E Way To Bring New Look To Downtown Amarillo
An aerial view shows state proposed changes to Amarillo Expressway with two one way south bound overpasses spanning the Burlington and Rock Island tracks. Fillmore and Buchanan would have northbound dispersal routes with underpass systems, nine over 30 blocks apart. Negotiations and possible modifications loom before approval.
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Amarillo
State Highway Department
Burlington and
Rock Island
Tavior
Pierce
Fillmore
Buchanan
S. 2Nd
N. 2Nd
La Jolla Signs Ban Gaudy Advertising in Civic Code
La Jolla town council issues a civic brochure restricting signs to protect the town from excessive advertising. Rules limit sign size to building proportion, forbid rooftops and flashing signs, and bar commercial billboards and for sale signs. The statement says advertising is essential but will not ruin the town.
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California
Sel Munhall
la Jolla
Reader Letters and Anodyne Observations From The Times
A reader chides concerns over today’s small fry and blase youth while recalling earlier fascination with horse and buggy sights. A Missouri editor deciphers prescription pad notes. A quip from Fred Gray likens life to a camel unable to back up as Wes Izzard comments.
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Missouri
Fred Gray
Wes Izzard
Eden Tells The World Britain Cannot Accept Suez Seizure
Prime Minister Eden declares Britain will not accept Egyptian President Nasser seizing the Suez Canal. He warns the canal carries about half the oil for Western Europe and emphasises the danger if Nasser's action succeeds. The report notes shifts to peaceful settlement and mentions a 24 nation London conference beginning Aug 16 and ongoing military moves in the Mediterranean.
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London
Eden
Britain
Nasser
Suez Canal
Middle East
Europe
Queen Elizabeth II
Buckingham Palace
Scandinavia
Egypt
France
United States
India
Ceylon
Mediterranean
Suez Canal Co
Mussolini
Rain-Delayed Western League Scores and National League Results
Western League games with Amarillo at Lincoln and Pueblo at Des Moines postponed due to rain. Colorado Springs won 10 to 4 over Sioux City. Albuquerque 4 Topeka 2. In the National League Milwaukee 10 Saint Louis 1 third. Pittsburgh 8 Brooklyn 5. Cincinnati Chicago 2 Philadelphia and New York. American League Chicago 7 Cleveland 6 in 14 innings. Detroit 7 Kansas City 7. Baltimore 2 New York 12. Washington 2.
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Amarillo
Lincoln
Pueblo
Des Moines
Colorado Springs
Sioux City
Albuquerque
Topeka
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Kansas City
Boston
Baltimore
Washington
Red Cross Budget Control Dispute Outlined in Amarillo
Amarillo Community Chest board read a policy statement at a 22 hour Red Cross meeting outlining budget control. The Chest asserts the Citizens Budget Committee guides budget figures, while Red Cross says the chapter holds final budget responsibility under national policy.
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Amarillo Community Chest Board of Directors
Potter County Red Cross
Red Cross
Harrison
Community Chest
Manuel Edquist
Walicvan
Citizens’ Budget Committee
Edquist
Citizens’ Budget
Chest Board
Chest Board of Directors
United Fund
Dedication Today Awakens Old Globe News Whistle
Amarillo prepares for the dedication of a steam locomotive whistle atop the Globe News Building. The 11 a.m. blast will establish the whistle as a symbol from rail history, with Mason King and Globe-News officials present along with Santa Fe Railway Co. representatives. The whistle will then sound only for danger warnings or notable events.
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Amarillo
Globe News
Mason King
Globe- News
Globe-News Publishing Co
Santa Fe Railway Co
Santa Fe
Heat and thundershowers sweep Texas Panhandle area
The U S Weather Bureau at the Amarillo Air Terminal reports widespread thundershowers from Vernon to Post and showers from Quitaque to Estelline plus Hartley to Follett. Lubbock recorded 0.55 inch of rain from 1 to 7 pm Wednesday while Gage Oklahoma reached 106 degrees and Guymon 105.
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Panhandle
U. S. Weather Bureau
Amarillo Air Terminal
Vernon
Post
Weather Bureau
Quitaque
Estelline
Hartley
Grover
Follett
Lubbock
Gage
Guymon
Okla
Tucumcari
N. M
Clayton
Clovis
Dalhart
Childress
Lubbeek
Eggs Tossed After Refrigerator Trailer Wreck Near Oologah
A semi-trailer refrigerator overturned near Oologah Oklahoma spraying scrambled eggs across the highway as the entire cargo was dumped. No injuries reported. Local authorities investigated the incident and cleared the scene.
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Oologah
Okla.r
Five Day Forecast Far Above Normal Temperatures
The outlook calls for temperatures about three degrees above normal with little change overall. Precipitation is expected to be moderate to locally heavy from thundershowers across the region.
TV Matinee Schedule Highlights Colorcast Theater
KGNC TV posts a matinee lineup featuring Colorcast Matinee Theatre at 1 p.m and Video Theatre at unspecified afternoon hour. Details unclear due to fragmented OCR.
Stevenson faces mixed support as civil rights stance fuels split
Dixie Democrats complained while Adlai Stevenson’s camp admitted some vote loss in the race for the Democratic nomination. Harriman supporters argued the South was drifting away, yet Stevenson's aides predicted a quick nominating win. Chandler of Kentucky arrived with 30 votes and favored a Harriman Stevenson deadlock. Oscar L Chapman publicly voiced continued backing for Stevenson.
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Chicago
Dixie Democrats
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
Illinois
Harriman
Albany
N.Y
A. B
Chandler
Kentucky
Harriman-Stevenson
Phony Painting Auction Draws Ire at Lincoln Hotel
In New York the Lincoln Hotel furnishings were auctioned. Irving Beno bids $5.50 for a gold framed painting, then accuses it of being a fake as the wall painting and frame decoration prove the work was not genuine. His money was returned.
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New York
Aug, &P
Lincoln Hotel
New York City
Irving Benowits
Stevenson Support Sparks Truman Appearance Plan
Chapman denies Stevenson backing implies Truman’s endorsement as former president arrives for an afternoon platform committee appearance. Loyd Benefield downplays impact while Col. Arvey warns civil rights shift could cost Stevenson a few votes but not derail nomination. Tubby notes Stevenson’s position.
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Stevenson
Chapman
Truman
Platform Committee
Jacob Arvey
Illinois
Roger Tubby
Weather Notes From 1956 Amarilio Report
1956 readings show Amarilio with 209 sun days out of 290 for the year and the pattern includes clouds and varying wind visibility. Data from 2 p.m. Wednesday compares conditions across Houston Dallas and Oklahoma City with cloudy and fluctuating wind.
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Amarilio
Houston
Dallas
Okla
City
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Pierce Street
Amarillo and Public Service Company
Izzard
Ee 4 Daily News Index
PD Lillo Astro-Guide
Tee Bewee
Acaavaban
Martha Mason
Bane Radio and
South Plains
Kgnc-Tv
Matinee Theatre
Supreme Court
Oscar L. Chapman
Interior
President Truman
Loyd Benefield
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