Russia Faces Bankruptcy Strategy In Military Spending Report
A wartime style commission led by former President Hoover warned the United States risks “victory by bankruptcy” due to escalating defense costs. The panel cited unification gains but flagged Pentagon missteps, excess inventories, and delayed mobilization planning as it urged tighter control and direct secretary of defense oversight.
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Herbert Hoover
Commission Cornty
Uni
Ae Ee Ae Sanerees
Pentagon
National Strategy Demands Full Use Of All Resources
A committee urges the nation to embrace every resource including human, material, industrial, scientific, political and spiritual to craft a valid national strategy, replacing vague authority with decisive leadership.
Tremor Rumors Stir Amarillo Neighborhoods
Reports of a sharp tremor about 4 30 PM rattled houses and dishes across Amarillo as residents sought an explanation. Geology professor Dr Leroy T Patton and the Texas Tech seismograph unit found no measurable quake. Local checks at refineries and facilities showed no explosion, with Pleasant Valley residents and others describing shaking and windows rattling.
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The
Globe News
Leroy T. Patton
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Patton
St. Louis
Arizona
Pleasant Valley
Edna O. Roberts
River Drive
Roberts
Mildred Smith
Angelus Drive
English Field
Joe Lusk
Monroe
Gooding Plumbing Company
West Tenth
French Blow Up Towers in Berlin To Silence Radio Berlin
French engineers dynamited two transmission towers in the Soviet sector of Berlin to silence Radio Berlin but the station resumed broadcasting from another tower within hours. Soviet and French officials traded protests as Maj. Gen. Kotikov condemned the act as illegal while ADN called it vandalism.
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Berlin
Radio
Schmidt
Stadio
Washington
Tegel
Radio Berlin
Alexander Kotikov
Germany
Hitler
Goebbels
ADN
Lo SO
Panic Riddled China Clashes Over Peiping War News
Rumors fly as government counterattacks press Peiping defenses while testimony from Fu Tso yi’s headquarters claims recaptured areas near Peiping. Chiang Kai-shek remains hidden as US Marines arrive in Shanghai to guard lives and property amid uncertain reports of a trapped army unit northwest of Nanking.
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Nanking
Peiping
Shanghai
Chiang Kai-shek
Nankinge
Fu Tso-yi
Associated Press
Spencer Moosa
Moosa
Peip- Moosa
Carpenter Union Suspends Word in Labor Dispute
James D Word a carpenter foreman on the Livestock Exhibition Building at Tri State Fair Park was found guilty of violating union rules fined 100 dollars and indefinitely suspended from the union Woodrow Watkins and Shirley Sandage were tried by a five man jury of fellow carpenters. The decision was read at the union meeting Word declined to comment and was unable to say what happened to Watkins and Sandage. County Engineer Frank Harrison said Word reported the suspension and that the county would continue work in the morning with Ward in charge.
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James D. Word
Tri-State Fair Park
Word
Woodrow Watkins
Shirley Sandage
Ward
Watkins
Sandage
Frank Harrison
Harrison
No Agreement Yet In Bus Discussions
Amarillo bus company officials and the bus drivers local recessed their contract talks yesterday afternoon without an agreement. Talks resume at 3 30 this afternoon at the Herring Hotel where yesterday session was held. The main snag is a graduated vacation clause, while a 10 cent hourly wage increase and time and a half for overtime were tentatively agreed. Participants included owners Martin George Walter and Leonard Nussbaum and drivers rep Clarence Aber Chester Welch and Roy Peek. Local 1424 is affiliated with the Amalgamated Association of Street Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes.
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Amarillo Bus Company
Herring Hotel
Aiffara Ae
Martin, George
Walter
Leonard Nussbaum
Clarence Aber
Chester Welch
Roy Peek
Amarillo
Amalgamated Association of Street. Electric Railway
Q Motor Coach Employes of America
Phillips Cuts Crude Price Across Major Sections Soon
Phillips Petroleum Co announces a 35 cent cut to 2.65 per barrel for top grade crude oil effective soon, after failing to keep the 3.00 level. The move affects Oklahoma Texas Kansas Arkansas and Montana, drawing disappointment from Tulsa independents and a warning of possible future shortages if higher prices fail to cover exploration needs.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Phillips Petroleum Company
K. S. Adams
Phillips
Sinclair Prairie
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Arkansas
Montana
Tulsa
C. E. Buchner
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Barnsdall Oil Co
iSouthwest Texas
First to donate to 1948 49 Kids Incorporated season
Flora Connally Westmoreland of 1609 Van Buren donated 10 dollars to buy basketballs and equipment for the winter youth recreation program. Lawrence H. Griffith of 2603 Hughes, a Kids Incorporated official, followed with another 10 dollar gift.
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Flora Connally Westmoreland
1609
van Buren
Kids Incorporated
Westmoreland
Globe News
Lawrence H. Griffith
Hughes
Kids, Incorporated
Santa letter and trials headline from New Mexico daily
Page by page index outlines Santa letter feature and a Houston trial testimony. It notes third party impact, year end review, society news, and various local items across pages 2 to 36 with industry, sports, and editorial content.
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Santa
New Mexico
Houston
Navy
Plymouth
Talmadge
Society
New Mexicana
Babson
White Horse Ranch
Congress
Atlantic Pact
What Am I Saying Eyes What Am I Saying Eyes
A witty 1948 NY Post caption notes that aging eyesight leads to choosing stronger glasses or weaker drinks for men, while women remain defined by their weakest wink, satirizing perceived gendered strength.
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NY Post Corporation
Testimony Concludes in Brinkley Baby Death Trial
In 47th District Court testimony closed as Orla Brinkley faced questions on his past, his wife Betty Brinkley testified she loved the baby and described injuries and accidents that preceded the Aug. 30 death. The jurors heard details of family relations, prior marriages, and the couple’s residence in an Oklahoma divorce context.
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Orla L. Brinkley
47Th District Court
Brinkley
Henry S. Bishop
Betty Getz
New Mexico
Col. E. A. Simpson
Michael Pond
Jesti
Betty Brinkley
Orla Brinkley
Amarillo
Emory Getz
Beaver
Oklo
Hon
Betty
Nix
Joseph Michael
Colonel Simpson
E. T
Dusty” Miller
Dist. Atty
Lloyd King
Oklahoma
Texas
Simpson
T. L. Brinkley
Guymon
Okla
Emory Geiz
Latin America Faces Flood Fire and Political Strife
Floods in Brazil killed 200 and left 1,000 injured or homeless as a cloudburst hit Minas Gerais. Eleven died in a Guatemalan fireworks plant blast. Costa Rica reported an invasion battle while El Salvador’s presidential family sought refuge in the Chilean embassy. Colombia saw mayoral deaths amid civil conflict as lines of riot and gunfire strained authorities. A plane crash near Bogota killed 30 as fireworks may have sparked disaster.
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Associated Press
Latin America
Brazil
el Salvador
Bello Horizonte
Minas Gerais
Onetown
Milton Campos
Guatemala City
San Jose
Juan Figueres
Nicaragua
Otilio Ulate
Bogota
Colombia
Lansa Airlines
el Tiempo
Onzaga
Santander Sur
Tiempo
el Siglo
Barichara
Still a Red Herring Says Truman
President Truman defended a low rating of the congressional spy hunt as the Justice Department and House Un-American Activities Committee clash over microfilm evidence. Mundt and Nixon denounced him, while a Justice official cited bungling over the pumpkin papers that may have blocked an espionage indictment. Read more on the Chambers and Hiss disclosures from 1937 1938 era documents.
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Washington
Truman
Justice Department
House
House Un-American Activities Committee
White House
Alger Hiss
State Department
Hiss
New York
Whittaker Chambers
Mundt
South Dakota
Nixon
California
House Committee
Trueman
Nizca
FBI
Manchuria
Russia
Japan
Chambers
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United States
Plate
Air Force
Ae Rsee
Secretary of Defense
China
Jsouth
Isthe Gates
Yer & Wiggins Ltr
Carpenter Union
Witt Motors
West Sixth
Amarillo Public
American Legion Auxiliary
Boy Scouts of Ay Cen
San Jacinto Uth Center
Price Tie Wi Pta
Daily News Index
High Plains
Tri-State Morning Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Rena
By Frank Moarean
Brinkley Garage
Miller
Ben Manning
Manning
Corrob
Politix
US Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Vine
Mdydts Motor Co.—Chrysier-Pizi
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