Britain May Act Independently On European Treaties
Foreign Secretary Bevin won Labor Party support for a policy to act independently of the Soviet Union if needed to speed European peace treaties. He opposed immediate 100000 Jewish immigration to Palestine, favored a future Palestinian state, and rejected sanctions on Franco. The conference endorsed his foreign policy.
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England
Ernest Bevin
Labor Party
Britain
Russia
Bevin
Palestine
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United States
New York
America
Communist Party
Stalin
V. M. Molotov
Death of Alabama Senator Bankhead at 73
Senator John Hollis Bankhead of Alabama died at 4 10 p m after suffering a stroke on May 24. A Democrat elected in 1930 and brother of the late Speaker William B Bankhead his death comes as the Senate debates price control and labor measures. He was 73 years old and died following cerebral thrombosis with terminal pneumonia at Naval Hospital Bethesda.
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Washington
John Hollis Bankhead
Alabama
Bankhead
Senate
U. S. Naval Hospital
Bethesda
William B. Bankhead
Tallulah Bank
Head
U. S
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R. E. Duncan
Leslie Biffle
Lister M. Hill
Capitol
Hill
Barkley
Kentucky
Former Pampa Soldier Held in Hesse Gem Case
Lt. Col. Aubrey Thomas announced a former GI Roy Carlton was detained in the Hesse crown jewels case. Carlton, 31, from Kilgore Texas, said he helped dig up treasure at Kronberg Castle but claimed limited involvement. He served 1943 to recent discharge and is now a civilian.
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Washington
Aubrey Thomas
War Department Public Relations Bureau
Roy ©. Carlton
Thomas
Carlton
Kilgore
Tex
Oklahoma
Pampa
Gardner
R. H. Fornes
Kronberg Castle
Ace Carlton
Winston Gardner
Germany
House of Hesse
War Department
Army
WAC
Kathleen B. Nash Durant
Jack W. Durant
David F. Watson
Government Proposes Settlement in Maritime Labor Talks
The government and CIO union leaders failed to reach a settlement after a lengthy bargaining session with Assistant Secretary John Gibson. Talks resume tomorrow as deadlines loom for a coastwide strike, with proposals including a 17.50 dollar monthly pay rise for seamen and revised overtime rules.
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Washington
John Gibson
CIO
Philip Murray
Gibson
Harry Bridges
Joseph Curran
Labor Department
Murray
Bridges
Curran
Truman appoints Stockton as ambassador to Philippines
President Truman names Rear Admiral Gilchrist B. Stockton to serve as United States Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines when the post is established. The announcement was made in Washington on June 12.
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Washington
Truman
Adm
Gilchrist B. Stockton
United States
Republic of the Philippines
Amarillo Area Weather Summary For Thursday
The Weather Bureau reports Amarillo and vicinity expect partly cloudy skies and cooling temperatures on Thursday and Thursday night. Panhandle and South Plains remain cloudy and cooler with lighter winds, while the rest of the region sees partly cloudy conditions. Highs near 90s, lows in the 40s to 50s, sunrise at 5 32 A M and sunset at 8 01 P M.
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Weather Bureau
Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Forced Rationing of Water Impends in Amarillo
Amarillo faces possible water shutoffs as daily use matches or exceeds prior levels. City water superintendent N. V. Moss urged residents to conserve and avoid lawn or garden watering to replenish supplies for emergencies.
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Amarillo
N. V. Moss
Mr. Moss
Texas Proxy Fights Back Against AAUP Censure
University of Texas President T. S. Painter accused the AAUP of using biased, incomplete information to censure UT and said no independent investigation was conducted. He questioned timing tied to Texas primaries and noted the Rainey dismissal sparked the ongoing dispute.
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University of Texas
T. S. Painter
American Association of University Professors
Painter
AAUP
Board of Regents
Homer Price Rainey
Senate Pushes Price Boosts Across Meat Dairy And Bread
Senate action ties OPA price ceilings to prewar costs through a Taft amendment. Senators from both parties urge curbs on OPA while noting April meat price rises and added annual costs for milk butter and cheese. Debate references shortages inflation and producer margins as public costs climb.
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OPA
Chester Bowles
Washington
Barkley
Taft
Ohio
Senator George
Georgia
Paul Porter
Porter
Bowles
George
Senate
Bankhead
Alabama
Hoey
North Carolina
Senator Wherry
Nebraska
Wherry
Daily News Index overview of New Jersey blast victim linked in Boston
Page excerpts indicate multiple items across sections: a Boston slaying linked to a New Jersey blast victim, Soviet old age control topics, a senator described as wise, farm and garden fees around Bindweed, a record crop with Hansford County wheat, rancher criticisms, production notes, Red River hearings, Briscoe County wheat pace, Cardinal Spellman and Protestant protests, prospectors superstitions, Indians in city church events, state crop progress, miners’ news, sports reports, editorial, comics, and radio programs. Advertisements reference Olver & Wiggins Lumber Co. in El Paso.
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Boston
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Austin
Hansford County
Iun
Red River
Renard Elack
Stacwer
Briscoe County
Cardinal Spellman
Protestanta
Arenenee Society
Dixon SaaaEme
Eee
BeeReae
Senate echoes across party lines on Justice Black speech
Senator Bridges of New Hampshire urged Justice Hugo Black to resign after a PAC dinner speech, arguing a Supreme Court justice should avoid political speeches. The debate follows Justice Robert H. Jackson's recent statement, with Judiciary Committee leaders urging restraint while considering potential ouster for misconduct.
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Bridges
New Hampshire
Hugo Black
Political Action Committee
Supreme Court
Senate
National Citizens Political Action Committee
Roosevelt
Commodore
New York
Congressional Record
Senator Guffey
Pennsylvania
High Court
Robert H. Jackson
McCarran
Nevada
Judiciary Committee
Senate of the
United States
Jackson
Congress
Black
Justice Black
Senate plan for civilian control of atomic energy approved
The Navy and Army endorsed the Senate bill creating a five member civilian commission to control atomic energy. Assistant Secretary of the Navy W John Kenney called the plan satisfactory in most respects during House Military Committee testimony. War Secretary Patterson had endorsed it, and committee members expected final House action within days.
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Washington
Navy
Army
Senate
W. John Kenney
House Military Committee
Patterson
House
Army Urged To Enlist Poles For Occupational Duty Abroad
Senate conferees were urged by Senator Elbert Thomas to consider enlisting Allied soldiers, notably Polish, as enlisted guards abroad in the U S Army. The plan would pay Polish troops as American soldiers but grant no extra benefits, with potential Russia concerns. The proposal awaits action from the Senate and House.
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Washington
United States
Senate House
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Senate Military Committee
Thomas
Europe
Poland
Russia
House
Senate
War
Navy
State Departments
Grover Sellers Here Tonight in Panhandle Tour
Gubernatorial hopeful Grover Sellers touring the Panhandle will speak tonight with entertainment by WFAA Dallas radio personnel. The event likely takes place on the Municipal Auditorium lawn as part of a speaking tour by a Republican candidate. Case March and Homer P. Rainey are noted predecessors in the Panhandle circuit.
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Grover Sellers
Panhandle
WFAA
Dallas
Municipal Auditorium
Sellers
Case
Waco
Homer P. Rainey
Security Tax Boost Voted by House Committee
The House Ways and Means Committee voted a 50 percent increase in Social Security taxes set to take effect January 1 raising the rate from 1.0 to 1.5 percent on both employees and employers payrolls. If approved by Congress the levy would rise automatically to 2.5 percent next year. A 40 dollar week worker would pay 60 cents instead of 40.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Loggers Await Move in Strike in British Columbia
Chief Justice Gordon Sloan met today with loggers and operators in a bid to settle a four week strike by 35,000 British Columbia woodworkers. The union rejected a 15 cent an hour raise a 44 hour week and a voluntary check off. A voluntary revocable check off remains a point of contention as talks hint at further conferences.
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B. C
Gordon Sloan
British Columbia
International Woodworkers of America
CIO
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