Hospital Board Member Resigns Over Board Commitments
Herbert Willborn resigns from Northwest Texas Hospital board after three and a half years noting business duties and his role with Amarillo Independent School District trustees require his exit. Dr. Swindell regrets the departure, praising his service. Amarillo Air Force Base will host jet aircraft mechanic training, Col. Ray H. Clark announces, marking the facility's first official mission disclosure.
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Herbert Willborn
Northwest Texas Hospital
Willborn
Amarillo Independent School District
R. R. Swindell
Dr. Swindell
Amarillo Air Force Base
Ray H. Clark
Clark
Ex-Hot Pilots Visit Amarillo Jet Base in Arizona
Amarillo’s jet age grows with official announcement that Amarillo Air Base will become a jet aircraft and mechanics school. The account describes Williams Field in Chandler near Phoenix, jet trainers, and the new ejector seat training tower.
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Amarillo
Williams
Arizona
Bobizzard
Armed Forces
Polk Street
Amarillo Air Force Base
Globe - News - Kgnc Organization
Johnny Linn
Air Force
Jet Air Force
Williams Field
Phoenix
R. A. Alberts
R. W. Hindsley
Sgt. J. Kennedy
Williams Air Force Base
Chandler
Ariz
Pat McGuinn
Communists Forced Back Four Miles Near Parallel 38
US 10th Corps joined the assault in east central Korea as the Fifth Red offensive pressed to break Allied lines. The 10th cut the spearhead, advanced about 30 miles, and overran Hangve road center. US Marines, the Second Infantry Division and other units carried out the attack amid shifting fronts in west central Korea.
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5Th
Red
10Th
Hangve
Allied forces press in Korea as Chinese retreat in combat
An Allied spokesman said a tank column rammed the Kapyong area 15 miles from Seoul, with Reds expected to press a supreme bid. A Red division dissolved into groups to escape air strikes while Allied troops from the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia closed in. On the eastern front, forces manhandled through rugged mountains.
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Kapyong
Seoul
Korea
UN counterattack advances on Korean front near border
Allied forces cut off the spearhead of a Red offensive, seizing a pass on the supply route to Chinese troops 25 miles south of the Red Korean border as Red troops pull back. South Korean units reached 4 miles of the border in the west while the US Second Division spearheaded a 20 mile counterattack in the east central front with tanks leading infantry into Hangye.
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East Central
Hangye
Chinese retreat after heavy bombardment and American advance
Massed artillery and plane bombardment shattered Chinese defenses as Red forces withdrew. Small Communist units staged delaying actions to cover the retreat while Lt. Gen. Edward M. Almond praised progress and said the Chinese were being forced to withdraw. Western front saw faster Red withdrawal with advancing American tanks and infantry facing little opposition.
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Edward M. Almond
10Th Corps
New U N Peace Bid Hinted With Buffer Zone Plan
Reported peace feelers from the Russian led bloc surface as the UN mulls a cease fire and buffer zone strategy. US policy hinges on Korean developments and Chinese willingness to negotiate. A 15 nation declaration of war aims may reflect the Gross Crittenberger plan plus Korea unification terms.
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Korea
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Willis D. Crittenberger
Douglas MacArthur
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Peiping
New Texas bill targets illegal barbiturate sales
A Texas House bill passed 119 to 0 to curb sleeping pill traffic with penalties up to 1000 dollars fine or 30 days to two years in jail for illegal manufacture possession or sale of barbiturates. A second offense carries two to five years. Thurman Gholston Amarillo pharmacist praised the measure as statewide reform. Authorities seek to trace traffic to its source.
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Thurman Gholston
Amarillo
House
Senate
Gholston
Texas Pharmaceutical Association
Texas Pharmacists
Texas Safety Association report released today
Capt. John Anderson said the Texas Safety Association has released a report stating that since we were making the sur- and related safety assessments are under review. The brief document highlights organizational efforts and ongoing evaluations affecting state safety initiatives.
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Texas Safety Association
John Anderson
Bicycle safety urged in Amarillo schools plan
A Texas Safety Association report on Amarillo traffic calls for bicycle safety instruction in public schools. The survey found 13 percent of riders wearing helmets? and highlights unsafe riding patterns on sidewalks and streets. It recommends education, engineering, and enforcement plus school patrols to boost safety. Captain Anderson notes the need to target high-risk spots in town for enforcement and engineering improvements.
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Texas Safety Association
Cottecl
Manuel
Amarillo Safety Council
Texas Education Agency
City Commission
Anderson
Sixteenth
Georgia
Eighth Avenue
West Sixth Avenue
Hospital pay dispute eyed for board and county meeting
Dr R R Swindell president of the Northwest Texas Hospital board and County Judge Gene Jordan said a solution to differences over fiscal policies can be achieved at a meeting of the hospital board and county commissioners. The commissioners authorized Judge Jordan to request such a meeting and said the court should have been consulted on recent pay increases.
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Hospital Board of Managers
R. R. Swindell
Gene Jordan
Commissioners Court
Jordan
Turneresa ousted by Reid in British Amateur match
Willie Turnesa, captain of the US Walker Cup team, lost on the 26th hole in the British Amateur Championship third round to 19-year-old David Reid, a former Scottish boys champion. A separate crash in New Lisbon, Indiana killed at least three and wounded others aboard an Air Force C-124 Globemaster, with two survivors reported including the pilot and a civilian.
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Porthcawl
Wales
Willie Tuarnesa
David Reid
New Lisbon
Ind
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Baseball Scores and Schedules Imply Rain Delays
In Detroit and New York, rain delays threaten early scores as Hutchinson and Ginsberg face Byrne and Berra with DiMaggio in New York. Tonight Chicago plays Philadelphia and Cleveland faces Washington while Boston visits St Louis and Philadelphia hosts Cincinnati. Brooklyn meets Pittsburgh in tonight action.
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Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Outlook Today
Amarlio area expects warmer conditions this afternoon and tonight with highs around 74 and 77 and lows near 53. West Texas remains partly cloudy with scattered showers from Pecos Valley westward, warmer into Panhandle and South Plains. New Mexico shows partly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers mainly in mountains and warmer northeast portion today.
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West Texas
Pecos Valley
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
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