Electric Eye Is Modern Spy
The U2 photosage is fading as satellites and new cameras like TIROS and the Samos promise far greater earth detail. An infrared device could photograph targets 500 miles inside enemy territory without crossing borders, while radar images from planes reveal Washington from New York. Russian espionage, including the Vega trawler near Long Island and mock missiles from a Polaris sub, shows electronic spying is here to stay through the cold war.
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Amarillo Rose Society to host annual show at bank
The Amarillo Rose Society holds its annual rose show at the Amarillo National Bank this Saturday open all afternoon and evening. The event honors Old Tack to celebrate Amarillo's rose-growing start, tracing back to Gene Howe in 1927 who dubbed the city The City of Roses and sold rose bushes at cost to subscribers. Old Tack roses still bloom in Amarillo today.
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Amarillo
Armed Forces Day Open House At Amarillo Air Base
An open house event for Armed Forces Day at Amarillo Air Force Base runs Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with air demonstrations by F-100 Thunderbirds and T-33 jets, a downtown parade at 10 a.m. involving 600 service members, and exhibits including B52 Stratofortress KC 135, Snark missile, and other aircraft. Maj. Gen. Meyer to speak at luncheon at the Herring Hotel.
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Armed Forces Day Proclamation Highlights Peace and Service
President Eisenhower proclaims Armed Forces Day to showcase military strength as a force for peace. Active and reserve personnel collaborate with civil authorities and communities to foster international understanding and a climate of justice and freedom.
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Milam and Gunter weigh in on growth and weeds
In editor Charley Guy's column Jim Milam argues Amarillo should be the larger city one year in ten, reflecting on 1951 and forecast for 1961 to 1970. Dr. C Ab Gunter notes an advanced growing season in Wheeler County as weeds sprout near Amarillo sidewalks and asks for attention to the downtown fringes.
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Jim Milam
Amarillo
Ab Gunter
Wheeler County
Curth
Fear Sniper Strikes as City Stays Home After Storm
Quanah residents endure a weekend of fear after a thunderstorm night when a sniper fired at least five shots, wounding two women and driving people to stay indoors after dark. Police pursue leads as tension lingers.
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Night Sniper Targets Quiet Quanah Street
Daily News reports officers work to solve the why behind a string of shootings while residents stay indoors. At about 9 30 p m a .22 caliber shot shattered a bedroom window injuring 13 year old Charlotte Wiseman as she sat on her bed. Police search for the sniper continues.
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Charlotte Wiseman
W. W. Wiseman
West Quanah
Theaters Honor U S motion picture industry shows faith in Eisenhower
Theaters nationwide including Interstate Theaters in Amarillo will stay closed until 6 p.m. in observance of a holiday. An informal New York gathering of movie moguls sparked a mass demonstration plan inviting other businesses to join in showing confidence in the President and foreign policy.
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Amarillo
New York
Billion-Dollar School Aid Cleared for House Action
The House Rules Committee approved a $976 million school aid bill by a 7-5 vote, signaling likely floor action next Wednesday. Backers push for three years of construction grants with state matching after year one, while opponents urge federal limits on education funding.
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Tornado kills and injures in Kansas farm towns
A tornado carved a 75 mile path across northeastern Kansas killing one person and injuring 28 as it leveled farmhouses and struck Elmont and Meriden. Mrs. Mildred Hundley died in Meriden tavern wreckage. Thunderstorms disrupted three states severing electricity in towns across Oklahoma Kansas Missouri.
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Meriden
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Topeka
Texas League scores roll in from Amarillo and pals
Amarillo 15 Veracruz 5 and Mexico City Tigers at Tulsa rain delay lead a slate of minor league results. Monterrey routed 14-0, Puebla beat Rio Grande Valley 7-6, Poza Rica 14 San Antonio 5, Mexico City Reds 7 Victoria 4, Chicago 4 Philadelphia 2, Cincinnati 5 Los Angeles 4. San Francisco at Milwaukee postponed by rain.
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Japan votes on security pact amid House clashes
The ruling Conservatives win a 186 to 84 margin in the lower house as protests erupt outside and a socialist member is hurt inside. barricades, mass sitdowns, and a police rush mark a chaotic path to the vote on the U S security pact with Japan, with a 50 day extension approved to adjournment.
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Nobusuke Kishi
Kishi
Ikkaku Ashika
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Eisenhower Arrives Home with Gala Welcome Planned
Preparations for President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower include flags on lamp posts, extra police and guards, and a triumphal arch near the White House. The cabinet and Republican leaders plan to meet him at Andrews Air Force Base as the president returns from the Paris summit aboard a force jet at 1 p.m. CST.
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Ike Arrives Amid City Welcome Plans and Diplomatic Show
City authorities planned an early dismissal for 115000 school children to swell the crowd for President Eisenhower’s arrival. The State Department notified embassies and as many as 25 ambassadors pledged to attend the airport ceremony. Congressional Democrats signaled bipartisanship while others planned to stay away. Local officials and the Republican committee distanced themselves from organizing the welcome, saying White House aides prompted the effort.
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Paris
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White House
Weather summary for Amarillo region 1960 readings
Amarillo reported sun on 125 of 140 days in 1960. Comparative readings at 3 p.m. Thursday show AMARILLO with fair conditions and 5 mph wind. Nearby cities Houston Dallas Oklahoma City show cloudy or misty conditions with light winds.
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Dallas
Prny City
Oklahome City
Lion Skin Ambush Case At Golden Lion Hotel
In Edinburg Scotland on May 19 a French visitor Mrs Rolande Neff claims a lion skin rug at the Golden Lion hotel caused a serious fall in July 1957. She seeks 1750 pounds damages claiming the rug with a projecting lion head was a concealed danger. The rug’s skull remains as evidence in court.
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Edinburg
Scotland
Potter County rump demos minutes filed for state convention
Editorial page notes minutes of a second Potter County Democratic rump convention filed with the Texas Secretary of State. Frank G. Crandall reports 26 delegates from eight precincts left the Municipal Auditorium after a 8 p.m. meeting at Carpenters Hall. The Crandall list includes Mrs. Troy Adams and Morris E. See RUMP DEMOS on Page 2.
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Bald spot ads spur neighbor critique in TV campaigns
A letter from D E Scott of Wellington laments TV commercials that spotlight hair beauty and baldness. He argues advertisers push polite society to accept glamourized bald spots, finding the focus on well-faced hair far too persistent and impolite.
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