Storm Centers Attack on North Plains Area
Winter swept the North Plains with Perryton hardest hit as poles and lines fell under a 45 mile per hour wind. Temperatures near freezing froze ice on wires, halting travel on major routes from Guymon to Boise City and delaying a Phoenix Del E Webb project in Amarillo. Officials praised local cooperation as construction slowed but progress continued on site.
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Jack McPhee
Webb
Kansas City
del E. Webb Company
Amarillo
W. J. Miller
Texas Highway Department
Panhandle
Farrell Lumber Company
White & Kirk
Barfield
Sixth and
Polk
Loretta Elkins
Floyd Gilchrist
Gilchrist
Amarillo Air Terminal
Borger
Pampa
Memphis
Tulsa
Hereford
Zeb Williams
Station Keye
Globe
Williams
Keye
Sub contracts in nine classes of
Jerry Kolander reports on the handling of sub contracts within nine classes, outlining the scope, structure, and administrative details. The piece highlights regulatory considerations, instructor roles, and scheduling impacts on student workloads and class outcomes.
Man Whose Life Was Damned by Dope Has Warning for Youth
William Frank Nelson aged 43, of 613 North Harrison, tells how narcotics ruined his life. He boarded a bus to Fort Worth for a potential cure at a Public Health Service hospital after admitting years of cocaine and morphine use. Nelson seeks treatment, hopes to be cured, and may plead guilty if doctors deem recovery possible.
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North Harrison
Fort Worth
Public Health Service
Nelson
47Th District Court
Marion Guinn
Dennis M. Dorsey
North West Fifteenth
Guinn
Amarillo
Cops arrest 32 in Taylor Street crackdown
Lee Wofford, 64, told City Manager N V Moss he was roughed by police after being taken into custody yesterday afternoon in the 400 block of Taylor. Police said the arrest, by Chief J L King, was among 32 people on mayor Gene Klein’s orders. Wofford was released after questioning.
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N. V. Moss
Wofford
Taylor
Gene Klein
J. L. King
King
Amarillo
Taylor Street
Culwell Case Goes To Jury In Dallas Trial
The Culwell case heads to a Dallas jury after remarks by counsel caused fines of 650 for Miller and Dailey. Witnesses Buck Britt and Ruby Booth testified they lied in the Mann Act trial after being advised by Culwell. Heare, an Amarillo attorney, was cited in the perjury dispute.
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Culwell
Amarillo
Clayton Heare
Davidson
Miller
Dailey
Heare
Buck Britt
Clayton
Ruby Booth
Raton
Reds Fire on US Tourists in Berlin
East German police opened fire today on American tourists in downtown Berlin during a regular Army sponsored tour. Police fired 12 pistol shots at four bases along the border between the Soviet sector and the West. A bus window was broken but no occupants were harmed. US authorities demanded an audience with the Russians for an explanation.
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Berlin
Diehard Reds Put Up Fight in Korea Warfront
In Tokyo on Thursday March 29, entrenched Chinese Communist troops north of Seoul halted an American advance toward the 38th parallel. South Koreans on the east coast pushed north into North Korea, while U S patrols faced heavy resistance around Sinyu, nine miles northeast of Uijongbu. Americans breached to grenade range but failed to break through as night fell. Officers estimate a full Chinese regiment in the hills near the front.
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North Korea
Sinyu
Uijongbu
Weather summary for Amarillo and vicinity
Snow ends by mid afternoon with strong northerly winds and a colder afternoon and night. Diminishing winds, clearing skies, and freezing temperatures tonight. Thursday looks fair with rising temperatures. Panhandle outlook favors outdoor work Thursday and Friday with clearing late today. New Mexico sees snow in the northeast, then partly cloudy with southeast showers and thunderstorms.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
West Texas
South Plains
New Mexico
Wigdy
Women Speakers Put It Briefly at Anglo American Club Dinner
In London 34 women spoke in 90 minutes at a Pilot International dinner where British hosts entertained a touring US delegation. The final speaker, Mrs. Mary Addie Hubbard of Port Lavaca Texas, quipped that women do not talk more than men and do not gossip more.
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London
Pilot International
Mary Addie Hubbard
Port Lavaca
Tex
Rayburn Home For Brief Rest in Bonham Texas
Speaker Sam Rayburn rested in Bonham and met old friends. He avoided tide lands questions, saying he had no comment. Rayburn planned to stay until Saturday night before returning to Washington. Remodeling Loans offered by Olver and Wiccins Lumber Co.
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Bonham
Sam Rayburn
Tidelands
Supreme Court Upheld Civil Service Demotion of Fire Captain Hancock
The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the Amarillo Civil Service Commission’s demotion of Clark Hancock, fire captain, to driver after Chief George A Cooper alleged improper precautions at the November 24 1948 Thomas Dinner House fire. The court ruled no judicial review exists for such demotions and dismissed the case, reversing lower courts. Hancock had served since 1926 with promotions and demotions prior, including a 1947 reinstatement.
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Supreme Court of Texas Today
Amarillo Civil Service Commission
Clark Hancock
Hancock
George A. Cooper
Thomas Dinner House
Civil Service Commision
Supreme Court
Civil Service Commission
108Th District Court
Seventh Court of Civil Appeals
Court of Civil Appeals
Amarillo
Will Wilson
Legis
North Fillmore
North Amarillo
Cooper
Procter & Gamble to Run Pantex AEC Plant East of Amarillo
Procter & Gamble named operator of the Atomic Energy Commission facility east of Amarillo. Cincinnati officials declined to discuss functions or details as negotiations continue. A year may pass before the company fully enters operations, with P&G long known for soap making and fats research.
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Procter & Gamble
Amarillo
Cincinnati
Ohio
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Globe
Rabbit seeks shelter at Sorenson Hatchery incinerator room
A jack rabbit wandered into the incubator room at Sorenson Hatchery on East Nineteenth Street. Owner Jimmy Sorenson reported the rabbit was calmly turning eggs when it hopped in seeking warmth amid rough morning weather.
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Sorenson Hatchery
East Nineteenth
Bugs Bunny
Jimmy Sorenson
Cucumber Prices Hit Record High At Local Market
Pompano Beach Florida March 28 AP Grade A cucumbers fetch 18.25 a bushel at the Farmers Market. Manager J L Warren cites prior record around 18 as highest price. Cold weather shortage blamed for the spike.
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Pompano Beach
Fia
J. L. Warren
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