21 Jun 1956
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1956
Page
1
The Panhandle town, once arid and wind blasted, now hosts magnolias azaleas gardenias and nectarines thriving in yards. Residents boast pin oaks roses and orchard trees with experts recognizing the soil and climate as ideal for roses and other plantings.
The REA approved a 10,000 kilowatt wood burning steam generating plant to be built by Deep East Electric Cooperative of San Augustine Texas. Albuquerque marks 250th birthday with summer fiesta climaxing in July. Ab Gunter in Pampa comments on airplane liquor service noting skies offer beauty. Bills are bigger than money, says Wes Izard.
The New York pilot Capt. Luis Plata described a crippled Ven ezuelan airliner returning to Idlewild Airport. A Coast Guard plane aided the approach while the traffic center guided the descent as the engine failed and fuel concerns were discussed. The transcript shows a tense exchange and steps toward a dangerous landing.
A Venezuelan airliner exploded after dumping gasoline and plunged into the Atlantic, killing all 74 aboard. It was the world's worst regular airline disaster, with twenty Americans among the victims, including a mother father and their children.
A Coast Guard plane reports an unidentified aircraft on fire and down in the water after a collision or incident at sea. The other craft confirms the fire on the water and ongoing search or rescue efforts are expected.
The Rules Committee approved sending the federal school aid bill to a House vote after sitting on the measure for nearly a year. The $1.6 billion plan aims to expand aid to schools and is a contentious proposal in Congress.
Amarillo records show 162 sunlit days this year as 3 p.m readings across Houston Dallas and Oklahoma City mark partly cloudy skies. A House clearing house approved a $1.6 billion education bill 8 to 3 for floor action next week despite segregation debates. Powell amendment to bar funds from noncompliant states could spark Senate filibusters amid anticipated southern resistance. A separate measure to aid districts ending segregation was tabled 14 to 10 as Udall’s proposal dies this session.
Gov Allan Shivers disclosed a new Texas feed grain program to provide grains free of charge to farmers and stockmen in flood areas. The state would reimburse freight and demurrage costs to the Commodity Credit Corp, with distribution run by the Department of Public Welfare and county commissioners handling local allocation decisions.
Sioux City 10 Amarillo 8. Colorado Springs 18 Topeka 3. Lincoln 9 Pueblo 3. Albuquerque 10 Des Moines 4. New York 4 Chicago 1. Brooklyn 4 St Louis 2. Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 2. Milwaukee 7 Pittsburgh 3. Chicago 12 Baltimore 8. New York 4 Detroit 1. Cleveland 5 Boston 4. Washington 5 Kansas City 4.
Wichita Falls report notes prominent oilman Aron Hyriss, aged 60, died today following a heart attack. Authorities have not released additional details.
The forecast calls for rainfall moderate to locally heavy with scattered thundershowers after noon and into the evening. Temperatures run about three degrees above normal with little day to day change.
Washington reports conferees nearly finished the highway bill draft with a final language meeting set for tomorrow morning. The plan calls for about 32.9 billion dollars in federal state spending to build a 40 000 mile interstate system and related roads over 13 years plus 5.1 billion for other aid systems over three years. In Texas E H Thornton Jr said rights of way for the 2900 mile interstate would be bought with 90 percent federal funding, and the commission urged taking the federal money to aid local roads.
The 77th annual Texas Press Association convention opens in the Herring Hotel with Marion Krehbiel of Bailey Krehbiel Newspaper Brokers scheduled to speak at 9 50 a m on What Is Your Newspaper Worth The three day gathering includes a handicap golf tournament at Amarillo Country Club a noon luncheon prizes a board meeting tea hour and a banquet honoring former TPA presidents with events continuing tomorrow and Saturday
United Steel Workers said it will resume joint meetings with U S Steel Bethlehem Steel and Republic Steel in New York Thursday in an effort to break a contract deadlock. A broader union push with 10 individual companies failed to crack the solid front.
Amarillo Hardware Co unveils a three part profit plan set to begin July 1. Details include a deposit administration account with 3 percent monthly withholdings, a company profit sharing fund, and a life disability benefit, with eligibility after two years.
Evetts Haley and Ralph Yarborough, Texas gubernatorial candidates, hold separate campaigns with Yarborough arriving at 4 45 p m and speaking at 7 30 p m in Amarillo area venues. Haley speaks at 8 p m in Memorial Park with a pre concert, snow cones for children, and a Facts Forum moderator.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee formally endorsed a $4.502 billion foreign aid program. Military aid totals were trimmed about $400 million from President Eisenhower's request while $600 million of a House cut in military assistance was restored in reporting the measure to the Senate floor.
The text outlines that after two years an employee becomes eligible to withdraw 6.25 percent of the profit sharing credited to him. This percentage climbs each year until the 22nd year of employment, at which point he may withdraw the full credited profit sharing funds.
Firemen answered a call to 3401 Van Buren about a spider monkey up a tree. J W Brown C W Robinson and John Bitting used ladders hoses and a dip net to retrieve the animal after about an hour. The monkey had been a gift to Jerry Speed from Sherrie Turner.
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