Ice Encrusted KGNC Tower Struggles During Plains Storm
Widespread outages cripple KGNC and KFDA as ice covered lines and downed poles cut NBC service. Reporters describe toppled telephones and tangled wires along East Amarillo streets while engineers race to assemble a private power plant and restore transmitter operations.
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Amarillo
East
Tenth Avenue
Redding
Fair Grounds
KGNC
Texaco
East Third Avenue
Eighth Avenue
Panhandle Highway
Panhandle
Scott Bledsoe
NBC
KFDA
Modern Conveniences Figure Of Speech Only in Amarillo
The Amarillo blackout exposed the fragility of modern life as electric lights radios and telephones failed. Residents faced a night with kerosene lamps and candles while direct contact and simple activities returned to bygone days.
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Amarillo
Children Prefer Cowboys Over Crime Pictures in News Reel Watch
A survey by a motion picture association finds most young viewers favor cowboy films and show less interest in crime pictures musicals and mystery fare. News reels receive doubtful approval and war pictures also divide opinion.
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Association Motion
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