05 Jan 1952
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1952
Page
1
In Stanley Blackburns office a tropical fish tank provides relaxation. The setup includes underwater lights and automatic controls with species such as kissing fish, black mollies, eyes absent tetras, zebra fish, a catfish and snails. He calls it the most relaxing hobby and a cure for ulcers.
Tax Collector Hubert Cole explains service personnel may vote absentee by notifying the county clerk through family or friends so ballots can be sent, a method used during the war including overseas voting and even proxy marriages. He urges timely action to stay connected with elections.
Senator Lester C. Hunt predicted that Congress will pass a pay raise for servicemen. The remark came Friday as lawmakers consider improved compensation for GIs amid ongoing postwar adjustments.
The Panhandle thaw continues with sun and rising temperatures. Travel normalizes with air lines and buses operating near standard schedules. Ice patches remain on some routes while a jackknifed semi blocked the Dumas highway. Temperature today should reach 45 with a 14 degree low and Amarillo logs .93 inches of snow moisture.
Amarillo gears for a 24 hour March of Dimes blitz January 14 15 led by Leon Krupp to raise 25000 with milk bottle coin containers. Lions Club dance Frankie Masters provides kickoff while Mothers March and BPW label milk bottles.
Government agents in 250 undercover operations seized more than 500 suspected drug peddlers in a nationwide roundup. Harry Anslinger said the operation is the largest ever and targets peddlers supplying teenage addicts, with a grand jury investigation to follow within three weeks.
Liquor Control Board agents raided the Clover Club on North East Eighth taking 7 cases and 11 bottles of beer. Clarence Jack Jackson runs the club and deputy director Joe Sides led the raid. Sides faces perjury charges over a 60 dollar travel expense claim connected to a bribery probe involving Jackson and former Juvenile officer Jack Grant.
The US destroyer John W Weeks reports progress toward towing the stricken freighter Turmoil to port as dawn approaches. Captain Henrik Kurt Carlsen of the Enterprise and one crewman remain aboard the ship after a weeklong vigil amid gale winds and fog.
Special dispatch from Washington notes Prime Minister Churchill braving rough seas while world follows the Flying Enterprise rescue. The piece also cites pressure on Attorney General McGrath to resign, Truman’s stance on fires, and U S opposition to Russia on Korea truce talks as tensions rise.
In Panmunjom a hostile 80 minute session between Allied and Communist reps yielded no progress on armistice supervision. Major General Turner and General Hsieh traded barbed accusations as debate touched on air field rehabilitation and who started the war.
Borger experienced a major blaze at the J. W. Cameron grocery, 17 East Tenth, starting around 11 PM when a hot water tank overheated. Firemen fought the flames at midnight to prevent spread to the adjacent Cameron residence. the Cam homes occupants salvaged belongings and no injuries were reported.
The Amarillo Bar Association holds its noon meeting to elect officers. A Story Hour at Amarillo Public Library follows at 11:00 AM, and Carver branch hosts a 2:00 PM event. Kansas State Alumni Association plans a 7:00 PM banquet at Phillips Park Moor, with a Winter Wonderlands dance for seniors at 8:00 PM at 1010 Jackson.
The almanac notes midweek norms with 22 to 34 and weekend highs 50 to 66, hints at milder weather in the west and northwest, mentions Anzac and English troops breaking Italian defenses at Bardia and 45 000 ers and 642 guns captured, and offers Capricorn- born guidance on leadership and finance with cautions about possible losses.
The United States rejects a Soviet move to bring Korean armistice talks to the UN Security Council. Benjamin Cohen argues negotiations should stay in the field, not in a session where Russia can veto. Acheson warns the proposal would be disastrous and is seeking support from other nations.
The text discusses creating a Korean future commission to oversee Korea after an armistice. It notes no decision on including Russia and that the new body would supersede the UN commission currently in Korea. It suggests the Americans may push for certain terms.
Mink farmers protest that stories about mink coats worn by Washington figures harm their business. Harold W. Reed urges National Grange and American Farm Bureau to counter false publicity from congressional investigations. Reed argues most mink wearers are respectable and discerning.
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