Conley Hearing Recessed For Monday Federal Flight Case
The removal hearing for Louis Bobson to decide if he must return to Massachusetts or stand trial on unlawful flight charges was recessed until next Monday. Judge Dooley did not rule on the admissibility of Mrs. Conley testimony. A witness from Gquinesachuects would be needed to testify against her husband. Mrs. Conley arrived in Amarillo Sunday for the hearing and has a divorce decree pending finalization in six months.
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Louis Bobson
Massachus
Conoes
Aay
Dooley
Daily News
Lucille Conley
Bill Lampe
Louis Bob Conley
Court hears rrr recognition between the couple
In the afternoon session the man wore a ring placed on his partner’s finger five years ago. Spectators in a Massachusetts courtroom described Conley as a typical Southern wife beater. The woman plans to stay in Amarillo this week and attend the hearing next week.
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Conley
Amarillo
Officials Confer At White House on Berlin Crisis
At the White House President Truman reviewed the Berlin blockade with diplomatic and defense officials as five European foreign ministers warned the crisis is extremely grave. UK US and other leaders discussed defense and a potential German government while Berlin faced economic paralysis with nearly 1,000 factories closed and up to 200,000 jobs at risk. Fighter planes of the Soviet Yak type appeared over Berlin in a display noted by British officials amid ongoing Allied airlift. The Canadian Army excluded Russia from a visit list at Valcartier, while China reported fresh reverses in civil war and new economic defeats as three towns near Peiping fell. Palestine remained quiet after the UN truce expansion.
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Associated Press
Berlin
White House
Truman
Marshall
Defense Forrestal
Army
Royals
European Union
Hague
Netherlands
Germany
Four Power Air Control Center
Russia
Valcartier
Que
Nikolai N. Zerof
China
Peoping
Palestine
United Nations
Folke Ber
First 25 year olds may be called first in peacetime draft
Washington July 19 AP Maj Gen Lewis B Hershey sworn in as Director of Selective Service says 25 year olds could be drafted first to avoid aging out of eligibility. Decision not yet made but discussion exists. Registration extends 18 to 25 with 19 to 25 eligible for induction.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
Govsae
Pres- Hershey
Department of Justice
Office of Selective Service Records
Army
Bennett Champ Clark
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Here at Last That Better Mousetrap Ends Alec’s Stop
A smart mouse named Alec met his end after eluding traps at a home on North West. Mrs. B. recalled using a homemade trap chute and finally chased the rodent away. Authorities seek nearest kin to report the death.
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Alec
North West
Mrs. B
Aerather
Amarillo Today Events Include Senior Golf and Meetings
A busy schedule in Amarillo lists all day senior golf at Country Club and morning meetings for the Pan handler Women's Association at Mrs Mildred J. Cheney's home 1409 8 Madison. Also a Chamber of Commerce reception and noon luncheons at Amarillo Hotel and Herring Hotel with Lions Club election notices and a 6th Engineer Aviation gathering at 1815 Washington.
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Mildred J. Cheney
Madison
Chamber Ber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Amarillo Advertising Club
Herring
South
Amarillo Lions Clu
Old Tascosse
Commission m
City Mall
Amariipocome
American Legion
Hanson Fest
6Th Engineer Aviation
Man Rattan i
Washington
Bence Entertainment
Cac- Cootiette Club
VFW
AHS A Ca- Smoepelio Choir
Pal Jtorium
Adda
War Record May Rescue Doomed Texan
SANTA FE New Mexico July 19 The fate of Edward C. Jones a 21 year old Houston man on death row may hinge on his war service Gov T J Mabry said he has not decided on a commuting order after speaking with Jones and his father The governor noted Jones trained in the same paratroop area as his son Buddy and that Jones served four years in the Marines as a volunteer He has exhausted all appeals to the courts.
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Santa FE
Texas
T. J. Mabry
Edward C. Jones
Houston
Ine Ulvert
Jess V. Larson
Denver
Jones
Buddy
Amarillo Parched Lubbock Drenched In Rain
The report notes Amarillo baked at 95 degrees with almost no rain while Lubbock received about 0.4 inches by Monday evening and still rained at 9 PM. Pampa logged around 0.25 inches with a trace at Clarendon as the system moved through the region.
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Amarillo
Here
Lubbock
Pampa
Weather Bureau
Clarendon
Truman to push inflation bill in extra session opener
President Truman plans to present a ready made anti inflation bill at the July special session opening in Congress. Southern Democrats signal potential GOP support and possible civil rights clashes as the White House seeks price controls and housing legislation.
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Congress
Washington
Truman
White House Capitol
McClellan
Arkansas
Dixie Group
Charles G. Ross
Roses
Ross
Philadelpe
Senate
House Rules Committee
Barkley
Kentucky
Local Election and Community Events Schedule
Mayoral vote at Lockney City Hall. Clayton A R Baca to discuss veterans issues at the Courthouse in Clayton. Hereford dedicates a new swimming pool. City School band election. Northeastern New Mexico Association of Baptist Churches meeting in Sedan. Robert M Hyde Post 270 American Legion officer installation at Higgins.
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Lockney
City Hall
Clayton
A. R. Baca
Veterans Administration
Hereford
Sedan
Northeastern New Mexico Association of Baptist Churches
Higgins
Robert M. Hyde
American Legion
Amarillo High A Cappella Choir to Sing in New York Preview
Free public preview at Municipal Auditorium showcases 52 singers from Amarillo High School with yellow and blue shirts for boys and silk dresses for girls. The event at 8 p m Tuesday supports travel to NBC New York appearance with donations requested.
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Amarillo High School
New York
Municipal Auditorium
NBC
A Cap- Lope Choir
Julia Kers
Texas
Charlotte Ingram
Word of Clar
Aeolian Choir
New Or
Republic Steel Gives Pay Hike
Pittsburgh July 19 President Philip Murray of the CIO United Steelworkers announced an agreement with Republic Steel Corp of Cleveland granting a 13 cent hourly wage increase for 55 000 production workers. The deal mirrors the wage gains already set by US Steel Corp and follows Weirton and Bethlehem Steel raises. Negotiations are set for tomorrow with Youngstown Steel and Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
Cio-United Steelworkers Today
Republic Steel Corp
Cleveland
Murray
US Steel Corp
US Steel
Republic
Basic Steel Company
Big Steel
Weirton Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Steelworkers Union
Youngstown Steel and
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Union Appeals Direct to Ford II to Avert Ford Strike
Walter P. Reuther appealed to Henry Ford II to avert a strike by 116,000 Ford Motor Co production workers. Ford agreed to resume negotiations with the CIO United Auto Workers after talks broke off July 14. A next meeting time will be announced. Al's Radio Ser Amarillo 2-3851.
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Detroit
Walter P. Reuther
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co
Ford
CIO
United Auto Workers
Navy Denies Third Atomic Bomb Sunk En Route to Pacific
The Navy denied a claim by Rear Admiral Zacharias that a ship carrying a third atom bomb disappeared en route to the Pacific near the war’s end. Officials suggested the remark may refer to the Indianapolis, which was sunk with one unassembled bomb previously reported but denied by Navy.
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Washington
Navy
Zacharias
Pacific Theater
New York
Tinian
Marianas
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Indianapolis
Philippines
Japan
US Soldier Killed in Ambush Near Korea Demarcation Line
An American enlisted man was killed and another wounded in an ambush by civilians near the Kaesong border zone in Korea. The attackers fled toward the Russian occupation area after firing on five soldiers. Names were not released and no further details given. The incident marks the first U.S. combat death along the border. In a separate item, Cecil Chester Davis escaped from Darrington prison in Houston, after two to ten years for theft.
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Seoul
Korea
Kaesong
Karl Smith
Huntington
Wva
Russia
Houston
Cecil Chester Davis
Orange
Darrington
O. B. Ellis
Ellis
Davis
Big 3 Senate hopefuls campaign under grand jury pressure
The trio Coke Stevenson Lyndon Johnson and George Peddy campaigned in Waco Fort Worth and Austin amid talk of a grand jury probe into campaign spending. Stevenson assailed federal taxes claiming Texas sent over a billion dollars to Washington while receiving far less back. Johnson warned against tax cuts citing postwar investments and Guam fortifications. Peddy positioned as leading the ticket next Saturday and attacked opponents for inflated savings claims.
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The
Associated Press
F. B. Clark
Bryan
Coke Stevenson
Lyndon Johnson
George Peddy
Waco
Fort Worth
Austin
Stevenson
Texas
Joint
Congressional Committee
Johnson
Guam
Hirohito
Peddy
Smith sues Wichita Beacon for 1 million in libel damages
The Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith filed a 1,000,000 libel suit in federal court against the Wichita Beacon Publishing Co. He alleges an April 15, 1948 Wichita Beacon editorial labeled him a Communist, calling it wholly false and malicious defamation. The suit seeks 500,000 compensatory and 500,000 exemplary damages.
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Wichita, Kan
Gerald L. K. Smith
Wichita Beacon Publishing Co
Smith
Wichita Beacon
Weather summary for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy with little temperature change through Tuesday and Wednesday. In Amarillo and vicinity expect scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers and highs mainly in the 85 to 95 range, with 90 to 100 in warmer areas. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies with widely scattered afternoon thundershowers and otherwise clear conditions. Precipitation data indicate 24 hour totals ending at 1 PM. sunrise at 5 48 AM and sunset at 7 30 PM. Vote Puaua for Sheriff.
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US Weathe
Amarillo
West Texas
Muchernoon
Lubbock Man Shot Near Theater District
James W. Hickman of Lubbock died at 11 30 PM after being shot on a downtown street less than two hours earlier. Police held a man in custody at midnight in connection with the shooting near the theater district. Hickman was a yardmaster for the Santa Fe Railroad.
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Lubbock
James W. Hickman
Hickman
Santa Fe Railroad
Stock Market Plunges Threatens Bull Market
New York stocks collapsed today wiping out about 2.1 billion in value as a major downturn kept pressures on investors. A record 1,163 of 1,410 issues traded and volume reached 2.56 million shares as leaders fell $1 to $12. Traders linked the slump to war worries in Berlin, Congress price fixing talks, and rising wages and prices.
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New York
Wall Street
What Am I Saying relations
Frank Monican observes that with the Marshall Plan in force Europe, most foreign relations appear poor and precarious, noting how fragile such ties can be in the current era.
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Frank Monican
Europe
N. Y. Post Corp., Inc
ECA Proposes $1.75 Billion for Western Europe Flow
Economic Cooperation Administrator Paul G. Hoffman announced plans to send 1.7516 billion dollars to Western Europe over July to September. The package includes 1.1188 billion in new grants and loans and a 632.8 million carryover, with 101 million earmarked as supplementary among European Recovery Program nations. Great Britain would receive 335 million, France 251 million, as Hoffman plans trips to Washington and Paris for talks.
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Washington
Paul G. Hoffman
Western
Europe
Rentemichaer
ECA
Great Britain
France
Hoffman
New Ad Paris
Averell
Nations reel as leaders resign and unrest grows
The report details Schuman's collapse as his Socialist ministers resign, undermining the French government. It notes riots in Italy over Togliatti, with 21 dead, and describes the arrival of 60 B 29 bombers in England for training. In Korea two thirds of the 30,000 are to gain independence in the American occupied zone, with an assembly elected May 10 and a constitution adopted July 12.
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United States
South Korea
Two Injured In Canadian Area Car Crash
Mrs Edith Dorrance and Mrs Lije lian Reynolds, both of Perryton, suffered broken ribs and bruises when their car overturned near Canadian early Sunday morning. They were taken to Canadian hospital by tourists then moved to the hospital in Perryton for treatment. The accident occurred around 6 AM on Highway 83 en route to Lawton Oklahoma. Dorrance, the driver, was knocked unconscious and the car was described as a total loss.
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Perryton
Edith Dorrance
Lijelian Reynolds
Lawton
Okla
Dorrance
Nenent Ao
Reynolds
Otto Howard
Expectant Mother Stricken by Polio in Fort Worth
A fort worth area report describes an expectant mother struck by polio. The page notes her husband Rogers, a former ____, and mentions she was flown from an unspecified city hospital. Details are garbled with partial names and places.
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Fort Worth
Aioe Ee Ae
Sheetre Bourne
Eee We
Rogers
Orth Rease
Ed Plang City-c. Hospital
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