TV Guest Rules and Surplus Policy Sparks Debate
A clipped column from Scott City Kansas News Chronicle outlines TV guest seating and conduct rules in a humorous tone. It contrasts spectators with a final note on government surplus butter and wheat, and critique of irrigation subsidies and tax money, citing Central Arizona Project and Reclamation Bureau testimony.
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Washington
Reclamation Bureau
Congress
Central Arizona
Arizona Desert
Stalin Biography: From Cobbler's Son to Dictator
The article profiles Josef Djugashvilli Stalin tracing his Georgian origins in Gori born December 21 1879 to a cobbler father and serf mother. It notes his removal from seminary for revolutionary activities and his rise to power through ruthless methods alongside reflections by Winston Churchill on the Iron Curtain and Soviet influence.
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Ted Press
Michael Smirnov
Washington
Eph Stalin
Stalin
United Press
Josef Vissarionovich Djugashvilli
Gori
Tiflis
Ove
Djugashvilli
Orthodox Theological Seminary
of “A
Devinity
Winston Churchill
Fulton, Mo
Stettin
Baltic
Trieste
Adriatic
Central
Europe
Warsaw
Berlin
Prague
Vienna
Budapest
Belgrade
Bucharest
Sofia
Moscow
Stalin Death Report Sparks Nationwide Mourning in Soviet Union
Ten doctors failed to save Joseph Stalin as Moscow announced his death at 4 07 AM local time. The communists named Malenkov Beria Molotov and Bulganin as key leaders while praising Stalin and Lenin. The party issued the notice through its central organs and urged unity amid sorrow.
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Moscow
London
Joseph Stalin
Texas
Stalin
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Yuri Levitan
A. A. Zhdanov
Korea
Josef Stalin
Cpl
Harold Hewitt
Salem
Oregon
Russia
China
Marine Medical
Will Malenkov or Molotov Be Next
Washington report on Stalin death signals power struggle among Malenkov Molotov Beria Bulganin and others. Eisenhower calls US stance watchful and notes no clear orderly transition in Soviet leadership.
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Malenkov Or
Molotov
John M. Hightower
Washington
Joseph Stalin
G. M. Malenkov
V. M. Molotov
Malenkov
Stalin
Communist Party
Russia
Eisenhower
United States
Seven Man Funeral Committee Named For Stalin
A seven man committee chaired by Nikita Khrushchev will organize Premier Joseph Stalin’s funeral. Members include Lazar Kaganovich, A. M. Vasilevskiy, M. A. Yasnov, N. M. Pegov, Gen. P. A. Artemyev, and N. Shvernik. The coffin will lie in state at the House of Unions column hall.
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London
Radio Moscow
Josef Stalin
Nikita Krushchev
Central Committee
Lazar Kaglianovich
Stalin
A. M. Vassilevsky
M.A. Yasnov
Moscow
N. M. Pegov
P. A. Artem Yev
N. Shvernik
House of Unions
Downtown Parking Boom Changes Street Scene
Downtown notes a surge in off the street parking facilities around shops and banks. Lots vary from monthly rentals to commercial in and out deals, many paved and equipped. The writer recalls earlier casual curb parking and even mentions an ambulance paused on a sidewalk.
Frozen dinners rise as TV era reshapes homemaking
Lub bock and Amarillo city directories show large page counts reflecting growing urban listings. Mayor Klein cites a $2400 cost to remove a street dip at Seventeenth and Harrison, highlighting paving project implications.
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Ross Rogers
Lubbock
Amarillo
Klein
Seventeenth
Harrison
Wes Izzard
Stalin Dies Shocks Russia in Kremlin Death
Moscow reports Stalin has died after four days of illness at age 73. News spreads as crowds place black flags on government buildings and citizens recall him as a fatherly figure. An eye witness describes the driver weeping as the news circulates.
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China
Kremlin
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Djugashville
Russia
Associated Press
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
Stalin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Churchill
Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Council of Ministers
Goforth Enters City Commissioner Race for Place 2
Amarillo lumberman and contractor E R Goforth announces candidacy for City Commissioner Place 2. He filed with the city secretary, joins Fancher Upshaw as another candidate, while current holder Bud Curtis also seeks mayor. Goforth cites long Panhandle ties and church service.
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E. R. Goforth
Amarillo
Goforth
Fancher Upshaw, Sr
S. T
Bud” Curtis
Wellington
Panhandle
Polk Street Methodist Church
Sunset
Eisenhower orders official condolences to USSR on Stalin's death
President Eisenhower directed Secretary Dulles to send official condolences to the Soviet government after Stalin's death. The terse message omitted sympathetic tribute, signaling strained U S Soviet relations. Hagerty informed the President at 7 25 PM Texas time after dinner with Mrs Eisenhower.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Stalin
Russia
Dulles
Moscow
Ussr
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics
Joseph Stalin
Soviet Union
Texas
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Stock Show Ends Today at Tri-State Fairgrounds
The 26th Amarillo Fat Stock Show ends today with 4-H and FFA livestock sale. Auction begins at 9 20 AM in the sales arena. Col Walter Britten, a former Groom 4-H member and leading livestock auctioneer, will lead the sale. Eighty five head of prime beeves, ninety five swine lots with 150 head, and sixty seven lamb lots totaling about 80 head are offered. Rabbits sell first followed by swine lambs and beeves.
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Amarillo
FFA
Tri-State Fairgrounds
Walter Britten
Eisenhower Orders Civil Service Cleanup of Holdover Officials
President Eisenhower directed stripping Civil Service protection from hundreds of holdover officials improperly placed under merit system by the Truman administration. The move aims to empower new agency heads to appoint their own personnel, with an estimated impact not to exceed about 1,000 officials.
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Eisenhower
House
Truman
Internal Revenue Bureau
Civil Service Commission
White House
Communist leaders reshuffle linked to Moscow trip
Paris reports Jacques Duclos, acting head of the French Communist Party, will depart for Moscow immediately. Maurice Thorez has been in Moscow for three years for medical care. In New York Browder, ousted American Communist Party leader, says Stalin’s death marks the end of an era and cannot be succeeded.
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Paris
Jacques Duclos
Communist Party
Moscow
Maurice Thorez
New York
Ega
Mexico City March 5 Stalin Story Tells Newspaper Trend
Mexico City reports note a Mexican newspaper revised its Stalin story amid editorial shifts. The piece highlights a national press climate and references yesterday’s coverage.
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Mexico City
Stalin
Local Club Events and Evening Meetings Listed
Noon American Business Club at Her ring Hotel. Noon Amarillo Bar Association at Amarillo Hotel. Noon Exchange Club at Herring Hotel. 6 30 PM Boy Scout and Explorer Scout roundtable at Camp Don Harrington. 7 00 PM Chess and Checker Club. Elks Lodge. 8 00 PM Texas State Guard at Guard Armory. 8 00 PM Table Tennis Tournament at USO building. 8 00 PM Young Married Couples Club at USO building.
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American Business Club
Herring
Armarillo Bar Association
Amarillo
Exchange Club
Don Harrington
Elks Ladge
Texas State Guard
Guard
USO
Young Married Couples Club
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Izzard
Fat Nations
Lenin
Joseph Vissarionovitch
Supreme Council
Georgi Malenkov
L. P. Beria
Nicholas Bulganin
Remin
Joseph V. Stalin
Loren Young
Ike
West Texas
Upper South Plains
Bam
Wisenhower
Bob Hope
Fir
Hord Olver & Wiggins Lbr, Co
West
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