Showers Return to Plains as Lightning Kills Farmer
A thunderstorm swept the Panhandle with rain and dust as a farmer near Tulsa was killed when lightning struck his tractor. A second lightning strike injured another operator. A hailstorm damaged eight farms west of Olton, with cotton fields leveled on the Vance Estes and Tom Beeson farms. Weather reports note showers from Amarillo to the Kansas line and dust across Tucumcari Clayton and Dumas.
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Weather forecast notes showers from here to Tucumcari
The weatherman charts a shower line extending west to Tucumcari New Mexico with scattered showers in the Panhandle and South Plains. Expect more moisture later today and tonight, with partly cloudy skies and widely scattered afternoon storms. Early yesterday a storm line hovered over Muleshoe but no thunder developed. another squall line brought wind dust and light rain in the northwestern Panhandle.
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From A to Izzard At11111110 600-Plus Miles to Little Rock
Touring season prompts a drive route from Hedley to Little Rock via US 287 and OK State 9, aiming to designate US 366. Amarillo and Wellington chambers push the plan, with support from officials in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Also mentions a Felt Oklahoma Chuck Wagon Supper with Gov Raymond Gary and notes MATS leading aviation capacity.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Chamber of Commerce
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Oklahoma
American Association of State Highway Officials
Oran Kersey
Felt
Oklahoma Panhandle
Boise City
Clayton
Raymond Gary
Daniel Fights Liberal Element in Texas Politics
U S Senator Price Daniel denounces an extreme liberal loyalist faction within Texas Democrats and urges unity of conservatives and liberals to prevent left leaning control. He campaigns for governor citing the need for honesty, integrity, and nonpolitical crime investigations, warning against national entanglements.
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Daily News
U. S
Price Daniel
Texas
Daniel
Harris County
Houston
Lyndon Johnson
Dallas
Golden Spread
Sen
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Austin
Olton Jubilant as Daniel and Yarborough Campaign
In Olton during its anniversary jubilee, Gubernatorial candidates Price Daniel and Ralph Yarborough avoided direct barbs while Yarborough mingled with crowds and spoke about Ezra Taft Benson. Yarborough accused Benson and Texas Republicans masquerading as Democrats of cutting farmers’ income by lowering grain sorghum supports from 90 to 70 percent of parity. Parity, he said, should ensure fair prices for farmers’ crops.
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U. S
Price Daniel
Ralph Yarborough
Yarborough
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Plainview
Ezra Taft Benson
Texas
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House slashes Eisenhower foreign aid bill amid GOP revolt
The House approved a large cut to the 4.9 billion foreign aid bill, voting 192 to 112 against restoring 600 million of 1.109 billion sliced by a committee. Ike urged more funding to sustain the battle for world peace, but the vote was tallied by tellers with no roll call.
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Wilmot Hercher Ashington
House
Eisenhower
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House Committee
Hook Arm Man and Knife Battle in Waterfront Bar
A man with a steel hook fought a deadly duel with a woman armed with a butcher knife in Lillian's Lounge at 714 Houston Harbor just after midnight. Hooked man known as Hook-Arm Moore, 53, died janitor. Mrs Lillian Wagner and her husband August Wagner were charged with murder. Witnesses Jerry and Marie Terry were held as material witnesses. State Liquor Board agents witnessed the fight and filed reports.
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Houston Harbor
Moore
Lillian Wagner
August Wagner
Jerry H. Terry
Marie Terry
Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Forecast Report
Partly cloudy with little change in temperature Friday and Saturday. Widely scattered afternoon thunder showers. low around 60 to 90. South Plains also partly cloudy and warm with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. New Mexico partly cloudy Friday with light showers over the state. fair Friday forenoon. High Friday 85 to 100. Yesterday readings show highs near 87 and lows around 53 to 55 with sunrise at 5:32 a.m. and sunset at 8 p.m.
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New Mexico
Amarillo Leads 149 of 158 Sunny Days in 1956
Weather notes show Amarillo recording 149 days of sun out of 158 in 1956. Thursday readings at 3 PM list wind speeds 10 to 15 MPH and clear skies in Houston, Dallas, Oklahoma City, and Amarillo with visibility around five to fifteen miles.
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Mr Universe Kayoed in Mae West Dressing Room Bout
Mickey Hargitay the 26 year old Mr Universe charged Chuck Krauser with simple assault after a three punch exchange in Mae West dressing room at the Casino Royale. Krauser pleaded self defense and was freed on 300 dollar bond pending a June 28 municipal court jury trial.
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Miss West
Bus Drivers Announce New Strike Date in NM Transit Talks
New Mexico Transportation Co. bus drivers set a new strike date of June 16 at 12 10 a m after a May 24 agreement collapsed over retroactivity for delay payments. Local 1313 chairman M L Boykin said the company offered June 19, while the union seeks retroactive payment to January 19. NM Transportation operates Amarillo to Albuquerque via Clovis and El Paso routes and Albuquerque to Pecos via Roswell. A federal mediator was on standby but not active.
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William Foghorn
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Wes Izzard
New Mexico Transportation Co
M. L. Boykin
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L. Boykin
Boykin
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Albuquerque
Clovis
el Paso
Pecos
Baseball Scores From Western and Southwestern Leagues
Western League results include Topeka 8 Amarillo 6 and Des Moines 4 Colorado Springs 3. Southwestern League matches Clovis 5 Midland 4 and El Paso 11 Hobbs 6. American and National League scores feature Chicago 7 Washington 3 and Cincinnati 8 Philadelphia 5, with several other listed games and no delays noted.
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Fugitive in Louisiana Kidnapping Escapes Into Texas Hunt
James Johnson, 31, an Orange man and ex convict, kidnapped Deputy Eddleman and another man, claiming he would not be taken alive. State officers searched Vernon parish near Leesville and Neame amid heat and dry ground, as McCarty described a ride across the state line into Texas and a forced drive to a remote pasture.
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Leesville
Neame
Tom Eddleman
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Harvey McCarty
Doucette
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Jasper
de Ridder
Niagara Falls Plant Ruined as Rockfalls Kill Worker
A series of rockslides at Schoellkopf station in Niagara Falls, New York, collapsed two thirds of the hydroelectric plant, killing Richard Draper, 39, of Lewiston. The 360,000 kilowatt station lost power for the city as six turbine generators were destroyed and a man remained missing amid debris.
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