Polite Firm Note Demands Peace Over Manchuria Rail Crisis
A Soviet note to China, signed by L. M. Karakhan, demands immediate release of arrested Soviet citizens and cancellation of orders, offers negotiations on the Chinese Eastern Railway, and sets a three day deadline with possible action if unmet. The exchange accompanies reports of border blockades and troop movements amid Manchurian tensions.
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S. K. Liao
Manchuria
L. M. Karakhan
China
Soviet Union
U.S. S.R
Mukden
Nanking
Russia
Santa Fe switchman loses foot in yard accident
John B. Siler, Santa Fe switchman, lost his right foot when his limb was caught in a locomotive coupler in the Santa Fe yards. He was taken to Northwest Texas Hospital where the leg was amputated six inches below the knee. Hospital report said his condition was satisfactory. Home is 611 East Fifth Street.
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John B. Siler
Santa Fe
Northwest Texas
East Fifth Street
Weather forecast for Texas and Oklahoma
Texas partly cloudy Monday and Wednesday. Light to moderate easterly to southerly winds along the coast. Oklahoma generally fair and warm Monday and Tuesday.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Explosion Rocks North Side City From Nitro Glycerine Blast
A blast at the Independent Eastern Torpedo plant nine miles north of the city shattered two storage houses containing fifteen hundred quarts of nitro glycerine. No injuries were reported as flames swept across several acres and a thick black smoke cloud rose, heard for miles. Officials blamed high heat for the blast.
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Eastern Torpedo Company
North Highway
H. L. van Doren
van Doren
Amarillo
House Senate Near Agreement On Money Bill
Austin reports near agreement between the house and senate on money for state schools and departments for 1980 81. Conference leaders say exact totals await tomorrow but educational funds run about 50 000 below the governor’s vetoed measure while departmental cuts exceed 300 000. Two proposed buildings were cut from the educational package and a salaries boost of 30 000 was approved. A 60 000 underground water survey funding was added to the departmental bill, and earlier 125 000 for a recitation building was struck from Stephenville Tarleton College.
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Associated Press
Austin
Senate
House
John F. ‘Wallace
House Appropriations Committee
Moody
A. & M. College
John Tarleton Agricultural College
Stephenville
Board of Water Engineers
Tontenanida
Harvard in distress off Maine coast seeks tow to port
The U S Harvard reported in distress off the Maine coast tonight and asked a coast guard cutter to tow her into port. The vessel’s position was given at latitude 42 15 north and longitude 67 30 west, between Barber, Me and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
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The
Associated Press
Portland
Maine
U. S
Harvard
Coast Guard
Pee Barber
Yarmouth
N.S
Voters urged to ballot in Amarillo school election
Qualified voters in Amarillo Independent School District are urged to vote tomorrow on the proposed Amarillo Junior College. W A McIntosh Superintendent of Schools released a statement outlining the reasons for establishing the junior college. The school board has not endorsed or campaigned for the measure and a quorum prevented a Saturday meeting. The notice calls for voting Tuesday July 16 1929 at the polls.
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Amarillo
W. A. McIntosh
McIntosh
Amarillo Independent School District
MccIntosh
Wife shoots mate after pursuit in Dallas
A Midlothian, Texas man was shot in the side by his former wife in Dallas after he allegedly tried to run her down. She told police the husband crossed the street and she fired from the running board, saying she acted in anger. District attorney considers charges after investigation.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Midlothian
Texas
Here
Nejd leader wins decisive victory over Wahabi rebels
Associated Press reports King Tha Jaud of Nejd and Hedjaz scored a decisive victory over Wahabi rebels with about seven hundred rebels killed. The triumph sparked widespread rejoicing in Risbah, Nejd's capital.
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Pres
Jerusalem
Tha Jaud
Nejd
Hedjaz
Risbah
Vacationists Drown As Barge Capsizes Near Lancaster
Four vacationists drowned when a river barge carrying visitors capsized in the Susquehanna River near Pequea a summer resort outside Lancaster. The incident occurred today as the boat overturned on the waterway with a group enjoying a day by the river.
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Lancaster
Susquehanna
Pequea
Goff and Mansfield clash on tariff plan debate
Washington July 14 The Republican Senator Goff of West Virginia and Democrat Representative Mansfield of Texas join in a publicity push as the Senate finance committee prepares to hear the house tariff bill. Goff minimizes foreign protests as a mere stimulus to U.S. enterprise while Mansfield attacks a 20 percent boot and shoe duty tied to a 10 percent hides rate. The committee calls the latter a farmer’s pocket subterfuge amid cross party exchanges over foreign retaliation fears.
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Associated Press
Washington
Goff
West Virginia
Mansfield
Texas
Senate Finance Committee
Democratic National Committee
House
Harrison
Mississippi
Hoo
Pope Receives Yank Aviators Inside Vatican
July 14 The American trans Atlantic aviators Roger Q Williams and Captain Lewis A Yancey were received in private audience by Pope Pius XII who walked to greet them and praised their achievement in English and Italian A wreath on Italy's unknown soldier tomb followed with a luncheon with Major George E Lovell a U S military attache Williams then named a pilot by Lovell for the first time from among 200 to be a flying instructor
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Associated Press
Vatican City
Roger Q. Williams
Lewis A. Yancey
Pius
Holy Father
Eugene Burk
American College
Yancey
Williams
iBy
Preas
Rome
Pathfinder
Victor Emanuel
Italy
George E. Lovell
Backyard plane crash claims one life in Birmingham
In Birmingham today a small plane crashed into a suburban backyard burning fiercely. B. F. Dixon, 86, secretary treasurer of a wholesale produce firm, died trapped in the wreckage. Injured were F. C. Cornelius and pilot Robert B. Horsley.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
B. F. Dixon
F. C. Cornelius
Robert 8. Horsley
Amphibian plane An tin Bowler lost near Port Burwell
Ottawa reports the amphibian An tin Bowler attempting a Chicago to Europe flight disappeared last night in a moderate southwest gale off Port Burwell. No lives were lost as the plane drifted away with ice floes. the wreckage was confirmed by the marine department.
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Ottawa
Preas
Chicago
Europe
Port Burwell
Department of Marine
Lont
Seven Die As Flash Flood Sweeps Family Into River
Seven members of a single family drowned when a cloudburst struck a river party near Bourbon bridge in Moselle Missouri. Coroner Thomas P. Shaffer identified the victims, all members of one family, as they were swept into the Mera mec river late today.
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Moselle
Meramec
Bourbon Bridge
Thomas P. Shaffer
Union
Coste undaunted after failed Atlantic flight attempt
Captain Dieudonne Coste, France's premier airman, landed at Villacoublay in Villagoublay France after a 28 hour battle with the elements aloft. A westerly wind and gasoline drain forced him to turn back near the American Atlantic seaboard. He vowed to try again at a time of better odds and warned the cheering crowd that there was nothing to cheer about.
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Thomas T. Topping
Associated Press
Villagoublay
France
Dieudonne Coste
Atlantic
New York
South Atlantic
Azores
Ing
Coate
Villacoublay
New Federal Farm Board Meets Today
The newly formed Federal Farm Board will hold its first meeting at the White House tomorrow with President Hoover in attendance. Alexander M. Legge will preside as chairman after resigning from International Harvester. other members include James C. Stone, Carl Williams, Chan Teague, C. B. Denman, William F. Schilling, Chas. S. Wilson, and Secretary Hyde as ex officio member.
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Associated Prem
Washington
Federal Farm Board
Hoover Administration
White House
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
Alexander M. Legge
Chicago
International Harvest
Northeast
Hyde
Agriculture Department
Coste Back Safely in Trans Atlantic Race Disaster
A Polish pair Major Ludwik Zdeikowski and Casimir Kubala crash near Graciosa while land attempt in their Trans Atlantic race craft Marshal Pile nudeki. Zdeikowski dies from explosion, Kubala injured, Coste’s rival plane Question Mark lands safely in France. Burial planned in Horta as details remain scarce from Graciosa reports.
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Associated Press
Horta
Azores
Polinhavi
Ludwik Ideikoweki
Casimir Kubala
Atlantia
Marshal Pile Nudeki
Dinantor
Deabht
Isle of Graciosa
Here
Zdeikowski
Kubala
Dieudonne Coste
France
Owl trouble stops Fahy speed flight
Lieut Herbert J Fahy attempting a non stop Los Angeles to New York flight was forced down at Kiowa Kansas due to oil pump trouble. He proceeded to Wichita landing at Central Field. A telegram to Major John D Carmody said oil pressure dropped as he neared Kiowa. He chose a safe landing and ordered repairs before resuming to New York and returning to Los Angeles.
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Associated Prep
Wichita
Kas
Herbert J. Fahy
Los Angeles
New York
Kiowa
Kansas
Central Field
John D. Carmody
Lockheed Aircraft Company
Kansas Town
Fahy
Earth
Carmody
Panhandle Buddies Win High Awards at Morgan's Rodeo
Sheridan Wyoming July 14 Two buds from the Texas Panhandle Dick Shelton and Shorty Ricker won high prizes in Morgan's second annual free rodeo staged by P. J. Morgan and his wife owners of the P K Ranch Fifteen states were represented in the rodeo Shelton showed a roadster as his prize and Ricker took a silver mounted saddle to take home to the boys.
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Associated Press
Sheridan
Wyo
Texas Panhandle
Dick Shelton
Shorty Ricker
P. J. Moregan
P-K
Shelton
Ricker
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Vatican
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Burns
Josephine Valenti
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