30 Jul 1948
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1948
Page
1
An Alfa Airline passenger plane with 18 passengers and five crew members left Rosario this morning on a regular flight and crashed into a river. Divers recovered bodies as rescue teams searched the wreckage.
The article describes a supposed Martian ship with two rows of lit windows and no crew visible. It glides toward New Orleans at 500 to 700 miles per hour, jet-propelled, with no wings aboard. The piece notes this as another high flying hoax in history.
National Tire reports that poverty increased travel but deaths fell by 560 in the first six months, a four percent drop from 1947. The nation recorded 2,420 deaths in June, with a five month rate of 7.2 per 100 million miles, the lowest ever.
Foreign Secretary Bevin warned Parliament Britain might pause demobilization in a few days if the Berlin crisis remains unsettled. He said talks in Moscow were being arranged to assess possible negotiations across the cold war. The Berlin situation grew tenser as SED representatives left the city council amid a vote about the Soviet blockade.
President Truman asks Congress to roll back daily bread costs toward 1947 levels, citing butter at 75 cents and cheaper roast. faces opposition from Republicans and Southern opponents to anti-poll tax action. Eccles warns of deflation risk as inflation control stalls. bill seeks dairy price cuts and measures to lower prices to 1947 benchmarks, with mixed early reactions.
The 12th annual XIT Reunion opens with a memorial service at Central Methodist Church led by State Sen. Grady Hazlewood. A Friday parade and a free XIT ranger lease offer draw participants from Amarillo Texline Boise City and Clayton NM. rodeo shows, dances, and social events fill Friday and Saturday schedule as oldtimers recall the Old West era.
In Ludwigshafen German officials report 133 dead and 200 to 250 missing after an explosion at the J. G. Farben chemical plant in the French occupation zone. About 2,300 injured with closure of the facility under inquiry. investigators cite ethyl chloride as a possible trigger.
Political tensions rise as precinct reports show loyalties split over the Truman Barkley ticket. Officials tally 21 reporting precincts with 64 convention votes still unassigned, indicating a tug of loyalty amid incomplete returns.
The columnist notes more people prefer baseball to college football as World Series approaches and jokes that ticket access isn’t tied to college attendance. praises bold young men who strike out for themselves, except in baseball.
General Douglas MacArthur plans to remain on active duty as a five star general in Tokyo. Army orders show his application for continued active duty was approved, based on a congressional technicality allowing retired officers to revert to inactive status unless they seek further active service.
Partly cloudy Friday and Saturday with scattered thundershowers Friday and cooler temperatures. West Texas also partly cloudy Friday and Saturday with widely scattered thundershowers. Precipitation in the past 24 hours ended at 4 PM trace. Sunrise 5 55 AM Sunset 7 52 PM. Aged veteran noted as 68 years old.
In Memphis a farm lad named Bobby befriended Mounted Policeman Pete Zeroli and the police horse during visits from a rural setting. Bobby died of a sudden illness but asked that his horse go to Zeroli. On Zeroli's sister's birthday a Tennessee walking horse arrives as Bobby would have turned 13.
The Junior League Proady program winners will be announced at a noon table games and crafts contest with awards. A 9:15 AM train to reunions departs, followed by a 10:30 AM business meeting for producers and stockholders. Luncheon features speakers on water supply, and evening banquets and meetings close the schedule at Herring Hotel and the High School room.
President Truman stated his equal treatment order for the Armed Services aims at eventually ending racial segregation in the Army. He refuted reports that Gen Bradley favored maintaining segregation and confirmed the goal of ending segregation with the Monday order. The exchange touched on Senate debate over anti poll tax and potential constitutional issues.
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