Front line commander Hightower leads 32nd Regiment in Korea
Lt. Col. John M. Hightower of Las Cruces NM commands the 32nd Infantry in the Seventh Division on the central Korean front. The 34 year old leader, nicknamed Buccaneers, oversees Operation Cleaver from a forward observation post, relaying orders as artillery and shrapnel light the ridge and valley. His family remains in Tokyo while he directs troops from the trenches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Levin
Amarillo High School
John M. Hightower
32Nd “Queen’s Own
Korea
Las Cruces
Tokyo
Seventh Infantry
US Army
22Nd Infantry
Hightower
New Mexico
32Nd
Runways Extension Bids Planned for Amarillo AFB Complex
The Corps of Engineers will open bids in Tulsa on Oct 30 for extending concrete runways at Amarillo Air Force Base. The project covers about 24 000 square yards of concrete apron plus grading and excavation to serve two new hangars. Officials say this is the first project under the 1952 construction program though funds have not yet been allotted. Separately, resident engineer John Soderberg said 17 more dormitories at Amarillo Base will be turned over around Oct 15, part of ongoing Area A building, with 34 dormitories already in use on a full occupancy basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Air Force Base
Tulsa
Corps of Engineers
Congress
John Soderberg
Air Force
Amarillo
Area A
Soderberg
Royal Couple Arrives in Canada for Tour
Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip touched down at Dorval Airport Montreal to begin their Canada United States royal tour. Their 60 ton Stratocruiser landed at 11 40 Texas time amid rain and cheering crowds after a flight from London that dodged a Atlantic hurricane with an unscheduled stop at Gander Newfoundland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
U.P
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Dorval
Canada
United States
Texas
London
Gander
New Foundland
Minor quake rattles Eureka no damage reported
The Weather Bureau logged a minor earthquake at 8 09 last night in Eureka California with no damage observed. Local residents felt the tremor but officials reported no injuries or structural effects.
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Eureka
Cal
Weather Bureau
Car May Yield Lead in Holdup at Oldham Grocery
Police linked a 1951 gray Mercury stolen Friday to a Saturday holdup at Oldham Grocery and Market, as fingerprints found on the car were classified poor. The car, owned by John O. Nickles, was found near Northwest Texas Hospital with one license plate missing. The bandit, who robbed Dude Rush at gunpoint and fled with $3,161.24, may still be in Amarillo, according to Sheriff Paul Gaither.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oldham Grocery and Market
North McMasters
Seventh Avenue
Northwest Texas Hospital
John O. Nickles
Duncan
Nickles
M. A. Rush
North West Ninth
Dude Rush
North West Second
Rash
Paul Gaither
Amarillo
Manila Oil Depot Blast Flares After Cigarette Spark
A workman's cigarette sparked an explosion and fire at a Manila oil depot of the Cal-Tex Oil Corp injuring two people and causing about 100000 dollars in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Cal-Tex Oil Corp
Charge 2 Involved in Wreck
Two charges were filed after a Saturday morning wreck at Wolflin and Bell Avenues. Jesus Mendoza, 22, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and was fined 100 dollars plus court costs. Jose Gonzales, 31, of Plainview, faces a liquor transport charge without a permit. Mendoza and Gonzales were in a car seriously injuring several people, with seven treated and discharged at Northwest Texas Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolflin
Bell Avenues
Jesus Mendoza
Arthur
Mendoza
Jose Gonzales
Plainview
Northwest Texas Hospital
Mary Lee Barron
Box
Amarillo
G. B. Gamblin
Barron
Gamblin
Gonzales
Shortage of Spare Parts Strains US F-84 Flights in Europe
At an Air Force briefing on Exercise Combine in West Germany, officers revealed a parts shortage crippling F-84 operations. Priority is placed on Korea, while Maj Watson notes only these US units in Europe face shortages. Russians in MIG Alley pose potential risk as French and British jets participate heavily in the exercise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Air Force
Europe
Watson
12Th Air Force
West Germany
England
West
Germany
Yankees Rally Past Giants in World Series Tilt
In New York the Yankees lead the Giants 6-1 after seven as Allie Reynolds dominates on the mound. DiMaggio belts a homer with Berra aboard in the fifth, boosting the lead and setting the tone for a rolling Yankees performance in this World Series game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Yankees
Allie Reynolds
New York Giants
Joe DiMaggio
Yogi Berra
Yanks
Yankees
McDougald
Mays
Dark
Brown
Lockman
Collins
Reynolds
Thomson
Bauer
Giants
Thompson
Irvin
DiMaggio
Rizzuto
Stanky
Berra
Woodling
Westrum
Jack Lohrke
Maglie
Sheldon Jones
Phil
Hornsby Signs as Browns Manager for Three Years
Rogers Hornsby agreed to manage the St. Louis Browns for three years with a salary described as the greatest ever paid to a Browns manager. He arrives from Seattle after guiding the Pacific Coast League entry and previously managed the Browns in the 1930s, replacing Zack Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Browns
Bill Veeck
Hornsby
Browns
Seattle
Cardinals
Zack Taylor
Iran's ailing Mossadegh to appeal to UN
Premier Mohammed Mossadegh, aged and ill, plans to travel to New York to present Iran's case to the United Nations Security Council over the oil dispute with Britain. The council is not due to meet until Thursday. He is expected to hold bedside conferences with UN diplomats at New York Hospital while Iran argues oil nationalization is a domestic issue and UN interference should be refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
United Nations Security Council
Britain
Election death toll climbs in Manlia terror wave
Two week end political slayings raise the campaign toll to 40 in the run up to the November 13 elections for senators governors and mayors. Most deaths blamed on Communist Huks as violence aims to disrupt the polls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manlia
Beer, Books and Buckshot Land Colorado Youth in Jail
Allen Miller, 22, was jailed after a 10 minute gun battle with police in Lamar Colorado. He kicked in a sporting goods store, fired on officers from a floral shop and car, then armed with a deer gun and pistols, shot at officers before retreating to the door. The scene ended with Miller in custody after a dramatic confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Miller
Chris George
Eldon Elliott
Sportings
Sporting Goods
Milles
City plans overpass on Northwest Eighth Avenue
Copies of a proposed city ordinance and Texas Highway Department agreement detail an overpass to span the Fort Worth and Denver tracks just west of Rusk Street. Two two-lane structures will carry traffic as part of by-pass work for Highway 66 with right of way secured. Bids not yet advertised and construction start dates are undetermined. Curb and gutter installation will be city funded. Work on the by-pass west of Amarillo nears completion as plans call for widening North East and North West Eighth to route Highway 66 traffic around downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Highway Department
North West Eighth Avenue
N. V. Moss
Fort Worth & Denver
Rusk Street
Moss
Highway Department
Amarillo
Potter County Bans Horse Racing Under Sheriff Action
Sheriff Paul Gaither announced a ban on horse racing in Potter County after consulting the county grand jury. The northeast Amarillo area track, once run by Lester Davis, drew gamblers and affrays, with racing activities lasting since last spring and attracting fans from New Mexico Oklahoma and the Panhandle. A five day meet occurred mid September with initial one dollar admission then free viewing on Sundays. Davis has been away from town in recent days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
Paul Gaither
Gaither
Grand Jury
Amarillo
Lester Davis
Tri-State
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Panhandle
Davis
Weather report and lumber ad from Amarillo paper
The Amarillo weather forecast calls for fair conditions today tonight and Tuesday with warmer daytime temperatures highs around 76 and 79 degrees and no significant rain. The Panhandle outlook favors dry operations and moderating temps with clear to partly cloudy skies. An Olver and Wiggins Lumber Co. ad lists shiplap offerings at $6.95 per board with 2x4 2x6 and 1x8 sizes at 1200 West 6th.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
West Texas
Mexico
Difficulty in Obtaining Jurors Halts Sam Galway Case
In 47th District Court a 300 man venire for the Sam Galway rape trial nearly exhausted as only two jurors were seated. R. L. Moore, 2401 Parker, and G. C. Gilbert, 1701 Polk, were chosen before noon. Most potential jurors were excused for preconceived opinions or objections to the death penalty. Gasway is represented by Mc Eachern Ochsner Lockhart and Langley, charged with raping a 9 year old Pleasant Valley girl on June 25. He was arrested five days after the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Galway
47Th District Court
R. L. Moore
Parker
G. C. Gilbert
Polk
Gasway
Amarillo
McEachern, Ochsner, Lockhart and Langley
Pleasant Valley
Wife-Killer Loe Ptie Shoots In Lubbock
District attorney released statements detailing how Loe Ptie Work fired at his wife and others after a family dispute over his cooking. Witnesses described the family rift as minor until the shooting, with Work claiming he does not know whom he hit.
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Work
Wife 14 and Twin Births Stun an L.A. Household
In Los Angeles a 14 year old girl named Barbara Pollaccia and her 30 year old husband Victor Pollaccia welcomed twin sons after Barbara’s early marriage. The trio is reported as doing fine in South Hoover Hospital. In a separate Lubbock incident, William Work killed his wife and wounded others after a family dispute over his cooking. He remained jailed, claiming he “went off the beam.” The cafe owner’s stepdaughter and a customer were among the wounded, with the gunman later attempting suicide.
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Los Angeles
Barbara Pollaccia
Lubbock
William Franklin Work
Work
Travis D. Shelton
Greying
Justice of Peace
D. W. Robertson
Ruby Work
Earlene Turner
Pasquel Valdez
T. C. Ellis
Valdez
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
Ellis
News Tip First Prize Won by W F Wilson
First prize of five dollars awarded for a News Tip about a driver escaping injury when a drive shaft pierced a car windshield after a collision. W F Wilson of 1904 Polk Apt 1 tops the list. second prize goes to Mrs Martin Stough for a tip on a power failure during a World Series block, prompting residents to cars and neighbors for updates. Additional entrants include Mrs L E Mason and many others from local addresses.
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W. F. Wilson
Polk
Apt. 1
Martin Stough
West
L. E. Mason
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Aed
KGNC
Alben Barkley
United Press
United Nations
Matthew B. Ridgway
Pan Mun Jom
Kaesong
Ridgway
Kaesong Ridgeway
Munsan
C. Turner Joy
Far East
Kim In Sung
Peng Teh-huai
Pan Mun
Miam
the Weather
US Weather Bureau Report
Samuel J. Gasway
Loe
Ptie
Herman James
North Aldridge
Pete Branson
North Taylor
Arrelene Watson
Kentucky
Vernon Furlow
Alabama
Myrtle Merrill
North East Fifth
L. W. Cross
North Hayes
O. E. Oliver
North Bowyer
Henry Gwyn
Broadmoor
John McClenny
Hugh Fischer
North Grant
Fred Seale
Travis
F. F. Hillin
Tyler
W. C. Roberts
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