09 Mar 1956
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1956
Page
1
Two readers vent about Amarillo traffic. One favors more east bound than westbound one way streets, criticizes No Turn signs, and calls for a study committee of frequent town travelers. A second unsigned letter lists six traffic complaints and is forwarded to Harold Millet, the traffic engineer.
Governor Shiv ers faces four Washington correspondents on NBCs Meet the Press on March 25 a live TV and radio event. The column also notes radio TV highlights Amarillo Queen for a Day Johns Heaton quiz show win and local memory items from Hale County and Panhandle.
The program listing shows KGNC TV colorcast Matinee Theatre at 2 p.m. and Howdy Doody at 4 30 p.m. Readable schedule items indicate a daytime children's lineup with linked broadcast times.
The Texas Council of Churches denounces the doctrine of interposition as contrary to the Gospel. It calls member denominations to oppose interposition and urges closing legal loopholes to slow integration. The body praises integrated Texas communities and elects Richard A. Fransworth of Houston as its new president.
Public school teachers attend a day long Texas State Teachers Association meeting at the Municipal Auditorium. The Nine district session begins at 9 a.m. Grace Scott presents service awards and a House of Delegates votes on new officers and delegates. A banquet closes the day at 6 30 p.m. in the Amarillo High School cafeteria.
A sharp clash between Democrats and Republicans over how to run the Senate Investigation of influence pressures threatened to derail the plan. Sen. Gore proposed as chairman faced GOP demands for dual control and authority, while Sen. Bridges defended bipartisanship. Leaders urged patience as discord risked breaking up the probe.
The Senate defeated a Democratic bid to set farm price supports at 90 percent parity for cotton corn and peanuts. The 54-41 vote ended the election year farm bill setback late tonight, marking a major win for President Eisenhower.
A weather forecast style item notes a Senate session ending for the night at 10 a.m. tomorrow as debate continues over a billion dollar soil bank program. Protests erupt over deals and lobbying with 95 senators present. Details include parity tests, price supports for crops, and daily weather figures.
The record notes Amarillo had sun 60 of 68 days in 1956. Comparative readings at 3:30 p.m. Thursday show Houston 0.60 inches rainfall, Dallas 14 15 partly cloudy, Oklahoma City 15 cloudy, Amarillo 17 154 cloudy with clear conditions in some locations.
City officials plan to transfer 657 acres within 45 to 60 days to meet the joint use agreement requirement for permanent designation of Amarillo Air Force Base. Mayor Art Jordan will lead a Washington trip with Chamber of Commerce officials to finalize steps toward conveyance.
Lt Governor Ben Ramsey announces a bid for a historic fourth term in Texas politics. He cites honesty and integrity and calls for tougher lobbying controls and influence laws while noting prior insurance law reforms reduced speculative schemes. Two challengers, State Sen A M Aikin Jr and C T Johnson, enter race with Johnson still feuding over 1954 campaign issues.
Two directors of Girlstown U S A testified that the board, not only the director, runs the home. The Welfare Department seeks to revoke the license while a five-member advisory panel reviews testimony as founder Miss Amelia Anthony remains central to the case.
Sen. Price Daniel said Lyndon Johnson would be more acceptable to Texas and the region than other candidates as Texas favorite son at the Democratic National Convention. He spoke after Sam Rayburn proposed Johnson head the Lone Star delegation in Chicago this summer, noting Texans’ stance in the May convention.
Texas liberals oppose Gov. Shivers control of the Democratic party and back a Rayburn plan. J. Evetts Haley warns the proposal signals dangerous political thinking as Lyndon Johnson’s heart attack raises questions about a presidential bid. Haley urges both parties to avoid proposing a candidate incapacitated by health.
A group of lumber men and financial representatives will display a test case to Amarillo residents to illustrate economical home improvements. The model home will be moved to a viewable site and remodeled in stages over several weeks as part of Operation House Improvement. Gene Klein of Star Lumber Co. led the planning meeting at the Amarillo Country Club with about 50 attendees. The Texas project is the first of its kind in the state and follows the national campaign Year To Fix marked as 56.
Commerce Secretary Sinclair Weeks told a Senate subcommittee the 250 million pounds of copper wire shipped to communist nations under relaxed controls were likely for military use and justified the 1954 agreement that allowed allies to trade more with the bloc. He said persuasion replaces foreign aid as a lever and stressed the best possible deal was made.
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