FFA Area 1 Convention Highlights Amarillo Meeting
About 250 Future Farmers of America youths from 90 Panhandle South Plains schools gathered at Amarillo High School for Area 1 FFA Convention. Winners included J Archer Flowers of Tulsa as American Farmer and Bobby Lon gan of Clarendon as Lone Star Farmer. Joyce Ricketts of Canyon named Area 1 FFA Sweetheart. officers elected: James Cole Slaton president, Bobby Birdsong Levelland vp, Duane Rea Bovina secretary, John Bunch Palo Duro treasurer, Don Hudgins Clarendon reporter, Larry Albin Follett sentinel, Richard Vowe Happy parliamentarian. Awardees also earned top honors in public speaking, talent, and soil and water management.
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FFA
Panhandle
South Plains
Jarus Flowers
Tulsa
Clarendon
Bobby Longan
Lone Star Farmer
Joyce Ricketts
7Th Ave
Canyon
B. E. Ricketts
Foreign Ministers Meet in Geneva Over Berlin Crisis
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko arrives in Geneva for the Big Four talks with Christian Herter Maurice Couve de Murville and Selwyn Lloyd to seek progress on a divided Germany and a possible summit. Khrushchev warns hydrogen bombs could wipe out West Germany if war resumes.
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Geneva
Andrei Gromyko
Moscow
Gromyko
Christian A. Herter
Nikita Khrushchev
West Germany
United States
Khrushchev
Herter
Couve de Murville
Selwyn Lloyd
London
Germany
Europe
Soviet Union
Berlin
France
Amarillo Voters Approve $6.105 Million School Bond
Amarillo voters approved a $6,105,000 bond issue for public school expansion by a 1,171 to 376 margin. The measure passed at all 12 polling places in the Amarillo Independent School District, funding eight new elementary schools, a 40 room junior-senior high school, and additions to existing facilities.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Independent School District
Dulles Stricken By Pneumonia
Washington AP report says John Foster Dulles, gravely ill with cancer, contracted a mild pneumonia at Walter Reed Army Hospital. State Dept bulletin notes initial antibiotic response is satisfactory and temperature is normal, though he remains weaker. Secretary Herter visited and was reportedly briefed on his condition.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Dulles
State Department
Seph Reap
Christian A. Herter
Five Killed In Tornado Strikes Frisco Oklahoma
A tornado outbreak in Oklahoma left five dead in Frisco and caused extensive damage in the Grand Lake region and surrounding areas. An Ada hospital report identified the victims as Mrs Luck Box and her children Tommy 16 and Darlene 12 plus L Tom Daniels and Dewey Higson both of Frisco. A bus overturned on U.S. 169 near Nowata after sheltering in a culvert with no injuries.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Frisco
Grand Lake
Ada
Okla
Luck Box
Tommy
Darlene
L. Tom Daniels
Dewey Higson
Nowata
Bill Harris
Armed Forces Day Events Planned at Amarillo Air Base
Brig Gen Laurence B Kelley will speak at the Amarillo Chamber lunch and lead three speeches during Armed Forces Day activities at Amarillo AFB. A B 52 refueling, sonic speed run from Cannon AFB, a parade, band concert, and static displays are on the program with Lt Col Bernard F Campbell in charge. Local Chamber and military affairs committee director Ted Lokeyar assist.
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Laurence B. Kelley
USAF
Washington, D.C
Amarillo Air Force Base
Kelley
West Point
Pentagon
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Officers Club
Cannon Air Force Base
Clovis
New Mexico
Air Force
Bernard F. Campbell
Chamber of Commerce
Ted Lokeyar
Weather snapshot figures for Amarillo in 1959
Weather note shows Amarillo with 113 sunny days out of 129 in 1959 and readings for Saturday afternoon. Conditions list wind speed visibility and sky cover for several cities including Houston Dallas Oklahoma City and Amarillo with fair to partly cloudy values.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Okla
City
Editorial warns of Supreme Court ruling on warrantless searches
A Baltimore health inspector's plea led to a Supreme Court decision that could permit searches of homes and business premises without court warrants. Today's page 24 editorial discusses potential impacts on Texas homeowners and businessmen and introduces a series to continue this week.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Texas
Baltimore
Daily News
Woman,63, Blocks New Dodger Home
A 63-year-old Los Angeles woman vows to stay on the Chavez Ravine site amid demolition of her home as the city clears land for a Dodgers stadium and a recreation park. Her husband is elderly. Roybal promised to help.
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New Dodger Home
Los Angeles
Chavez Ravine
Abrana Arechiga
Los Angeles Dodgers
Arechigas
National League Game Recaps From Los Angeles to Philadelphia
National League results feature Los Angeles beating San Francisco 6 to 5 in 11 innings while Cincinnati shuts out Milwaukee 3 to 0. St Louis defeats Chicago 11 to 9 as Pittsburgh tops Philadelphia 9 to 1. American League scores show Washington 7 over New York 0, Detroit 3 over Kansas City 1, Chicago 9 over Cleveland, and Baltimore 4 over Boston 3.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Chicago - Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Washington
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
Chicago
Cleveland
Baltimore
Boston
TV Schedule Listings for KGNC and Chevy Show
The KGNC TV colorcast presents the Steve Allen Show at 6 30 p m The Chevy Show airs at 4 p m detailing today’s prime time lineup and program repeats.
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Kgnc-Tv
Steve Allen
Chevy
Auto Crushes Indian Youth
A broke and weary Choctaw Indian from Oklahoma died around 2 a m Saturday after lying on Highway 287 east of Amarillo. His 17-year-old Choctaw companion was injured. Texas Highway Patrol and Armstrong County Sheriff traced the vehicle by fabric imprint in mud and a damaged bumper to a 21-year-old Amarillo man.
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Oklahoma
Amarillo
Highway 287
Texas
Lloyd Dale
Armstrong County
Roy Brunson
Channing Incorporates As Town With Commission Government
Channing in Hartley County was incorporated today by a landslide vote 107 to 13. A commission form of government was approved 94 to 9 with 120 of 135 votes cast. Election dates for city officials not set. Lions Club helped push incorporation as residents expect growth and new home loans.
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Channing
Panhandle
Hartley County
J. E. Clanton
Channing Bons Club
Channing Lions
Clanton
Sheriff's Department
Lions Club
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Amarilo High School
Teddy Carruth
Eddie Gallagher
Hereford
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