Stevenson Holds Narrow Lead In Texas Senate Race
Coke Stevenson leads Lyndon Johnson in Texas senatorial contest with about 69,419 votes ahead as 1,016,106 votes counted. George Peddy trails with 199,165. Gov. Beauford Jester wins governor’s race with 521,168 of 968,050 counted.
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Dallas
Coke BR. Stevenson
Hias
Lyndon Johnson
Peddy
Stevenson
Texas
Beauford H. Lester
Jester
W. St. John Ond
Houston
Jefferson G. Smith
Austin
Garwood
Smith
Murray, Jr
Spreme Court
J. EF. Bee Stevenson
Runoffs Set In Potter County Contests After Unofficial Totals
Final unofficial counts from last Saturday show Potter County moving to runoffs in two races. Top vote getters include L R Cherryhomes and Fon Galther for sheriff while Hubert Cole and John Halley vie for county commissioner in Precinct No 1. Other wins include Ray Daniel defeating B B Brooks for Precinct No 3 commissioner, and John Morris reelected in Precinct No 4.
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Potter County
L. R. Cherryhomes
Fon Galther
Cherryhomes
Hubert Cole
John Halley
Cole
Ray Daniel
B. B. Brooks
John Morris
Jack Swan
Ben Smith
Gene Etter
Bowen Cox
Gene Jordan
Jinks
Ivy Wilkinson
Emil Benesch
Charlie Carder
John P. McBride
J. D. Duke
W. W. Riner
John Peterson
Loren Jones
Frank Hoyt
L. D Heyser
Airfield Talks Set for Amarillo Airport Decision
J D Church district engineer for the Civil Aeronautics Administration will visit Amarillo next Monday for a city commission meeting on the English Field airport. Government guidance suggests delaying the 350000 airport program until a new 250000 terminal is built, with Mayor Hagg favoring the runway plan and the mayor, commissioners, and city manager to meet Church.
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J.D. Church
Civil Aeronautics Administrations
Big Spring
Amarillo
N. V. Moss
Mr. Church
English Field
Lawrence Hagg
Church
Weather roundup Amarillo and nearby regions
Partly cloudy conditions persist from this afternoon through Tuesday across Amarillo and vicinity with modest warmth followed by a warmer Tuesday afternoon. Texas areas see partly cloudy skies with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers and cooler Panhandle temperatures. New Mexico reports partly cloudy to Tuesday with widely scattered storms and little temperature change. Temperatures reach a high of 98 and a low of 66 in the 24 hour period ending 6 30 AM.
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
Plains
New Mexico
Recess in Conley flight case as release sought
Louis Bob Conley sits out a noon recess in Amarillo after a request for his discharge from federal charges of fleeing to avoid prosecution. Testimony by Amarillo officers and a deputy US Marshal linked him to the Massachusetts indictment. The court discussed wife testimony and possible return to Brockton for trial. Lynette Conley, age three, seen by her mother as the case moves forward.
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Louis Bob Conley
Massachusetts
Conley
Amarillo
Louis B. Conley
Jack D. Raymond
Brockton
T. H. Nall
Joe B. Conley
Lucille A. Conley
Col. E. A. Simpson
Mrs. Conley
Dooley
Simpson
Federal Grand Jury
Boston
Cal Brumley
Lucille Conley
Rail blockade cuts Berlin to Western Europe traffic
The Berlin rail stoppage, labeled by US and British officials as economic sanctions, blocks freight from the Soviet zone to Western Europe while allowing some trains and international mail to pass. The move targets steel ingredient Pyrite shipments from Italy and could have broad economic and political impact.
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Berlin
Germany
Frankfurt
Western
Europe
Switzerland
Bremen
Scandinavia
Poland
Italy
One Dead Six Hurt In Canyon Wreck
A highway crash one mile north of Happy left Orville Key of Plainview dead and six others injured. Allen Brockman Umbarger and Theresa Westoff Umbarger are critically hurt. Albert Schoenberger Umbarger alleged driver serious. Emily Pohimeir Nazareth and Margerie Key in serious condition. Sandra Key seven, in Neblett Hospital with others. Key family in Dodge truck. quartet rode in Chevrolet. investigation limited due to injuries.
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Sandra Key
Key
Brockman
Schoenberger
Miss Phalmeir
Miss Westoff
Neblett Hospital
Canyon
Sandra
St. Anthony's Hospital
Amarillo
Mass indictment charges Conley with daughter kidnaping
An indictment in Massachusetts accuses Conley of kidnapping his daughter from the mother's Brockton home in June last year. The case cites a Sunday meeting in an office with Bill where Mrs. Conley and Lynette were present.
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Massachusetts
Conley
Brockton
Conley divorce case shadows Lampe office meeting
Mrs. Conley rejects reconciliation with Conley after a Massachusetts divorce judge labeled him a typical Southern wife beater. Lampe briefly escorted the trio to his office and left, noting a “smooth family get-together.”
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Conley
Lampe
Massachusetts
Mrs Gene Worley Heroine of Fire in Arlington
Mrs. Gene Worley wife of a West Texas congressman earned lasting praise after rescuing Miss Esther Williams from a kitchen explosion in Arlington Virginia. Williams suffered third degree burns but was listed in only fair condition.
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Gene Worley
Washington, DC
West Texas
Esther Williams
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Mrs. Worley
Nix North Amarillo Post Office Bid Delayed
Action for a North Amarillo post office has been deferred due to lack of satisfactory facilities and lease. Amarillo postmaster James Ely says the plan is canceled for now, with contract stations in local stores as alternative. Bid submissions to Mr. Ely are urged soon.
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North
Amarillo
North Amarillo
James Ely
Ely
Barron Injured In Car Crash Near Des Moines
Robert Louis Barron former Amarillo Philharmonic director and Amarillo College instructor was seriously hurt when his car hit a concrete bridge upright on Highway 87 near Des Moines NM about 40 miles north of Clayton. He lost consciousness and was transported to Clayton Hospital then Glockner Hospital Colorado Springs with a fractured hip and possible internal injuries. His condition improved to favorable by noon.
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Robert Louis Barron
Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestra
Amarillo College
Ifr
Barron
Glockner
Colorado Spring
Des Moines
Clayton
Amarillo
Clayton Hospital
Mr. Bain
Colorado Springs
Lead contest for Seventh Court of Civil Appeals attention in Panhandle
The race between James G. Lumpkin and Ernest O. Northcutt for associate justice of the Seventh Court of Civil Appeals drew the most interest. With 34 counties reporting, Lumpkin led Northcutt by about 715 votes as unofficial totals showed 45,512 to 44,797. Lumpkin, the incumbent, held the north district while Northcutt led in the south. Amarillo backed Lumpkin as Lubbock backed Northcutt. still, early returns from Cochran County swung the tally. The outcome remained in doubt with several counties not yet counted.
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Panhandle-South Plains
James G. Lumpkin
Ernest O. Northcutt
Seventh Court of Civil Appeals
Lumpkin
Northcutt
Globe
Potter County
King
Kent
Sherman
Hutchinson
Gray
Palmer
Hall
Hockiey
Yoakum
Lynn
Amarillo
Lubbock
Cochran County
North
Lumpin
Hockley
Mrs. C. W. Hesley Wins News Tip Prize
Last week's News Tip contest awarded Mrs. C. W. Hesley of 204-A Virginia the top prize of $5 for tipping The Globe News about the arrest of two children suspected in a house break in. Second went to Mrs. Welthea Johnson for a tip about a mailed card. third to L. A. Klein for a tip about an elderly lady feeding her budget by pigeons in a barn.
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C. W. Hesley
Virginia
Hesley
Globe News
Welthea Johnson
North Grant
L. A. Klein
Klein
Sam Covey
Roberts
H. B. Davis
Russell
Curtis Bell
Florida
E. E. Gardner
T. M. Allen
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Russells
Associated Press
Wallace Rice
Memphis
Tenn
Rice
Bennie Rice
Alabama
Richard Hix
Canalou
Kennedy Veterans Hospital
el Amarillo
Congress
GOP
Martin
Truman
Senate
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Frederick Smith
Ohio Republican
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Clarence Brown
Vandenberg
Kenneth Wherry
Nebraska
Eugene Millikin
Colorado
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Leslie Ahrends
Illinois
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Sen
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
G.O.P. Platform
McNaught Syndicate, Inc. N.Y.C
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Paris
U.P
Socialist Party
Andre Marie
Williams-Borce Agency
Barron Hurt
King County
Lebanon
Beirut
Riad FE Solh
Riad
Ford OF Canada
Windsor
Ont
Ford Motor Co. of Canada, Ltd
North East Third
Joe Besselman
North West Fourteenth
Pat Washburn
Hughes
Wanda Marie Lemke
North Cleveland
Sara Harrie
North Arthur
Judy Boozer
West Fourteenth
Lera Hudson
North Hayes
Gladys Sullivan
Fillmore
Bill Black
Monroe
Don Bob Reed
Harrison
Jimmy Russell
Belelaire
William A. Goetz
Line Coln
Joe Brownley
J. Roy Smith
Edna O. Roberts
River Drive
L. Bailey
Polk
Pat Patterson
Betty Mae Bailey
Tyler
James Warren
Joe Hess
Fast Fourth
J. L. Love
North Williams
John McGee
Tennessee
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