From A to Izzard amruan 14141411 They Just Can't Be Nice ALL the Time
Ike Eisenhower and Georgi Zhukov exchanged letters as veterans met in Moscow to celebrate VE-Day with Russians. A Russian farmers' visit to Iowa showcased friendliness, while a Soviet War Ministry article attacked Eisenhower, stirring caution about Cold War easing and lingering distrust.
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Izzard Amruan
Ike Eisenhower
Georgi Zhukov
Elbe River
Moscow
Iowa
Austria
Texas driver opens Inter-American Highway ribbon
Walter Rogers reports that Oklahoma Congressman Tom Steed attended the opening of a new Inter-American Highway stretch linking Nicaragua and Costa Rica. He spoke in favor of inter-American amity and praised Oklahoma. A car with a Texas yellow plate made the first passage, signaling the highway’s inaugural use.
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Walter Rogers
Tom Steed
Oklahoma
United States
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Steed
Armed Forces Day and TV guest reshuffle at KGNC
A note from Amarillo reflects local hopes for airline service and a Davy Crockett call at the airport. Armed Forces Day Saturday prompts postponement of KGNC TV Kids Only show as Joan Lawson and other guests await rescheduling.
Amarillo Loss Hangs Over Houston Los Angeles Route Fight
Trans World Airlines filed with the Civil Aeronautics Board to operate a Houston to Los Angeles route via Dallas Fort Worth and Albuquerque bypassing Amarillo Dallas served notice it would seek removal of the Amarillo stop if interchanges between Braniff and TWA continue TWA asked for authority to add more coast flights if denied a one carrier certificate and the CAB may reopen the South to West Coast service case Officials noted renewal of interchange certificates could revive the broader dispute and a pre hearing conference was held with limited time for other airlines to file petitions
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Edward Jamieson
Daily News
Washington
Amarillo
Houston
Los Angeles
TransWorld Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Dallas, Fort Worth
Albuquerque
TWA
Board
CAB
Ralph Wiser
Wiser
Severe spring floods hit Liberal Kansas with record damage
A weekend storm produced the worst flash flood in Liberal since 1946, inundating more than 20 businesses and flooding 75 to 100 homes. Damage ranged from 75 000 to 100 000 dollars as showers, hail, and tornadoes affected the Texas Panhandle and nearby plains towns.
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Panhandle
North Plains
Liberal
Kan
Crazed Texas farmer dies after five hour gun battle
N J Tynes, 44, dies at Cox Hospital after a standoff near Groesbeck Texas. He shot a 17 year old boy then killed Limestone County Sheriff J Harry Dunlap during a siege that involved tear gas and an armored halftrack. Johnny Ray Bentley, 17, was wounded and hospitalized in serious condition.
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Groesbeck
Tex
Limestone County
N.J. Tynes
Cox Hospital
Tynes
J. Harry Dunlap
Johnny Ray Bentley
Terrell
Bentley
Chou En-lai Pushes Formosa Talks From Peiping Radio
Peiping radio reports Premier Chou En-lai reaffirmed his offer to negotiate Formosa while accusing the United States of delaying talks with evasive replies. The broadcast notes Chou renewed the offer Friday in coverage of the Bandung conference.
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Tokyo
Chou En-lai
Red China
Formosa
United States
Peiping Radio
Red Radio
Chou
Bandung
Woman on Trial in Party Line Incident
In Poughkeepsie New York a fire warden testified that Mary F Kayes 42 Rhinebeck told him let the damn thing burn when he tried to report a barn fire on a party line The court case charges her with violating a state law on party line use during emergencies and the jury is seated in Dutchess County Court
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Donald Townsend
Mary F. Kayes
Rhinebeck
Driver Charged in Fatal Spearman Crash
Robert Ownbey of Spearman has been charged with negligent homicide after a pickup crossed Farm Road 282 and collided with Oscar Archer, a prominent Spearman rancher en route to Spearman on State Highway 15. Texas Highway Patrolman Bill Cosby led the investigation.
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Borger
Robert Ownbey
Route A
Spearman
Oscar Archer
Texas Highway
Senate Amends Bill to Create Second 38th District Court
The Senate amended and sent back to the House a bill to establish a second 38th District Court serving Kerr Bandera Kendall Gillespie and Kimble counties in Texas.
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Austin
Senate
House
Kerr, Bandera
Kendall
Gillespie
Kimble
Baseball WEST Texas New Mexico League scores
Albuquerque 5 Amarillo 4. Plainview 8 Lubbock 6. Clovis 13 El Paso 11. Pampa at Abilene postponed by rain. NATIONAL LEAGUE St Louis 6 Pittsburgh 0. Only game scheduled AMERICAN LEAGUE no games scheduled.
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Texas
Albuquerque
Amarillo
Plainview
Lubbock
Clovis
el Paso
Pampa
Abilene
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Weather Outlook for Apatllo and West Texas
The U S Weather Bureau reports fair skies in Apatllo on Tuesday with cooler conditions Wednesday. West Texas will be clear to partly cloudy Tuesday and Wednesday with temperatures not as warm. Monday night low 49, Tuesday high 72.
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Turkey
Hall County
West
Texas
Weather Summary for Amarillo in 1955
Sunrise notes Amarillo had 123 sunny or clear days out of 136 in 1955. Comparative readings at 3 PM yesterday show wind 15 MPH and visibility several miles with partly cloudy sky.
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Amarillo
10 Point Program for Soil Problems Okayed
A 10 point plan for long range land problems on the Great Plains was adopted yesterday by grass roots farmers. The program was proposed by farmers who belong to the National Association of Soil Conservation Districts with Nolan J. Fuqua of Duncan Oklahoma as national president. Representatives from six drought afflicted states attended the meeting. Clarence Swedman of Fort Collins Colorado noted the program supports not undermines Secretary Benson's Great Plains Council and reflects farmers views.
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The
National Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Nolan J. Fuqua
Duncan
Okla
Soil Conservation District
Clarence Swedman
Fort Collins
Colo
Benson
Great Plains Council
DA Says Somebody Let Prisoner Loose
Corpus Christi Texas May 16 Dist Atty Sam J Jones charged that somebody undoubtedly let James Warjac out of jail Warjac 29 charged with safe robbery and Frank Lee Roberts 41 a convicted forger escaped from Nueces County jail Saturday night Jones did not name anyone but seeks a grand jury investigation Warjac indicted with Stevens William Harvey Cross and Carl Raymond Crude Jr on February 25 safe burglary Cross and Crude testified for the state at Stevens trial but he was acquitted Warjac under a 12 year sentence for theft Police search area between Austin and San Antonio for the two men who may be well armed and dangerous Warjac believed to have a submachine gun Rope of braided blankets found dangling from fifth floor sawed window hole about 12 inches in diameter.
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Grover
Town
Panhandle
Hitchland
Gene Fletcher
South Plains
Texas
Justiceburg
Snyder
Crosbyton
Floydada
Childress
McLean
Dallas
Corpus Christi
Tex
James Warjac
Dist. Atty
Sam J. Jones
Warjac
Frank Lee Roberts
Nueces County
Stevens
William Harvey Cross
Carl Raymond Crude Jr
Cross
Crude
Jones
Austin
San Antonio
Warlack
Funds Requested to Study Missouri River Water for Plains
Congressman Mahon sought five million dollars from a House subcommittee to study diverting Missouri River excess water toward the Southwest. The plan envisions a cross-state path above Kansas City with storage reservoirs and possible credits to Kansas, Oklahoma, and the Panhandle. He warned the project is ambitious but necessary for a national water emergency, noting engineering hurdles such as a 1500 foot lift and potential financing gaps.
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Plains
Washington
Missouri River
Mahon
D-Tex
House
Missouri
Kansas City
Dulles on TV Today
KGNC-TV will telecast Secretary of State Dulles report at 5 p.m. The speech will also be aired by KGNC at 9:30 p.m. KAMQ at 7:30 p.m. and KLYN at 9:30 p.m. Dulles is expected to discuss West Germany in the Atlantic alliance and Austrian peace treaty talks with Indochina and the Big Four conference. The Secretary is introduced by the President.
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Kgnc-Tv
Dulles
KGNC
KAMQ
KLYN
West Germany
Indochina
Chiang's Planes and MiGs Battle Again
Formosa May 16 two Red China MIG jets attacked near the Matsus for 11 minutes clashing with Nationalist propeller planes. The exchange occurred 20 miles north of Matsu at 112 000 feet with three passes reported and no damage. MIGs likely based at Lukiao with enough jet fuel for 5 000 sorties.
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Taipei
Formosa
Red China Today
Matsu
Air Force
Matsus
Formosa Strait
Lukiao
Red
Interior Ministry
Tatao
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