Secretary of State Marshall Undergoes Major Operation
General Marshall had a major operation at Walter Reed Hospital with one kidney removed. The operation, conducted at 7 AM, was reported successful and no complications were anticipated. He was 67 and a half, with convalescence expected over three to five weeks.
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President Truman
Truman
Robert A. Lovett
Secretary of State Marshall Delays Operation for World Duties
Marshall, in office since January 1947, disclosed during a news conference that a kidney condition found last summer required surgery. He postponed the operation to attend to global matters, including the Paris United Nations meeting, directing the State Department to release only that the operation had occurred and to rely on hospital bulletins for daily condition reports.
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United Nations
Paris
State Department
Joseph A. Weaver
Reds trap 250000 garrison near Suchow in China
Government sources say a massive Communist maneuver has encircled the Suchow garrison, 211 miles from Nanking, leaving defenses along the Hwai and Yangtze rivers as a last line before the capital. Col. Chiang Wei-Kuo is thought to be among attacking columns.
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Suchow
Spy Probers Target Two More In Red Espionage Case
Washington dispatch reports House Un American Activities Committee on the trail of two more men suspected of slipping secret government documents to a Communist agent in the prewar years. Mundt said three persons may have passed papers to Whittaker Chambers, with Hiss named as a key source.
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Mundt
South Dakota
House UN- American Activities Committee
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
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Alger Hiss
Hiss
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Sumner Welles
Unece
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Tony
Welles
Secretary of State
House Un-American Activities Committee
Maryland
Robert E. Stripling
Stripling
Vienna
Baltimore
Seek Boost in Postal Rates
Postmaster General Donaldson announced a proposed rate increase for second class newspapers and magazines, third and fourth class mail, parcel post, and special services to offset a projected 550 million dollar deficit and a 450 dollar yearly raise for postal workers. The plan, to begin Jan 1, follows talks with President Truman and targets nearly all mail classes except first and second.
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Move for Austrian peace treaty revived in London talks
The United States proposes reviving Big Four deputy foreign ministers talks on an Austrian peace treaty. France and Britain favor reopening negotiations, while Russia’s stance and Yugoslav tensions shape the potential path. If held, discussions likely in London, after six prior retry attempts since 1946.
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London
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Slavia
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Tito
Austria
Council of Foreign Ministers
Texans baffled by wacky weather shift
Dust from Siberia and China blends with southerly cold fronts to create unusual Texas weather. Since October 16 cold spells sweep the Panhandle along an altered path, with warm air reducing rain and dust clouds lingering over the South Plains. Weather officials say firmer cold fronts are needed to restore normal conditions.
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Soil Conservation Service
Oklahoma
Texas South Plains
Texas
Amarillo Bus Fares Sought Increase of Two Cents
Amarillo Bus Company asks city commissioners to raise fares by two cents per ride by changing token sales to three for 25 cents, while other rates stay the same. The move would boost daily revenue by about 150 dollars amid wage talks with drivers Local 1424 of the Amalgamated Association.
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Amarillo Bus Company
Lawrence Hagg
George Nussbaum
Nussbaum
Amalgamated Associa
Berlin defies Reds as Reuter named lord mayor
Berlin leaders installed Ernst Reuter as lord mayor amid Western sector defiance of the Soviets. The large Sunday turnout and Communist boycott accompanied the council’s decision to seat the 58 year old Reuter immediately rather than January, continuing his term from 1946. Louise Schroeder returns to deputy mayor through December.
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Ernst Reuter
Reuter
Louise Schroeder
Odessa Grid Stadium Built in Four Months
Odessa High School’s new stadium was completed in four months per Murray Fly superintendent of Odessa public schools. Dick Bivins Amarillo school board president insisted a stadium would be ready for the 1949 season despite a board vote rejecting a site on statutory limits. Mr Fly announced the rapid construction and plans for the season.
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Murray Fly
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Dick Bivins
Amarillo
Fly
Amarillo Area Events And Stadium Details From 1947 Notes
In Amarillo today events include Jaycee Dance tickets on sale by members, a 10:00 AM Membership Committee meeting, a 10:30 AM concert by Amarillo High School Orchestra at Sam Houston Junior High, a noon open meeting with the Chamber highway committee on widening Tenth Avenue, and a noon Junior Chamber meeting. Also listed are a 7:30 PM Khiva Temple gathering and stadium construction notes. The long passage covers a 1947 stadium project started in June and finished around October, with PF.S. Oll Company of Dallas as contractor, seating 17,460 and total cost about 575000. The stadium features redwood seats, a field house, living quarters for a caretaker, and possible expansion options with added 11,000 seats. Odessa plant location and site details are mentioned along with parking and layout.
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Fillmore
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Dallas
Fly
Fugitive Arrested After Announcing Candidacy
Police in Atlanta tracked a two year fugitive who surfaced by filing to run for the state General Assembly. He was captured after revealing his bid, ending his years of hiding and embarrassment.
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Frank Morcan
Atlanta
State General Assembly
NY Post Corporation
City leader pledges stand on own feet for western sectors
He termed the fight against Communism as a battle to be fought and won in Germany and said he will immediately reorganize the executive branch of the city government so the three western sectors can stand on their own feet.
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Germany
Woman loses radio quiz jackpot after disconnected call
Mrs. A H Moeller of Wyoming says a telephone operator cut her off during the "Sing It Again" program just before she would have won a $24,000 prize package including a Bermuda trip, car, diamond ring, wrist watch and seven rooms of furniture. Cheyenne officials say the local line was not disconnected and the matter is under investigation.
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Cheyenne
City balks at Seventh and Tyler bus terminal plans
City officials object to the proposed Panhandle Trailways bus terminal at Seventh and Tyler citing bus stalls that back into heavy traffic and sidewalk use by buses. Panhandle Trailways says space is tight but they plan to build and hold an option on the site at $1,000 per front foot.
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Lawrence Hagg
Seventh Avenue
Ira Stephenson
Bud Curtis
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Continental Bus System
John M. Heket
Panhandle Trail Ways
Heket
Hagy
City Commission
Stanton Field
Weather Outlook Amarillo Vicinity And West Texas
Partly cloudy conditions dominate Amarillo area Wednesday into Thursday with rising temperatures Wednesday and cooler readings Thursday. West Texas experiences similar patterns with warmer Wednesday and a cooler Thursday outlook. Extended Texas forecast shows temperatures generally 3 to 6 degrees below normal in the west and a slow warming trend into Saturday with little to no precipitation.
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