From A to Izgard Policemen Should Not Be Editors
The Amarillo editorial urges police and officials not to censor police news by withholding blotter records. It argues reporters must access written records, while editors should screen only in collaboration with the press, warning that press freedom erodes when officials control what is printed.
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Izgard
J. L. K Ing
Amarillo
King
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Washington
Sid Harper
J. L. King
German Students Sought for Local Host Homes
Downtown Kiwanis Club plans to host two German schoolboys for a full year starting around Sept 1. After success hosting a boy and girl last year, two boys are expected this year. Call Kiwanis at 6 6116 or Jake Wilhelm at 6 5150 to volunteer.
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Kiwanis Club
Germany
A. F. Madison
State Department
New York
American Student Field Service
Kiwanis Office
Jake Wilhelm
Amarillo industrial plan eyed for rental housing push
The Amarillo Industrial Plan, Inc. directors consider entering Amarillo's rental housing market to address a growing shortage. Air Force families press the chamber for affordable quarters as the city vows to meet staffing needs, with a likely timing of weeks rather than months.
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Amarillo Industrial Plan, Inc
Air Force
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Old Soldiers Awe at Nez-Model Mess Hall Opening
At Amarillo Air Force Base a new modern dining hall opened with formal ceremonies led by T W Gilstrap. About 200 airmen attended along with civilian military committee members to admire the facility’s four person tables, efficient equipment, and improved dining service. Col. F E A Simpson praised the progress while noting a shift toward individual privacy and freedom in base dining.
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Daily News
Amarillo Air Force Base
Col. E. A. Simpson
Bill Gilstrap
Ralph Chamberlain
Ladle
Ray H. Clark
Gilshop
T W “Bill” Gilstrap
Rush
Chamber of Commerce
Gil Strap
United States
F E. A. Simpson
France
Base Service Club
Daniel C. Rush
Food Service
Gilstrap
Col
Base Food Service
Martin Holeman
Maison
Rex B. Baxter
John Boyce
Grady Fox
T. W. Gilstrap
Joe Jenkins
E. A. Simpson
Frank Storm, Jr
T. L. Mosley
Whitney Hall
A. J. Mason
Raymond Stadta
Leon Brooks
Dne Moody
James Martin
Porter L. Oakes
Gene Klein
Gene Jordan
New Estimates Spark U S Civil Defense Overhaul
Washington reports indicate Russia possesses larger A bombs than once thought. Civil Defense Administrator Caldwell tells a House panel that the agency is revising all plans based on new CIA intelligence, suggesting a heavier weapon and possible hydrogen bomb work. He urges quick approval of a 5.35 million dollar civil defense appropriation and blames Congress for public apathy.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Civil Defense
Millard F. Caldwell
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Central Intelligence Agency
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Caldwell
Brien MrMahon
Connecticut
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Congress
Killer Nabbed On Street Car
Chicago report details Harry Williams, a 20 year old killer and rapist who escaped a death cell, being captured without a struggle on a street car after police traced him to the vehicle. An aunt’s doorbell led to the tip, and officers surrounded the car with plainclothes detectives identifying Williams beyond reasonable doubt.
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Chicago
Harry Williams
Husky
Willians
Williams
Billy Lilly
Addie Hearn
Potomac Fever: Senate Panel, Korea, and Defense Talk
The Potomac scene features the Senate Crime Committee hearing on Longie Zwillman and political funding, plus shifts in tone as Koreas cease fire talks begin in a cooperative roundtable. Defense matters loom with doubled production, mutual defense with the Philippines, and remarks from officials hinting at a Washington mood swing.
Chest Campaign EXPECT ARREST SOON Goals Revealed IN JOSH BLOCHER CASE
Bailey County Sheriff Hugh Freeman said he hoped to make an arrest soon in the Joshua Blocher murder case. Two suspects have been questioned as investigators press a around‑the‑clock probe after Blocher was found beaten to death northwest of Muleshoe. The coroner ruled the death murder caused by concussion. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Josh Blocher
Muleshoe
Bailey County
Hugh Freeman
Joshua Blocher
West Texas
Town of Progress
Here
Freeman
Blocher
Muleshoe Funeral
Lawrence
Kans
Communist Suspects Arrested in Indonesia
Indonesian military police detained about 100 Communist suspects including 16 parliament members. Officials suggested the group planned to topple the government with help from China, but exact charges were not released.
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Indonesia
Jakarta
Red China
Human Guinea PigsInjected with wrong drug jury told
A 28-year-old SD doctor told a coroner's jury he gave two lab subjects the wrong sedative by mistake. He thought he used demerol but injected methadon, killing Jack Clifford and Ardys Pearson within 24 hours. He read the labels and still erred, describing it as an unexplainable mistake.
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Vermillion
Weeks
Offer to New Jersey Candidate Is Revealed
Senate Crime Committee heard Teaneck writer James Bishop testify that the Democratic candidate for New Jersey governor in 1949 rejected a $300,000 offer to grant Abner Zwillman a voice in naming the state attorney general if Democrats won. Bishop, who worked on the campaign, said the candidate Elmer Wene refused once informed. Zwillman, tied to New Jersey crime networks, is described as a bootleg kingpin linked to racketeering and huge profits in Prohibition era activity.
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Washington
Senate Crime Committee
Longie’ Zwillman
New Jersey
Abner “Longie” Zwillman
James Bishop
Teaneck
Elmer Wene
Bishop
Wene
Alfred Driscoll
Zwillman
Crime Committee
Amarillo Club Meetings and Local Sports Schedule
Schedule lists YMCA swimming class at Thompson Park Pool at noon 9309 AM, Chamber Aviation Committee at 11, American Business Club at Herring Hotel, Amarillo Exchange Club at Herring Hotel, Junior and Senior Hi Y Club at YMCA, Safety Counsell at Municipal Auditorium, Partnership Match Play at Sunset Golf Course, and a Gold Sox vs Blue Sox baseball game at Gold Sox Field with 415 PM start.
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Thompson Park
Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee
American Business Club
Herring Hotel
Amarillo Exchange Club
YMCA
RON
Municipal Auditorium
Sunset Golf
Gold Sox
Ahbiene Blue Sox
Scholarships for Carriers Listed Awarded at Amarillo Dinner
A kickoff dinner for Globe News college scholarships and master carrier awards was held at the Amarillo Hotel. Billi La Shier, 18, son of W. S. La Shier, and Dale Pinher, 16, son of Carl Fisher, received $150 scholarships as top Globe News carrier salesmen chosen for scholastic standing from their recent high school completions.
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Giobr- News
Amarillo
Billi la Shier
W. S. la Shier
Harrison
Dale Pinher
Carl Fisher
Phillips
Globe News
Fechteler Takes Over Navy Chief Post
Adm. William M. Fechteler became chief of naval operations succeeding the late Adm. Forrest P. Sherman who died in Naples. Acting Navy chief Lynde D. McCormick relinquished the Atlantic Fleet command aboard the carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt in Norfolk. Fechteler, not a flyer, emphasizes air power as the Navy's main weapon after 35 years in service aboard battleships and warships.
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Washington
William M. Fechteler
Naval Operations
Fechteler
Forrest P. Sherman
Naples
Lynde D. McCormick
Navy
Atlantic Fleet
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Norfolk
Sherman
jAlso
Doctor Charged After Borger Woman Dies in Headache Drug Case
Muskogee judge charged Dr Perry E B Hewitt Jr with first degree manslaughter in the death of Borger resident Mrs Shuler after he injected a drug to relieve headaches. The victim, 38, was visiting relatives in Muskogee when she died the day after the injection. The doctor, described as highly regarded with a $40 000 yearly practice, pleaded guilty to the charge and is held on $5 000 bond. A preliminary hearing is set for Aug 21.
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Muskogee
Uokin
Perry EB
Hewitt, Jr
Shuler
Borger
Band of the
Hewitt
Italy Seeks Extradition For 2 US Ex-Servicemen
Two former US Army agents Aldo Teardi of New York and Carl G. Lodoice of Rochester face Italy extradition to stand trial for the 1944 murder of Maj. William V Holohan behind enemy lines in Italy. The crime involved $100,000 in gold and currency. The State Department indicated it would likely approve the request, under a long-standing extradition treaty, as Italy seeks to prosecute for murder with a maximum life sentence. Teardi denied involvement and left for Pittsburgh to consult his attorney, while Lodoice has also contested the charges.
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Washington
US Army
Italy
Court of Assizes
Novara
United States
Aldo Teardi
New York
Carl G. Lodoice
Rochester
Icardi
Lodolce
Maj
William V Holohan
Holohan
Defense Department
Teardi
Lodolee
State Department
Department
Teard Ladolce
Ladolce
Pan American-Grace Airways Today
Pittsburgh
Sam Rogers
Truce talks see Red negotiator open to backing down
MUNSAN Korea Aug 17 AP The chief Communist negotiator Nam Il indicated willingness to soften hard line demands for the Korean buffer zone as talks proceed. A subcommittee met at Kaesong to pursue a more informal approach while the UN insists on a line based on the present battle front. The main negotiators recessed as the subcommittee works toward breaking the deadlock with two delegates from each side. Admiral Joy named Rear Admiral Burke as UN representative to the smaller panel.
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Korea
Nam Tl
Red
Peiping Radio
Tokyo RA
Sess
Blowin
Ekaesone
United Nations
North
South Korea
North Korea
Peiping
Nam
Teami Wl
Reds
C. Turner Joy
Tabk
Nam Il
Joy
Henri I. Hodes
Eighth Army
Adm
Arleigh Burke
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