Derailments Cripple Two Trains In Golden Spread
Two train wrecks in Oklahoma and nearby areas derail 49 cars. One crewman injured lightly after being thrown from a caboose window. Rock Island line west of Goodwell saw 25 of 105 cars derail, with 400 feet of track torn up. Santa Fe line near Kress saw 24 cars leave the track of a 102-car southbound train. Emergency crews reported no serious injuries beyond the Dalhart man, Jess Freeman.
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Goodwell
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Rock Island
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Dalhart
Freeman
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Santa Fe
Charlie Hayes
Daily News
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Oklahoma
Army Transportation Corps
Wreck on Santa Fe No. 133 Halts Texas Line
Wreckers from Liberal and Tucumcari were sent as the Santa Fe No. 133 pile up blocked the line near Kress. A broken journal on a wheat car dragged to a switch 1/4 mile south, causing the crash that telescoped twelve cars. Crews from Slaton Amarillo Dalhart and Slaton work to reopen the line likely by Tuesday.
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Dalhart
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Marvin Sears
Kress
Santa Fe
Slaton
Amarillo
C. G. Holt
J. A. Smith
Benson On Tap To Aid Ike On Farm Bill
Agriculture Secretary Ezra T. Benson cancelled a farm belt tour to be on tap for President Eisenhower during final action on the farm bill. Reps Multer and Bolton proposed capping government price support loans to individual farmers, citing loans over 1 million dollars. Benson postponed a two day non partisan farming tour and planned to stay available for the bill’s final consideration.
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Eisenhower
House
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Oliver Bolton
Ohio
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Robert D. McMillan
Iowa
Nebraska
McMillan
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas area
Weather forecast shows continued fair conditions with high cloudiness on Monday. Temperatures range from 55 to 91 degrees in Amarillo and vicinity with little change expected.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Mushroom Goes 25 Miles Above Blast
America's first air dropped H bomb exploded over Bikini Atoll target island at 5 50 a m EST. A blazing fireball expanded to three miles, then dimmed to orange and red as a bright red arrow of cloud rose from the horizon.
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Bikini
America
Bikini Atoll
British Actor Anthony Steel Found With Anita Ekberg in Florence
Two policemen in Florence shooed away lovers and discovered British actor Anthony Steel with his Swedish bride to be Anita Ekberg in a parked car near a secluded lovers’ lane. They were in the wooded area near the city.
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Lane
Anthony Steel
Anita Ekberg
Police decline to interfere with couple’s wedding plans
Police Commissioner Vincenzo Scola says reporters should be left alone as the couple, reportedly engaged, plan to marry Tuesday. He stresses it is not a police matter and officers will not intervene.
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Vincenzo Scola
Senate probes porn trade harming youth and fueling crime
Senate investigators call porn traffic a 500 million dollar yearly racket warping adolescents and contributing to sex crimes. A 71 page report urges federal and public action noting rapid crime increases and a rise in under twenty rapists since 1940.
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John Chadwick
Washington
Senate
Parakeet Returned After Three Days in Classified Ad
Relieved owner W. J. Thompson of 1307 Poplar reports his pet parakeet was safely returned after three days. He credits the Daily News classified advertising, noting it really pays. The paper offers ad services via DR6-6262 for lost items and more.
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W. J. Thompson
Poplar
Daily News
Armed Forces Day draws record crowds at Amarillo AFB
About 5 600 Amarillo area residents visited Amarillo Air Force Base for Armed Forces Day. Col Todd credited Mayor Art Jordan and the Chamber of Commerce for parade and ceremonies while noting 2 800 airmen were transported by Santa Fe Railway and Trailways.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Air Force Base
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Art Jordan
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Fe Railway
Trailway Bus Company
WT Students Told to Keep Pace With Modern World
West Texas State College awarded degrees to 230 graduates and heard a warning that civilization will perish unless the rising generation keeps up with accelerating technological change. Dr. Oliver S. Williams of Oklahoma A&M urged rapid adaptation and three million new jobs yearly. 3,000 others attended the commencement at the field house in Canyon. Recipients included seven Distinguished Military Graduates and 15 reserve commissions.
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Amarillo
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Oliver S. Willham
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James Crosby
Wellington
Charles M. Holt Jr
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Charles Boren
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James A. Morgan
Johnson Poised to Bring 160 Votes to Chicago Convention
The report projects Lyndon B. Johnson may enter the August Democratic National Convention with about 160 votes and perhaps up to 250 as he seeks to stabilize party factions. Johnson's aim appears to be a candidate acceptable to all wings rather than his own nomination, aiding party unity.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
South
Far West
Laydon Johnson Poised to Dominate Democratic Convention
Roscoe Drummond, veteran political analyst, argues Johnson will become the most powerful single force at the National Democratic Convention in Chicago. His views appear on this morning's editorial page 12.
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Roscoe Drummond
Sen
Laydon Johnson
Chicago
Fire Destroys Wichita Falls Waste Paper Plant
A Sunday blaze leveled the Wichita Waste Paper and Junk Co. in Wichita Falls, with damage to two nearby buildings totaling about $100,000. Sparks ignited a foundry and machine company, affecting forklifts and forges as flames spread.
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Baseball Scores From Western and National Leagues
Western League results show Amarillo 14 Des Moines 13 and Colorado Springs 19-5 over Lincoln. Southwestern League games include El Paso 18 over Hobbs 10 and Roswell 10 over San Angelo 6. National and American League scores feature New York 2-5 St. Louis and New York 4 Kansas City 2 plus Boston 12-2 over Chicago. Baltimore sits at 1-1.
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Hearing Set Tonight On Phone Rate Hike in Amarillo
The Amarillo City Commission will hold a public hearing at 7 30 tonight in the City Commission Chamber on Southwestern Bell Telephone Company's request for higher rates. A. O. Thomas leads company representatives as they seek increases across multiple lines, while city auditors review the data for a fair outcome.
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Amarillo
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A. O. Thomas
R. C. (Art) Jordan
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Houston
Moderation Plea Shapes Dallas Democratic Preconvention
Dallas delegates gather in hotels for a preconvention caucus amid calls for unity and moderation. Charlie Gibson and Len Lyndon B. Johnson forces press for a united Texas, with petitions in Longview urging segregation repeal and state rights protections. John Connally advocates moderate control, while leaders in 21 districts weigh a strong states’ right plank and interposition cautious endorsement.
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Daily News
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Panhandle
Charlie Gibson
Amarillo
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Len Lyndon B. Johnson
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Longview
Robert Cargill
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