City Commission backs Santa Fe expansion plan in Amarillo
The Amarillo City Commission endorsed Santa Fe Railroad’s plan to buy part of Rock Island from Albuquerque to Memphis via Amarillo, urging a resolution in next week’s meeting. Mayor Wallace cited Santa Fe’s local presence and assets. The panel also approved auditorium coliseum plans and rezoning for a parking lot at 2200 Harrison for Amarillo College. Art Cox was reappointed to the Civil Service Board. Ammunition contracts were split among Speer Inc and H and H Sporting Goods.
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Amarillo
Santa Fe Railroad
Rock Island Railway
Chicago & North Western
Sterling Kinney
Santa Fe
Union Pacific- Southern Pacific
Rock Island
Albuquerque
Memphis
Auditorium
Hannon & Daniel
Caudill, Rowlett & Scott
Houston
Harrison
Amarillo College
Fisk
Art Cox
Civil Service Board
Speer, Inc
Ama- H & H Sporting Goods
For People Who Stopped Kidding Themselves About Smoking
Smoke Bravo targets those who have given up on smoking with a bold slogan. The ad copy emphasizes a nicotine free claim and frames the product as a quitting aid for determined quitters.
Canyon Eyes Library Fund and Fire Engine Bids
Canyon City considers applying for a fifty thousand dollar state federal grant or loan for a city county library program. The commission to bid by January seventeenth for a twenty six thousand dollar fire engine due by April first. Jess Rhodes named city auditor and a clerical helper to be hired at two hundred twenty five dollars monthly by February first.
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Canyon
Canyon City Commission
T. B. McCarter
Library Board
Jess Rhodes
Municipal Code Corporation of
Tallahassee, Fla
Youths Convicted In Robbery and Slaying
Two youths were convicted in the murder and robbery of 49 year old Jack E. Edwards after he lunged for a bandit s gun. Sammy Ballard Jr 18 and Burnie Lee McNeil 17 pleaded guilty to the May 24 slaying and to related robbery by assault and robbery by firearms.
White man charged in slaying of Tuskegee student
Marvin Segrest, a 26-year-old service station employee from Shorter, was charged with murder in the shooting death of Samuel Younge Jr., a 21-year-old Tuskegee Institute student and civil rights volunteer. Younge was found in a downtown Tuskegee driveway after protests by hundreds of students demanding justice and federal protection.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Marvin Segrest
Shorter
Samuel Younge Jr
Tuskegee Institute
Younge
Segrest
Samuel Younge Sr
Atlanta
Tom Young
Charles M. Keever
L. H. Foster
Keever
Fog Closes Orly Airport For Incoming Flights
Fog bound Paris forced Orly Airport to close to arriving flights early Tuesday. An Air France flight from New York and several European trips were diverted to alternate airports.
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Paris
UPI
Orly
Air France
New York
Gray County sees multiple candidates for local offices
Eleven people seek Democratic May primary seats in Gray County including G L Napp Lunsford for county judge and W E Bill Jarvis against Clyde Organ for precinct 2 commissioner Vernon Wood runs against Ola Gregory for county treasurer Former Gray County judge Bruce Parker and Tom Braly vie for the 31st District judgeship Truitt Johnson seeks reelection as commissioner in precinct 4 incumbent district clerk Helen Sprinkle and county clerk Charlie Thut file for reelection with no opposition by Tuesday Lunsford has prior terms as commissioner and justice of the peace Jarvis a former commissioner and rancher Parker previously county attorney and judge
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G. L
Napp
Lunsford
Gray County
Pampa
J. Carabbi Jr
W. E
Bill) Jarvis
Clyde Organ
Vernon Wood
Lefors
Miss Ola Gregory
Bruce Parker
Tom Braly
Truitt Johnson
McLean
Jarvis
Organ
Parker
Man Arraigned In Stabbing Case In Clovis NM
Joe Urioste 30 was arraigned on aggravated battery after a Monday night stabbing of 23 year old Freddie Garcia. Urioste held in Curry County jail on 5000 bond. Garcia listed in fair condition at Clovis Memorial Hospital with multiple facial and body stab wounds after being attacked by two men as he exited his car.
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Tuskegee
Alabama
Vaiden
Miss
Charlie Gomillia
Elton L. Williams
H. J. Michie
Williams
New Mexico
Clovis
N.M
Joe Urioste
Urioste
Curry County
Justice of the
Wandel Massey
Freddie Garcia
Wmh
Clovis Memorial Hospital
Garcia
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Senate
Ronald Reagan
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George Murphy
U.S
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Canyon Eyes Library Fund
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Georgia
As Lacier Club
Maryland Club Coffee
Western Gold
Blackburn
Meads Biscuits
Goldsmith's Cottage Cheese
Nestles Candy Bars
J ST
Gomillia
Jobs Corps
Lowndes
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
John R. Lewis
Johnson
Selma
Macon County
Helen Sprinkle
Charlie Thut
Louisiana
Arkansas
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