Snowfall Near Four Inches Reported in Plainview Area
Heavy weekend snow covered the Tri State area with 13 to 14 inches in Plainview and 10 to 12 inches in Muleshoe. Reports from nearby towns list 6 to 14 inches with other areas seeing light moisture. Schools and some churches canceled services. drivers faced blocked highways and cautious travel as snow persisted.
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Daily News
Wrnter
Tri-State
South Plains
Plainview
Swishes
Darrell Smith
Tulsa
Muleshoe
Associated Press
New Mexico
U.S. 60
Socorro
Guadalupe Pass
The
Weather Bureau
Tucumcari
Hobbs
Portales
Roswell
Richard Pipes
Rockefeller study urges tripling defense outlay and unified commands
The Rockefeller studies group calls for boosting annual U S defense spending by about three billion dollars for several years to avert a worsening military gap with Russia. It also proposes drastic reform to unify all military forces under central commands with service-specific roles limited to recruitment training and supply. Amarillo area forecast shows partly cloudy to cloudy skies with rising temperatures and a 0.33 inch precipitation in the 24 hour period.
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Washington
Jan
Rockefeller Studies Group
United States
Russia
U S Disarmament Clash Looms In NSC Talks
Secretary of State Dulles faces Harold E. Stassen in the National Security Council over U S disarmament policy. Stassen proposes liberalizing policy and dropping insistence on halting atomic bomb production within a two year nuclear testing ban. Dulles and AEC chief Strauss oppose this move preferring the current ban with progress on inspection. Stassen may bow out if his ideas are not adopted.
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Washington
National Security Council
State Dulles
Harold E. Stassen
U. S
Stassen
Eisenhower
United States
Dulles
Lewis Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Strauss
U.S.S.R
Busy Missile Test Schedule At Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral reports a packed missile testing span this week with Atlas ICBMs and an IRBM Thor on towers, Vanguard readiness, and Army Jupiter and Jupiter-C activity. Skies hindered firings due to gale and rain, winds easing expected tomorrow with hotels booked for the week.
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Air Force
Atlas
Thor
Severe Snow and Rain Disrupt Texas Transportation and Life
Torrential rains flooded South Texas forcing evacuations of over 1,500 people while up to 20 inches of snow paralyzed West Texas. Edinburg bore the brunt with about 800 fleeing homes, 71 blocks underwater, and centers quickly filled. Pecos and surrounding towns faced roadblocks and jammed hotels. The storm’s reach extended 400 miles south to the Big Bend with cross county highways closed and widespread travel disruption.
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Associated Press
South Texas
West Texas
Edinburg
Rio Grande Valley
Bishop
Corpus Christi
Robstown
Red Cross
Texas
Plainview
Panhandle Plains
Big Bend
Pecos
Alpine
Television Schedule Note for KGNC Channel
KGNC TV lists a colorcast program with Howard Miller at 12 30 p m followed by Matinee Theater at 2 p m and The Price Is Right at 6 30 p m in the daily lineup.
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Kgnc-Tv
Howard Miller
Weather Readings Show Five Perfect Amarillo Days in 1958
The report notes Amarillo enjoyed five sunny days so far in 1958 with 5 p.m. Sunday readings. Wind speeds around 10 to 15 mph show partly cloudy to cloudy skies across Oklahoma City and Houston areas with no significant rain.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dalam
Ian Evenue
Okla City
Rockefeller study calls for armed forces reform amid Cold War threats
The 21 member Rockefeller Brothers Fund panel led by Nelson A. Rockefeller argues officers above brigadier general would join the armed forces of the United States and warns of rapid U.S. decline relative to the USSR. It predicts 10–65 million casualties from a metropolitan nuclear strike and urges immediate, bold defense improvements. The report critiques U S military command and organization amid looming strategic threats.
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United States
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
White House
Gaither Committee
Rockefeller
Nelson A. Rockefeller
U.S.S.R
China
Europe Reacts to Macmillan Nonaggression Plan
Prime Minister Macmillan proposed a solemn nonaggression pact with Russia drawing mixed early reactions across Europe. West Germany and Italy showed quiet approval while Britain prepared a tour of Asia and the Commonwealth awaited broader impact amid cautious NATO and U.S. responses. Pravda criticized the plan as anti Russian while noting some approval of London’s stance.
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London
Macmillan
Russia
Europe
West Germany
Italy
Britain
India
Pakistan
Ceylon
New Zealand
Australia
Pravda
Moscow Radio
Baltic States
Soviet Union
Lewis Attacks AFL-CIO for Police Action
United Mine Workers president John L. Lewis criticized AFL-CIO for expelling corruption charged unions from the federation. He argued the move harms hundreds of thousands of workers and rejects indicting entire unions for their leaders' alleged corruption.
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Lewis
Afl-Cio
Washington
I — United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
American Labor Movement
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
The
Bakery and Confectionery Workers Union
Classifieds Boost Reach From Hereford To Mesquite
Mrs Stehr advertised crochet and handwork for sale in the Daily News classifieds and received replies from as far away as Mesquite Texas near Dallas. Hundreds of advertisers find it pays to use Daily News ads and you will too.
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Olive Stehr
Daily News
Johnson probes Gavin retirement over possible coercion
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson said Senate investigators will examine whether administration pressure influenced Lt. Gen. James M. Gavin to retire from the Army. The Preparedness subcommittee will question Gavin in a closed session about his move from chief of the Army missile and satellite R and D division amid reported pressure to alter views on the missiles program. Other senators urged an inquiry into alleged threats of reassignment and push for greater unification of military science programs.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Senate
Administration
James M. Gavin
Army
Johnson
Gavin
Army Research and Development Division
Gen. Gavin
Stennis
D-Miss
Subcommittee
Symington
D-Mo
Francis Case
R-Sd
Armed Services
Armed Services Committee
Case
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
Gen
Amarillo Lawyer Named Director
John H. Merchant of Amarillo was elected as one of seven new directors for three-year terms at the International Academy of Trial Lawyers annual meeting in Phoenix. Truman B. Rucker of Tulsa was confirmed as president of the group.
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Phoenix
Ariz
John H. Merchant
Amarillo
International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Truman B. Rucker
Tulsa
Okla
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