Labor Chief Attacks John L Lewis as Mutinous Rebel
Washington June 25 Representative Hartley of New Jersey branded John L Lewis a rebellious and mutinous citizen as the new labor act looms. With 217,000 United Mine Workers idled, talks continue on avoiding a broad coal strike while Hartley vows to expand enforcement if needed. The Taft Hartley framework faces opposition as officials weigh court injunctions and possible monoplatform strikes.
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United Mine Workers
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Prince Hamid Reza Pahlavi Returns to School After Paris Trip
Iran's 15 year old Hamid Reza Pahlavi, famed as a school tru ant who fled to Paris, was tracked to Orly Airport where Iranian legation officials planned his return to Middletown Rhode Island. He carried $1000, played hockey aboard a transatlantic plane, and will fly back to the United States within days. He had been missing since Monday while traveling from New York and had enrolled as a special student at St George's School in Middletown.
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Eisenhower Warns of Quick Great Lakes Aerial Attack
General Eisenhower told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that a future war could strike the Great Lakes industrial region from the air. He urged rapid coordination of Western Hemisphere defenses and Canadian American military teamwork as essential. Forrestal and Nimitz urged passing legislation to support Americas with ship transfers.
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Eisenhower
Great Lakes
Western Hemisphere
Americas
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cana
Army
Secretary of the Navy
Forrestal
Chester W. Nimitz
North America
St. Lawrence River
United States
Canada
Mansfield
Montana
Weather Outlook Amarillo West Texas New Mexico Update
Partly cloudy conditions prevail across Amarillo and vicinity Thursday and Friday with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers and little temperature change. West Texas similar. New Mexico fair with minor shifts in temperature. highs 85 to 95 north and 90 to 100 south. A Chevrolet truck display is announced for June 28 by Plains Chevrolet Co.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Roosevelt the Fourth Visits White House for Roses
Theodore Roosevelt the fourth, great grandson of the former President, visited the White House and received two yellow roses from President Truman.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Truman
Trial hears slain Overell case linked to juror threats
In Santa Ana a juror reports a midnight attack by an intruder at her Balboa Island home. Prosecutors say Louise Overell and George Gollum killed financier Walter Overell and his wife in a bid to force inheritance and marriage opposition. No prints found. suspect fled.
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Santa Ana
Cal
J. H. Mulvey
State Attorney General's Office
Avon Putnam
Balboa Island
Walter E. Overell
Flintridge
Louise
George Gollum
Eugene D. Williams
Putnam
Williams
Newport Beach
R. R. Hodgkinson
Murphy Dies in Hospital Assonson Case
L G Murphy aged 51 of 1108 North Arthur died at 7 17 pm at the Veterans Hospital. His son Leroy Murphy 21 is held in Potter County jail charged with assault with intent to kill after an alleged beating at their home Monday. Bond set at 2000. Survivors include wife Ida Murphy. Services pending at N S Griggs & Sons.
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North Arthur
Veterans Hospital
Leroy Murphy
Potter County
Murphy
Ida Murphy
N. S. Griggs & Sons
Levelland Hit By Cloudburst
Levelland suffered a sudden cloudburst that dumped about four inches of rain in under two hours causing street flooding and damage to crops. Electrical disturbances and scattered thunderstorms affected the South Plains with reports of water 2 to 6 inches deep entering storefronts on the courthouse square.
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Levelland
South Plains
Courthouse Square
Demos Back Tax Cut Drive in Senate and House
Powerful Democratic support backs a Republican effort to reenact the four billion dollar tax cut with an effective date of January first. Senator Byrd doubts a veto override unless spending is capped. Senator George backs the new bill after opposing the veto. House Speaker Martin says overthrow of a second veto is certain if needed.
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Byrd
Virginia
Truman
George
Georgia
Knutson
Minnesota
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Ways and Means Committee
Martin
Massachusetts
Johnson
Colorado
Senate
Man Pins by Bus in Buffalo Calms Crowds
Richard Rekers aged 69 was knocked by a transit bus in Buffalo on June 25. He pinned his right leg beneath the wheels but reassured witnesses saying it was fine and that he had a wooden leg.
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U.P
Richard Rekers
Series Explains New Labor Law
The News today starts a six part AP series interpreting the Taft Hartley Act and its impact on workers and employers. The first installment appears on page 4 and covers key provisions.
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United States
the News Today
Associated Press
Two Killed Two Missing as Train Jumps Track in Ohio
In Shelby Ohio on June 25 the Big Four Railroad twin locomotives of the St. Louis Special derailed near Shiloh while on a Cleveland to St. Louis run. An engineer and a fireman were killed and others injured as the derailed engines narrowly avoided colliding with a siding work train. Two crew members from the work crew are missing.
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Ohio Division of the Railroad
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L. J. McCord
Siege of Plainview Elevator Delivers Fatal Train Wreck
An Ohio bound six car train derailed after an open switch near Shiloh crossing. Engineers Higgins and McCord were killed, Wanke and Kennedy injured critically. Three others suffered minor injuries. Two section hands with Camp 19 missing.
Boxer Dies After KO By Robinson In World Title Bout
Jimmy Doyle of Los Angeles died in Cleveland eighteen hours after being floored by a left hook in the eighth round of the welterweight championship bout with Ray Sugar Robinson. Coroner says Robinson will be arraigned on a technical manslaughter charge. mayor demands full fight report. Doyle suffered a concussion and a blood clot causing respiratory paralysis after his fall. doctors fought to save him.
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Jimmy Doyle
Los Angeles
Ray
Sugar) Robinson
Samuel R. Gerber
Robinson
Thomas A. Burke
Andrew Putka
Doyle
Spencer Braden
Braden
Artie Levine
Plains Riders To Join July 4 Waddy Week Parade
Hereford Pampa and Clovis notified Judge E H Foster that mounted delegations will join the big July 4 Waddy Week parade headed by Gov Beauford Jester. Amarillo Roping Club 30 members will ride. Tex Thornton says floats and old time Western vehicles are eligible. Amarillo hosts headquarters at 315 Park with Mrs Myrtle J Cooper in charge at 6239.
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Pampa
Clovis
E. H. Foster
Waddy Week Coordinating Committee
Beauford
Amarillo
Myrtle J. Cooper
Phillips To Ration Gas
Phillips Petroleum Company announced a gasoline rationing plan similar to Standard Oil of Indiana. Officials cited steel shortages for pipelines and transportation limits as causes of tighter supply. They noted demand for gasoline for cars and farm use is up about 50 percent from 1945.
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Phillips Petroleum Company
Standard Oil
Indiana
Phillips
Attorneys Seek Suspension of Sentence for Curley
Attorneys for Boston Mayor James M. Curley asked a federal district court to suspend his 6 to 18 month jail term on mail fraud charges due to his precarious health. Curley, 72, was hospitalized in Cohasset for diabetes and high blood pressure and arrived in Washington to face committal to jail.
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James M. Curley
Boston
Federal District Court
Cohasset
Mass
Envoy Grady Arrives as First U.S. Ambassador to India
Henry G. Grady and his wife Mrs Grady arrived in New Delhi by plane from Bombay marking his historic installation as the first American ambassador to India.
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New Delhi
Henry G. Grady
Bombay
Grady
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