Brave Pilot Found Drunk and Frustrated in Love
Allen Lee Pearce also known as John E. Chenau, both 23 or 24, from Oklahoma City and Austin, Texas, is jailed in Washoe County after crash landing his burning Cessna 120 near Reno. He said he left Seattle last Tuesday en route to Albuquerque when a Western Nevada fire forced a forced landing and a five day desert trek for survival.
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Reno
Nev
Veterans’ Hospital
Washoe County
Allen Lee Pearce
Oklahoma City
John E. Chenau
Austin
Tex
Chenau
Stanley Power
Fernlee
Seattle
Albuquerque
Nevada
The Doctor Says Don’t Fear Polio Series Begins
Dr Edwin P Jordan urges reasonable caution over infantile paralysis in a five part Daily News series. This first article on page 3 offers facts and common sense guidance for families during the summer.
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Edwin P. Jordan
Home Health Authority
Daily News
Lost Month Prompted By Pearce In Oklahoma City Bars
Pearce recounts a period he calls a lost month spent in Oklahoma City working illicit bars. He lost his shoes and socks and suffered dehydration before a deputy sheriff arrived to help. He now says things are different and notes he spent about 1400 dollars during that time.
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Pearce
Oklahoma City
Light Rains Dapple High Plains Area Storm Hits Vega
Light rains dotted the High Plains with minute bursts in Vega, Perryton, and Amarillo. A freak thunderstorm in Vega dumped .30 inch in ten minutes while Adrian 14 miles west lost power, prompting Southwestern Public Service crews to respond to outages and the Rock Island section house being struck by lightning around 7:10 PM.
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High Plains
Amarillo
Vega
Perryton
Adrian
Here
Southwestern Public Service Go
Rock Island
Bus Tieup In Los Angeles Delays Shrine Convention
LA bus and streetcar tieup worsened with 200000 Shriners arriving for their national convention. Grand jury urged Gov Warren to call a special session to curb essential service strikes while bread production and coal shipments faced disruptions nationwide. Labor unrest lingered as unions push for shorter weeks without pay cuts and broader labor unity loomed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Pittsburg
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Grand Jury
Earl Warren
Weather Almanac and Historical Bits From Amarillo
Partly cloudy conditions for Monday and Tuesday with slightly cooler temperatures and a few thundershowers in eastern New Mexico. North and West Texas expect clear to partly cloudy skies, warm readings, and little change in temps. The longest days run June 19 to 23, and notes recall the Black Hole of Calcutta, Magna Carta, and Israel’s status. Moonset and Jupiter noted in Amarillo skies.
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Amarillo
Monay
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Calcutta
Massachusetts
John of England
Israel
Tel Aviv
Altair
Akon
Best in Show Goes to Black Cocker Spaniel at Amarillo Show
The first Amarillo Summer Dog Show ended with a black Cocker Spaniel winning best in show. J C Shires owned and showed the dog, judged by Ben Eitelman amidst 71 entries in a San Jacinto Youth Center arena.
Boxer Victorious In Puppy Division At Amarillo Show
Mack's Toby, a boxer owned by Mr. and Mrs. L. F. McGee of 3612 Cline, won the puppy sweepstakes at the Amarillo Summer Dog Show yesterday. Other group winners included Tsang-Po's Poe Poe a blue chow puppy, Sing Toy Frosty Shu a 5 month old Pekingese owned by Tom Carpenter Jr., and Western Acres Miss Hibrew owned by J C Shires who also exhibited best in show in the regular classes.
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van Nuys
Amarillo
San Jacinto
Millwood
Boxer
Oliver Barfield
Tyler
Bishop Boy
Tom Hodges
King Toy
C. L. Tuckness
East 36Th
Tsang-Po
Poe Poe
Blue Chow
Tsang- Po Kennels
Hal Allen
Lubbock
Mack
Toby
L. F. McGee
Cline
Sing Toy Frosty Shu
Tom Carpenter, Jr
J. C. Shires
Fishing trip in New Brunswick draws New Haven crew
Fire Chief Paul Heintz of New Haven and three companions enjoyed an annual fishing trip to Fredericton New Brunswick. They traveled in a converted bus equipped with electric lights folding beds stoves and a refrigerator for comfort.
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Fredericton
New Brunswick
Paul Heintz
New Haven
Airliner Fails to Hurt in Collision With Train
A DC-3 operated by Answett Airways struck a train near Moscot Air Field and burst into flames. All 15 passengers and four crew escaped unharmed as the Brisbane-bound flight continued.
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Sydney
Moscot Airfield
Answett Airways
Brisbane
Ruhr election ushers in CDU and SPD gains with rightist rise
In North Rhine Westphalia the Ruhr state vote shows the Christian Democrats leading with 37.7 percent and the Social Democrats at 30.4 percent. The Free Democrats post 9.5 percent while Communists hold 5.6 and nationalist parties add 2.4. The outcome signals a shift away from both extremes.
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Dusseldorf
Germany
Ruhr
North Rhine- Weernhalia
West Germany
Christian Democrats
Social Democrats
Free Democrats
Western
Communists
KPP
Zentrum Party
Deutsche Partei
Deutsche Reichs Partei
Good Reading for Parents on Page 14
A page 14 feature begins a 12 part series on The Mature Parent exploring new child psychology techniques. Readers will find practical insights for guiding developmental stages and parenting approaches.
West German Election Sparks Clashes in Dortmund and Wanne-Hickel
In Dortmund Max Reimann, the No 1 Communist, was defeated fourth while still holding his seat in the Bundestag. Other results show 1.7 percent invalid ballots and votes for independents. In Wanne-Hickel police reported six injured as Communists clashed with the right wing Sozialistische Reichspartei, about 100 combatants using brass knuckles.
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Radical Socialist Freedom Party
Max Reimann
West Germany
Dortmund
Wanne-Hickel
Sozialistische Reichspartei
Murder Suspect Turns Himself In With Winchell In Tow
New York June 18 One of two men accused of killing a garment workers union organizer surrendered. Benedetto Marcel faced indictment for stabbing William Lurge on May 9, 1949. Walter Winchell accompanied the suspect and announced a $25 000 reward donated to the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund.
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New York
Walter Winchell
Benedetto Marcel
William Lurge
Winchell
Damon Runyan
Solons Charge UN Chief as Communist Tool
Senators Bridges and Knowland accuse UN Secretary General Trygve Lie of aiding Communist aims over seating a Chinese Communist delegate. They urge the U.S. veto if needed and back Acheson in rejecting the proposal, calling Lie’s stance capitulation and urging free nations to resist Soviet blackmail.
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Trygve Lee
United Nations
Bridges
New Hampshire
Knowland
California
Lie Anle
UN Security Council
Senate Appropriations Committee
Lie
United States
Russia
State Department
of Acheson
Acheson
Free Nations
Infant dies from electric shock in Borger home
Mary Gale Syros eleven months old daughter of Mr and Mrs William Syros Jr of 931 Nelson Avenue Borger was electrocuted while sitting on a floor furnace and touching an electric sewing machine treadle. A 125 volt shock killed her instantly as the father was away with the National Guard. She was taken to North Plains Hospital and pronounced dead on arrival. Funeral plans incomplete. Survived by parents maternal grandparents and several relatives.
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Mary Gale Syros
William Syros, Jr
Nelson Avenue
Sykes
National Guard
Palo Duro Canyon
North Plains Hospital
Minton
Minton Funeral Home
A. T. McCutchan
Plainview
William Sykes
Dorothy Rhodes
Rose Marie McCutchan
Louise McCutchan
Ronald
Alvah
Calvin McCutchan
Bob Goodwin
Tulia
Here's Why Pop's Tops
Milwuakee notes end of The Milwaukee Sentinel contest "My Pop's Tops" reveals child readers praising fathers with quirky spelling and candid memories. Entries include a boy recounting a bike purchase after a music lesson and a tale about his soldier father.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Sentinel
Emancipation Day and Community Events in Amarillo
Free barbecue at Tri-State Fair Park at 11 30 AM, free movies at 6 PM, Pas vilon dancing 8 PM, Emancipation Day celebrations across Amarillo. Red Cross water safety class at Central Fire Station, Horace Mann School homemaking textile painting available to all Amarillo women. Memorial services for Negro war veterans at US Veterans Hospital Chapel. Local sports include Gold Sox Field games and Elks versus Dumas, plus semi professional base ball.
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Herring
Gold Sox
Amarillo Eagles
Anadarko
Okla
Cubs
US Veterans Hospital Chapel
T Pilot Club
American Red Cross
American Society of Mwchanical Engineers
Southwestern Public Service Commer
Gold Sox Field
Ekeben
Elks
Dumasers
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