Tobey Rebuts Truman Macedonian Cry Amid Senate Clash
Senator Tobey of New Hampshire charged President Truman with unfairly smearing him as a chronic complainer over Edwin Pauley and tidelands oil claims. Truman replied with a demand for a cooling-off period and warned against more Macedonian cries for grain aid, while Tobey read the full letter and pressed for higher standard in confirmations.
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Washington
Tobey
New Hampshire
Truman
Senate
Edwin W. Pauley
Navy
Pauley
Harold L. Ickes
Interior
Tidelands
Mr. Truman
New England
Senator Tobey
White House
Paul
Macedonia
Stalin enforces punishment by stripping autonomy from two Soviet republics
Moscow reports that the Crimean and Chechen Ingush autonomous Soviet Socialist Republics were abolished by decree and reduced to provinces of the RSFSR for aiding the Germans. Many inhabitants were resettled, with officials punished for misused funds.
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Moscow
Russia
Federal Socialist
Ranikii
I Dceedi
RSFSR
Red Army
Ministry of State Control
Supreme Soviet
Presidium
Soviet Union
Andrei A. Vlassov
P. V. Baksturov
Pre
Supreme Court of the
Chechen-Ingush
Crimean Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republics
North Caucasus
Generalissimo Stalin
Georgia
Grozny
Mosdok
Stalingrad
Degnan Suspect Clings to Alibi in Degnan Case
Richard R. Thomas, the 42 year old radio singer and poet held in a Chicago child murder case, defended his story as frantic memory gaps while sheriff officials compare his handwriting with the Degnan ransom note. He faces a pending sentence for a sexual offense involving his own daughter.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Richard R. Thomas
Suzanne Degnan
Chicago
Thomas
E. W. Roach
Degnan
Sheriff's Deputies
Woodlawn
Suzane
Trieste Plan Snubbed by Big Four
Paris dispatch reports the four-power foreign ministers rejected Molotov’s plan to settle Trieste. The proposals Included an autonomous Yugoslav district under four-power supervision with Italian input, or a joint Yugoslav Italian sovereignty model. Britain and the U S favored keeping Trieste Italian.
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Reds
Trieste
Big
Paris
Foreign Ministers Conference
V. M. Molotov
Italy
Yugoslavia
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Molotov
Russia
Georges Bidault
Byrnes
Luxembourg Palace
United States
Britain
France
House of Representatives
Caretakers to Rule India as Elections Prepare
The British cabinet mission announced a caretaker government of officials will rule India during elections for a constituent assembly. Viceroy Wavell plans a regime of Indian officials and department secretaries while negotiations on an interim government resume. Congress rejected the interim plan. the Muslim League accepted it.
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New Delhi
India
Lord Wavell
Constituent Assembly
All-India Congress Party
Congress
Dust and Rain Sandwich Panhandle Weather Showers
Fickle weather swept the Panhandle with showers dust storms hail and high winds. Amarillo recorded 5.58 inches of yearly moisture after a .34 inch shower. Pampa saw .03 inches at 5 PM with hail there. Dalhart Canyon Hereford Clovis reported thunder rain and wind.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Pampa
Dalhart
Canyon
Hereford
Clovis
Gromyko's Triple Veto Blocks Action on Franco
At the United Nations Security Council session in New York on June 26 Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyko vetoed three proposals concerning Spain, leaving the Franco regime status unresolved. The vote tally showed Russia and Poland in the negative on key motions while Evatt and others urged keeping the issue before the General Assembly.
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New York
Russia
United Nations Security Council
Council
Andrei A. Gromyko
Herbert V. Evatt
Gromyko
Poland
Evatt
Alexander Parodi
Spain
Franco
General Assembly
Francisco Castillo Najera
France
Sadler Platform Emphasizes Vets Pensions Redistricting Rally
Jerry Sadler outlined his gubernatorial program on the courthouse lawn promising a GI Memorial to secure veterans benefits and a legislature kept in session from Christmas to Christmas until two measures pass a $40 monthly aid for aged people and redistricting. He urged a West Texas highway commissioner appointee in 1947 and said he would not appoint a woman labor commissioner. He toured Abilene area with hillbilly acts and noted his use of a campaign band.
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Jerry Sadler
Texas
Sadler
Lou Childre
Amarillo
KGNC
Rusty
Dusty
String Beans
O'Daniel
Railroad Commission
Dr. Rainey
Homer Rainey
Borger
Pampa
Wellington
Childress
San Antonio
Joe Freeman
Hail Wrecks Cotton Crop Across McLean Area
A heavy hailstorm and torrential rain late Tuesday night damaged cotton over about six by fourteen miles in the McLean region with an estimated 50 percent of the crop needing replanting. Lela near Shamrock also saw damaged cotton and uncut wheat. Rain totals reached 2.32 inches in McLean with unmeltted hail in sheltered spots. a report of a possible tornado between Shamrock and Pampa existed but caused no reported damage.
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Mclean
Lela
Shamrock
Amarillo
Pampa
Dimension and sheathing lumber ad from Olver and Wiggins
The Daily News Index lists dimension and sheathing lumber offered by Olver and Wiggins Lumber Co at 1200 West Sixth Street. This advertisement highlights building materials and the supplier’s contact point for contractors and homeowners.
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Olver & Wiggins Lbr. Co
Army Reports WWII Casualties: 308 978 Dead or Missing
The War Department released a consolidated postwar casualty roll listing 308 978 dead and missing among over 10 million mobilized in the U S Army for World War II. Records cover May 27 1941 through Jan 31 1946 with 307 554 KIA or dead from other causes and 1 424 still missing. A reconversion director John R Steelman was sworn in June 26.
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Washington
War Department
U. S
District of Columbia
United States
John R. Steelman
Louisiana House kills 18 voting age amendment
Baton Rouge lawmakers vote 39 to 32 to defeat a proposed constitutional change that would lower the voting age to 18. The action occurred in the Louisiana House of Representatives on June 26. The measure aimed to grant younger citizens broader electoral participation.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
House of Representatives
Navy Secretaries Grapple with Army Navy Merger Plan
Secretary Forrestal signaled support for merger objectives but warned Congress will debate details. He spoke with President Truman after Patterson's pro merger letter and faced calls to modify land based aviation transfer to a separate air force. Norfolk activist Francis Turin launches a national committee opposing the merger, gathering 40 groups and counting.
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Washington
Navy
Forrestal
Truman
Capitol Hill
White House
Patterson
Congress
Francis T. Turin
Norfolk
Turin
Walsh
Massachusetts
Senate Naval Committee
Congressional Move on UNRRA Aid Spurs Free Press Clash
The House Appropriations Committee approved an additional 465 million dollars for UNRRA, prompting a push by freedom of press advocates to block spending in the Soviet Union over censorship of American reporters. Debates set for tomorrow as part of a 726.6 million deficiency bill. Brown signals possible none-for-Russia amendment, Rankin backs prohibiting funds in nontransparent regimes. This would complete the U S current UNRRA commitment of 2.7 billion with America supplying 70 percent.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Russia
UNRRA
House
World Free Press
Moscow
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Brown
Rankin
Mississippi
United States
Python at St. Louis Zoo Is Force-Fed Meat After Refusal
The 20 foot python at the St. Louis zoo, after a meat shortage and refusal to eat in captivity, was force-fed 12 pounds of ground meat. The episode follows ongoing feeding difficulties and zoo officials’ efforts to stabilize the animal’s diet.
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ST. Louis
U.P
St. Louis Zoo
Senator O'Daniel Threatens Filibuster Over OPA Extension
In Washington on June 26 Senator O'Daniel of Texas vowed a filibuster to block the OPA extension bill before the current act lapses Sunday midnight. If not enacted price and rent controls would lapse though could be reinstated with final passage. Senate recessed after heated debate with Bowles noting no veto stance.
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Washington
O’daniel
Texas
Truman
Bowles
Senate
Coffee Price Increase Announced by Government
The government said retail coffee will rise 3 to 4 cents a pound, with importers' ceiling up 2.075 cents. Stabilization Director Chester Bowles noted Brazil will ensure a satisfactory export volume. OPA will publish exact changes in roasted, importer, roaster, and wholesale prices within a week.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
OPA
Arkansas Supreme Court upholds Negro ballot ban in primaries
The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld a legislative act banning African Americans from voting in state official primaries. The measure, enacted last year, creates separate primaries for state and federal offices while allowing Negroes to vote in federal nominations. In Louisiana, the Senate approved a bill banning closed shop contracts, 22 to 16, after House passage.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Supreme Court
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Senate
House
Amarillo Weather Summary for Thursday and Nearby Areas
Weather bulletin notes Thursday and Thursday night mostly falling with scattered afternoon and evening showers and warmer temperatures. West Texas partly cloudy Thursday and Friday with scattered thunder draws Pecos Valley eastward. Temperatures show 67 to 91 in the region with a 24 hour precipitation of 0.33 inches and sunrise at 5 35 AM and sunset at 8 05 PM.
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U. 8 Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Texas
Pecos Valley
Thursay
Li'l Abner Draws Lena the Hyena Furor Cables From Europe
United Feature Syndicate reports readers demand Lena the Hyena drawing for Li'l Abner. Al Capp replies from Scotland that the censored drawing would have shocked readers and asks whether it is safe for him to return home to the United States.
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United Feature Syndicate
Li’l Abner
Lena the Hyena
al Capp
London
Scotland
Edinburgh
Ratman United Features Daily News
Nyelena
Europe
Daily News
Capp
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