Memorial Day Tribute At Llano Cemetery Honours War Dead
Chaplain George R. McCahan of Amarillo Air Force Base addressed more than 300 mourners at Llano Cemetery during Memorial Day ceremonies. He urged pride in America's history, teaching youth the facts of what veterans fought for, and to remember those who gave their lives for freedom.
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Sunday News-Globe
Lester Williams
Robert Rodriguez
Pascual Rodriguez
Poppy Field
Llano Cemetery
Amarillo
Robert
Clyde March
Polk
George R. McCahan
Amarillo Air Force Base
McCahan
America
Vacation Pak keeps you up to date while you’re away
A radio and newspaper promotion offers a service called Vacation Pak that gathers planetary news sports society and comics for readers away on vacation. The package is saved for return and delivered without extra charge with no missing developments.
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Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Panhandle Areas
Partly cloudy through Monday with widely scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers. It will be cooler tonight and Monday with a low around 62 and a high near 76. Panhandle and South Plains largely partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers and cooler later. Sunrise 7 34 a m. Sunset 7 55 p m.
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Teaco
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Cinsesis
Sceere
G.I. Cesetees
Space Monkeys Able and Baker Survive Flight
Washington May 30 AP describes Able and Baker as unscathed after a 1,500 mile rocket flight. They were taken from the nose cone after a 10,000 mile per hour, 300 mile high journey from Cape Canaveral. The monkeys were briefly annoyed by the experience.
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Able
Baker
Cape Canaveral
Fla
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Andrews Air Force Base
Earth
Monkeys Put On Backstage Show At NASA Flight Briefing
A NASA briefing showcased Able and Baker the space monkeys as generals and officials outlined the 38 g moment during reentry and parachute slow down. Monkeys munched crackers and posed for photos while the stage ran hot above 100 degrees and kept camera crews rolling.
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Drowned Boy Found in Life Jacket After Conchas Lake Crash
A nine year old boy from Santa Fe died after a suspected collision on Conchas Lake near Tucumcari. Four holiday boaters remain missing as authorities search wind whipped waves. The recovered boat and debris indicate a capsized 15 foot fiberglass craft and a 14 foot wooden boat were involved. Local officials note trousers a refrigerator battery cap and pillows as signs of the water disaster.
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Sunday News-Globe
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N.M
Conchas Lake
Tommy Poehler
Santa Fe
Jerry Brunk
Brunk
Victor Poehler
Jimmy
W. O. Wright
Friona
Tex
Joe Snyder
Los Alamos
Wright
Odell
Bobby Noyes
Hereford
Noyes
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Snyder
Poehlers
James D. LaMastus
Corps of Engineers
Conchas Dam
Memorial Day Traffic Fatalities Near Double Last Year
The National Safety Council warns Memorial Day weekend traffic deaths may reach 260 nationwide over 54 hours from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight. About 40 million cars are expected on roads despite showers, with Illinois enforcing a statewide traffic red alert to urge caution.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Council
Illinois
Amarillo Man Dies in Fall From Oil Rig Near Bushland
A 21 year old Amarillo man, Jim Briscoe, died after a fall from an oil rig 9 miles south of Bushland. He was 100 feet up when the accident occurred and died en route to Neblett Hospital Canyon. Briscoe worked as a roughneck for Norwood Drilling Company. Survivors include wife La Rue and parents Mr and Mrs E M Briscoe of Wink. Funeral services are pending with Warren LaGrone Funeral Home Canyon.
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Bushland
Jim Briscoe
Buchanan
Neblett Hospital
Canyon
Briscoe
Norwood Drilling Company
la Rue
E. M., Briscoe
Wink
Baseball Scores From Texas League And Major Leagues
Mexico City Reds 6 Amarillo 3 Tulsa 5 6 Poza Rica 1 3 San Antonio 7 Veracruz 4 Monterrey 7 Austin 4 Victoria 10 Mexico City Tigers Nuevo Loreno 4 Corpus Christi Milwaukee 4 Philadelphia 2 Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati 1 San Francisco 5 Chicago Los Angeles 7 St. Louis 6 New York 11 11 Washington 2 0 Cleveland 3 1 Kansas City 2 3 Boston 5 8 Baltimore 4 2 Detroit 4 3 Chicago 2 4
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Weather Summary for Amarillo and Nearby Stations in 1959
The report notes Amarillo had sun on 132 of 150 days in 1959. Comparative readings at 3 PM Saturday list Wind and Sky conditions for Amarillo, Houston, and Oklahoma City with cloud cover and visibility figures.
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Amarillo
Houston
Okla
New York Journalist Recovers From Heart Operation
Newspaperman John O. B. Wallace describes a successful heart operation under local anesthesia and shares a philosophy of embracing life. A 26 year AP veteran born July 21 1909 he recounts his ordeal to help other patients and details his career across Leavenworth Kansas City Washington Buenos Aires and New York.
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John O. B. Wallace
Wallace
Kansas City
Kan
Leavenworth, Kant
Times
Associated Press
Washington
Buenos Aires
Cuban Pilot Believed To Have Million Peso Heist
Ex Cuban Air Force pilot Alfonso Arnoldo Acosta Meza is at large after allegedly stealing 3 799 000 Cuban pesos from Marilyn Kay Thal in Miami Beach. He pistol whipped her male companion Gail Boyeff and fled in a car, with police holding about a dozen suspects in Mexico. The pesos, worth one dollar each, remain unrecovered as authorities pursue leads near Mexico City.
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UPI
Alfonso Arnoldo Acosta Meza
Acosta Meza
Queretaro
Marilyn Kay Thal
Miami Beach
Fla
Fidel Castro
Havana
Fulgencio Batista
Thal
Gail Boyeff
Baton Rouge DJ Locked in Control Room Plays Sea of Love Marathon
Fired WAIL disc jockey Bob Love staunchly continues a one song marathon at the Baton Rouge station after being urged to quit by manager Ralph Burg. He insists he may demand a raise and cites listener calls while describing Sea of Love as a ballad with a rock beat.
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UPI
Sea of Love
Bob Love
Love
United Press International
Ralph
Pappy) Burg
Baton Rouge
Pappy
Phil Phillips
Lake Charles
George Khoury
T. Aptiste
Phillips
Wail
Louisiana Governor Earl Long enters Galveston psychiatric clinic
Louisiana Governor Earl K. Long, 63, amid legislative clashes and personal strain, flew from Baton Rouge to Galveston and entered the John Sealy hospital psychiatric clinic. Five escorts accompanied him. Sen. Russell B. Long said the governor sought medical treatment and would be explained to the Louisiana legislature.
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Tex
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Long
John Sealy Hospital
Titus Harris
University of Texas Medical College
Baton Rouge
Lether Frazar
Sen. Long
Sealy Hospital
John B. Truslow
Dr. Truslow
Ward wins Indianapolis 500 in Yahoo mood
Rodger Ward praised the car and crew after winning the Indianapolis 500. He told reporters the victory came from the greatest car, owner, and crew, and embraced his wife Jo in victory lane.
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Indianapolis
Yahoo
Rodger Ward
Victory Lane
Los Angeles
Ward wins big in high speed race on California track
A 38 year old driver Ward clinches victory amid chatter from builder A J Watson who says driver performance matters most on the track. Ward grins as he holds the checkered flag declaring the win, praises support from fans and pit crew, and plans to save the prize money. He notes his sons back home in El Monte follow via radio.
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A. J. Watson
Watson
Ward
Auto Found With Bodies Of Two Clarksburg Women
A Memorial Day hike led a man and boy to a submerged car in Elk Creek near West Virginia 20 in Clarksburg. Inside were the bodies of Mrs. Juanita Ferguson and Mrs. Virginia Conley, missing since April 8 after a garden club meeting. Authorities suspect a single-vehicle accident during rain. Autopsies were planned if possible.
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W. Va
Juanita Ferguson
Virginia Conley
Harry Morris
Elk Creek
Charles Swiger
David Elder
West Virginia 20
Old Farm Plan Back in Effect
Washington AP Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson will issue a proclamation to restore the old wheat program for the 1960 crop. With Congress failing to pass a new plan, farm leaders agree the current regime produced a large surplus despite controls. The administration urged a new scheme, but lawmakers oppose Benson's proposal to cut price supports and end controls.
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Ezra Taft Benson
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Congressional
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