The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 309, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 15, 1959 Page: 3 of 24
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IKE, NIXON THERE
Taft Memorial Dedicated
WASHINGTON (—Bells rang ator—before an audience of near- rity "in a day when men com-
eut Tuesday in memory of Robert ly 5.000 a few hundred feet from promised their souls for the
A. Taft, the Capitol. crumbs of popularity.”
2 A THE ABILENE REPORTER - NEWS
9-A Abilene, Texas, Wednesday Morning, April 15, 1959
And through the ringing and There were prepared speeches Taft died of cancer July 31,
through the oratory that went
with it something of the real Bob
Taft could be quietly heard.
President Eisenhower, Vice
President Richard M. Nixon for-
mer President Herbert Hoover
in plenty. Eisenhower gave one 1953.
but said he couldn’t resist depart- His admirers, many of whom
ing from it to voicevery great backed him in his several bids
admiration and affection for the for nomination, raised by public
man he beat for the Republican subscription the almost one mil-
presidential nomination in 1952 lion dollars needed to build the
Before that Hoov er praised his handsome, white, 100-foot tall
and a number of other political _
notables took part in dedicating long-time friend Taft as a man of carillon on the Capitol grounds.
a memorial to the late Ohio sen- unperishable patriotism and integ---
sxad
Fatal Accident
DALLAS (AP)—Craig Stuth, 2.
son of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy D.
Stuth of Greenville died in a Dal-
las hospital Tuesday of injuries
received when he was run over
by a neighbor backing a car out
of a driveway.
GRADY HOGUE
... now, S-yrar contract
Cisco College
Executives Get
New Contracts
Texas Faubus Talk
Cancelled by Group
WACO (AP)—A speech by Ar
kansas Gov. Orval Faubus that
had been announced for Friday
night here was cancelled Tuesday
when a group of Young Demo-
crats said they did not have suffi-
cient time to make arrangements
for his appearance
The invitation to the Arkansas
governor, center of controversy
since he called out the National
Guard to prevent integration of a
Little Rock high school, had been
protested by other Waco and state
Young Democratic officials. ,
Faubus is to address the annual
•Congratulations to
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in the
CISCO (RNS, — The contracts
of President Grady Hogue and
Dean E. W. Mince were extended
banquet of the Marshall Junior
Chamber of Commerce in Mar-
shall Thursday night He is also
to be in Dallas and Houston but
no other speaking engagements
were announced
The announcement by the gov-
ernor’s office in Little Rock that
Faubus would address the Texas
Young Democrats here Friday
for two years as the board of
regents of Cisco Junior College .
held a regular monthly meeting, tween factions of the Y oung Dem-
The contracts of the two officials ocrats.
had one more year to run and the The prevost of Baylor Univer-
extension will give them a total sity. Dr. Monroe S. Carroll, said
of three years. The contracts of Baylor had not invited Faubus.
other teachers of the college were -
touched off verbal fireworks be-
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£ preciation to Gene Abbott and VENTURA, Calif. (AP)—Augus-
• Zan Burroughs, retiring regents, tine Baldonado, 26, was sentenced
$ was passed by board members, to death Tuesday for murdering
, The following officers were elect- nurse Olga Duncan.
ed president, James P. Me- Superior Court Judge Charles F.
Cracken: vice president. Dr. Blackstock imposed the sentence
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Baldonado’s mother, Sophia Bal-
donado. wept and embraced him
as he was taken back to jail. His
divorced wife, Carmen, and 3-
year-old son and 5-month-old twin
daughters were in the courtroom
Baldonado pleaded guilty to a
charge of murdering the 30-year-
old nurse. He said her mother-in-
law. Elizabeth Duncan, promised
him $6,000 to get rid of Olga. A
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two trucks and a car smashed Mrs. Duncan was convicted
together at S. 11th and Tread- earlier of murder and sentenced
away Blvd, said Policeman C. to die.
W McCarrell Judge Blackstock did not set a
A gasoline transport truck- date for Baldonado’s execution be-
trailer driven by John Pasco cause the sentence will be ap-
Ethridge, 53. of Hamlin was mak- pealed automatically to the State
ing a right turn from the inside Supreme Court
lane. Officer McCarrell said. In Luis Moya, 20. jointly charged
doing so, he cut across the path with Baldonado, will be tried Mon-
of a water truck driven by Lloyd day 00 his charge of innocent by
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The trucks crashed, veering on
to the right where they crashed
into a car driven by Horace Ed-
ward White Jr.. 28, of 4047 S.
7th. White was parked on S 11th
waiting for a red light to change.
Report Says Party
Paid for by Slate
Officer McCarrell said AUSTIN (AP)—State Board of
There was no fire. Health Chairman J. B Copeland
Damages to the three vehicles of San Antonio attended a party
were guessed at approximately which he said was paid for with
$200 for- the White car. $150 the "state funds,” a lawmaker said
water truck $200 the gasoline Tuesday
truck Rep Truett Latimer of Abilene
-----------. said Copeland attended the last
Charges Prepared November party held by the re-
। । A cently-resigned state health com-
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County Jail Tuesday while final for it himself. Latimer said. C
instructions were prepared for the Copeland released Tuesday a (
jury trying her for the slaying of special audit of a $6,047 expense C -
fund in the Health Department, J
State Auditor C. H Cavness re- 3
ported some of the money was
used for the dedication party
her married lover
The jury of 12 married men was
expected to receive the case
Wednesday afternoon after the
state and defense deliver 90 min-
ute closing arguments and Judge
Thomas J Faulconer reads his
instructions
"We are asking Dr Holle to re-
imburse $468 of the fund." Cope-
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Teamster Balks
During Hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) - William
Bufalino, a Detroit Teamsters Un-
ion official. Tuesday accused Sen-
ate investigators of blackening his
name and then balked at taking a
lie detector test.
Bufalino, who has been linked
in testimony with Detroit mob-
sters. protested what he said was
an effort to "weave and spin a
web of infamy shout him
‘I intend to file a petition for
redress of grievances to the Sen-
ate.” Bufalino shouted during a
series of heated exchanges with
members of the Senate Labor-
Management Committee and its
counsel, Robert F. Kennedy
Bufalino is president of Team
sters Jukebox Local 985 in De-
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