15 May 1956
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1956
Page
1
Cahill says with three children he bought a nominally priced $12,000 property and is building a house, paid about $20,000 in bills, bought a Ford station wagon, and has not bought clothes, in his new role.
Senator George of Georgia accepted President Eisenhower's invitation to serve as the president's personal representative in developing NATO beyond a military unit. The White House said he would retain his Senate seat for now and be available after adjournment, with ambassadorial rank, to consult with Dulles and the Three Wise Men from Canada Italy and Norway on NATO's future.
Western League games saw Topeka 11 Amarillo 3 and Albuquerque 6 Bes Moines postponed by wet grounds while Sioux City and Pueblo were also postponed. American League Cleveland 3 New York 2. Southwestern League Plainview 21 Roswell 16. Public Service Net Albuquerque reports first quarter net income of 456 750, up from 375 388.
Colorcast Howdy Doody at 3 30 p m Milton Berie program listed with a 6 p m slot suggesting a variety of children's features and entertainment schedules for KGNC-TV.
AP analysis notes the Soviet Union plans a large force reduction to free manpower for agriculture and boost propaganda abroad. It remains the continent’s largest armed power with about 4.5 million troops, aided by new weapons and reduced fear of war.
Hutchinson County commissioners set June 9 as the wet dry election date after receiving petitions from the Hutchinson County Civic Loyalty League. County clerk Louise Barton certified 2,767 valid signatures, 501 above the required 2,266, endorsing the dry movement.
President Giovanni Gronchi dedicated a bronze Pinocchio statue in Collodi Tuscany watched by about 30 000 people. The memorial honors Carlo Lorenzini Collo di the author of the tale and involved world wide children donors with a 90 million lire cost. American children contributed over 1000 giving donors a certificate allowing a harmless lie without a growing nose.
Randall County Commissioners Court accepted low bids totaling 186000 for a Canyon courthouse annex and a South Amarillo office building. Panhandle Engineer and Contractor of Amarillo submitted the low bid for the office at 38689, while Canyon annex bids reached 147422. Construction at the South Amarillo site should begin within 30 days as Canyon work begins clearing area south of the courthouse.
William Hover, 15, who confessed to killing Mrs. Leda Goad, will be sent to Dallas within 10 days for psychiatric and psychological evaluations. Potter County commissioners approved exam funding at the request of juvenile probation officer Tom Little. Another youth involved in the Horace Mann vandalism may also go to Dallas for testing, and funds were approved for a Dallas psychologist to evaluate ten additional probation supervised children this summer.
Defense Secretary Wilson and Joint Chiefs Chairman Radford told Congress that the United States holds air power superiority over the Soviet Union. They cautioned the edge could fade with continued buildup and cited Russia’s planned 1.2 million force cuts and disbanded air divisions.
Prime Minister Eden refused to explain the missing frogman Crabb, saying disclosure could chill Soviet relations. In the packed House of Commons he warned that the outcome of talks with Soviet leaders should be the beginning of the beginning, as Churchill and Mountbatten watched.
The Soviet Union announced a yearlong plan to cut 1.2 million military personnel and disband three air divisions while mothballing 375 ships and closing military schools. The move aims to support UN disarmament talks and ease international tension, with details on budgets and post-cut force levels not disclosed. Premier Mollet’s Moscow visit looms as Khrouchtchev signals upcoming steps in a broader peace effort.
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