Reds Object To Terms of Big Four Parley
Russia moves toward rejecting Western Powers terms for a summer Big Four conference. Pravda attacks the plan as if U.S. alone proposed it and hints Moscow seeks to drive a wedge between the United States and Britain and France. State Department officials anticipate an official Soviet note and emphasize Western firmness.
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Washington
Russia
Pravda
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
France
State Department
U.S
Communist Party
Eisenhower
Bulganin
Eden
Faure
Plainview Man Drowns in Lake
SILVERTON May 22 A Sunday afternoon drowning at Burson Lake claimed the life of Bill Thomas 26 of 314 Juniper Plainview. An ambulance call came in between 3 and 3 30 p m. Six men in a motor boat were trying to catch tame ducks when the boat capsized and Thomas was lost. Heavy showers hampered recovery as Briscoe County officers aided by Swisher and Donley counties continued the search.
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Silverton
Burson Lake
Bill Thomas
Juniper
Plainview
Douglas Funeral Home
Tulsa
Thomas
Briscoe County
Swisher
Donley
Family Recovers $7,000 Left Behind in Amarillo Tourist Court
Vernon and Mrs. Dare and two children from Van Nuys Calif recovered about 7000 dollars left in Mrs Dares purse at the Colonial Courts in Amarillo after spending the night there The purse was found by maid Mildred Demerson and turned in to the hotel office The sheriff was alerted and the Dares were stopped in Shamrock before returning to Amarillo to retrieve the money They credited the maid with finding the purse and rewarded her with 5 dollars
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Daily News
Vernon Dare
California
Amarillo
van Nuys
Calif
Detroit
Mich
Elers
L Asert
Shamrock
Mrs. Dare
Dare
Air Magazine joins uproar on Red Force
Aviation Week reports Russia displays advanced aircraft over Moscow shocking Pentagon and aviation leaders. Officials debate whether Soviet air power surpasses the United States as intelligence suggests Russia widens its lead in supersonic fighters. The piece questions U S defenses and criticizes late April air show disclosures and Defense Secretary Wilson remarks.
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Washington
Aviation Week
Russia
Moscow
Pentagon
Red Air
United States
Wilson
U S Forms Advisory Group For Korea Withdrawal Plan
The United States creates a three service advisory group in Seoul to prepare for a staged pullout from Korea. The goal is to make South Korea's armed forces self sufficient for defense before any troop removal, which could be years away. Currently, U S forces include the 24th and 7th Infantry Divisions in forward areas. The plan weighs how much of an army navy and air force the Republic of Korea can sustain long term.
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Seoul
United States
U.S
Korea
South Korea
Republic of Korea
Soviet Union
China
Delay Seen in Trial of Giles
Negotiations for an agreed postponement of the bribery trial of former Land Commissioner Bascom Giles appeared to have collapsed. Defense claims unnamed legislators are involved and would justify a continuance. the state resists except for a mandatory delay if a legislator is employed as counsel. The trial was moved to tomorrow by a prior continuance, with readiness for Monday stated by First Atty James Onion.
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San Antonio
Bascom Giles
Clint Small Jr
Giles’ Cocounsels
First Asst. Dist. Atty
James Onion
M. D. Jones
Criminal District Court
Fred Samaan
Giles
Texas
Baseball scores from regional leagues and major leagues
West Texas New Mexico League results El Paso 2 Amarillo 1 Plainview 5 Albuquerque 3 Abilene 15 Clovis Pampa 9 Lubbock. National League Milwaukee 5 Chicago 1 New York 5 5 Pite 3 2 Brooklyn 8 Philadelphia Cincinnati 4 2. American League Kansas City 7 6 Chicago 2 10 New York 5 7 Baltimore 0 5 Cleveland 4 Detroit 0 Boston at Washington postponed due to rain.
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el Paso
Amarillo
Plainview
Albuquerque
Abilene
Clovis Pampa
Lubbock
Milwaukee
Chicago
New York
Pite
Brooklyn
Philad
Cincinnati
St. Louis 'S
Kansas City
Baltimore
Cleveland
Detroit
Boston
Washington
Plains Museum hits millionth visitor milestone
Carl Jones became the 1 000 000th guest at the Panhandle Plains Historical Museum in Canyon as staff and Canyon Chamber of Commerce officials welcomed him and his wife. The event drew cameras and gifts while plans predicted about 28 230 visitors so far this year and ongoing growth for the Cowboy Shrine.
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WTSC
Carl Jones
Dumas
Panhandle Plains Historical Museum
Canyon
Mrs. Jones
C. Boone McClure
T. G. Hull Jr
The
Canyon Chamber of Commerce
McClure
Panhandle-Plains
Weather report finds Amarillo sees 126 of 142 sunny days
A 1955 Amarillo record notes sun on 126 of 142 days. Observations from 3 pm list wind speeds around 13 to 17 MPH with visibility 15 miles and mostly partly cloudy skies in Dallas Oklahoma City and Amarillo, reflecting clear to cloudy conditions.
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Amarillo
Mises
Russians Help Latest Threat To Formosa
Taiao News Agency reports 30,000 Chinese laborers at Changting 280 miles west of Formosa building another air base within range of Formosa. Russian experts reportedly assisting in expanding jet fields as tensions rise.
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Taipei
Formosa
Taiao
Changting
Tatao
Kienow
Lukiao
China
Envoy calls for truce as Formosa tension eases
Chinese envoy Wellington Koo urged Reds to stop firing and said a Formosa truce is possible if the Communist bloc abandons aggression. In NBC interview he argued the Formosa problem could be settled without war if hostilities cease.
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Washington
Wellington Koo
Formosa
NBCTV
Koo
Rain Returns on the High Plains with Thunder Showers
After a brief layoff showers moved across the High Plains with a 8 p.m. Amarillo shower leaving .02 inch in The Globe News gauge and KGNC recording .05 inch. A lightning strike near the Amarillo Country Club caused a brief power cut that was quickly repaired. The forecast predicts more thundershowers as a cold front arrives with a high near 79 and a low of 57. Two small tornadoes were reported in Panhandle Plains communities overnight.
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Amarillo
Globe News
KGNC
Amarillo Country Club
Weather Bureau
Panhandle Plains
Channing
Dumas
Sunray
Gru
Dream comes true for flier who set new coast-to-coast record
Lt. John M Conroy, 34, of the Air National Guard, flew an F86 Sabre Jet coast to coast in 11 hours 26 minutes 33 seconds. He beat a 1947 mark and credited National Guard crew and radar navigation for the record. Conroy landed at San Fernando Valley Airport after a two-year dream and planned to return to his Van Nuys pool contracting job.
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Los Angeles
United States
Air National Guard
John M Conroy
Conroy
National Guard
Dash
New York City
Paul Mantz
Air Force
Robert D. Scott
Scott
Controy
New York
Jeane
San Fernando Valley
Conroys
Barbara
Timothy
Billy
Jimmy Elledge
van Nuys
Europe
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Vienna
Air Magazine
Red Force
George L. Cross
University of Oklahoma
James P. Cornette
West Texas State College
Fae Marie Beck
Perryton
Betty Jo Denman
1611
South Tyler
Cross
Plains Museum
Jones
Amarillo High School
Sondra Johnson
Bryan
Sondra
L. Johnson
Will Rogers Range Riders
High Plains
Weather Bread
James C. Elledge
Elledge
Winston-Salem
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