Texans watch run off as O Daniel fields tight governor race
In Texas a six man governor contest tightens with Lee O Daniel and Henry Gonzalez in the mix. The ballot access fight against O Daniel sparks talk of a possible run off as reform minded candidates engage in sharp state wide campaigning. Don Booker George Nokes enter with anti tax and ethics pledges while Ramsey faces Nokes in a battle for re election.
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Guy
Price Daniel
Texas
Daniel
O'Daniel
Gonzalez
George Nokes
Ben Ramsey
Nokes
Texas Council of Churches
Ramsey
Navy Official to Speak Here in Amarillo Armed Forces Day
William Franke, Under Secretary of the Navy, to headline Amarillo Armed Forces Day observance May 17-18. He arrives Friday evening and speaks Saturday at the Herring Hotel, tours Amarillo Air Force Base, and departs Saturday night. Public events include a Saturday parade on Polk Street with Air Force elements, National Guard, reserves, ROTC cadets, and a reviewing stand at 11th and Polk. Open houses at the base feature jet aircraft displays, with ROTC drill, concerts, a Sunday chapel service, and recruitment activities.
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Amarillo
Seccretary of the Navy
William Franke
Navy
Franke
Herring Hotel
Polk Street
Amarillo Air Force Base
Air Force
National Guard
Army Reserve
Marine Corps Reserve
Naval Reserve
American Legion
VFW
ROTC
11Th and
Polk
William B. Franke
Nixon Heads South American Tour In Ecuador Visit
Vice President Nixon rode through Quito to cheering crowds and kicked off a soccer match as part of his Latin America tour. He warned against Communist trade tactics recalling Lima unrest and discussed U.S. aid and loans with Galo Plaza Lasso. He plans to visit Bogota Caracas and return to Washington May 15.
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Quito
Ecuador
Nixon
United States
Latin America
Galo Plaza Lasso
Plaza
U.S
Russia
Montevideo
Uruguay
Bogota
Colombia
Caracas
Venezuela
Washington
Khrushchev Seeks West Goods to Boost Soviet Consumer Output
U S officials say Khrushchev could buy Western machinery to raise consumer goods in the Soviet Union but faces resistance on military related tech. The plan may test Western unity as Britain seeks trade access while the United States aims to keep controls tight. State Department officials predict possible Soviet efforts to split the Western alliance.
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Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
West
Russia
Khrushchev
Britain
United States
State Department
Rioters attack USIS library in Tripoli Lebanon violence
In Tripoli crowds clashed with police and soldiers over the assassination of editor Nassib El Metni. Rioters burned the USIS library, looted shops, and exchanged fire with troops, leaving many dead and wounded as forces restored order.
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Tripoli
Lebanon
U.S. Information Service
USIS
Beirut
Nassib el Metni
Camille Chamoun
Sami Fl Solh
Baseball Scores From Western and National Leagues
Western League results include Lincoln 6 Sioux City 5, Topeka 6 Ventura? 5, Des Moines 1 Colorado Springs 10 Albuquerque 0 Amarillo at Pueblo postponed by rain. National League scores: St Louis 3 Chicago 1, Milwaukee 5 Cincinnati 3, San Francisco 3 Los Angeles 2, Pittsburgh 14 Philadelphia 4. American League: Chicago 5 Cleveland 4, New York 8 Washington 0, Baltimore 5 Boston 2, Detroit 3, Kansas City 2.
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Lincoln
Sioux City
Topeka
Des Moines
Colorado Springs
Albuquerque
Amarillo
Pueblo
St. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York
Washington
Baltimore
Boston
Detroit
Kansas City
Imperialist Tours Russia The Red Hatred of Capitalists Questioned
Editor presents Art Buchwald as a plutocrat for a three week Moscow journey in a chauffeur driven car. He aims to explore the iron curtain and report on American life behind it during the era.
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Art Buchwald
Paris
Moscow
Amarillo
Weather summary for Amarillo and Dallas in 1958
The record notes 112 days of sun in Amarillo over 130 days in 1958 with readings at 3 PM on Saturday. It lists wind, visibility, sky conditions, and city notes for Houston and Dallas, indicating cloudy and partly cloudy conditions with varying mile-per-hour measurements and unclear values.
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Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Ok Ciy
Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Forecast Briefing
U S Weather Bureau forecast for Amarillo and Panhandle and South Plains predicts fair to partly cloudy skies with continued warmth. Highs near 83, lows around 50, with scattered afternoon and night thunderstorms possible across the Panhandle and Southwest. Little temperature change expected in New Mexico and surrounding areas.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
South Plains
New Menico
Pflimlin Seeks to Form New French Government
Pierre Pflimlin told President Rene Coty he would try to form a new French government and seek parliamentary approval as premier. He faces Algerian policy pressure from rivals and may abolish the resident minister post in Algiers, with Maurice Papon as high commissioner if appointed.
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Paris
Pierre Pflimlin
Rene Coty
Popular Republican Movement
MRP
Coty
Elysee Palace
National Assembly
Pflimlin
Felix Gaillard
Gaillard
Center
Pierre Mendes-France
Antoine Pinay
Algiers
Maurice Papon
Papon
Housing bids due for $8 million Amarillo Air Base project
Prospective prime contractors may obtain bidding documents for the 500 unit family housing project at Amarillo Air Force Base with an estimated value of 8 million dollars. Bids open June 17 at the base theater with plans to start construction in July and complete by 1959. A $200 deposit is required for plans and specifications.
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Mildred F. Walker
Amarillo Air Force Base
AAFB
Uled
William L
Jerry) Lee
Walker
FHA
Amarillo
Tex
Skelton Son Richard Dies at UCLA Medical Center
Richard Skelton, 10, died at UCLA Medical Center after a illness. The boy was with his parents Red Skelton and Georgia at his side in the hospital room they shared near his son’s ward. Skelton had earlier cancelled appearances to stay with his family during the illness.
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Richard
Ucla Medical Center
Skelton
Georgia
Valentina
Cooper Homes Buys 900 Acres In 2 Million Deal For Development
Cooper Homes Inc purchases 900 acres in two large tracts valued over 2 million dollars for home development. A 500 acre site beside South Lawn Addition and a 400 acre tract east of the Santa Fe railway near 45th Ave will begin development soon. The firm also adds 112 acres in northeast Amarillo, bringing total development to 412 acres started last week, with 117 low income homes planned and construction underway. Sawyer & Miller Real Estate Co represented by Charlie Pryor profited from the transactions.
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South Lawn Addition
Santa Fe
Cooper’s
S. Washington
Cooper
Amarillo
Grofd
NE 24Th
NE 26Th
Cooper Homes
Grandview
Wilson Place
Stroud
Sunrise
South Lawn
Martin Addition
Sawyer & Miller Real Estate Co
Charlie Pryor
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Kremlin
Chamoun
Buchwald
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Associated Press
Alfonse de Cook
Sam Wexler
Windsor
Ont
Alfonse
Algeria
National Council of the
Social Republicans
Jacques Soustelle
France
Rene Pleven
Pleven
Gear
Strategic Air Commands
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Gen. Lee
Hollywood
Red Skelton
Tonight
Cooper Homes, Inc
45Th Ave
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