29 Sep 1955
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1955
Page
1
A columnist reflects on watching the World Series in color, feeling connected across thousands of miles through a "window" that brings the game into Amarillo. The piece blends tech wonder with daily notes on local anecdotes, interviews, and letters, ending with a signature line from Wes Izzard.
Joe Collins powered the New York Yankees to a 6-5 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 1 of the World Series. He hit two home runs driving in three runs, despite a low season average. Whitey Ford earned the win, with Bob Grim closing.
AP survey of 115 GOP state chairs and officials shows most say the decision rests with Eisenhower and his doctors. A few name Nixon as strongest possible successor if he does not run, with others pointing to Warren Humphrey or Milton Eisenhower. Many declined comment amid post heart attack uncertainty.
A top State Department official flew to Cairo to urge Egypt and other Arab states to avoid arms purchases from the Communist bloc amid rising regional tension. The trip follows Egypt's defense stance and comes as a broader push to curb a potential arms race between Israel and its neighbors.
President Eisenhower enjoys Bach and Brahms symphonies and Shakespeare writings as he lies at Fitzsimons Army Hospital. White House secretary James Hagerty says the ailing leader, after a heart attack, is largely inactive but requests soft music and recorded readings for the blind.
The second annual Fall Stocker and Feeder Cattle Sale and Show begins today at Amarillo's Western Stockyards. About 2 500 head of yearlings and calves are expected for the Panhandle Livestock Association event. Calves judged at 11 a.m. Friday, yearling steers and heifers at 2 p.m. First sale at 1 p.m. Ten loads of 20 cattle per class entered. Only straight Hereford and straight Angus cattle admitted. Prizes: 100, 50, 30 for first, second and third per class. Judges: Frank Carter, Bud Brainard, Frank Chambers.
The morning sun shone over Amarillo during 1956 for 252 days out of 271. Comparative readings at 9 a.m. Wednesday show wind 10 mph, visibility 15 miles, sky partly cloudy. other readings note 16 mph, 15 miles, partly cloudy. 2.5 mph, 15 miles, partly cloudy.
Brig. Gen. Paul L. Wakefield resigns as Texas Selective Service director effective Friday. Lt. Col. Morris S. Schwartz, deputy director, is to be advanced to directorship. National director Maj. Gen. Hershey must approve before President acts.
Adlai Stevenson, a leading 1956 Democratic contender, delivers a non partisan lecture at the University of Texas before 5500, taking a jab at Gov Allan Shivers. He flies to Johnson's ranch for an overnight meeting with Lyndon B. Johnson and House Speaker Sam Rayburn to discuss national strategy. Stevenson warns that freedom worldwide hinges on preventing the uncommitted third from joining the Communist camp.
In Tchula Holmes County a mass meeting of white men urged Dr. D. R. Minter and E. C. Cox to move from Providence community. The two directors of a cooperative farm were accused of teaching integration at meetings and in a tape of seven Negroes. No immediate move planned.
A San Francisco couple's infant was recovered unharmed nine days after the kidnapping. Betty Jean Benedicto, 27, surrendered the healthy 11 day old son to a Stockton priest, after police closed in on her, sparking a nationwide manhunt. The parents, Dr. Sanford Marcus and Hanna Marcus, traveled 82 miles in 75 minutes to reunite with their child at St. Mary's Church.
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