Trio Charged in School Lootings
Amarillo officers say the arrest of Ethyl Padgett and her two sons ends a spree of school and store burglaries across Amarillo and the Panhandle. Items valued at nearly $6,000 were recovered, with charges of burglary and concealed stolen property.
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Orville Howard
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Georgia
Potter County
Clark Brothers
Las Vegas
Nev
Paul Gaither
Daily News
Phat
Howard Gann
Ben Andis
Amarillo
Americans seek more speed and less work in travel
In Portland an FAA official warns faster air travel may lose practicality as runways and airports lag. A TWA stewardess strike vote seeks shorter work hours. The piece argues Americans crave speed while desiring less work, risking greater boredom.
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Portland
Ore
Marcus F. Cooper
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
DDD Direct Distance Dialing Expands Across Nation
The column notes rising long distance dialing reach by year end with 15 million phones able to place calls and 52 million subscribers in 1 400 communities able to receive them. It mentions Hereford as first Panhandle town with DDD and cites future overseas dialing. It also touches on misc topics from ads to local events and a time capsule recollection.
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Hereford
Panhandle
Amarillo
Vote Costs Union Here at Crowe-Guide Cement Plant
Crowe-Guide Cement Company workers voted 46 to 2 to drop Local 577 Brotherhood of Teamsters as their bargaining agent. NLRB compelled the election after a decertification petition. John Cosmic of Fort Worth presided. parties may appeal within five days. The company had earlier failed to renew a one-year contract leads to a picket line at the plant.
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Crowe-Guide Cement Company
N. Taylor
Brotherhood of Teamsters
National Labor Relations Board
John Cosmic
Fort Worth
NLRB
Crowe-Guide Company
Teamsters’ Union
Baseball scores from a full day of games
Austin beat Amarillo 4 to 3 in 14 innings while San Antonio won 3 to 1 over Corpus Christi. Victoria topped Tulsa 8 to 4. In the American League Washington defeated Detroit 9 to 1 and Chicago beat New York 4 to 3. Kansas City won 4 to 3 against Baltimore. In the National League Milwaukee edged St Louis 1 to 0, Chicago defeated Cincinnati 3 to 2 in 0 innings, San Francisco at Pittsburgh was postponed by rain, and Los Angeles defeated Philadelphia 6 to 4.
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Washington
Detroit
Chicago
New York
Kansas City
Baltimore
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Businessman Probes History and Freedom Question
Harold Dunn spoke to Amarillo Rotary yesterday on the price of security. His address drew enthusiastic reaction from attendees of local businessmen, and the remarks are featured in this issue. Turn to Page 16.
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Harold Dunn
Amarillo
Izzard Praises SAC Bombers as Deterrent in Final Report
Bob Izzard KGNC news director emphasizes the role of Peace Heavy bombers of the Strategic Air Command as the greatest deterrent to a Russian attack in his final report based on a SAC crew flight. The piece appears on page 8.
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Strategic Air Command
Russia
Bob Izzard
KGNC
SAC
Lake Kill Successful Threat to Buffalo Lake Fish
Thousands of tons of carp floated to the surface after a second chemical treatment to kill fish at Buffalo Lake Thursday afternoon. Lake manager Recl Johnson said dead fish began surfacing around 6 p m after a stronger spray and three barrels of chemical were distributed from boats. Hundreds of onlookers had hoped to collect the fish but were disappointed.
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Buffalo Lake
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Johnson
Four White Mice Set For Journey in Space
U S plans to hurl four white mice into space aboard Discoverer III in a polar orbit as the first astronaut mice. Rep Overton Brooks announced at a controllable satellite conference that the test will use a cone shaped capsule with a radar detectable parachute. Aerial scouts and destroyers will assist recovery and radio beacons will guide searchers for 10 to 18 hours.
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Boston
United States
Earth
U.S
Overton Brooks
D-La
House Committee On Science and Astronautics
Brooks
Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
TV Schedule Prompt Highlights Mixed Daytime Lineup
KGNC TV lists colorcast programming with Haggis Baggis at 1 30 p m Truth or Consequences at 3 p m Northwest Passage at 6 30 p m and Eliery Queen at 7 p m with evening puzzles and detective themes noted.
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Kgnc-Tv
Haggis Baggis
Senate Votes 200 Million for Development Loan Fund
The Senate approved 200 million dollars in emergency financing to extend the Development Loan Fund over the next two months. The House had proposed 100 million. a compromise between chambers is expected at around 150 million. The fund backs long term loans to allied nations and is a keystone of Eisenhower policy.
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Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Sen
Herman E. Talmadge
DGA
Ellender
Congress
Development Loan Fund
Famine of Supreme Court Judges Worries Reader
In a letter to the editor D. E. Scott of Wellington criticizes Vice President Nixon’s idea for a World Supreme Court to decide between nations in conflict. He argues such a court would suffer from a lack of qualified judges with the right connections, noting a scarcity of top jurists.
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Nixon
Supreme Court
D. E. Scott
Wellington
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Adds Warm Temperatures
The U S Weather Bureau reports fair and warmer weather for Amarillo and vicinity with a low near 52 and a high around 92. Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon and evening thunder showers are expected Saturday across the Panhandle and South Plains.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
South Plains
Tod Sbisaeey
Kilcer Coe
YMCA Dinner Marks Fifth Anniversary Event
Reservations close at noon for the fifth anniversary YMCA dinner at 6 30 p m in the gymnasium. Krum K Jordan YMCA general secretary announced the event honoring the opening of the million dollar building five years earlier. Allen Early Jr board member and former president will be master of ceremonies with Dr Strauss Atkinson giving the blessing and L Campbell Bunting directing group singing. The Hopefuls quartet will also sing.
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YMCA
Krum K. Jordan
Allen Early Jr
Ymca Board of Directors
Strauss Atkinson
First Baptist Church
Canyon
L. Campbell Bunting
First Presbyterian Church
Canadians Helped Into Castro Rally By Mistaken Identity
Two Canadian tourists seeking photos of Fidel Castro at a Havana labor rally were blocked by guards who mistook them for Americans. After realizing they were Canadian, soldiers eased their entry and seated them near Cuban officials, reflecting post Batista anti American sentiment.
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Havana
Cuba
Castro
Amarillo Sees 195 Sunny Days in 1959 Year Summary
Atmospheric report notes Amarillo enjoyed 195 days of sun out of 120, with comparative readings at 3 p.m. on a Thursday. Data lists wind, visibility and sky conditions for Amarillo, Houston, Dallas and Oklahoma City, including clear and partly cloudy conditions and wind speeds ranging from 10 to 17 MPH.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla
City
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