Johnson in serious condition after heart attack
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson lay in serious condition at Bethesda Naval Hospital after a heart attack near Washington. Doctors from Mayo Clinic treated him as aides and family awaited updates while Earle Clements was seen as likely successor in the Senate leadership.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
Here
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Johnson
Earle Clements
Kentucky
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Howard Burchell
James Cain
Dallas
Eisenhower
Congress
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Russians Show Off Newest Jets in Moscow Air Show
The Soviet air force displayed 48 new supersonic single jet fighters at Tushino, alongside 50 twin jet fighters and multiple bombers and helicopters. Premier Bulganin Khrushchev Zhukov and other officials attended with foreign guests including India's air marshal and Yugoslav commander. About 100000 spectators watched the gala exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Johnson
Moscow
Tushino
Soviet Union
Nikolai Bulganin
Soviet Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Georgi K. Zhukov
Klementy Voroshilov
Presidium of
The
Supreme Soviet
Georgi Malenkov
India
Suberoto Mukerjee
Zdenko Alepic
Yugoslavia
Death claims Armand Doche
Armand Doche 43 manager of Doche & Company dry cleaning died after a heart attack on the ninth hole at Tascosa Country Club. Born Amarillo Sept 30 1911 he lived at 4221 W. Second and belonged to American Business Club Elks Tascosa Country Club and First Presbyterian Church. He played basketball at Amarillo High School and Texas A M College and remained a booster of those teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armand Doche
Doche & Company
Tascosa Country Club
Mr. Doche
W. Second
Amarillo
American Business Club
the Elks
First Presbyterian Church
Doche
St. Anthony's Hospital
Amarillo High School
Texas A. & M. College
AHS
Texas A. & M
Baseball scores from several league games listed
West Texas New Mexico League results Amarillo 15 Clovis 14 Pampa 8 Plainview 0 Abilene 18 Lubbock 5 Albuquerque 4 El Paso 3 American League Cleveland 14 Chicago 9 Boston 7 Baltimore 2 Washington 5 New York 0 Kansas City 9 Detroit 8 in 14 innings National League New York 4 Philadelphia 3 Milwaukee 7 Cincinnati 3 Pittsburgh 7 to 1 Brooklyn 5 3 St Louis 8 5 Chicago 2 10
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Amarillo
Clovis
Pampa
Plainview
Abilene
Lubbock
Albuquerque
el Paso
American Seaaus
Cleveland
Chicago
Boston
Baltimore
Washington
New York
Kansas City
Detroit
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
St Louis
Wichita Amarillo in Model Plane Victories
Wichita and Amarillo dominated the Globe News Model Airplane Contest with multiple top finishes across divisions. Winners include James Z Paysen of Wichita and Garth Flack of Amarillo, with honors for open and junior classes and several pilots from Albuquerque and Lubbock also recognized.
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Wichita
Amarillo
Jim Walker
Daily News
Annival Globe News
Phillips
Berger
Wichita, Kan
Albuquerque
N.M
Amarilla
Marvin B. Tindall
Shamrock
Texas
Gary Bruce Kennedy
Garth W. Flack
Tommy Plant
Dickie Khoury
Ama- 0
Leslie Pardue
Orca
Greg Fuhrman
Lubbock
XAS
Johnny Sult
Suez Tex
Garth Flack
Globe News
AAFB
Gaylor Porkratz
Kan
Garry Kennedy
E. C. Spann
Craig Levinson
Borger
Jack Siebenhacr
J. L. Dobkin
Joseph Roslyn Jr
Holman Afb
James Z
AWOL airman admits to Dickinson family killings
Ellis Laudon, 26, an AWOL airman from Altus Oklahoma, admits to shooting three members of the Dickinson Texas family in their beds on June 22 and robbing an El Paso filling station attendant. He was flown to Texas after extradition and faces three counts of first degree murder plus charges from El Paso. He said he targeted the Dickinson home fearing exposure to the Air Force.
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Galveston
Galveston County
Dickinson
Tex
el Paso
Marsene Johnson Jr
Ellis Euclid Laudon
Altus
Ark
Ruby McPherson
Zola Norman
George
Lauhon
Air Force
Nogales
Mexico
Laudon
Johnson
McPherson
Beaumont
Bridge collapse at Cherokee kills woman and injures dozens
A foot bridge on the Cherokee reservation collapsed as 50 to 60 people crowded it. Mrs. Agnes Haile, 35, of Daisy Tennessee, died after hitting a rock. About 40 injured were hospitalized or treated. 19 hospitalized, two critical. Authorities blamed possible faulty welding and overcrowding as spectators fled the spill into the Oconaluftee River.
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Cherokee
N.C
Oconaluftee River
Here
Agnes Haile
Daisy, Tenn
Osley Bird Saunooke
Eastern Band of
Oconaluftee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cherokee Plateau
Traffic Deaths Climb to 243 for Holiday
The Associated Press reports 243 traffic deaths by 8 p.m. Sunday as the Fourth of July holiday ends two days after its official start. Drownings and miscellaneous accidents bring violent deaths to 431 nationwide, with a bridge collapse at Cherokee North Carolina and a fatal lightning strike in Columbus Ohio among the incidents.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Cherokee
N. C
Lake Hoptacong
N. J
Ned H. Dearborn
The
National Safety Council
Dearborn
Council
Overcrowded Skies Push South Texas Training Limits
Hearings before the House Armed Services Committee reveal South Texas air space is crowded as the Navy wins a Port Isabel field at Brownsville for rearming. Admiral Glover notes a cluster of fields and says the area is surrounded by the Air Force making expansion difficult.
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Daily News
Washington
South Texas
United States
Uncle Sam
House Armed Services Committee
Navy
Port Isabel
Brownsville
Caton Glover
Naval Air Advanced Training
Corpus Christi
Andre
Fight Killed in Iowa Collision
Eight members of two Illinois and Iowa families died in a two car crash 16 miles west of Iowa City. Four of the victims were Mrs. Clarence Wichmann and her three daughters Donna Jean Ruth Ann and Jeannie. The other four perished in the Illinois car. Two people were injured Clarence Wichmann in critical condition Randy Lee Williams in fair condition. One car traveled 50 feet and the other 100 feet from the impact.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Illinois
Here
Clarence Wichmann
Homestead
Donna Jean
Ruth Ann
Jeannie
Randy Lee Williams
Wichmann
University Hospital
Williams
Dollar Day Arrives On Heels of Holiday
Tomorrow brings Dollar Day in July delayed by the Fourth of July celebration today. The event resumes the first Monday timing with special pricing and sales.
Weather Notes From Amarillo In 1955 Record
A brief weather snippet reports Amarillo had sun on 167 of 184 days in 1955. It references comparative readings at 3 p.m. yesterday showing wind speed, visibility and sky conditions.
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Amarillo
Four in Family Killed by Bolt
A lightning bolt struck a tall tree at a central Ohio picnic grounds 14 miles north of Columbus, killing four members of the Rossetti family and injuring two others. Edith A. Rossetti, Debbie, Julia, and Johnny Rossetti died, with two other victims treated at nearby hospitals. The 90 degree heat had drawn many to the grounds as a severe thunderstorm swept through central Ohio. Meridith Bryce Ashcraft and the father were among those injured. Columbus WRFD stations operated from the grounds.
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Walla
Jim Pierce
Mildred Plant
Shirley
AAFB
Columbus
Ohio
Here
Quido Rossetti
Jane N. Case
Delaware
Edith A. Rossetti
Debbie
Julia
Rossetti
Johnny
University Hospital
Meridith
Bryce Ashcraft
Route 2
Frazersburg
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Meart
Connis
Martha Mason
Joseph Roslyn, Jr
Hellman Air Force Base
N M
Bob Crowder
Jack Siebenhaar
Carl Berryman
Artesia
Craig A. Levinson
John E. Vandendries
Amarillo Air Force Base
L. B. Sides
Don K. Blackburn
Amalo
Paysen
Kansas
C. E. McNay
Bradford Mott
Ama
Carl M. Berryman
New Mexico
Gienn S. Middleton
Seigler G. Liburn
Dumas
Gaylon Pankratz
John Wells
G. M. Griffin
Sunray
Texago
Aasengos
Kathier
West Texas
T A.M
Asst. Dist. Atty
Archie Alexander Jr
Saunooke
Saunokee
Downey
Calif
George di Peso
di Peso
Armed Forces
By Vernon Louviere
Bolt
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