Amarillo Lights Grow, Likely To Surpass Lubbock
Amarillo responds to Charley Guy noting city plans to add two mercury vapor projects and more lighting along Polk Street and Expressway. By year end, Amarillo expects 1,138 light units, with deeper expansions to outpace Lubbock’s 1,435 lights over 38 miles, aiming for best illumination in the Golden Spread.
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Wesley S. Izzard
Amarillo
Guy
Polk
Polk Street
Wolflin
W. 3Rd
Lubbock
Snowstorm Leaves Dodge City Radio Chief's Son Marooned
Wendell Elliott, manager of KGNO in Dodge City Kansas, laments a snow forecast that misled his son into a long drive to Amarillo. The family feared the Rose Bowl trip would be ruined as snow stranded them in Dumas. The piece cites Weather Bureau timing and notes others canceled plans to travel.
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Wendell Elliott
KGNO
Dodge City
Kan
Amarillo
News-Globe
Dumas
Elliott
Jessie Adamson
Hedley
Adamsons
Melvin Joneses
Pasadena
Adamson
Tucumcari
Carl Mathers
Reds Launch Lunar Rocket
Havana reports Castro’s rebels sweep Cuba from Oriente to Pinar Del Rio capturing key garrisons in tobacco lands. Tank battles near the presidential palace kill dozens, wounds reach hundreds. Castro claims a deal with Cantillo, signaling a contested handover as Urrutia prepares to arrive in Havana.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Oriente
Pinar del Rio
Castro
Diehard Batistans
Manuel Urrutia
Eulogio Cantillo
Batista
Santiago
Keeping Faith With A Lad On A Ranch
Cal Farley of Boys Ranch sought a replacement kid for a troubled boy who cared for a baby goat. A sullen youth had connected with the animal, fed it each morning, and built a pen near his dormitory. Missing goat replacement planned via Channel 4 noon news.
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Cal Farley
Boys Ranch
Colorado
Farley
Cal
Ray Cullin
Channel 4
Soviets Outline Plans for Moon Space Station
Moscow said its rocket aimed at the moon was 62 500 miles out on course and due near the moon by Sunday. Russian scientists would prepare an expedition to establish an observatory and intermediary base for future flights. The nose cone bears the Soviet flag and carries instruments and equipment to create a sodism cloud for observation and photography.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Soviet Russia
Jaycees Hold Second Annual Amarillo Christmas Tree Burning
The Jaycees ignite Amarillo’s discarded trees at a lake site near Wolflin and Georgia at 7 30 p m today with Sally Shaffer Miss Amarillo lighting the blaze. Four collection points take trees before 7 p m and traffic is directed by police. The event under Fire Chief Roy Hill aims to keep the city cleaner and reduce fire hazards with cooperation from police and fire departments and an expected crowd of about 4000 last year.
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Sally Shaffer
Amarillo
Wolflin
Georgia
Jaycees
Tri- State Fairgrounds
Amarillo Animal Shelter
Fire Department
Snow Rides Cold Front Across Panhandle
A snow bearing low pressure system nears the Panhandle with four inch snow warnings. Brunt of the cold north wind expected at sunrise, with temperatures 5 to 15 degrees and light snow, sleet, and rain across the northern Panhandle. Roads largely open but travel treacherous as snow continues tonight. buses, trains, and airline traffic proceeding. Agricultural benefits anticipated from the moisture, with Pampa seeing freezing mist and light snow.
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U. S
Amarillo Air Terminal
Panhandle
Canada
Tri- State
Department of Public Safety
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
Low this morning near five degrees cold with snow accumulating up to four inches by tonight. High near 18 today with clouds. very cold tonight and Sunday. Panhandle and South Plains expect up to four inches of snow with highs near 18 in Panhandle and 22 in South Plains. cloudy to partly cloudy and continued very cold.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
South Plains
Castro Faces Test as Cuba Seeks Constitutional Order
Havana dispatch notes Fidel Castro, at 32, must restore order to Cuba after the revolution and shape a free constitutional government. Analysts say he faces a tough task to curb abuses, win international trust, and maintain U.S. economic ties while seeking nationalization possibilities. Much hinges on rapid stabilization and peace to guide Cuba’s future.
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Associated Press
Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Castro
United States
Judge J B Dooley Suffers Broken Hip in Fall
Federal Judge Joe B Dooley of Amarillo was reported in good condition at St Anthony's Hospital after a fall at Amarillo Country Club. He slipped on ice in the driveway while walking with Mrs Dooley from his car to the club building about 7 p m Friday.
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Joe B. Dooley
Hughes
St. Anthony's Hospital
Amarillo Country Club
Crossroads Report Letter on Fair Pay for Teachers
Dear Editor, a reader argues that most papers discuss underpaid teachers and fair pay. He notes payers and receivers clash on fairness and doubts higher pay attracts better teachers, recalling Congress pay debates. D. E. Scott Wellington.
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D. E. Scott Wellington
Weather Snapshot for Amarillo 1959 Forecasts
Fragments report partial readings across Amarillo and Texas cities for a day in 1959. Includes wind speeds visibility conditions and cloud cover data from Amarillo Houston Dallas and Oklahoma City with entries like cloudy partly cloudy and clear.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla
City
FIRM GRIF ON AN UMBRELLA Railroad Changes Mind When Britons Revolt
British commuters staged a nostalgic revolt on a London subway train bound for Dagenham East. After many passengers switched as directed, one man with an umbrella defiantly refused. The protest spread, and the conductor capitulated. An official admitted they were flabbergasted by the unexpected defiance.
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London
Dagenham East
Subway
Deposits Reach New Mark Here in Amarillo Banks
Amarillo four banks ended December 31 with deposits totaling $180,908,668.65, the highest on any call for condition, up nearly $18 million from three months earlier and $19 million year over year. Loans reached $81,458,822, up but below the June 23 record, remaining the second highest composite figure.
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Amarillo
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