From A to Izzard at eUTAANAANAAL
Santa Fe petitioned the Texas Railroad Commission to end daily Am arillo to Lubbock passenger trains but faced community pushback. A meeting led to a diesel through sleeper from Lubbock to Chicago via Amarillo and a San Francisco Chief connection, likely within 30 days. Amarillo benefits as the northern terminal.
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Texas Railroad Commission
Amarillo
Lubbock
Stony Wall
Chamber of Commerce
Fred Gurley
The
Chicago
San Francisco
Sabers Weigh Risks of Formosa Clash and Nuclear Standoff
The piece argues Formosa poses limited danger and that the Soviets would not back China with arms. It suggests Mao and Chou will respect Eisenhower’s ultimatum, warns against a major war, and notes experts see an atomic stalemate with no side first bombing.
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Moscow
Stalin
Mao
Chou
Eisenhower
Hitler
This and That In Amarillo Bits and Doodles
Local notes show a change in TV airing for The George Gobel program in Amarillo to Saturdays. A federation of women clubs plans a mortgage burning for their clubhouse but funds fall short. Readers share doodles from McAdoo and Dallas ad men.
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George Gobel
Amarillo
C. T. Cline
Federation of Womens Clubs
Wallace Ivy
Dallas
Dave Rutledge
Denver spread of Amarillo baby sitter kidnapping case
Amarillo baby sitter Dianne Cartwright and her husband Tom Cartwright faced a kidnapping case after Randy Gene Caskey, 10 months old, vanished Monday. Denver and Borger police joined the search as Mrs Cartwright was last seen with the infant near Longhorn Bar and at Drue's Delicious Donuts.
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McAdoo
Tex
Ceta Canyon
Denver
Amarillo
Randy Gene Caskey
Winona Caskey
404
N. Lincoln
C. G. Caskey
3339Th Technical Training Squadron
Amarillo Air Force Base
Cartwright
Borger
Mrs. Caskey
Governor Shivers Denies Political Talks With Eisenhower Visit
Governor Allan Shivers says his White House luncheon with President Eisenhower was purely social and any talk of politics was incidental. He traveled with Dallas attorney W A Blakely, a close friend, and discussed cotton allotments and grain sorghums parity with Agriculture officials. He denied patronage links to a federal judge replacement in North Texas.
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Daily News
Washington
Washington, D.C
Allan Shivers
Commission of Intergovernmental Relations
Eisenhower
Shivers
White House
Dallas
W. A. Blakely
Blakely
Texas
Department of Agriculture
Ben H. Atwell
North
House votes 409 3 to empower Ike in Formosa war push
The House approved a resolution 409 to 3 authorizing President Eisenhower to wage war if necessary to save Formosa and the Pescadores Islands. Bipartisan support signaled urgency for peace with high war risk. Senate action was expected next.
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House
Eisenhower
Formosa
Fulton
Grandmother Sacrifices Babies in Fire In Plainfield
In Plainfield New Jersey a 50 year old grandmother died in a store building blaze after tossing her two grandchildren to police below three stories. Salvatore Velard also perished as six residents and three firefighters were injured. Police who arrived saw Marie Augustine of Berwick Pennsylvania in a third floor window and she dropped her grandchildren into officers hands before dying in the flames. Her daughter Mrs. Bessie is mentioned.
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Plainfield
N. J
Salvatore Velard
Marie Augustine
Berwick
Nancy Swank
Donald
Bessie
Early Birds Catch Income Tax Refund
The Daily News begins a ten article series on income tax with emphasis on changes in 1954 law and form 1040 usage. Frank O'Brien notes early filers get faster refunds and urges readers to save the series for later help.
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Daily News
Frank O'Brien
Treasury Department
Associated Press
Nugent Race to Dismissal Fails at Court Martial
Maj. Ambrose H. Nugent faced a general court martial in Ft. Sill on two charges linked to treason claims. Defense argued charges were altered to strip treason elements and claimed only federal court could try treason. Prosecutors sought amended counts naming additional signatories to propaganda documents tied to Kaesung truce talks.
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FT. Sill
Okla
Ambrose H. Nugent
Nugent
Korea
Federal District Court
Billy J. Shuman
Central Committee
United Na
Suman
Shuman
Donald L. Manes Jr
Thomas Reese
R. A. Cocks
Leroy Carter Jr
E. F. Spencer
John P. Porter
Robert H. Ghyers
Harold L. Kaschko
Jeff D. Erwin
Haydar Ozturk
Lost And Found Service Promotes Free First Day
Globe-News offers a LOST AND FOUND service with Isabelle to help list lost or found items. Call the Globe-News and ask for Isabelle to report your item and benefit from the first day free.
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Globe-News
Isabelle
High Plains
Amarillo Teen Charged in Cliffside Assault and Car Theft
A 17 year old Amarillo High School junior, Donald Ray Ellis, was charged by the district attorney after a confrontation at a Cliffside home involving a 30 year old mother of three. Ellis allegedly stole Weldon Baskin's car and fled in a 60 mile per hour chase before being arrested by city officers. He admitted the incident, denied prior acquaintance with the woman, and awaits arraignment in Potter County jail.
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Bill Cherry
Daily News
Amarillo
Cliffside
Donald Ray Ellis
Ward J. Ellis
N. Nix
District Attorney's Office
Potter County
Ellis
Baskin
Twins Weigh 20 Pounds In Cleveland Birth Record
Mrs Fedor Krylow gave birth to twins at City Hospital by caesarean section with a combined weight of 20 pounds 4 1 2 ounces. Dr Allen Barnes of Western Reserve University notes this total may be a world record, surpassing a 1935 German benchmark. The boy weighed 11 pounds 5 ounces and the girl 8 pounds 15 plus ounces. The Krylow couple married in 1952. their first child John weighed 9 pounds 15 ounces.
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Cleveland
Fedor Krylow
Allen Barnes
Western Reserve University
City Hospital
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