Germans Fleeing Russia Zone Seek Uranium Mine Jobs
Germans crossing into American zone report carrying conscription orders to work in Erz Mountains uranium mines. Officials say 800 cross weekly by a 15 mile frontier near Rottenburg as police double efforts. many arrested at 400 weekly, with trains to return home after trials and fines.
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Hesse
Germany
Saxony
Erz
Newman
Rottenburg
The
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U S Urges Soviet Action On Korea by Aug Twenty One
Secretary of State Marshall proposed to Russia that by Aug 21 1947 the joint commission report on Korea’s provisional government. He warned delay harms Korean independence and urged Moscow to agree to wide Korean participation in talks with no expressional limits.
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Russia
United States
Korea
Molotov
Marshall
Joint Commission
United Korea
United Nations
State Department
Rio de Janeiro
China
Great Britain
Moscow
South Korea
Marshal
W. Bedell Smith
Amarillo to Fortify Traffic Patrols With New Officers
Amarillo officials vow a renewed traffic crackdown. Police may add five traffic squad officers under Capt. Carle Price and Chief Sid Harper to press the speed limit campaign. Mayor Lawrence Hagg supports tougher enforcement with higher fines and license suspensions for repeat violators.
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Amarillo
Carle Price
Sid Harper
Lawrence Hagg
Price
V J Anniversary Ties Hirohito Surrender to MacArthur
The two year mark since Japan’s surrender finds Emperor Hirohito credited with quelling a last militarist plot and announcing surrender while Gen Douglas MacArthur speaks of entering the final phase of occupation to secure peace in Japan. The Philippines also seeks a prompt peace treaty with President Roxas urging faster progress.
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Associated Press
Hirohito
Japan
MacArthur
Phillipine
Asia
Manuel A. Roxas
Rugged Welcome for Independent India
New Delhi prepares for independence on Friday as the constituent assembly meets at midnight and Mountbatten is to be sworn in as governor general. Violence erupts in Punjab and Bengal with hundreds killed, while Karachi and New Delhi stand as hubs for the celebrations of a new era.
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Constituent Assembly
India
Punjab
Bengal
Pakistan
Lahore
Runjab
Karachi
Britain
Lord Mountbatten
Chief Justice of
Government House
Hurricane Wrapping Through Gulf Toward Mexico Coast
A 400 mile wide tropical storm twists through the Gulf toward the Mexican coast after crossing the Yucatan. Winds near 50 mph with squalls extending 200 miles. Location around 120 miles west northwest of Campeche with movement west to west northwest at 12 to 15 mph. In Texas temperatures rose with heavy rain confined mainly to the hill country.
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Associated Press
Gulf
Mexican
Yucatan Peninsula
Gulf of Mexico
Campeche
Mexico
Train Telephones Revive Party Line
Washington reports two railroads will start radio telephone service on the Washington to New York run. Travelers use a handset aboard the train to reach a nearby telephone exchange and be connected to any number. The system reintroduces the party line idea as radio conversations may be overheard by other subscribers within 25 miles.
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Washington
Washington-New York
Cash Dividends Rise Amid Price War Probes
Government figures show June dividends at 609.4 million dollars, up 18 percent from 1946, with Q2 (April to June) at 1.1575 billion, up 16 percent. The report accompanies varied reactions to Attorney General Clark’s price investigation, with labor and industry leaders weighing in on wages, profits, and price controls. The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes a 15 percent wage rise in building trades, adding about 25 cents an hour for 500,000 workers.
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Clark
Commerce Department
Justice Department
Representative Crawford
Michigan
Emil Rieve
CIO
Truman
Congress
Georgia
Texas Agriculture Commissioners
Rieve
Association of Southern Commissioners of Agriculture
Tom Linder
J. E. McDonald
Texas
W. O. Swanson
National Association of Retail Clothiers and Furnishers
C. Wilson Harder
National Federation of Small Business
Goss
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Texas Hospital Council Named in Major State Plan
Governor Jester appoints 12 members to the State Advisory Hospital Council to study a statewide hospital survey led by Norman B. Roberts. Appointees include Dr Thomas Head, Dr Harvey Ranger, Dr Joseph Nichols, Dr Horace Baker, Dr R W Kimbro, Dr Merton Minter, Mrs Josie M Roberts, Bert Giesecke, Ben Templeton, C T McLaughlin, Meade Griffin, and J Walter Hammond. The plan funds a $72 million program with grants over five years contingent on approval by the advisory council and the US Public Health Service.
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Austin
Texas
Jester
Norman B. Roberts
State Health Department
Thomas Head
San Angelo
Harvey Ranger
Hallettsville
Joseph D. Nichols
Atlanta
Horace Baker
Wills Point
R. W. Kimbro
Cleburne
Merton Minter
San Antonio
Josie M Roberts
Houston
Bert Giesecke
Ben Templeton
Brady
C T. McLaughlin
Snyder
Meade Griffin
Plainview
J. Walter Hammond
Waco
Advisory Council
US Public Health Service
Seven Year Cattle Research Plan Authorized by Tech and A&M
Texas Tech and Texas A&M will run a seven year joint farm research program on half of the 16 000 acre Pantex Ordnance Plant site east of Amarillo to study why cattle die from grazing winter wheat. The plan follows two years of talks with Amarillo officials and will use laboratories and cooperative farming with local cattlemen. The War Assets Administration permits the project for one dollar while 6 000 plus acres were planted in wheat last year averaging 19 bushels per acre.
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Texas
Texas Tech
Texas A&m
Amarillo
Lubbock College
A&m
Panhandle
W. M. Whyburn
War Assets Administration
WAA
W. L. Stangel
Stangel
Tech
Europe Crisis Deepens As Britain Taps 150 Million Loan
The United States and Britain speed up aid to Europe amid a widening crisis. Talks begin on loan terms, a London conference on German industrial growth is planned, and Britain drains 150 million more from a 3.75 billion loan. Russia consolidation and Ruhr coal efforts accompany the strategy as Washington and London dispute gold pricing.
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Associated Press
Britain
United States
France
London
Germany
Treasury
Ruhr
United States Treasury
ILIB
Snyder
Dominions
William Eady
Giant Bombers May Fly Over Clovis This Summer
Giant B-36 bombers, the largest in the world, could fly over Clovis as the 8th Air Force takes over the Clovis Army Air Field for training. Brig. Gen. Roger M. Ramey announced the transfer from the deactivated field, previously under the 15th Air Force, with no exact utilization details yet released. Local civic leaders expect air force personnel to move in and place the field in flying status.
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Clovis
Roger M. Ramey
8Th Air Force
Fort Worth
Clovis Army Air Field
Clovis Field
15Th Air Force
Colorado Springs
Col
Air Force
Iceland Next For Cub Pilots
Two former Army pilots set out from Teterboro New Jersey in light planes and landed in Greenland last night. Clifford V. Evans 26 of Washington DC and George Truman 39 of Los Angeles plan to fly to Reykjavik Iceland next, about 730 miles from Greenland, with William Strohmeier flight manager reporting.
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New York
Greenland
Iceland
William Strohmeier
Clifford V. Evans
Washington
Slow drizzle falls in Amarillo thunderstorm
A light drizzle began around 10:50 p.m. in Amarillo and persisted to midnight. The Weather Bureau at English Field logged .04 inches of moisture, with a 67 degree temperature and a west northwest wind near 20 mph. Clayton also reported about .04 inches of rain.
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Amarillo
English Field
Clayton
Charleton China Lamps for Every Type of Room
Russell's at 611 Taylor features Charleton china lamps suited to living room, bedroom, and dining areas. Bright elegance with sturdy craftsmanship offered in varied styles to fit home decor.
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Charleton China
Russell's
Taylor
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy conditions with widely scattered thundershowers in the afternoon and evening Thursday and Friday. Temperatures show little change with highs around 90s and lows in the 60s. Precipitation trace reported in 24 hours ending 4 PM. Sunrise 6 06 AM Sunset 7 37 PM. Plywood for cabinets Olver Wiggins Lumber Co.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Vest
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