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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1944
Page
3
The military high command ordered an extremely heavy increase in tank output after reports that expenses and demands at the invasion beachhead tripled anticipated rates. U S plants paused earlier will reopen to meet Allied armor needs against Field Marshal Rommel’s Panzer divisions.
Government sources say a sudden shift in military thinking de-emphasized tank production after North Africa where tank destroyers and mobile artillery broke Nazi armor. American tank output was cut by more than half and needs revival. Heavy trucks, now 25 percent behind, must race to schedule to replace damaged railroads in France.
The CIO Executive Board on June 18 established committees to address job losses from war contract cutbacks and to press the War Labor Board against policies delaying wage earners' living standards.
Secretary Nelson plans to ease War Production Board limits on steel and copper as soon as possible while signaling broader relaxation of aluminum and magnesium rules. He expects to outline metal plans at a Truman committee hearing and overrule WPB opposition to the changes amid concerns over postwar employment and rapid civilian conversion.
Rev. J Frank Norris, longtime pastor of First Baptist Church Fort Worth, resigns to become associate pastor to his son Rev George Norris who is named full pastor. Norris will focus on founding the Fundamental Baptist Bible Institute and will keep an associate role at Temple Baptist Church in Detroit Michigan.
A collision at River Road and Central Avenue left the horse uninjured and the rider ejected. Michael Komar of Dalhart Army Air Base drove a 1940 Plymouth Sedan toward Amarillo. Ralph Hurst, riding the horse belonging to T. H. Gibson, was thrown to the pavement. The horse bolted into traffic and jumped onto the car hood before scrambling away.
A car suffered hood radiator and fender damage with a smashed windshield. None of the four occupants was injured. It was described as one of the strangest accidents investigated.
John Hammock, a state highway patrolman, said the matter had taken a long time. The remark appears in a truncated quote fragment from a larger report.
A dense listing of afternoon and evening radio programming shows KGNC and KFDA stations airing news, dramas, music, talk, and sponsored segments. Notable shows include Rise N Shine, The Trading Post, Morning Melodies, and several NBC CBC series, with multiple cross-promotions and time slots across the day.
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