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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1957
Page
1
Fragments show a 2 Israel Egypt link in a 2 field, suggesting an ancient trade or cultural exchange. Researchers note the discovery in a regional site, with scholars from a local university examining inscriptions and artifacts.
AP reports Israel offered to negotiate a peaceful settlement in the East while Egypt declined. Hammarskjold urged restraint as Egypt and Israel weigh responses to the proposed plan. No direct talks have occurred despite UN mediation efforts, with Egypt insisting on guarantees before any discussions on Gaza and the west coast.
Sen. Estes Kefauver announced he asked the Defense Department to pause plans to close some Army ordnance plants until a congressional investigation. He spoke as he became chair of a Senate preparedness subcommittee task force to study the proposed shutdowns. He also heads a Senate Anti-Monopoly subcommittee preparing studies of competition and prices in meat oil and newsprint.
Edward Bennie Bedwell, a 21 year old Skid Row dishwasher, was charged with murdering Barbara Grimes 15 and Patricia Grimes 13. He signed a statement claiming he and an unknown partner nicknamed Frank held the girls, beat them, and dumped them naked along a road after a week of sex and drinking. The bodies were found Jan 22 near Willow Springs after Dec 28 disappearance following an Elvis Presley movie. Bedwell denied bail and is jailed in Cook County.
Paris reports say oil discoveries in southern Algeria shift France’s Algeria strategy toward securing energy supply. Politically unstable Algeria and fragile pipelines drive France to deploy troops and funds, shaping positions in the European common market and deterring American investment. Pierre Gabon predicts nine million tons yearly by 1961, meeting a quarter of France’s needs and all needs within 15 years.
A dynamite bomb damaged a Negro residence and a service station near a cab stand in pre-dawn Montgomery. A second device fizzled at Rev M L King Jr’s home as angry crowds gathered. King helped police avoid a riot while the police searched for leads. A taxi driver and three cab workers were shaken. authorities are pursuing leads.
Tickets for the Globe News Regional Golden Gloves tournament are on sale at Maxor Drug in downtown. The four night event runs Tuesday through Saturday at the Fair Park Coliseum with reserved ringside seats priced at eight dollars for the set, a savings of one dollar versus final day pricing. Telephone reservations available at Drake 2-9402.
Amarillo records 26 sunny days in 27 for 1957 with clouds and wind variations. Comparative readings at 3 30 pm on Sunday show Houston and Oklahoma City with cloudy conditions and modest wind speeds.
In Glendora California Vincent Carta hunted a cat that had meowed in the walls for three weeks. A police x ray tech and crime experts failed to find the cat or a mechanical source after floor and wall probes and microphones. The house reportedly purred again as the search continued.
The fragmentary text mentions twenty thousand dollars and a hole in a purring context. Remaining readable details are sparse and unclear about who is involved or the exact event or location.
A family endures a cat in the walls for about three weeks amid a deteriorating home scene. An installer’s visit and ongoing distress stretch over days as a pregnant wife and two children cope with the stifling, unsafe conditions and the mystery of the animal.
In Austin on January 27 the 55th Legislature faces hearings on election law changes and an insurance regulatory strengthening bill. Rep. Joe Pool's special election winner majority bill draws party fire. hearing set for 7:30 p.m. in the State Affairs Committee. Budgets for the Insurance and Game and Fish Commissions are also scheduled for subcommittee review as the Game Commission seeks expanded hunter and fisher services.
E D Heath of Mineral Wells announced in the Sunday News Globe Classifieds that he found a buyer for his farm and chicken ranch due to aging. The ad notes broad reach of Globe News Classified Ads in connecting buyers and sellers across locations and needs.
In New York three alleged Soviet spies Jack Soble Myra Soble and Jacob Albam are held in federal detention as prosecutors prepare to present evidence to a special grand jury on charges that could carry death sentences under the Rosenberg law. The case closes a decade long investigation with U. S. Attorneys Williams and staff working overtime in the federal courthouse.
In Tokyo on January 27 1957 Charles Edmundson a U S government information official criticized President Eisenhowers Middle East policy calling it a blank check to make war and warned it could lead to atomic war He accused the State Department of concealing activities in Red China and urged accountability in Korea aid inspections while defending Warne and McKnight from his criticism.
Partly cloudy Monday and Tuesday. Warmer Monday with continued mild Tuesday.
Jack Lacy arrived to lead Amarillo’s chamber and will be at today’s YMCA banquet. He stresses investment over donation and aims to recruit new business, jobs, and growth by building a community plan with local leaders. The board may move offices within 60 days.
Budapest police report 324 new arrests including 20 alleged counterrevolutionary band members found with hidden arms. One teen group will face juvenile courts. An additional roundup seized 14 ex-prisoners accused of crimes freed from the capital jails in October. In Miskolc, four men were sentenced for concealing weapons, including a death sentence.
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