Bexar Man Last Executed in '46 for Crime
Alvaro Alcorta will be the first man from Bexar county to face execution since September 1, 1946. Early morning he walked to Huntsville’s death chamber to die in the electric chair for stabbing his wife to death, as other murderers and rapists have faced death since that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvaro Alcorta
Bexar County
Huntssvile
Negro
Henry Lee Palm
Joe G. Leza
San Antonio
Huntsville
Bobby Miers
Emme
Oliver
Right-of-Way Planting Granted in San Pedro Shearer area
City council granted permission to residents in the Shearer Hills area to plant clubs and install a sprinkler system along the city's 15 foot right-of-way. The request came from garden clubs and the Shearer Hills association.
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Sanedro
Shearer Tns
Shearer Hills Assn
Charter Vote Plea Rejected in City Petition Challenge
The city council rejected Clyde Wantland’s charter petition drive to switch from council manager to a mayor commission system. City Attorney Cadena ruled petitions insufficient under state law requiring 12,561 signatures. only 10,102 valid signatures were found, with possible duplicates or ineligible signers. The council passed a resolution stating the petitions did not meet charter amendment provisions or initiative and referendum requirements.
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Clyde Wantland
Carlos Cadena
Cadena
Frank Gallagher
Castena
Cadéna
Wantland
Tie
Ie Council
Red Premier Declares Victory in Hungary Power Struggle
Budapest dispatch reports Soviet backed Prime Minister Janos Kadár declaring his Communist regime won the struggle for power against the bourgeoisie. The text mixes garbled OCR with ad copy promising autos in Light's Autos For Sale and a classification note for classifieds.
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Red
Budapest
Janos Kadsr
Nixon Case Abandoned and Execution Delayed Report
A chaotic Santos-style report details a Texas death row case involving Alcorta and Nixon. It covers appeals, judges, and attorney actions, noting a stay denial and questions of mental state and drug influence. The article intertwines court moves, execution date shifts, and a referenced street-level ad.
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S.A
Nixon
International
Alcorta
Bandera
Callaghan
Austin
Meney Property
Washington, D. C
E P. Lipscomb
Altormey 3Dor Alcorta
Supreme Court
Hugo Diack
Lipscomb
Black
Manuel Barbosa
Cliff
Linscomb
U. S. Supreme Court
BOND
Court of Criminal Appeals
Atcorta
Saud Heads Washington Visit With Ike Friendship Pledge
Saudi King Saud-Al Saud arrives in Washington for a round of state honors with President Eisenhower promising U S friendship. A meeting with Dulles and a dinner with Nixon are on the schedule as Saud seeks U S aid and support for the Middle East doctrine. Prince Mashhur bin Saud is to be examined at Walter Reed for partial paralysis, with doctors noting possible congenital or birth-related brain or nerve issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jalal
INS
Saud-Al Saud
Anoother
Eisenhower
U. S
Fastington
Dulles
Nixon
Saud
White House
Congress
Oilcome
Yder
New York City
WA S
Suez Canal
U. S. Army
Mashhur Ton Saud
al Saud
Walter Reed Hospital
Abdullah Balkhair
Price Mashhur
Saudi Arabia
U.S
Leonard Snyder
Walter Reed
The Wrong Man filmography at the Aztec theater
Alfred Hitchcock presents The Wrong Man starring Henry Fonda and Vera Miles, a true life incident adapted suspense drama. The picture follows a man mistaken for armed robberies, his wife’s collapse, and a courtroom ordeal amid the film’s restrained Hitchcock touches.
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Renwicke
Cary - 1
Warrier Brothers
The
Aztec
Alfred Hitchack
Mterial
Ife
New York
Pia
Hitchcock
Henry Fonda
Vera Miles
Fonda
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Bexar
Hieltop
Miers
Negra
Goree
Joske
Ater
Goodman
Westbrook
Robert Hausman
David My
Keedy
Hausman
Meedy
Drought
Quail Farm
Adler's
Antonio
Redfish & Trout
Piousiane
Oysters
Tate
Neersee
Shrimp
Finnan Haddie
Pepperidge Farms
King Saud
Help Wanted
Gillespie
Green
Fred A. Semaan
Semann
Heveran
First Assi. Dist
Richard Woods
Semaan
Dyougat
Hilton Hotel
F. M
Price
Giant
True-Zero Freezer
Ray Ed
Ray Tppie
NORGE
Frank Schroeder
Alamo ST
Nueva
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