The Amarillo Globe-Times from Amarillo, Texas • Page 1

SPACE TRIP COUNTDOWN ON Two Men Awaiting Decision CAPE A A A May 1 (AP)--A keenly trained American will tn to get some sleep tonight knowing (hat in (he morning he may rocket into space. Anytime ailcr a.m. (CST) Man-in-Space FlighL To Be On TV Netivorks NEW YOKK, May 1 141--All (bree television networks plan on-tlic-iccnc coverage of Tuesday's nmin-in-space flight ill Cape Canaveral, Fla. The exact time set for the sliot has not liccn announced yet, but tlie networks said they expected II lo be In tlie neighborhood of 6 a.m. (EST).

Tile National Broadcasting Co. will start its coverage about 10 minutes before the Anytime blastoff time anil remain on tor rocket may blast away on Its 15-j about an hour, showing the ac- minute looping flight with Ihej al firing and giving commen- astronaul in its nose. tnry and reporls. I Several hours later, (lie net- Sometime after dasvn he Kork ans (0 nlms the strapped into a space capsule aclua ciipsule r( overy-if the top a relatively puny rocket suc( ss i supply CRASH MARKS CAVE-IN OF FOOD STORE ROOF successful--and supply background commen- be atop a relatively puny rocKei. Perhaps 100 minutes later the! Redstone rocket will fling him Itr miles up and 290 miles south over; Columbia Broadcasting the Atlantic The expers say he, conliiiuous cover- odds are 100 to 1 that he will come through without harm.

This Redstone is less than a tenth as powerful as the monster rocket that shot Yuri Gagarin, Soviet army major, on a space trip around the world in 108 minutes last month. Stilj, this is the first relatively safe step In a program that will --before the year is out--give an American Ihe same thrilling riile around the globe. The space pilot himself knows there is some risk involved, says a source close to the astronauts. Bui for a man with experience in testing high-powered aircraft, it is an accustomed risk. Fabulous steps have been taken to insure the space pilot's safety.

Anything that might fail in the space capsule comes in duplicates, so that one will always be in service. The countdown has begun on men are readyin age from 5:30 a.m. to 7 a.m., CST, plus laler pictures of the recovery. The American Broadcasting Co. will shift to Cape Canaveral 10 minutes before the tiring (See TELEVISION--Page 2) Loss Is Set at Over $100,000 (PICTURE ON PAGE SO) With a crash thai could be heard for several blocks, the roof of Buddy's Supermarket at 10th ami Georgia caved in at 2 a.m.

today causing damage that is expected to exceed $100,000. Store and city officials have been unable to determine the exact cause for the collapse of (he roof over the large supermarket, but it is believed that faulty water pipes a a caused damage. Approximately 8 inches of water covered store floor when officers arrived to investigate the crash. City police at, first he- lieved someone a tl attempted to break into Ihe store's safe and had used too much explosive. All but three of the plate glass windows lining the front of the store were n.

Shattered glass was thrown over 50 yards into Hie city street. City firemen spent about three hours cleaning water out of thc building, according to Gene Ray, store produce manager. Damage, in addition to thc roof, includes the loss of nearly all frozen foods in the store, over 80 feet of frozen food coolers, the pos- sible loss of the entire tile flooring a a undetermined amount of merchandise. Most of the damage was caused by water. The sagging roof is balanced precariously a few feet from the floor and city inspectors said the slightest movement could cause it to collapse completely.

AMARILLO GLOBE-1 Final Edition Stock Battle Crowd Small 'API i That was the gist of a report, Uttth Vo. 10 I'agus Amarillo, Monday, Pulitzer Prize To Globe-Times "(See SPACE--Page 31 Weather Looms The Amarillo Globe-Times least once a week, during from two lo four years. 11 amoa are still seciet pub i ic The award recognized the 8 1 lre nn i i i 5 I Potter County courthouse, paper's work in helping io cx-iof Columbia limmuj. pose a breakdown in law In large measure, the award re- jment in Amarillo culminating inlfiected the newspaper's work th 1 liiearings here in March 1900. of i its columns and behind ') le min he had defeated in 1 jing Committee.

'volving the former Randall 1 Against bim in rural award to Ihe judge, Roy Joe Stevens. (ne ''Bounty, Stevens' sup- Times was the first Pulitzer Prize' The newspaper took the lead iiv in home area, South Amlin tes. be- iThompson, who personally led i hearings." "of" frequent cri- i Globe Times staff in thc deism in Editor Thompson's coi- brought Ihe Pulitzer Stevens. Ihe prime target of the umn "Turnstile." The editor said this afternoon: crime probe, resigned as asl cl s( cvens or being an "Some of our friends in thc Ral County judge the day bsmtcc county judsc and for business told us this ih hearing came to a close in PI inn his public position in '-'ilit happen, but we are still: thc Amarillo Post Office. Test Tlireal CAPE CANAVERAL (UI'D- Tiie weather may not be too kind lo directors of America's first man-in-swace shut, schcst- uled Tuesday.

U.S. Weather Bureau fcn-ecas- lers said tlie outlook for Tuesday was for overcast skies, possibly some rain. Winds were expected to remain brisk--15 to BALTIMOHE, May stockh gathered to settle America's CQrporation'pres'i- gest financial fight were told to- den t. iday billion holding com-. re is right hand man to ipany is on the threshhold of new: wea Allan P.

Kirby. Allegheny prosperity. BULLETIN; BALTIMORE, May 1 (API -Stockholders of Allcgbany subject of. a power struggle for control, today met for 90 minutes and recessed their annual meeting until next Monday without deciding a contest to depose Allan P. Kirby as chairman.

chairman, who sought lo stave oft a challenge to his leadership mounted by Texas financier John D. Murchison and his brother, Clint W. Murchison Jr. As the annual meeting began, word circulated that the polls would he kept open for stockholders voting until 9 a.m. Tuesday, delaying the start of a painstaking count of proxies until after that hme.

Completion of the count and the determination of the winning side expected to take possibly two weeks. Ireland stressed declaration 13 days ago of the first dividend on Back Texans' Corporation Fight --Associated Press 0 iany common stock in thc firm's 32-year history, Thror- women who want to sec (he Murchison interests of Texas gain control of Mul forces ridiculed the the Allegheny Corp. from (he Allen P. Kirby group got together, before, today i r.m.v in a i From left, arc lent by passing out nickels Ihe coins were the About thc same condition prc- islanding around vailed today at. this Adnnlic jselves just coast space base.

The sun was (happen to pushing only dim rays through lAmarillo, Texas. Needless to say; cia a the top award coming to us: was heard in Tyler in December overwhelming." and on Jan. 12. District Judge pinching our-i a month, disbarment this Adnnlic jselves just to think that this could proceedings were brought against newspaper here inistevens by the Texas Bar Asso-j xas. Needless to say; cia ion The disbarment evidence a high layer of clouds and the east to southeast wind was kicking up whilecaps 2) lott i.

meeting' in Baltimore. From arc sealed Mrs. R. R. Ohrstrom of New Mrs.

Jack Vaughn of Dallas and Mrs John mr(b Murchison of Dallas. Mrs. Vaughn, whose husband is part owner of Amarino Ire alld credit( progressive Vaughn Building, holds one of lhc gimmicks of the fight, a plastic enclosed management with cutting Alle- nickcl labeled "The Kirby Dollar." ALLEGIIAXY-I'SSC 2) Projccl Mercury officials have set strict minimum weather fe conditions for the firinj; of (heir natc-onos. Kedstonc rocket uith an astronaut in its nose, but have not made (hem public. is overwiieimnitj.

and on Jan. u. uisinci juoge i The award, one of eight Dunagan ordered Stevens! the Puliier trustees in newS( di rc( "for disinterested! Tail Stevens, 39, is married and the fathel of rendered by a United SI. es is nmv iving in Al and meritorious Paper, published daily, Sunday 01 NEIGHBOR YOUTH SOUGHT Schoolgirls' Bodies Found buquerque where a law office. i Stevens began his rise in Ran- jdall County politics and as an al-j torney spccialiiing in the practice of criminal law soon after; graduating from Baylor Univer-i Storms Lash North Texas Thorp down in Dallas, but thc -75 milc-an-hour winds are liur-isized hail which broke windows By United Press International and north of town Theie a.e i do i uai MS lh repor and el the storm damage the A huge mass of completely blown storm had los most its puncn jn Den(on i intcriors of ornos The bail came winds above hurricane ve- and hundreds of windows ulown.by the time nil LM hmbs were broken and some treesi in hvo batches, at 8:17 o'clock llocily and two suspected seemed to be swept across North CenUal (hc ccn(er mvn ,) Simd ight and at i 0 37p a a i wind but there had to be Texas out of Oklahoma during Sunday I 'lie set up a law office in Can- i of at least two persons and yon in that year.

The next yearljured at least 23 others. ,.1 pcnton was the hardest hit cily. 'ichita Frills hlc damage and so with a ply- ie out of a it was sit ran for county judge of Kan-; datl and. in ttic Democratic pri-j mary, squeezed out a victory! lover one opponent by fewer tl iliouse a block away iting rieht on top oS that sheet of ailrl lhc car hadn't moved." reported cons.dera- were Lc wis Stark and so did son a They pulled along Red River back lo Ringgold. Winds of up to 80 miles velocity Wc.e.ldv Conlesl Itained damage to windows vents.

The roof of the cafeteria al Damage to crops was reported 'avv in thc Wichita Falls area 1.80 inches of rain in 30 min- iutes. Tlie hail broke out many Windows in the First Pentacostal HOLLAND May! We 1 think tllis kid is A 16-year-old fa sil1 awil Lo Holland youth described byf lp relatives and police as a "good boy" was sought today in connection with tlie slaying of two young girls who lived within two blocks of his home. A pickup order alerted police agencies across the nation for Scott Stephens, wanted for investigation of murder in the deaths of Carol Gee. 11. and Margaret Chambers, n.

The little girls' bodies were found by searchers today. The bodies were covered with fallen leaves which carpet the floor of a wooded ravine in tho Lake three miles west of Holland. State police crime laboratory technicians cordoned off a 100- foot circular area around the bodies an dmovcd in slowly searching for clues. Police said the girls apparently had been shot to death, but an exnminalion of (he bodies was delayed until the technicians finished their methodical work. The girls had been missing since early Saturday afternoon when they left their homes to pick wllddowers.

November i once UULI jiimj for rc-elcc-ison said at Denton aflc noon al 19M the year the term for "The TMrsl damaRc ,11 fccc SLAVWG-Page J) a county was.downtown a-ca and to the wcst Insura mtttrn Hllll Counlry CM wrllclHliM club 'OM-Mi: another car hit them from bc- jhind. Mrs. Stark a Dallas, i hospital in fair condition. Nineteen persons were hurt iiv 'nenton. Four remained in hospi- als.

Eight were hurt in Wichita! 'ails, none seriously. One was! hurt, bill nol seriously, in a Fort Worth motel. Winds of about hurricane strength hit Fort Worth, where they unroofed buildings and col-; wc lapsed part of a palio wall. were unconfirmed reports twister at Fort Worth. Thw lowns of Walauga and a st wim jn stores on bom or in North Tarrant Countv were mr io at Wo po sons died smrth nmi casl i (le of the main nomc( 11 eft without electricity.

Big Irce lra accidcnl near st llnl man of th. Wednesday morning. A check for merchants $5 will be forwarded to Seebergcr as first place award in thc news- tip contest. Second place of $3 is awardec --Globe-Time. Staff Photo Widening Project Starts on 10th Work began today on the project that will widen 10th Avenue Adwm to Johnson streets through downtown Amarillo.

The contractor, Gllvin-Terrill closed thc Jackson Street intersection on 10th and thc portion of 10th Mwnn'nS to Monroe as the first phase of the project began. Storm sower will be placed rfrom Jackson to Adams and tfien cast In phases to Johuon tefore actual street Widening work takei place. Tragic News Subject of Prize Tips Whitson food plant on State High- i 377 suffered at least half a I million dollars damage. cn 'worst damage in Fort tat me ere knocked out. Thc epor c( Hp to ao miles of Only two walls of a warehouse i a ou in sections of Fort Worth, on the Fort Worth highway unroo fetl 13 units at Ihe Caravan Denton were left standing.

Mote ne of the motel's guests was heavy window damage taken to a hospital and Bud at North Texas State University and Texas Woman's Univcrsily at Denton. Big trees were either broken off by the wind or pushed! 'over, roots and all. Tragic events highlighted news reported by readers during the Tho wi )( al Den i 0 blew roofs past week. Accidental deathsl honws on East McKinney involved in the top three! eet 0 buill ings wcre ci Kr awards made by 1L a debe-News Publishing Cecil Sceberger, 5100 Travis om (hejl mindal ons Ol push( 1)sck from founda ons There was heavy glass in (See STORMS--Page 2) Rain Check for Dollar Day Sales THE WEATHER A A I AND VICINITY: Clouclv with drll- ile before noon, jtcomlna partly IMI afternoon, tonight and Tuusdny, Cooler and to- I 0 t. alier- oon.

High today 8, low tonioht 8, hloh Tuesday 3, low Sunday hlph SundfiV Rainfall pas) 14 hourj, Iroer. Rainfall during tlie rr.onlh A( Aorll, .73 of i() S(nt on KONT at Dcnlon waj knockcf ff the air by tlie storm. OS the injuries at Wichita ,10 Fred hathjen, H04 W. as crc hlnmcrl on flvins his tip that a man ass Tho unidentified chief of dragficd to death by a horse insurance adjustment bureau Hartley County on Wednesday. damage nt Wichita Falls was A check -for $2 will be sent heavy," though not enough 0.

L. Hcrron, G12 Lake, for his -enorts were in to estimate it. Rainy weather cut into (he es- WHS m-uvv giass peeled'Dollar Day crowds here stores on both this and it was an- i Lcs ucesc, chair. downtown retail merchants committee of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce, (lint the monthly event will lc continued through Tuesday to make tip for'the setback. Regular store will he observed, with no night opening, but the some Dollar Day specials which were offered today will lie continued Tuesday, the downtown merchants decided.

tip that Ji man was killed in. an automobile accident nenr Dumas ion Saturday. I Other ncwirlpDers during Iht week In- eluded Jockle Shtpord, 1605 Travis; Mn. Tfd Guv, 972 N. Cleveland; Joe Davenport, 1WQ Beech; Mrs.

A. P. Slark, J4M S. Roberts; R. A.

Kino, 1617 Currlt Loni; Betly Thonioiort. 1MB Trlgg; Mrs. Reisli "NORT'HWSST' TEXAS: Partly cloudv Canodv 3205 Julian; Jlmmv Smllh, lodav Ihroooh Tuesday. A few laic oiler- H. Buren; Rrteeeo Rofteriwn, or evening thunderjhowerj, moitivUMT S.

Von Eurcn; Deborah Rankln, 4100 portion Cooler lodny and northeast S. Horriton; Mrs. S. lion, TOO Aon- oorllon lofilotil. A little warmer Tuesday, hotlan; Normon D.

Smith, Box Khi 7144. lowfjonlortl Zekft Leyoto, M. TtrmertWi Otflo He said damage at Wichita Falls was mostly from fioK-ball- NORTHERN HEW MEXICO: Fair with little change in temperature today, tonight ond Tueidov, except porlry cjoudy, extremt eoit porllcn. Hloh-, lodov lowi lonlflh 30-35 high vallcyi to de-j greet elitwhtrs. i FIVE-DAY FORECAST: Ttmneratures will averow 2 to 4 above normal.

Coolir lodov, wormtr rtmolnder ol the period, litllt or no prtcipitallon Indicated. SUNSET: SUNRISE: S-M. Soerm, 14M 's. Johnson. Wnttfn Clvft inJtM Comic Dictionary CRKDIT PLAN financial plan to help the keep up with Ihe Joneses to up wftt? themselves.

A neighbors Opening soon Western Hlllj Country mborshlD DR2-9435 llveommended Reading HOI-LAND TULIPS trigger plclurt 2. WISCONSIN INDIAN wins 4. FIRST PLACR GOLD SOX come home to play Victoria to- CANADIAN DOCTOR Interested in each M. OBSERVERS EYE high court for tensions--Page 1C. LETTERS ON shoes draw more pointed remarks.

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