Amarillo debates private dam financing and city costs
The Canadian River Municipal Water Authority weighs a private financing plan for a dam on the Canadian River. Amarillo warns of higher debt, bond covenant risks, and potential water-rate hikes beyond current levels. Other member cities include Borger Pampa Plainview Lubbock Slaton Brownfield Levelland Lamesa Tahoka and O'Donnell.
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Amarillo
Commission
Art Jordan
Red Simpson
Canadian River Authority
Carson County
Hartley
Dalam Counties
City Commission
Bureau of Reclamation
Canadian River
Brownfield
Levelland
Lamesa
Tahoka and
O'Donnell
Reporter Admits Spying for Reds
CBS vice president Sig Mickelson released a statement after Burdett confessed his role as a Red espionage agent to CBS and the FBI. Burdett named 23 newspaper figures and cited influence from Alvah Bessie and Nat Einhorn, with many invoking the Fifth Amendment. He linked the CIO American Newspaper Guild to the Red influence in its past.
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Sig Mickelson
CBS
Burdett
FBI
Alvah Bessie
Hollywood Ten
Nat Einhorn
Bessie
Communist Party
CIO American Newspaper Guild
Guild
Farmer Kidnap Attempt In Texas Ends With Gunfire
Farmer Phares testifies to a kidnap attempt on a rented farm near Hale Center, describing a masked assailant who forced him to drive to an irrigation well and back toward Plainview. A gun discharge grazed his face during the struggle, and the suspect demanded 2000. Police later investigated a home break in linked to the event as Phares traveled about 100 miles. Australia to begin aluminum production at Ball Bay works worth 22.5 million dollars in northern Tasmania.
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Phares
Frank Gaston
Abernathy
Plainview
J. F. Miller
Bill Phares
Sheriff's Office
Jack Phares
Bill Ellis
Jack Phare
Ellis
Atty. Gaston
C. L. Dyer
W. L. Ford
Hale Center
Australia
Ball Bay
Tasmania
Scout Drowns At Childress During Troop Activity
Landrum Scoutmaster and pool operator Alton Landrum recovered the body of 6th grader Hall during a scout pool session in Childress. Fire and medical teams used resuscitation efforts for two hours before Hall was pronounced dead at 11:45 a.m. Born March 3 1948 Hall attended Childress Junior High School and was active in Boy Scout activities. Funeral arrangements pending at Newberry Funeral Home.
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Childress
Rainwater
Landrum
Hall
Dillenkoffer
Jack Fox
Childress Junior High School
Fort Worth
Denver
Johnnie Lott
Thomas Lynn Hall
E. C. Hall
C. H. Lane
Newberry Funeral Home
Highway Meet Set Here Today
Troy Jones spokesman for the sponsoring group says a survey of traffic on the present route will be made at today's meeting as part of the street development master plan.
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Mission
Troy Jones
Slaying Suspect May Be Known
Police report three family members were shot dead in their home Saturday night. Mrs McPherson 44, her son George 12 and mother Mrs Zola Norman T1 were found dead. investigation says they were killed while sleeping Wednesday night. Mrs Winterbauer’s body later found. her car money and clothing missing. The 1953 Ford sedan is missing.
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Doris Fillip
Ike and Johnson clash over highway, atomic ship plans
Ike and Johnson voiced sharp differences after a press conference. Johnson said Congress will consider Eisenhower’s views but not be a rubber stamp and will not blindly follow orders. Rayburn pledged to review the President’s program when Congress adjourns and highlight the record of approved legislation.
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Johnson
Congress
Eisenhower
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Steel May Seek New Wage Offer in Steel Talks
U S Steel offers the union an 10 cent average hourly raise, similar offers come from five other firms. The union rejects as inadequate preferring a substantial rise. Workers earn about 2.33 per hour. A strike could begin at midnight if no settlement is reached as talks continue around the clock with Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp.
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Hood
McDonald
U. S. Steel
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp
New Hope For Fliers In Tokyo Search
Mrs Bell who is pregnant arrived in Tokyo to join her husband missing after a flight. One flier was seen in a liferaft 123 miles south of Tokyo as crews search a 20,000 square mile area. The Thomason and Air Force planes scoured the sea amid shifting winds and harsh conditions in a bid to locate the missing men.
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Tokyo
U.S
Thomason
Air Force
Navy
Copper Workers Reach for Higher Pay in U S Bargaining
Copper unions push for a 20 cent wage increase plus lost time pay to cover accidents illness or layoffs creating minimum weekly income of 60 dollars. Companies report varied offers and ongoing talks across Kennecott Utah San Francisco Douglas Arizona and Anaconda as the U S Conciliation Service negotiates.
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Kennecott Copper Corp
Utah
Salt Lake City
AFL
U. S
American Smelting & Refining CO
San Francisco
Phelps Dodge Corp
Douglas, Ar
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