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James Collins of Monroe Street near Canyon Highway expresses alarm at Radio Moscow shortwave broadcasts to the United States. He recounts a 9 45 PM broadcast about the Democratic Youth Council in Berlin and notes American soldiers and an American girl testifying that capitalism would ruin the US. He argues the government does not jam these broadcasts as a retaliatory measure and recalls Poland closing its American information center in Warsaw. The State Department ordered that center closed in New York within 24 hours in retaliation. He concludes the Kremlin fears the Voice of America, while Americans need not fear Radio Moscow and should listen, perhaps for entertainment.
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James Collins
Monroe Street
Canyon Highway
Radio
Moscow
Collins
Democratic Youth Council
Berlin
Mr. Collins
Russia
Voice of America
F & No
Bob Hope
Wet Moon Weather Myths Across Crescent Conflicts
Readers debate the old belief that a wet moon signals rain. Amarillo readers share stories from Indians and drummers, while Judge Stokes researches Stimpson and notes weather lore diverges with the weather bureau. Washington diary mentions moon horns. Stimpson’s book honors Houston Harte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Jenkins
Clarendon
Strawn
W. N. Stokes
Stokes
George Stimpson
Washington
Stimpson
Weather Bureau
George Washington
Houston Harte
San Angelo
Alamosa Ranch
Amarillo
That Slot Machine and Savvy Social Snippets
A comic column notes a toy slot machine sold in local drug and novelty shops as a four inch novelty. Kiwanis president Oren Arnold jokes about leaving his children money and ruination. The piece ends with quips about golf terms links and courses and a biting take on Americans’ time payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oren Arnold
Phoenix Kiwanis Club
Suspects Named by McCarthy in Senate Crackdown
Senator McCarthy released a list accusing ambassador-at-large Philip Jessup and 25 State Department workers of Communist activity and espionage ties. He named John Ernest McFarland and Carter Vincent among those charged, alleging fronts and foreign contributions to support a Far East publication.
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Washington
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin
Senate
Philip Jessup
State Department
Carter Vincent
Switzerland
Tangier
McCarthy
Vincent
Communist Party
Jessup
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Angel
Foreign aid plan trimmed by House committee
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a 7.8487 billion dollar foreign aid program, 651.25 million less than Truman asked. Most cuts target Europe military and economic aid. The panel also called for creating a Mutual Security Administration to oversee foreign aid operations excluding military equipment procurement and distribution.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Truman
Europe
Mutual Security Administration
Big Military Fund Bill Passes House to Senate
The House approved a $56,062,405,000 military appropriations bill for the current fiscal year by a 348 to 2 vote and sent it to the Senate. The panel kept Truman’s request cut by about $1.54 billion. retirement pay for non age or disability departures was cut off. An amendment to cap divisions for North Atlantic defense failed 131 to 64. The retirement measure passed 81 to 71. Gen Omar Bradley signaled possible higher defense spending.
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Washington
House
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Truman
Armed Services
Linsit
Europe
Coudert
New York
North Atlantic
Congress
van Zandt
Pennsylvania
Capitol
Connally
Texas
Defense Army
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Landowners to Decide on High Plains Water District
Texas Board of Water Engineers approves plans for a High Plains Underground Water Conservation District covering parts of 21 counties. A five member board will call an election for landowners to approve or disapprove the district.
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Robin Tibbetts
Daily News
Plainview
Texas Board of Water Engineers
High Plains
Texas Panhandle Plains
Fiveman
William Broadhurst
Texas
US Geological Service
Broadhurst
Tom Bostic
Jess Osborne
Muleshoe
Tom McFarland
Hereford
E. C. Hatton
Lubbock
A. C. Chesher
Littlefield
Strange Trio Identified By Boy and Encyclopedia
Four year old Garre Don Lowrance identified three new bird visitors in East Amarillo as bitterns using Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia. Mrs. L R Lowrance confirmed with text beneath the image and described the markings as resembling a Dominique chicken. The birds roosted in elms behind the Ed Settle home at 811 Russell drawing 19 locals who watched the strange fowl.
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Daily News
Heron
Ed Settle
Russell
Garre Don Lawrance
Roy Clark
Russell Street
Amarillo
Garre Don Lowrance
Compton
L. R. Lowrance
Truman on Ike candidacy and mixed political notes
Potomac column highlights President Truman denying Ike as a Democratic candidate. Mentions Vinson hesitation, Red Blaik at West Point, price rollbacks postponed, McCarthy naming 26 State Department employees, Boyle cleared on RFC loan, Wherry dinner, and Connally opposing Formosa arms aid amid Shivers speculation.
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Washington
Truman
Gen
Ike Iis
Vinson
Joe McCarthy
State Department
McCarthy
Bill Boyle
Missouri
Dr. Truman
Circus Set For Park Tonight In Sam Houston Park
Three hundred youngsters from Amarillo Park programs perform in Jingling Bros Bay-Rum Barley Circus at 8 15 p m in Sam Houston Park. The event features 35 acts from clowns jugglers strongmen dancers and a parade of story book characters.
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Amarillo Parks
Jingling Bros
Sam Houston Park
Baind
Captain Kidd
Little Bo-Peep
Little Boy Blue
the Wicked Witch
Cinderella
Jack Spratt
Truce Negotiations Renewed at Kaesong
The Kaesong cease fire talks resumed after a five day break. General Ridgway ordered the negotiations to restart at 1:30 PM with UN officials and the Communist delegation agreeing to proceed. The dispute over troop sightings at the site prompted a renegotiation of assurances on neutrality.
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Tokyo
Kaesong
United Nations
Texas
Matthew Ridgway
C. Turner Joy
Nam 1
Ridgway
Rideway
Ee Othae
Two Amarillo Housing Projects Likely Immune From NPA Rule
Two rental housing projects in Amarillo will probably avoid the NPA restriction limiting steel and copper in residential buildings. Spokesman Tut Cooper said each unit needs about 1 640 pounds of steel, leaving a margin under the 1 800 pound steel limit and copper cap.
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Amarillo
NPA
Sunrise Village
Munday- Cooper
Troy Jones
Ricks- Maguire
Tut Cooper
Fort Worth
R. C. Watson
Dallas Npa
Dallas
The
Daily News
Cooper
Builders’ Group
West Lawn
Japanese Official Links 1941 Attack Plan to Communist Ring
Witnesses before House Un American Activities and Senate Internal Security committees alleged a Red spy network led by Richard Sorge influenced Japan to attack the United States and Britain. Sorge, said to head the network inside government, operated for a decade until his capture and beheading, with Agnes Smedley among alleged members.
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Washington
Japan
United States
Britain
Soviet Russia
American Institute of Pacific Relations
Richard Sorge
Red
Sorge
Agnes Smedley
House Un-American Activities Committee
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Far East
IPR
Mitsuada Yoshikawa
Charles A. Wilburh
Intelli
Douglas MacArthur East
Yoshikawa
Pearl Harbor
Sorge 1
Russia
Siberia
Tokyo
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High Plains Water Conservation and Users Association
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Victor IL. Bouldin
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