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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1956
Page
1
A Chicago advertising executive says radio remains alive but warped. The new pattern emerges as radio becomes informal, live, and listener interactive with mobile units and beeper phones, while news and events stay central.
An item in the humor magazine Bounty jokes about high bouncers regulating in-flight drinking. It cites a pilot’s report of a passenger mistaking an emergency exit for a restroom and nearly landing in Broken Nose Nebraska and recalls a movie star being landed in a field after nightlife excess.
Ralph Dykeman found a handwritten note on his windshield after leaving a Boys Clubs of America session in Annapolis. The note read that his meter was in violation and urged caution with Officer Perry in the future.
Adlai Stevenson hailed an overwhelming California Democratic primary win over Estes Kefauver based on early returns showing a two to one lead. With 9,618 of 24,160 precincts reporting Stevenson led Kefauver by about 157,589 votes statewide and held a 66 to 34 margin in the crucial Los Angeles County.
Amarillo National Bank wins City Commission approval to tunnel under Polk Street linking to three drive-up teller booths. Construction starts about July 1 with a steel seven and a half foot diameter tunnel and a ten day tunneling phase.
Edgar Ray Johnston 22 is charged with assault with intent to murder after a gunfight with Amarillo police. He was wounded in the chest by Patrolman Bobby Colgrove during the early Tuesday confrontation at 1612 N Manhattan. Johnston, a baggage handler, is listed in serious condition at St Anthony's Hospital.
Horace Wilson of Amarillo challenged radar speed traps after a May 11 summons near Seguin, Texas for 71 mph. Justice of the Peace Archie Hector ruled him guilty and fined $5 plus costs. Wilson and attorney William Russell Jr. plan to press the case toward the Supreme Court, citing Penal Code 803A. Russell’s acquittal motion based on 803A was denied.
House Republican Leader Martin quoted President Eisenhower saying it would be dangerous to national security to cut the foreign aid program by a billion dollars. The White House conference followed a House panel vote reducing aid by 1.109 billion dollars as Congress weighs a 4.9 billion dollar aid request for the new fiscal year.
A broken rail on the Panhandle and Santa Fe siding at McBride derailed 22 of 49 cars on a 9:45 p.m. freight from Borger to Panhandle. No crew injuries. Engine No. 171 stayed on tracks. Cars carried liquid petroleum gas. Engineer L. W. Urban and conductor L. S. Mc Creary.
Sunshown days in Amarillo over 147 of 156 in 1956. Comparative readings at 3 pm list wind visibility sky and conditions for Houston Dallas Oklahoma City and other locales. Partly cloudy conditions prevail with modest values noted for visibility and mph.
Western League results include Colorado Springs 5 Amarillo 4 and Albuquerque 10 Roswell 2. Southwestern League shows San Angelo 6 Carlsbad 3 and Pampa 17 Ballinger 4. American League notes Washington 3 Chicago 1 and Detroit 14 Boston 11. National League lists Chicago 7 Pittsburgh 3 with several night games.
June 5 1965 AP report on Gen Walter Bedell Smith book listing Eisenhowers six decisive wartime choices. Normandy invasion June 6 1944 set a turning point, with others including Falaise Gap, Ardennes reactions, Rhine battles, Ruhr encirclement, and pursuing German forces rather than Berlin. Smith argues planning achieved aims amid postwar debate among authors.
A Texas Supreme Court rehearing date is set for June 27 in an Amarillo railway labor case challenging the state right to work law. Col E A Simpson represents 13 non union employees and the Santa Fe Railway Co as arguments resume after a Nebraska ruling prompted the request. The dispute began in May 1953 seeking to bar 16 non operating unions from organizing union shops and membership.
Partly cloudy in Amarillo and the Panhandle with scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers. Temperatures mostly steady with lows around 67 and highs near 93, while New Mexico remains fair Wednesday with possible showers and gusty winds in the northwest.
Pirates surge back to the top of the National League with Dale Long’s home runs and Bob Friend’s pitching as fans flood back to the stands. A cabbie and radio program manager describe how interest and hope have returned, though a pennant still seems far away.
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