Memphis Girl Faces National Spelling Bee Challenge in DC
Sandy Smith a 13 year old from Memphis wins the Daily News Bee to represent four states Kansas New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas at the 27th annual national spelling championship in Washington DC. The champion earns 3360 in cash prizes and a week in Washington with a chaperone.
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Sandy Smith
Memphis
The
Washington, DC
Paul Smith
Amarillo Air Terminal
TWA
Sandy
Daily News Bee
Kansas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Yff
Washington
Jerry
United States
Department of Commerce
East and West Seek New Indochina Talks in Geneva
East and West clash over a fresh approach to ending Indochina fighting in Geneva. The talks resume on a restricted basis with leaders accompanied by three aides, while no sessions were noted at the main level and no activity at Russia or Red Chinese headquarters.
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Geneva
Indochina
Russia
Oregon Voting Test for Ike in May Primary
Washington reports a key Oregon primary tests Eisenhower era power politics as Gov. Paul Patterson seeks the GOP nomination amid public versus private power disputes following Douglas McKay’s resignation to join the interior department. Pennsylvania also previews next November’s congressional races with a contested state Republican organization fight.
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Washington
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Republican Organization
Paul L. Patterson
Douglas McKay
Interior
GOP
Eisenhower
Randall Court To Talk E Way Alternatives
Randall County commissioners will discuss possible methods to obtain right of way for the Amarillo Canyon Expressway at a 10 AM special meeting. Bond election returns show the $750,000 issue failed to reach the two thirds majority. State Highway Engineer Dewitt C. Greer will recommend starting plans for the Amarillo and Potter County segment.
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Randall County
Roy Stevens
Amarillo
Canyon
Dewitt C. Greer
State Highway Commission
Potter County
Deputy Killed in Mansfield Ambush
Deputy J. W. Gamble was killed and Deputy Ralph Shelton was seriously wounded when two men in a stalled car opened fire as officers approached to investigate a ditch vehicle in De Soto Parish Louisiana. The suspects fled toward Texas armed with a rifle and multiple pistols.
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Mansfield
Texas
de Soto Parish
J. W. Gamble
Ralph Shelton
Taruc Surrenders to Magsaysay in Philippines Endgame
Luis Taruc the Huk rebel leader known as the Swamp Fox surrendered near Manila after years of jungle fighting. He gave himself up to President Ramon Magsaysay with Benigno Aquino as go between. Taruc faces trial unless amnesty is granted.
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Army
Camp Murphy
Ramon Magsaysay
Taruc
Ff Magsaysay
Huks
Magsaysay
Elpidio Quirino
Philippine Congress
Quezon Road
Benigno Aquino
Manila Times
Aquino
Jesus Lava
Philippines
Congress
Magsaysay Long
Quirino
Liberal Party
Lane Quits GOP Post in Dallas Contest
State Republican chairman Alvin H. Lane announced he would resign June 14 and deny any covert deal in the race to succeed Rep. J. Frank Wilson. Lane opposes his law partner Wallace Savage who seeks the Democratic nomination, with Porter predicting a strong Republican candidate by June 7. Lane will back the GOP candidate in the November general election even if Savage wins the Democratic primary.
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Alvin H. Lane
Republican State Executive Committee
Lane
Wallace Savage
Congress
Rep. J. Frank Wilson
Republican National
Jack Porter
Houston
Porter
Byff & Lane
GOP
Savage
Law Office Association
San Antonio
Amarillo
USIA Initiates Worldwide Offensive Against Communism
The U S Information Agency launches a global propaganda drive to expose what it calls phony intellectual appeals of Russian Communism. Director Theodore C Streichert says the plan follows a White House NSC directive and targets 217 overseas posts with 54 books to be distributed to 104 libraries for lectures and seminars.
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Washington
U. S. Information Agency
USIA
Thedore C. Streichert
Eisenhower
National Security Council
United States
Streibert
Adams on Capitol Hill A 72 Day Witness
Relman Morin recalls John Adams the Army counsellor who led with a stoic, incisive testimony during the Army McCarthy hearings. Adams described pressure and abuse from the McCarthy camp with restrained fury and a solemn gaze.
Weather Summary for Amarillo 1954 Report
Weather data from Amarillo shows 123 days of sun in 136. Readings at 3 PM report clear to partly cloudy skies with wind speeds shown and visibility varying.
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lAmarilo
Delta Facing Red Wave in Indochina Security Fight
May 16 report from Hanoi says four Vietminh divisions move from Dien Bien Phu toward the Red River Delta amid fears of a large human wave assault by mid June. French defense holds Hanoi’s delta but outside help may be sought as Vietminh forces penetrate toward the delta perimeter.
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Larry Allen
Hanoi
Indochina
Red River
Dien Bien Phu
Delta
Pierre Louis Bodet
France
What Does Dies Think of McCarthy Probes on KGNC
Texan Martin Dies, the first congressional red hunter, answers questions about today’s probes. Wes Izzard and White & Kirk provide commentary on KGNC Radio at 8 30.
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McCarthy
Martin
Wes Izzard
White & Kirk
KGNC
Paroled killer captured near Rowland home in Georgia
A paroled slayer after four killings was captured near the Rowland home in Moultrie Georgia by GBI Lt. W E McDuffie and a Valdosta officer. Williams confessed to killing former Warden W C Rowland and his wife and slashing two rescuers. A 200 man posse hunted the swamp area as hundreds swarmed the town.
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Moultrie
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Tom Williams
GBI
W. E. McDuffie
Williams
GRI
McDuffie
W. C. Rowland
the Rowlands
E. T. Norman
J. D. Croft
Rowlands’ Home
Valdosta
IA. J. D. DeVane
Evedze
Moultrie City
National
Moulttie
Rowland
Weather Outlook Amarillo and West Texas Regions
The US Weather Bureau forecasts cloudy conditions with scattered afternoon and night thunderstorms in Amarillo vicinity Monday and Tuesday with little temperature change. West Texas expects partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms across Panhandle and South Plains and varying intensities elsewhere, no notable temperature shifts.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Weather Bureau
Ninth
Harrison
Clayton
Mos
West Texas
South Plains
Scosheess
Sam
Power of The Want Ad
A letter from A N Grant of Odessa Texas praises the Odessa News Stand sale aided by the local classified ad. The note recalls a buyer from Truth or Consequences New Mexico who visited after seeing the ad and purchased the business. The ad itself offered the News Stand for sale with contact Roy Stapleton.
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Odessa
Tex
Truth Or Consequences
Roy Stapleton
Texas
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