Golden Boy Loses Luster In Texas Boxing Row
Texas State Boxing Commissioner M B Morgan suspended welterweight Art Aragon after charges from Dick Goldstein that Aragon tried to fix their San Antonio bout. The dispute spurred a three hour hearing and lie detector tests for both boxers. Goldstein claimed Aragon pressed him to throw the fight. Aragon denied the charge and cited ailments prior to the scheduled match.
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Controversy Over Weighing In Sparks Boxing Fight Debate
Boxing figures Aragon and Goldstein clashed over alleged fixes and publicity. Police details describe guards and statements as promoters and managers faced accusations of bribery and intimidation amid Aragon’s feverish condition. The grand jury noted testimonies from both sides for further investigation.
Slaying Suspect Alters Statement In Chicago Case
A 12 year old former mental patient with a minor police record retracted a police statement claiming involvement in the slaying of three Chicago school boys. Lt. Mortis said Erwin Staab cited intoxication for the earlier confession and later admitted being present at the killings of Robert Petani and the Schuassier brothers, whose naked bodies were found in a forest preserve northwest of Chicago on October 15, 1959.
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Budget Talks Closed To Newsman At State Hospital Board
Reporters were asked to leave a meeting of the state hospital board and the legislative budget board in Austin because participants could not speak freely with press presence. Rep Frales Seeligson and Harde man Hale man discuss whether the session was executive. Officials said the session aimed to review spending requests for the next two fiscal years.
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Hardeman
Bridge in Adlai for Date Slated Senate Post
NUEVO LAREDO Dec 20 Agustin Arriaga says inauguration of the new international bridge here has been postponed to Feb 18 construction not completed and administrative differences with U S side operators may delay opening. SAN FRANCISCO Dec 20 The Chronicle considers Adlai E Stevenson a possible California Senate candidate against incumbent William F Knowland in 1958 noting residence rules and Stevenson’s Los Angeles birth.
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Los Angeles
Pecan Crop In Texas Declines In 1956 Harvest
The United States Department of Agriculture reports Texas pecan production for 1956 at about 27.5 million pounds, down from 38 million pounds a year earlier. The decline reflects a weaker harvest across the state's pecan crops.
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