Ambassador Romulo Talks Asia US Ties In Amarillo Visit
The article notes Gen. Carlos Romulo, then Philippine ambassador to the U S, speaking in Amarillo at the Knife & Fork Club about Asia's rise and the need for American moral leadership. It highlights his role as Asia’s voice in America and mentions tense Washington Manila relations and Romulo’s longstanding friendship with the United States.
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U.S
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Bataan
Dallas
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Women’s National Press Club
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Knife & Fork Club
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Philippines
Law West of the Pecos props crew cited for whiskey bottles theft
A humorous clipping reports Flake Barber and Steve Barousett removing over 100 whiskey bottles from bar ditches in Friona for a Lions Club stage mock bar. A separate note praises 4-H members at Edmonson and quotes Floyd Lynch on grooming and conduct. Transportation Week highlights emphasize efficient travel by land, air, and sea.
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Friona
Edmonson
Plainview
Hale County
Floyd Lynch
College Station
Lab Dupes Sun Shock Waves In High Speed Test
Everett area report says scientists duplicated million mile per hour solar shock waves in a lab using four billion watts to study sun storms. Avco Corp researchers aim to reduce space travel hazards by understanding flares and radiation belts that disrupt radio and endanger missions.
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Mass
Avco Corp
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Atlas
Titan
Minuteman
Earth
Arthur Kantrowitz
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Kantrowitz
Dillon Wins First Test For Undersecretary Of State
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved C. Douglas Dillon for the undersecretary of state job by a 16 to 1 vote. Sen. Russell B. Long of Louisiana cast the lone dissent and signaled plans to press the fight in the full Senate.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
C. Douglas Dillon
State Department
Russell B. Long
D-La
Dillon
Long
Senate
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Crossroads Report Letter to the Editor on Searches
A reader criticizes a Supreme Court ruling allowing health inspectors to enter homes without warrants in pursuit of unhealthful conditions. The letter argues such exceptions undermine constitutional rights including trial by jury and protection against cruel punishment as well as double jeopardy and warrants.
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Scott Wellington
Blast Inquiry Seeks Cause of Airliner Wreckage
Investigators probe wreckage and wrecked field in rain for clues to the explosion that killed 31 aboard a Capital jet over Maryland. CAB officials say it was an explosion but refuse to guess its source as searchers work through mud and woods. A second Capital Constellation crash near Charleston, West Virginia, kills two and injures six of 44 aboard.
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Joseph O. Fluett
Washington
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Weather Summary for Amarillo 1958 Readings
Amarillo reported sun on 117 of 133 days in 1958 with readings at 3 PM on Wednesday. Wind 17 MPH with visibility 15 miles and fair conditions. Houston 12 MPH and partly cloudy. Dallas 15 with fair. Oklahoma City 17 MPH and fair.
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Fair Houston
Fair Okla
TV listings for KGNC colorcast schedule
KGNC TV colorcast shows listed include Haggis Baggis at 1 30 p m Truth or Consequences at 3 00 p m The Ford Show at 8 30 p m
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Berlin Dominates Foreign Ministers Conference Focus
Berlin appears as the central topic at the Geneva conference with Mayor Willie Brandt sharing views on the city. The paper notes a detailed map of the Western bridgehead behind the Iron Curtain on page 29 and references another perspective on page 33.
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Thirteen Freight Cars Derail Near White Deer
Thirteen cars of a 105 car Santa Fe freight train derailed east of the White Deer depot, causing $75,000 plus damage. No fire or injuries reported as seven cars jackknifed and several toppled near the Wheeler Evans Elevator. crews diverted trains around the wreckage. Locomotive engineer S H Chandler and conductor O W Garrison, both of Amarillo, were aboard the extra eastbound train.
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Daily News
Clyde Walter
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White Deer
Amarillo
S. H. Chandler
Jackson
O. W. Garrison
Highland
Wheeler-Evans
Eisenhower defends use of soldiers as White House staff
President Eisenhower argues it would cost taxpayers more to replace military personnel serving as White House and Pentagon chauffeurs waiters and band with civilians. Rep. Frank Kowalski questions the practice and questions Army band use while noting fiscal waste concerns. The weather section follows with Amarillo region forecasts and scattered thunderstorms.
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West Berlin elections urged to unite Berlin under plan
Western powers propose free elections to unite West and East Berlin immediately while paving gradual reunification of West and East Germany. The package plan also aims to ease East West tensions at the Big Four conference as Herter presses for concrete European peace deals. Gromyko dismisses the approach as muddled and obstructive.
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East Berlin
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Germany
U.S
Christian Herter
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
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Baseball Scores and Rain Delays Across Leagues
Results from the Texas League show Amarillo tied with Poza Rica delayed by rain and Austin defeating Nuevo Laredo 5 to 4. Monterrey beat Victoria and Corpus Christi 9 4, Mexico Tigers edged Veracruz 3 1, Tulsa 0 San Antonio at Mexico City postponed. National League and American League games feature multiple rainouts with mixed scores.
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Soviet tactics dominate Geneva talks as snags mount
Andrei Gromyko drives the Big Four sessions with constant snags and staged willingness to concede. The Soviet minister uses luncheon subtlety and strategic concessions to wear down Western negotiators, shaping the Geneva Conference dynamics and boosting Moscow’s bargaining strength.
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Wheat Acreage Cuts Tied To Parity Plan In House Vote
The House Agriculture Committee backed wheat support at 90 percent of parity for two years and approved a 30 percent cut in wheat acreage allotments for the same period. Parity measures farm price fairness, with wheat currently supported at 75 percent. Rep. Carl Albert said action isn’t expected until the week of May 2 as the national wheat allotment stands at 55 million acres.
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House Agriculture Committee
Carl Albert
D-Okla
House
Sugar Act of 1948 aims at sugar production and trade
The Sugar Act of 1948 regulates sugar production and distribution in the United States. It covers domestic cane and beet growers and foreign suppliers, led by Cuba as a principal source, with influence from Washington lobbying groups.
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Cuba
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