of nanny Sandra Rivett. Scotland Yard handlers split on whether Lucan is dead or alive, with sightings and clues from Monte Carlo to Newhaven.
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Countess of Lucan
Facts Promised On Illegal Funds by Phillips Petroleum
In Austin AP reports Secretary of State Mark White demanded Phillips Petroleum submit a complete statement of facts on its 1977 corporate political contributions. Phillips officials declined to admit any prosecutable donations, while affidavits outlining all alleged criminal conduct in elections were to be filed next Friday.
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Tex AP
Mark White
Phillips Petroleum Co
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Phillips
Tom Finney
Washington
CJ Roberts
Bartlesville
Okla
Texas
Houston
This Day In History November 211th 1975 Events and Births
On this date 1917 the Bolsheviks toppled Kerensky and Lenin became head of government in Russia. Other entries note the 1659 France Spain boundary, Tippecanoe 1811, 1845 Canadian Pacific Rail, 1918 false WWI peace report, 1942 North Africa invasion, 1944 Roosevelt fourth term, 1965 Soviet rocket displays, 1965 Laporte kidnapping testimony, and 1974 political shifts. Soprano Joan Sutherland 49, Evangelist Lilly Graham 57 birthdays. Emerson quote. Long Island note.
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Lilly Graham
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Alee
Strauss Sees Reagan As Strong GOP Challenger
Democratic National Chairman Robert Strauss says Reagan has a chance to challenge Ford for the Republican presidency. He calls Reagan attractive and articulate and believes he could be Ford’s formidable opponent.
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