Storm cripples North Plains towns with power and phone outages
A severe storm swept the North Plains causing widespread power and telephone outages in seven towns including Dumas Sunray Stratford and Texhoma. Disruptions halted trains left hospitals short of heat and emergency gear and stranded a bus in deep drifts as dust wind and mixed precipitation affected the region from Amarillo to Clayton New Mexico.
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I Saye
N.M
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Clayton
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Moore
Potter County
Sunray
Channing
Southwestern Public Service
Telephone Company
Stratford
Texhoma
Boise City
Keyes
Felt
West Texas Equipment Company
Bob Thomas
KGNC
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Santa Fe
Pueblo
Colo
Amarille
Okla
Cimarron County
Damas
Power and Communion
Des Moines N M Blizzard Trashes Towns With High Winds
A fierce storm battered Clayton and Dumas areas with 81 mph gusts and up to 10 foot snow drifts. Power outages, closed highways, and halted trains disrupted life as crews labored to restore electricity and clear roads.
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N.M
Clayton
Raton
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Rain Falls Through A Dusty Doughnut
A weather story details a belt of snow rain and dust across Amarillo and the northern High Plains. Measurements show Dalhart trace Guymon 0.17 and Amarillo area 0.33 inches with downtown Amarillo at 0.53 inches atop the Globe. The storm spans Fort Worth to Salt Flat and eastern Colorado toward central Kansas.
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Jelke Found Guilty in Prostitution Case
In New York on Friday April 1 Minot F Mickey Jelke, a cafe society figure, was found guilty of compulsory prostitution.
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Cafe Society Playboy Minot F
Mickey Jelke
Weather summary from Amarillo region 1955
Weather readings show 80 of 90 sun days in Amarillo for 1955. Comparative readings at 3 p.m. yesterday report wind 31 mph, visibility 15 miles, sky overcast. Data also notes overcast in Houston Dallas Oklahoma City and Amarillo areas.
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Okla
Grain Sorghum Farmers Seek Change in Support Prices
A Panhandle group of 2000 grain sorghum growers met in Amarillo and pressed Secretary Benson in Washington to revisit the Agriculture Department decision cutting sorghum price supports from 85 to 70 percent of parity. Benson gave no pledge to reverse the move but said the issue would be re evaluated. They also asked White House help via Gabriel Hauge after meeting Eisenhower aides.
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N. Timmons
Daily News
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Extra Benson
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Gabriel Hauge
White House
Hauge
Amarillo
Bells To Open Cancer Crusade Today in Amarillo
Memorial day in Amarillo marks the formal opening of the 1955 Cancer Crusade as church bells ring at noon. Potter County fundraiser chairman James Smith urges a brief halt to activities citywide while the signals sound.
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James Smith
Potter County
Candidates On Tonight At Municipal Auditorium
Jerry Johnson of the Junior Chamber of Commerce will introduce 15 mayor and city commission candidates at Amarillo's Municipal Auditorium. The Amarillo High School band will perform under Charles Emmons. KGNC Radio and the Jaycees air the event at 7 30 p.m. with a public Q and A after two minute candidate speeches moderated by David Rasco. Channel 4 TV airs Qualify the Candidates on April 4 at 10 50 p.m.
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Municipal Auditorium
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Charles Emmons
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David Rasco
Amarillo Daily News
Globe Times
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KGNC
Senate OKs German arms treaties and sovereignty
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 14 to 1 to back German sovereignty and NATO integration. Two treaties would permit a 12 division army, small air force, coastal navy, and full NATO member status, shaping a new Europe per Secretary Dulles.
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Europe
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West German
Graham crusade opens in England with human focus
The Daily News begins a Graham series on page 23 from Glasgow Scotland with reports by George R. Burnham Chattanooga editor. Burnham recalls covering evangelist meetings three years ago and praises Graham for engaging directly with individual lives rather than statistics.
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Scotland
George R. Burnham
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Philippines rocked by undersea quake toll rises
An undersea earthquake struck southern Philippines causing widespread destruction near Lake Lanao. At least 16 killed, hundreds injured, and thousands left homeless as aftershocks rattled Mindanao Negros Panay areas. Ozamiz City reported a million dollars in damage. Red Cross details ongoing.
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Murdered Detroit girl Barbara Gaca found in Oakland County
Barbara Gaca, 12, vanished on her way to Catholic school last Thursday. Her body, unclothed and severely mutilated, was found 15 miles north in a West Bloomfield area. Police questioned two men as citizens and officials mourned amid a city-wide manhunt and capital punishment talk.
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Albert E. Cobo
Lansing
Frank Gaca
Rita
Cobo
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