09 Dec 1959
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1959
Page
1
Santa Fe weighs industrial expansion led by Kaiser Wallboard plant and modern signs against preservationists led by Oliver La Farge who argue for quality over quantity. Debate centers on neon signs, old plaza, and the city’s aim as visitors and industry bring change.
Pleasant Valley civic group votes to accept annexation but asks for delay. Attorney Dick Cazzell explains three options and wins unanimous support after a tense meeting of about 150 residents. They want taxes postponed to avoid early fiscal impact while pledging patience for 1960 city services.
Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell urged using neutral outside mediators to resolve the steel labor conflict. He proposed three options including factfinding, federal mediation, or binding arbitration to help reach a settlement before the Taft-Hartley 80 day injunction ends. No immediate reaction came from industry or union.
The United Steelworkers union announced a truce with American and Continental Can, covering 45,000 workers, granting a 30-cent hourly raise over three years retroactive to Oct 1, with annual increases averaging over eight cents. The move accompanies partial endorsement of Secretary Mitchell’s third party peace-pact proposal amid ongoing steel negotiations.
An American Economic Foundation critique argues wages should reflect productivity shares in steel. It traces tool owners’ 95 percent versus workers’ 5 percent energy contributions, urging public input to resolve the long strike through balance between tool providers and users. Public opinion, not just bargaining, could set a fair settlement to prevent broader industrial impact.
The page mixes disparate snippets about debt projections, a Tucumcari link, political visits, and cultural quips. It mentions J B and a Tucumcari athletic director, Ike and Afghanistan, and mentions bowls, grass incubators, and Cranberry cigarettes with scattered remarks from readers and local correspondents.
Twenty inmates led by two hardened convicts escaped Ivy Bluff Prison, seizing at least 17 weapons and holding guards for nearly four hours. Charles Edwards, 28, of Gastonia, later recaptured, said he left the prison about two hours after the breakout.
Letter writer notes presidential prospects discuss sending birth control help abroad while suggesting foreigners may prefer a U S program. The writer observes politicians struggle to decide, arguing birth remains a gamble until voting determines citizen alignment.
Daily News columnist Ed Koterba returns with a first column from behind the Iron Curtain describing bitter weariness and fear seen during a visit to his parents land. The piece aims to reveal the sorrowful mood of Czechoslovakia and its people.
An editorial today on page 8 discusses rules of conduct and a code approved by right thinking people. It notes objections by The Daily News and other papers to certain code violations by the movie industry.
President Eisenhower arrives in Kabul Afghanistan for his first visit to a nation slowly embracing modernization with U S and Soviet aid. He travels from Karachi as officials plan a grand reception and flag displays mark the city while traffic police debut new uniforms.
President Eisenhower visits Afghanistan in a 5 hour program at Chilstoon Palace. King Zahir greets him with a tri colored flag and Stars and Stripes. Attendees include U S Ambassador William Byroade and Soviet envoy M V Deguar as Kabul signals a neutralist stance amid Soviet pressure.
Composite readings at 3 p.m. Tuesday report Amarillo visibility 18 miles with clouds and 15 miles of cloudy sky. Nearby cities Houston Dallas and Oxia City show partial cloudiness and modest visibility readings as of the same time.
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