Americans urged to donate to Red Cross for Hungarians
Citizens are asked to support Hungarians through the American Red Cross, designated relief channel for Hungary and Austrian refugee camps. Gen. Alfred Gruenther heads a nationwide drive to raise 5 million dollars, with Amarillo sharing 4000 dollars as part of the aid efforts.
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Red Cross
Hungary
Austria
American Red Cross
Alfred Gruenther
NATO
Amarillo
Gov
Shivers
Defense spending likely to rise next year says Wilson
Secretary of Defense Wilson after talks with President Eisenhower indicated defense outlays for the next fiscal year will exceed the 36 billion dollars estimated for this year. He saw no near change in the armed forces strength of 2.8 million. A $38 billion defense total for the year starting July 1 was reportedly under review, but he declined to confirm the figure.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Augusta
Wilson
Eisenhower
Administration
Pentagon
Congress
August National Golf Club
Associated Press
Charles E. Wilson
Defense Department
Augusta National Golf Club
Washington
Braniff boosts service through Amarillo with new aircraft
Airline officials report improvements in Amarillo as Braniff President Chuck Beard implements changes. Starting next Monday Flight 57 will use a DC on the Houston to Dallas non stop route, offering a first class round trip via Houston and Denver with stops in Dallas and Amarillo. Flight 53 will replace its DC 3 with a Convair 440 on the Dallas route. TWA schedule tweaks are also noted, highlighting Amarillo's growing role as a commercial aviation center.
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Amarillo
Chuck Beard
Braniff
Dallas
Don Schomburg
Houston
Denver
TWA
Exotic plants and local lore from Amarillo notes
In Amarillo Mrs. W. A. Carroll tends an orange tree at 1005 N Seminole with two fruit and a three year growth. she also catalogs a dwarf lemon as unlikely. A Christmas time bank lobby orange tree at Booker, Texas has perished. Also mentioned are footnotes on a century plant, a sun porch full of exotics, and a retiree from General Mills, WES IZZARD.
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Amarillo
Seminole
W. A. Carroll
General Mills
San Antonio
Smiths
Changing Times
Fighting Breaks Out In Hungary
In Budapest dec 7 1956 clashes and strikes erupted as workers demanded the government stop jailing leaders. A street fight near the Western railway station followed a deadly crash while police and Russian armored cars confronted crowds.
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Hungary
Budapest
Central Workers Council
Taciturn customer tips $1000 at cafe
In San Diego on December 7 Bob Johnson, a retired land speculator, tipped a waitress $1000 then returned for coffee. He says he gives to charity at Christmas, is a bachelor and prefers not to be public about his actions.
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Bob Johnson
Snow unlikely as Arctic chill grips Texas Panhandle
Weather reports indicate a cold front drifting south across Texas Panhandle and South Plains with temperatures dropping up to 15 degrees in an hour. While misty rain and drizzle occurred across several towns, no general snowfall was forecast though some icing on streets was possible overnight.
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Panhandle
South Plains
Inal
Midland
Abilene
Clayton
N.M
Ardmore
Okla
Mineral Wells
Fort Worth
Hobart
Gage and
Childress
Weather Bureau
Texas
Amarillo
Woman Recalls Desert Ordeal in Kidnapping Trial
Mrs. Ruth E. Latham testified in San Diego that prayer gave her strength to move rocks burying her alive in a desert grave. She described escaping bound arms and rope to free her feet and knees, then pushing away the largest rocks as air returned.
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San Diego
Calif
Ruth E. Latham
Christmas Parade Opens Amarillo Season
The Christmas season starts in Amarillo with a 10 a.m. parade down Polk Street featuring Santa Claus, nine floats, eight bands, and the Marine Corps Reserve Color Guard led by Miss Amarillo Myrna McDaniel. Sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce with help from the senior chamber merchants committee. Trophies will be awarded for first, second, and third in float and band divisions.
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Amarillo
Santa Claus
Polk Street
Marine Corps Reserve Color Guard
Myrna McDaniel
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Retail Merchants Committee
Amarillo Weather Forecast From U S Weather Bureau
Cloudy to partly cloudy and continued cold Saturday in Amarillo and vicinity. Clearing Sunday with slowly rising temperatures. low 15, high 37. Panhandle and South Plains: some light snow in Panhandle and occasional light freezing rain in South Plains.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
South Plains
Red Ball Motor Takes Over Denver Amarillo Line
Delbert Dalby sold Denver Amarillo Express to Red Ball Motor Freight Inc of Dallas which takes control of property and operating rights. Dalby will advise while remaining president of other Dalby ventures. Interstate Commerce Commission granted temporary authority to acquire control. control effective yesterday.
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Red Ball Motor Freight, Inc
Dallas
N. Fillmore
Dalby
Red Ball
O. B. English
D&h Storage, Inc
Hi-Plains Haulers
A-I Axle & Frame Service
Dalby Transfer & Storage
Interstate Commerce Commission
Denver-Amarillo
Daily News
Delbert Dalby
Dallas Talk
Denver
Suslov barred by Italy as Moscow pressure grows
Rome canceled Suslov entry visa delaying his transit to address the Italian Communist Party congress. The move signals Italy’s stand against Soviet actions in Hungary and heightens questions over Italian Communism’s direction and loyalty to Moscow.
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Rome
Russia
Mikhail Suslov
Suslov
Soviet Communist Party
Europe
Communist Party
S &Th National Congress
Moscow
Italy
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Budapest
Khrushchev
Tito
Yugoslavia
Palmiro Toglatti
Adriatic
Whiteard Trial Set for January 21 in Wheeler County
Judge Lewis Goodrich set January 21 1957 for the murder and attempted murder trial of James Whiteard 20 held in Gray County jail after capture east of Shamrock. A special venire of 120 jurors will start December 12 in the 31st District Court Wheeler. Whiteard faces two murder charges and two counts of attempted murder and may receive a court appointed attorney.
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Whiteard
Gray Coun
Pampa
Shamrock
Junior Bard Myers
Victor L. Stephens
Myers
Air Force to Modernize Reserve F86 Sabre Fleet at Dallas Center
The Air Force will outfit its reserve units at Hensley Air Reserve Flying Center in Dallas with the newest F86 Sabre jet Mig Killer starting in February.
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Dallas
Air Force
Hensley Air Reserve Flying Center
Puddletown Change Sparks Threatened Resignations
In Dorset, nine parish councillors threaten mass resignations over a renamed Puddletown in the Piddle valley the Dorset county council orders, to avoid confusing place names by changing Piddle prefix cases to Piddletown when used as a suffix.
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Dorset County Council
Puddletown
Piddle Valley
Tolpuddle
Piddletown
Weather Log Shows Sunshine Across Amarillo In 1956
Amarillo reports 324 days of sun in 342 days for 1956. The Friday 3 pm readings show Houston 20 mph wind with 10 miles visibility and cloudy sky, Palms 0 miles, Okla City 15 mph, 6 miles, cloudy, Amarillo 30 mph, 1A partly cloudy.
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Amarillo
Houston
Okla
City
Three year old Sharon Gleason dies after brutal beating
Sheriff says Potter County investigated alleged mistreatment at the Melendez home after 43 days in hospital. Stepdaughter Justin Melendez, 22, is charged with murder for a perforated intestine death at Amarillo Air Force Base Hospital. Mother Janet Melendez, 19, remains at home amid inquiries.
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Sharon Lee Gleason
Paul Gaither
Amarillo Air Force Base
Potter County
Janet Patricia Melendez
AAFB
Melendez
Francisco
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Victor Riesel
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Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Dal
Weather Forecast
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Cocceese
LTD
M. Socccees
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TVET
Red Ball Motor
Southwest
Amarillo Building
Chamber of Commerce
M. M. Nix
Shamrock City
Luke Henley
Wheeler County
Nix
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Perry Como
Welfare Office
Justinio Melendez
N. Pierce
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