Hearst Castle Open to Public on California Coast
The California park department will open Hearst Castle, Casa Grande, to visitors. The 350 acre San Simeon estate overlooks the Pacific between Los Angeles and San Francisco on Highway 1. The 100 room Moorish palace houses Europe’s finest crafts and art treasures, redirected to the state by the Hearst family.
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William Randolph Hearst
California Park Department
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
San Simeon
Casa Grande
Europe
Hearst
Hearst Castle
Aristotle Onassis
Stavros Niarthos
Onassis
Monte Carlo
Rainier
Monaco
Flower Tour to Start in Hemphill County This Spring
Flower Tour CANADIAN launches an annual spring wildflower tour in Hemphill County starting next week and continuing weekends through July 4. NE Panhandle hosts host likely the most diverse flora with 300 varieties noted by a state botanist at Gene Howe preserve. Main tour focus centers around Lake Marvin area and paper will publish details as they arise.
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Hemphill County
Panhandle
Oofie Abraham
Gene Howe
Lake Marvin
Bluebonnets bloom near Vetesk home in Amarillo
Report notes the patch of bluebonnets at 34th and Van Buren is blooming and may be the only ones in the immediate Amarillo area. Readers invited to correct any inaccuracies.
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34Th
van Buren
Amarillo
Walt Irwin
Chicago
James M. Barrie
Chesterson
Wes Izzard
Classifieds and Pages Index Fragment
A fragmented newspaper index lists sections such as Astro-Guide classified ads pages, Comics, Editorials, Markets, Movies, Radio and TV, Sports, Weather, and a weather map on page 3. It shows multiple nonsensical spellings and overlaps across sections.
Texas Lawmaker Pushes Ikard Oil Import Quotas
Rep. Frank Ikard of Texas says his amendment to the reciprocal trade act for mandatory crude oil import quotas remains alive. He foresees an open rule to allow debate and plans to press the Ways and Means committee for favorable language and broader floor support amid ongoing committee actions.
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Washington, D.C
Frank Ikard
D-Tex
Tkard
Ways and Means Group
House Rules Committee
Rules
Ikard
Ways and Means Committee
Crossroads Letter Voices National Anthem Change Debate
Melody Dear Editor notes Congress may amend The Star Spangled Banner to aid singing while a neighbor suggests replacing it with a stronger National Yell. The exchange captures public humor and frustration with current anthems.
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Congress
Weather Summary for Amarillo 1958 Report
Weather data shows Amarillo had sunshine on 118 of 1386 days in 1958 with readings at 3 pm including Wind and Sky conditions. Comparable figures are listed for Houston Dallas Oklahoma City and Amarillo with cloudiness and visibility notes.
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Amarillo
Houston
Cldy
Dallas
Clady
Okla
City
A New Twist to An Old Custom at West Texas State
Ambitious students at West Texas State College Canyon are using a revolving fund and the Op portunity Plan to earn a college education. Ex-Student Association sponsors and student effort drive the program, which guarantees education for deserving youth.
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West Texas State College
Canyon
Sunday News Globe
Navy Brass Arrives for Armed Forces Day in Amarillo
Navy undersecretary Fred A. Bantz arrived at Amarillo Air Force Base aboard a Marine Convair at 5 57 p m with Mrs Bantz and Capt S S Mann Jr The welcome featured a bosuns pipe and a 17 gun salute The two day Armed Forces Day program includes a downtown parade at 11 a m open house at AAFB today and Sunday and a USAF fly over plus other activities involving local military and civic leaders
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Fred A. Bantz
Navy
Amarillo Air Force Base
Marine Corps Convair
Bantz
Armed Forces
Amarillo
S. S. Mann Jr
USN
AAFB
Daily News
Richard Pipes
William L. Lee
Herring Hotel
Baseball Scores From Western and National Leagues
Western League results include Des Moines 13 Amarillo 12 and Topeka 9 Colorado Springs 6, with Lincoln 4 Pueblo 2 and Sioux City at Albuquerque postponed due to rain. National League Chicago 6 San Francisco 5, St Louis 2 Los Angeles 0, Philadelphia 6 Pittsburgh 2, Milwaukee at Cincinnati postponed by rain. American League New York 7 Washington 2, Kansas City 5 Detroit 3, Chicago 6 Cleveland 3, Baltimore at Boston postponed by rain.
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Des Moines
Amarillo
Topeka
Colorado Springs
Lincoln
Pueblo
Sioux City
Albuquerque
Chicago
San Francisco
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
New York
Washington
Kansas City
Detroit
Cleveland
Baltimore
Boston
Defense bill advances limited control shift by House panel
The House Armed Services Committee approved a defense reorganization bill giving President Eisenhower most of the military command streamlining he sought but withholding full administrative control. The panel backs a joint staff and trims service chiefs’ command powers while aiming for a clear line from the president to field officers.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Eisenhower
Secretary of Defense
Redstone Missile Firing Marks Army Milestone at Cape
At Cape Canaveral on May 16 the Army's 40th Field Artillery Missile Group launched a Redstone ballistic missile, the first large ICBM-type fired by U S troops. The graduation firing showcased readiness to operate the weapon in the field and suggested overseas deployment within two months.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Army
U.S
40Th Field Artillery Missile Group
Redstone
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Ala
Weather forecast for Amarillo and Panhandle region
The forecast shows cloudy to partly cloudy skies with late afternoon and evening thundershowers today and Sunday. A cooler late Sunday with highs near 75 and lows around 55. Panhandle and South Plains expect continued cloudiness with widely scattered showers and thunderstorms and no major temperature changes through Saturday and Sunday.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
South Plains
BAM
Jet Rewrites Speed Record In Two Passes At Edwards
An Air Force F104A Starfighter piloted by Capt. Walter Wayne Irwin averaged 1 404.19 mph in two climbs to 40 000 feet at Edwards AFB in the Mojave. The Air Force billed the flight as the first operational twice the speed of sound squadron under Gen. Thomas P. D. White.
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Associated Press
Walter W. Irwin
Hamilton Air Force Base
Calif
California
Air Force
Los Angeles
Edwards Air Force Base
Here
Mojave Desert
Walter Wayne Irwin
Novato
Hamilton
Afb
Thomas PD. White
Phillips Strike Protests Continue At Plains Plants
In Borger Texas on May 16 about 30 Local 351 picketers from International Union of Operating Engineers patrolled gates and rail lines at Phillips Petroleum plants. They protest wages and staffing plans at Plains Bona Vista plants where 525 workers have been on strike since May 1. The Local 351 executive board ordered a walkout of 19 bargaining units two weeks ago, aligning with the union’s strike authorization, as two other bargaining units in the Plains butadiene section joined the action.
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Plains
Bona
Imperialist Tours Russia Vividly Frames Soviet Oddities
Art Buchwald describes a three week tour behind the iron curtain in a 1958 Chrysler Imperial. He notes friendly crowds in Minsk Smolensk and Moscow asking about the car its price horsepower and miles per gallon. A Russian man offers 50 000 rubles for a Volga imitate car while another inspects the undercarriage at the Metropole Hotel.
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Art Buchwald
Iron Curtain
United States
Soviet Union
Minsk
Smolensk
Moscow
America
Russia
Metropole
John
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Daily News Index
Texas Lawmaker
Skard
Crossroads Report
D. E. Scott
Wellington
Land
USAF
Tech
Weather Forecast
US Weather Bureau
Frida
Phillips
By Earl Golz
Union of Operating Engineers
Phillips Company
Paris
New York Herald Tribune
House Un-American Activities Committee
Kgnc-Tv
Perry Como
Buchwald
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