Legal Principle Not an Order on School Segregation
Editorially notes the Supreme Court did not order integration but ruled laws enforcing segregation unconstitutional. It warns voluntary separation could persist and that court tests may arise if complaints occur. The piece urges good will and mutual respect to reduce tension as adjustments unfold.
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Supreme Court
News and Courier
Charleston
S.C
Supreme Rt
Oklahoma
A Lone Letter to Rev. Fincher in Amarillo
The white haired Rev. E. B. Fincher, once beloved by many for visiting hospitals and jails, is 84 and bedridden. Not a friend has visited or sent mail in weeks, leaving him and Mrs. Fincher lonely at 2011 Washington. A simple card, note, or letter could bring respite to the aging preacher who brightened so many lives.
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Amarillo
Rev
E. B. Fincher
Rev. Fincher
Mrs. Fincher
Finchers
Washington
Weather and chatter from a Wednesday night ballgame in town
It was 53 degrees at the Gold Sox game Wednesday with about 200 fans including Dean Roberson in warmth gear. A Lubbock reader quips about population squabbles while Garroway is cited as morning relief.
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Gold Sox
Dean Roberson
Pilot Killed in Sabrejet Intercept Mission Over Rhineland
An F86F Sabre jet carrying a full load of ammunition exploded during a scramble to intercept an unidentified aircraft near Rhens, Germany. The crash killed the American pilot and another person, injured four, and set cars and three houses ablaze as flames spread along the highway. Swedes in a second car escaped with singed hair while German motorists perished in the blaze.
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Coblenz
Germany
Rhineland
U.S
Rhens
Here
Mrs Hubert Cole Dies After Ill Health in Amarillo
Mrs Hubert Cole longtime Amarillo resident died 10 50 pm at St Anthony s Hospital after long illness. Husband Hubert Cole Potter County tax assessor collector. Survived by three sisters all of Amarillo and a daughter Shirley Dumas of Burley Idaho. Funeral arrangements by Blackburn Shaw. Active in civic affairs and regular election worker in county court house. Sister Mrs Chase remains a telegrapher. Continued on Page 2.
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Hubert Cole
Amarillo
St. Anthony's Hospital
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Cole
Parts Shortage Forces GM to Close 20 Plants Nationwide
General Motors will shut 20 plants and idle about 60 000 workers tomorrow due to parts shortages sparked by wildcat UAW strikes protesting delays in contract talks. Talks with the CIO UAW continued in hopes of averting a Sunday strike deadline as GM weighs an offer modeled on Ford’s settlement.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Wildcat
CIO
United Auto Workers
UAW
Walter Reuther
Ford
Reds Seek Triple Alliance in Asia
In Moscow Bulganin proposed a new Asia big three alliance with India and China. He said Korea and Indochina peace already exists and urged joint steps with Nehru to ease tension on Formosa's east coast, marking Soviet support for Formosa mediation.
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REDS
Asia
Moscow
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Russia
India
China
Soviet Union
Jawaharlal Nehru
Kremlin
Bulganin
Korea
Indochina
Formosa
Lawyer Gets Refugee Job
Washington reports Pierce J. Gerety a 41 year old lawyer was tapped by President Eisenhower to lead the refugee relief program. Gerety, previously general counsel for the Civil Service Commission, will work under McLeod after criticism of the 1953 law and recent expulsions linked to the Dulles department.
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Eisenhower
Scott McLeod
Pierce J. Gerety
Washington
Gerety
Civil Service Commission
United Nations
Congress
Edward J. Corsi
New York State
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Corsi
State Department
McLeod’s
Dulles
McLeod
Fire hits Swedish tanker in English Channel collision
A Swedish tanker Johannishus erupted in flames after a collision with a Panamanian freighter in the English Channel. Nineteen sailors were missing, feared dead, with one body recovered. Rescue vessels saved 23 survivors as Ramsgate lifeboat reported no further chances of recovery.
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England
English Channel
Channel
Survivor recounts flames as Bucanneer freighter reaches yard
Among the survivors was Ina Svensson, 24, wife of Johannishus' first engineer. She described waiting for rescue as swimmers screamed amid engulfing flames. She collapsed when told her husband was safe as the 7,256 ton Bucanneer steered toward a repair yard.
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Ina Svensson
Johannishus
Continued
Cold Day Sets Record in Amarillo Weather Quest
Amarillo endured a record cold June 9 with a low of 48 and a high of 60. Rainfall varied across the region, dust storms reduced visibility, and two deaths were linked to Wednesday’s storms as temperatures cooled further.
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Weather Bureau
Texas
Baseball scores and weather affect Texas-New Mexico League games
Amarillo beat Plainview 7 to 4 while El Paso defeated Abilene 5 in a rain impacted slate. Pampa at Clovis postponed due to rain, Lubbock at Albuquerque not played, wind noted. In American League New York topped Detroit 7-4 and Kansas City beat Washington 4-2, while Boston 4 Cleveland 2. In National League Chicago won 6-2 over Pittsburgh and Philadelphia 3 St. Louis 2, with Cincinnati at Brooklyn and Milwaukee at New York both listed as postponed by rain.
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Enterprising Lad Loses Savings Gains Courage
Syracuse editor replies to Kevin Walsh a ten year old who earned money, bought clothes, then lost his Suntan pants and shirts. The exchange praises earning own money, recounts a boyhood memory, and urges perseverance, noting DA Silver's remarks on encouraging youths to work.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Alexander
Casey) Jones
Syracuse Herald-Journal
Mr. Jones
Dey Bros
Witherill’s
St. Anthony
Kevin
New York City
Silver
Brooklyn
Tuition Cost Stays Same At West Texas State
West Texas State College President James P. Cornette told summer term students that state supported college tuition remains unchanged. The House bill proposing a $50 per semester rise was not acted on by the Senate before adjournment, delaying any increase for at least two years. Tuition remains $25 per semester for the nine month session with total costs around $60 to $70 yearly including fees.
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Canyon
West Texas State College
James P. Cornette
House
Senate
Cornette
Weather Snapshot for Amarillo in 1955 Prevalence
Sunlit days total 144 of 169 for Amarillo in 1955. Comparative readings at 3 PM show Houston 0.30 inches wind 12 mph partly cloudy, Oklahoma City 0.13 inches cloudy, Amarillo 0.12 inches cloudy.
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Amarillo
Houston
Okla
City
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