Irrigation prospects on the North Plains eyed as 1955 major development
A water engineer and Perryton mayor Drew Ellis discuss irrigation’s potential to transform the North Plains into the Texas Panhandle’s garden spot. Deep well irrigation and diversification could boost cattle grazing and celery crops, reflecting soil quality and upcoming Southwest growth.
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Microwave progress links Amarillo to Albuquerque and beyond
The article traces long distance communication from smoke signals to the microwave network linking Amarillo to Albuquerque via towers along Route 66. It notes microwave circuits carry teletype pulses, phone conversations, and television images, and places progress in a historical arc from signals to radio and space travel. Gene
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This and That Fellow Tangles Over Hiring In Sports
A collation of quirky notes and quips from a newspaper page covers topics from a postponed high school coaching hire to a playful math aside about a billion dollars. The piece includes reader anecdotes about Kaygee the Clown and musings on etiquette and age.
Texas House Adopts Five Day Work Week Resolution
Rep. Jesse M. Osborn wins adoption of a five day work week resolution 106 to 19 amid objections to a time clock. House adjourns until Monday with Osborn voting no and Speaker Jim Lindsey deeming the measure persuasive only.
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West Texas State College funds hike urged by governor
Gov Allan Shivers proposed a 15 percent fund increase for West Texas State College in Canyon. The executive budget asks 867 476 for the first year and 807 091 for the second year, up from 766 588 this year. Requested by college officials was about 986 000 annually. Increases target instructional salaries and major repairs including administration and education buildings, landscaping, steam tunnels, sidewalks, curbs, and gutters. The proposal will guide House and Senate Finance committee deliberations.
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Inaugural Braniff TWA Flight Marked by Amarillo Ceremonies
Amarillo officials and local leaders will join in ceremonies today at the Amarillo Air Terminal to honor Braniff and TWA One Plane service from Houston to the Pacific coast. A time capsule will be sealed to be opened in 25 years, and airline crews will attend.
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Act To Keep GI Benefits
Washington January 13 AP The GI education program faces an open track in Congress as the White House backs an extension to let servicemen currently in uniform continue building education benefits despite a conflicting executive order issued January 1. The bill aims to preserve all post-service schooling benefits for those in uniform.
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Veterans benefits debate quiet as hearings set
Teague chairs House Veterans Affairs Committee drafting legislation extending education benefits for those in service before Feb. 1. Public hearings begin Monday. Eisenhower ends schooling program January 31 and curtails other Korea era benefits. Hagerty says veto is unlikely.
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Big Talent Show for March of Dimes Saturday Night
A Panhandle wide talent marathon at Municipal Auditorium runs from 9 30 p m Saturday to 4 30 p m Sunday to raise funds for the March of Dimes. TV and telephone donation pickup by Jaycees and guards, with acts from 24 counties and performers like Linn Sheldon and local musicians.
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New launcher kicks off jets at Edwards tests
An Air Force jet lifts from a newly developed zero length launcher at Edwards Air Force Base California. The launcher is truck mounted for mobility and aims to remove the need for a conventional runway under combat conditions.
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North Plains Farmers Rally for Gas Irrigation Legislation
Farmers and businessmen from eight northern counties of the Canadian River raise 1640 to back a gas irrigation bill. They will hire legal counsel, draft laws, and station lobbyists in Austin during the Legislature, with 25 legislators already backing the effort.
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Peace at Last the Indian Hunt Is Over
Federal Justice official Martin Richman of Brooklyn sought a real Indian during Omaha sessions on tax matters. After weeks of search he encountered Running Water, a full blood Sioux from Nebraska, in the Post Office Building. An animated exchange followed and the moment marked a breakthrough.
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Comics Bill Introduced in Texas Legislature
A Texas House bill filed by Rep. Joe R. Pool aims to curb lewd comic books. It empowers county and district attorneys to seek injunctions, allows seizure of equipment, and imposes fines up to 1000 dollars plus 30 days to a year in jail or both. repeat offenders face 2 to 5 years. Newspapers and magazines reporting current events are exempt, as are religious educational or scientific reading materials.
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Holiday Coloring Contest Winners Announced
Judges picked winners from thousands of Dennis the Menace colorings. Winners include Clarence White 10 Logan NM Gary Lynn Davis 7 Box 726 Phillips Judy Lane 11 Box 128 Sunray Donna Byrum 10 Box 821 Miami Beverly Still Box 70 Darhart Sarah Page 9 Box 488 Stinnett and honorable mention Randy Hays 7 2219 Van Buren Archie Welborn 12 1201 Dallam Dalhart Margaret Stroud 11 4210 Lipscomb Richard E Hutchinson 10 1221 Austin Zenith Phipps 12 Wellington William Baker 1 Dumas Tommy Oliver 8 1706 Fillmore Arlene Bertrand 9 Box 232 White Deer. 11-year-old Sharon Searcy 308 Tennessee nearly made top six with Dennis the Menace Travel Guide poem.
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Lipscomb
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Wellington
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Dumas
Tommy Oliver
Fillmore
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White Deer
Sharon Searcy
Tennessee
Lodge Confident U N Will Free American Fliers
United Nations. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr says he is confident Dag Hammarskjold has made progress in Peiping talks and that the fliers will be freed. Hammarskjold, back from Peiping, appeals to Chou En Lai to release 11 American fliers and other U N personnel held by Red China. He calls the visit the first stage and says the door is open to further contact.
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Change Comes None Too Soon Donahoe and Roni Arrive in New York
Navy Lt. Norman Moose Donahoe arrives in New York with his newly adopted Greek daughter Roni Marie after a 13 000 mile transatlantic journey from Greece. At Pennsylvania Station he reunites with his wife Helen as the infant meets her new parents for the first time. The family explains the adoption fills a void in their lives and notes Roni Marie’s teething and temper as she travels with her father.
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Five-Nation Commission Investigates War in Costa Rica
In Costa Rica a five-nation commission arrived by U S Air Force plane to probe government's complaint of aggression by Nicaragua. Rebels around La Cruz number 200 to 300 and appear stalled as royal government forces push toward routing them. The rest of Costa Rica remained quiet with government control.
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