Word: paso
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Choked Up. In El Paso, arrested for stealing a car 1,125 miles away in New Orleans, Melvin Elaine explained that the car started accidentally and he was too nervous to stop it until he reached El Paso...
Toward week's end, not getting an expected invitation to harangue the Texas state legislature, Ole Earl headed for El Paso and the night life of Juarez, just across the Mexican border. He bounced back fast to foray north into New Mexico, where at Ruidoso Downs race track he plunked down a horse-choking roll of at least $12,000 on several races, later allowed: "Ah think Ah made a couple hundred dollars...
...Police in 73 cities are unionized (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees), e.g., New Haven, Conn.; St. Paul; Omaha; El Paso; Denver; Portland, Ore. The union's charter forbids police membership to strike...
...President Arthur B. Homer said that the company has not yet decided whether to appeal. Meanwhile, the decision may well cool some of the merger deals in U.S. industry. The Government has 27 antimerger cases pending, affecting acquisitions by such U.S. industry leaders as Continental Can, El Paso Natural Gas, Pillsbury, Gulf Oil. and Reynolds Metals. While each case will be decided on its own merits, the Justice Department's hand has been strengthened by the Bethlehem case. If Bethlehem appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court, a final decision is not likely before...
Pounce of Intervention. In El Paso, U.S. Army Private Jesus Martinez, seized by police after he had robbed a jewelry store, thanked his captors, explained: "If I d gotten away with it, I might have been tempted to lead a life of crime...