Roaring Start Is Worth It For Indy 500 Fans
Indianapolis preview notes huge crowds expected for the 27th annual 500 at the speedway. Dewey Ashcroft explains the opening lap roar is worth the wait, with 33 cars racing in the first laps and a sense of fever among fans.
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Indianapolis Speedway
Indianapolis
Ashcraft
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Harold Grape
Amarillo
Speedway
Indianapolis Athletic Club
Glenn
Carolyn Newbold
Horace Wilson
Dean White
White & Kirk
White
Mr. White
Robertson Given Life
Earl George Robertson was found guilty of the beating and stabbing death of Victor E. Smith by a 46th District Court jury and sentenced to life imprisonment. The defense indicated no immediate appeal, and Robertson sobbed as Judge Jesse Owens adjourned court.
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Mppous My Vmpa
Robertson
Jesse Owens
Mothers anguish over sons in Red Hands
Mrs Valeria Georgescu speaks to her sons 14 and 79 in Romania via Radio Free Europe. She explains she and her husband refused a Communist diplomat's spying proposal, saying the price would be too high and bring eternal shame.
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Martin Post
New York
Valeriu Georgescu
Et Auis
Ntin
Georgescu
Peter
Tourists of Week Kansas couple chosen in Amarillo campaign
A Hutchinson Kansas couple traveling to visit relatives near Amarillo and Colorado Springs were named Tourists of the Week, the first honorees in a 14 week campaign. They were stopped by Traffic Policeman A J Stone King near the city edge, pleasantly surprised by the recognition.
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Amarillo
Colorado
A. J. “Stone” King
Carol C. ,Parks
Hutchinson
Kan
Parks
James H. Cooper
Milam
Colorado Springs
Cessna Aircraft Company
Five Day Texas Weather Forecast May 29 to June 3
The five day Texas forecast issued today shows near normal lows of 55 to 65 degrees west of Pecos and 66 to 73 east of Pecos, with highs of 85 to 92. No major changes expected. scattered thundershowers likely Friday night and again around Monday and Tuesday with moderate to locally heavy rain.
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Texas
Pecos Valley
Artillery Overruns Baker Company in Carson Outpost Fight
Western Front report from May 29 describes Baker Company’s counterattack against Chinese forces at Carson outpost, Elko, and the canyon. PFC Charles A Brown Jr and PFC Ramond Crock recount heavy artillery and mortars, with many men killed or wounded and only about 30 survivors. Turkish casualties are noted as well, with a Turkish officer citing few returning soldiers.
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Forrest Edwards
Baker Company
Charles A. Brown, Jr
Snyder
Okla
Carson
Baker
Elko
Brown
Pfc
Ramond Crock
Tipton
Iowa
Harry L. Marriott
Lyons
Ill
Marriott
Day of tribute to warrior Thad and silent loss
Louise Evans records the national memorial for fallen soldiers and the ache of grief beyond statistics. She contrasts graves from Sitka to Manila with home cemeteries and mothers who never saw distant battlefields, naming Mrs. Mattie F Stanley of Lakeview as an example of the mass grave’s sorrow.
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Louise Evans
United States
Sitka
Alaska
Manila
Philippines
Hawaii
Tunisia
Normandy
Italy
North
Africa
Mattie F
Stanley
Lakeview
Dal Day to Honor Tomb of Unknown Soldier in Amarillo
Two memorial services planned in Amarillo with events at Memorial Park and Memorial Park Cemetery. A 10:30 a.m. program features veterans organizations, an Air Force Band concert, and a wreath dedication at 11:10 a.m. Guests include Korean War veterans and Gold Star Mothers. A memorial service at 11:20 a.m. led by Chaplain Morris U Lively follows.
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Memorial Park
24Th
Washington
Memorial Park Cemetery
Dallas Highway
Retail Merchants Committee
Amarillo
Veterans Organizations
Veterans Hospital
Gold Star Mothers of
Marthe Judd
Veterans Organ
Fair
Morris U. Lively
WAC
Lois McSweeney
Arthur H. Bluhm
Earl O. Allmond
Wheat Slumps On New Crop Prices Dip On Board of Trade
Chicago May 29 Wheat futures hit a three year low as the new crop harvest expands in Texas. July delivery slid to 2.04 1/2 dollars a bushel with final quotes 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 cents lower than yesterday. Traders cited abundant U S supplies and weak foreign demand as the main causes.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Texas
Drug Treatment Bill Is Signed
Gov. Shiver signed a bill providing compulsory treatment for narcotic addicts in Austin on May 29. The act directs state resources to enforce mandatory rehab measures and expands public health options for opioid users.
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Austin
Gov. Shivers
New Execution Date Set for Rosenbergs
In New York on May 29 1951 Federal Judge Irving R Kauman ordered the Rosenbergs Julius and Ethel to die at Sing Sing within two weeks setting June 15 as the execution date The couple aged 34 and 36 have awaited death in the Death House for two years after being sentenced on March 29 1951 for conspiring to transmit secret data to Communist Russia The scheduled execution will likely occur on June 18 following Thursdays normal practice Defense teams sought to reduce the sentence to 20 years and have appeals pending in the U S Court of Appeals and U S District Court.
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New York
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Sing Sing
Irving R. Kauman
Russia
Kaufman
Supreme Court of the United States
U. S. Court of Appeals
Federal District Court
Emanuel H. Bloch
Memorial Day road toll eyed at 240 fatalities
Chicago reports a Memorial Day weekend forecast as the National Safety Council estimates 240 traffic deaths between 6 PM and midnight. With clear weather, about 35 million cars are expected on the roads, signaling a potentially heavy toll compared with prior holidays.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Czech Buying Panic Triggered by Rumors in Czechoslovakia
A buying panic spread in parts of Czechoslovakia amid rumors of imminent currency reform. The Moravska Ostrava newspaper Nova Svoboda denied any planned revolution of the Czech crown by the government.
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Vienna
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Moravska Ostrava
Nova Svoboda
Local Baseball Scores From Abilene To Chicago
Baseball scores from Texas and nationwide leagues show Abilene Amarillo Plainview and Borger games with varied innings and runs while Philadelphia New York Brooklyn Pittsburgh Milwaukee Chicago and St Louis pitchers and lineups tally. The entries list final tallies and key pitchers or batters for each matchup across American and National Leagues.
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Amarillo
Rodriguez
Palmer
Lee
Voelkel
Deal
Tierney
Matthews
Neal
Gorkis
Lakind
Plainview
Borger
Arthur
Warren
Flowers
Decker
Pampa
Seeees
Albuquerque
Qj Aldridge
Hughes
Paw
Clovis
Gleason
Schindler
Dial
Benntes
Philadelphia
New York
Simmons
Bourgess
Jansen
Hiller
Conelly
Noble
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Meyer
Campanella
Lindell
Sandbock
Milwaukee
Bickford
Burdette
Johnson
Cole
Crandall
St. Claire
Staley
Miller
Clark
Rice
Chicago
Minner
Leonard
Atwell
Peddlelan
Smith
Seminick
Raschit
Scarborough
Berra
Byrd
Rozek
Bishop
Murray
Astroth
Detroit
Larsen
Lanier
Paige O
Breecheen
Courtney
Moss
Garver
Herbert
Erickson
St, Louis
Cincinnati
Madison
Ginsberg
Boston
Scroccweds
Washington
Hudson and White
Schmitz
Fitzgerald
Cleveland
Garcia
Hegan
Keegan
Consuegra
Wilson
Fury of Blow Slowed Down In Seoul Area
Allied big guns and warplanes bombarded outpost hills near Panmunjom as Chinese forces launched a heavy spring drive against U S 25th Division and Turkish troops. The battle raged through Friday night with massive shelling and fierce trench fighting.
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Seoul
George A. McArthur
U. S. 25Th Division
Vegas
Elko
Carson Hills
U. S
Panmunjom
Dukes of Wellington Regiment
Aes
Turks Andenti
Carson
British War Office
London
Hook
Forrest Edwards
Cattle Sale Barn Burns at Childress Livestock Facility
Fire destroyed the Childress Livestock Commission building a 20 by 100 foot frame structure causing the loss of a horse owned by Bill Slaton the manager. About 50 firefighters fought the blaze hampered by no nearby hydrant. The roof collapsed nearly an hour after discovery and the barn was insured. It was the second time in ten years the building burned.
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Childress
Childress Livestock Commission
Highway 287
Bill Slaton
Commission
Livestock Commission
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