Informant in Brink's Case Found Slain
Boston police said William J. Cameron, 49, an ex convict and FBI informant tied to the Brink's robbery case, was found shot dead in a Fargo Navy barracks area. He faced 25 arrests over 15 years and was linked to Faherty's capture area. Police search a 50-year-old longshoreman tied to Cameron’s assault.
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Boston
FBI
Fargo Navy Barracks
William J. Cameron
Brink
Brink's
Cameron
James P. Faherty
Coleman Street
Faherty
Myrna McDaniel Crowned Miss Amarillo 1956
Myrna McDaniel, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McDaniel of 3711 Tyler, won Miss Amarillo 1956 at Amarillo Little Theater. She will compete for Miss Texas in Lufkin Aug 2 3 4. Mentions of first runner up Thelma Mauldin and second runner up Jeanne Reynolds, sponsor Faulkner's Ladies' Wear, and entertainment by Weldon Bright and the Blackburn Shaw Quartet.
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Amarillo
Myrna McDaniel
J. B. McDaniel
Tyler
Amarillo Little Theater
Sigmund Romberg
Lufkin
Amarillo Life Underwriters Assn
Amarillo College
Thelma Mauldin
FE. B. Mauldin
Jeanne Reynolds
Paramount
McDaniel
Faulkner's
Ladies’ Wear
Polk
Weldon Bright
Blackburn-Shaw
Want ads help sell second day for Everitts
Mr and Mrs W M Everitt advertised a used refrigerator in Amarillo Daily News want ads and sold it quickly. A courteous ad writer offers help and promises response for satisfied advertisers.
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W. M. Everitt
Amarillo Daily News
Everitt
Daily News
Amarillo Pilot Missing After Navy Jet Dive
Reserve Commander Gerald O. Trapp of Amarillo, 37, disappeared after his F9F-6 Cougar dove from about 15,000 feet during a gunnery flight off California. Coast Guard ships searched 40 miles southwest of San Francisco for the plane and pilot. he was on a two week active duty tour and was to return to Amarillo for a flying club meeting.
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Amarillo Naval Reserve
Pacific Ocean
Gerald O
Gerry) Trapp
Beverly
Navy
Coast Guard
San Francisco
Trapp
Amarillo
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Associated Press
Dallas
Bomb victim Sam McCollum speaks from hospital bed
Brady Texas June 10 Sam McCollum 37 year old attorney who survived a Friday automobile bomb explosion said he has no opinion on whether the blast ties to sensational Texas veterans land scandals. He is listed in serious condition with broken leg chest and abdominal wounds but improving. The investigation noted possible connections to land promoter B R Sheffield and former land commissioner Bascom Giles with a trial set for Oct 1 in Coleman Texas.
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Frank Manitzas Brady
Tex
Sam McCollum
Texas Veterans Land
McCollum
L. V. Ruffin
Ruffin
Brady Land
Veterans Land
Sam
Gully
The
Texas Rangers
Mce
Cullough County
Luke Vogel
Bascom Giles
Giles
Sheffield
Dimmit County
Weather summary for Amarillo and region in 1956
Amarillo enjoyed sunlight on 152 of 161 days in 1956. Sunday 3 p.m. readings show Houston at 16 mph with 12 miles visibility, partly cloudy. Dallas at 15 mph, partly cloudy. Oklahoma City at 2 mph, partly cloudy. Amarillo at 14 mph, partly cloudy.
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Amarillo
Houston
Plane Crash Kills Four in Kokomo Sunday Joyride
Four people died when a private plane crashed into 132 000 volt high tension lines near Kokomo Indiana during a Sunday outing. Pilot Paul F Eikenberry 35 Jolietville and Roy Biddle 30 Kokomo factory worker were identified by wallets. The other two victims were burned beyond recognition. Wright Hobbs 56 a farmer witnessed the crash. The craft struck a top wire about 70 feet up and burst into flames.
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Kokomo
Ind
Paul F. Eikenberry
Jolietville
Roy Biddle
Wright Hobbs
Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Forecast
Weather forecast for Amarillo and surrounding areas calls for partly cloudy skies Monday and Tuesday with continued warmth. Expected temperature extremes range from 61 to 90 degrees, with similar conditions for Panhandle and South Plains regions.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
South Plains
Ssessone
Etree
Baseball scores roundup from regional and major leagues
Western League results Amarillo 5 Sioux City 3 Des Moines 7 Albuquerque 5 Lincoln 7 Pueblo 6 Topeka 4 3 Colorado Springs 0 2 American League Washington 6 12 Detroit 4 9 Kansas City 7 Baltimore 3 New York 6 Cleveland 0 Chicago 3 Boston 2 National League Pittsburgh 31 0 St Lois 3 3 Chicago 2 5 Philadelphia 1 2 Brooklyn 8 Cincinnati New York 5 Milwaukee 3
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Sioux City
Des Moines
Albuquerque
Lincoln
Pueblo
Topeka
Colorado Springs
Washington
Detroit
Kansas City
Baltimore
New York
Cleveland
Chicago
Boston
Pittsburgh
St. Lois
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Soviet leaders express deep concern over Eisenhower illness
Soviet President Voroshilov Premier Bulganin and Communist Party Chief Khrushchev sent a joint message to President Eisenhower from Radio Moscow expressing deep concern about his illness and hoping he will return to duties within a few days.
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London
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Kliminti Voroshilov
Nikola A. Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Voroshilov, Bulganin
Khrushchev
Queen Elizabeth II Visits Stockholm Service Prayer Acknowledged
A service at the British church of St. Peter and St. Sigrid in Stockholm honored President Eisenhower and welcomed Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh. The crowd heard a prayer for the president as the royal visitors attended the ceremony.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Eisenhower
Elizabeth II
Duke of Edinburgh
St. Peter and St. Sigrid
Truman Awakening News: First Words Seek Eisenhower
In TRUMAN CHENONCEAUX France on June 10 the former president spoke after waking, asking about Eisenhower. He stated that Eisenhower’s status is most satisfactory and declared the news excellent and joyful.
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Truman
Eisenhower illness prompts Chiang Kai-shek message
News wires report a flood of inquiries about President Eisenhower's illness. Chiang Kai-shek in Formosa sent a message to the White House expressing deep concern and best wishes for his recovery.
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Dwight Eisenhower
U.S.A
White House
Washington
Taipei
Formosa
Eisenhower
Chiang Kai-shek
Presidents to meet in Panama June 24 despite Illness
Observers ruled out delaying the American presidents gathering in Panama due to President Eisenhower's illness. The meeting is scheduled for the weekend of June 24.
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Panama
Eisenhower
Prasad Sent Message to Eisenhower on Illness Concern
New Delhi reports President Rajendra Prasad messaged President Eisenhower expressing deep concern over the American leader's illness and wishing him a swift recovery. The exchange underscores ongoing U S India diplomatic rapport amid global tensions.
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New Delhi
India
Rajendra Prasad
Eisenhower
George H Sweet 100 Dies After Hip Break
George H Sweet 100 longtime Texhoma resident dies after hip fracture. Funeral set 2:30 pm Tuesday First Christian Church Texhoma with Dawson Funeral Home handling interment in Texhoma Cemetery. He fathered eight children, five living, with 17 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren. He lived in Lane Kansas before moving to Texhoma.
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Texhoma
Okla
George H. Sweet
Texas County
First Christian Church
Earl D. Burris
Dawson — Funeral Home
Sweet
Connorsville
Ind
Kansas
Lane
Lucy Sneed
Bertha Humphrey
Orland Sweet
Guymon
H. H. Johnson
D. A. Boothby
Raymond
Haley Says He Would Use Rangers to Back Segregation
AUSTIN June 10 J Evetts Haley pledged as governor to use the Texas Rangers to resist federal authority over school desegregation. He called the Supreme Court decisions a abrogation of the union contract and urged interposition to block integration. Haley warned sheriffs and state authority would resist federal injunctions, by possibly detaining federal marshals.
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J. Evetts Haley
Rangers
Austin
H—J. Evetts Haley
Texas Rangers
Haley
West Texas
E. M. Pease
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Congress
Texas
United States
Eisenhower
Ike
U. S
Eisenhower Recovery In Excellent Condition After Surgery
President Dwight D. Eisenhower remains in excellent condition at Walter Reed Hospital with uneventful progress after a pre dawn abdominal operation. Doctors grouped his day as comfortable with no complications and Hagerty noted no new information on his political plans while the recovery plan included limited walking and breathing exercises.
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Eisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
James C. Hagerty
White House
Hagerty
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