Jets set speed record London to New York in under six hours
Two U S Air Force KC135 tankers flew London to New York in 5 hours 51 minutes 24.8 seconds, and 5 hours 53 minutes 21 seconds for the Bravo. The mission followed a prior two day earlier record by a Canberra RAF bomber. Four KC135s were to fly, but one crashed—with 15 lives lost and six reporters killed. Memorials held at Westover as Alpha and Bravo continued to mid ocean.
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Speculation Grows On Soviet Talks Start In Geneva
A Soviet scientific delegation arrived in Geneva and avoided commitments on entering nuclear test control talks starting Tuesday. Leaders offered only cautious remarks while Moscow previously pressed the US for a prearranged suspension of all testing. The top Soviet officials avoided confirming or denying a boycott threat amid the tense pre talks backdrop.
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Yevgeni K. Fedorov
Moscow
United States
U.S
Washington representatives seek extra assistants say residents note
Dear Editor, in Crossroads Report a reader argues that all Washington representatives are voting themselves an assistant each, similar to President Eisenhower. He questions need, noting low mood and long hours to justify costs and taxes. Wellington D. F. Scott.
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Eisenhower
D. FE
Scott Wellington
Waddy Week Activities Open In Amarillo Weeklong Fest
Waddy Week begins with noon music in downtown Amarillo and a night program including a Gold Sox game against the Sky Sox at Potter County Stadium. A square dance, shuffleboard, table tennis, and softball fill the evening lineup with a downtown parade at 10:30 a.m. to start Fourth of July festivities. About 238 registrants will attend a Chamber of Commerce luncheon, rodeo at Will Rogers Range Riders arena, and Globe News fireworks at Amarillo Stadium. The week features baseball in Potter County Stadium, five rodeo performances, and more entertainments.
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Chamber of Commerce
Will Rogers Range Riders
Globe News
Amarillo Stadium
Potter County
Frank Davis
GOODNIGHT COWBOY Mitchell Bell Pioneer Dies
Mitchell Edward Bell 94 died Sunday at Thurmans Convalescent Home Amarillo. He came to the Texas Panhandle in 1884 to work for Charles Goodnight on the JA Ranch and later ranched near Clarendon. He was Donley Countys oldest resident and left a large family. Funeral services are pending at Murphy Funeral Home Clarendon.
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Donley County
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Mitch Bell
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George Dozier
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Chalk Hollow
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Murphy
Weather Snapshot from Amarillo and Nearby Cities 1958
Weather report notes Amarillo had 159 sunny days in 180 days of 1958 with 3 pm Sunday readings. Data shows wind and visibility readings for Houston Dallas Amarillo and Oklahoma City with mostly fair conditions and cloudy mentions.
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Houston
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Baseball Scores Across Leagues Highlight Doubleheader Results
National League matchups featured Philadelphia five to three over St. Louis and Milwaukee ten to six against Los Angeles while Pittsburgh and Chicago both saw even scores. American League games included Baltimore eleven to five over Cleveland Boston ten over Detroit seven and New York six over Washington twelve to eleven in an eleven inning finish. Western League results showed Colorado Springs seven defeating Amarillo five and Topeka twelve beating Sioux City nine with Des Moines five over Lincoln four and Pueblo eleven to two over Albuquerque ten in ten innings.
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Two More Americans Seized by Cuban Rebels
Havana reports two new abductions raising the believed total of captives to 41. Victims include Daymond Elmore 53 of Haynesville Louisiana and Canadian Richard S Toronto manager of the Cen trale Isabel mill near Guantanamo. Elmore seized near Ermita sugar mill Saturday. Canadian abducted Thursday night. Walter Wadsworth of the other mill says release is hoped.
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Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Region
Clear to partly cloudy through Tuesday with little change in temperatures. Isolated night thunderstorms. low 64, high near 92. Panhandle and South Plains similar. scattered storms Monday and Tuesday. New Mexico brief clouds and widely scattered storms through Monday night. some heavy eastern storms. Sunset 8 06. KGNC.
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Panhandle
South Plains
Demand for release after alleged airspace violation
The U S Defense Department denied a Russian claim that a U S Air Force transport violated Soviet airspace and forced down. It said State Department would seek the prompt release of six officers and three airmen aboard. The flight, on a routine bi monthly schedule, carried cargo to Iran and Pakistan and originated in Wiesbaden, Cyprus to Teheran.
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Defense Department
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State Department
Llewellyn Thompson
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Iran
Pakistan
Weisbaden
Teheran
Karachi
Nicosia
Cyprus
Comical yet deadly Lebanon revolt undercuts rulers
AP analyst William L. Ryan describes a bitter Lebanon upheaval where rebels and army leaders mingle. In Tripoli Rashed Karami coordinates with former premier Saeh Salam from hillside positions while government telephone chiefs link to President Chamoun’s brother. The strange fraternization accompanies deadly fighting as leaders vie for control.
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William EL. Ryan
Cockpit
Beirut
Lebanon
Little Republic
William L. Ryan
Beirut, Lebanon
Tripoli
Rashid Karami
Mediterranean
Saeh Salam
Camille Chamoun
Karami
Army
Anwar Karm
Jair
Fragmentary War Remnant Notes Army Involvement
A jagged OCR fragment hints at a wartime scene with an army's involvement and a disrupted or cut off warning or wail. The text references a water or livered phrase tied to military action, leaving only partial context about casualties or conduct.
Army tank truck water delivery sparking rebel clash
The rebels claim a stray Communist shot the army driver delivering water to them. Karami angrily telephoned and pledged to blast the rebels, an action that earned a sharp reprimand from Gen Guad Chahab, the government's chief of staff.
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Guad Chahab
Mixed-Up Polls Frantic Oklahoma Politics Trend
Phil Dessauer tracks poll-itis epidemic in Oklahoma politics reporting on the campaign trends. The article notes rapid shifts in polls and the frenzied commentary surrounding state races.
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Phil Dessauer
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