Odessa High Showcases Balanced Sports Program
The Odessa paper hails six prominent high school sports stories across five disciplines on its sports page. It praises Odessa High’s all round athletics, noting travel and accommodation equal to football, and mentions North Amarillo transfers to the downtown school for special subjects. Odessa High previously won The Globe-News All-Sports trophy for best all round score.
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Odessa
Brownwood
Texas
Amarillo
Odessa High
Globe-News
US Stock Markets Plunge On Korean POW Exchange Fears
The New York Stock Exchange fell sharply as about two billion dollars vanished from listed securities. Prices dropped four to five dollars at the worst, with major hits to aircraft, steel, motor, railroad stocks and defense firms amid uncertainty over Korea war developments. Volume reached about 2.7 million shares.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Chou
Korea
Far East
World
United Nations
Curtain Vote On Amarillo Liberty Curtain Divides City
The close ballot at Municipal Auditorium shows 35 for a new curtain and 27 for keeping the current one. Voters cite nostalgia and practicality while city officials note the stage has a velvet curtain and asbestos chrome may stay unused unless a fire occurs.
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Municipal Auditorium
E. G. Sellars
R. L. Rogers
M. V
Roy Sessions
Leland Abbott
Amarillo
T. A. Landers
McLean
Hall Axtell
Charles S. King
David DeWald
Miss Liberty
Clipping services and wartime signals amid a crossfire of chatter
The blurb weighs in on potential peace moves by Malenkov and Red China, debating whether a Korea era armistice signals independence or a shift toward Asia and Europe. It cites golf participation, church involvement, and a quip about psychiatrists while closing with a wry note from Wes Izzard.
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Red China
Malenkov
Asia
Europe
Moscow
Korea
Russia
China
Wes Izzard
Fir 2x4 and 1x8 Lumber Offer
Olver and Wiggins Lumber Co. advertises fir 2 by 4 and 1 by 8 boards at 6.95 dollars per hundred. location listed as 12 West 6th.
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Hord, Olver & Wiggins Lumber Co
Banker C Ray Brock Dies at 45 in Houston
C Ray Brock longtime banker from Amarillo and Pasadena held roles at American National Bank and First National Bank. He died in a Houston hospital after leukemia illness. survived by wife Evelyn and his parents from Bonham. Funeral set for Wednesday in Dallas.
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C. Ray Brock
Houston
Pasadena
Tex
First National Bank
American National Bank
Brock
Amarillo
American National
Panhandle Bankers Association
Monroe
Downtown Lions Club
American Business Club
Evelyn
Bonham
Kentucky Cross Country Run Blocked By Kentucky Police
The proposed women's cross country race from Los Angeles to Virginia Beach planned to use US Highway 60 but Kentucky police refused permission to traverse 496 miles in the state citing congestion hazards and police costs. Organizer Harry Harville remains hopeful for an agreement while over 500 applications had poured in from nearly every state. The April 28 start in Los Angeles with 2 911 miles of racing would have ended in Virginia Beach, with a 75 000 personal appearance contract for the winner based on elapsed time.
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Nkawa
Okla
Kentucky
Harry Harville
Harville
Los Angeles
Virginia Beach
Charles C. Oldham
Oldham
Marines Break Red Regiment Near Seoul In Five Days
Battle updates say U S Marines near Seoul claim a Chinese Red regiment of 3000 to 3500 men was knocked out in five days of combat 30 miles north of the capital. Vegas Hill defenders repelled two Chinese breakthroughs while Western Front action saw a snow covered hill fight and air clashes with MIG15s.
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Seoul
U.S
Vegas Hill
1St Marine Division
Christmas Hill
Mundung
Korea
Sabre
Chorwon
Deadline Tomorrow On Absentee Voting For Board Election
The final day to vote absentee is tomorrow for the school board election held Saturday. Absentee ballots are accepted at the business manager office in the school administration building located at 508 Johnson. Herbert Willborn and H Herman Smith, both seeking reelection, are the sole candidates.
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Johnson
Herbert Willborn
H. Herman Smith
Navy reveals submarine launched Regulus guided missile
The Navy announced it has a submarine launched guided missile in operation. The Regulus lightweight warhead carrying missile is 30 feet long and can be launched from the Tunny submarine for coast to inland targets. Tests show speeds above Mach 1 and successful guidance from air, ship, or land.
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Chance Vought
Chance Vought Aircraft
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
Washington
Navy
Army
Air Force
Stassen Attacks McCarthy Over Greek Ship Negotiations
Mutual Security Director Harold E. Stassen challenged Sen. McCarthy amid a heated NBC telecast accusing him of interfering with U S foreign policy by negotiating a ship owners deal linked to Greece to curb Red China and North Korea. McCarthy boasted of plans to sign a British-flag Greek ship owners agreement to remove 100 to 150 ships from the China trade.
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Washington
Pmutual
Harold E. Stassen
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Red China
North Korea
McCarthy
Tries
London
China
Britain
Fe E
New York
NBC
Stassen
Eisenhower
Iron Curtain Coun
Forrest NM Lions Club Follies Planned At Local Venues
Community event notes list the Tucumcari Lions Club Follies at the high school tonight at 8 PM and a later appearance at Haile County airport with the 9864th VART Squadron.
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Forrest
Tucumcari
Communists propose neutral state for POWs in Korea
Chou En-lai’s broadcast proposes immediate repatriation for POWs who want homeward, while remaining prisoners would be handed to a neutral state for a final decision. UN and allied officials call for Panmunjom talks to review the plan, with cautious but guarded interest from Washington and London.
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All City
Red
Chou En-lai
Mark Clark
United Nations Far Eastern
Chou
Panmunjom
Clark
Peiping
India
Moscow
Washington
State Department
London
Foreign Office
United Nations
New York
US Congress
United Nations Command
Reds
Blaze Hits Strand Hotel on the Atlantic City Broadwalk
A general alarm fire swept the Strand Hotel in Atlantic City trapping four elderly occupants on a seventh floor ledge for over an hour. Winds 50 mph fanned flames as firefighters rescued the trio of women and a man, with damage estimated at 650000 and rebuilding costs near 1000000. A relay operator, Mrs Eda Ottstadt, stayed at her post to warn guests before evacuating.
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Atlantic City
Strand
Atlantic City Broadwalk
Eda Ottstadt
40 Years for Wife Slayer
The Rev. George P. Hetenyi, 43, Hungarian born, was sentenced in State Supreme Court to 40 years to life for the murder of his wife Jean, 24, found shot in the Genesee River near Rochester. He had three prior murder trials with two reversals. the latest trial followed a 32 day process and a March 6 conviction for second degree murder.
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Syracuse
N. Y
George P. Hetenyi
Hetenyi
Earl C. Bastow
State Supreme Court
Jean
Genesee River
Rochester
Amherst
Buffalo
Monroe County
William L. Clay
Clay
Attica
Bastow
Bene
Mrs. Reba Gibson Dies in Highway 82 Crash
Mrs. Reba Gibson 30, of Pleasant Valley near Ringgold, died after her car overturned six times on Highway 82 while en route to Lake Texhoma to meet her husband T Hoyt Gibson. The crash near Ringgold was blamed on loss of control from a crosswind. She died at Major Hospital Nocona after ambulance transport. body at Daugherty Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband, mother Mrs. C E Pair, a brother Don Pair, two sisters, and several half siblings.
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Reba Gibson
East Central
Pleasant Valley
Ringgold
Montague Coun
Eisenhower Calls for Federal State Cooperation Commission
President Eisenhower asked Congress to create a commission to design better federal state and local government relations. He cited friction and wasted effort from overlapping programs and noted over two billion dollars a year in grants in aid. The same day the Senate moved to establish a Health Education and Welfare Department with Cabinet rank, awaiting his signature. Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby named as secretary designate.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
House
White House
Oveta Culp Hobby
Federal Security Agend
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New Mexico
Hb Hetenyi
Amarillo Colege
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