23 Jul 1958
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1958
Page
1
A Texas Senate contest between Blakley and Yarborough has turned into a dramatic battle, with pollsters and observers noting a sudden shift in opinion. The April 1957 special election showed Yarborough running as a minority candidate, and current campaigning reveals unusual dynamics and outside contributions drawing attention.
A 25 year old hobby horse salesman William Gene Loman kidnapped a Texas Highway Patrolman and three others during a botched escape after a seven hundred robbery spree. Loman, captured near Channing, Texas, faces charges alongside William Raymond Ferguson Phillip Contino and his wife. Related incidents include a July 1 Dumas robbery and a Moore County court case set for September.
Mrs. Ed Ward recounts a roadside rescue near Hereford by Benny Jessie of Ferguson-Steere Co. He towed the family to Amarillo, mounted a tire, returned on his own time, brought water to four travelers, and helped select a replacement tire. The note praises his generous act.
The Amarillo Symphony is named the official city orchestra in a move applauded by hundreds of supporters. The piece notes a broader recognition across West Texas communities with a stadium campaign set to start Aug 1 and hints at upcoming space for a photo of an 8 foot tall cannas display.
Would be governors Henry Gonzalez and W Lee O Daniel upgrade to attack incumbent Price Daniel in Texas race. Yarborough mounts national push with TV plans while Blakley accuses Yarborough of spending hikes and NAACP links. The campaign includes family travel and smear claims as the page continues on.
Reader quotes Dr Hurlock a psychologist who argues that spanking a wayward child antagonizes and worsens behavior. The letter also mocks punishing a car thief as likely to inflame anger, suggesting informing the Lord since punishment is said to be bad psychology. Wellington reader D E Scott writes.
The listing shows KGNC TV colorcast programs with time slots including It Could Be You at 11 30 a m and Kraft Theatre at 1 30 p m with additional segments Haggis Raggis noted.
Amarillo and Lincoln split a marathon 17 inning game with Lincoln 4 to Amarillo 5-1. Colorado Springs beat Des Moines 5-1 while Albuquerque topped Topeka 4-3. Sioux City won 4-2. Milwaukee defeated St. Louis 2-1 and Chicago routed Detroit 13-3. Kansas City and Boston also won, Baltimore beat Washington 4-3, and Cleveland fell to 5-2 in a rain disrupted day.
The Soviet Union vetoed Japan’s Middle East peace proposal in the United Nations Security Council. The council adjourned, shifting focus to the Big Four talks about a possible summit conference.
A Soviet spokesman said Khrushchev would attend a five power meeting in New York to include India and Dag Hammarskjold with the five government chiefs of Russia Britain France and the United States. The Security Council adjourned without a set time for a new session.
Eisenhower and Macmillan offered to discuss the Middle East crisis with Khrushchev at a UN Security Council summit. De Gaulle preferred another time and location citing the lack of calm at UN headquarters in New York. Khrushchev had suggested Geneva and the Western allies disagreed on a five nation conference.
On a day of rapid diplomatic jockeying in four capitals, Washington rejected Khrushchev's charge that the U.S. and Britain endangered world peace. President Eisenhower sent a sharp note to Khrushchev and urged a personal complaint to the 11 nation United Nations Security Council.
In a notably softer reply than Eisenhower, Prime Minister Macmillan formally proposes a summit level meeting of the United Nations Security Council. He outlines ground rules that the session should discuss problems rather than vote on any specific resolution.
London bulletin reports the Soviet government newspaper objects to a Western proposal for a United Nations Security Council summit on the Middle East, signaling continued Cold War tensions over international diplomacy.
Soviet Premier Khrushchev warned the United States and Britain to pull troops from Lebanon and Jordan or face a rising tide of Arab nationalism. Speaking at the Polish embassy in Moscow, he vowed revolution and warned imperialist powers to beware, though he did not promise Soviet intervention.
Youth reform plank drives J Howard Edmondson to a gubernatorial runoff victory over W P Atkinson. George Nigh defeats incumbent Lt Gov Cowboy Pink Williams as results show Edmondson with 347,569 votes to 155,925 and Nigh leading 261,649 to 172,671. Runoffs follow a split first primary with broad returns from Tulsa and surrounding counties.
Fragmentary weather report references Amarillo 182 days in 1958 with 3 pm readings on a Tuesday. Mentions cities Dallas Houston Oklahoma City and skies described as clear with wind and visibility notes incomplete.
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