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...Your [Oct. 4] article on Litton's "Tex" Thornton certainly symbolized the good that evolves from a government ir which men have the freedom to pursue new ideas. The story helped to impress upon me the fact that there are opportunities available in this country to all who wish to make the effort...
...cackled when I read your article on Thornton. Ten years ago when he left Hughes, I researched him, liked what I read, walked into his office cold and came out with a $15,000-a-year public relations contract. Hoping to get a raise from the skinflint that I worked for in Chicago, I phoned the news to get a go-ahead. He said, "Go back and ask for $30,000-he'll never last the year...
...Thornton, of course, refused, I quit, and I hope that somewhere in the Tribune Tower someone is flogging himself with old press releases...
...Thornton "packed an automatic pistol to deal with any rattlesnakes, bobcats or mountain lions he might encounter...
...think more mention should have been made of his lovely and talented wife, Flora Laney Thornton. She is a talented singer and has a degree in music from our Texas Technological College here in Lubbock. While here in college, Flora was most generous with her singing talent and was the star of many of Lubbock's musical programs. Lubbock people still remember with pleasure the contribution she made to our community with her lovely singing voice...