Polk Street Parade Opens Amarillo Tri-State Fair in 1958
The 1958 Tri-State Fair in Amarillo kicks off with the Polk Street parade at 11 a.m. featuring horsemen, sheriff posses, bands, floats, and military representatives. Fairgrounds bustle with cattle judging, midway attractions, and preparations praised by general manager Rex Baxter as the best yet.
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Amarillo Air Force Base
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New Mexico
Oklahoma
Colorado
Kansas
Rex Baxter
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Little Rock High Schools Tangle Over Rapid Integration
In Little Rock Arkansas public schools face an integration drive as groups urge reopening all four high schools with mixed attendance. The school board, pressed by Gov Faubus and the Justice Department, will broadcast six hours of televised lessons for 3,480 students.
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Soviet School System Inside Radical Shift Plans
Khrushchev unveils drastic reform to extend compulsory schooling and draft students aged 14 to 11 into farm and factory labor. Presidium approves memo, plan to be debated by Central Committee and Supreme Soviet within months with multiple approaches to prepare youth for industrial and agricultural work.
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Newsmen Witness Nuclear Safety Test At Yucca Flat
The Atomic Energy Commission allowed reporters to observe a safety experiment at a Nevada test site. An atomic weapon exploded inside a 500 foot shaft, obliterating a housing over the shaft mound. Officials reported slight nuclear reaction with no offsite radiation anticipated.
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Liz Taylor seeks new husband amid Fisher Reynolds rumors
Dear Editor notes Liz Taylor is reportedly shopping for a replacement husband. The letter cites Eddie Fisher as a candidate and mentions Debby Reynolds as of the date. The author mocks media over coverage and calls it a public service to track the gossip.
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Ddie Fisher
Fisher
Debbie Reynolds
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Highlights Pleasant Week
U S Weather Bureau predicts early morning clouds with mostly sunny conditions through Tuesday in Amarillo and vicinity. Today's high near 85 and low around 50, with Panhandle and South Plains showing little temperature change. New Mexico forecast calls for fair, slightly warmer north and east portions Monday with lows 38 in mountains and 40 to 50 in north valleys and 50 to 60 in south. highs 70 to 80 north and 80 to 90 south.
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Baseball Scores From the National and American Leagues
National League results Milwaukee beat Cincinnati 6 to 5. San Francisco won 7 to 4 over St Louis. Los Angeles 2 Chicago 1. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia postponed by rain. American League Baltimore defeated New York 3 to 2. Chicago 2Kansas City 1. Cleveland 3 Detroit 1. Boston 2 Washington 0.
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Union Hit Cement Firm Pact Offer For Strike
Union leaders denounced a new contract offer from Crowe-Guide Cement Co as sub standard and take it or leave it. The Teamsters Local 577 business manager said the terms included a 40 hour work week with no seniority clause and no pay increase in year one, only 5 cents an hour in year two. The boycott halted about 75 percent of the firm’s Amarillo and Canyon work as pickets started September 10 at 99 N. Tyler and contractors joined an AGC effort to block sites.
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Amarillo
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Mitchell
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Panhandle
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UAW Expected to Reject GM and Chrysler Offers
Detroit based United Auto Workers union anticipated turning down offers from General Motors and Chrysler seeking Ford terms. Chrysler tied conditions to Briggs plants and representation, and a stronger no strike clause. UAW demanded more than a carbon copy of Ford contract with GM and Chrysler before Sept 30 deadline.
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California to Hawaii Raft Finishes Pacific Trip
Four bearded men and a dog completed a 69 day, 2100 mile drift from California to Maui aboard the Lehi IV reefed raft. Mormon seeker DeVere Baker claims the voyage supports migration and interbreeding theories from the Book of Mormon. Baker, UCLA psychologist Larry Foglino, UNM student Don McFarland, and BYU dental student Ed Kekuala survived on limited rations, with Baker planning another crossing next year.
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Oklahoma Governor defends highway construction push
Governor Gary defends record highway expansion in New Roads Oklahoma pledging uninterrupted progress during his four month tenure. Phil Dessauer reports the program continues, with details on Page 18.
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Amarillo Declares Holiday for Kid's Day Parade
In observance of Kid's Day at the Tri-State Fair Amarillo public school children receive a school holiday. Students from elementary to high school join the Polk Street parade at 11 a.m. and attend the fairgrounds opening day events in east Amarillo.
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Orange Gets 14 Inches Rain Soaks Gulf Coast
A cloud burst dumped 14 inches of rain in nine hours on Orange Texas as southern Texas faced widespread downpours. National Guardsmen and Red Cross workers evacuated about 150 residents from flooded homes, with many residents remaining as floodwaters rose. A tornado unroofed one house and roads were closed from Eagle Pass to Karnes City along the Rio Grande basin.
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Guardians of Space Nike Ajax Missiles on Display at Amarillo Fair
A Nike Ajax guided missile exhibit opens at the Tri-State Fair in Amarillo. A 13 member team from Fort Bliss operates the display featuring a missile on a launcher, rails, control panel, and generator. Lt. Joseph M. Gray directs the exhibit as executive officer of the 4th Missile Battalion, 44th Artillery.
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Water Record Rain Floods Orange City
A 14 inch rainfall overwhelmed Orange Texas flooding the city and prompting officials to man switchboards and residents to cope. The storm follows past disasters including Hurricane Audrey in 1957 and a November tornado, with city staff and residents improvising as homes flood and belongings are affected. A reporter killed a rattlesnake in his living room as cleanup begins.
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Orange Leader
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Marlin Thompson
Jack Askew
Central Fire Station
Farm Outlook Series Begins Shaping U S Prospects
Sam Hanna of The Daily News Washington staff launches a three part series on the farm outlook in the United States. The first article appears today on editorial page 12.
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Daily News
Washington
United States
Adams Ouster Seen Imminent In White House News
Republican leaders say a resignation announcement for Sherman Adams, Eisenhower's chief assistant, may be near after revelations he took gifts from Bernard Goldfine. Calls for Adams' exit rose with the Maine election results as Eisenhower prepared to return from Newport.
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UPI
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Bernard Goldfine
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Weather snapshot from Amarillo 1958 summary
The report notes Amarillo had sun on 238 of 264 days in 1958 with comparative readings at 3 p m on Sunday. Wind, visibility and sky conditions are listed for Houston Dallas Oklahoma City and Amarillo with cloudy and clear observations.
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Houston
Cody Dallas
Okla
KGNC TV Colorcast Schedule Highlights
The listing shows It Could Be You at 11 30 a m Hagsis Bagsis at 1 30 p m and a 6 30 p m colorcast segment.
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