Government Checks. Four in United States Depend on Taxpayers
A mimeographed piece by Congressman Ralph Gwinn argues that one fourth of Americans rely on federal support. It cites 1950 data: 34,653,228 checks totaling over 30 billion dollars, with unemployment insurance paid to 7,364,000 people, totaling over two billion dollars. The piece warns Britain’s welfare state and potential parallels to American policy.
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Ralph Gwinn
New York
Gwinn
United States
Sir Ernest Benn
Britain
Sir Ernest
Waoné
England
Aerf
Oddities And Warnings From A Small Town
Reader notes that burglars prowl backyards through front screens while families gather outside. A taxi of daily humor and travel bits follows, with recollections of a singer maker and a tanker vacation to Houston and New York. A Henry style column ends with Mexico City cabinet appointments of Manuel Tello and Angel Carbajal.
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Mexico City
Miguel Aleman
Manuel Tello
Angel Carbajal
New Cable To Improve Long Distance Phone Calls
A multi million dollar coaxial cable between Amarillo and Oklahoma City will boost long distance service by August 1952. Southwestern Bell and AT&T plan 1800 simultaneous calls, with future TV capability and repeater stations every eight miles. Laying starts October, completion by June next year, serving Amarillo and nearby towns.
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Here
Oklahoma City
Amarillo
Southwest
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
A. O Thomas
TEM Anni Eelnders
Elk City
Okla
Thomas
Berger
Shamrock
Pampa
el Reno
Clinton
Telephone Company
Believe Koe May Accept UN View For Korean Armistice
Allied and Communist negotiators adjourned talks on the armistice buffer zone with signs Pyongyang may compromise. The eighth session, held at UN headquarters, lasted over two hours, the longest in days, raising hope of progress after eight days of deadlock. Delegates met at 11 AM and resumed two hours and nineteen minutes later, then a brief second session before adjourning at 1:50 PM. Continued on Page 1.
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Korea
Tevessen
One-Year-Old Suffered Severe Burns From Sunlit Sheet Metal
In Amarillo a one-year-old Randall Borum sustained severe blistering after stepping on a sunlit galvanized sheet in the yard at 1218 West Ninth. His mother rushed him inside, cooled his feet, and a physician treated the burns. The incident follows a prior accident in Lubbock where Randall’s brother Thomas Buck, also aged one, nearly died after pulling a kerosene stove lighter. The Borums, with two other children, recently moved to Amarillo with the Hamilton Roofing Co. of Fort Worth working in the Panhandle reactivated district.
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Randall
Buck
Amarillo
Hamilton Roofing Company
Fort, Worth
Pantex
Air Raid Recall Reflects WWII Bomber Bonds in Amarillo
Two former WWII airmen now work at the Bureau of Reclamation in Amarillo. W M Johnson an electrical engineer and ex B 29 flight engineer, and Chien Bsumisawashi a training program participant recall the Rama VI bridge bombing in Bangkok. Johnson recalls two dozen sorties fifteen bombers headed to the bridge and three spans destroyed. Bsumisawashi nearby confirms the bridge remained unusable after the direct hit.
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Mary Louise Broome
Bureau of Reclamation
Amarillo
W. M. Johnson
Chien Bsumisawashi
Federal Bureau
Ond Giam
Whiti
Johnson
58Th
Rama VI
Bangkok
Siami
Thailand
Chien
Siam
Government Bureau
Byrd Demands Action on Boyle over RFC loan
Senator Harry F. Byrd urged the dismissal or resignation of Democratic national Chairman William M. Boyle Jr if he used his post to peddle influence in connection with a $565,000 RFC loan. Byrd also criticized President Truman for delay in investigating what he called creeping moral deterioration.
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Washington
U.P
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
William M. Boyle, Jr
Byrd
Truman
Admiral Fechteler Says Name Is Fek-tel-er
Norfolk veteran news notes that Admiral Fechteler, nominated for chief of naval operations, stated he pronounces his name Fek-tel-er with the accent on the first syllable. His clarification arrives as confirmation of how to call him in official reports and daily mentions.
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Norfolk, Va
Fechteler
Naval Operations
Fek-tel-er
Chief Declares She Could Run In Spite of Duties in Europe
President Truman said Eisenhower could pursue duties in Europe in 1952 without hindering a potential campaign. He praised Eisenhower’s performance as head of North Atlantic defenses and saw no need to forecast duration. Truman plans to fly to San Francisco for the September 4 peace treaty signing and said campaign plans depend on the situation.
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Europe
Wastimausa
Washington
Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
White House
North Atlantic
San Francisco
Perryton Boy Dies in Farmhouse Gun Accident
PERRYTON Aug 2 Special an eight year old Perryton boy Byron Hamilton Murphy known as Butch died from a gunshot wound believed accidental while playing with a 12 gauge shotgun on a farm about miles east of here. He was the son of Hamilton Murphy and Mrs Murphy of 1010 South Fordham The tragedy occurred about 630 pm as he and his 10 year old brother Jerry were left alone in the farmhouse. The boy appeared to die instantly from the blast.
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Bill Mitchell
Paris
Mitchell
Tommy Thompson
Habett
Perryton
Byron Hamilton Murphy
Hamilton Murphy
1010
South
Fordham
Jerry
Byron
Butch
Daily News Almanac New Mexico Weather Snapshot
Partly cloudy Friday with widely scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs near 85 to 95 degrees, humidity moderate, light variable winds. Sunrise at 5 38 AM, sunset at 7 48 PM.
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Amarillo
Paris
West Texas
New Mexico
ASR
Potomac Fever and political notes cross paths in a July report
A Washington dispatch notes Senator Byrd blasting Truman over an RFC loan probe into Democratic Chair Boyle and a White House report on the vote of confidence. Ohio's Lausche hints at baseball executive interest while public bids with India and Pakistan under Point Four are announced. The Public Health Service cites a baby boom and political speculation swirls about Ike and European commands. Met Opera faces potential closure over a 20 percent admission tax, with Sloan warning and Capus Waynick tied to a possible North Carolina governorship and ambassadorial duties.
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Washington
Byrd
Virginia
Truman
Oe Wee Se
India
Pakistan
Ek Ek
Coneral Tke
European Command
Ike
PA En
Metropolitan Opera
Sloan
Met
Congress
Lit Lle
Capus Waynictk
Colombia
North Camling
Fletcher Knebel
Tiny girl testifies in Amarillo case of alleged abuse
A 13 year old Latin American girl testified in 47th District Court about mistreatment by Cara B Williams, a Morton junk dealer on trial for enticing a minor for immoral purposes. She described two assaults, one at an Amarillo tourist court and another in the countryside near Amarillo, occurring May 25. The trial adjourned for the night after eight defense character witnesses and two testimony witnesses.
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47Th District
Cara B. Williams
Morton
Ting Etl
Paelish
Amarillo
Willias
Merten
Williams
Eirl
Bishop
Joe Bar
Biographers Meet in Amarillo for Benedum Biography
Four noted biographers interview Houston Harte in Amarillo on the Benedum biography. They discuss discovery and development of Big Lake Field Yates Pool and other oil ventures, highlighting Benedum’s role in making Texas a leading oil region. The delegation includes Dr Aller Nevins and Phil M Conley among others.
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Amarillo
Michael L. Benedum
Mr. Benedemt
Jay Taylor
Houston Harte
Aiteelo Standard Times
Mr. Benedem
Big Lake
Yatts Pool
Texas
Discovery Air
Illinois
Caddo
Louisiana
Colombia
Mexico
Aller Nevins
America
Neving
Columbia University
John D. Rockefeller
Frank Ernest Hii
Nevins
Columbia
Phil M Conley
Charleston
Wva
Sam T. Mallison
Mr Benedem
Mis Enterprises
Mallison
Pittsburgh
San Angelo
Harte
Vega
Southwest
Atomic Warfare Nursing School Sponsored by Civil Defense
In Amarillo today events include a nuclear defense drill at VEW Hall and a weather contingency briefing at 1000 AM. Various civic programs run through the day at Ellwood Park and local churches, with community gatherings, crafts, and youth activities scheduled across city venues.
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Potter County Civil Defense Organization
Vew Hall
West Eighth
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