Grand Jury Recalled in Killing of 3 Officers
OCALA FL May 29 P State Atty A P Buie said Marion County grand jury would be recalled to consider the slaying of three police officers at the home of an aged eccentric couple. Edward Lindley 73 and Bertha Lindley 70 were captured after a long gun battle. Deputies killed two officers and Ashst Chief M O Tuck was fatally wounded. Lindley said he fired to attract neighbor Douglas Wingfield who is hard of hearing. Charges of murder to be filed tomorrow and arraignment likely Tuesday.
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Ocala
Fla
A. P. Buie
Marion County
Buie
Edward S. Lindley
Indiana
Bertha
Don McCleod
Curtis Youngblood
Bob Wooten
M. O. Tuck
Douglas Wingfield
Lindley
McLeod
Florida
Wingfield
Baseball scores from the West Texas-New Mexico and major leagues
In the regional league Amarillo beat Clovis 8 to 7 with El Paso 7 Albuquerque 6. Pampa 5-10 Plainview 4-5 Lubbock 9 Abilene 7. In the American League New York edged Baltimore 1 0 Boston routed Washington 12 7 Cleveland beat Kansas City 4 2 Chicago won 9 3 Detroit. In the National League Brooklyn 8 New York 5 Chicago 9 Milwaukee 6 St Louis 7 Cincinnati 2 Philadelphia 5 Pittsburgh 2 second game suspended curfew Pittsburgh leading 8-3 will be replayed later.
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Poo Pill Dill
CPE
Amarillo
Clovis
el Paso
Albuquerque
Pampa
Plainview
Lubbock
Abilene
New York
Baltimore
Boston
Washington
Cleveland
Kansas City
Chicago
Detroit
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Pittburgh
British radio man freed by China after five years
Hong Kong reports that Robert Webster Ford, a British radio operator arrested by Chinese Communists in 1950 on charges related to a Tibetan priest's death, has crossed into Hong Kong after five years in prison. Peiping says his release followed remorse shown during imprisonment. Ford was taken to hospital for a checkup.
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Hong Kong
Robert Webster Ford
Ford
Peiping
Red China
Lowu Bridge
Supreme People’s Court
RAF
Tibet
Red Chinese
New China News Agency
Gada Hutukatu
Lawmakers Warn Against Large Foreign Aid to Neutral States
Reps Bentley and Morano warned the House may cut substantial foreign aid to neutral states including Yugoslavia India and Indonesia amid signs of Tito Kremlin ties. Hearings resume with Harold Stassen testifying as the Senate backs the 3.5 billion program while debates focus on nonmilitary funding and loan vs grant options.
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Washington
Bentley
R-Mich
Morano
House
Yugoslavia
India
Indonesia
Marshal Tito
Kremlin
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Eisenhower
Harold E. Stassen
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Pentagon
Senate
Landreth To Head Methodist District
Northwest Texas Methodist Conference at Lubbock announced pastoral and supervisory appointments. Dr E D Landreth named superintendent of the Amarillo District replacing Earl G Hamlett. In Amarillo one pastoral change occurs as H B Coggins moves to Lockney First Church and Vel D Crosby takes Buchanan Street’s post.
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Northwest Texas
Northwest
aonoIgucu
Raul
Abilene
Amarillo
H. B. Coggins
Buchanan Street
First Methodist
Lockney
Plainview
Four U S Airmen Held by Red China May Be Released Soon
Washington sources report hope that four American airmen jailed in Red China could be freed within a week. The case follows talks between Indian envoy Menon and U S Ambassador Cooper, with State Department officials weighing possible early action amid tense Cold War diplomacy. Capt. Harold Fischer of Swea City Iowa and three other pilots are among those detained. Fischer has written that they were moved toward Peiping, increasing speculation of imminent release for propaganda use before UN anniversary. Public mood in Iowa centers on relief for local families awaiting word.
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Washington
United States
V. R. Krishna Menon
Red Chinese Oe
State Department
Harold Fischer
Swea City
Lyle W. Cameron
Lincoln
Neb
Roland W. Parks
Omaha
Edwin L. Heller
Wynnewood
Fischer
Mukden
Manchuria
Peiping
Hong Kong
Red China
Iowa
United Press
Harold
Memorial Day Closures Across Amarillo Businesses
Amarillo banks and most business houses will be closed today in observance of Memorial Day. The closing was voted by members of the retail Merchants committee of the Chamber of Commerce at a meeting earlier this year.
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Amarillo
Retail Merchants Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Color TV Debuts With NBC Program in Panhandle Area
The Panhandle observes color television day with NBC presenting The Petrified Forest starring Bogart Bacall and Fonda at 6 p m on KGNO TV Channel 4. Color telecasts will recur through summer with four hours weekly from NBC starting September. A second color telecast features Rise Stevens in The Chocolate Soldier set for Saturday at 7 p m. Readily available color sets are shown at Don McMillian Agency Fred Jones Texas Montgomery Ward C M TV Lab in Pampa and other local outlets with dealer demonstrations for technicians and industry guests.
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Panhandle
Televiewers
National Broadcasting Company
Robert Sherwood
NBC
Humphrey Bogart
Lauren Bacall
Henry Fonda
Kgno-Tv
Channel 4
Metropolitan Opera
Rise Stevens
Oscar Straus
Amarillo
High Plains
Don McMillian Agency
2Nd
Taylor
Fred Jones
Texas
W. 6Th
Montgomery Ward
Polk
C&m Television
Pampa
C&m TV
Martin Borger
Clarendon
Two Boys Drown In Plainview Lake
In Plainview, May 29, two boys 11 year old Robert Carl Austin and 8 year old Stewart Denny Austin drowned in a lake on West 17th Street, six blocks from their home. They were sons of Mr and Mrs R C Austin of 1401 Utica. The parents had left them at home to watch television while they drove to deliver a brother. The boys were missing when they returned home about 6 p.m. Their clothes were found at the lake edge as the search began.
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Plainview
W. 17Th St
Robert Carl Austin
Stewart Denny Austin
R. C. Austin
Utica
Austin
Elbert
Amarilla Records Lengthy Sunny Spell in 1955
Daily sun readings show Amarilla with 133 days of sunshine out of 149 for 1955. Comparative measurements at 3 pm yesterday note Houston and Dallas occurrences with clear and cloudy conditions across Oklahoma City and Amarilla.
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Amarilla
Houston
Dallas
Ford CIO Revise Offer and Demand in UAW Talks
Detroit May 29 contract talks between Ford Motor Co and the CIO United Auto Workers produced revisions aimed at averting a 140,000 Ford strike. The UAW cut its laid off worker wage demand from 100 to 80 percent of take home pay for a 40 hour week. Ford adjusted severance pay wording to keep pension benefits intact, aligning with its package offer. Talks adjourned 4:30 p.m. with resume set for 10 a.m. tomorrow.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Cab Driver Charged With Robbery Attempt In Texas
A 24 year old Amarillo cab driver was jailed in Potter County on charges of attempted robbery by assault of a Fort Worth man and stealing a pickup. Deputies say the driver threatened to kill the man and fled the scene with the vehicle, abandoning it on Tyler Street. The incident followed a daytime beer run and involved the victim hiding money as the driver fled.
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Amarillo
Potter County
Fort Worth
W. A. Marshall
Cliffside
Tascosa Road
Russell F. Penrod
Tyler
Red Basden
Tommy Petropoulos
Depuidies
Marshall
French Crack Down on North Africa Terrorists
French troops killed eight armed rebels in southern Algeria and arrested 200 in Morocco as part of broad actions to curb violence in North Africa. Premier Faure announced a new Algerian division while Tunisian leaders moved toward local self rule, drawing mixed reactions from Tunisian factions and French colonials.
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North Africa
Paris
Algeria
Morocco
North
Africa
Edgar Faure
Maurice Bourges-Maunouwy
Faure
Tahar Ben Ammar
Tunisia
Classified Ad Seeks Balance of Payments Transfer
G L Hackenberry of 3504 Lenwood ran a week long classified ad four days. The notice mentions local and long distance calls from Ardmere Oklahoma and Memphis Texas. The ad asks if anyone is interested in assuming balance of payments on a 1955 Dodge and provides a contact phone number FL6 6409 after 6 30 am weekdays or Sundays.
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Sheridan, Ark
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Los Angeles
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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SEC
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Daily News
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Nisia
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South Plains
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