Aussie Stars At Compton Invitational Mile Winners
Merv Lincoln of Australia won the feature mile at the Compton Invitational in 4 05.0 with UCLA’s Bobby Seaman second and Laszlo Tabori third. Tom Courtney placed fourth in his first mile attempt after recent 880 record run. Decathlon star Milt Campbell tied the world record in the 120 yard high hurdles at 13.4.
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Compton
Calif
Merv Lincoln
Australia
Bobby Seaman
UCLA
Laszlo Tabori
Hungary
Tom Courtney
Army
Lincoln
Tabori
Seaman
Taori
Courtney
Milt Campbell
United States Naval Training Station
San Diego
Indiana
Hanks Cups 103 Grand for Win
Indianapolis race honors prize record as Sam Hanks wins the 500 mile event at IMS. Purse totals top $300,252 with Hanks and car owner sharing a $103,844 prize. A long list of top finishers from Rathmann to George are named with their earnings.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway and
Automotive Accessory Companies
Sam Hanks
Garver Sparkles Against Indians in 3-1 KC Win
Ned Garver fired a four hitter to lead the Kansas City Athletics to a 3-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Billy Hunter homered and drove in two runs as KC snapped a four game skid at Municipal Stadium on May 31.
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Kansas City
Ned Garver
Billy Hunter
Kansas City Athletics
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Kansas City
Raines
Power
Busby
Smith
Zernial
Wertz
Noren
Colavito
Groth
Maris
Hunter
Skizas
Naragon
aKuhn
Dem
Hegan
Garver
Stieland
Woodling
Avila
McLish
Tomanek
cRobinson
Strickland
Tomaneks
Cleveland
Cerv
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RBI
Navagon
Carrasquel
DeMaestri
Bb—Mclish
So—Mclish
Ho—Mclish
Mossi
Rer—Meait
Hulett Cason Cop Top Sandie Awards
Wendell Cason and Billy Hulett won Amarillo Globe News Sandies top honors for basketball and track at a spring sports picnic moved to the Amarillo High cafeteria due to weather. Other awards went to Bill Lansing and Bill Davis for Sandie Spirit in basketball, Keith Cox for track spirit, and David Hauger and Mary McCue for tennis spirit awards.
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Wendell Cason
Billy Hulett
Amarillo Globe News
Amarillo Sandies
Thompson Park
Amarillo High
Cason
Fulett
Bill Lansing
Bill Davis
Keith Cox
David Hauger
Mary McCue
Rains Bring Thunderstorms and Flooding Across East State
Rains roll with thundershowers likely heavy and hail possible in eastern sections Saturday. Temperatures range from 45 to 60 overnight and 75 to 95 in daytime. US 60 near Umbarger reported flooded at 7 30 p m. North Fork Red River water washed out a bridge eight miles north of McLean and State 273 closed. Water spilled over US 87 between Canyon and Happy around 9 p m. Hereford saw 0 90 inches of moisture by 7 p m Friday. State Highway 51 seven miles north of Hereford also affected.
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Umbarger
Red River
McLean
Canyon
Happy
Hereford
C. C. Craddock
Craddocks
Heavy Friday Rain Across Hale County and Surrounding Areas
Rainfall measured as high as 5 inches near Canyon while highways faced hazardous conditions from deep water and closures. A severe weather alert covered Petersburg Floydada and Lockney, with reports of tornadoes in New Mexico and multiple funnels near Santa Fe. Local flooding and power outages persisted into Friday night.
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Petersburg
Floydada
Lockney
R. L. Bentley
Alabama
Seven Boys Placed On Probation In Juvenile Hearings
Seven boys were placed on probation and another boy held for formal delinquency proceedings in hearings before Judge Kerry Kolander of Potter County Domestic Relations Court. Delinquents named include Gwindlene Rotenberry 15 and Pauline Chavez 12. Rotenberry was committed to the state training school with a suspended commitment, while Chavez was sent to a Dallas parochial school.
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Kerry Kolander
Potter County
Kolander
the Chavez
Dallas
Marty Leon Martin
John David Smith
Larry Allen Wright
Hubert Wright
Arthur. Smith
Mac Layland
Martin
Amarillo Schools Offer Adult Homemaking Classes Next Week
Amarillo Public Schools schedule adult homemaking courses at Amarillo High School Carver High School and Wesley Community Center with sessions on upholstery sewing and nutrition led by Mrs Abbie Burch. A grand jury case awaiting trial involves a felony robbery charge and beating of a 52 year old man. The Retail Merchants committee plans a Gold Sox merchants night at Potter County Baseball Park to boost baseball support.
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Amarillo
Roberts
Abbie Burch
Bonham
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Gold Sox
Potter County
John Ekelund
Man jailed on malicious destruction of property charge
George E. Carlile, 25, booked in Potter County jail after allegedly throwing a brick through a window at 902 N. Cleveland home of his former wife Madonna Laster. He had a prior $100 fine for assaulting his ex-wife.
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George E. Carlile
Potter County
Madonna Laster
Cleveland
Carlile
Amarillo Center to offer day care for youth 6 to 12
Amarillo Community Center at 609 Carolina will run a day care program from June 3 to August 30, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The weekly charge is $7.50 per child, per Ray Adamson, the center’s business manager. James Howard Boyd, 21, was sentenced to 30 days in jail for aggravated assault after using brass knuckles on Virginia Robinson at Rainbow Hotel, with injuries including two black eyes and a cut lip.
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Amarillo Community Center
Carolina
Ray Adamson
James Howard Boyd
Bill Adams
Potter County
Boyd
Virginia Robinson
Rainbow Hotel
President Eisenhower Enjoys Memorial Day golf outing
President Eisenhower observed the Memorial Day holiday by visiting Burning Tree Club in Maryland. He then spent a couple of hours at the White House desk before heading to the golf course.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Burning Tree Club
Maryland
White House
City Names New Traffic Engineer and Assistant
John J. DeShazo, 29, named traffic engineer replacing Harold Miller. Ted Abrahamson, 26, named assistant traffic engineer. Both former Amarillo residents. DeShazo Yale trained, Texas A&M graduate. Abrahamson Texas Tech graduate. DeShazo holds Army Reserve rank of captain. Abrahamson married with three children. Their duties start immediately in the city department.
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N. V. Mass
John J. DeShazo
Harold Miller
Tulsa
Okla
Ted Abrahamson
Amarillo
DeShazo
Yale University Bureau of Highway Management
State Highway Department
Texas A&m
Muleshoe
U.S. Army Engineers
Army Reserve
Abrahamson
Texas Tech
Amarillo High School
Janet Cernohouz
L. M. Cernohouz
Hughes
Jackson
J. I. Abrahamson
Austin
Lubbock
Five Stars for Springtime on KGNC TV Tonight
A 7 p m telecast on KGNC TV Channel 4 features Patti Page Andy Williams June Valli and Gordon MacRae teaming to outdo Ricky Nelson with songs from the thirties. Nat King Cole from Chicago performs a 12 minute segment while Nelson performs I’m Walkin and A Teenager’s Romance. The hour closes with Lou Willis Jr and The Honeydreamers joining the main cast.
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Patti Page
Andy Williams
June Valli
Gordon MacRae
Ricky Nelson
Miss Page
Cape Cod
Williams
Miss Valli
Nat (King) Cole
Chicago
Chez Paree
Nelson
Lou Willis Jr
the Honeydreamers
Child Hurt in Fall From Car Near Canyon
Two year old Anthony Guinn son of J A and Mrs J A Guinn of 890 Belleview fell from a north bound car outside the city on the Canyon eS about 830 p m. He suffered facial and arm lacerations and bruises but X rays showed no further injuries. He was treated and released from Northwest Texas Hospital.
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Anthony Guinn
J. A. Guinn
Belleview
Canyon Es
Fuiay
Northwest Texas
Midnight Show Slated Tonight at Paramount Theater
A special school out midnight screening begins at 11 30 p m at the Paramount Theater featuring The Wayward Bus based on John Steinbeck with stars Jayne Mansfield and Joan Collins. The Wayward Bus is set to start its AmA rillo run Friday at the same venue.
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Paramount Theater
John Steinbeck
Jayne Mansfield
Joan Collins
Paramount
New York Crusade Passes 10 000 Decisions For Christ
Billy Graham's New York crusade reached 10 739 decisions for Christ after 17 nights as 18 800 attended tonight's service at Madison Square Garden. The event will be telecast nationwide on ABC for four consecutive Saturdays, with an expected broad impact across the country.
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New York
Billy Graham
Graham
Madison Square Garden
Los Angeles
Toronto
Miami
Kingdom of God
Christ
Protestant dogma conflicted by Graham crusade endorsement
Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr charged that organized Protestantism’s official backing of Billy Graham’s New York crusade distorts faith amid nuclear era tragedies. He argued Graham’s simple approach clashes with mainline beliefs and condemns ministers as campaign aids, while clarifying he does not attack Graham personally.
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New York
Reinhold Niebuhr
Organized Protestanti Sm
Billy Graham
Niebuhr
Advance
Congregational Christian Churches
Graham
Official Protestantism
The
Protestant Council of the
City of
Union Theological Seminary
Dr. Niebuhr
Billy
Protestant Council
Graham Organization
Madison Square Garden
Man Found Guilty On Check Charge
A 47th District Court jury convicted Wesley C. Horn, 24, ex convict, of cashing a worthless 125 dollar check used to purchase a car from White Motor Co. He received a three year prison term. Horn represented himself. Earlier in the year a hung jury occurred on the same charge. Horn has served time in federal prison for Dyer Act violations.
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Frida
Wesley C. Horn
Horn
White Motor Co
Frank Baughman
Carlton Dodson
Ballet Concert Set at Amarillo Little Theatre Tonight
The Musical Arts Conservatory presents its Spring Ballet Concert at 8 15 p m in the Amarillo Little Theatre Wolflin Village produced by Neil Hess Tickets cost 1 for adults and 50 cents for students and enlisted men Available at Cretney Drug Cooper Me lin Wolflin Village and Tolzien's Music Store Also notes larger West German social pension boosts purchasing power.
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The
Musical Arts Conservatory
Amarillo Little Theatre
Wolflin Village
Neil Hess
Cretney Drug
Cooper & Melin
Tolzien
Self Styled Prince Sentenced in Federal Fraud Case
Apolo Amalu known as a Hawaiian prince received 14 years in federal prison for attempting to defraud hotels and a bank using forged wires. His associates Walter Par man and Frederick Aykens drew two years and three years respectively. Aykens received probation. Judge Knous denied new trials and set appeal bonds for all three.
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Denver
Apolo Amalu
Ayken
Parman
Krous
Amalu
Raymond D. Duckles
Aykens
Knous
Prince
Philippine Islands
License Hike Signed by Daniel
Governor Price Daniel signed two highway bills boosting automobile registration fees by 10 percent to fund an expanded right of way program. The state and counties would share costs, raising about eight million dollars for the state share. The measures, from the 55th Legislature, include a controlled access expressway plan.
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Austin
Price Daniel
W. L. Ramsey
Beckville
Daniel
Malcolm McGregor
el Paso
Saturday Broadcast Schedule Highlights Summary
Saturday lineup features Industry on Parade at 11 30 a m Perry Como Show at 6 00 p m Leo Durocher at 11 45 p m 5 Stars for Spring at 7 00 p m George Gobel at 8 00 p m Western Cavaliers at 2 30 p m Hit Parade at 8 39 p m Scotland Yard at :00 Whirly Birds at 2 30 p m Panh d le Barn Dance at 3 30 p m Lawrence Welk at 9 30 p m Ozark Jubilee at 4 30 p m News and Weather at 10 30 p m Cotton John at 5 00 p m The Kansan at 10 50 p m People Are Funny at 5 30 p m Dizzy Dean at 12 15 a m Game of the Week at 12 25 a m News and Weather at 3 15 a m Little Rascals at 3 30 p m Mat Time at 4 00 p m Cartoon Time at 5 00 p m The Lone Ranger at 5 30 p m Cartoon Time at 6 00 p m.
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Perry Como
Leo Durocher
George Gobel
Scotland Yard
Lawrence Welk
Cotton John
KAMQ
Amarillo
Somky Joell
Rev. Letcher
Old Corral
Kens Kern
Weath
Kraft
Star
West
Rush
al McKinley
Oliver
Dean Kelley
Radio Schedule Snippet From KGNC Amarillo
A dense listing of station segments and shows for KGNC and affiliates in Amarillo including News Ralph Henry Show CBS Jazzband Ball Texaco Sports Final Night Train and Sports Weather blocks with various times and hosts.
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CBS
Amarillo
Texaco
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Ind
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Jack Turner
Seattle
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Grants Pass
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Norwalk
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Amarillo Air Terminal
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Charles Russell
W. C. Russell
Tommy Henson
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Polk
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Don Stevens
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Lee F. Lewis
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Moreland
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