Radar trap debate frames Texas highway case
C L Dunn of Friona received a speeding ticket near Muleshoe from a patrolman who cited radar operated a half mile away. Dunn hires Roy Vaughn to seek a continuance until the Horace Wilson case, set near Seguin, resolves. The Wilson case could affect radar trap legality nationwide.
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Paul Loftin leads Panhandle Herald with new column
The Panhandle Herald announces Paul Loftin, formerly of the Ochiltree County Herald, as editor and proprietor and writer of a new column titled Pauls Panhandle Pick. The piece highlights Palo Duro Park visitors and local regional notes, with remarks on tourism, regional pride, and nearby attractions.
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Ochiltree County Herald
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Pete
4 KGNC-TV Colorcast at Page Show
A Page Page segment lists a 6 p.m. colorcast on KGNC-TV. The event highlights a local Page show and its television airing time.
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Kgnc-Tv
Marine crew chief Jerry Gaither dies in Hawaii crash
Sgt. Jerry Gaither son of Potter County Sheriff identified by the Marine Corps as crew chief of a small transport plane wrecked near Oahu mountains. All four aboard reported dead. others’ names withheld until next of kin notified. Gaither had worked at Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home and was married. his father learned of the disappearance after a friend in Hawaii notified him.
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Jerry) Gaither
Potter County
Paul Gaither
U. S. Marine Corps
Honolulu
Marine Corps
Next of Kin
Associated Press
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Hawaii
Kahuku
Haneohe Air Station
Sgt. Gaither
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
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Jerry
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Amarillo
Toro, Calif
Naval Air Station
Miller Granted Limited Passport for Monroe Honeymoon
The State Department issued a six month limited passport to playwright Arthur Miller, enabling a European honeymoon with actress Marilyn Monroe. The document was delivered to Miller’s attorney Joseph Rauh Jr after an application filed last May. Monroe plans to depart for England next week to film.
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State Department
Arthur Miller
Marilyn Monroe
Department
Miller
Joseph Rauh, Jr
Farm Bureau Seeks Hay Funds For Roughage Purchases
Texas Farm Bureau President J Walter Hammond urged direct payments to eligible farmers in drought areas to buy hay on the open market. He told Governor Shivers via telegram that the federal feed grain aid program is inadequate to meet roughage needs.
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Austin
Texas Farm Bureau Today
Brough
J. Walter Hammond
Shivers
Lack of Love Kills Baby Hippopotamus
Cincinnati Zoo reports the death of its 82 pound baby hippo born June 15. The mother Maude rejected the calf and injured it, leading staff to bottle feed it. despite assistance, neglect proved fatal for the infant hippo.
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Cincinnati Zoo
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Hippo
Clarance Smith
Weather data snapshot from Amarillo 1956 report
Weather readings show Amarillo with 179 sunny days out of 188 in 1956. Comparative 3 pm observations note wind speeds around 11 mph from the south with mostly clear skies in Amarillo and Oklahoma City with cloudy conditions in Dallas and light rain noted in several stations.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dalia
Eisenhower discussion stirs talk of second term
President Eisenhower remains secret about whether trusted aides know he will seek a second term. White House officials Hagerty and Sherman Adams discuss politics at Gettysburg while reporters believe he plans to stay in the race. Senators Hall and Carlson back his candidacy despite his June surgery. Truman urges a free open Democratic Convention andNominee choice.
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Gettysburg
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Adams
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Leonard W.hall
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R-N.y
Yarin
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R-Kan
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New York
Independence
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Europe
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Treasury
Free China Scorns Red Arms Proposal
Nationalist China's T. F. Tsiang derides the Soviet disarmament proposal as a “million-dollar check without a single cent in the bank” at the United Nations. He argues any plan must include an adequate inspection and control system, rejecting the idea without it.
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N.Y
China
T. F. Tsiang
U.N. Disarmament Commission
Tsiang
Bar Bar Frowns On Court TV
Houston July 6 A proposal to ban televising and broadcasting of criminal trials gained an approving nod from the resolutions committee after two more hours of debate at the State Bar Convention. A final vote 35 to 20 followed a day of shouts and confusion as the panel rejected substitutes before endorsing the measure for tomorrow's session.
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Resolutions Committee
State Bar Convention
State Bar
Bar
State Supreme Court
Texas
R. N. Gresham
San Antonio
Ask
Steel Strike Nears End of First Week
Pittsburgh July 6 The nationwide steel strike drifted toward the end of its first week leaving about two million tons of steel lost and some fifty thousand workers unemployed in allied industries No side showed initiative to restart talks though both claimed willingness to bargain again.
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Pittsburgh
Allied Industries
Baseball Scores From Western and National Leagues
Western League games showed Amarillo 6 Albuquerque 5 and Colorado Springs 8 Pueblo 3 with Lincoln and Topeka 5 Des Moines 7 and Sioux City 3. National League results had Cincinnati 6 St Louis 4 Milwaukee 5 Chicago 0 Brooklyn 2 Philadelphia 1 Pittsburgh at New York rained out. American League action featured New York 8 Washington 4 Chicago 14 Detroit 0 and Cleveland 4 Kansas City 2 with Baltimore at Boston postponed by rain.
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Tattletale Puts El Toro on Spot
A base AWOL incident at Amarillo Air Force Base ends with El Toro the tech trainee confined after a brief escape attempt. Captured by guards, he is returned to solitary confinement amid claims of low morale and an off base spray incident.
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el Toro
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Amarillo Air Force Base
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Fe] Toro
Dan Thornton Plans GOP Campaign Rollout Across Farms
Dan Thornton, former Colorado governor and Texas stockman, aims to mobilize 1000 active farmers and ranchers to carry the GOP agricultural message nationwide next fall. He will start in Midwest states and expand to other regions in September and October, then leave for Chicago to open a headquarters.
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Dan Thornton
Colorado
Thornton
Midwest
Lubbock County
Chicago
House Passes Postal Rate Increase To Boost Budget
The House approved a bill raising postal rates by 430.1 million dollars yearly, lifting first class mail from 3 to 4 cents. The 217 to 165 vote sends the measure to the Senate with uncertain prospects as Eisenhower backs the change to offset the post office deficit.
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House Tonight
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House
Eisenhower
Post Office
Postal Service
Bulldogging Record Tied By LeCompte At Will Rogers Rodeo
Nick LeCompte, Amarillo cow boy, tied the bulldogging record with a 4.0 second run in the Will Rogers Range Riders Rodeo. Boog Trainham of Maxwell NM finished second in 6.2 seconds, Dick Rathjen of Happy matched third with 7.8 seconds, and Jack Walters of La Junta CO was fourth at 9.7. Junior Green of Sayre OK won bareback riding. Sidney Johnson shared second and third in the event.
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Amarillo
Boog Trainham
Maxwell
N.M
Dick Rathjen
Happy
Jack Walters
la Junta
Colo
Local Rodeo Results Show Winners in Calf Rope and Saddle Bronc
Snyder and Bud Coffee of Morris noted. Calf roping first went to Sonny Hendricks of Clovis New Mexico with Rathjen second 13.1 seconds John McMordie of Canadian third 13.2 Clifton Smith Tell 15.5 fourth. Saddle Bronc winner Jim Lancaster Las Vegas New Mexico with Hibbert and LeCompte tied for second and third Ed Harland Texhoma Oklahoma finished fourth. Bull riding Darrell Cribbs Wildorado first Cotton Barrington Lubbock second Pete Hennigh Tell third Leonard Bagwell Canyon fourth Cribbs also won the wild horse contest second place went to Walters third.
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LeCompte
Ed Harland
Texhoma
Okla
Harland
Darrell Cribbs
Wildorado
Lubbock
Cotton Barrington
Pete Hennigh
Tell
Leonard Bagwell
Canyon
Cribbs
Walters
Confusion over four cent stamp amendment in House
In a chaotic moment the House nearly passed Rep Hays proposal for a four cent stamp bearing an elephant and dollar sign. Rep Hardy presided as the amendment appeared to pass before Republicans called for a recount. Laughter followed as the measure was defeated by a 5 to 3 vote, with no real voting effort.
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House
Hays
Ohio
Hardy
D-Va
Congress Considers Commission for White House Space
Washington July 6 Congress advanced Eisenhower administration plans for a commission to study expanding White House office space. The panel would include two senators two representatives and three presidential appointees and report within six months. The move aims to ease overcrowding that has spilled into adjacent buildings and the East Wing.
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Conferees settle ceiling on foreign aid at four billion
Senate and House conferees agreed on a foreign aid ceiling of 4 014 575 000 for the coming year with 2 300 000 000 earmarked for military aid. A compromise language allows continued Yugoslav aid at the President's discretion with a 90 day review. NATO ear marks were adjusted to 48 000 000.
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Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity
The forecast shows continued warm weather through the week end with fair nights and mornings and partly cloudy afternoons. Temperatures range from a low around 67 to a high near 97 degrees.
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