Formation of Water District Moves Toward Dam Plan
Rogers of Pampa and George Mahon of Lubbock led a meeting with Mayor Clarence Whiteside of Lubbock and Bureau of Reclamation officials Howard Robbins of Amarillo and Harry Burleigh of Austin. Wesley Nelson of Washington attended. Baxter announced plans to convene mid September meetings to form the master district and report to cities while seeking construction funding contingent on national emergency clearance. Senators Connally and Johnson favored advancing construction funds once justified. Michael Strauss of the Bureau said the agency would proceed with formation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter
Connally
Johnson
Michael Strauss
Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau
Panhandle Delegation Pushes Canadian Dam Start
Aece renews push to move project forward quickly. Baxter reports the Panhandle delegation will visit the Bureau of Reclama tion to discuss master water district procedures. They met Texas senators and representatives to secure funds for the Canadian project. The dam, authorized last year, carries an estimated total cost near 85 million dollars with only a fraction sought to begin construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter
Panhandle
Bureau of Reclamation
Washington
Texas
Congress
Burglars Hit Pleasant Valley Drug and Jewelry
Burglars stole merchandise valued at 3000 dollars and about 30 dollars in cash from Lewis Drug and Jewelry Company at 300 River Drive Pleasant Valley. Sheriff Gaither predicted an arrest by dark and noted the store does not handle narcotics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley
Lewis Drug and Jewelry Company
River Drive
Paul Gaither
Gaither
Lewis
Prowlers Flee After Woman Grabs Pistol
A pistol-wielding housewife deterred three prowlers in her yard at about 1 PM. Mrs. H. T. Darnell and her daughter Virginia armed with a Luger and a pistol forced the trio to abandon the attempt. the men fled before police arrival and left no trace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Darnell
Mrs. Darnell
Ringling Bros to perform in Amarillo during fair week
Ringling Bros Barnum Bailey Circus announced to play in Amarillo on September 26 during the Tri State fair period. The show will be located a half mile south of the fair grounds near Grand Avenue and the Fort Worth Highway, with Vaughn Gouldy of Gouldy Bros Grain & Seed Co confirming a contract to supply feed for the circus livestock.
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Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Amarillo
Tri-States
Fair Grounds
Grand Avenue
Fort Worth Highway
Vaughn Gouldy
Gouldy Bros. Grain & Seed Company
Plans To Appeal Contempt Sentence In New Orleans
Carlos Marcello, who refused to answer Senate Crime Committee questions last January, plans to appeal his six month sentence and $500 fine for contempt of Congress. He was found guilty on six counts at a juryless trial before Federal Judge J Shelly Wright, while 43 other counts were declared innocent.
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New Orleans
Ipi
Carlos Marcello
Senate Crime Committee
Congress
Marcello
Sen
Estes Kefauver
J. Shelly Wright
Remington Guilt Is Ruled Out by Court of Appeals
The US Court of Appeals unanimously reversed the perjury conviction of William Walter Remington former Department of Commerce economist who testified he had never joined the Communist Party. The court faulted the trial judge for a vague charge on perjury and upheld defense objections. Remington had been sentenced to five years and a $2000 fine and freed on bond. The government may appeal to the Supreme Court or retry Remington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
US Court of Appeals Today
William Walter Remington
Department of Commerce
Communist Party
Remington
US Dist. Atty
Irving H. Saypol
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
War casualties mount in Korea as totals rise
United States war casualties in Korea reached 81 006 today, an increase of 256 since last week. The rise is the smallest since weekly summaries began last August.
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Washington
Korea
UN Note to North Korea on Kaesong neutrality crisis
Informants say a UN note from Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy will be delivered to the Communist cease-fire delegation in Kaesong. The document, 2000 words plus documents, covers alleged neutrality violations by UN forces and a destroyed white flagged jeep on the Pyongyang Kaesong road.
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Kaesong
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Nam I
Pyongyang
Matthew B. Ridgway
Tokyo
Korea
Tampico battered by hurricane force 78 mph center 130mile pass
A dangerous hurricane struck Tampico Mexico this morning at 8 30 am with winds estimated at 78 miles an hour and a center passing about 60 miles east according to weather bureau reports. Homes were wrecked electric power cut off and reports say many lives were lost as refugees sought shelter in schools and churches while streets were silenced by the storm.
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Tampico
Mex
Weather Bureau
Robert Allen
Tamesi River
Horace Heidt Here Oct 14 in Amarillo program
The Horace Heidt Youth Opportunity show will originate in Amarillo Sunday night October 14 broadcast from CBS at 7 30 pm. Golding Meadows Post VFW will sponsor the appearance. Jim Rankin advance man for the Heidt band is in town. A two and a half hour variety program follows at the Municipal Auditorium. Auditions for youth 14 and older open around October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Heidt
Amarillo
Golding Meadows Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
CBS
Jim Rankin
New York City
Municipal Auditorium
Senator Capehart Hurt in Capitol Fall
Indiana Republican senator Capehart slipped while hurrying to the Senate Chamber, fell, and injured his back. He was moved by wheelchair to an automobile and taken to Bethesda Naval Hospital for examination. the extent of the injury was not immediately known.
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Washington
Capeehart
Capitol
Capehart
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Senate
Amarillo Weather Summary From US Weather Bureau
Amarillo and vicinity expected clearing to partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Thursday with rising temperatures. Today's high near 79 and tonight's low around 62. tomorrow's high about 86. The 24 hour period ended at 6 30 showed a high of 66 and low of 61 with about a tenth of an inch of precipitation. West region partly cloudy today tonight and Thursday with widely scattered thundershowers. Cooler from the Pecos Valley eastward today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Pecos
Dream Size Careers For Youngsters
Four Amarillo youngsters share clear aims for the future. James Frank Robb, 6, wants to be a fireman and trainman. Judy Nunn, 9, aims to be a nurse in seven years. Terrall Shinn, 13, seeks pro baseball as batboy for the Amarillo Gold Sox. Ricky Griffith, 8, plans to become an Air Force pilot after weighing explorer and engineer options.
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Globe
Billy Forbes
Terrall Shinn
Amarillo Gold Sox
Madeline Bowman
Judy Nunn
Judy
Ricky Griffith
Stinson
James Frank Robb
David Loar
Washington Street
Mary Louise Broome
Amarillo
Gladys Robb
Lipscomb
James Frank
James
Lamar
L. A. Nunn
Terrall
Wwe Rere
Wr Rer
Gold Sox
Nixson
W. L. Shinn
East Twelfth
Ricky
Muskogee
Okla
San Antonio
Air Force
Kay Griffith
Bivins
Bowling Alley Burglary Hits Peerless Lanes
Burglars stole about 200 from Peerless Lanes Bowling Alley at 805 Harrison. About 180 cash and checks were taken from a front counter drawer while the safe and tickets for an Aug. 31 game remained undisturbed. Inside job suspected. Police found a back door left open and a hasp screws removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peerless Lanes
Harrison, Co
P. Guyette
Guyette
Navy Battlewagon Refloated by Tugs
The 45,000-ton battleship Wisconsin ran aground at low tide on the New Jersey shore after slipping its mooring in the Hudson River. Refloated with the incoming tide and tug assistance, the ship arrived yesterday with 800 midshipmen aboard on a summer training cruise and anchored off 79th street.
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New York
Wisconsin
Hudson River
New Jersey
Navy
79Th Street
South Plains Gets Share of Rain Across Counties
The Panhandle rain belt moved south last night bringing slow soaking, ideal cotton rains to Floyd Hale Briscoe Castro Swisher and Lamb counties and to shallow-water irrigation districts where pumps gain their first reg in months. Moisture ranged from .55 inch at Hart Castro County to up to 3 inches near Quitaque in Briscoe County.
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Panhandle
Floyd, Hale, Briscoe
Castro
Swisher
Lamb
Hart
Castro County
Briscoe County
Quitaque
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North Park
Estelle Scott
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Susie Coop
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R. W. Abbott
Ringling
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Wiggins Lbr
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US Weather Bureau Report
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KGNC
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