25 Jul 1957
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1957
Page
1
The piece notes cicadas in the area likely 13 year variety with males singing loudly while females stay silent. It compares cicadas to locusts and mentions North Africa’s red locust plague in Tunisia, where Americans airlifted insecticide and pilots spray to combat the outbreak.
Amarillo High School director R. B. Norman notes the growing collection of original oil paintings funded by student activity funds and gifts. The pieces hang in hallways and cafeterias, and organizers hope a future gallery will serve as a living memorial. The piece also mentions local astrology column Astro-Guide and notes about a firefighters’ reunion picnic planned by the Brotherhood of Big Blisters at Lions Club Park in Dumas.
In Carlsbad New Mexico a 35 year old former mental patient was questioned over the slayings of three people. Officers doubt he is the killer as descriptions shift and a waitress recounts new details while authorities weigh motives and alibis.
In Washington the Senate stripped all enforcement powers from the civil rights bill except voting rights. The 52 38 vote, largely along party lines, sidelined Section 3 which would have let the attorney general seek federal court injunctions for violations. Northern Democrats and Republicans partly opposed the move, arguing it narrows protections but reduces a Southern filibuster risk.
Troy Keller, 27, of Amarillo was shot twice about 11 30 p m in front of the Panhandle Barn Dance on Highway 66 east of the underpass. He was treated at St Anthony s Hospital where attendants listed him in fair condition. One bullet lodged in his left chest and another in his left abdomen. Keller resides at 2210 Front Street.
The daily baseball card lists scores from Amarillo against Sioux City 7-4 and Lincoln 4-7 Colorado Springs over Albuquerque 2-7 Des Moines 1 in 10 innings Topeka at Pueblo postponed due to wet grounds Philadelphia beat Milwaukee 3-1 St Louis defeated Brooklyn 3-0 Cincinnati over Pittsburgh 2-0 Chicago 2-1 New York American League Chicago 7-2 New York Boston 6-5 Kansas City 5-6 Cleveland 4-4 Washington 3-5 Detroit 5- Baltimore 0.
British jet warplanes launched air strikes against Oman rebels in a Bahrain announced campaign. RAF Sharia base jets attacked Ft Izki and towns in Wadi Halfin while two Cameronian Rifles arrived for desert action. Reports from Cairo and London described limited ground involvement and warned rebels against arms from outside sources.
Soviet Premier Bulganin accuses the West of stalling disarmament to aid Adenauer's re election campaign in West Germany and urges US Britain and Russia to halt nuclear weapons on German soil. He warns an arms race in Europe risks an atomic war and questions Western unity.
Report lists Amarillo sunshine for 179 days of 205 in 1957 with wind and visibility readings at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Mentions KGNC-TV Colorcast Club schedule including Matinee Theater at 11:30 a.m. and Video Theater at 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. screenings.
The State Health Department reports spot checks show radioactivity higher than the safe limit for continuous ingestion in runoff water from Sierra Mountain snow in three northern counties. Dr. Malcolm H. Merrill says the level is not alarming but persistent drinking over months could pose some danger.
Sens. Lyndon Johnson and Ralph Yarborough led 50 colleagues in defeating Part II of the Civil Rights Bill in the Senate The measure would have let the attorney general seek court injunctions to enforce a broad range of rights beyond voting Johnson urged a narrower voting rights bill with safeguards and a study commission as an alternative
Surprise at Cibola Arizona as nine farmers construct a 401 foot bridge across the Colorado River 20 miles south of Blythe and 40 miles north of Yuma. They charged tolls while ignoring Army Corps of Engineers approval and other federal clearances. The bridge cost about 50000 dollars and was spearheaded by W. Y. Murphey of Desert Ginning Co who sought a route to California gin and railhead.
Patchy rain fell across Amarillo with a light output and short duration. Forecasters at Amarillo Air Terminal predicted partly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers on the Panhandle and South Plains, noting slim chances for additional moisture in the area.
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