Little Rock Desegregation Crisis Builds as School Opens Threatens
Tensions rise in Little Rock as Central High faces a showdown over black students entering all white schools. Governor Faubus closes Central High to prevent violence while US District Judge Miller travels to the city to watch for legal action and backstop orders as the unfolding desegregation fight continues.
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Associated Press
Central High School
Little Rock
Supreme Court
Orval Faubus
Alvin Smith
Ark
Orval E. Faubus
Central High
John E. Miller
Fort Smith
van Buren
Faubus
Envoys Open Talks In Warsaw On China Crisis
Ambassadors of the United States and the People's Republic of China begin talks in Warsaw on the Far East crisis. No subjects released but focus likely on the Formosa Strait islands and a possible renunciation of force. A communique sets the next meeting for Monday at the Mysliwiecki Palace.
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China
Warsaw
Poland
United States
Far East
Mosa Strait
U. S
Jacob Beam
Wang Ping-Nan
Washington
Dulles
Formosa Strait
Peoples Republic of China
Mysliwiecki Palace
Atlas Rocket Test Clears Half Range Skyward
The Atlas missile soared to near daylight for 50 seconds in a night test off Cape Canaveral then dropped its nose cone 3,000 miles downrange in the Atlantic. Officials noted the launch as a success and hinted at a 6,200 mile flight attempt in weeks while preparing a San Diego production line.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
UPI
Atlantic
Air Force
Ational
Florida
San Diego
Calif
Granite import for Air Force academy stirs Rocky decor
Distant rock quarried in Minnesota is reported to have been imported by the U.S. Air Force at a cost of 2.2 million dollars to touch up a new Academy in Colorado. A Wellington reader notes the out of state stone may clash with local scenery and suggests Congress may need funds to re decorate the Rocky Mountains.
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U.S. Air Force
Minnesota
Colorado
Congress
Rocky Mountains
Quemoy Defenders Get Supplies as Blockade Breached
Nationalists broke the Red Chinese artillery blockade of the Quemoy islands by air and sea, with a World War II LST delivering loaded vehicles under shellfire. A night airdrop to Little Quemoy followed by a U.S. escorted convoy movement signals renewed relief efforts amid ongoing hostilities.
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Taipei
Formosa
Quemoy
U.S
Defense Ministry
Little Quemoy
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Pescadores
Little
Rio Grande Flood Crest Reached In El Paso Aids Flooded Streets
The Rio Grande surged to a 33 year high around El Paso, cresting at 12 000 cfs then easing. About 200 residents evacuated, 20 homes heavily damaged, and widespread arroyos flooded streets. Flooding also damaged cotton fields in the El Paso Valley and spread to Juarez.
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EL Paso
UPI
Rio Grande
Raymond Telles
Mount Franklin
Hatch
N. M
Telles
Juarez
Amarillo Sees 231 Sunny Days in 1958 Sky Report
Weather summary notes 231 days of sun in Amarillo during 1958 with readings at 3 p.m. Sunday. Houston Dallas and Oklahoma City show varying wind 7 to 18 MPH and mostly cloudy to partly cloudy conditions.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla
Young ranch hand injures leg in accidental shooting
Eddie Collie 21 of LX Ranch 20 miles NW of Amarillo accidentally shot himself in the leg with a .25 caliber pistol while comparing draw speed with fellow ranch hand Jack Cheatham 19. Collie received treatment at St Anthony's Hospital and was released Sunday.
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Eddie Collie
Amarillo
Jack Cheatham
Collie
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Laura V Hamner Honored With Week Proclamation in Amarillo
Amarillo mayor proclaims Sept 14 20 1958 as Laura V Hamner Week to honor the author whose latest book Light n Hitch draws on KGNC radio broadcasts. A public reception at Dord Fitz Art Gallery and autograph event at Brown's House of Books are planned, highlighting her High Plains history stories and 50 plus illustrations.
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Amarillo
John Armstrong
Laura V. Hamner
Southwest
Texas Panhandle
KGNC
J. R. Armstrong
Texas
High Plains
Hamner
Dord Fitz Art Gallery
Taylor
Fitz
Hitch
Additio
Amarillo Air Force Band to Perform Free Daily at Tri-State Fair
The Amarillo Air Force Band will appear daily in a free 7:30 p.m. concert at the Tri-State Fair. An Air Force Entertainment program features the Drill Team at 5 and 7 p.m. daily. You have a date at the fair next week.
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Amarillo Air Force Band
Air Force
Amarillo Man Hurt In Wreck. Two Youths Dead Near Hollis
A head on collision two miles west of Hollis on U S Highway 62 at 10 35 p m Saturday left two Sand Springs youths dead and Amarillo man Bobby Grissom seriously injured. The dead are Bobby McFarland 19 and Billy Ray Copeland 18. Copeland died later at University Hospital Oklahoma City. Grissom was partially conscious in Altus Memorial Hospital with possible chest and knee injuries. Investigating trooper Dick Wiseman Harmon County Sheriff Q D Jackson and Hollis Police Chief C C Garton reported the westbound car carried McFarland and Copeland while Grissom drove east. McFarland body to Tims Funeral Home Hollis.
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Hollis
Okla
Sand Springs
Amarillo
Here
Bobby McFarland
Billy Ray Copeland
Altus Memorial Hospital
Altus
Bobby Grissom
Line Avenue
McFarland
Copeland
Tims Funeral Home
University Hospital
Oklahoma City
Grissom
Oklahoma
Dick Wiseman
Q. D. Jackson
Harmon County
C. C. Garton
Amarillo Area Weather Outlook Through Tuesday
cloudy and cooler through Monday with a low around 60 and high near 80. Tuesday remains partly cloudy with little temperature change. Panhandle and South Plains see cooler conditions, with yesterday’s noon readings around 80 and overnight min about 69. Precipitation totaled .03 inches in the 24 hours ending 6 p.m. Sunrise 6:29 a.m. Sunset 6:56 p.m.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
South Plains
Tuesindy
Western League and Major League Scores and Cancellations
Western League results include Albuquerques Amarlro? Des Moines at Lincoln cancelled due to wet grounds. Colorado Springs 11 Pueblo 4 Sioux City 9 Topeka 7. In National League Pittsburgh 5-6 Chicago 4-2 St Louis 6 Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 44 San Francisco 34 Los Angeles 5 Milwaukee 3. American League Chicago 7-6 Washington 1-5 Cleveland 7-2 Baltimore 44 Detroit 6-9 Boston 13 New York 5-12 Kansas City blank game 14 innings.
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Albuquerques
Amarillo
Des Moines
Lincoln
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Sioux City
Topeka
Pittsburgh
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Washington
Cleveland
Baltimore
Detroit
Boston
New York
Kansas City
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Chou En-Lai
Red China
Wang
Peiping
Mao Tze-Tung
State Department
Wash
Kgnc-Tv
Atlas
Crossroads Report
D. E. Scott Wellington
Quemoys
Reds
MR. Dillon
Patricia Masterman
Daily New
Miss Hamney
Brown's House of Books
Wiseman
Tims
Andrei Gromyko
Idlewild
United Nations Protocol
Gromyko
U. N. General Assembly
Scandinavian Airlines
Weather Forecast
U.S Weather Bureau
Ual
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