Election week drive to boost turnout led by young volunteers
In election week commentary, several dozen young men from the Jaycees, 20 30 Club and Exchange Club mobilize to get out the vote. Herman Pipa t is named as crusade chairman who recently won district attorney by a narrow margin. The piece urges Americans to exercise their vote to influence government and warns that continued voter indifference could invite dictatorship.
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Crusade
Herman Pipa
Marathon TX 18th district race drags through six months
A long drawn out Texas 18th district race spans May 6 special election through Democratic primary and runoff, with November 7 final vote. The column touches politics and local life, including comments from A B Hall and notes on draft chances and civic topics.
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A. B. Hall
Colorado
National Guard
Rotarians
Kiwanis
Wade Holman
Amarillo clubs host tryouts and meetings across day
Today in Amarillo events include 9:00 AM to noon AHS Sandie Band auditions in the High School Bandroom. At noon Magicians Roundtable meets at the Amarillo Hotel, Junior Chamber of Commerce at Herrine Hotel, Amarillo Credit Managers Association at Blackstone Hotel, and Western Cowpunchers Association roundup at WCA Lodge seven miles north on Dumas Highway. Evening motorcycle clubs meet at 7:30 PM Helium City and 8:00 PM Longhorn. SPEBSQ5 Barber group convenes at Station GNC.
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Bere
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Amarillo
German Reds Assail West in Berlin broadcast drive
East Germany urged a new campaign to spread Communism west to the Rhine. Soviet zone leaders called a national congress to convene here Friday and rubber stamp the campaign designed to expand influence across West Germany.
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Propaganda Drive Aims to Undercut West German Resolve
The East Zone’s propaganda network mobilizes three thousand delegates to sway West German opinion. The plan targets undermining Allied prestige in West Germany and Berlin, sabotaging Bonn's anti Communist government, and pressuring businessmen to look east amid war fears and economic worry.
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Moratorium on Rail Strikes Stuns U.S. Labor Talks
Union officials announced a temporary halt to further rail strikes after new White House talks failed to yield a settlement. President Truman had asked for walkouts to stop as discussions continued with 44,000 workers idle and Canada facing its first nationwide rail strike involving 124,000 employees.
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White House
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Truman
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Dominion
United States
Bus Service to Palo Duro Canyon Plans Announced
Plans to seek a charter from the Texas Railroad Commission to run regular bus service from Amarillo to Palo Duro Canyon were revealed by Johnny Heket, Panhandle Trailwave executive. Buses will run morning and evening to the canyon, with full descent to the canyon floor slated after road work is completed by spring.
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Texas Railroad Commission
Amserillo
Johnny Heket
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el Coronado Lodge
Heket
Weather Almanac Update Amarillo Vicinity and Southwest US
Partly cloudy conditions persist Wednesday and Thursday with little temperature change. Texas west of Gulf Plains and New Mexico show varying highs in the 80s and 90s with scattered showers possible in the far north Friday. Extended forecast through August 26 anticipates near normal temperatures and minimal rain. On This Day in 1944 notes the Allied invasion of southern France and Nevada’s state facts are summarized. Today’s world notes span voting rights for women, geography, and a lighthearted joke and proverb section.
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New Mexico
Texas
Gulf Plains
France
Leo
United States
Nevada
Carson City
Carson River
Afghanistan
Colombia
Costa Rica
Egypt
Haiti
Jordan
Honduras
Iraq
Lebanon
Switzerland
Syria
Bill
Closing Days Highlight Texas Campaigns and Speeches
Texas candidates push for industry attraction and smart tax rules as final week campaigns roll. Morris Cobb heads south and plans a radio appeal while opponent Wheatley urges Frame for the Future on KGNC. Phi Walter Rogers campaigns across the 18th District with motorcades and stops in Perryton Amarillo Berger and Dumas. Altavene Clarks five minute broadcasts spotlight a homemaker view of politics and gender roles.
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Amatillo
123Rd
Texas
Cobb
Panhandle
White Deer and Groom
KLYN
Kenneth Wheatley
KGNC
Wheatley
Randall, Potter
Oldham
Armstrong
Carson
Deaf Smith
Phi Walter Rogers
Pampa
Rogers
Perryton
Pete LaMaster
Amarillo
Berger
Dumas
Altavene Clark
KFDA
Clark
Old Corral Gets New Life Today
The Western Cowpunchers Association gathers from the plains for its annual round-up near Amarillo. Festivities start at 6 PM with a steak fry, then dancing under the stars, with business sessions and a barbecue luncheon planned for tomorrow. Lu J. Haile of Dumas presides. officers include Charles Ashford, Horace Jackson, Jack Hooten, Join Morris, and Frank Givins.
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Plains
Dumas Highway
Lu J. Haile
Dumas
Cowpunchers Association
Horace Jackson
Jack Hooten
Morris
Frank Givins
Denver Scientist jailed for plutonium theft from Los Alamos
Sanford Lawrence Simons, 28, a University of Denver researcher and former Army enlisted man, faces Atomic Energy Act charges after allegedly taking plutonium from the Los Alamos project. FBI says the vial was found at his Denver home. he claims it was a souvenir and kept it for four years. Bond set at $10,000. potential penalties include prison and fines.
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Los Alamos
Sanford Lawrence Simons
Wwervaw
Comeymim
FBI
Russell Kramer
Simon
Kramer
Simons
University of Denver
Russia Demands UN End Colossal Bluff in Korea
Lake Success Aug 22 AP Russia demanded the UN end its colossal international bluff and order UN troops out of Korea. US and Britain attacked Soviet propaganda. Malik warned continued intervention would widen the conflict. Austin called Malik statements a big lie and cited a Russian shell dated 1950 as proof of Soviet involvement.
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Russia
United Nations
Korea
United States
Britain
Warren R. Austin
Malik
Austin
Council
Security Council
Scions Back Universal Military Training in Senate Hearing
Nine members of the Senate Armed Services Committee urged universal military training as Secretary Johnson and Gen. Omar Bradley warned of future international tension. The plan would require six months of active duty for 18 to 20 year olds, with training and service in National Guard or reserve units. Support came from both Democratic and Republican members, including Tydings, Byrd, Chapman, Johnson, Hunt, Gurney, Morse, Bridges, and Knowland.
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Senate Armed Services Committee
Congress
America
Defense Johnson
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Tydings
Maryland
Senate
Johnson and Bradley
Byrd
Virginia
Chapman
Kentucky
Texas
Hunt
Wyoming
Gurney
South Dakota
Morse
Oregon
Bridges
New Hampshire
Knowland
California
Senate approves family allowances bill for armed forces
The Senate fast tracked a bill granting monthly cash allowances from 85 to 155 dollars for families of enlisted service members across the Army Navy Air Force Marines and Coast Guard. Dependents rise with rank and number of children. House action expected after committee review with retroactive applicability from August 1 and a projected cost of about 242 million dollars through June 30, 1951.
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Senate
House
Tydings
Maryland
Armed Services Committee
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marines
Coast Guard
UN assault pushes back Northern Horde near Taegu
United Nations forces led by Americans and South Koreans drive Communist troops 12 miles north of Taegu amid heavy air and artillery bombardment. Col John Michaelis says a decisive 48 hour window could break the enemy drive as Red forces mass up to 60,000 along a 20 mile arc from Waegwan to Kunwi.
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United Nations
Nouth
Taegu
John Michaelis
Lancaster
Michaelis
South Korea
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
Texas
Pusan
Waegwan
Kunwi
Whitehead
Michaels
Pohang
Eighth Army
Yongdok
KMWI
Naktong River
Changnyong
25Th Division
Commando
Frank Phillips in Critical Condition After Surgery
Frank Phillips 76 year old oil tycoon was in critical condition after a gall bladder operation at Atlantic City Hospital. He built a 350 million dollar oil empire and founded the Phillips Petroleum Company. He was a guest at the Traymore Hotel when stricken and registered alone.
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Frank Phillips
Phillips
Traymore Hotel
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Keith Davis
Bartlesville
Okla
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St. Louis
Phillips Keifer
James Mason
Atlantic City Hospital
Oklahoma
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