Amarillo Bus Drivers Reach Yearlong Contract Agreement
Negotiations lasting weeks between Amarillo Bus Company officials and the drivers union Local 1424 concluded with a signed contract. It retroacts to December 16 and runs one year, raising wages 10 cents an hour, adding seven days paid vacation for most drivers, and providing time and a half for off schedule work plus union dues checkoff. Top pay is $1.10 per hour. other terms include 60 day notice to reopen, and involvement by union leaders and Amalgamated Association officials. The city may consider a fare increase to three tokens per quarter if approved, with careful analysis showing potential annual passenger costs rising by about $130,000.
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Amarillo Bus ‘Company
Bus Drivers Union Local
W. W. Gibson
William Ecker
L. J. Nussbaum
May Peek
Aftion
Chester Welch
Duggan Death Probe Planned
New York police began a fine-tooth comb investigation into the 16 story plunge of Laurence Duggan a former State Department expert. Mayor William O'Dwyer ordered the probe after Sumner Welles wired that he believed Duggan did not commit suicide.
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New York
New York Police Today
Laurence Duggan
State Department
William O'Dwyer
Sumner Welles
Duggan
O’dwyer
Walter Henning
Asst
Francis B. Sayre
New York Grand Jury
House Un-American Activities Committee
Sayre
Grand Jury
Karl Mundt
South Dakota
House
Chambers
Executions End of Trail for Jap War Lords
Tokyo reports Hideki Tojo and six other militarists hanged at Sugamo prison for wartime aggression. Tojo led group of four in first execution. others included Kenji Doihara Matsui and Akira Muto. Detailing notes cover the hangings, investigations, and related espionage testimony in New York.
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Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Tojo
Kenji Doihara
Iwane Matsui
Nanking
Akira Muto
Philippines
Sugamo
Transportation For Ball Game Saturday Listed
Special buses and railroad coaches will shuttle fans to the Golden Sandstorm Waco Tigers title game at Fort Worth. Tickets on sale at Union Bus Center for chartered trips to and from Texas Christian University stadium at 10 dollars round trip. Buses depart 4 AM Saturday, arrive Fort Worth noon, return 5:30 PM to Amarillo by 12:15 AM Sunday. Fort Worth & Denver City Railway adds extra cars to the southbound Zephyr, with no extra train. Round trip coach fare is 17.42. Greyhound Lines offers no special provisions but can provide chartered buses at about 37 passengers per bus. individual fares around 10.
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Waco Tigers
Fort Worth
H. F. Champion
Panhandle Trailways
Union Bus Center
Fillmore
Texas Christian University
Amarillo E
W.M. Gray
G. M. Conner
Greyhound Lines
Fire alarms keep Amarillo smoke eaters busy
Five alarms between noon and 9 last night kept Amarillo firefighters on the jump. Four calls were trash fires in alleys at 1417 Pierce 1400 North Masters 706 Monroe and 220 West Tenth. The fifth call was to extinguish a burning fence at 905 Tedison.
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Amarillon
Pierce
North
Masters
Monroe
West Tenth
Tedison
Retired General Johnson Hagood Dies in Navy Hospital
Maj. Gen. Johnson Hagood, who left the Army in 1936, died at Charleston Naval Hospital at 75 after a career marked by a controversy that prompted his removal as commander of the Eighth Corps Area by President Roosevelt. He had entered the hospital Sunday and was to be discharged next day. The cause of death was not released.
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Johnson Hagood
Navy Hospital
Charleston
US Army
Naval Hospital
Hereyday
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eighth Corps
San Antonio
Works Progress Administration
No Headway In Phone Dispute Talks
St Louis December 22 AP telephone company and union officials near agreement after late talks to avert a strike before Christmas. A three man arbitrative board proposal was rejected by Southwestern Bell which runs in Missouri Kansas Texas Oklahoma and Kansas. The union aims to keep about 50 000 workers on the job while wage demands are negotiated. A union official warned a strike could come before Christmas and a date has been set and kept secret from the public. Conciliator A E Johnson said negotiations would continue.
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ST. Louis
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Okla
Homa
Atkansas
A. E. Johnson
US Slashes Aid to Dutch East Indies Over Indonesian War
The United States halted Marshall Plan aid to the Netherlands East Indies amid disapproval of its military drive against the Indonesian republic. Officials cited UN restrictions and fear of fueling communism, with about 14.1 million of 68 million dollars affected and State Department approval noted.
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Washington
United States
Netherlands East Indies
Far East
Paul G. Hoffman
ECA
State Department
Congress
Dutch East Indies
Suspects In Robbery Case Are Brought to County Jail
Joe Kennedy and David S. Cook were moved from Wichita Falls to Potter County jail after Kennedy, 26, of El Paso, was sentenced in Wichita Falls to 15 years for armed robbery. The sheriff said the transfer on a bench warrant occurred without incident.
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Joe Kennedy
David S. Cook
Wichita Falls
Potter County
Bill Adams
Kennedy
Cook
Fl Paso
What Am I Saying What Am I Saying Heads
Frank Morean notes the new Democratic Congress plans to reorganize standing committees amid criticism that some panels were poorly led. Democrats say several committees were directed in one way and headed in another, signaling upheaval in leadership.
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Frank Morean
New Democratic Congress
NY Post Corporation
No Strike Alert Rumored in Amarillo Negotiations
No official word reached Amarillo last night on a 24 hour alert. Virginia Young said the area linked to ongoing talks may be on alert per news channels. Local No 2004 is part of Southwestern Division No 20 CWA, with Plant Local No 2108 of Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. in the region. Marshall Campbell chairs the local, also affiliated with Division No 20 CWA.
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Amarillo
Virginia Young
Traffic Union
Communications of America
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Marshall Campbell
CWA
Renewal Talks Outline Arbitration Plan
The proposed compromise sets an arbitration board of one company and one union member plus a potential chair from a five-person panel. If the third member cannot be agreed on within six days, the conciliation service nominates five. The company and union each remove two. the remaining member becomes chair. The panel hears both sides for five days and issues a final binding decision.
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Arbitration Board
Conciliation Service
Rites Set for Young Farmer Killed in Train Crash
Rosary scheduled in St Marys Church for Richard Beckman 17 of Umbarger who died when his bob tailed Reo truck was hit by a rapid Grand Canyon Santa Fe train near Umbarger. He died en route to Canyon hospital. Survived by parents two brothers two sisters and grandparents. Funeral arranged by Griggs Warren Canyon.
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Umbarger
Richard Beckman
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Beckman
Umbarger Farm
Reo
Grand Canyon
Santa Fe
Griggs-Warren
Canyon
Charles J. Beckman
Randall County
Price College
Amarillo
Light Rainfall Starts in Here
Light rain began around 11 PM at Amarillo and was forecast to continue intermittently through the night and today. The US Weather Bureau at English Field issued the forecast, reporting about one tenth of an inch of moisture had been recorded at the local station shortly before midnight.
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Amarillo
US Weather Bureau
English Field
Search Directed By Amarillo Man In Greece
A Cairo Athens dispatch reports low clouds forced recall of search planes for a Palestine-bound Czech airliner believed crashed in the Peloponnesus. The DC-3 with 19 passengers and five crew vanished en route from Rome to Athens near Kalamata. Capt Arthur G Ray of Amarillo Texas directed the effort from Hassani airport. A B-17 and a C-47 found no trace as weather worsened and guerrilla activity could hinder the search. Many passengers were said to be Jewish and Israeli citizens. Also noted, Maddox reelected Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce president as J B Thomas was named first vice president.
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Athens
Greece
Czechoslovakia
Peloponnesus
Israel
Rome
Kalamata
Arthur G. Ray
Amarillo
Tex
Hassani
Ray
Prague
Rezak
Maddox
Fort Worth
U.P
Impolite guests accused in Amarillo beating and robbery
Randall County authorities probe an Ama rito man’s beating and robbery by two men he invited to supper. Warren Eaton, 39, is treated for head injuries at Northwest Texas Hospital, with authorities noting his condition improved. Eaton reported $326 in cash and about $100 in checks stolen from his home after the assault, which occurred around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday in Amarillo south of Potter County.
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Randall County
Warren Eaton
Northwest
Texas
Eaton
Sixteenth and Park
Amarillo
Potter County
Weather outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
The bulletin notes considerable cloudiness and warmer temperatures with occasional light rain on Thursday and Friday. It covers Amarillo and vicinity, the Panhandle, South Plains, El Paso area, and northern New Mexico with highs ranging from the 30s to 70s and hourly readings showing 7 AM at 28.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
el Paso
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Verdict Pending in Wbarbo Murder Trial in Germany
In Marburg Germany a US military court weighs whether Mrs Wilma Billie Wbarbo murdered her US soldier husband Sgt John Ybarbo in self defense or maliciously. A verdict may come tomorrow with defense urging self defense and acquittal for Christmas.
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Wilma Ybarbo
Malden
Mass
Marburg
Germany
John Ybarbo
Goliad
Tex
Wilma
Billie” Wbarbo
Stanley H. Gaines
Brookline
Hugh L. Hinchcliffe
Palm Beach
Fla
Cleveland
Ybarbo
Worth B. McCauley
Oklahoma City
Okla
McCauley
Brantford School Renamed for Prince Charles
Brantford authorities announce Prince Charles School after Princess Elizabeth s son reflecting growing royal name usage. The change comes as institutions adopt royal names, with no event details beyond the name decision.
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Brantford
Eng
U.P
Prince Charles of Edinburgh
Prince Charles School
Princess Elizabeth
Annual Santa Claus visit and Christmas party events
Stratford hosts an annual Santa Claus visit at the Lions Club and Sherman County Farm Bureau. Groom holds a Christmas Party at 2 30 PM sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 17 for all tiny tots of the county.
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Stratford
Lions Club
Sherman County Farm Bureau
Boy Scout Troop 17
Fair Park Stadium Drawbacks Outlined
County and school officials flag inaccessibility as Amarillo’s new high school stadium location issue. Fair Park’s four routes Eighth, Third, Tenth, and Twenty-Sixth are bottlenecked by underpasses, grade crossings, and heavy truck traffic, with Grand Avenue and Santa Fe yards adding congestion. Ample space exists for the stadium and practice fields, plus about 50 acres for parking.
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State Fair Park
Fair Park
Tri-State Fair Park
Amarillo
Fairgrounds
North East Eighth Avenue
East Twenty-sixth
Grand Avenue
North East Eighth
North Grand Avenue
Twenty-sixth Avenue
Santa Fe Railroad
Fillmore Street
South Grand Avenue
Fair Grounds
East Tenth Avenue
Santa Fe
East Third Avenue
Amarillo Rotary and City Groups Schedule Christmas Events
The Amarillo Noon Rotary hosts annual Boys Ranch Christmas Party at the Herring Hotel with each member hosting a ranch boy. Optimists meet at Mexican Inn, South Amarillo Lions at the Herring, Kiwanis at Youth Center. School Board meets at 2:00 PM to consider a 350000 loan for a new stadium. A Christmas party for city employees follows at IOOF Mall.
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Amarillo Rotary Club
Boys Ranch
Herring Hotel
Optimists Club
South
Altrusa
Blackstone Hotel
Ioof Mall
East Fifth
Sandie
Amarillo : Nee
Y A A & M Club
Aggieland Orchestra
Youth Center
Carolina
Tris Bute
Agsieland Orchestra Bread
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Champs
UN- American Activities Committee
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Price Glee Club
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