GOP Chief Urges Ike Delegates Pledged at Precinct Level
Texas Republican leader Jack Porter urges precinct delegates to pledge to vote for Ike at the county convention. He says the 80 pledge is illegal in Texas and a cheap trick to boost turnout at Republican precinct meetings. Porter spoke to about 50 Eisenhower workers in Amarillo during a non partisan League of Women Voters forum.
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Jack Porter
Texas Republican Executive Committee
Texas
Eisenhower
Panhandle
West Fifth Z
Porter
Amarillo
League of Women Voters
Amarillo College
Voters Learn About Action In Precincts
A few hundred Amarillo residents heard about precinct conventions at an Amarillo College forum led by Jack Porter and John N. McCarty. The discussion stressed voting importance and how precinct meetings are organized ahead of the May 3 state meetings.
Value of One Vote Stressed By LOUISE EVANS
LOUISE EVANS reports at Amarillo College that Republican Jack Porter and Democrat John L. McCarty urged participation in Potter County precinct conventions on May 3 and in Texas. They urged voters to attend, noting how a single vote or a few attendees can swing outcomes, with examples from California and Ohio.
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Ethel Mullins
Canyon
J. Ernest Stroud
Ong
Jack Porter
Houston
Potter County
John L. McCarty
Amarillo
Barnum & Bailey's Circus
Porter
McCarty
California
Ohio
House of Representatives
McCarthy
Editors Protest Over Presidential Power Question
Washington April 17 editors at a news conference protested President Truman implying broad power to seize newspapers and radio stations. He said the president must act for the country’s best while some editors warned such power nears dictatorship and questioned constitutional inherent powers.
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Washington
Truman
United States
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Alexander F. Jones
ASNE
Syracuse
Herald-Journal
Harriman Praised by President Amid Nomination Talk
President Truman praised W. Averell Harriman during a news conference in Washington. He did not endorse Harriman or any other candidate but indicated he may support the nominee at the Democratic national convention in July. The event drew about 520 reporters and society members.
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Washington
Truman
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Ae Ee
American Society
Truman denies run for re election and other notes
President Truman says he never intended to seek another term. Air Force pilots strike is called a tempest in a teapot. Senator Kefauver gains support from Senator Douglas as they discuss political shows. Civil defense pressures push Russia to build more A bombs. Army reduces luxury living in Germany.
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Truman
Bess
Vandenberg
Air Force
Douglas
Illinois
Kefauver
Harry
Monroney
Oklahoma
Moon
Earth
Caldwell
Russia
Germany
Fletcher Knebel
Strange Urge Blamed for Five Phantom Shootings in LA
Evan Charles Thomas, a 29 year old railroad switchman, told deputies a strange urge drove him to five shoot and run attacks on women, one fatal. He described aiming at a coffee cup and hitting a victim, and admitted near misses while leading investigators to the scenes. He claimed no prior trouble and said he was born in Akron, Ohio after four years in the Air Force.
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Marks
Sirius
Richard
Los Angeles
Evan Charles Thomas
Sheriff's
Thomas
Floyd Rosenberg
Nina Marie Rice
Lois May Kreutzer
Ellen Bry
Ant
Irma Megrdle
Audrey Murdock
Kreutzer
Akron
Ohio
Air Force
Senator questions grain storage rent swap in Amarillo
Sen. John J. Williams urged the Agriculture Department to explain why publicly owned grain storage facilities in Amarillo were rented to a private firm and then rented back, a move he says profits middlemen at taxpayer expense. The Comptroller General audit shows rental totals from Farm Credit Administration and Commodity Credit Corporation for 1949 to 1951, with further private rentals implied for the remaining space.
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Daily News
Washington
Sen
John J. Williams
Department of Agriculture
Amarillo
Delaware
Senate
Producers Grain Corporation of
US Farm Credit Administration
Williams
Congressional
Comptroller General of
United States
Lindsay Warren
Farm Credit Administration
Agriculture Department
Commodity Credit Corporation
Agriculture Secy
Charles F. Pyannan
Congress
Brannan
Comptroller General
Camporee and club events schedule at Amarillo and area
Noon sessions at the American Business Club and the Amarillo Exchange Club during the day. Evening gatherings at the Elks Lodge and State Armory include a 400 PM Camporee, a field event, and chess and checker activities hosted by the Penn Chess & Checker Club.
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American Business Club
Herting
Amarillo Exchange Club
Don D. Harrine
Penn Chess & Checker Club
Elks Lodge
Texas State Yard
State Guard
Final Course Today At Cooking School
Northeastern culinary talent shines in the last session of a five star cooking school. Miss Karen Findoes of Detroit directs the Kelvinator Kitchen and presents hints to the audience at Municipal Auditorium at 1 30. Attendees see Miss Eliza Clark of New Orleans and Miss Fern Carver of Amarillo as assistants with yesterday’s electric kitchen demo.
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Karen Findoes
Detroit
Kelvinator Kitchen
Municipal Auditorium
Eliza Clark
New Orleans
Philco
Fern Carver
Southwestern Public Service Company
Amarillo
North Plains Reports Heavy Rain Across Northern Panhandle
Rain fell at multiple North Plains locations with higher totals in Amarillo downtown and Vega. Dalhart Clayton and Tucumcari reported thunderstorms and notable rainfall while Wellington and Collingsworth County districts saw lighter amounts. Forecasts indicated continued cloudiness and thundershowers across the region.
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North Plains
Panhandle
South Plains
Globe News
Marlier
Amarillo
Dalhart
Clayton
Ivan Layton
Weather Bureau
Tucumcari
Vega
Dumas
Sunray
Gage
Clarendon
Wellington
Collingsworth County
Stratford
Guy
Will the Dikes Hold Omaha Flood Crisis
Omaha and Council Bluffs brace as the Missouri River flood crest nears 31.5 feet with dikes reinforced by 24 hour efforts. The 23 mile sandbagged levee line holds amid prayers and extra workers, while the north bend area receives added protection.
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Omaha
Council Bluffs
North Bend
River Front
Bugs Bunny Egg Coloring Contest Winners Named
The Daily News reports Bugs Bunny announces winners for a Faster Egg Coloring Contest. Top prizes go to Bill Shackelford 10 of Guymon Oklahoma and Carolyn Sutton 10 of Canadian with a $5 and $3 award. dozens more young scorers listed with ages and towns across Texas and New Mexico.
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Bugs Bunny
Daily News
Bill Shackelford
Quinn
Guymon
Okla
Carolyn Sutton
Kenneth Shirey
Route 3
Dalhart
Sharon Searcy
Tennessee
Amarillo
Eleanor Bender
Panhandle
Nancy Lee Austin
Plain View
Cynthia Dwight
West Eleventh
Gaye Northcott
Muleshoe
Judy Koehler
Tucumcari
Juanita Sims
Friona
Martha Gordon
Pampa
Valera Sammann
Bryant
Merrilee Sharp
Sunray
Johnnie Ellis
Lamesa
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Amarillo Daily News
Globe Times
Fern Brannen
Southwestern Public Service
John W. Rivera
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