Downtown Pedestrian Malls Spread to Kalamazoo and Toledo
City centers experiment with pedestrian malls as shoppers welcome design changes. Kalamazoo reports increased downtown retail activity and a $30 000 tax impact offset. Toledo introduces a garden laden mall with an art statue pool amid minor issues. Newsweek notes six cities implementing the concept. Amarillo weighs the idea, likely late to adopt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Toledo
Glenn S. Allen, Jr
Museum of Art
Newsweek
Amarillo
Dirty Camp Brings Fines for Texans
Four teen-age boys from Dalhart were fined 20 dollars each totaling 80 dollars for un quench and leaving a dirty camp near Red River. Harold Len zenich of the highway patrol filed the charge. A separate Albuquerque anti litter ordinance story notes public support as key to effectiveness.
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Taos
Dalhart
Harold Lenzenich
Highway Patrol
Red River
Watermelons Peak in Wheeler County and Caprock lore
Gunter from Wheeler County invites all to visit as watermelons and other seasonal produce reach peak ripeness. He reflects on local life under the Caprock and notes many townsfolk may not grasp the land’s view while contrasting Bonn Germany’s size with Amarillo.
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Ab Gunter
Wheeler County
Poisonous bites and stings kill more Americans than snakes
AP report outlines 1950 to 1954 death tolls from venomous bites and stings. Bees and wasps caused 85 deaths, snakes 71, poisonous spiders 39, with rattlesnakes the deadliest single species at 55. Dr. Henry M. Parrish urges many deaths are misattributed to other causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry M. Parrish
Burlington, Vt
American Medical Assn
Archives of Internal Medicine
Man Dies After Stabbing in Amarillo Quarrel
Alvin Herbert Stanton aged 53 died after being stabbed during a quarrel at 806 NW 1st Street. Tilford Higgins 62, arrested after confessing Stanton swung at him with an ice pick. dirk missing. Autopsy ordered and Higgins held in city jail.
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Alvin Herbert Stanton
N. Arthur
Northwest Texas Hospital
1St Street
Amarillo
Stanton
NW Ist
Tilford Higgins
Higgins
Weather summary for Amarillo and Dallas region
Amarillo logged 211 sunny days in 237 for 1959. Comparative readings at 3 PM report wind speeds around 12 to 18 MPH with visibility 15 miles. Conditions show partly cloudy in Amarillo and Oklahoma City and cloudy in Dallas.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla City
Wedding Plans Ended By Gas Explosion In Liberal
Dorothy, fiancee of Walter Gene Lay, was burned in a gas fuel car explosion at a Liberal service station while lighting a cigarette. Lay, a 28 year old oilfield worker from Liberal, assisted at the hospital as doctors urged treatment. the wedding to be held in Raton, New Mexico was halted.
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Walter Gene Lay
Lay
Dorothy
Holly
Colo
Clyde Darling
Liberal
Weather forecast for Amarillo and Panhandle regions
Partly cloudy today and Friday with isolated afternoon and evening thundershowers. Little temperature change expected with morning low around 64 and high near 86. Panhandle and South Plains mostly clear to partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers and no major temperature shifts. New Mexico area partly cloudy with afternoon showers and storms, highs 75 to 85 north and 80 to 90 south. sunrise 6 16 a m sunset 7 21 p m.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Albuquerque Anti-Litter Law Turns City Around
Albuquerque adopts a tough anti litter ordinance with permit penalties up to 300 dollars and 90 days in jail. The measure, based on a model law, aims to curb long ignored littering and improve the city’s appearance as it pursues a citywide cleanup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
National Association of
Ike greeted by 300000 in Bonn return
In Bonn the German crowd of about 300000 cheered President Eisenhower as he arrived from Wahn Airport. He begins talks with European leaders ahead of a Washington meeting with Khrushchev, framing a high-stakes effort toward a peaceful outcome and possible retirement next year.
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Bonn
Germany
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Wahn
Europe
Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Eisenhower’s Bonn Day Schedule Outlined
Bonn, Aug 27. President Eisenhower’s day includes 8 a.m. call on President Theodor Heuss, 9:30 a.m. talks with Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, 12:30 p.m. lunch with Adenauer and German officials, 2:40 p.m. continued talks, 4:15 p.m. depart for Wahn Airport, 5:30 p.m. depart for London, 6:45 p.m. arrive in London and proceed to the U.S. Embassy residence. Times are seven hours ahead of Amarillo time.
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Bonn
Eisenhower
Theodor Heuss
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Wahn
London
Amarillo
Eisenhower in Bonn Balks Communism Welcome
President Dwight D. Eisenhower visited Bonn West Germany amid massive cheering from crowds. Residents waved flags and banners as his jet landed from Washington, declaring US support for West Berlin and praising the warm reception as overwhelming.
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United States
West Berlin
Ike
U.S
West Germany
Bonn
Washington
Texas League scores from Amarillo and others
Baseball scores from Texas League and American and National League games. Amarillo beat San Antonio 12 to 5 while Austin won 7 1. Victoria tied 3 to 3. second game went 11 innings. Cleveland edged the Yankees 5 to 4. Detroit 3 Washington 2. Boston 7 Chicago 6. Baltimore 6 Kansas City 3. St Louis 5 Milwaukee 7. Chicago 9 Cincinnati 5. Pittsburgh S. San Francisco 4 in 10 innings. Only games scheduled.
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Amarillo
San Antonio
Austin
Victoria
Tulsa
Corpus Christi
Cleveland
New York
Detroit
Washington
Boston
Chicago
Baltimore
Kansas City
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh S. San Francisco
Dreamy Dear Editor Letter on Welfare and Public Shame
A Wellington reader notes a shift in social attitudes toward charity and government aid. The letter claims some people now view self-support as unusual and praises private effort over public assistance, citing concerns about a publicly funded future and social stigma. Published as a community opinion from D. E. Scott.
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Soil Bank
Congress
D. E, Scott Wellington
Denial of Russian Space Candidate Claim By Caltech Scientist
Dr Henry L Richter of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory denied he said Russians had tried to launch a man into space. He issued the statement in Pasadena as he prepared to return from Dallas after addressing the Dallas chapters of the American Astronautical Society and the International Radio Engineers.
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Pasadena
Calif
Henry L. Richter
Caltech
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Richter
Dallas
American Astronautical Society
International Radio Engineers
Thompson Named Assistant Director of Bureau in New Mexico
Thompson arrives from Albuquerque where he led the Middle Rio Grande Project for the Bureau of Reclamation since 1951. A 1935 veteran of the bureau, he replaces Donald Burnett and will oversee El Vado Dam and other river works in New Mexico.
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Thompson
Albuquerque
N.M
Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau
Donald R. Burnett
Washington, D.C
Jackson
Miss
University of Mississippi
University of New Mexico
Middle Rio Grande
New Mexico
el Vado
Journey First of 20 NBC specials on Eisenhower Khrushchev
NBC presents the opening Journey to Understanding special at 7 30 p m covering Eisenhower Khrushchev exchanges from Bonn Paris and London. Frank McGee hosts Man in the Street reactions as part of the background report on the President’s Europe trip.
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NBC News
Kgnc-Tv
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Europe
Bonn
Paris
London
Frank McGee
Miss Wheatheart Departs for Toronto Exposition
Miss Wheatheart of the Nation Miss Wheatheart, 18, daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Bell of Wellington, departs Amarillo for Toronto to be a special guest at the Canadian National Exposition. She travels on an all expense paid trip with Mrs G K Rupprecht, Perryton Wheat heart committee chairperson.
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Vada Bell
Paul Bell
Wellington
Wheatheart
Amarillo Air Terminal
Toronto
Canada
Tall Wheatheart
G. K. Rupprecht
Perryton
Wheatheart Committee
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Afl-Cio Machinists Union
Wes Izzard
Daily News Index
Astro-Guide
John Crosby
Santa Fe
Sylvia Porter
Paes
Crusader Returns
By Alton Blakeslee
AP Science
National Office of Vital Statistics
Associated Press
English
Norfolk
British Air Council
Raton, N.M
U. S. Weather Bureau
Ase
Casases
Oics
Captain Easy
Rudy Sauman
Crossroads Report
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of Bureau
Travis County
Bridge Canyon
Arizona
Valley
Rio Grande
Interior Department
Southwest Field
John C. Thompson
Miss Wheatheart
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