Fort Elliott Park Drive Aims To Honor Panhandle Post
Mobeetie leaders push to raise funds to build a Fort Elliott Park on the old cavalry post site. Ab Gunter of Pampa says oil firms will help with equipment and landscaping once land is provided. Mrs. E E Johnson of Mobeetie chairs the Fort Elliott Park Association and urges Panhandle residents to contribute.
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Israel Jordan clash sparks regional backlash and U N action
Israel mounted a bloodier reprisal raid on Jordan near Jerusalem heightening a regional crisis. Jordan reports 31 soldiers dead and 100 Israelis killed in fierce fighting amid Arab unity talks. Israel cites self defense and lists casualties as 50 Jordanians and 5 Israelis with 19 wounded.
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U.N. Security Council
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E. L. M. Burns
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Security Council
United Nations
Britain
Rainy spell forecast after mixed Panhandle weather
The piece notes scattered showers on the South Plains and Panhandle, cites forecasts of wet conditions after Hurricane Flossy, and mentions predictions by rancher R. T. Alexander about rain starting in the northeast Panhandle around the equinox. It also touches on traffic opinion satire and a mentalist at the Tri-State Fair.
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Panhandle
R. T. Alexander
Hemphill County
Northeast Panhandle
Ben Hogan
Carlsbad
Tyler Court Sets Segregation Cases
In Tyler Texas tomorrow the NAACP seeks contempt charges against Texarkana Junior College officials over segregation protests. The Texas and federal actions aim to allow Black students Jessalyn Gray and Steve Poster entry to the college and challenge state school barriers.
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Tex
National Assn
Texas
NAACP
Sheehy
Texarkana, Tex
H. W. Stilwell
Bill Williams
Jessalyn Gray
Steve Poster
Tate
Mediation Set to Resolve Glass Workers Strike
Federal mediator William Rose scheduled a new round of negotiations in Pittsburgh to end the 25 day strike by 7 000 workers at seven glass companies. He called union President Harry Cook and A J Martin to a 9 30 a m session after talks stalled. About 600 Jeanette Glass Co employees returned to work as the company offered a 6 percent wage increase with a 10 cent minimum raise.
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Pittsburgh
William Rose
American Flint Glass Workers
National Assn
Rose
Harry Cook
A. J. Martin
Association
Jeannette (Pa.) Glass Co
Weather Summary from Amarillo 1956 Readings
Report shows Amarillo experiencing 257 days of sun out of 270 in 1956. Comparative readings at 3 p.m. list wind speed 6 to 16 MPH, visibility 15 miles, with conditions varying from clear to partly cloudy in Dallas Houston Oklahoma City and Amarillo areas.
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Amarillo
Houston
Armour Unions Reach Three Year Pact
Armour & Co. and two packinghouse unions reached a three year contract with a total 22 percent wage increase and a modified union shop. The agreement aims to set a pattern for Swift & Co with talks resuming after a strike on September 20.
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Chicago
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Swift
Inspection of All Grounded B52s Ordered
The Air Force lifted the general grounding of all B52s after the Sept. 17 crash near Madera California and ordered a rigid inspection of each bomber. Investigators continue examining the cause of the crash and say planes passing inspection will be cleared for full flight operations.
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Washington
Air Force
Former Cadets Reunited in Change of AAFB Generals
Two former cadets, Brig. Gen. Herbert L. Grills and Brig. Gen. William L. Lee, reunited at Amarillo Air Force Base as Lee prepared to succeed Grills on Oct. 29. Lee, a Weatherford native born July 18, 1903, recalled early days in Texas and service in the Philippines, with extensive Air Force career and ties to MacArthur and Eisenhower.
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Borger Sees Big City Future From Tiny Oil Boom
Borger grows as a planned city despite remaining unincorporated with a Tri-City area population around 32,488. In 1955 the three communities show total income of about 42.6 million dollars and Hutchinson County totals reach 63.4 million, signaling strong buying power and expansion potential.
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Phillips
Bonavista
Tri-City
Tri-Cities
Hutchinson County
Crosses Burned In Kansas City Neighborhood
Police reported several crudely made crosses burned early today in a mixed Negro and white area of Kansas City. A woman on Askew Avenue said she saw men or boys exit an old model car, take cross makings from the trunk, and light one in front of her house.
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Kansas City
Askew Avenue
Matinee and Evening Broadcast Schedule at KGNC-TV
KGNC-TV announces a matinee colorcast at 1 p.m. and a video theater program at 3 p.m. on schedule day. Local viewers can tune in for these consecutive broadcasts.
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Kgnc-Tv
Tax
Eisenhower to Expand Campaign Talks. Stevenson Stumps Midwest
President Eisenhower plans broader campaign appearances beyond five or six talks with a Pittsburgh network address set for Oct 9 and possible stops in St Louis and other cities. Adlai Stevenson accelerates vote drive touring Florida to Missouri, rebuking Eisenhower over soil bank criticisms as both camps push a larger national presence.
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Florida
Missouri
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James Hagerty
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Jacksonville
Fla
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Soil Bank
Peoria
Ill
Queen Elizabeth's swan gift to Lakeland fails
City leaders in Lakeland, Florida proposed importing swans from England as a sightseeing draw. The plan would have cost about $300 to transport the birds. A fundraising drive raised only $7, so the project was dropped.
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Lakeland
Fla
Queen Elizabeth of
England
Amarillo Sees 50 Percent Jump in Major Crimes
FBI figures show Amarillo reports 1943 major crimes in the first half of 1956, a 50 percent rise from 1955. Burglary, larceny, and auto theft lead increases, while murders, robberies, and aggravated assault decline in the city.
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Amarillo
FBI
Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Forecast Summary
U S Weather Bureau reports fair conditions in Amarillo today and tomorrow with little temperature change. Panhandle and South Plains expect partly cloudy skies with isolated thundershowers after noon and at night and no major temperature changes. New Mexico trends toward fair weather with late day clouds and scattered thundershowers, temperatures near 80 to 96.
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Panhandle
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New Mexico
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