Third Man Arrested In $150000 Gem Loot Recovery
Amarillo police recovered the remaining gems from the interstate jewel theft tied to Princess Farid's crown jewels. Elmer Hawkins 52 led officers to a jar buried near Amarillo containing part of the loot as Kenneth McClune and Lewis Caudill face federal charges. The trio remains jailed as the case unfolds with FBI involvement.
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Amarillo
Sid Harper
FBI
Elmer Hawkins
Aldridge Street
Hawkins
Galaxy of Gems
Lewis Caudill
Jacksonville
Texas
Kenneth McClune
McClune
Caudill
Potter County
Farid
Farid Kahn
Shah of Persia
TWA
Canyon
Harper
L. E. Kingman
Glenwood
Chief Harper
U. S
LRR
Cherryhomes
J. L. King
Set
J. A. Kirkman
Kenneth F. McClune
Rebellious Danes Scuttle 45 Warships In World War II
Allied war news reports a Danish revolt scuttling 45 ships to prevent capture as Allied air power intensifies across Europe. Soviet and British fronts show gains with Red Army advances near Kharkov and major bombings hitting Italy, Burma, and New Guinea as Japan resists.
Dollar Day Arrives Early in Amarillo Stores
Dollar Day bargains fill shop windows as merchants shift the first September Monday to August for shopper convenience. The piece notes moving dates to help mothers prepare for children’s school and invites readers to read Sunday ads and shop Monday morning for big savings.
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FDR
Amarillo
News-Globe
Germans Use Portable Shields and Fortified Boxes on Front
Pravda reports German defense innovations include 30 by 50 inch shield lines placed every 100 yards and steel or concrete boxes for six to seven men. More than 70 fortifications dot the Donets basin front, sometimes stacked as multi story pillboxes with machine guns and rifles firing through grates.
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Moscow
Red Army
Pravda
Communist Party
Donets Basin
Weather Outlook For Amarillo And Vicinity News
Weather in Amarillo and west Texas shows warm conditions with strong winds. Scattered light showers possible Monday afternoon across Mexico and the region with minor temperature changes and notable daily highs and lows reported.
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Amarillo
Texas
Mexico
Berlin Orders Night Stay Put Amid Bombing Threats
Berliners told to remain in homes overnight with Goebbels enforcing a citywide curfew to ensure all residents participate in cleaning bomb damage. Spanish ABC dispatch notes mass desertions, extended bombings, and strained passive defense as fear grows.
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Madrid
Goebbels
Berlin
ABC
Nasi
Dozen New U. S. Plane Carriers Ready for Japs
The Navy declares about a dozen new aircraft carriers launched since Pearl Harbor will help defeat Japan. Hor net to launch at Norfolk. 27,500 planes ready by year end. naval aviation expanding with pilot and mechanic training and global air facilities.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Emesh
Navy
Naval Aviation Arm
George Dewey
Manila Bay
Norfolk
Tokyo
John S. McCain
Naval Operations
Air
Naval Aviation
Naval Air Transport Service
Naval Air Transport
Red Juggernaut Rolling Forward Across Kharkov Region
Soviet dispatch reports Red Army advances south and west of Kharkov retaking Lyubetin and over 30 villages while Germans blow up dumps on the Donets. Near Bryansk and Voroshilovgrad sectors, the offensive continues as Russia claims 110 enemy tanks destroyed and 82 aircraft shot down.
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London
Kharkov
Lyubetin
Moscow
Donets
Red Army
Bryansk
Monitor
Lyubotin
Kursk-Kiev
Dnieperopetrovsk
Dnieper
Danish Navy Scuttles Fleet as Germans Seize Denmark
Reuters style report details Denmark rebel action against German invasion. Danish fleet scuttled 45 ships in Copenhagen harbor to thwart German forces. King Christian X interned. government leaders arrested after German ultimatum. Royal Guard clashes reported. ships fled to Sweden with about 400 personnel aboard. martial law declared in Denmark amid occupation efforts.
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Stockholm
Germany
Denmark
Copenhagen
Sweden
Royal Guard
Stratetic
Baltic
Berlin
Christian X
Sorgenfri Castle
Tulon
France
Jane's
Niels
Helsingborg
Landskrona
Malmo
Christian
Bulgaria in crisis after King Boris dies stirring Balkan power struggle
London dispatches report a scramble for leadership in Bulgaria following the king's death. Germany faces coordination issues across Europe as Denmark faces a people’s revolt and Sofia sees peace protests. Simeon II becomes a young heir amid concerns over Bulgaria’s German policy and royal rivals.
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Associated Press
London
Balkans
Boris
Bulgaria
Germany
Europe
Denmark
Moscow
Hitler
Sofia
U. S
Bogdan Philov
Radio France
Balkan
Stockholm
Svenska Dagvladet
Russia
Roval
Philov
Simeon II
Kyril
Allied air raids deepen strike into southern Italy
Allied air units stepped up continuous bombing across southern and central Italy extending toward Rome. Libera tors from the Middle East joined raids on Taranto with hits on a cruiser and a transport. Rail targets at Taranto suffered heavy damage while Naples area bombings reported many enemy fighters shot down. In the Pacific, Gen MacArthur and Gen Blamey confirmed operations around Salamaua and the Francisco River area near the airfield.
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Germany
Adolf Hitler
Bulgaria
Western
Europe
France
Italy
Rome
London
Balkans
Boris
Red Army
Moscow
Kharkov
New Guinea
Salamaua
Francisco River
India
Akyab
North Africa
Middle East
Taranto
Ninth Air Force
Cairo
RAF Liberators
Crotone
Terni
Naples
Southwest Pacific
Sir Thoma
MacArthur
Blamey
Francisco
Jorsee
New Britain
Guinea
Mons
Liberator
Coratra
Kal
Southier
Bou
Interreptas
Running & Steen
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Red Juggernaut
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