U S Trade Fairs Back of the Curtain
The piece envisions U S trade fairs abroad to showcase American supermarkets in Zagreb Yugoslavia and Moscow Gorki Park. It argues consumers in Europe and Communist countries would see American living standards through retail displays and urges private advertising talent to run the Moscow exhibit with business funding.
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United States
Zagreb
Yugoslavia
Europe
Bad Godesburg
Bonn
Germany
Wiesbaden
France
Caan
Moscow
Gorki Park
Eisenhower
Congress
U.S
United States Information Agency
Australians reach Umnak Island en route to Dutch Harbor
Reported by communique the amphibious Jeep expedition paused at Nikalski Umnak Island Alaska heading for Dutch Harbor. Ranch owners Newton Harrel and Jim Bynum offered radio aid in case of emergency.
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Nikalski
Umnak Island
Alaska
Dutch Harbor
Newton Harrels
Claude
Jim Bynums
Amarillo
Amarillo Approves Wage Hikes and Budget Raise
Amarillo City Commission in a special session approved wage hikes for nearly all city personnel and set a general fund budget of 4 075 966 for 1957 58 up from 3 744 609. The tax rate rises to 1 30 per 100 valuation, five cents higher than the current year, with several items cut to meet the levy limit.
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Amarillo
N. V. Moss
Rights Bill Faces Rough House Trip
Washington August 14 The chairman of the House Rules Committee indicated he will not help pass a civil rights bill this session He favors any path that leads to no bill Rep Howard Worth Smith 74 said he was clear The Rules Committee holds the key to breaking the stalemate and shaping adjournment timing Senate Majority Leader Johnson Dallas Texas speelt a role in the unfolding stalemate.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Howard Worth Smith
D-Va
Smith
House
Senate
Johnson
D-Tex
Weather Snapshot for Gulf Region 1957 Amarillo Reading
Amarillo reports sun on 198 of 226 days in 1957 with a Wednesday afternoon check. Conditions show partly cloudy skies in Houston Dallas and Oklahoma City, while Amarillo and surrounding areas record 10 mph winds and 15 miles visibility with varying cloud cover.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla
Siren Calls Report Night of Incidents in Amarillo
Fire department and ambulance crews responded to multiple incidents starting 8:38 p.m. with a lightning strike causing minor porch damage at 1409 Trigg. A car passenger was hospitalized, a vacant house burned, an elderly man was hit by a car and hospitalized, another residence had smoke damage, and a prisoner was transported to Northwest Texas Hospital.
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Amarillo
Trigg
10Th Street
Northwest Texas Hospital
Thunderheads Flood Amarillo Underpasses In Night Rain
A sudden 2 inch to 2.0 inch rainfall drenched Amarillo and outlying areas around 8 to 9 pm sparking flash lightning. Flooded underpasses blocked traffic on F. 10th and FE 3rd as water filled streets and drivers were diverted toward Arthur Street. Weather gauges recorded near 2 inches at multiple sites.
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Amarillo
Fire Department
Bushland
Canyon
U.S. Weather Bureau
Amarillo Air Terminal
35Th
Milam
Pleasant Valley
Globe News
F. 10Th
Foreign Aid Fund Slash Sparks White House Triage
Eisenhower warned of a possible special session if foreign aid is cut. A House subcommittee led by Rep. Passman endorsed 3.191 billion dollars in total new and carried over funds, far short of the president’s 3.367 billion request.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Rep. Passman
D-La
Desire To Talk Brings A Charge of Bribery
Marshall M. Miller a former Upholsters International Union organizer faced bribery charges after demanding Senate Rackets probes hear his testimony. An affidavit alleged he asked how much it would be worth to employers if he refrained from importing labor goons muscle men and trigger men. Miller denied the accusations and claimed a foul deal by the committee.
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Washington
Senate
Marshall M. Miller
New York
Upholsters International Union
One Hurt in Train Mishap
An engineer on a northbound Santa Fe freight train was injured after his three diesel units collided with a standing work train at the Plainview yards. Don J. Bouren of Slaton was hospitalized for possible neck fracture internal injuries and contusions after jumping from the engine cab. Four other crewmen on the train were involved.
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Plainview
Santa Fe
Don J. Bouren
Slaton
Plainview Medical Center Hospital
Sanford residents reject Ghost Towns dam concerns
Mrs. Montie A. Moss, Sanford postmaster, counters a feature about conditions at the proposed Canadian River dam site, saying the town’s outlook is positive and commerce would not suffer. Her letter to The Daily News appears in the future-page correspondence.
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Sanford
Montie A. Moss
The
Daily News
Amarillo
Texas
Taylor Harp
W. 14Th
Carrie Boyter
Houston
B. B. Eulanks
Ellis Duanagen
N.E
Baseball Scores Across Leagues Ripples From Rain Delays
Western League games saw Amarilla postponed by rain while Lincoln beat Albuquerque 3 1 and Pueblo toppled Sioux City 11 1. Colorado Springs won 9 1 over Des Moines. National League results included Brooklyn 7 6 over New York and Milwaukee 13 10 over Cincinnati. American League featured Boston 6 4 over New York and Detroit 7 4 over Kansas City.
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Lincoln
Albuquerque
Colorado Springs
Des Moines
Pueblo
Sioux City
Brooklyn
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Milwaukee
KGNC TV Colorcast Club Matinee Theater Listing
The KGNC TV Colorcast Club schedules a matinee at 11 40 am featuring Lux Video Theater on the Matinee Theater program. The listing notes a 60 minute colorcast club segment as part of the day’s afternoon schedule.
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Lux Video Theater
Youths Defy Warning and Tour Red China
Forty one young Americans left for Communist China despite a State Department warning. They traveled by Trans- Siberian Express across six days of Soviet territory to Kiev and Peiping led by Jake Rosen of New York with Dan O Connell of Chicago among the travelers.
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U.S
Communist
China
United States
Jake Rosen
New York
Kiev
Peiping
Yaro
Slavsky Station
Dan O'Connell
Chicago
Red
U.S. State Department
Oregon Seeks Fuel Training Contract Renewal
Robert Klatt heads Northwest Technical Institute at Tillamook Oregon and seeks renewal of an Air Force fuel handlers training contract. He argues for keeping training at Tillamook, citing expenditures and staff experience, while supporters say Amarillo, Texas, was chosen for economic reasons and Air Force review is ongoing.
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Washington
Robert Klatt
Northwest Technical Institute of
Tillamook
Ore
Senate Armed Services Committee
Air Force
Morse
Klatt
Air Force Neuberger
Oregon
Amarillo Air Force Base
Tex
Rogers
D-Tex
Amarillo
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Report
The U S Weather Bureau expects Amarillo and vicinity to be partly cloudy with little temperature change. Thursday and Friday highs near 93 and lows around 64. Panhandle and South Plains anticipate partly cloudy conditions with widely scattered thundershowers and little temperature change.
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Wate
Clourly
Panhandle
South Plains
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