Janitor Questioned In Slaying of Girl
Jon t he Legion Commander Here Today Tickets for the luncheon honoring John Stelle national commander of the American Legion are on sale at the chamber of commerce office. The luncheon will be held at 12 15 o'clock in the Crystal Ballroom of the Herring Hotel with officials and the public invited.
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G. Ward Moody
Waco
Legion
Lyon Brandon
Como
Miss
Veterans Employment Program
U. S. Employment Service
Albuquerque
N. M
Otto Landis
Lew Fields
Winthrop Avenue
Jack Hanrahan
Jerry Kearns
Kearns
J. Walter Werner
Storms
James Degnan
OPA
Betty
Worcester
Mass
Mother Degnan
Edgewater District
Kenmore Avenue
Truman Defends Slowdown in Demobilization Policy
President Truman defended the demobilization pace as driven by an inescapable need for troops overseas and to destroy hostile war-making potential. Congressmen debate a House probe. Manila troops press for faster discharge. nationwide protests target Secretary Patterson over postwar bases and surpluses.
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Truman
G. I
America
Europe
Navy
Ule
Marines
Coast Guard
Capitol Hill
House Military Committee
Representative Sparkman
Alabama
House
Manila
Patterson
Senate
Patterson Patterson
Yokohama
Batangas
Congress
Byrnes Expects Smooth Sailing on Atomic Secrets
U S Secretary of State Byrnes said the issue of safeguarding atomic energy secrets would be settled satisfactorily and guarded under UN plans. White House denied Truman to London call to avert a delegation split. Byrnes urged unity as some feared secrecy could be jeopardized by a UN resolution proposing a commission on atomic energy.
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London
U. S
Byrnes
United Nations Assembly
United States
Great Britain
United Nations General Assembly
Washington
Bovington
Truman
White House
London Star
Senator Vandenberg
Michigan
Charles G. Doss
United Nations
Bread Rationing Feared As Wheat Pours
Dallas and Fort Worth millers warn bread and flour rationing may come from high export shipments. General Manager Joseph C. Mitchell of Morton Milling Company and Burrus Mills notes Texas Oklahoma bought only about a quarter of their November December wheat needs. He blames a 400 million bushel US government export push to war-torn nations and coastal proximity reducing local wheat stocks.
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Dallas
U.P
Joseph C. Mitchell
Morton Milling Company
Burrus Mills
Fort Worth
Texas
Oklahoma
Mitchell
United States
Manila clash as Negro and White soldiers fight at depot
In Manila suburbs on Monday night a three hour battle broke out between American Negro and White soldiers after Sgt. Russel Brian shot a Black soldier carrying GI clothing. Guards inside the depot fired on attackers, lights were put out, and sniping continued until military police arrived. No casualties were reported.
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Manila
Russel Brian
Quezon City
Refugee Jews Move Between Berlin Sectors Amid Food Struggle
About 500 of roughly 2,000 Polish Jewish refugees who fled the Russian sector arrived in the American sector of Berlin and occupied Wannsee, seeking rations and shelter. Col. Frank L. Howley noted more may join and called for Allied guidance on feeding these evacuees facing confinement as zones close.
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Berlin
Germany
Frank L. Howley
Wannsee
Howley
Kommandantur
Butter Prices To Jump Eightteen Cents By Apr 1
Washington reports that Secretary of Agriculture Anderson recommended an eighteen cent per pound butter price rise by April 1 to spur greater production. The plan would raise ceilings by six cents monthly starting February 1, following a five cent increase last November to offset subsidy withdrawals.
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Washington
Anderson
Turkey forms Democratic Party led by Jelal Bayar
Ankara reports a new Democratic Party formed to end the one party system. Jelal Bayar, former Turkish prime minister from 1937 to 1939, heads the new party. Independent sources confirm the landmark change in Turkish politics.
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Ankara
Turkey
Jelal Bayar
National Phone Tie Up Looms
Ten of fifteen locals of the Communications Equipment Workers vote to strike at 10 tomorrow threatening to shut down the national telephone system. The walkout affects about 1600 points in New York City and nearby New Jersey. some locals may join later. other unions pledge not to cross picket lines. Essential services remain operational via leased wires.
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New York
Ernest Weaver
Weaver
New York City
Western Electric Company
Chicago
San Francisco
St. Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
Minneapolis
National Federation of Telephone Workers
WLB
New Jersey
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Nearby Regions
U. S. Weather Bureau reports Wednesday partly cloudy and cooler with fair and cooler conditions Wednesday night. West Texas Panhandle and South Plains partly cloudy and cooler Wednesday with fair, cooler conditions Thursday. New Mexico partly cloudy Wednesday with scattered showers in northern mountains late Wednesday. High Wednesday 45 to 55. Yesterday temperatures ranged from 22 to 56 degrees with sunrise at 7 56 a.m. and sunset at 5 53 p.m.
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
A. Cde
Doublecrossers Facing War Plans Trial In Nuremberg
The International Military Tribunal hears prosecutors from America and Britain accuse Hermann Goering and Joachim von Ribbentrop of plotting aggressive war. Goering described as ruthless and dangerous, while Ribbentrop is called an eager meddler behind invasions of Norway Denmark and Poland and efforts to avoid peace with Poland. A secret letter links Ribbentrop to Keitel before attacks.
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Ralph H. Albrecht
Goering
Hitler
David Maxwell Fyfe
Great Britain
Ribbentrop
Polid
England
France
Wilhelm Keitel
Norway
Denmark
Floods Displace Thousands Across Kentucky and Southeast
Thousands of Kentuckians fled as Cumberland and Big Sandy rivers flooded vast areas. Across Tennessee and nearby states, several drownings were reported and roads blocked. In Kentucky cities like Harlan Pineville Barbourville suffered severe isolation and 3000 Pineville residents evacuated.
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Associated Press
Cumberland
Big Sandy
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
North Carolina
West Virginia
Kentucky
Harlan
Carthage
Nashville
Pineville
Barbourville
Cumberland River
VFW Pushes World War II Bonus Plan
The Veterans of Foreign Wars signals a push for a 25 to 50 billion dollar World War II bonus for veterans. The VFW legislative committee meets January 14 to 16 to discuss promoting the plan, backing Rep. John Lesinski’s bill with adjusted compensation and a maximum payment of 4,500 dollars plus 500 for wounds, payable in bonds cashable at 20 percent per year.
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Washington
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
American Legion
John Lesinski
Michigan
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Canada
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