Texans Brag About State as Nuclear Test Plans Emerge
In Washington a Texas brag dinner showcases state pride while Congress debates secrecy laws for the Bikini Atoll test. Secretary Byrnes notes UNO Atomic Energy Commission invitation may occur, observers possible from many nations, and Blandy pushes secrecy on test results.
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Washington
Congress
Lone Star State
State Department
State Byrnes
Truman
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Bikini Atoll
Marshalls
Byrnes
House Naval Committee
W. P. Blandy
United States
Blandy
Vinson
Georgia
House Committee
Bikini
UNO Atomic Commission
Pacific Isle
Bilandy
Robert A. Grant
Indiana
Grant
Herbert
Louisiana
Optimism Noted On Strike Front
General Motors and the CIO United Auto Workers agreed to resume wave negotiations. U S Steel demanded a price increase over four dollars a ton to fund a wage rise of 15 cents an hour, with officials cautioning about the public impact of higher steel prices. Benjamin F. Fairless was in Washington on unrelated matters as talks continued. James F. Dewey stated GM and its 175,000 striking workers would likely meet in Detroit for negotiations.
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Associated Press
General Motors
CIO
United Auto Workers
U.S. Steel Corp
Washington
John W. Snyder
Snyder
Ford
Chrysler
Irving S. Olds
U. S. Steel
Detroit
OPA
Olds
Benjamin F. Fairless
James F. Dewey
Dewey
Decision on Milk Price Rise Hangs in Washington
Amarillo milk producers press for a price increase as OPA officials in Washington delay a ruling. Vic Clemon, acting for Chester Bowles, will inquire locally while Bowles remains out of town. Bill Ernie has the Dallas produced cost briefs and recommendation on his desk as protests plan to divert Amarillo milk Friday.
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Washington
OPA
Amarillo
Vic Clemon
Chester Bowles
Mr. Bowles
Clemon
Bowles
Bill Ernie
Dallas
John Gillham
Clarendon
Earl Burtz
Randall County Dairymen’s Association
Americans Entertained at Japanese Death Celebration
Tokyo reports that American prisoners of war were forced to entertain at a Japanese party marking the death of President Roosevelt. The charges were referred to the U S Eighth Army for the trial of Capt. Yshichi Sakamoto.
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Yanks
Fdr
Tokyo
Roosevelt
U. S Eighth Army
Yshichi Sakamoto
Norwegian Nominated for UN Secretary General Post
United Nations Security Council nominates Trygve Lie of Norway, 50, a lawyer diplomat and foreign minister, for secretary general. The 11 nation council met in secret and reportedly voted unanimously after a brief session led by Edward R. Stettinius Jr. The General Assembly must approve, and Lie would earn about $40 000 annually.
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London
United Nations Security Council
Trvegve Lie
Norway
United Nations Organization
Security Council
Lie
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
General Assembly
Lee
United Nations Assembly
United States
World Peace Agency
Council
Stettinius’ Hotel
United Nations
N. J. O. Makin
Australia
Uranium Controversy Stirred At Senate Hearing
Harvard Observatory director Dr Harlow Shapley testified in a Senate Atomic Energy Committee hearing. He produced a rock claiming 10 000 trillion atoms of Uranium 235 and warned there are ten tons of U 235 within five miles of the committee room. He urged removing private ownership restrictions to prevent innocent landowners from becoming lawbreakers. He noted uranium is even in dust on a floor.
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Washington
Harlow Shapley
Harvard Observatory
Senate
Shapley
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
United States
Deadline Near As Poll Tax Sales Hit Record
Poll tax sales climbed past 500 yesterday surpassing Monday’s mark in Maily. County tax assessor Frank Hoyt says the total is 6700 and officials expect a continued rush today and tomorrow as the office stays open until midnight to handle last minute payments.
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Frank Hoyt
Hoyt
Amarillo Weather Summary Wednesday Outlook
The Weather Bureau reports fair and much colder conditions across Amarillo and vicinity with strong northerly winds. West Texas and Panhandle regions show cold fair weather with light showers and snow flurries in New Mexico’s north, and temperatures ranging from the 30s to mid 50s with sunrise at 7 47 and sunset at 6 14.
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Amarillo
Texas
del Rio-Eagle Pass
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Morgan Returns To UNRRA Post
Washington January 29 Herbert H Lehman director general of UNRRA announced the restoration of Lt Gen Sir Frederick Morgan to duty as chief of UNRRA operations in Germany. The agency had pressed for Morgan's resignation after he claimed at a January 2 news conference that a secret Jewish organization was promoting a mass exodus of Jews from Poland to the U S Zone in Germany. Lehman said he was justified in continuing to place confidence in him after conferences in Washington and New York.
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Washington
Herbert H. Lehman
UNRRA
Sir Frederick Morgan
Germany
Morgan
Poland
U. S
Lehman
New York
Newton man named acting director of Small Business Office
Lawrence F. Arnold of Newton Illinois was appointed acting director of the Commerce Department’s newly formed Office of Small Business. The notice appears in the Washington dispatches as part of the day’s business coverage.
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Washington
Laurence F. Arnold
Newton, Ill
Commerce Department
Office of
Small Business
Degnan Case Enters New Phase After Ear Mail Incident
In Chicago authorities reveal two youths questioned about the Degnan kidnapping will be released as they were not charged. A human ear mail piece to the Degnan parents is described as possibly belonging to an adult man, while investigators pursue leads in the case of six year old Suzanne Degnan whose body parts were found in a basement laundry room.
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Harlingen
Texas
Chicago
William Tuohy
Degnan
Walter Storms
Susanne Degnan
North Side
James E. Degnan
Philip Breitzke
Bretzke
Central Police
Suzanne
Austin to shield milk supply with city power rate hike
Austin moves to back producers after milk strike threats by raising Municipal Power and Light rates by 30 percent for five months. Mayor Miller says the plan uses city public health powers to pay labor costs in lieu of higher producer prices, pending federal approval.
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Austin
U.P
Tom Miller
Miller
Washington
Dallas
OPA
William Orth
Mrs Poke Bonnett Emerges As Editorial Page Favorite
Letters from readers across the Panhandle commend Mrs. Poke Bonnett as a strong contributor to the new editorial page feature. Levelland Channing Amarillo readers praise her decisiveness and usefulness, inviting others to meet her on page 6.
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Levelland
Poke Bonnett
Channing
Amarillo
Daily News
Panhandle
Poke Bennett
Low Bids Listed on Plains Roads
The State Highway Department announced low bidders for farm road projects by counties. Cottle and Dickens Plains Construction Co. Andrews bid 38,082.82 for 8.2 miles of grading drainage and base work. Kerr and Middleton bid 62,827.83 for 11.25 miles in Lubbock. Kerr and Middleton bid 41,086.49 for 7.63 miles in Floyd. Top prices paid for used cars noted.
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Austin
State Highway Department
Cottle and Dickens
Plains Construction Co
Drews
Lubbock—Farm
Kerr and Middleton
Lubbock
Floyd—Farm
Thompson Takes Stand in Second Day of Hearing
Thompson, member of the State Railroad Commission, testifies at the Federal Power Commission gas hearing in Houston. He argues waste reduction is ongoing, notes East Texas bottom hole pressure gains, and says gas should be used while public opinion catches up with regulation. Continued on Page 8.
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Madison
Wis
Thompson
Railroad Commission
Commission
East Texas
Porter
Panhandle
Signal Corps Plans Night-Long Check-Up
The Army will boost radar power to scan the moon nightly. Maj. Gen. George L. Van Deusen explains the enhanced system will yield more detailed moon images for accurate crater mapping and allow study of radar signals through the ionosphere.
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Signal Corps
Washington
Army
George L. van Deusen
Belmar
N. J
van Deusen
Moon
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