Eisenhower backs universal military training and draft
General Eisenhower urged immediate universal military training and a draft for ages 19 to 25 while offering to stay in uniform as long as needed. Secretary Forrestal proposed combined draft and UMT plans registering 18 to 45 with non veterans 19 to 26 serving two years.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate Armed Services Committee
Congress
Eisenhower
Europe
Defense Forrestal
Armed Services Committees
Francis Spellman
New York
Hugh Lamb
Philadelphia
Denis Cardinal Dougherty
UMT
Berlin rail clash as US zone halts Russian entry
In Berlin the American sector surrounded a rail traffic building used by Soviet officials, barring entry to Russians while Germans could enter. The action followed a freight train test into the Soviet zone, with British trains also crossing. Russians threatened stronger measures as they exit several Commandatura committees. The 589 ton American train passed Soviet controls, prompting talk of air supply only if land routes stay restricted.
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Berlin
Germany
Marienborn
Templehof
Joe Louis Named In Wife Stealer Suit In Chicago
A $500000 damage suit filed in superior court in Chicago accuses heavyweight champ Joe Louis of destroying and alienating the affections of Rev Matthew C Faulkner's wife Mattie Carrie Faulkner. The suit cites gifts totaling about 35000 and notes Louis and his wife Marva Trotter are abroad.
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Chicago
Superior
Joe Louis
Matthew C. Faulkner
Atlanta, Ga
Louis
Marva Trotter
Europe
England
Mattie Carrie Faulkner
Faulkner
New York City
Congress Approves Global Aid Bill Amid Cold War Tensions
Congress approved a 6.098 billion global aid plan to curb communism with peace goods and weapons of war. The House 318 to 75 and Senate consent followed, with Truman ready to sign. The ERP targets 16 European countries plus Western Germany, China Greece and Turkey receive military and economic aid, aiming to slow communism while financing reconstruction.
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Washington
Congress
House
CST
Senate
Truman
Soviet Union
Henry A. Wallace
Russia
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Germany
China
Greece
Turkey
United States
Congressional
Spain
Mediterranean
Senate House Conference Committee
United Nations
Magnify. Great telescope at Mt Palo magnifies star
A new telescope at Mt Palo magnifies a star dramatically but pales beside the reach of a Hollywood press agent. The piece ends with a quip about the value of advertising, echoing a poet’s line on early rise.
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Mt. Palomar
Batt
Hollywood
Amarillo Mayor Seeks Reactivation of Field
Mayor Lawrence Hagg of Amarillo asks Congress to reactivate Amarillo Army Air Field after a War Assets Administration freeze on Pantex Ordnance Plant and field property. WAA officials say the order is temporary pending War Munitions Board decisions on removals.
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Amarillo Army Air Field
Lawrence Hagg
Amarillo
Eugene Worley
Shamrock
War Assets Administration
WAA
Dallas
R. V. Derrick
Hagg
War Munitions Board
John Crudgington
Potter County
Amarillo and regional events fill a busy schedule
Local listings show polls opening for Amarillo School Board and closing later, Shriners band parades in Oklahoma City and Panhandle towns, plus a series of meetings, tournaments, banquets, and youth programs across West Texas New Mexico and surrounding areas. Notable gatherings include Amarillo Bar Association luncheon Judge Few Brewster speaking, Gideons luncheon, Panhandle Soil Conservation District, FFA banquet in Tucumcari with invited groups, and Shamrock Boxing Tournament finale.
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Amarillo
Texhoma
Oklahoma City Temple Shriners
Pampa
West Texas
Portales
Roosevelt County
Goodwell
Okla
Panhandle
Staked Plains Soil Conservation District
Guymon
Tucumcari
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Porter
San Jon
Grady
Rosedale
Santa Ross
Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa Junior Chamber of Commerce
Tucumcari Group
McLean
American Legion Hallublic
Shamrock
San Jacinto Youth Center
Amarillo Highway Plan Approved by Texas Commissioners
Texas Highway Commissioners okayed parts of the Amarillo routing plan with funds ready for unapproved sections. The plan will go to the city commission and county court for final approval after a U S hearing in Austin.
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Texas
Amarillo
DeWitt Greer
City Commission
County Commissioners Court
Highway Commission
Austin
Rock Island Railroad
East Eighth
Soith
Bushland
Eighth Avenue
Fillmore Street
Texas Highway Department
Truman Stresses Neighborliness at William and Mary
President Truman in Williamsburg affirms US policy of good neighbors and liberty. He joins Gov. Tuck and others at a Canadian American day on the College of William and Mary campus praising UN Security Council unity on Palestine and keeping doors open to Soviet settlement.
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Williamsburg
Truman
United States
Colonial Williamsburg
William M. Tuck
Mr. Truman
Russia
Soviet Union
United Nations Security Council
Palestine
College of William and Mary
W. L. MacKenzie King
Canada
Tuck
MacKenzie King
Viscount Alexander
Bar Will Hear Brewster Today
The Amarillo Bar Association luncheon centers on Justice Brewster of the Texas Supreme Court. Judge Brewster, on the court since its 1945 expansion, seeks reelection. He is noted as UT law school quizmaster in 1915 1916 and former district judge for Bell, Lampasas and Mills counties.
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Few Brewster
Supreme Court of Texas
Supreme Court
Amarillo
University of Texas Law School
UT Legal Society
Amarillo Voters Face Two Elections At Polls
Amarillo residents will vote in two elections including selecting two of eight candidates for the Amarillo Independent School District board and a local option dry until voting in Justice Precinct 3. Precinct 3 covers about 1,000 voters in precincts 23 24 and 25 with polling at Sam Houston Junior High Bushland and Ady schools. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Independent School District Board
Justice
Sam Houston Junior High School
Bushland School
Ady School
Amarillo Area Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy with warmer temps and strong southerly winds in Amarillo and vicinity Saturday. Sunday sees little temperature change. West Texas has partly cloudy conditions through Sunday and warmer Saturday. New Mexico east mainly fair Saturday and west partly cloudy with scattered showers in western mountains. Extended forecast notes Texas west of Gulf Plains, with temps 1-3 degrees below normal and alternating warmer and cooler days through midweek.
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Pete i
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Texas
Gulf Plains
Amarillo Mayor Salutes New York Cab Drivers
Lawrence Hagg the Amarillo mayor sent telegrams to the League of Mutual Taxi Owners Association in New York after their picket against Gromyko. He congratulated cab drivers and noted cowboys in the big cow country understand their aims. Pat McClarney, a former Amarillo girl, joined the picketing and has since taken notable stage roles.
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Lawrence Hagg
Amarillo
League of Mutual Taxi Owners Association
New York
Gromyko
Pat McClarney
Ere
Three Injured in Highway Collision Near Grand Avenue
Three people were injured in a late night crash at North East Eighth and Grand Avenue when W D Kelly's eastbound car struck a turning left turning gasoline truck. All were taken to St Anthony's Hospital. injuries ranged from leg injuries to facial lacerations.
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North East Eighth
Grand Avenue
St. Anthony’s Hospital
N. S. Griggs & Sons
W. D. Kelly
Alva
Okla
Myrtle Ethridge
510
East Tenth
Tax bill cuts income tax by billions despite veto
Congress enacts a 4.8 billion dollar income tax cut overriding President Truman's veto. The measure lowers rates for 1948 income, eliminates federal tax for millions, raises personal exemptions, and allows income splitting under community property rules. House vote 311 88. Senate 77 10.
YMCA Dinner to Feature Dallas Banker Nathan Adams
About two hundred people are expected at the annual YMCA report dinner to hear Nathan Adams Dallas banker and civic leader speak at 7 15 Monday evening in the Herring Hotel Adams chairs First National Bank board and supports Shrine Crippled Children’s Hospital work. Amarillo High School A Cappella Choir will provide music.
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YMCA
Nathan Adams
Dallas
Ymca Report
Herring Hotel
Adams
First National Bank Board
H. O. Willborn
Amarillo
Texas
Amarillo High School
Amarillo Banquet Speaker Dr W H Alexander Delights Crowd
Dr W H Alexander pastor of First Christian Church in Oklahoma City spoke at the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce banquet. His remarks mixed humor with a serious sermon on service as he recalled boxing days and a life in ministry.
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Amarillo
Herring
Dr. Alexander
McDonald
Dover
Esther
Lawrence Hagg
Virgil Patterson
Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Missouri
Hollywood
Alexander
Beaumont
San Antonio
Oklahoma
We Are Not Interested in How You Use It but Cast a Ballot Today
A brief civic notice urges readers to participate in the current ballot vote. It emphasizes the act of casting a ballot without specifying issues or candidates. The item framing resembles a community guidance snippet from a local newspaper page.
Tax cut showdown shifts votes in Congress and Senate
The article details how the House and Senate positions split over overriding President Truman's veto of the income tax slash. It notes the Texas delegation split with 21 voting on override, listing members who voted yes and no, and reports on remarks by Knutson and Truman about potential future tax changes.
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Carl Andersen
Minnesota
Morton
Kentucky
Senate
Knutson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Truman
Worley
O'Daniel
Connally
Washington
Texas
US House of Representatives
Fisher
Gossett
Kilday
Lucas
Lyle
Regan
Teague
Thomas
Thompson
West
Wilson
Beckworth
Burleson
Combs
Johnson
Mahon
Patman
Pickett
African Adventure film extra show scheduled at Esquire Theater
The McMillan hunting film African Adventure shows were nearly sold out prompting an extra screening at 10 am today at the Esquire Theater. Adults pay 1.5 dollars and children 60 cents. box office opens one hour before showtime. The morning screening will be Amarillo’s last chance to see the film for months as it tours other cities.
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McMillan Big Game
Esquire Theater
Amarillo
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