Hunger riots crushed and food blocked in Berlin
East German troops and police crushed hunger riots in the Soviet zone and barred 18 million people from free American food in West Berlin. The Red blockade halted traffic, rifles fired at ticket offices, and 50,000 food parcels seized as U S High Commissioner Conant denounced the action and pledged aid despite the rail blockade.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Cottbus
Brandenburg
Jena
Potsdam
Gera
Rathenow
Leuna
Saxony-Anhalt
Dresden
Soviet Zone
Red
East Berlin
Reed
U. S
James B. Conant
Red Army
Lockney Man Harrison Dies In Car Crash East Of Lockney
Albert Lee Harrison 42 of Lockney died when his car left Highway 70 near Lockney, overturned several times into a cotton field. He was thrown from the vehicle and died before aid arrived. Harrison worked for Consumers Fuel Association and had moved to Lockney in 1938. He is survived by a wife, four stepchildren, and many relatives. Funeral plans are with Wood Mitchell Funeral Home in Lockney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Albert Lee Harrison
Lockney
Harrison
Thurman Keffer
Ben McGee
Keffer
McGee
Consumers Fuel Association
Lone Star
Leon County
Navasota
Nolan Harrison
W. R. Smith
Thurman
Travis
George Harrison
Raymond Williams
Amarillo
Jep
Dewey Harrison
Houston
Pearl Goodman
Los Angeles
Cpl
Perry L. Harrison
Alaska
Lockener
Baseball Scores From West Texas to New York
A compiled recap shows multiple scores across leagues including Albuquerque Amarillo Clovis Borger and New York results. Notable games feature Cincinnati Detroit Brooklyn Chicago and Cleveland with various pitchers and batters contributing runs and outs in late innings.
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West Texas
NEW Mexico
Albuquerque
Garrett
Hockendorf
NEW York Lubbock
Plainview
Isenhart
Schindler
Tierney
Warren
Clovis
Borger
Regura
Lozan
Dunn Yvars
Rice
New York
Cincinnati
Hearn
Corwin
Kennedy
Calderone
Perkowski
Seminick
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Podres
Milliken
Hughes
Palica
Campanella
Haddix
Ce Teees
Gomez
Wilhelm
Noble
Baciewski
Simmons
Lopata
Liddle
Jolly
Johnson
Waugh
Dickson
Koback
Atwell
Hacker
Lown
Garagiola
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cleveland
Lemon
Tipton
Shantz
Martin
Newsom
Murray
Wynn
Hesan
Kellner
Colemen
Astroth
Garver
Bucha
Nixon
Niarhos
White
Flecond
Eek
Lock
Washington
Dorish
Consuegra
Lollar
Masterson and FitzGerald
Louis
Rein
Community Club and Organization Schedules Yesterday
A list of events and meetings in Amarillo and nearby areas including Story Hour at Carver School, Kiwanis, Sertoma, Lions Club at Tom Boy Cafe, League of Women Voters Unit 4, Planning and Zoning Board at City Commission Room, Naval Reserve Training Center, Holatts and Service Companies at Texas National Guard Armory, 448th MP Processing Company USAR Armory, Banner Riders at Club House, Truth or Consequences USO session, Knights of Columbus Cathedral Hall, SPEBSQSA at Elks Lodge, Southeast Amarillo Civic Club at Sanborn School, and more with times and locations.
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Carver School
Amarillo Kiwanis Club
Herring Hotel
Sertoma Club
Phillips Parkmoor
San Jacinto Lions Club
League of Women Voters
Hughes
Planning and Zoning Board City Commission
Naval Reserve Training Center
Holatts
Texas National Guard
Guard Armory
Usar. Armory
N.E
Banner Riders
Truth Or Consequences
USO
Second
Polk
Knights of Columbus
Council 1450
Cathedral Hall
Spebsqsa
W. 7Th
Elks Lodge
Fillmore
Amarillo
West Texas Music Camp Opens as No Fussers Wanted
Three men trained as expert housekeepers were hired by the London City Government at 17 dollars a week as home helps. They will mainly care for elderly gentlemen who prefer not to have women fussing around them.
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London
Rhee pledges cooperation for UN plans
President Syngman Rhee stated Korea would fully cooperate with the United Nations during a political conference with Communists as long as the UN remains committed to reunifying Korea. He said Korea has postponed its effort for several months while Allies pursue political means and warned unilateral action if the UN retreats.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Republic of Korea
United Nations
U.N
Rhee
South Korea
Korea
U. N
Chinese Fail To Limit Red Cross PV Activity
The United Nations Command rejected a Communist proposal to restrict Red Cross activity in prisoner exchanges starting Wednesday. The armistice plan requires Red Cross teams to visit all POW camps, including Kaesong and Munsan, to comfort prisoners and distribute gifts. The dispute delayed departures for camps and prompted a full drill to test the repatriation pipeline for 12,763 Allied prisoners including 3,313 Americans.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
Red Cross
Military Armistice Commission
Kaesong
Red
North Korea
Col
L. D. Battolph
U. N. Repatriation Commission
Reds
Panmunjom
U. N. Command
Crash at Crossing injures four near Borger
Four people were injured when a car hit a train at a crossing near Phillips on Highway 152 at about 1 20 AM. Drivers and passengers include Arlen Hale 22 Wanda Gilliam 25 Durell Jackson 30 and Cecil Stone 30 all from Borger or nearby. They were taken to North Plains Hospital.
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Borger
Phillips
Highway 152
Arlen Ray Hale
Wanda Gilliam
Dennion
Durell Jackson
Cecil L. Stone
North Plains Hospital
Honors Paid Taft in Rotunda of Capitol
Washington August 2 Robert A Taft returned to the national capital for the last time to lie in state in the capitol rotunda. The Senate majority leader died in New York of cancer. About 2 000 mourners passed the bier as troops from four services guarded the catafalque. A state funeral will be held tomorrow with Eisenhower and other leaders in attendance. Taft will be buried in Cincinnati Tuesday.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
National Capital
Senate
Capitol
Taft
Ohio
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Eisenhower
Tant
Supreme Court
Cincinnati
Sen
William F. Knowland
California
Knowland
One Friona Man Survives in Crash Fatal to 3 Friends
Four-vehicle crash on Highway 60 near Black killed Burl Beene and Johnson of Friona and Carl Greeson of Black. Surviving 21 year old Glen Mingus of Friona is in satisfactory condition with multiple injuries. Truck driver Marvin Crow of Clovis NM unharmed. Funeral services pending at Gilliland Funeral Home Hereford.
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Friona
Black
Palmer County Hospital
Glen Wesley Mingus
Palmer County
Burl Harrison Beene
Pf. Johnson
Carl Davis Greeson
Beene
Marvin Valentine Crow
Clovis
Mingus
Johnson and Greeson
Gilliland Funeral Home
Hereford
Johnson
Friona High School
Korea
Greeson
Thousands Thrill At Air Fair Action
Thousands poured into Amarillo for the air fair with 10 000 plus attendees. crowds filled roads to the Amarillo Terminal as planes from Braniff Central TWA and governors displayed aircraft and rides. Jets, helicopters and a Globe News model contest drew spectators while CAP and Flying Farmer teams competed in events.
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Daily News
Don Brown
Dale Meyer
Texhoma
Globe News
A. J. Hartman
Amarillo Air Terminal
Pullman Switch Road
Highway 66
Air Fair Grounds
Jaycees
Art J. Hartman
Kenneth Brown
Amarillo Flying Service
CAP
Don McCune
Tulsa
Dale Nutter
Bowie
Kenneth Jennings
Arthur Mosely
Phil Godwin
Bert Jennings
Ken Jennings
Johnie Beard
Eugene Cunningham
Herb Jennings
Braniff Airlines
Central Airlines
TWA
Plains Aero
Amarillo Air Force Base
Rusty Crooks
Dallas
Kirk Hoover
Oklahoma City
Fairgrounds
Aafb Boys
Weather Outlook for Amarillo West Texas and New Mexico
Partly cloudy with little temperature change across Amarillo West Texas and New Mexico. Isolated brief thunder showers possible Monday afternoon and evening in Amarillo and surrounding areas, with widely scattered thunderstorms in the Panhandle South Plains and east Pecos Valley. Cooler southeast warmer west in New Mexico. temperatures and hourly readings summarized.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Churchill sees Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle
Prime Minister Churchill met Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle in a private audience. The encounter rekindled optimism that the 78 year old leader may soon resume full duties after his rest period. The palace circular confirmed the audience but gave no details of the discussion.
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Churchill
Queen Elizabeth
London
Queen Elizabeth II
Windsor Castle
Buckingham Palace Court
Winston
Royal Lodge
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Meet the Menace
Dennis the Menace
Lockney Man
High Plains
Phillips—Holatts, & Holgers
807Th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
USAR
Main Street
Pampa
807Th Armored Field Artillery
W. Browning
Canyon
Government Information Office
Dulles
Rotunda
Joe Johnson
Louise Evans
Sen. Smathers
D-Fla
America
Edwin C. Johnson
Dcolo
UMIT
Smathers
NBC
United States
Russia
UMT
Congress
Amarillo Air Fair
Billy Forbes
Dwight Weir
Wesley Ellis
San Antonio
Ross Rogers
Billy Erfurth
Lubbock
Gene McBride
Wichita Falls
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