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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1958
Page
1
The article argues for a new southern access to Amarillo Air Terminal beyond Highway 60. It notes existing plans only allow north access via Highway 287 and East ern, while a south approach would ease travel from southwest Amarillo and adapt to a future east-west interstate. It warns absence could block airport access.
Reader letters discuss reflective plates first adopted in Maine in 1949 and spreading to seven states, with Texan curiosity and pride shown. The page also notes Granger Wyoming mail miscues, street lighting changes, highway litter, and local wit about city roads and warrants.
The Senate voted 59 to 25 to repeal the 3 percent freight tax and 50 to 35 to end the 10 percent tax on passenger fares, as amendments to a House bill extending corporate and major excise taxes beyond June 30. The freight levy also eliminated a 4 cent a ton coal tax. pipelines remain unaffected.
Blakley finishes a broad Texas tour ending with an open house for voters at 4 30 p m in Old Tascosa at Her ring Hotel. He planned stops in Panhandle White Deer Pampa Borger and Perryton. Born 59 years ago en route to Oklahoma territory his youth spanned Arapaho country where he began work at age 14.
In St Louis two former Truman aides T Lamar Caudle and Matthew J Connelly face two year sentences for defrauding the government over an income tax case. Their lawyers seek a new trial based on sworn statements by Harry Schwimmer. A stay of imprisonment would be decided by Judge Archibald Gardner with actions expected by Saturday morning.
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered late day or nighttime thunder showers. Highs near 95 this afternoon, morning around 4. Saturday remains partly cloudy and cooler with more scattered afternoon or evening showers. Panhandle and South Plains: similar pattern with warm afternoons and scattered storms.
The SEC rejected a White House inquiry suggestion that it dropped the Goldfine case. The agency insisted the Bernard Goldfine East Boston Co matter was not dropped and was in fact prosecuted successfully for failure to file annual reports.
The row centers on Adams receiving gifts from Goldfine and facing House probes. Knowland argues Adams may hinder policy aims while four Republicans defend Eisenhower aides and urge give him time. SEC rebuts claims of favoritism amid Newsweek reports and notes a 1956 Boston court settlement ordering East Boston to file corrected reports.
Dear Editor letter notes a Mexican law requiring wheat flour to be mixed with corn meal for tortillas. Writer jokes about motives, comparing to U.S. cooks adding flour and sugar to corn bread and implicating meddling foes. KGNC-TV Colorcast Matinee Theater at 2 p.m.
Former Sen Blakley travels across Texas by morning to the Ochil tree Country courthouse as he seeks the post he held by appointment. He declares he has covered the state from end to end to campaign for the office.
Tucson reports say the desert burro, once a prospector and sheep herder companion, is leaving Arizona as eastern pet demand grows. Sears Roebuck lists burros for sale at 79.95, with about 4000 shipped east in three years. Gene Payne of Tucson notes carloads cannot be filled, signaling an era’s end.
U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold lands in Beirut to mediate Lebanon’s 41 day rebellion seeking peace. He weighs U N observers and possible action by the Security Council as Beirut faces calls for potential American and British intervention.
The report notes Amarillo had 150 sunny or clear days out of 170 in 1956 with partial cloudiness at 9 a.m. all week. Wind readings and sky conditions are listed for Houston and Amarillo, showing mostly partly cloudy to clear skies with light winds and occasional cloud cover.
In Inglewood California a traced fingerprint revealed racehorse groom Al Reese as former Caltech scientist Albert Clark Reed. Reed once vanished from Pasadena in 1952 leaving wife and child, later adopted, while he drifted through racetracks. He now says he loves horses and will keep working with them.
Beach reports he found large sums Mrs. Florence Reed kept in safety deposit boxes after her 1952 death. An attorney notes a $2000 boxing horse bet claim and a note mentioning an assumed name, found while examining a trunk during will preparation.
The Daily News reports on Oklahoma politics with a special Oklahoma City correspondent, highlighting campaign patterns and current activity on page 34.
The two week vacation is an American institution a welcome relief from the work a day world and a spring tonic for jangled nerves. The Vacation Pak keeps newspapers saved and delivered on return with no extra charge including comics sports and society news.
Baltimore mayor Tom D Alesandro arrived for the dedication of a new Baltimore Washington helicopter service. The governor will cut the ribbon while the mayor poses for photos, sparking a moment of embarrassment as he realizes he won t actually cut the ribbon.
Baltimore mayor clashes over who should cut the ribbon at a ground breaking, arguing about invitations to Annapolis and the governor. A public relations aide and city officials urge calm as the mayor reluctantly returns to the platform, muttering about the silliness of the situation.
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