28 Dec 1950
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1950
Page
1
Dozens of Amarillo residents urge officials to replace old barracks with fireproof housing for seniors and children. They condemn cheap construction that risked lives in a recent local disaster and vow to press bond issues until safety is secured.
The piece links General Walker’s Korea death with holiday highway carnage. It argues traffic accidents kill more than wars, cites editor Pop Adams on little annoyances, reviews Congress seniority and committee power, notes lobbyists in Washington, and summarizes US and Russian military figures while joking about New Year economy and driving drinking.
Noon to evening events include a reunion of Ex-Amarillo College Students with social hour at 2 PM in Arts & Commerce Building and business meetings for ex-students. Recital Hall hosts a basketball game for re and exes. Lions Kiwanis and Optimist clubs meet at local hotels and centers. Story Hour at Youth Center Library and Civil Air Patrol meet at Army Air Field. Wrestling show caps the day at Sports Arena Tri-State Fair Park.
The former wife of William W. Remington testifies that he gave a Russian agent a top secret formula for making explosives from garbage. She recalls meetings in 1942 to 1944 in Washington and says Remington wanted the material to reach Russia.
President Truman will propose a broader higher tax program to fund defense against Communism on a pay as you go basis. Aiming for a 75 billion dollar FY1952 package, the plan would raise personal and corporate levies with revenues around 45 billion, leaving a 30 billion gap. Congress already raised taxes and is to enact an excess profits tax, while the White House weighs balance versus growth.
Daily News Almanac from Amarillo area notes clear to partly cloudy skies Thursday and Friday with warmer temperatures. Extended forecast to December shows West Texas temperatures 2 to 4 degrees below normal. northern highs near 50 and southern highs near 60. Includes horoscope diplomacy tip and local sky observations with Regulus near the Moon.
Incoming Potter County commissioners W M Pull Adams S C Johnson E C Clayton and Thomas E Bursey inherit the Walker Convalescent Home issue after the fire that killed 10 residents. Four escapees return. others stay in private homes or hospitals as the county must decide safety measures and responsibilities. The temporary facilities housing the Juvenile Home and convalescent setup transfer to the new board.
The Coast Guard ordered immediate use of a security clearance system for all ship and dock workers to curb sabotage and spying. Vice Admiral Merlin O Neill announced credentials may be denied on reasonable grounds of subversive activity amid ILWU and MCSU strike threats.
Big George Pontikes, 19, eloped with Glenalee McCarthy, 17, daughter of oil magnate Glenn McCarthy. He says he plans to support her through college and beyond. McCarthy confirms the marriage amid family strain as Glenalee attends her sister Mary Margaret's wedding.
North Korea fronts and Seoul approaches dominate a report from Tokyo detailing clashes near Korangpo and Kaesong. US Eighth Army notes large enemy formations, including Chinese armies, massing near the 38th parallel as Ridgway takes command and 800 Reds are killed in the day’s operations.
Reser W. Babson, famed analyst, presents Business and Financial Outlook for 1951. He offers 50 forecasts annually with a weekly column in The Daily News. Babson Park report notes United Nations may withdraw from Korea in 1951 and the United States to record its largest national income ever.
Government intervention rises in 1951 as war orders spur income gains yet curb business. Credit limits tighten, labor shortages persist, and prices remain firm while exports shrink and imports rise. Farmers expect solid income. taxes, sales taxes, and excess profits taxes loom amid inflation fears.
UN report accuses Chinese Communists of developing active intervention plans in Korea by early summer before UN troops crossed the 38th parallel. The document notes vast forces moving to the Yalu River after mid November and cites cites U.N. mediation talks as China rejects cease fire efforts.
President Truman exempted aliens temporarily resident in the United States from registration for Selective Service. The proclamation also covers members of the armed forces, the Coast Guard, the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and the Public Health Service.
In Cleveland workers voice dissatisfaction with the White House announced three year railroad wage pact. James P. Shields says acceptance rests with local chairmen and 125 general chairmen will meet to discuss. Conductor, engineer and other union leaders fault the moratorium on wage moves and insufficient gains for road crews.
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson says President Truman will sign the Canadian River dam authorization into law before the Monday midnight deadline. The bill authorizes an 85 million dollar dam on the Canadian near Sanford, with Interior Secretary Oscar Chapman urging swift approval.
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