25 May 1958
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Newspaper
Amarillo Sunday News Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1958
Page
1
U S Sen Barry Goldwater urged Americans to engage in public affairs and uphold spiritual and democratic traditions. He spoke at the National U S Highway 60 Association closing session after a banquet at Amarillo YMCA noting that road programs depend on citizen interest, especially from younger people.
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President Eisenhower proposes three week talks at Geneva with Soviet leaders to police a ban on nuclear tests. The U S names three top scientists to join a Soviet team with possible British French and Japanese representation.
A head on collision between two dump trucks on a road project seven miles northwest of Pampa at about 4 45 p m left Guy W James Sr 55 dead after being trapped by falling caliche and burning. T A Rush 40 was injured and taken to Highland General Hospital in fair condition with lacerations head trauma and possible internal injuries.
Scores list for Western League games with Lincoln 8 Amarillo 5 and Sioux City 3 Pueblo 1 Topeka 6 8 Albuquerque 3 Colorado Springs at Des Moines postponed by rain. In the American League Detroit 3 New York 2 Washington 6 Cleveland 8 Chicago 4 Baltimore 3 Boston 5 Kansas City 4. National League Milwaukee 6 San Francisco 3 Pittsburgh 6 St Louis 1 Philadelphia 5 Chicago 4 Cincinnati 5 Los Angeles 4.
Television listings note colorcast airings featuring Steve Allen and the Dinah Shore show. Program details indicate schedule blocks on KGNC-TV with channel assignments and time slots for the two variety programs.
The 12 mile Claude to Silverton link completes a Borger Post route and opens at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. The $1 089 000 project carves through Palo Duro Canyon with the deepest road cut in Texas history. Amarillo remains Panhandle transport hub as the central Panhandle gains a new scenic corridor.
Weather report notes Amarillo had sun on 126 of 144 days in 198. Readings at 3 p.m. Saturday cover Houston Dallas Oklahoma City and Amarillo with wind, visibility and sky conditions recorded. Data includes 7 and 9 15 Mile readings and partly cloudy in several cities.
Chicago physician Dr Lester Odell won 490000 against lifelong friend Dr Emerson McVey after a circuit court jury of seven women and five men deliberated under an hour. McVey, absent from court, was accused of alienation of Odell's wife Elaine. Odell testified McVey frequently visited the couple and accompanied Elaine to upscale venues.
A 60 mile wide storm corridor moved from north to southwest across the central Panhandle bringing heavy moisture hail and lightning. The Borger area logged high rainfall with reports of hail while a tornado funnel was observed northeast of Borger but caused no damage as the front moved through Borger Claude Amarillo Fritch and Vega Adrian by 8 30 p m.
Partly cloudy conditions expected across Amarillo and Panhandle with isolated thundershowers this weekend. New Mexico shows scattered storms tonight with warm daytime highs and cooler nights, while overall temperatures near previous readings with minor changes. Sunrise is at 5 37 a m and sunset at 7 51 p m.
Paris reports an insurrection in Corsica as De Gaulle era insurgents and para troopers seize Ajaccio and two other towns. Premier Pflimlin calls emergency parliament session and vows legal action against Corsican public safety committees amid talk of civil war in France. He condemns the uprising as armed insurrection and urges rally around the republic.
William A. Blakley opened his Texas United States Senate campaign urging party unity. Speaking at a Abilene press conference he said he would focus on issues rather than personalities in the Democratic primary against Ralph Yarborough.
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