From A to Izzard to Little Business Points the Way
A columnist praises the National Federation of Independent Business NFIB as a non subsidized, member driven lobbying group with 300000 members nationwide and 15000 in Texas. It emphasizes member ballots on issues, self representation, and contrasts with labor unions and NAM propaganda. It argues the NFIB could organize the American middle class against communism.
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Notable quotes and assorted views from yesterday
GENERAL McCORMACK spoke of Georgia roots and praised "mighty good men" from there while Mayor Klein urged runway repairs at Amarillo air terminal blaming recent rains and heat for cracking pavement. Turkeys on Alamosa Ranch study ants carrying grass seeds, and Judge Jim Wilson joked about golf technique. West Point scandal and Army forecasts draw attention from football fans. A Communist arrest in New York provoked a jab at FBI. An Amagillo woman riffs on Carmen Miranda’s hat in a movie.
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Alamosa Ranch
Houston Harte
Jack Mansfield
Mr. Harte
Jim Wilson
West Point
Army
H. L. Phillips
New York
FBI
Russia
Carmen Miranda
Wes Izzard
Stalin Accused of Weakening China in Korean War
An Allied statement issued by General Headquarters blames Russian strategy for dragging China into Korea and weakening Peiping. It suggests China may split from Russia if Sino Soviet ties deteriorate and notes heavy Chinese Communist losses in Korea.
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Tokyo
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Civil Information and Education Section
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Korea
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Russia
Yugoslavia
Tito
Miami Cow Calling Contest Delayed Moves To Red Seitz Grounds
An expert notes the Roberts County Cow Calling contest delay expands contestants' reach as judges prepare for a 2 PM Saturday event at Red Seitz Picnic Grounds north of Miami. Winners receive $100 from Old Tack, Amarillo Globe News columnist, with additional merchandise prizes for top places.
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Roberts County
Maq Veuer
Tarlner
Ana
Red Seitz
Old Tack
Amarillo Globe News
Hoy Sewell
Pampa
Reed Hill
IV Ranch
Hemphill County
Orval Christopher
Tom F Coffee
Germany
Judge Coffee
Lloyd Wilkerson
Opal Fitzgerald
American Legion Hall
Mattie Shackleton
Sunset Ramblers
Alanreed
Ramblers
Junk Man Freed in mistreatment allegation case
Cara B. Williams, a 55 year old Morton junk dealer, was acquitted by a 47th District Court jury after about four hours of deliberation of a charge of enticing a minor for immoral purposes. The trial followed claims by a 13 year old Latin American girl from Morton.
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47Th District Court
Ron Atalanly
Vulivar
Willams
Morton
Williams
Amarillo
Here
Army ejects 90 West Point cadets for exam aid
The Army fans out discharges for outside help on exams at West Point including football players. The blow hits cadets amid the ongoing cheating scandal as Coach Blaik plans an honest Army team to meet Navy next fall.
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Army
West Point
Detroit
White House
Blaik
Navy
Census Bureau
Amarillo Public Library Hosts Story Hours and Games
Today in Amarillo events include a noon Amarillo Bar Association meeting at the Amarillo Hotel, a 1 PM Gideons luncheon at Silver Grill Cafe, and a 2 PM story hour for Negro children at Carver Branch. The 6:30 PM City Championship playoff features Boys Pee-wee and Girls Junior divisions at Margaret Wills fields.
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Amarillo Bar Association
Amarillo
Gideons
Silver Grill
Carver
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Kids-Inc
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Margaret Wills
Amarillo Park Program Praised by Air Force Officials
Amarillo's park program draws blue collar and base families to 20 parks. Air Force personnel and officers picnic and play games from horseshoes to ping pong. Raymond Morrison, Southwestern regional OCS, calls the program one of the strongest recreational incentives he has seen.
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Air Force
Amarillo
Amarillo Air Force Base
Raymond
Morrison
Office of Community Services
United States Air Force
Talks Continue By Negotiators Without Results
Allied and Communist negotiators met for the 11th armistice talks on a Korean buffer zone but yielded no clear progress. The session opened at 1 AM local time with a noon recess and a 2 PM resume, amid exchanges over a 34th parallel demarcation and regional security concerns.
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Texas
Imjin
Civil Information and Education Section
Tokyo
Red China
Pyongyang
38Th Parallel
Amerean
North Korea
Peiping Radio
Nam Il
Pantex Plant Is Permanent
Gen James H. McCormack Jr said Amarillo’s Atomic Energy Commission plant is permanent, not temporary, noting long planning and funding since 1947 48. He toured Los Alamos and Albuquerque, spoke at the Amarillo Club, and predicted about a thousand personnel with Silas Mason handling construction and Procter and Gamble operating. He and the McCormacks planned visits to Levelland Kerrville and Kerr County, sharing anecdotes of West Point, WWII service, and guarded Pentagon work.
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Pantex
Russia
James H. McCormack, Jr
Amarillo
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Amarillo Club
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Princess Elizabeth Plans To Visit United States
Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh announced they will visit President Truman in Washington October 24 to 26 and may travel to New York. They will stay at Blew House during the White House renovation and proceed after a Canadian tour.
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Elizabeth
Washington
White House
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Senate Elections Committee
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Maryland
Senate
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London
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New York
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Canada
Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Almanac Brief
Partly cloudy Saturday with scattered showers and thunderstorms across Texas and New Mexico. Regions expect highs near 68 and 50s at night with variable winds and a generally unsettled pattern. A long-range outlook shows little change in humidity and continued travel cautions.
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Amarillo
New Mexico
Terretin
Dope Czar Gordon Begs for Death as Cops Nab Ring
In New York police arrest Waxey Gordon once Public Enemy No 1, accused of heading a million-dollar heroin ring. He allegedly begged Detective Cottone to shoot him as three other men were taken into custody on the East Side. A bribe attempt by Ramuel Kass followed.
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Claxe
New York
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John Cottone
Marcotics Squad
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Pease
John
Underworld
Cottone
Ramuel Kaas
Kass
Chinese Troops Driven From Hills by UN Attacks
In Korea on August 4 Allied forces from the Eighth Army took two 1000-foot hills overlooking the Hwachon Kunsong road after determined actions. Chinese losses were tallied at 156 dead and wounded. Fifth Air Force night fighters disrupted 160 Communist vehicles on front supply roads north of Pyongyang and in the Wonsan area. Marine aviators marked the first anniversary of their Korea operations by attacking Ree supply centers along the east coast.
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Korea
Hwachon- Kunsong
Fifth Air Force
Pyongyang
Wonsan
Army dismisses ninety West Point cadets for exam cheating
Ninety West Point cadets including football stars were fired for cheating on exams in a scandal that jeopardizes the academy's famed gridiron program. General Irving said the action preserves the honor system. Senator Byrd quoted Army Chief Collins saying cheating extended four to five years and involved football players.
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West Point
Army
US Military Academy
Byrd
Virginia
J. Lawton Collins
Collins
Frederick A. Irving
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Black Knights
Hudson Army
Navy
Colling
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Korea
Never Without His Snake Bite Medicine
A Kelly Air Force Base civilian worker Demetrio Gomez told of a hunting trip where a rattlesnake bit his leg, convulsed, and died after the snake crawled away. Gomez, head of the Kelly plating unit, said he felt no ill effects, claiming immunity from sodium cyanide exposure.
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Kelly Air Force Base
Demetrio Gomez
Kelly
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