Amarillo praised by Fort Worth editor in guest column
Walter R. Humphrey editor of The Fort Worth Press writes from Amarillo on a soil conservation dinner and praises Amarillo's growth, progressive banks, and the newspaper's editorial integrity. He lauds the city as a fresh Texas spirit on the move and notes YMCA, new buildings, and strong civic engagement.
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Walter R. Humphrey
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Wes Izzard
Stan Musial
St. Louis
Texas
YMCA
Daily News
Clyde McGee
McLean
Fairview
Upper Pease
Herring Hotel
Escaped Man Captured After Brief Texas Jail Break
Clayton Knopfler 19 escaped from a Texas county jail early Tuesday and was recaptured within hours at Goodwell, Oklahoma, on Wednesday.
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Guymon
Okla
Clayton Knopfler
Texas
Goodwell
Central Railroad stockholders clash in tense meeting
In Albany 2000 stockholders gathered in an armory to decide control of the New York Central Railroad. The meeting was marred by disorder and confusion and the outcome remained unclear as reporters anticipated days before a final result.
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Albany
New York Central Railroad
Tornado Rips Through Syracuse Kansas Town
A tornado struck Syracuse Kansas at 2:30 PM causing significant damage to homes in the northwest part of the city near the Colorado border. Two families escaped injury and the business district remained undamaged. The twister moved from northwest to southeast, lifting and striking again.
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Syracuse
Kan
Kansas
Colorado
Tom Fitzpatrick
Howard
Disaster Strikes Carrier Bennington Amid Devastating Explosion
A catastrophic explosion aboard the aircraft carrier Bennington near Quonset Point Rhode Island on May 26 leaves at least 91 dead and 201 injured. Crewmen describe sealed hatches delaying escape as flames and smoke engulfed the decks. The Navy orders an investigation while President Eisenhower and Secretary Thomas express sympathy.
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Quonset Point
Bennington
U. S. Navy
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Charles Thomas
Washington
Raborn
Eisenhower
White House
John Hoskins
Cohn on Stand Today As Armys Case Ends
Republicans on the McCarthy Army inquiry voted 4-3 to drop all charges against Francis Carr and H Struve Hensel amid cries of whitewash by Democrats. Army officials rested their case after 21 days of hearings as Roy M Cohn prepared to testify. Symington decried the action and planned an appeal to the Senate for further investigation.
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Cohn
Washington
McCarthy Army
Francis Carr
H. Struve Hensel
Carr
Joseph N. Welch
Army
Hensel
Roy M. Cohn
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Sen
Symington
D-Mo
Senate Armed Services Committee
GOP
McCarthy
Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
Defense
McCarthy and Cohn
The
Stevens
John G. Adams
Pvt. G. David Schine
Pvt. Schine
Ft. Monmouth
Welch
Frederick van Pelt Bryan
White-Wash
McClellan
Ark
Jackson
Wash
Colin
Law
Traci
B 36 Bombers Plan Nicaragua Tour From Fort Worth
Three Air Force B 36 intercontinental bombers will fly from Carswell Air Force Base to Nicaragua and back nonstop. The missions over Managua Leon Granada and Matagalpa support arms shipments to Nicaragua and Honduras amid diplomatic tensions with Guatemala.
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Fort Worth
Air Force
Nicaragua
United States
Carswell Air Force Base
Nica
Raguan
Managua
Leon
Granada
Matagalpa
Carswell Afb
8Th Air Force
State Department
Honduras
Guatemala
Methodists Review Big Year in Northwest Texas
The Northwest Texas Methodist Conference reports record church growth with 4,338 additions by profession, 6,598 by transfer, and 1,177 infants baptized. Church school enrollment reached 73,555 with 39,212 average attendance, as 34 men were licensed to preach.
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Mildred Young
Daily News
Northwest Texas Methodist Conference
Polk Street Methodist Church
H. Clyde Smith
Abilene
Baseball Scores From The West Texas New Mexico League
Albuquerque defeated Lubbock 6 to 3 Abilene beat Borger 6 to 2 Amarillo at Pampa postponed due to wet grounds Clovis at Plainview postponed due to rain In the American League Chicago beat Cleveland 5 to 4 Detroit edged Baltimore 6 to 3 Washington won 2 to 1 over New York Philadelphia toppled Boston 6 to 5 In the National League New York defeated Pittsburgh 2 to 1 Philadelphia won 8 to 6 against Brooklyn Milwaukee 7 Cincinnati 6 Chicago routed St Louis 15 to 5.
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West Texas
NEW Mexico League
Albuquerque
Lubbock
Abilene
Borger
Amarillo
Pampa
Clovis
Plainview
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Baltimore
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Wyoming searched for arms aboard off Cristobal
The US State Department said the French freighter Wyoming at Cristobal is being inspected by US Customs to see if customs rules were broken by arms not listed on the cargo manifest. Officials noted five boxes of sporting arms are listed and no arms are shown beyond that. the ship is en route to El Salvador and other ports.
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Washington
State Department
Wyoming
Cristobal
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Department
Guatemala
el Salvador
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Vancouver
le Havre
France
Canal
Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy Thursday and Friday with scattered thundershowers and cooler temperatures. Low tonight 55 degrees, high Thursday around 85. West Texas region also partly cloudy with possible local thunderstorms.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Indian Dancers To Perform At Santa Fe Chief Exhibit
Tony White Cloud and his brothers Clemente and Anastasio will perform native dances in costume at Amarillo's exhibition hours from 10 30 AM to 9 30 PM. Mayor Bud Curtis will be inducted into the Jemez tribe in a special ceremony. The Horsetail Eagle War Shield Buffalo and Hoop dances will be staged. Six cars from the San Francisco Chief will be open for inspection including a full length dome car with 57 angled observation seats. The Chief, debuting June 6, will feature radio and wire music and individual room speakers across cars.
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Santa Fe
Amarillo
Tony White Cloud
Clemente
Anastasio
Bud” Curtis
San Francisco
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Francis Toth
Phoenixville
Bob Waterbury
Clearwater
Fla
Edward Cushman
Cushman
George Vega
Brooklyn, N.Y
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W.F. Raborn Jr
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Comualty
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Lille
High Plains
Martha Mason
ED Creagh
Senate
Executive Department
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Ridaho
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R-Sd
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Rmich
Methodists Review
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