Easter Egg Hunt Draws 4000 Children on Range Rider land
About 4,000 children searched for eggs in the Jaycee Easter Egg Hunt west of Amarillo amid wind and dust. Lanny Carter won 17 dollars with a mix of ten and one dollar eggs, while Josie Brown Brenda Schafner and Joe Babcock found the other ten dollar eggs. Range Riders supervised and police directed traffic as 24,000 eggs were hidden across four age groups.
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W. A. Carter
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Josie Brown
Brenda Schafner
Joe Babcock
Daily News
U S Responds to Soviet Disengagement Proposals
U S officials said there was nothing new in a Moscow statement offering to discuss a disengagement of East West forces in Europe. State Department spokesman Francis W. Tully Jr. noted the text repeats prior positions and declined further comment until receiving Tass distributed remarks. The statement urged NATO to sign a non aggression pact with the Soviet Union.
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Revolt Sparks Beginning of Chinese Control in Tibet
AP report from New Delhi says Tibet faces an all-out Communist regime shift as China installs the Panchen Lama as figurehead, ends mediation, and cracks down on Tibetan separatism. Dalai Lama abducted claims and alleged rebel support from Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists add pressure. Indian-Chinese tensions rise over alleged rebel centers on Indian soil.
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Formosa
Keep Smiling Soviets Told
London dispatch reports Komsomolskaya Pravda urges Soviet citizens to smile daily as a sign of good deeds. The piece extols cheerful streetcar conductors and helpful shopkeepers to boost morale and warmth among workers and shoppers.
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Young Communist League
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast From U S Weather Bureau
Partly cloudy and cooler Monday with a low around 48 and a high near 65. Tuesday will be partly cloudy and warmer. Panhandle and Outh Plains expect cooler conditions Tuesday. New Mexico shows partly cloudy today with scattered showers over northern mountains and possible snow in higher ranges. Cooler and windy across the state with highs 50 to 60 in the north and 60 to 70 in the south. Sunrise 6 37 a m Sunset 7 07 p m. Trace precipitation reported for the past 24 hours ending 6 p m.
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Panhandle
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New Mexico
Quigley Pushes to Restore Funds for Battlefield Clearings
Rep. James M. Quigley seeks $1.25 million to acquire and preserve Civil War battlefields including Gettysburg and Bull Run as private development encroaches. He argues southern interest in preserving Gettysburg areas near Eisenhower’s farm and calls the effort a “second battle of Gettysburg.”
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Moon Robot Unveiled by GE in Schenectady
The General Electric Company announced a science fiction style robot named Handyman that could act as the first human proxy on the moon. It features a nine foot reach, 10 basic motions per limb, and electro hydraulic control with 3-D television eyes.
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Local TV Schedule Highlights Afternoon and Evening Picks
KGNC TV lists Colorcast Haggis Baggis at 1 30 p m Truth or Consequences at 3 p m and Arthur Murray Party at 9 p m as the day’s broadcasts with no further details.
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Air Bottles and Magnetic Shoes Aid Weightless Flight Tests
Airmen test weightlessness in a Convair plane at Wright Field using air bottles and magnetic footwear to float and maneuver in the cabin during short zero gravity intervals. ARDC reports over 100 minutes of zero gravity from roller coaster style flights.
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Air Force Air Research and Development Command
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Wright Air Development Center
Dayton
Ohio
Foreign Aid Bill Faces Delay in House
President Eisenhower's foreign aid program of 3.93 billion dollars stalls as House members delay action. Backers say progress slows the measure, with supporters hoping for quicker floor consideration despite the slowdown.
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Thomas E. Morgan
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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Couple Hurt In Collision In Amarillo at Plains and Bell
An Amarillo couple Homer C. Cawthon 61 and Vera 63 were hospitalized after a car collided with a semi at Plains and Bell at 4 20 p m Sunday. The Cawthons were listed in fair condition at Northwest Texas Hospital with Mrs Cawthon having a fractured shoulder and Mr Cawthon a broken right leg. The other driver Cornelius McKnight 49 of Albuquerque NM employed by Hill Lines Inc. Amarillo escaped injury. The Cawthon car hit a stop sign at the northwest corner of the intersection.
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Jackson
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Cornelius McKnight
Albuquerque
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Hill Lines Inc
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Plains
New York City Considers Statehood Separate From Albany
City leaders led by Joseph Sharkey push the idea of New York City as a separate state in protest of Albany funding. The plan would make the city the largest in population among new states and alter state rankings while preserving its distinct institutions and economy.
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Weather Snippets From Amarillo and Nearby Cities
The report notes 77 days of sun in Amarillo out of 88 in 1959 with Sunday readings at 3 PM. Observations list wind speeds around 15 MPH, visibility varied, and skies described as cloudy in Amarillo and nearby locations including Houston and Oklahoma City.
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It would have the fewest trees and the most skyline
A fragment outlines a contrast about environments and social factors, noting few trees and limited sun with an emphasis on urban features. It hints at social metrics like divorce rates but remains incomplete and non-specific.
Kansas Mother of the Year mixup prompts apology
The American Mothers Committee admitted 39 mothers in Kansas were mistakenly notified as Kansas Mother of the Year. A clerical error blamed as two informed have already come forward. The actual Kansas winner will be chosen Monday in Wichita.
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Kansas
Wichita
Aileen Fogarty
American Mothers Committee
Mixup Sends Letters to State Mother of 1959 Winners
A Kansas mixup sent letters intended for Dear Member inviting attendance at the national convention in New York May 4-8 to Dear State Mother of 1959 instead. Thirty nine letters were mailed to states after their candidates were chosen. some states had already selected entrants. Mrs Fogarty expressed relief that only Kansas seemed affected as volunteers scrambled to fix the error.
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Kansas
Crossroads Report on Tax Returns and Perceived Bias
Dear editor laments tax return mistakes favoring taxpayers and questions revenue agents fairness. The writer speculates subconscious bias, jokes about arithmetic errors, and notes a neighbor’s quirky theory on detector timing.
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