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VOL. II, NO. 49
McCarthy Says Asia
And Pacific To Be
Delivered To Reds
Denounces
Acheson, And
Lattimore
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. M;iy
15 (Ul’i—Son. Joseph McCarthy,
(H.,-Wis.>, charged today that a
"Luttimore-Aeheaon axis” plans
to fight Communism.
“It Is a clever, evil thing to be-
hold," McCarthy told the diamond
Jubilee meeting or the Sons of
the American Revolution. "It is
iftKontic in its fraud and complete
in its deceit."
The speech, which McCarthy
billed in udvnnce as "the rough-
est yet” in his campaign against
the State Department, wus a
slushing attack upon Secretary of
State Dean Acheson and John
Hopkins Professor Owen Latti-
more. But he diet not repeat his
charge that Lattimore Is the
"top" Soviet spy in this country.
McCarthy said the Pacific-As-
ia "plan," which he termed a
"vicious hoax and fraud," was
"masterminded" by laittimore. He
said it will "wreck nations and
enslave millions” while deceiv-
ing and betraying America."
"It is the strategy of the Latti-
more- Acheson axis of hitting
Communists at the front door
with a silk handkerchief while
they beat the brains out of your
friends at the back door," he said.
The speech, broadest over the
National Broadcasting Co. net-
work, ignored State Department
denials— corroborated by three
former secretaries fo state—that
Lattimore hus been influential in
formulating American foreign (Mil-
Icy. McCarthy insisted that the
professor js Acheson's "principal
architect" of foreign policy.
McCarthy said that Lattimore
has. in effect, admitted that he
is the mastermind of the alleged
program to "sell out” Asia and
the Pacific. He said that Latti-
more made this statement:
“The thing to do, therefore, is
to let South Korea fall, but not
to let it look us though we pushed
It.*’
"Did you hear what Lattimore
is saying?" McCarthy asked.
"Does the hidious impact of that
utterance hit jrou where it hurts?
It should, for- leery In n sentence
we have laid bare the whole
scheme of ideological barbarism
that would hetfny ua." ,
“This, gentlemeh, is the -plan
conceived by Mr Acheson's ar-
chitect, Mr Lattimore, conceiv-
ed und publicly advocated by him
for part of the Pacific area," Mc-
Carthy said. "Mr Acheson has
bought it and applied it to tin-
entire Fur East."
He said the details of the “Pu-
clflc plan of the Lattimore-Aches-
on axis" already have been put
in1o effect. He cited the fuilure
of the U. S. Government to sup-
ply aid to Generalissimo Chiang
Kai-Shek's nnti-Cotnmun'st forces
on Formosa.
To camouflage this plan, Mc-
Carthy said, Acheson “suddenly
discovered there was a place call-
rxl Indo-Chinn, an urea in which
there is no fighting force to even
remotely compare to the troops
on the island of Formosa, but a
good vehicle for the new plan of
"murder, but make it look like
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FULL LEASED WIRE INS AND UP
Factory Ripped By Explosion
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FIREMEN (AT RIGHT) WAIT for water to cool off the smoldering ruins of fhis building at the
American Cyanamid Company's plant at Bridgcville. Pa., near Pittsburgh. The rear end of a building
(at left) was blown out when the spectacular explosion, which touched off large vats of a highly
explosive chemical, tore through the plant. (ACME Telephoto).
suicide.’
Judith Coplon To
Wed Attorney
NEW YORK. May 15 lUPi-Ju-
dith Coplon. former government
girl convicted on espionuge charg-
es In Washington and New York,
said today s h e expected to In?
married “within the next few
weeks" to Albert H. Socolov, an
nssoclite of her court-appointed
attorneys.
Miss Coplon, 28. is free on ball
pending up|M-ul of both her con-
victions She said she met Soco-
lov in the law offices of Neubur-
ger, Shapiro, Rabtnowltz and
Boudin.
The attorney, 29, Is n resident
of Brooklyn, as It Miss Coplon,
and served throughout the Euro-
pean war as a lieutenant In the
combat Ingineers.
No Czar Found
In Gambling
WASHINGTON, May 15 (UP*.
—Chairman Ernest W. McFarland
said today that his Senate Com-
merce subcommittee has found
"absolutely no evidence” that big
time gambling is controlled by n
"C/nr."
But the Ari/.onn Democrat told
newsmen the testimony shows
thnt n "working agreement” exists
between bigtime operators.
"If we Ian destroy this working
agreement it will be beneficial to
the nation,” he sold.
McFarland named no names.
But his subcommittee hearings
on gambling featured appearunces
by Frank Costello, bigshot New
York operator, Betting Commis-
sioner James J. Carroll of St.
Louis, anil Gambler Frank Erick-
■on whose sworn testimony got
him in trouble with New York au-
thorities. ____
•Bronze Replica oi ViolentDeattfsClaim
u^<Swii,Ves 19 In Texas
Due To Arrive
At 12:30 P.M.
On May 25
The voice of American liberty
and independence will ring out
here on Thursday, May 25. A
bronze replica of the original Li-
berty Bell will visit Gladewater ________ ___ _ _
on that date, to help promote the purkcr and Mrs. Couch died in-
By UNITED PRESS
At least 19 persons lost their
lives in weekend accidents in Tex-
as, including four in one high-
way collision in the Panhandle.
•Victims in the two-car collis-
ion three miles north of Kress
included I-eon Busk, 29, and Lloyd
Garrett, 24, Amarillo musicians
and featured radio entertainers.
Others who died in the crash
were Wyonna Parker. 27, and
Mrs. Julian Couch, 51. Rusk, Miss
sale of United States Savings
Bonds during the Independence
Drive, May 15 through July 4,
according to Ernest O’Heam.
The bell will arrive here at 12:-
30 p. m. and depart at 2 p. m.
While here It will be in charge
of the county Savings Bonds
Chairman and his committee, who
are plunning appropriate public
ceremonies to mark the visit.
This county is one of 87 in Tex-
as thnt will In' visited by the
bell, the chairman said. The bell
will make its appearance in nbnut
120 Texas cities and towns which
represent 85 or 90 per cent of
the state's population. The bell
will start on its 5,000 mile tour
following the state “kickoff" of
the Independence Drive in Fort
Worth on May lfi. The stab-
quota for the drive is $25,000,000
in Series E bonds. The slogan is
“Save for Your Independence—
Buy U. S. Savings Bonds."
The bell is an exact duplicate,
except for the crack, of the origi-
nal Liberty Hell which is preserv-
ed at Independence Hall at Phil-
adelphia. The crack is stimulated
In the duplicate l>cll so thnt it
will have the same “voice" that
proclaimed liberty 174 years ago
when this nation declared itself
“free and Independent." The boll
will be rung during ceremonies.
The bell is one of 49 that the
copper Industries Is furnishing as
Its contribution to the Independ-
ence Drive. One Im-1! each will
tour the 48 states and the Dis-
trict of Columbia during the sov-
i weeks of the drive.
The Tcxns bell and (he 48 oth-
ers will he transported on spec-
ially equipped trucks that are
being furnished by the Ford Mo-
tor Company.
The visit of this bell gives the
people of this community and
county the opportunity to see an
authentic replicn of America’s
most cherished relic,” O'Hearn
said. “I hope the largest possible
number of our citizens, ehildren
ns well as adults, will make plans
to see and hear It."
O'Hearn said thnt additional
details would be announced if;
(ilnns for the eeremonles progress.
stantly in the collision. Garrett
died within a few )*oum at a
Tulsa hospital. All four lived at
Amarillo.
Two Perish In Fire
A Galveston County cafe fire
cost two lives. The bodies of
James Borden, 53, and Mrs. Mar-
tha Masino, 28, a ■waitress wVro
found in the ruins of Borden’s
cafe. *
GLADEWATER. TEXAS, MONDAY, MAY 15, 1950.
Winds Of Hurricane
Velocity Bell Two
Texas Coast Regions
Woman Killed
By Bolt Of
Lightning
By UNITED PRESS
A tremendous thunderstorm,
with wind of hurricane velocity,
bolted Kenedy and Kleberg Coun-
ties on the lower Texas Coast
Sunday, killing one woman.
Property damage was heavy In
the south coastal counties, but it
was not expected to match that
suffered by Brownwood in West-
Central Texas, beaten by a sa-
vage hail storm late Saturday,
Estimates of damage in Brown-
wood ranged up to $1,000,000.
Hail stones the size of doorknobs
ruined at least 2,000 home roofs
and 40,000 panes at the Brown-
wood Floral Greenhouse were
splintered.
Sidewalks around two bank
buildings in the downtown area
were roped off to protect pedes-
'J+ ' * trians from the danger of fall-
ing glass. Windows on the fifth
and sixth floors of the buildings
were shattered.
The Brownwood storm, which
same about 8:30 p. m. Saturday,
was described as “at least the
worst in recent years,” but there
were no reports of personal in-
juries.
The area around Abilene and
Sweetwater also took a hail beat-
ing Saturday, but less severe.
Some residents of the Abilene
southside reported seeing a .small
tornado in the midst of the dis-
turbance that struck in the early
evening, but the weather bureau
wrote it off as a severe thunder-
storm.
Killed in the coastal storm,
which roared across the plain
with winds up to 80 miles an
hour, was Mrs. Marcia Garcia, 50.
Authorities said lightening struck
her as she worked, alongside sev-
eral other members of her family,
in a field near Sebastian.
At Riviera, the roof of the high
school gymnasium was blown
away and three Missouri-Pacific
Railroad boxcars were toppled.
The top of the Sarita water tow-
er was blown off.
Telephone and electric power
lines between the two towns were
torn down for a half-mile and
communications in the area were
severely curtailed.
Hail and heavy rain accompan-
ied the storm in several spots but
no heavy crop damage was re-
ported. At Harlingen. 8.1 inches
STATION KSIJ — 1430 ON YOUR DIAL
CENTS PER COPY
SNYDER OPENS DRIVE
PHILADELPHIA. May 15 (UP*
—Secretary of the Treasury John
W. Snyder will . open (he 1950
nationwide savings Bond Inde-
pendence drive today in eere-
inon*»s nt Indenondenee Hali.
The reremonies will he high-
lighted by n pageant depicting
the signing of the Derlaratlon of
Independence with a east of more
than 100 persons in nuthenlc eo-
lonlnl costumes. It will be nar-
rated by Maurice Evans, promi-
nent Shakespearean actor.
The spectacle will be climaxed
bv the ringing of a replicn of the
Liberty Bell—an exnet copy of the
original except for the famed
crack. The bell then will bead
a motorcade through city streets
before It Is taken on n tour of
Pennsylvania. Duplicate liells will
tour the other states during the
bond drlva,
Boy Missing 17
Hours Found Sale
TITUSVILLE, Pu., May 15 (UP*
—T wo an d onc-half-year-old
Jackie Copeland, who wandered
from a family picnic, was found
alive and unharmed today after
a night spent in rattle snake in-
fested marshland.
Jackie, wet, dirty, hungry and
tired, was found standing by a
pumphouse' by a member of n
search party led by state forest-
ers and police. «,
He told his resellers that he
had "slept all night in the woods.”
He was bundled off to a hospital.
The boy was discovered by a
man named ltr/ire, at a point two
miles southeast of Pleanantvilic,
Pa., in an "oil lease” area. Bezire
was one of 150 searchers led by
State Foresters William Field and
Grant August.
Jackie was missing for 17 and
one-half hours after he wandered
for one mile from a family picnic.
Sinatra No. 1 On
Ava's Hit Parade
TOSSA DEI, MAH. Spain, May
15 (UP*— Her bullfighter boy
friend is a nice guy but Crooner
Frank Sinatra ts number one on
her hit parade, Actress Avn Gard-
ner said today.
There were at least six drown-
ing deaths.
At Stephenville, Mart Myers,
Jr., 17, of Llano, sank in Garner
Lake. A group of his fellow stu-
dents at Tarleton State College
saw him go under, but could not
reach him before he was lost.
In the Arroyo Colorado, near
Rio Hondo, two young boys were
'rowned. The body of Domingo
>mez, age six, was recovered.
Still missing was lO-ycar-old Ped-
ro Medrano, who fell into the
stream at the same time. The
boys were . watching tugboats at
work in the river when they
tumldcd in.
At La Porte, Duane Phillips,
14-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe C. Phillips, drowned in the
front yard of ^the family home.
The child was 'found in a trough
attachment to a septic tan*.
Mrs. Hattie Jenkins. 51, Victoria,
was fatally (mured Saturday
when an automobile overturned
10 miles south of Tyler on the
Jacksonville highway.
Highway Crash Fatal
A highway crash near Temple
cost the lives of two more youths.
Charles W. Johnson, 19, Belton,
and Ira Vance I. lacks, 15. Kil-
leen. were in a coupe which col-
lided with a trailer truck. Young
Johnson’s brother, Sam, 17, was
seriously injured.
Driver of the truek, Elmer Lee
Faulkner of Matador, was charg-
ed with negligent homicide and
failure to observe n stop sign.
William J. Miller, 3(1, McKin-
ney, was killed at Dallas when
his automobile went out of con-
irol, plunged off Northwest High-
way and struck a tree.
At San Antonio, Wanda Mae
Halstead of Charleston, W. Va.,
a private in the Women's Auxi-
liary Force, died instantly in an
automobile crash near Randolph
Field, where she was stationed.
She and a young soldier were
returning to the base from a pic-
nic to celebrate the 8th anniver-
sary of the founding of the WAF.
Norman L. Shroff, 17, was kill-
ed at Amarillo when an automo-
bile struck his motor scooter.
Two Alice fishemen— Lonnie
Goynes, 29. and hen iPcto* Weber,
35,—drowned in Lake Mathis nt
Corpus Christi State Park. It was
presumed that Weber fell out of
the boat and Goynes drowned
trying to save him. Weber could
not swim.
Killed By Lightening
A lightening holt struck and
killed 50-year-old Mrs. Garica as
she worked in a f irm field near
Sebastian.
of tWin fell as well as considerable
hail. R.iymondville recorded 1.62
inches of rain and some hail.
At Edinburg, the temperature
dropped 25 degrees in 30 min-
utes, prior to a light hail and
rainstorm.
Elsewhere over the state, rain-
fall was reported. Hou-ton receiv-
ed 1.07 inches during the 24-hour
ported ending at 6:30 p. m. Sun-
day.
At Lubbock, .16 of an inch had
fallen and it was still raining.
Amarillo reported .43 of an inch.
Temperatures ranged general-
ly in the 80's with a high of 97
recorded at Laredo.
Phillips Lot Picked
As Site For Hotel
Greets Acheson
Downtown Location Offered Chamber Of
Commerce Direcfors For Tolal Cost Of $1
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The site for a community-owned
hotel will be the B. F. Phillips
I lot located at the corner of Dean
j and Sabine Streets, Chamber of
Commerce directors decided to-
| day at the weekly ^incheon.
Phillips, in a letter to Mayor
I Carl Bruce, chairman of the site
I committee, said he was "... of-
fering to the proper person, group
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THIS YOUNG LADY, marching
in front of ih« Savoy Hotel in
London, makes no secret of her
sentiments on the arrival of
U.S. Secretary of State Dean
Acheson who was at the Savoy
as guest of honor at the "Pil-
grims" dinner. Acheson is meet-
ing with foreign secretaries of
Britain and Franco for talks on
the cold war with Russia.
(International Soundphoto).
of persons, or cor|x>ration of local
origin for the consideration of $1.
my property located on the cor-
ner of Dean and Snlsine streets.. ."
Mayor Bruce reported to the d
rectors of the Chamber of C<*n-
merce today that other property
owners in Gladewater had been
contacted, but that prices which
were offered on the lots iffnged
tar too high, between $20,000 and
$50,000.
"I think a downtown hot^ will
be better for Gladewater. any-
way,” Mayor Bruce commented.
"We want to build up the business
district of Gladewater, and the lot
offered by Mr. Phillips is in the
center of town.” he added.
He went on to say he would be
in favor of thinking in terms of
an 80 or 100 room hotel rather
than the 50 rooms which was first
tentatively suggested by the
Chamber of Commerce directors.
After the mayor gave his report,
President Peter Moossy held the
, meeting open for discussion. All
CHICAGO, -May la 'LPc—The direct v- were in favor of accept-
United States may have less thanijng Phillips' offer of the lot. and
U.S. May Have
Less Than Hours
To Mobilize For War
Demos Open
Biggest Rally
In Their History
“hours” to mobilize in event of
war. W. Stuart Symington, chap-
man of the National Security Re-
sources Board said today.
Symington was one of a host of
administration leaders who flock-
ed to Chicago with President Tru-
man for the biggest wily in the
history of the Democratic Party.
Participating in a panel discus-
in a vote, the motion to accept
his offer and wTite him a letter of
acceptance carried unanimously.
Several of the directors who are
businessmen commented that
Gladewater definitely needs a
hotel, adding that many times
salesmen who come to town for
several days are forced to stay in
Tyler, Longview or Kilgore in
sion at which -Budget Director \ order to transact their business in
Frederick W. Lawton defended Gladewater.
Mediation Board Holds
Conference With Firemen
CHICAGO. May 15 HNS*—The
National Railway Mediation board
hold a separate conference today
with the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen and Enginemen in
an effort to end a strike against
five major railroads.
The board is expected to meet
later with management officials
of four railroads against which
the strike was called last Wednes-
day by the 18,000 members of
the brotherhood. The walkout was
extended Saturday to a portion of
a fifth carrier, the Union Pacific.
Mediation Board Chairman
Francis A. O’Neill Jr., said the
situation is "still deadlocked,” but
expressed belief that "some prog-
ress has been made."
There was no statement from
cither the union or management.
The strike is in its sixth day
against the Southern Railway, the
Santa Fc, and Western lines of
the Now York Central and the
Pennsylvania. The walkout
against the Union Pacific thus
far has affected only that road's
operations between Los Angeles
and Salt Lake City.
defiait spending, Symington call-
ed on every group in the nation
to cooperate with his agency to
insure that the country is secure
in event of attack.
"This nation must now plan for
instant conversion frora peacetime
to wartime footing." Symington
said. “Such readiness is particu-
larly true in the fields of civilian
mobilization and civilian defense.
•“Today we may not have even
hours for any such mobilization
because America now can be at-
tacked by a potential enemy at
any time, and without warning
with those modern weapons which
we know he possesses.”
Other speakers argued against
criticism ot the administration's
spending program.
Lawson said that a great many
people who protest deficit spend-
ing fail to go beyond the figures.
Leon H. Kevserling. newlv-ap-
pointed chairman of the Presi-
dent's council of economic ad-
visors. defended deficit spending
without calling it such. He said
that administration policies avert-
ed a depression last year.
Panel discussions on national
and international problems were
scheduled for most ot the day.
But by far the big affair of the
day will be tonight's doings in the
Chicago stadium.
The President will leave his
suite in the Blackstone Hotel at 7
p. m. to parade at the head of 6.-
000 National Guardsmen, 30 bands
and thousands of party followers
to deliver a nationwide address at
the stadium.
The Democrats hoped more
than 500.000 people would line the
route of march to see Mr. Truman
and watch thousands ot sparklers
and aerial bombs go off in a giant
display.
A finance committee will be ap-
pointed sometime this week for
the purpose of consulting with a
lawyer and taking care of legal
proceedings and to take care of
other details.
More diaaussion on the hotel
situation will follow at the lunrti-
eon meeting next Monday.
Johnson Declines To
Submit To Mental
Exam, Court Advised
Woman Dramatically Rescued From Swirling Current Near
Niagara Falls By Firemen As 1,800 Tourists Look On In Awe
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y„ May
15 (INS*—A 25-year-old woman
was rescued dramatically from
the swirling current near Niagara
Falls today as 1,800 tourists look-
ed on In awe.
In the process oi the rescue
two helicopter oprentors crashed
—but the airmen were eventual-
ly rescued.
The woman was Mrs. Jeannette
Bugay. The rescued men were
Joseph A. Cannon and Owen Q.
Nlehaus.
Scene of the rescue was the
famous Three Sister Islands, a
quarter of a mile above the Cana-
dian Falls.
Mrs. Bugay was caught In “ex-
press train" current, anil had been
trapped against a huge lock.
Niagnrn Falls firemen rushed
to the scene.
Firemen Edward J. Cassidy
suggested to Captain Elmer Tcv-
ens, that helicopters be summon-
ed io drop ropes to the woman.
Niehaus, chief test pilot for
the Bell Aircraft Co. and Can-
non. also test pilot, were immed-
iately dispatched in a 47-D-l Hel-
icopter.
Reaching the woman the Hcli-
ropter dropped low over the wa-
ter and Cannon climbed on a pon-
toon. He dropped her a rope which
she knotted around her waist.
Just then a wave struck one
of the pontoons and as the heli-
copter swung wildly for a mo-
ment the rear anti-torque rotor
struck a reck and shattered.
The machine whipped on Its
side, spilling the flyers into the
water.
Thu wrecked helicopter snag-
ged on a nearby rock and the
pair climbed back aboard.
A second helicopter was sent
out, manned by William J. Galla-
gher, 29, a company test pilot, and
George A. White, airport opera-
tions manager.
The second machine whirred
down over the scene and White
dropped a rope to Niehaus. The
helicopter then was flown back
to shore while White played out
the line. Niehaus secured one end
to the wrecked helicopter and the
second was anchored on shore.
Firemen in a rowboat then fer-
ried themselves to the stranded
trio, holding the boat on course
by the overhead rope.
Niehaus and Cannon were tak-
nboard and the woman was
dragged to safety
around her waist,
by the rope
WASHINGTON. May 15 (INS*—
National Mediation Board officials
maintained hope today for an
early settlement of the railroad
strike but admitted they had
nothing concrete on which to base
their optimism.
A board spokesman said:
"We are waiting hopefully. I
don't quite know what we base
our hopes on. But I wouldn’t say
it was hopeless."
Meanwhile, the Southern Rail-
wey—one of the five lines affect-
ed by the walkout of the Brother-
hood of Firemen and Enginemen
—said it is "continuing to handle
all of the business we can get."
Southern officials admitted that
yesterday's stoppage on five more
of the railway’s divisions has
created a "spotty" situation.
The line, however, postponed
for another two days the fur-
loughing of clerical employees in
its Washington, D. C., and Atlan-
ta offices. Soh’
ta offices. Southern also announc-
ed recalling of “a number of
furloughed shop and track em-
ployees at various points.
G. E. WORKERS STRIKE
SCHENECTADY. N. Y.. May
15 (UP*—Four hundred mainten-
ance workers nt the home plant
of General Electric Company went
ou strike today.
Fliers, Released
By Chinese Reds,
Rejoin 7th Fleet
HONG KONG. May 15 HNS*.—
Two American service men. im-
prisoned by Chinese Communists
for almost 19 months, rejoined the
U.S. Seventh Fleet today and told
how their captors filled them with
tales of imminent revolution in
America.
Marine Corps Sergeant Elmer
C. Bender of Cincinnati and Chi-
cago and William C. Smith of
Long Beach, Calif., a Navy chief
construction electrician, appeared
in good health but were subjected
to a quick medical examination.
They arrived in Hong Kong by
ship, received a radioed message
of welcome from Admiral Arthur
W. Radford, commander in chief
of the Pacific fleet, and swiftlv
were sent winging toward Ameri-
can territory bv pi,-vie.
Commander M p r 1 » MncRain.
public information officer of the
Seventh Fleet, who acted as
spokesman for the two men. hint-
ed that Communist reports tha*
Bender and Smith had confessed
flying a reconnaissance mission
over Communist lines, are ur.truc.
He said:
“I would take it they did not
sin* a confession.”
M.uftain refused to elaborate
and newsmen were kept at a dis-
tance from the men. Even crew
members of U.S. Navy station ship
in Hong Kong harbor, the Horace
Bassn, were forbidden to talk to
Bender and Smith during fcieir
one hour stay ou the base,
AMARILLO, May 15 (UP*.—
The defense rested its case today
in the Evald Johnson murder
trial, and the state informed" the
court that the Michigan redhead
had declined to submit to psychia-
tric examination.
Johnson is being tried for the
murder of W. A. <Tex> Thornton,
famed Amarillo oilfield trouble-
shooter. in a tourist court here last
summer.
The defense rested after re-
tracing the path of Thornton’s au-
tomobile last June 22 as Thornton
arrived from New Mexico on his
last ride. Riding in the car with
him were Evald and Diana John-
son, husband and wife whom h
had picked up in New Mexico
hitch-hikers.
Deputy Sheriff Murphy Hu d
testified that enroute to the motel
where he was slain, Thornton had
passed within 200 feet of his home.
The motel was four miles distant,
the ‘deputy said.
Johnson testified last weekend
that he beat Thornton after find-
ing him in bed with Mrs. John-
son at the motel.
When the defense ended its
case, the state called rebuttal wit-
nesses. First was Sheriff Paul
Gaither, who toid how he and As-
I sistant District Attorney Branch
I Archer secured a written confes-
sion from Johnson, already enter-
ed as evidence in the trial.
Prosecutors informed Judge
Henry Bishop—as the trial went
into its second week—that they
Had asked Dr. Roy Sluan. Ama-
rillo psychiatrist, to interview
Johnson in the Potter County jail
yesterday.
But they said Johnson declined
to submit to interview without
consent of his attorney, E. T.
(Dusty* Miller, and that Miller re-
fused to give permission.
Weather
FORECASTS
EAST TEXAS —Partly cloudy
tonight and ’iUesday, not much
change in temperatures.
GLADEWATER AREA—Partly
cloudy. 1'ttle change in tempera-
tures tonight and Tuesday, few
widely » uttered late afternoon or
evening thundershowers in area,
lowest tonight near 62.
TEMPERATURES
Monday, 8 a m.—75.
Sunday maximum—82.
Sunday minimum—58.
SABINE RIVER
Monday, 8 a. m.—30.12.
RAINFALL
Twenty-four hour period—.10
indies. __
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