Census Note Sparks Panhandle City Rankings Debate
A Memphis correspondent notes Amarillo as the Texas Panhandle capital while readers tally city populations for the 10 year census. He cites Memphis Hall County as a contender and discusses rankings for Spearman Hansford County and Potter County with growth percentages.
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Memphis
March of Progress
Amarillo
Hansford County
Spearman
Jack Porter
Potter County
Khrushchev smiles amid Kremlin shakeup in Paris photos
Public statements from Khrushchev during a Monday summit declare his hands clean and soul pure. AP wirephotos show him smiling in Paris suburbs as allies Gromyko and Malinovsky loom nearby. The piece notes a recent Kremlin reshuffle and a hardened stance from the hardline faction. American diplomats are warned against doing business with the Communists amid the fallout.
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Khrushchev
Mr. K
Paris
Associated Press
Kremlin
West
Gromyko
Malinovsky
Resigning Globe-News Carrier Kenneth Cates Leaves Year Seven Plan
Kenneth Cates a Globe-News carrier announces resignation to district manager Charles Ay after six years delivering papers. He cites training and experience as boosting his view of business and life as he goes to college. A brief column notes a youth destined for success and a gardener’s art as a lasting metaphor.
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Kenneth Cates
Globe- News
Charles Ay
Globe-News
European Reaction to death of summit talks tempered by resolve
Western Europe reacted with disappointment and fear to the death of the summit conference and called for a tighter western alliance and firmness against Soviet truculence. Khrushchev was broadly blamed for torpedoing the talks, seen as a setback for diplomacy.
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Western
Europe
Nikita Khrushchev
West
Beets and Biases Stir National Taste Debate May 17
One hundred women from across the nation aired their beets about food today criticizing supermarkets frozen dinners advertisers and manufacturers They favored lower prices over ads and premiums and preferred ads that focus on food while noting price checks and fair packaging They also urged manufacturers to cut frozen foods and convenience products and to restore focus on quality.
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Washington
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity and region
Weather U S Weather Bureau reports partly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms today and tonight in Amarillo and vicinity and scattered afternoon and evening storms across Northwest Texas. Highs in the mid 80s, lows around 53, with fair in western New Mexico and showers mainly eastern areas.
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U. S
Amarillo
Texas
Coote
Mexico
Weather Summary for Amarillo Area 1960 Readings
Amarillo logged sun on 123 of 138 days in 1960 with a 3 pm comparative reading. Reports show wind and visibility for Amarillo at 25 MPH with partly cloudy skies, Houston 16 MPH cloudy, and Okla City 15 mph partly cloudy.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dalles
Okla City
Lubbock population figures announced with contrasts
Lubbock's population is listed as 128 068, up from 71 747 in 1950, with the city estimating 158 673 as of January 1. The metropolitan area reaches 155 485, while Amarillo reports 137 083 city population and 148 505 metro. County totals include Idalou 1 276 and Slaton 6 554 among others, with Abernathy at 633.
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Lubbock
IAP
Chamber of Commerce
Lubbock County
Amarillo
Idalon
Shallowater
Slaton
Wolfforth
Abernathy
String Sculpture by Monty Eicke Featured in Dallas Exhibit
Amarillo art students shared works at the Western Arts Association convention in Dallas where Monty Eicke’s black wood bent plastic and red string sculpture was shown. A ninth grade Bowie Junior High student designed the piece under art instructor Harry Geffert. Monty is the son of Clyde and Mrs. Eicke of 2124 Fairfield.
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Amarillo
Dallas
Western Arts Assn
Monty
Texas Trends
Texas Art Educators Assn
National Photographers Magazine
Bowie Junior
Harry Geffert
Bowie
Clyde N. Eicke
Fairfield
Heavy Rains and Hail Hit Donley County Storm
Torrential rains and marble size hail swept Donley County with 4.34 inches at Clarendon, causing crop and roof damage and reports of tornadoes near Wayside and Vigo Park. Hedley, Lelia Lake, and Ashtola saw moisture. unconfirmed funnels appeared in Fritch and Phillips areas. no wind damage reported.
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Panhandle
Clarendon
Hedley
Country Club
Lelia Lake
Ashtola
Henry Hamblen
Wayside
Vigo Park
Swisher County
Hamblen
Fritch
Phillips
Compact Cars Enter Market As Paperweight Jokes
Dear editor letter from D. E. Scott of Wellington jokes about compact cars multiplying and becoming good “paper weights” when used up, mocks compact taxes, and recalls older farmer memories of small hogs called runts.
20 Bushel Yield Forecast For Texas Wheat In 1960
Farm Editor notes the Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service projects a 1960 state wheat yield of 20 bushels per acre. production may reach about 76.6 million bushels, with harvests planned on 3,830,000 acres. Moisture shortages and regional conditions vary, with May 25 harvest dates in some counties and June 15 in others.
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Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Texas
Panhandle
The
Texas Employment Commission
Amarillo
Vernon, Quanah and Crowell
Wellington
Paducah
Clarendon
Memphis
Guthrie
Matador
Littlefield
Muleshoe
Dimmitt
Farwell
Hereford
Amarillo Canyon
Vega
Claude
W. T
Bill) Smoot
Randall County
Smoot
Baseball scores from Texas and national leagues
Texas League games include Amarillo 4 Veracruz 3, Victoria 17 Mexico City Reds 3, Rio Grande Valley 7 Puebla 3, Mexico City Tigers 10 Tulsa 4, Monterrey 9 Austin 4 in 11 innings, Poza Rica 3 San Antonio. National League results feature San Francisco 9 Cincinnati 3, Los Angeles 6 Milwaukee 4, Pittsburgh 11 Chicago 6, St Louis at Philadelphia. American League outcomes show Kansas City 4 Baltimore 2, Chicago 11 Boston 4, Detroit 3 Washington 1, Cleveland 7 New York 6.
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Victoria
Mexico City Reds
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Puebla
Mexico City Tigers
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Monterrey
Austin
Poza Rica
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San Francisco
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Baltimore
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
New York
Two Wrecks Kill Three Injure Three in Five Minute Span
Two automobile crashes five minutes apart killed three area residents Tuesday. Three others were injured with two in critical condition. Victims include Paul Marshall 29 of Childress a Texas DPS vehicle inspector Eli McCarley 70 a Pampa jeweler of 822 N Frost and Mrs Mattie Lou Chaney 33 of Skellytown died on arrival.
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Paul Marshall
Childress
Texas Department of Public Safety
Eli McCarley
N. Frost
Pampa
Mattie Lou Chaney
Skellytown
Summit ends as Khrushchev stands firm in Paris
In Paris the Summit Conference collapsed after Khrushchev refused further talks without an Eisenhower apology and punishment for the U2 incident. Eisenhower declined, Western leaders failed to coax a meeting, and the communique noted the impasse. The four leaders lamented the broken effort to discuss world peace.
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Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
United States
Andrew Gromyko
Selwyn Lloyd
Khrushchev Sees Summit Collapse Over Aggression
Khrushchev accuses the United States of aggression and refusal to admit responsibility, torpedoing the summit. He plans a courtesy call on President de Gaulle in Paris, with stops in Berlin to see Walter Ulbricht, while leaders in the East German regime deny any immediate peace treaty. Eisenhower remains in Paris, and Macmillan returns to Britain to report to Parliament.
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Khrushchev
United States
Soviet Union
Charles de Gaulle
Paris
Berlin
Walter Ulbricht
Eisenhower
Macmillan
Alger Splits With Texas Congressmen
Washington scene of Texas congressional rift as Republican Bruce Alger accuses Democrat Jim Wright and Frank Ikard of intellectual dishonesty over debt reduction. Wright dismisses the charge with a retort about God and honesty. Ikard remains reticent as the dispute spills into public view.
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Bruce Alger
Dallas
Washington
House
Alger
Texas
Rep
Jim Wright
Fort Worth
Frank Ticard
Wichita Falls
Ikard
Wright
Ways and Means Committee
Spencer oil agency dominates New Mexico road oil sales
Will Harrison of Santa Fe reports for The Daily News that the capital based oil agency continues to handle the bulk of road oil sales in New Mexico, detailing scope and significance on page 18.
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Spencer Oil Agency
New Mexico
Will Harrison
Santa Fe
The
Daily News
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