They Watch but They Don't Ride
The Texas Railroad Commission has approved cancellation of 126 passenger schedules in about a decade, as riders fell away. Gen. Ernest O. Thompson recalls hearings in Austin where locals protested and many towns along lines showed up to oppose cuts.
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Dallas News
Violent Weather Pelts State Again
Weather forecast item notes violent weather across the state with air rescues reported as a child is saved from dangerous conditions. Data from the US Weather Bureau includes temperatures for the day and precipitation measurements. Sunrise time listed as 5 54 a m.
Helium storage plans near Amarillo raise storage questions
The article notes a $224 million plan to build 12 helium plants and store gas in a Cliffside structure northwest of Amarillo. It explains pumping helium into underground cavities, now used for gas, for future use. It also mentions KGNC radio mail records and local cultural notes before a closing remark on spaceflight costs.
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Laura V. Hamner
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Paul
Washington
Wes Izzard
Strong Winds In West Texas Fatal for One
Severe weather across West Texas caused one death as winds of 80 mph struck the Pecos area. A LaCoste tornado damaged a school roof affecting 35 students inside. other tornadoes touched down near Austin and Taylor without major damage. Flash floods near Gainesville forced 200 residents from homes after 4.23 inches of rain.
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Pecos
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Taylor
Air Force to reinforce B47 bombers after structural weakness
The Air Force will beef up about 1,400 B47 bombers following an accident that revealed structural weakness in low level operations. Modifications will occur at Douglas Aircraft in Tulsa and Lockheed in Marietta, with tests to ensure safety in strenuous low altitude bombing, while not affecting deterrent capability. The April 10 Buffalo crash killed four.
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Marietta, Ga
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Buffalo
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House Appropriations Committee
John K. Gerhart
Plans
Korean Parents Plead Mercy for Slayers in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia the parents of Oh In Ho, a University of Pennsylvania graduate student, appeal from Pusan for lenient treatment of the teenage gang that killed him. The DA denounces leniency as dangerous, stressing the need to protect the public and avoid setting a dangerous precedent.
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Mercy Today
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South Korea
Oh In Ho
Victor H. Blane
City Hails Death Penalty Push After Brutal Murder
Officials insist on capital punishment for all accused in a deadly crime, arguing international aspects require adult court prosecution. Blanc seeks the death penalty as relatives send petitions, while Mayor Dilworth and university leaders react with shame. Eleven youths are implicated in the case.
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Victor H. Blanc
City Hall
Amarillo Sees 104 Sunny Days in 122 of 1958
Comparative readings at 3 p.m. Friday show Amarillo enjoying 104 days of sun out of 122 for the year 1958, indicating unusually clear weather patterns to date.
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Amarillo
North State Bank Wins Amarillo Charter
Amarillo gains its fifth bank with the North State Bank charter grant by the state banking board. Frank P. Sharman named president and Felton Leake vice president and cashier. the bank plans a $200000 facility at 700 block N Taylor and aims to open by November 1.
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Austin
Notable Tailoring Club Convention Mocked in Florida
Dear Editor notes a group of men in the tailoring trade held a convention in Florida. They deplored bullfighter britches on women and quipped that restoring ladies to reason is unlikely. A neighbor jokes about requiring shorts or toreador pants only with a rear-viewing mirror.
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Boy swept 75 yards in Thompson Park rescue
Ten year old Calvin West was carried more than 75 yards by swift flood water in Thompson Park after leaving a spring party. Air Force sergeant M. Sgt. Jim Clasby rescued him from a brick drainage ditch as the waters rose over two feet. The boy, son of Owen and Maxine West, clung to the curb until help arrived.
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Kiddieland Amusement Park
Young West
Jim Crosby
Thompson Park
Air Force
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Maxine West
Jim Clasby
N. Tyler
Robert E. Lee
Amarillo
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Kiddieland
Showers Hop Across High Plains Overnight
A low pressure system sparked scattered thunder showers across the Panhandle and South Plains. In north Amarillo 1.06 inches fell in 30 minutes from 6 to 6:30 p.m. KGNC gauge. Downtown rain and brief hail occurred around 6 p.m. The Daily News gauge recorded 0.10 inch by 7 p.m. from the shower.
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Panhandle
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al Panhandle
South Plains
KGNC
Daily News
Jand Harrison
U. S
Federal mediator joins Phillips talks at Borger plant
A federal mediator from Oklahoma City joined negotiations on May 2 in Borger as Local 351 and Philblack sought new contracts for Phillips Petroleum at the Plains Plant. Talks on the Philblack contract continued while lips Chemical Co negotiations stalled after the plant walkout. Twenty other plant contracts were extended to May 15 with 24 hour notice.
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Phillips Petroleum Company
Eathan A. Walker
Oklahoma City
International Union of Operating Engineers
Afl-Cio
Philblack
Phillips Chemical Company
Plains
Murder Suspects On Loose After Los Angeles Escape
Police pursue David Frank McKnight and Georgia Bryan after they fatally beat Raymond Reed in New York and carjacked a Los Angeles man at the Statler Hotel. Zeidman, held nine hours, escaped and provided details of the kidnapping and getaway. The suspects fled in a blue and white 1957 Ford with California plate LGH 278.
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Los Angeles
Raymond B. Reed
Globe Loan Co
David Frank McKnight
Georgia Bryan
Toni McKnight
West
California
Harry Zeidman
Zeidman
Statler Hotel
McKnight
MedKnights
Employment Rises in Amarillo in April
Amarillo job data show a spring upturn in April as unemployment claims decline from March highs. The Texas Employment Commission reported 784 claimants for the week ending Friday, down from 1,097 the week of March 21, with weather aiding construction and 1,242 workers placed on jobs in April, a 65 percent rise from March.
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Amarillo
Texas Employment Commission
Baseball Scores From Western and National Leagues
Western League results Amarillo 8 Albuquerque 1 Colorado Springs 5 Pueblo 4 Lincoln 2 Des Moines 1 Sioux City 1 Topeka 6. National League scores Chicago 5 Milwaukee 7 Cincinnati 7 St Louis 3 Los Angeles 9 Pittsburgh 5 San Francisco 4 Philadelphia 2. American League New York Kansas City 1 Boston 6 Detroit 0 Washington 3 Chicago 2 10 innings Cleveland 6 Baltimore 1.
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Perry Como Show and Your Hit Parade Schedule
KGNC-TV lists a Perry Como Show at 7 p m followed by Your Hit Parade at 9 30 p m viewers are advised to tune in for the station’s colorcast lineup for the evening programs
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Perry Como
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