Soviet Leader Sees Positive Dialysis Toward Big Power Talks
Premier Bulganin tells 1488 AP correspondent the Soviet Union holds a positive attitude toward Eisenhower s proposal for a great power conference to reduce international tension. He notes Moscow has proposed a future conference to settle an Austrian peace independence treaty. Eisenhower comments at a Wednesday news briefing.
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Soviet Bulganin differs on peace meeting with Eisenhower
Washington reports Bulganin's positive attitude toward a summit with Eisenhower and other major powers. State Department officials hope the move may curb China’s moves toward war in the Formosa Strait. Dulles and the Joint Chiefs favor firm preparedness to defend Matsu and Quemoy if China acts, signaling potential escalation.
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Eisenhower Seeks World Peace Through Talks With Soviets
Secretary Dulles approved a cautious stance on Premier Bulganin's statement. Eisenhower urged concrete Soviet deeds to prove good faith and called for exploratory talks to ease world tensions after Western unity showed in Paris rearmament steps. Tass interview text read to foreign reporters in Moscow.
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Soviet Aide Calls For Big Power Conference
Bulganin says the Soviet government favors a great power conference without an agenda if it lowers tension. He notes recent proposals to hold such talks soon to settle an Austrian peace treaty and does not address Eisenhower’s Paris agreement ratification caveat or prior Soviet objections to reunification talks.
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Course in Uranium Prospecting Offered
A new course at Amarillo College on uranium prospecting begins Monday night. It runs five two hour lessons covering geology map reading minerals land leasing claims staking instruments field equipment and evaluations taught by Panhandle Geological Association specialists. Sessions meet March 20 April 6 April 15 April 20 and April 27 with info from the college vocational department.
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Norther Slams Texas Crops Threatens Rio Grande Valley Cotton
A vicious spring norther roared across Texas on Saturday destroying fruits vegetables and small grains and endangering 700 000 to 800 000 acres of cotton in the Rio Grande Valley. Farmers hoped wind would prevent frost from forming and killing tender plants.
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Weather notes from Amarillo and neighboring cities in 1955
Weather report fragment lists 7 sunny days in 85 for Amarillo in 1955 with 3 PM readings. Observations for Houston Dallas Oklahoma and Amarillo show cloudy to clear conditions, wind speeds around 12 to 19 MPH and variable visibilities.
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Plane Lands in Sea Four Killed in Pacific Crash
A Pan-American Stratocruiser ditching off the Oregon coast left four dead among 23 aboard. Seventeen survivors plus two more who died later were picked up by the Navy Bayfield. The aircraft burned after landing in calm seas, with 11:04 a.m. ditching and rescue by 12:30 p.m. Officials noted one wounded survivor with a broken leg.
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South Texas Crops Threatened by Frost Forecasts
Farmers warned that 90 percent of South Texas plantings stand 1 to 4 inches high and a 30 minute frost could ruin crops. A later planting may raise boll weevil losses in fall. Lows from Weslaco to Rio Grande City projected 30 to 35, rest of region 24 to 32.
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Bitter North Frost Wipes Out Texas Peach Blossom Season
A severe cold snap across Texas devastated fruit and vegetable crops with peach and plum blossoms killed as far south as Lufkin Austin and Kerrville. The freeze also forced postponements of sports events and canceled the Dogwood Blossom Trails near Palestine. Oscar Duff of the Texas Dogwood Trails Assn called the loss total. Temperatures plunged to single digits in Amarillo and near 20s in Lubbock Abilene Wichita Falls Midland and San Antonio.
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Home Show Opens Today in Coliseum at Fair Park
More than 30 manufacturers and factory representatives from Denver Houston Dallas and Oklahoma City are expected in Amarillo for the opening of the Home Show in Fair Park Coliseum. The Amarillo Air Force Band will give a concert at the coliseum entrance shortly before the 2 p.m. start. Details appear in a special section of this Amarillo Sunday News Globe edition.
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Irving Voters Back Fired School Chief in Special Election
In Irving Texas a special election approved abolishing the Irving school district by a vote of 1902 to 1646. supporters of fired superintendent Dr John L Beard hailed the result as a victory for staff rights while opponents feared hardships for taxpayers and students.
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3000 Scouts Join Hunt for Missing Detroit Tot
Detroit police intensified the search for 7 year old Barbara Gaca amid a heavy snowstorm. About 3000 Boy Scouts combed 90 blocks near her home and Assumption Grotto School, checking alleys, garbage piles, vacant buildings, and fields. Rewards totaling 3500 were offered by The Detroit News, The Detroit Times, Wayne County, and the City of Detroit as officers remained hopeful but cautious.
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Arthur J. Heidt
France ratifies Paris agreements approving German rearmament
France's Senate approved the Paris treaties confirming West Germany's rearmament and Saar accord. The vote backed West Germany and Italy joining the European Union and West Germany's NATO membership. Separately the Saar accord was approved, finalizing sovereignty shifts after years of occupation.
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Tales From the Great Book Comes to Amarillo
The Amarillo Sunday News Globe introduces a new feature in the colored comic section titled Tales From the Great Book. John Leyti provides vivid color drawings depicting Bible stories of good versus evil with mighty men and notable women on history’s stage.
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