Johnson urges blueprint for Texas water program
Sen. Lyndon Johnson pressed for a comprehensive federal plan outlining how about 1.3 billion dollars will be spent in Texas over 25 to 30 years on water development. He asked for a realistic integrated program with flood control and supply, to be delivered as a mock up by April 30.
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Tax Relief or Federal Aid for New Mexico Small Business
The New Mexico Taxpayers Association notes two Congress bills for small business relief. A Connecticut congressman pushes tax cuts buried in committee, while a House approved bill would create a Small Business Administration and raise loan limits from 30 to 50 million. Back home, supporters say tax relief helps all, while loans aid only a few.
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Amarillo population estimate rises with 1950 base
Ama rillo June 1 population reaches 128733, a 73.3 percent gain since 1950 amid cautious expectations the 1960 U S census may exceed estimates. Krex broadcaster Cotton John and Bill Rhew present a KGNC-TV documentary on Golden Spread agriculture and its lean years. Laura V Hamner, age 87, celebrated with well wishes. Elections set on water authority returns for Amarillo Pampa Plainview with chamber urging turnout.
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Schedule fragment from Chi theaters shows multiple listings
A fragment lists show times at M&Knee Theater 11:30 a.m. and Lux Video Theater 1 p.m with unclear subsequent time. Ambiguity limits full event details in the readable text.
Eisenhower decries 400 million foreign aid cut
President Eisenhower condemned a House vote to cut foreign economic aid by 400 million dollars, calling it a threat to national and global security. The House approved 106 to 100 to reduce defense support, while Senate had already backed 800 million and committee and House actions trimmed further.
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Eisenhower Admin to announce voluntary oil import curtailment
Washington sources say the Eisenhower administration will propose a voluntary program to cut foreign oil imports by 25 to 35 percent this week. The plan, led by Sinclair Weeks, replaces quotas with a new formula to be adopted by major importers and shifts from the 1954 production import ratio.
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Tech Professor Admits Integration Studies Conducted
Dr. Herman Marvin Greenberg, one of three fired Texas Tech professors, says he ran integration studies on campus after 68 psychology students voted for such projects. He claimed 742 percent of the student body, selected at random, took 29 questions on integration. He reported 90 percent of Tech students would try to accept school integration, with white and Negro high schools in a West Texas city showing 80 percent and all Negro students agreeing to integrate.
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Dam Re Entry Vote Set for CAMWA Members
Voters in Amarillo Pampa and Plainview will decide on July 30 August 6 whether to re enter the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority. The hearing stressed no new city would incur old debts tied to a 1955 revenue bond and officials promised financial statements to inform voters.
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Record High Wheat Protein Spread Revealed by Weather
FE M Gray and the Amarillo Grain Exchange report a 12 percentage point protein gap in this year’s wheat, from 20 percent on dry land to 8 or 3 percent on irrigated fields. Dry winds shrivel grain, reducing protein, while moisture-filled kernels fill out and raise protein levels.
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Parr Convicted Of Mail Fraud In Texas Case
A Houston federal court found George Parr and eight associates plus two banks guilty of using the mails to defraud the Benavides Independent School District of more than 226000. Sentences were deferred to July 30 and new trial motions were set.
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Weather Data from Amarillo 1957 Report
The document notes 172 days of sun in Amarillo during 1957 with 3 p.m. comparative readings on Wednesday. Wind and visibility figures show Houston 0.6 MPH and other stations reporting light drifting conditions with mist and partly cloudy skies.
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Weather Outlook for Panhandle and South Plains
Clear to partly cloudy on Thursday and Friday with little change in temperatures.
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Draft Calls To Be Reduced
The Army will cut future draft calls and release 2000 commissioned officers plus an unspecified number of enlisted personnel. The move aligns with a broader Pentagon plan to trim 100000 from the 2800000 total uniformed personnel and is expected to save about 200 million dollars by year end.
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Western League Scores Highlight Amarillo Victory and Des Moines Loss
Amarillo defeated Sioux City 5 to 1 and Colorado Springs beat Topeka 4 to 3 in ten innings while Lincoln split 3 2 with Pueblo 6 to 8 and Albuquerque won 9 to Des Moines. In the National League St Louis topped Brooklyn 7 to 3 and Milwaukee routed Philadelphia 16 to 5 as Cincinnati beat New York 5 to 4 and Chicago flattened Pittsburgh 4 to 3. American League action saw Chicago 3 and Baltimore 5, New York 5 Detroit 1, Washington 11 Cleveland 6, Kansas City 4, and Boston 3 in 12 innings.
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New Grain Table Now Carried in News See Page 18
The newspaper announces a new and expanded grain table now included in the news section with details on grain data and market figures. Readers are directed to page 18 for the full tables and related commentary.
Youth Indicted in Drive In Slaying
An indictment returned by the Potter County grand jury charges Jose Eugene Fajardo 19 Amarillo Marine with murder without malice in the June 19 shooting death of Jerry Cornelius 19 during a gang fight at the Hi C Ho Drive In Also named are Guadalupe Martinez 19 and Ernest Ocana 17 both charged with murder with malice originally and now facing related charges The case carries a possible two to five year prison term plus potential suspended sentence for Fajardo
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Tiny Poodle Lost in Amarillo Found by Family
A 13 inch black poodle named Smokey, an English import, was found by D L Burkett and family after skittering on Highway 66 west of Amarillo. The dog, fed bacon then eggs, was reunited with owners after a brief local rescue on Tuesday evening.
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