Water district vote in eight North Plains counties
The irrigation water authority election is held today to create a regional district with a five cent per hundred valuation levy for administration. Estimated cost per land section ranges from 80 cents to 5.16 dollars annually, varying by county. Local officials urge self government to manage conservation and irrigation.
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Izzard St
Irrigation Water Authority
North Plains
Drew Ellis
Perryton
John Mayfield
Mayfield
Ochiltree
Deaf Smith
Texas
Austin
Juvenile Vandalism Debate Sparks Deterrent View
A Texas peace officer argues public naming of juvenile vandals reduces incidents. He cites a case of a 16 year old and parents facing open punishment as a deterrent, contrasting with hushed cases. The column also notes a mix of local quirks and tips on public notices.
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Texas
Johnny Jones
Bill Jones
South First Street
Sandstorm Adam Named In West Texas Advisory
Midland reports the first official sandstorm advisory naming the cloud Sandstorm Adam as winds reached 46 mph and visibility fell below three miles during a two hour storm. Meanwhile Chief of Police Sid Harper faces censure as City Commission weighs his continued service after remarks linked to Patrolman B W Woods Jr's death. Funeral services for Woods were held with full department attendance as city officials launch an internal investigation.
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Midland
Tex
West Texas
W. M. Percy
U.S
Midland Reporter-Telegram
Daily News
Sid Harper
City Commission
S. T
Bud) Curtis
Harper
B. W. Woods Jr
Woods
N. V. Moys
Curtis
Cold Fronts Bring Flurries Across Plains Area
A double cold front moved across the Plains with brief flurries in Dalhart Guymon Borger and Amarillo as winds gusted to 48 mph. Skies cleared tonight with continued cold temperatures and limited visibility. Air travel remained grounded in parts of the region due to the weather.
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Dalhart
Guymon
Borger
Amarillo
High Plains
Oklahoma
Kansas
Amarillo Air Terminal
Kansas City
Johnson Must Go in Surgery
Sen Lyndon Johnson must undergo kidney surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota to remove a kidney stone. The operation will keep him in bed about 10 days with additional recovery before returning to the Senate floor. Johnson flew to the clinic Tuesday for treatment.
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Washington
D.C
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Mann
Lyndon Johnson
Senate
George Reedy
Democratic Policy Committee
Johnson
Reedy
P Johnson
Tuesay
Sooner Coach Hired Kor Palo Duro Post
Nationalist guerrillas on Yikiangshan Island fell to Red Chinese forces after 53 hours of resistance. Remaining 720 fighters ended their defense with last shots at 9 p.m. local time. The island lies 20 miles off the Chinese mainland, narrowing Red range to the Tachen Islands near Formosa.
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Sooner
Kor Palo Duro
Taipeh
Formosa
Yikiangshan Island
Red China
Yikiangshan
China
Tachen Islands
Chiang Kai-shek
State Dulles
Weather snapshot 1955 Amarillo sequence and conditions
Reading simpler weather log shows Amarillo amid a 16 of 20 sunny period in 1955. Comparative reports at 3 PM list wind speeds 7 to 15 MPH with partly cloudy to cloudy skies across Houston Dallas Oklahoma City and Amarillo.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla
Comity in Congress Courtesy of Texas
In Washington on January 20, leaders Sam Rayburn and Lyndon Johnson pledge congressional comity between the House and Senate. Rep John McCormack notes mutual respect is needed as both branches are co equal. The custom traces to Jefferson’s view of separate, equal chambers.
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Washington
Congress
Samuel
Lyndon
House
Senate
Sam Rayburn
Lyndon Johnson
John McCormack
D-Mass
McCormack
Congressional
United States
Johnson
Rayburn
William F. Knowland
California
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Guatemalans Repel Rebel Raid At Aurora Air Base
President Carlos Castillo Armas announced the defeat of a rebel force that tried to seize Aurora air base outside Guatemala City. He imposed a state of siege, said 10 were killed, many wounded, and about 100 jailed, blaming communists and naming Francisco Cosenza as a leader.
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Guatemala
Carlos Castillo Armas
Aurora
Castillo Armas
Francisco Cosenza
Cosenza
Italy
Eisenhower weighs evacuation authority for Nationalist troops
President Eisenhower reportedly considers asking Congress for power to use U S naval and air forces to evacuate Nationalist troops from islands off the Red China coast. The move would free troops to bolster Formosa and the Pescadores as Red forces threaten Yikiang shan and the Tachen Islands amid the ongoing crisis.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
U. S
Red China
Palo Duro to hire John Reddell as first coach
Palo Duro High School names John Reddell as its inaugural head football coach with a three year contract at 6500 dollars per year. Reddell, a former OU football and baseball star, will lead the new high school opening in North Amarillo in September in District 1 AAA.
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Daily News
Palo Duro High School
John Reddell
University of Oklahoma
United Press
Associated Press of
Oklahoma City
Reddell
North
Amarillo
Sooners
Woods Fund Contributions Near Three Thousand Dollars
The B. W. Woods Jr. Fund near three thousand dollars as contributions arrive by mail from the surrounding area. Air Force Recruiting Station at 114 FB 9th offers facilities for the drive under Capt. C. W. Sorenson. Donations may be dropped there or at the Globe News building. Amarillo TV Radio Service will donate two dollars per service call for four days. Moose Lodge benefit dance tickets have sold. proceeds go to the fund.
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B. W. Woods Jr
U.S. Air Force
C. W. Sorenson
Air Force
Sorenson
Globe News
Amarillo
Amarillo TV
E. 10Th
the Woods Fund
T. D. Austin
Moose Lodge
Ike Sees Modest Tax Cut Seen For 1956
President Eisenhower, in his economic message to Congress, said a general but modest tax cut may be enacted next year as the economy recovers from a mild recession. He forecast production rising from 360 to 500 billion dollars within a decade with prudent management.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
America
Buffer Zone Plan Emerges as Costa Rica Nicaragua Deescalation
The Organization of American States announced a plan creating an 18 mile buffer along the Costa Rica Nicaragua border to bottle up hostilities. Costa Rica reported U S supplied F 511 Mustang fighters strafed La Cruz and attacked a rebel convoy, while rebels claimed civilian casualties.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
U. S
la Cruz
United States
Mexico
Luis Quintanilla
Commission
OAS
Pacific Ocean
Arbor Day in Texas Prompted for January Planting
Texas observes Arbor Day on the third Friday in January with state proclamation. Some school groups transplant trees today including Summit School where a junior garden group will replant a large campus tree this afternoon. Dormant trees suffer less damage when moved, nurserymen say.
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Summit School
Texas
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Plainview
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