Two Worlds The Primrose Party and Atomic Fears
A nostalgic Primrose Party in Ellwood Park brings together residents over 70 who sing old songs and share ice cream while children prepare for school and draw pictures. The piece contrasts a world of the very old and very young with a midcentury reality of atomic science and radiological warfare shaping today.
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Ellwood Park
Amarillo
Teddy Roosevelt
San Juan Hill
Gene Autry
Joe DiMaggio
Ginger Rogers
God
Exa
Aith
Jakob Malik
General MacArthur
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
New Yorker Magazine
Roy Rogers
Popeye
Risk and gambling fever, Paul Harvey cites in radio note
Chicago commentator Paul Harvey argues the universal urge to take risks persists as government protections erode risk in daily life. He says pioneers, miners, farmers and workers faced risks while modern safeguards reduce it, pushing many Americans toward gambling to satisfy the urge.
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Paul Harvey
Chicago
Harvey
Local Bank House Organ Highlights Community Quips and News
A fragment from Blank Notes mocks a neighbor who shirks morals and duties yet is praised as a good citizen. It jokes about Tri-State Fair, Washington’s “Warm War,” a power outage rescue, and a rental sign in Amarillo, ending with Ed Wynn on scandals.
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John Boyce
Tri-State
Washington
House Passes Sweeping Control Bill Against Subversives
The House approved a broad anti subversive measure by a 354 to 20 vote, aiming to register Communist Party members and front groups, require reporting of finances, and bar Communists from government or defense positions. The bill moves to the Senate as President Truman’s broader goals receive expanded powers.
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Washington
House
Truman
Senate
Representative Celler
New York
Celler
Cavalcante
Pennsylvania
Jackson
Korea
United Nations
Burdick
North Dakota
Communist Party
Amarillo Commission Probes Telephone Rate Increase Demands
Amarillo city leaders pressed Southwestern Bell for proof of need before any rate hike. District manager A. O. Thomas outlined a proposed rise of 47 to 85 percent, with questions on expansion plans and net earnings, while noting current expansion costs and investment per telephone. The discussion touched on Dallas case parallels and the cost of adding lines as the commission demanded more data.
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Amarillo
Gene Klein
Bud Curtis
Loren Young
Telephone Company
A. O. Thomas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Thomas
Dallas
Klein
N. V. Moss
Moss
Compromise Roads Bill Wins Approval
Congress sent to President Truman a federal highway aid bill authorizing 1.188 billion dollars for roads over two years from July 1, 1961. The Senate approved the compromise by voice vote after earlier House approval.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Senate
House
Amarillo clubs schedule at Ross Rogers and local venues
Today in Amarillo events list a noon to evening lineup. Women golfers play weekly at Ross Rogers. city council women meet at San Jacinto Methodist with lunch. program at 1 PM by Chaplain Morris Lively. Chamber, Magician's Roundtable, JCs, Credit Managers, Kids Inc board, and multiple clubs meet at designated venues including Silver Grill, Herring Hotel, Blackstone Hotel, Amarillo Hotel, and 409 Fillmore. Evening motorcycle clubs convene at 7 32 PM and 2 PM at Tyler location. SPEBSQSA meets at KON at 8 PM.
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Amarillo
Blackstone Hotel
Kids Inc
Board of Directors
Silver Grill
Helium City Motorcycle Club
Fillmore
Longhorn Motorcycle Club
Tyler
Spebsqsa
KON
Truman Praises MacArthur While Reasserting Policy Control
President Truman sent a public compliment to General MacArthur for his Korea conduct and signaled White House intent to guide foreign policy without military interference. The move followed orders to retract a Formosa statement. Republicans pressed for details on policy coordination, citing a rift between military and administration on Far East strategy.
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Washington
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
White House
MacArthur
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Ferguson
Michigan
Navy
Matthews
Forrest P. Sherman
Naval Operations
Senate Appropriations Committee
State Department
Coast Alert For Storm Strikes Gulf Coast In Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans Weather Bureau issued a middle Gulf coast alert as a hurricane centered in the Gulf of Mexico gains power with winds up to 95 mph. Chief Forecaster W R Stevens warned of a likely strike in the middle Gulf area and urged later advisories to refine timing and inland movement. The system, as large though not as intense as the 1947 hurricane, could bring significant damage and loss of life if it makes landfall.
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New Orleans
Stevens
Weather Bureau
Middle Gulf
Gulf Coast
Red Pressure Scores in Seesaw Korean Battles
North Korean forces launched major assaults along the Taegu to Pohang arc and near Kigye as UN defenses struggled. Pohang port and the Pohang air base remained focal points with heavy air support and persistent Red infiltrations along the highway south of Kigye. Battle Mountain and Masan also saw renewed fighting as UN troops mounted counterattacks and air resupply missions.
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Tokyo
Taegu
Pohang
United Nations
Kigye
Eral MacArthurs
Taegu-Pohang
Uihung
Eighth Army
Eighth Division
Norh
Associated Press
Don Huth
Red
Huth
Pusan
Battle Mountain
Masan
Naktong River
Insanity Plea in City Bus Slaying Case
Epsy Adams testifies she blacked out on a city bus when she shot Madeline Thomas Cone and wounded her husband Otho and a bystander. She pleads temporary insanity and later self defense, saying she aimed during a tense moment after seeing Cone board the bus with her husband.
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Epsy Adams
Amarillo
Trict Court
Madeline Thomas Cone
King
Broad Control Power Is Approved by Committee
A Senate House conference panel reached a compromise on anti inflation measures granting President Truman broad selective wage and price control powers. The agreement allows price ceilings on individual items without blanket wage controls, pending final House and Senate approval before sending to the White House.
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Washington
Senate House
Truman
Maybank
South Carolina
Teernlen
Ee Bank
House
Senate
White House
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity
The Weather Bureau reports Wednesday partly cloudy with a few widely scattered thundershowers. Temperatures will hold near normal with highs around 83 and lows near 58 west Texas. New Mexico sees scattered showers east and fair otherwise with heat in the northeast. Extended Aug 29 to Sept 1 calls for near normal temperatures and light precipitation in Texas west of the Gulf Plains.
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US Weather Bureau
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Texas
Gulf Plains
Two Yankees Escape Red Hills After 18 Days
Sgt. Charles Umi of Honolulu and Cpl. Lester L. Drake of Toronto, Kan., both of the 555th Field Artillery Battalion, spent 18 days hidden in the hills near Pangam Korea after an ambush. They crawled to American lines, reading the New Testament and praying, surviving on turnips and scarce rations, before reaching safety.
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Masan Front
Korea
Charles Umi
Honolulu
Lester L. Drake
Toronto
Kan
555Th Field Artillery Battalion
Drake
Umi
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Lloyd King
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