Washington shakeup over McGrath Morris and McGranery firing
In a tangled sequence in Washington President Truman fires Howard McGrath and Morris, then hires James McGranery as attorney general while McGrath claims he was fired. The timing centers on a Philadelphia offer and a Queen Juliana speech as the White House seeks to clean house amid confusion.
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MR. Truman
McGrath
White House
James McGrawers
Queen Juliana
Philadelphia
McGranery
Morris
Queen
Truman
Howard McGrath
Washington
Associated Press
James P. McGranery
J. Howard McGrath
Understaffed Police Highlighted by Federal Grand Jury
A federal grand jury report from Fort Worth finds Amarillo and other district police departments understaffed and underpaid. It notes no link between local criminals and a national syndicate, cites dishonest officials and tax evasion, and mentions Dallas as well policed under scrutiny for external infiltration.
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Fort Worth
Amarillo
T. Whitfield Davidson
Texas
Dallas
Abilene
Lubbock
San Angelo
Wichita Falls
Chicago
Kan
Fort Worth narcotics squad praised. Congress urged for more agents
The jury commended Chief R R Howerton for creating a Fort Worth narcotics squad and called the federal narcotics setup inadequate. It urged increased congressional appropriations to fund more agents as part of a broad crime and law enforcement review.
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R. R. Howerton
Special Police Department
Fort Worth
Congressional
Law Reform Proposals Tied to Texas Addict Sentencing
The text discusses a proposed blue grass law allowing judges to probate criminal sentences for addicts and confine them in narcotics hospitals to pursue treatment. It notes official misconduct as a small issue and reports a likely Communist cell activity in the district. No government employee wrongdoing found in grain storage amid shortages.
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Texas
McGrath and Morris Fired in Sudden White House Shakeup
President Truman dismissed Atty. Gen. J. Howard McGrath and corruption investigator Newbold Morris in a dramatic two act purge. McGrath then fired Morris and hours later McGrath was removed from the Cabinet. James P. McGranery was named the new Attorney General.
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Morris
Washington
J. Howard McGrath
Newbold Morris
Truman
McGrath
Federal Y
James P. McGranery
Philadelphia
McGranery
House
United States
Department of Justice
May Day Truce Hints and Political Fallout Discussed
Anxiety over a Korea truce grows as Ridgway meets Joy with negotiators at Munsan amid rumors of large concessions. The piece notes May Day timing, possible Soviet participation, and hints of a stall until May 2 while outlining fallout from McGrath's resignation and Morris's firing over finance questionnaires.
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Ridgway
Munsan
Admiral Joy
Russia
Reds
Resistance by Civilians Was Not in Script
Lampasas, April 3. A Communist‑style force in an Army Air Force exercise seized Lampasas but faced defiant locals led by Sheriff Luther B. Person who refused to cooperate. Troopers, dressed in forest green, dragged him to a stockade at Lampasas High School for noncompliance during Exercise Long Horn, the largest US military drill in history involving 115000 personnel and two air forces.
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Lampasas
Luther B. Person
82Nd Airborne Division
Person
Lampasas High School
Six Gun Award to honor best detective
The Daily News announces an annual Six Gun Award for the peace officer in the Tri-State Empire who best demonstrates detective work. The prize is a pearl-handled Smith & Wesson revolver as a symbol of excellence. The first winner will be honored tonight at the Panhandle Press Association dinner at the Herring Hotel.
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The
Daily News
Tri-State Empire
Smith & Wesson
the Plains
Panhandle Press Association
Herring Hotel
This and That and the City Newsroom Notes
A humorous column notes vintage newspaper ownership pride among weekly and small daily publishers. Corrections correct a misstatement about Adlai Stevenson’s marital status and reference a city government booklet. A school visit to the Amarillo-Nixon plant is described with local student groups and a quip about a Red invasion joke.
Straw Vote Slated in Five Panhandle Towns
Residents in Amarillo Dumas Friona Stratford and Happy announce informal straw polls to pick a presidential preference during Saturday elections. The Amarillo League of Women Voters will run booths at polling places in addition to usual services.
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Panhandle
United States
Amarillo
League of Women Voters
Lynn Fore
Happy
Dumas
Friona
Stratford
Texas
C. L. Johnson
Texas League of Women Voters
Chas. M. Rogers
Amarillo School Candidates Oppose Federal Aid
Seven Amarillo School Board candidates oppose federal aid to education and favor a major building program. They agree Amarillo will need another high school within two to three years and discuss start age for first grade, with varied views on a proposed five million dollar building plan.
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Paul Timmons
Amarillo
Gus Roberts
Fruit Company
Newsmen Arrive for Convention and Precinct Tips
Texas prepares for May 3 precinct conventions as Eisenhower Taft Loyalists and Shiv ers factions mobilize. Panhandle Press Association hosts previews with Van Stewart Harold Hudson Brad Smith Vern Sanford and Roy Grimes sharing organizing tips.
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Texas
Eisenhower
Taft
Loyalists
Shivers
Panhandle Press Association
van Stewart
Harold Hudson
Ochiltree County Herald
Perryton
Downstate
Brad Smith
Weslace
Texas Press Association
Vern Sanford
State Press Group
Stewart
Community clubs schedule at Herring Hotel and venues
Noon events listed include American Business Club at Herring Hotel and Amarillo Exchange Club at the same hotel. Scout Leaders Roundtable is set for Camp Don D Harrington. Evening meetings include Amarillo Amateur Radio Club at Phillips Parkmoor Drive-In and Amarillo Chess and Checker Club at Elks Club.
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American Business Club
Herring
Amarillo
PPA Editors Converge in Amarillo for 43rd Year
Panhandle editors gathered for the Panhandle Press Association annual convention in Amarillo marking the 43rd reunion. Delegates will meet at Cal Farley’s Boys' Ranch at Tascosa for a morning session and luncheon hosted by Old Tack and The Globe News Publishing Co, with some events planned outside Amarillo for the first time in decades.
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Panhandle
Cub
Amarillo
Panhandle Press Association
Cal Farley
Boys’ Ranch
Old Tascosa
Old Tack
The
Globe News Publishing Co
Fair and mild Friday across West Texas and New Mexico
Daily News Almanac shows fair weather with little temperature change Friday. West Texas and New Mexico will see highs around 60 to 70 degrees, with a mild Friday night. Amarillo area readings near 36 to 60, with afternoon hours lifting into the 80s in some spots and sunset at 7 11 PM.
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Amarillo
West Texa Fair
New Mexico
Ennai
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