Spelling Crown Goes To Canadian Boy
John Deavenport Glenn Jr of Canadian Hemphill County spelling champion will defend the Golden Spread at the National Spelling Bee in Washington DC next May. He out Spelled 38 other county champions to win the annual News Globe Spelling Bee. Linda Skewes of Pampa Gray County was runner up. The final two faced a two word spell down to confirm the winner. Glenn missed scrivener but correctly spelled ratiocination and sanctimonious to clinch the title.
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Sunday News-Globe
John Deavenport Glenn Jr
Sandy Smith
Memphis
John
John D. Glenn
Canadian
Hemphill
John Deavenport Glenn, Jr
Hemphill County
Washington, D. C
News - Globe
Elim
A. Kirk Knott
West Texas State College
Young Glenn
Glenn
Sunda News-Glee
Globe-News
Kgnc-Tv
Washington, D.C
Red subs may escort fuel to MIGS Taipei
Chinese sources speculated that Communist submarines might escort a Finnish tanker carrying jet plane fuel to Taipei. The report notes Saturday speculation and frames it as a potential naval maneuver in the region.
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Taipei
Nationalists vow to intercept Aruba tanker for jet fuel
Nationalist sources on Friday said the Navy is ordered to make every possible effort to intercept the tanker Aruba and stop delivery of jet fuel. American Air Force sources confirmed the tanker carries 13,000 tons of jet fuel as the blockade continues toward a Red China port.
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Red China
Aruba
Air Force
Hainan
Gulf of Tonkin
Indo-China
United States
Nationalist China
Araba
Kerosene Stock Claims Fuel for 5000 Formosa Missions
The report asserts kerosene supplies could power 5000 missions by Chinese Communist jets against Formosa. It notes caution that belief may tempt planners to risk air operations and broader conflict.
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Formosa
Teeds
Fleet Urges Halt of Finnish Tanker Carrying Jet Fuel
Congress voices split on halting the Aruba as 7th Fleet may act to stop the Finnish tanker delivering 13 000 tons of jet fuel to Red China. Knowland calls for action. George opposes naval interference while McClellan cites trade and strategic risks amid near blockade talk.
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Knowland
California
7Th Fleet
China
George
Georgia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Aruba
McClellan
Red China
Great Britain
Finland
Harold George Stassen
Bandit Steals 262 Dollars From Bynum Grocery
A lone bandit robbed Bynum Grocery at 21st and Pierce around 8 am Saturday taking 262.45 dollars. The man about 36 to 37 wore dirty dark clothes, carried no visible gun, and fled in an old dirty black car with a red and white plate after ordering the owner to place the money in a sack.
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Bynum Grocery
21St
Pierce
L. W. Bynum
Quemoy Battle Plan Is Ready for Possible Action
The U S military high command drafted plans in case President Eisenhower deems it necessary to fight for Quemoy or the Matsus. The plan aims to display American power to deter further aggression while reserving a three front approach in Korea Formosa and Indochina if needed. Officials say no decision will occur until China launches a specific challenge.
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Washington
U.S
Eisenhower
Quemoy
Matsus
Matsu
Weather Notes From Amarillo and Nearby Reads 1955
Weather snippet records 1955 Amarillo sunshine for 63 of 71 days with readings for Houston Dallas Oklahoma City and Carnegie Course. Data shows wind speeds around 15 mph and partly cloudy to cloudy skies. Tuesday entries mention Carnegie Course at 6 30 with Herring noted.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla
City
Liquor Dealer Loses Revolver In Robbery at Ben’s Store
Ben Sharp owner of Ben’s Liquor Store at 3305 NE 8th says a young robber swapped his toy pistol for a real one and stole between 50 and 60 dollars after forcing Sharp to surrender his revolver. Police and deputies questioned four men soon after, but no suspects were held. The assailant, about 6 feet tall and in his early 20s, wore a tan leather jacket and demanded cash after claiming to kill if resisted.
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Ben Sharp
Sharp
Colorado Feud Over Nevada Nuclear Tests Sparks City Hall Controversy
Governor Edwin C. Johnson dismissed UC Medical Center scientists warnings of rising radioactivity from Nevada bomb tests as a phony report. He urged arrest of the two doctors Dr Ray Lanier and Theodore Puck while Nevada authorities and officials maintain readings in Colorado have no health significance. The dispute highlights a clash between state leadership and scientific bodies over public health risk.
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Denver
Edwin C. Johnson
Nevada
Colorado
University of Colorado Medical Center
Johnson
Ray R. Lanier
Theodore Puck
Nevada Joint Test Organization
West Texas Weather Outlook Amid Unchanged Temperatures
Partly cloudy conditions expected with no significant temperature change Sunday and Monday. The report notes sunrise and sunset times and mentions unclear, garbled text about prior data.
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West Texas
Borger Boy Wounded as Gun Fired in Accident
A 13 year old Borger boy Roy Lee May was wounded in an accidental discharge of a 12 gauge shotgun at a lake. The injury to his right knee required hospital care with transfers to Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo for bone specialist treatment.
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Borger
Roy Lee May
John A. May
Huber
Texas
Amarillo
Hutchinson County Sheriff's Department
Roy Lee
Mr. May
May
Haromer
North Plains Hospital
Northwest Texas Hospital
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