Eisenhower Named Columbia President for 1948
General Dwight D. Eisenhower disclosed he will become Columbia University president next year with approval from the President and Secretary of War. He will also join the university’s board of trustees while retaining his five star rank and about $15 000 annual compensation. Omar N. Bradley lauded as Army chief of staff successor prospect, while Parks dismissed any presidential bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Columbia University
New York
Fective
Nicholas
Columbia
Eisenhower
Army
Omar N. Bradley
Truman
Floyd L Parks
War Department
United States
George C. Marshall
White House
General Parks
Injunction May Be Slapped on Lewis and Union
Government officials report the Justice Department is probing the sudden walkout of at least 162,000 to 168,900 coal miners to determine if an injunction against John L. Lewis and his United Mine Workers is possible. The move follows Congress’ Taft Hartley Act passage and notes a developing national strike with 200,000 idle miners cited by the coal association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
John L. Lewis
Howard Smith
Virginia
House
Smith
National Coal Association
Supreme Court
United Mine Workers
High Court
T. Alan Goldsborough
Lewis
Congress
Taft
Ohio
Coal Association
National Labor Relations Board
Paul M. Herzog
John M. Houston
James J. Reynolds, Jr
Ford Motor Company
Detroit
CIO Auto
Truman
NLRB
Lesinski
Michigan
Mr. Truman
Senate
Associated Press
Army Slashes Risky and Patterson Cautions on Budget
Secretary of War Patterson warned the Army would be left totally without means to meet an emergency if House cuts stand. He urged restoring about 375 million of the 475 million cut to fund Army operations for the coming year. He cited European events and occupation duties in Germany, Austria, Italy, Japan and Korea, stressing urgency and possible manpower shortages.
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Washington
Patterson
House
War Department
Senate
Truman
Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Europe
Gurney
South Dakota
Congress
Hungary
Greece
United States
Italy
France
Germany
Austria
Japan
Korea
Re-routing Feud Erupts Over Amarillo Highway Plans
Disputes over Amarillo highway routes flare as city officials face off with delegations. Mayor Lawrence Hagg and commissioners vow to act in the public interest after expert input from state officials DeWitt Greer and Fred Wemple. Next week they expect guidance from Austin.
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Amarillo
City Commission
Lawrence Hagg
Hagg
State Highway Department
DeWitt Greer
Austin
Fred Wemple
Midland
Ira Stephenson
Cliff Oliver
South Fillmore
Fillmore
Harrison
Cain
Impulsive Visitor Admits Street Altercation
A visitor to county attorney Roy Snodgrass's office described meeting a man on the street and knocking him down. He said he warned the man about devoting time to his wife and blamed his hot temper, adding I know I shouldn't have done it.
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Roy Snodgrass
Elevator Paralysis Hits South Plains Harvest Region
Flood tide of South Plains wheat harvest shuts down elevators and rail movement from Hale to Randall counties. Harvest Queen Mill at Plainview holds about 900000 bushels as daily intake nears 150000, with stockpiles and storage rapidly filling. Demand across southern Hale County pushes trucks to seek storage while limited boxcars trickle in from a few north points.
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David Basco
Daily News
Wiiter
Plainview
South Plains
Hale
Floyd
Briscoe
Swisher
Castro
Randall
Silverton
Harvest Queen
Hale County
J. B. Kidd
Briscoe County
Abernathy
Hale Center
Petersburg
Lockney Elevator Company
Patterson
Lockney
Texas Girds for Finish Fight on Submerged Oil
Texas leaders urge coastal states to back federal action to restore states rights to tidelands after the Supreme Court upheld federal title to California waters. Gov Jester and Atty Gen Price Daniel warn of future suits and potential loss of millions in school fund royalties.
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Austin
Texas
United States Supreme Court
California
Jester
Price Daniel
Gulf Coast
Solid Front
Walter Johnson
Nebraska
National Association of Attorneys General
Congress
Gulf
Daniel
Supreme Court
Louisiana
United States
Tom Clark
Weather Summary for Amarillo West Texas and New Mexico
Partly cloudy conditions persist across Amarillo and nearby regions with scattered thundershowers through Wednesday and Thursday. Temperatures show little overall change, with 80s to 90s highs in New Mexico and near normal readings elsewhere. the extended forecast calls for warmer conditions Thursday and Friday and light to locally moderate precipitation in scattered thundershowers.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Abe
Gulf Plains
Panhandle
City To Go Southwest For Additional Water
Amarillo forms a water board with Jeff Neely as chairman to oversee a 2 million dollar water works expansion. Plans call for drilling new wells southwest of Amarillo and enlarging the pump station to supply up to 50 million gallons daily by 1948. City officials expect adequate supply this summer with 33 wells now in use and abundant rainfall.
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Amarillo
Jeff Neely
Hughes
Pongs Tor Yuly
Old City Commission
Citizens Water Study Board
Lawrence Hagg
Water Board
Joe Jenkins
Bob Epperson
Oscar Hargett
City Commission
A. P. Hancock
Freese and Nichols of
Fort Worth
City Consulting Engineers
Hagg
Hancock
N. V. Moss
Moss
Rain and Wind Turn Back Harvest Clock
Scattered thundershowers drenched the Northern Panhandle and parts of Eastern New Mexico and the Oklahoma Panhandle yesterday evening, causing heavy wheat damage and delaying harvest in many communities while the South Plains escaped the worst. Reports include a tornadic cloud near Tulia, roof damage at the Baker Hotel, and varying rainfall totals across towns.
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Northern
Panhandle
New Mexico
Oklahoma Panhandle
Spearman
Baker Hotel
Stratford
Perryton
Groom
Pampa
Hereford
Claude
Adrian
Canadian
Clarendon
Borger
Dumas
Memphis
Tulsa
Silverton
Clovis
Dalhart
Tulia
Grover
Labor Tangle Dunks Market
New York June 24 stock prices fell sharply amid widespread union walkouts after the Taft Hartley Labor Bill passage. Automobiles and steel shares led declines as the market shaved about one billion dollars from the value of all listed shares by end of trading.
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New York
Headquarters Set For Waddy Week Headed by Mrs Cooper
Inquiries concerning Waddy Week should be addressed to the Waddy Week headquarters at 315 Polk. The steering committee has named Mrs Myrtle J. Cooper to head the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waddy Week
Polk
Myrtle J. Cooper
Senate Delays Dooley Nomination Awakens Texas Rift
The nomination of Joe B. Dooley of Amarillo to the federal district bench is set for Friday debate in the Senate. Sen. W. Lee O'Daniel vows a vigorous fight, while sponsor Connally supports Dooley against charges. Connally predicts a delay, possibly until Monday, with Dooley in Washington for the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joe B. Dooley
Amarillo
Senate
Tom Connally
Texas
W. Lee O’daniel
Connally
Truman
Teen-Age Brother of Iran's Shah Missing in New York
Prince Hamid Reza Pahlavi, 15, younger brother of Iran's Shah, is missing from a New York hotel suite since last night. The disappearance was reported by his brother Prince Abdur Reza Pahlavi who recently graduated from Harvard University.
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Iran
Shah
New York
Prince Hamid-Reza Pahlevi
Shah of
Prince Abdur- Reza Pahlavi
Harvard University
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