Rayburn Attacks GOP Tax Plan in Election Year
House Democrat leader Sam Rayburn charged Eisenhower's tax proposal favors the rich six times more than most taxpayers and urged a $100 increase in personal exemptions. Senate Democrat George backed higher exemptions as Rayburn and allies push to amend the bill before Thursday's House vote.
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D-Tenn
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Bank suspect arrested in Dallas embezzlement case
James Blaine Sewell once of Amarillo was arrested in Butte Montana by FBI agents in connection with the February 4 embezzlement of 24000 dollars from the Texas Bank and Trust Company in Dallas. He admitted taking the money and had 9700 dollars on hand. Sewell had vanished after failing to report for work as a teller. an audit showed the 24000 dollar shortage. He faced lie detector testing amid a separate 2000 dollar shortage earlier.
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Amarillo
FBI
Butte
Mont
Texas Bank & Trust Company
Dallas
J. K. Mumford
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mumford
Sewell
Claude
First National Bank
H Bomb Deliverable Confirmed by Congressional Leader
Rep. W Sterling Cole chairing the Senate House Atomic Energy Committee stated the United States has a deliverable hydrogen bomb and can reach any world point. He asserted Russia may also hold such capability and that bases near targets enable global strikes, noting future reactors and ongoing Pacific tests.
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W. Sterling Cole
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
United States
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Free Trip to Hollywood in Heart of the City Contest
Contest ends March 29 at midnight with clues on KGNC TV Channel 4 and The News and Globe Times. Participants guess the city and its heart, mailing a 30 word statement on why they like Channel 4 program. Winner receives a Hollywood trip and studio tour.
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Heart of the City
News and Globe
Amarillo
Tex
Panhandle Road Bids Tabulated
Low bids totaling 4 381 738 were tabulated by the Highway Commission on state wide improvements. Austin Bridge Co of Dallas submitted 1 192 710 for the San Jacinto River bridge on State Highway 73 east of Houston. Other low bids include Hockley State 290 12.41 miles grading and surfacing from Cochran County to Levelland J R Fanning Lubbock and Henry Stafford Lubbock 280 880 Oldham State 51 5.8 miles grading surfacing and a railroad overpass northwest of Vegato near Boot Hill Cemetery Beil Braden Barker and Gilven Amarillo 148 062
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Sabine
Hockley
Cochran County
Levelland
J.R. Fanning
Lubbock
Henry Stafford
Oldham
Vegato
Boot Hill Cemetery
Beil Braden
Barker and Gilven
Amarillo
Weather summary for Amarillo 1954 reports
Meteorological note records 1954 readings from Amarillo showing 71 of 75 sunlit days. Observations at 3 PM list wind, visibility, sky condition for Houston Dallas Oklahoma City and Amarillo with varying cloud cover and temperatures.
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Clue Riddles Hidden Near Beaconsfield
A puzzle item hints at clues numbered three and four placed near Beaconsfield. The lines reference a pair of digits one and four and a nine and a four as part of the hunt.
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Beaconsfield
Expressway Location Is All Settled in Amarillo
AUSTIN March 16 Panhandle member of the Texas Highway Commission Formby said the commission will not spend a dime on any western route for the proposed Amarillo Expressway. He stated the location was settled months ago based on engineering and public interest and is final.
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Austin
Marshall Formby
Plainview
Panhandle
Texas Highway Commission
Amarillo
Formby
Expressway Conference Called Today in Austin
Mayor Bud Curtis said the city will send a delegation to Austin to gather information voters need before the expressway bond issue. Curtis Upshaw and City Manager Moss will meet Texas Highway Engineer Dewitt Greer to discuss routing from Canyon Highway to a west Amarillo path, with Upshaw noting the alternate route is likely to be rejected. About 25 supporters and opponents attended the city commission meeting.
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Austin
S. T
Bud” Curtis
City Commission
Curtis
Fancher Upshaw
N. V. Moss
Dewitt Greer
Amarillo
Upshaw
Highway Department
Golden Spread Trail Wranglers Name Area Identity
Petersburg resident Mrs. Mary Walters won the contest naming the Golden Spread area. The steering committee selected the official title from thousands of submissions and awarded a $25 war bond from Globe News Publishing Co. Plans include charter memberships, a tourist map, and a Golden Spread blackboard for highway information.
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Mary Walters
Globe News Publishing Company
Highway reporting system details finalized nationwide network
Final details were worked out for the highway reporting system with reporters from Oklahoma City to Albuquerque, Liberal to Lubbock, Pueblo to Vernon calling KGNC Amarillo. Information collected will be made available to the public and relevant agencies.
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Lubbock
Pueblo
Vernon
KGNC
Amarillo
Seize of City Buses Shuts Transit in GALESBURG
GALESBURG Ill March 16 the city of 32000 people lost public transport as the federal government seized the bus system over tax claims. Workers walked or rode taxis or car pooled to reach work and appointments as bus service halted.
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Galesburg
Ill
Texas special session grips lawmakers with finance cutoff idea
On day two of the special session Gov Shivers faces a split issue as a proposed fund shutoff targets state money to political bosses. Senate introduces a resolution to curb George Parr's county funding, carried by Kilmer Corbin of Lubbock and sent to a committee.
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Austin
Duval County
Shivers
George Parr
Senate
Kilmer Corbin
Lubbock
Duval Gets Attention With First Bills in Legislature
The first bills in the Texas Legislature feature criticism of the special session called by Shivers with Rep Curtis Ford Jr and Anita Blair opposing it. A $402 teachers pay raise funded by taxes is a key goal, while a measure to halt funds and missing records from the Duval investigation is debated. Rep Robert Patten proposes a death penalty for Communists seeking to overthrow the government.
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Texas House of Representatives
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Lipscomb
Duval
House
Rens
Curtis Ford, Jr
Corpus Christi
Anita Blair
el Paso
Ford
Shivers
Miss Blair
Robert Patten
Jasper
E & Shiping
Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Outlook This Week
Mostly cloudy windy and dusty conditions persist Wednesday and Thursday. A slight warmth midweek with lows around 36 Thursday night and highs near 61. West Texas also sees mainly cloudy skies and warming trend east of the Pecos Valley.
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West Texas
Pecos Valley
Bomb Explodes at Grand Central During Rush Hour
A home-made time bomb exploded at Grand Central terminal in New York during rush hour. The blast caused little damage but injured one man with a minor cut. Police reported about 35 people were in the room at the time.
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Grand Central Terminal
Amarillo youth court observers to tour Dallas court
Amarillo Youth Court participants six high school students and Traffic Patrol man David C. Betts will travel to Dallas to observe the youth court system. The Amarillo Motor Carries Association underwrites the trip.
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Dallas
Amarillo High School
David C. Betts
Mundt To Oversee McCarthy Feud Probe On Public Hearings
Senate subcommittee under Mundt votes to conduct a public investigation of the McCarthy Army clash with Roy Cohn sidelined. McCarthy says he is perfectly satisfied. hearings likely televised with Mundt acting as chair and Democrats seeking GOA involvement.
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R-Wis
Army
Government Operations Committee
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R-Sd
Foy Pg
Roy Cohn
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Slides Home With a Bang Smokes Up Home Plate
In Andarko Oklahoma on March 16 ten year old Billy Law entered a baseball game with a Roy Rogers cap pistol and seven extra cap rolls in his hip pocket. During a slide the friction ignited the caps burning his jeans before his younger brother Ronnie smothered the flames. The umpire’s ruling on the play was not provided.
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