Watkins presses finance angle in Canadian River dam hearing
In a Capitol hearing on the Canadian River dam, Sen. Arthur Watkins of Utah pressed the financing question, probing Amarillo's water costs and bond details while witnesses described ownership and federal role. Mayor Gene Klein and others answered promptly as the session opened in cordial fashion.
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Amarillo
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New Mexico
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Fort Worth
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
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Wesley Nelson
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Ernest W. McFarland
Arizona
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Guy Walden
Oregon
Tom Connally
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
Bob Kerr
Oklahoma
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Lubbock
Gene Worley
E. V. Spence
Austin
Irving Jones
Plane Foiled Bomb Plot Delays Los Angeles Flight
A man, Grant, attempted to bomb a United Airlines DC-3 departing Los Angeles. He yelled a warning and fled as a bag laden with gasoline and a clock device failed to ignite fully. The attacker, in debt and seeking insurance, later confessed he lost his nerve. no injuries occurred.
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Logsdon
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Ray Pinker
Los Angeles Police Crime Laboratory
John Henry Grant
Los Angeles
Chinese Reds land troops on Hainan Island
AP reports fierce fighting as Communist invaders attempt two beachheads on Hainan with 7,000 to 8,000 troops. Nationalists claim containment of landings, Navy and air forces action against ships and craft, and a goal to wipe out beachheads within 48 hours. LinTin Island near Hong Kong also reported under attack.
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One Dead In Wreck Near Clayton New Mexico
Clyde L. Smith age 21 died at St Josephs Hospital after a collision between a gasoline truck driven by Smith and a car driven by Adolph Maynes of Gladstone New Mexico on Highway 58 near Gladstone 45 miles west of Clayton. Maynes wife and 11 month old daughter Glenda were injured and hospitalized.
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TU Student Poll Shows Mixed Views on Segregation
The Daily Texan reports an informal poll of 431 University of Texas students found 56 percent favor unsegregated admission to graduate school while 37.5 percent support unsegregated undergraduate admission.
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Archery Clash Over Golf Balls Near Rye Club
Rye resident E. Frank O'Hara installed a large archery butt near his property after golf balls from the Rye Wood Golf and Country Club began striking his house and injuring Mrs. O'Hara. He aims to deter golfers by shooting near No. 2 fairway in a dispute that has drawn local attention.
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Archer O'Hara Causes Golf Course Disruption
O'Hara, a new bow wielder, shoots arrows across a golf course, overshooting targets and alarming nearby golfers. The club manager proposed a boundary fence with $100 contributed, but O'Hara remains unreasonable and talks have stalled.
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Mr. O'Hara
Kullman Sings With Orchestra at 8 30 PM
The Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestra presents the ninth concert of the season with Metropolitan tenor Charles Kullman as guest artist at Municipal Auditorium tonight at 8:30. Season ticket 46 covers admission. Single tickets go on sale at 7 PM at the box office with prices 2.40, 1.80, 1.50 and 1.20 for students.
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Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Kullman
Accidental Shot Kills Dalhart Girl
Dalhart Texas April 18 Lou Ella Bonham 11 was killed when a .22 rifle discharged accidentally at her home as she and sister cleaned a room. The gun, moved to a table by Mary Carolyn, caused the fatal injury through her chest and shoulder. Surviving relatives include J C Bonham Mary Carolyn a brother Jimmie Joe and grandparents Mr and Mrs J M Bryans Burkburnett.
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J. M. Bryans
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Rayburn Seeks Nineteenth Term in Texas Race
DENISON April 18 Speaker Sam Rayburn says he will run for Congress again. Voters in the Fourth Texas Congressional District have sent him to Congress for 36 consecutive years. Rayburn began his political career in the Texas Legislature at age 24.
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Sam Rayburn
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Texas
Edwards Confirmed to National Mediation Board
Washington April 18 The Senate confirmed Leverett Edwards of Oklahoma to the National Mediation Board to replace Frank P. Douglass who resigned Edwards term runs through February 1 1952 and adds a new member to the board.
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Washington
Senate
Leverett Edwards
Oklahoma
National Mediation Board
Frank P. Douglass
Weather forecast for Amarillo and region
The Weather Bureau reports cooler conditions this afternoon and tonight with strong northerly winds. Wednesday will be fair and cool. Highs near 64 today and 60 tomorrow, with 70 the 24 hour high earlier this morning. West Texas and Panhandle expect partly cloudy, cooler weather and low 30s tonight, while New Mexico shows light showers in the northeast and a mix of clouds and cooler air across the state.
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