House passes school construction bill with anti segregation bid
Washington United Press International reports the House approved a 1.3 billion dollar school construction measure after adding an anti segregation amendment. The roll call was 206 189 amid seven hours of parliamentary maneuvering. fate uncertain in Senate and White House.
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UPI
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White House
Ben Adam Clayton Powell
New York City
Amvoys Day Trip to Hereford by Amarillo Chamber
Amvoys, 41 members, visit Hereford today as traveling ambassadors of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce. They depart at 9:30 a.m. from the Chamber offices and return at 3:30 p.m. The itinerary includes coffee at the Jim Hill Hotel a meeting with Hereford citizens luncheon at the hotel and a tour of local points of interest.
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Cotfee
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Hereford
Albuquerque Census Sees State Population Near 950000
The Associated Press reports Albuquerque's population is 198 856 with Bernalillo County at 260 318 as preliminary figures suggest New Mexico could reach about 950 000 in the 1960 census. Projections note growth in Santa Fe and McKinley counties may lift statewide totals near nine hundred fifty thousand.
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New Mexico
Bernalillo County
Albuqerque
Santa Fe
McKinley
Union
Richard R. Laing
Bernalillo
Colfax
Harding
Tiros Weather Satellite Sends Cloud Images From Russia
UPI reports NASA says Tiros I has captured detailed cloud pictures over Russia since May 1. Pictures of the St. Lawrence Bay area were released after the April 1 launch. NASA notes Soviet images show only large geographic features with no ground objects. No Soviet protests have followed the experiment.
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UPI
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Russia
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
St. Lawrence Bay Area
NASA
St. Lawrence
Weather notes from Amarillo and surrounding areas in 1940
The record reports sunshine hours for Amarillo with 132 of 147 days in 1940, plus three am readings. It lists wind, visibility, and sky conditions for Amarillo and nearby towns Mauston Ralls, noting partly cloudy and clear conditions with mph and miles.
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Public service purification plan sparks crosshairs in Congress
A letter to the editor argues Congress is debating a scheme to bar public servants from conflicts of interest. The writer says lawmakers may avoid personal gain but may still vote against the national good for self benefit.
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Old Wheeze Fails To Stop Nuptials
A London court cleared Gerald Hole 21 to marry Margaret Trist 20 despite her father Charles Trist withholding consent. Hole has asthma and a rugby habit. magistrates overruled parental veto, allowing the marriage to proceed.
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Hole
Margaret Trist
England
Margaret
Charles Trist
After Car Accident Panhandle Teen Dies of Gunshot Wound
Panhandle May 26 A despondent teen involved in an earlier automobile accident was found dead at home around 3 p m Alvin Christman Moore 15 lay in the living room with a .22 caliber rifle nearby Justice of the Peace Herman Powell planned to await the mother’s statement before ruling on death Mrs Lorene Moore a Panhandle teacher was treated for shock The collision involved Moore driving the family car striking a car driven by William McKinley Barnett 21 06 San Domingo Great Bend Kan as Barnett traveled east on US 60 toward Pampa
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Chris) Moore
Lorene Moore
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Herman Powell
Moore
Highland General Hospital
Pampa
John Lowrie
Amarillo
William McKinley Barnett
San Domingo
Great Bend
Kan
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Quake Toll Reaches Five Thousand Despite Earlier Shocks
Two new earthquakes struck southern Chile near Santiago with tremors reaching magnitude 6. Relief aid and international help arrived as the government imposed price controls and froze basic food prices following the disaster. The worst impact was felt in Angol and Victoria, with lesser effects in Concepcion and Los Angeles. The tally of dead and missing rose to five thousand plus.
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Angol
Victoria
Concepcion
Los Angeles
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Northwest Texas
Amarillo and vicinity clear to partly cloudy through Saturday with little temperature change. Lows near 55, highs in the 80s. Northwest Texas partly cloudy through Saturday with widely scattered late night thunderstorms, little temperature change. highs expected around 80s, 75 to 95 range by region. Data include scattered details on sunrise and sunset times.
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Texas
Milestone in Dam History In Canadian River Plan
Amarillo and Lubbock reached a funding agreement on the $1 090 million Canadian River Dam and aqueduct project. Mayors Madison and Casey announced the milestone after 11 years of stop and go talks. Directors of the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority can resume work on repayment schedules for the other nine members.
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Lubbock
A. F. Madison
David Casey
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
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CRMWA
Pampa
Borger
Plainview
Levelland
Tahoka
O'Donnell
Slaton
Lamesa
Brownfield
Congress
Autho
Madison
Bugged Eagle Sparks United Nations Hearing
United Nations hearings feature Senator Lodge showing a carved eagle with a hidden listening device claimed to be Soviet espionage. Averell Harriman recalls a wooden eagle given when he served as ambassador to Moscow in 1945. The incident follows reports of numerous covert listening devices found in embassies across the Soviet bloc.
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United States
U. S
Soviet Union
Poland
Lodge
Andrei A. Gromyko
Jerzy Michalowski
Averell Harriman
New York
Texas and National League Scores Include Mixed Results
Baseball scores from Texas League include Tulsa 8 Amarillo 6 and Victoria 1 Rio Grande Valley 4. National League totals show San Francisco 9 Philadelphia 4 and Milwaukee 4 St Louis 1. American League games list New York unknown, Baltimore 6 Chicago 3, Kansas City 7 Washington 5, Boston 2.
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Boston
Herter Warns Russia May Mount New Threats In Months
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that Russia could be planning another threatening act, possibly in space, in the coming months. He cited the collapse of the summit and the U 2 incident and said Moscow’s recent moderation could mask or precede a new display of force. The panel issued a statement based on a Herter briefing and Eisenhower noted Soviet pressures may have driven Khrushchev to end the summit.
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UPI
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Russia
Herter
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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Nikita
Khrushchev
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
White House
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