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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1950
Page
18
A columnist laments Washington officials leaking top military secrets. The piece pivots to a lighter note about Christmas trees, listing common species such as Norway spruce white spruce balsam fir Douglas fir and Scotch pine.
The Amarillo Globe News announces evening publication with Sunday edition via Globe News Publishing Co. Key staff include Gene Howe as president and Paul Allingham as general manager. Subscription rates listed: daily and Sunday options, annual, semiannual, quarterly, and weekly prices with advance payment required.
A reader critiques the standard success story by describing a money driven executive who avoids pleasure and social ties. The piece contrasts this view with personal happiness over wealth and warns that heart disease stems from relentless work. It ends with a call to join a popular song.
The piece argues fear is a root of worry and must be faced to dissolve its power. It likens fear to a blackmailer and urges calm acceptance of pain's possibility while confronting inward fears. Includes humorous lines and quotes from various figures, ending with a short literary excerpt.
Billy Rose recounts a sighting of flying saucers in Newtown Connecticut on a moonless night at the Osbourne home. Attending were Paul Osbourne his wife director Josh Logan and his wife and author John Hersey and his, all sober. Lights appeared and three saucers drifted across the sky before midnight. observers describe large craft moving low and noiselessly.
Joseph Alsop argues Western European Communist parties have shed pretense of normal political aims and now act as Soviet instruments. He warns this shift aims to redraw Europe under Moscow’s control, highlights Italian and French parties preparing for a future Red Army pressure drive, and predicts the collapse of these parties once the Kremlin’s hold weakens. The piece cites Modena, purges, and union control as evidence of a hardened, expanding communist apparatus.
A narrator recalls a past encounter where a college teacher belittled his daughter, sparking blushes and family tensions. At home, wife and daughter clash over kitchen duties, eggs, and pride, leading to the narrator’s comic missteps and a night of domestic chaos. Horizon notes add a humorous, reflective close.
The piece recounts UFO claims and secret military intrigue with reports of flying discs, jet driven platters, and sightings near Wildwood New Jersey and Galveston Texas, tied to Navy and Air Force secrecy, echoed by Henry J. Taylor on a General Motors network broadcast. It laments sensational pancake talk while noting documented claims and government warnings.
A reader column highlights filmgoing manners for teens. It lists behaviors to avoid such as sprawling across seats, loud talking, and public displays of affection. It praises considerate etiquette like quiet whispering, minimal PDA, and escorting partners to seats properly.
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