100 Million Fund Proposed To Elevate UT Status
A citizens committee in Austin proposed raising 100 million dollars from private sources to push the University of Texas into the nations top 10. Hines Baker of Houston named chairman as the group seeks private gifts to supplement state funds for higher educational standards.
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Wilson
University
Assn
Rex Baker
Houston
Southwestern
Dallas
Galveston
Texas
Lanier Cox
Weather summary from Amarillo and Dallas reports 1959
Sun shone over Amarillo 305 days of 346 in 1959. Comparative readings at 3 p.m. Saturday show calm wind and clear skies in Amarillo with 15 mph visibility. Dallas and Houston reporting partly cloudy conditions with 12 to 15 mph winds and fair to partly cloudy skies.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Amarillo businessman W A Askew dies at 81
W A Bill Askew Amarillo veteran businessman 81 died Saturday at St Anthony’s Hospital after two years illness. He lived at 1609 Polk since 1908 and built an insurance and real estate career since 1904. Funeral at Polk Street Methodist Church with Dr Eugene Slater and Dr Vel Crosby. Interment Llano cemetery under Blackburn Shaw. Memorials to Boys Ranch Chil dren’s Home or favorite charity. He arrived Panhandle in 1899 and held varied jobs before starting insurance agency. He helped 1909 purchase of Evening America renamed Amarillo Daily News.
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W. A
Bill) Askew
Askew
Amarillo Insurance
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Polk
Polk Street Methodist Church
Eugene Slater
Vel D. Crosby
Llano Cemetery
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Boys Ranch
Children's Home
Bill Askew
Panhandle
Texas
Evening America
Amarillo Daily News
Treasur
Titan Rocket Explodes During Test Launch at Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral Florida AP Titan, the United States largest military rocket, exploded in a roaring inferno on its most critical test flight. The 98 foot intercontinental range giant rose briefly before burning fuel and producing an orange fireball. None of the 60 launch crew were hurt. The blast echoed the August 14 failure blamed on a faulty release mechanism with no cause given for this latest blowup.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
America
United States
New Icebreaker Alexander Henry Sails Into Port Arthur
The three million dollar government icebreaker Alexander Henry arrived at PORT ARTHUR Ontario on Lake Superior this week and dropped its one ton anchor during mooring while skin divers search for the missing ball.
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Port Arthur
Ontario
Lake Superior
Boy Writes Santa for 25000 Dollars in Post Office
Denver reports a child sent a letter to Santa Claus via a special post office depository asking for 25000 dollars. The bold request appears in a simple line: Dear Santa Claus I would like 25000. The anecdote highlights a candid, humorous plea from a child to an iconic figure.
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Denver
Santa Claus
Old St. Nick
Ground broken for Sunset Center on 15th and Plains
Ground breaking kicks off a multi million dollar Sunset Center at 15th and Plains in Amarillo. The venture aims for a Sept 15 opening with more than 40 shops under one roof. Sears and Gunn Brothers designated anchors with 3,000 parking spots.
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Sunset Center
M. T
Hap) Johnson Sr
15Th and
Plains
Gerri von Frellick
M. T. Johnson Jr
Sunset Center Corp
Texas
Gulf Gate
Houston
Big Town
Dallas
Sunset Venture
Sunset Center Corporation
Amarillo
Industrial Uranium Company
Salt Lake City
Sunset developer expands shopping center empire
Gerri Von Frellick, a fiftyish real estate developer, travels nationwide meeting with major stores and lenders to finance a multi million dollar venture. In Amarillo he breaks ground on the Sunset Center and forms another large shopping center enterprise alongside hotels and other investments. Born in Oklahoma, he rose from a log cabin to architectural and engineering degrees before entering contracting and building in San Angelo.
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Gerri von Frellick
South Denver Baptist Church
Amarillo
Mammoth Sunset Center
von Frellick
Wyandotte
Oklahoma
Okmulgee
Okla
Oklahoma State University
von Frelick
San Angelo
Eisenhower Nehru Meet in Delhi on World Issues
President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Nehru held private talks in New Delhi after a dinner at the U.S. ambassador’s residence. Their discussions touched on India China border tensions and global disarmament with a pledge to pursue negotiation over force.
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New Delhi
India
Eisenhower
Nehru
U.S
Red China
U. S
M. C. Chagla
Washington
Pakistan
Kashmir
United States
Moghul Gardens
Rajendra Prasad
Secret Service
Prasad
Kefauver Targets Drug Prices In Senate Hearing
Senator Estes Kefauver closed hearings on wonder drug pricing and accused the industry of excessive costs. He cited Upjohn hormones bought for 14 cents a gram, sold to pharmacists for 15 dollars, an increase of about 10 000 percent, and warned next hearings will probe antibiotics and other drug sectors. He noted high industry profits, vast promotional spending, and price gaps between cost and retail prices.
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UPI
Sen. Estes
Kefauver
Senate
Upjohn Co
Wonder Drug
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Jim Collier
Penn Mutual Life of
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