Shivers Blasts Smokescreen in Veterans Land Probe
Gov. Allan Shivers demanded a full disclosure of the Texas veterans land scandals, urging investigators to strip away veiled threats and rumors. He backed broadening the probe to cover all General Land Office operations and the veterans program, while Rep. D B Hardeman urged legislative action. Bascom Giles’s bribery case adds pressure as the governor offers to testify and insists on public facts.
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Allan Shivers
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John Shepperd
Stock Market Suffers Drop in Major Week Loss
NEW YORK, March 11. The stock market fell about 2 billion dollars today, closing the largest weekly decline in over 15 years. Weekly losses reached around 7 billion, with some stocks tumbling five dollars or more. Traders sold ahead of the weekend amid safety worries while market margins proposals under Senate investigation dampened sentiment.
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New York
Senate
Winds Ease Across Panhandle After Dusty Day
High winds and dust affected the High Plains with Amarillo visibility at three miles. Gusts reached 48 mph, down from Thursday's 61 mph. forecast calls for lighter winds around 25 mph today. A cold front moves in with little temperature change, highs near 75 and lows around 42.
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Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Tornadoes Strike Indiana and Ohio Causing Destruction
A tornado at Connersville Indiana left the Fairview Christian Church steeple and roof in debris. A separate windstorm in Union Ohio damaged several buildings and sparked a blaze on Main Street with damage estimated at $1,000,000. Firefighters battled the fire.
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Ohio River flood hits Louisville area with 14 million damage
The Ohio River crest reached 36.8 feet in Louisville before leveling off, with total damage from Louisville to Pittsburgh estimated at 14 million dollars. Louisville area suffered about one million dollars in damage due to flood walls and reservoirs, while Pittsburgh upriver damage was pegged at 13 million. Cleanup crews moved in as waters receded and Cincinnati area blocks flooded the day before.
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Mercy
U.S. Weather Bureau
Col. W. D. Milne
U.S
Ohio
Cincinnati
Carrollton
Dust Storm Roils Southwest as Soil Erosion Worsens
A vast dust storm blanketed the Southwest for a second day, sweeping over the Great Plains and eroding topsoil. Forecasters noted wind speeds lower than Thursday's 90 mph gusts but warned a new squall line may form as the dust event continues.
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Oklahoma City
Great Plains
Winds Plains Twisters Hit In Northeast
A severe spring storm system with tornadoes and fierce winds raked the eastern third of the nation causing fatalities injuries and widespread damage. The outbreak disrupted travel reduced visibility blasted dust across millions of acres in the Great Plains and damaged winter wheat fields in Colorado while river basins faced flooding concerns.
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Wyoming
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
Federal Agriculture
Place of Education in Religious Life at Teachers Conference
Dr. Ernest W. Muehl of Yale told 3,000 teachers from 26 counties at the Northwest Texas Conference For Education that religious authority is waning and no clear line exists between sacred and secular. He said education now faces questions of why and how in a changing religious landscape. The session closed in Municipal Auditorium with themes on education through business, science, and faith.
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Yale University
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GOP Forces Changes In Economic Report
Republicans forced major changes in a Democratic sponsored report critical of President Eisenhower economic policies. The panel toned down criticisms and removed pessimistic forecasts while planning to add a supplementary optimistic view. Democrats signaled a separate subsequent document.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Economic Committee
Weather summary for Amarillo 1955 sunshine days
Regional weather report notes Amarillo experienced 62 days of sun out of 70 in 1955. Yesterdays readings at 3 PM show Houston clear with 25 mph wind and 15 miles visibility, Dallas partly cloudy 21 mph, Oklahoma City cloudy 3 mph, and Amarillo cloudy 26 mph with 5 miles visibility.
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Okla
Amarillo Weather Preview Partly Cloudy and Windy
Partly cloudy in Amarillo and vicinity with little temperature change through Saturday and Sunday. Windy and dusty Saturday afternoon. Lows around 42 and highs near 75. West Texas also partly cloudy and warmer over the weekend.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Trouble ahead if Aruba tries to reach Red China port
The Finnish tanker Aruba carrying 13 000 tons of jet fuel faces potential interception by Chiang Kai-shek’s forces in Formosa. U S officials caution against the voyage while Peiping warns interference will not be tolerated. The Finnish embassy says the ship is privately owned and not under Finnish authority to stop the trip.
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Daily News Spelling Bee Opens At 1 30 P M
The Daily News Spelling Bee starts promptly at 1 30 p m today and will be televised on KGNC TV. Thirty nine champions from four states’ counties join 34 junior champions who will compete in the National Spelling Bee in the future. Page 11 previews the champions.
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Daily News
Kgnc-Tv
Ex-Deputy Freed after Life Sentence in Crusader Death
Husky Albert Fuller, former Phenix City deputy sheriff, was sentenced to life imprisonment for first degree murder in the slaying of A. L. Patterson, a foe of racketeers. The 12 jurors delivered verdict after 22 hours of deliberation. bond was revoked and the defense plans an appeal. Patterson had just secured the Democratic nomination for attorney general.
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Ala
Husky Albert Fuller
Phenix City
A. L. Patterson
Alabama
Fuller
Jefferson
Wilton Hogan
Roderick Beddow
State Supreme Court
Patterson
Leon Ritter
Hearing on Dam Bills Sets Monday Senate Public Session
The hearing on bills to remove conflicts between state and federal law over the Canadian River Dam project is scheduled for Monday at 7 30 p m in the Senate. Sen Grady Hazlewood of Amarillo introduced the bill and Sen Rogers Kelle of Edinburg chairs the committee. The measure aims to let the federal government retain title while granting the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority full water control.
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Daily News
Austin
Canadian River
Senate
Grady Hazlewood
Amarillo
Rogers Kelle
Edinburg
Senate Committee On
Rock Island Rail Plans Uncertain Unclear timing on curbing passenger trains
Rock Island Railroad plans to file with state regulators remain uncertain as officials discuss changes along the Tucumcari New Mexico to Memphis Tennessee route. John Spann says statistics due by April will guide decisions. Amarillo Chamber officials pose no action until definite plans emerge.
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Tucumcari
N.M
Memphis
Spann
Rock Island
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo Chaimver of Commerce
Chamber
Amarillo
Rock, Island
Late Flood of Bills Pushes House Total Above 8 000
A 120 day Texas legislative session sees more than 100 new measures filed as the House total climbs past 8 000 while the Senate sits at 350. Bills include anti slow driving, curbs on insurance skulduggery, and a plan to require all state agencies to place income in the State treasury. Rep. James A. Turman and Rep. Louis H. Anderson are cited as authors.
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Austin
Senate
Texas
Treasury
James A. Turman
Gober
Louis H. Anderson
Midland
Strickland Proposes Insurance Malpractice Prison Terms
Rep. R L Strickland of San Antonio, at the Insurance Commission’s request, offers three bills mandating 2 to 10 year prison terms for malpractices in insurance operations. Penalties target false real estate valuations used to bolster an insurer’s capital and false statements about an insurer’s assets and liabilities.
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R.L. Strickland
San Antonio
State Insurance Commission
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