Ridgeway Visits Front Lines as UN Air Battles Intensify
General Matthew Ridgeway toured front-line positions in Korea observing Chinese positions through binoculars. He flew from Tokyo to Korea and wore a field uniform with a parachute harness. He praised the front air, noting strong UN support as U S jets engaged Mig Alley with four enemy fighters destroyed, six damaged, and two probably damaged. Communist negotiators stalled at the United Nations, debating a possible move toward a cease-fire line near the 38th parallel, while seeking acceptance of the current battlefront as the line.
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United Press
Korea
United Nations
Matthew B. Ridgeway
Ridgway
Tokyo
Eighth Army
Sinanju
38Th Parallel
Charge US Officials Made spying a Cinch for Czech
Two senators charged State and Justice departments allowed Czech spy Bicheler to travel freely in the United States and make nine foreign trips. They said he gathered data on atomic energy, bacteriological warfare and defense methods, including requests for all publications on strategic bombing and Army Camp Detrick samples.
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State and Justice Departments
Bicheler
United States
State Department
O’conor
Biheler
McCarran
Reno
Nev
Telligence
Atomic Energy and
Army Center
Camp Detrick
Quail limit raised in Panhandle counties by Texas commission
The Texas Game and Fish Commission increased the Panhandle quail limit to 12 per day and 24 in possession for the 28 Panhandle counties. The change, effective when season opens in December, follows field surveys showing a large quail population. The commission notes limits elsewhere remain at 12 per day and 36 in possession, with authority limited to the Panhandle counties and Trans-Pecos region.
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Panhandle
Texas Game & Fish Commission
Commission
Austin
Gene Howe
Amarillo Commission
Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress
Collingsworth
Cottle
Dallam
Deaf Smith
Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford
Hartley
Hemphill
Hutchinson
Lipscomb
Moore, Motley
Ochiltree
Oldham
Palmer
Potter
Randall, Roberts
Sherman
Swisher
Wheeler
Weather To Show Its Sunnier Side
Fair skies and mild temperatures are forecast for Amarillo and vicinity. Weatherman H. C. Winburn says temperatures will be slightly cooler Saturday and Sunday with a rising trend Monday and Tuesday. Today’s high around 73 and tonight’s low near 38. Tomorrow’s high expected at 70. Yesterday’s high 68 and last night’s low 35. Little or no precipitation is expected in the next five days.
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Amarillo
H. C. Winburn
Winburn
Victory for Red Feather at Texas Jaycee State Meeting
Amarillo hosts statewide Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce gathering with 500 delegates as Red Feather Campaign tops the goal, pledges totaling 250 321.36 surpass the 228 853 target by 12 percent. Tom Kritser leads Kritser Kollectors in subscribers with 8 969.73 and Dan Higgins heads Higgins Hustlers at 9 741.60.
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Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce
John Ben Shepperd
Jaycee
Shepperd
Gladwater
L Snger
Crystal Ballroom
Herring Hotel
T. G. Hull, Jr
Amarillo
Benton Ross
Wichita Falls
Melvin B. Evans
Evans
The
Jaycees
L. D. Whitely
Lubbock
Crystal
Bobby Burns
Leon Hill
Amarillo Jaycees
Tom Wingate
Red Feather
Kritser
Washington Street Parking Restrictions Adopted
Washington Street parking rules go into effect with no parking signs posted. West side of Washington and Adams from Sixth to Twenty-Fourth is closed to parking while all parking is banned on Washington from Thirteenth to Sixteenth. City commission approved the measure recently.
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Washington Street
Washington and
Adams Streets
Washington
Auto Public Liability and Property Damage Insurance
Williams Boyce offers auto public liability and property damage insurance services. Call 3 4334 for quotes and policy details.
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Williams-Boyce
Meteor shower baffles experts over historic fireballs
Tucson reports a remarkable concentration of meteor like objects across Arizona and New Mexico. Dr Lincoln La Paz cites seven fireballs in 11 days with one pair described as without parallel in history. Civil Air Patrol searches fail to find meteor traces as observers from El Paso to Los Angeles witness the dazzling display.
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Tucson
Ariz
U.P
Lincoln la Paz
New Mexico Institute of Meteoritics
Arizona
New Mexico
la Paz
el Paso
Civil Air Patrol
Seth Nicholson
Mt. Wilson Observatory
Los Angeles
Recruiting Costs Top 43 Million
The services reported recruiting costs for 711 272 volunteers amounting to 43 481 519 dollars. Taxpayers pay about 61 dollars per recruit. Military leaders say higher volunteer enlistment reduces overall training costs by longer service terms.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
House
Armed Services Committee
Transition From War Field To Active Air Base
The Am arillo Army Air Field once left derelict and closed has been revived into a thriving Am arillo Air Force Base. In six years the site shifted from wartime disuse to a modern base, with renewed gate activity and airmen in blue uniforms preparing for its dedication over the coming weekend. Photographs by Clifford Holt.
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Amarillo Army Air Field
Amarillo Air Force Base
Clifford Holt
Globe
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
US Weather Bureau reports continued fair conditions across Amarillo and nearby areas with mild temperatures. Today and Saturday see highs near 73 and 70 degrees respectively, with tonight’s low around 38 and a 68 degree high over the past 24 hours. Panhandle outlook remains favorable for outdoor activity and cooler conditions Saturday and Sunday with no significant rainfall.
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Amarillo
Panhand
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Air Field Salutes Congressman In Opening of Dedication Party
Amarillo Air Force Base held a full military salute to Congressman Walter Rogers as the base reopens, with a march past, band playing The Stars and Stripes Forever, and a luncheon at the officers club. Key military and civilian aides attended while USAF officers prepared for a parade and dedication ceremonies through the following day.
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Air Field
Amarillo Air Force Base
Walter Rogers
Officers’ Club
Frank Storm, Jr
Bill Gilstrap
T. E. Johnson
Grady Fox
Arthur Truitt
John Fullingim
Rex Baxter
Col. Ray Clark
Col
A. J. Et
Amarillo Builder Fred Seale Dies at 61
Fred M. Seale head of the Seale Company died at 12:45 this morning at his home 2608 Travis. He was 61 and had been in declining health after a heart attack. Funeral services set for 10 tomorrow morning at Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel with Dr. Car Bates officiating. Burial in Llano Cemetery. casket to remain closed. Seale helped build about 1,500 houses after World War II and developed Hamlet Village Addition. his firm also contributed to East Amarillo Addition and other districts.
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Amarillo
Fred M. Seale
Seale Company
Travis
Seale
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
Car. Bates
First Baptist Church
Llano
East Amarillo
Glenwood
Forest Hill
Wolflin Terrace
Arch Terrace
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US Weather Bureau
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