What Would You Do If You Were Mayor Contest
Amarillo readers will be invited to write letters on the theme What I would do if I were mayor with prizes and a citywide cross section. The city administration has improved traffic control while Polk Street and Plains Boulevard see stricter speed enforcement and a plan to replace old signals with modern Morris post lights downtown.
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One Way Downtown Streets Cut Traffic in Austin Plan
Austin designated most downtown cross streets as one way to ease congestion. The experimental measure appears to be working well so far. A scattered mix of notes and digressions accompany the piece, including sandwich recipes from Denver and St Paul and a Churchill quote.
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Denver-St. Paul
Earl A. Reynolds
Clovis
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IT. Paul
Bill D
the Waldorf
Legality of UN Move Attacked by Russians
Russia accused the United Nations Security Council of illegitimacy over its Korea aid resolution. Moscow argued no lawful Chinese representative voted and that Russia was not present at the council meeting. Britain then placed its Far Eastern naval forces at the disposal of the United States to back South Korea.
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Singapore
Winston Churchill
Republic of Korea
Far East
Smear Campaign Opens at Resort Hotel Serial
The Daily News introduces Smear Campaign, a fast moving summer fiction serial set during a resort hotel vacation. Readers are invited to turn to Page 11 to follow the behind the scenes conflicts amid gaiety and leisure.
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Balloting Close In Georgia Race
In Georgia Democratic primary balloting, Herman Talmadge trails in popular votes but leads in county unit votes with 245 units from 565 precincts and 127 counties reported. M. E. Thompson trails in units but leads in popular votes 97 to 77 thousand. Walter George dominates in the Senate race over Alex McLennan.
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Australia to Help Too in Korea War Effort
Prime Minister Robert Menzies announced that Australian naval units in Japanese waters will support American forces fighting in South Korea.
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Sydney
Robert G. Menzies
South Korea
Truitt Buys Corner Property for Buick Operations
Arthur Truitt of the Truitt Buick Company signed a 10 year lease with Dr. Stuart W. Browning for a 120 by 140 foot corner at Twelfth and Polk. The site, home to the Community Chest offices, will see the two story Amarillo landmark house removed after the lease ends January 15 1951.
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Stuart W. Browning
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Amarillo
Truitt
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Browning
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Polk Street
Indicted for Murder In City Bus Slaying
Mrs Epsy Adams a 50 year old restaurant cook of 718 Buchanan was indicted for murder by a Potter County grand jury in the Amarillo city bus slaying on Saturday night The victim Madeline Thomas 46 of Sneed Camp was shot on the bus shortly after boarding with Adams husband Otho Bob Adams A bystander Johelen Hendley was wounded in the fray Leonard McCann 47 was indicted for child desertion Both defendants are jailed in Potter County jail with Adams denied bail at the DA request
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Buchanan
Potter County
Amarillo
Madeline Thomas
Sneed
Camp
Third
Fillmore
Weather Summary and Almanac Notes for Amarillo Vicinity
Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers possible Thursday. Highs 92, lows 67. West Texas and New Mexico forecasts show minimal temperature changes and possible thunderstorms in the northeast New Mexico area. Moonrise 8:27 PM, full moon 1:58 AM. Pleiades and Aldebaran rise early morning. Today's blurb includes aphorisms and trivia from the almanac.
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New Mexico
Aera
United Nation
Paraguay
Asunjeion
Pleiades
Aldebaran
Taft calls for Acheson resignation over Korea policy
Senator Taft of Ohio voiced support for using American forces in Korea but urged Secretary of State Acheson to resign. He criticized the administration as bungling and inconsistent, warning the conflict could risk a broader war with the Soviet Union. Taft said he would back US troops in Korea if Congress requests.
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Senate
Korea
Acheson
Truman
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Russia
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Train Collision Kills One, Wounds Three in Fort Worth
A east bound Fort Worth and Denver Zephyr train collided with a car at Third and Grand shortly after 12 30 AM. Mrs Billie Massengale died. Injured were Mrs Ruby Delgado 20, conscious but hurt, Jeanne Robinson 19 not seriously injured, and Jack Rutherford in serious condition. All three women worked at Bob White's Drive-in and Mrs Massengale's body was placed at N S Griggs Sons Funeral Home.
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Korea Time Ahead of New York by Sixteen Hours
A United States dispatch notes that Korea runs sixteen hours ahead of Central Standard Time. It explains that when it is midnight in Texas, it is four o’clock the next afternoon in Korea, illustrating the time difference between the regions.
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New York
Texas
President Truman's Korea Decision Was His Alone
Officials reveal the Truman administration’s decisive move in the Korean crisis. The President insisted on drawing the line against Communism and backing South Korea, with plans formed during Blair House sessions and kept secret from many insiders until his return to Washington.
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Truman
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South Korea
Johnson
Acheson
Far East
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Russia says US crossed line with Korea and Formosa actions
Pravda accuses the United States of direct aggression by sending ships and planes to aid South Korea and Formosa. The front page editorial questions whether Washington has gone too far, signaling heightened Cold War tensions between Moscow and Washington.
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North Korea
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Truman pledges more US aid to free peoples
President Truman told the American Newspaper Guild he would help people seeking independence and fight the Communist weapon of fear. He cited Korea as a warning and praised advisers for backing the decision to deploy planes and warships to counter invaders.
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Truman
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Republic of Korea
South Korea
Local Club Meetings and Evening Events In Amarillo
Today in Amarillo schedule lists Kiwanis Youth Center Rotary Herring Hotel and Amarillo Hotel meetings for Optimists Lions and more. Evening programs include a 4:30 PM story hour at Youth Center Branch Library and a 8:15 PM baseball Gold Sox vs Jane Dukes and an 8:15 PM concert by the Amarillo Com-Baa Band at Sam Houston Ark with wrestling featuring Andy Tremaine versus Wayne Martin at Arena Tri-State Pair Par.
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Amarillo
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Ark
Andy Tremaine
Wayne Martin
It Arena
Tri-State
MacArthur Leads US Push as Reds Drive into Korea
American B 29s bombed Kimpo Air Field near Seoul while General MacArthur flew to South Korea to assess a grave war situation. North Korean troops press south, threatening Suwon Air Field as U S Air Force and Navy strike targets and a Korean government solidifies at Taejon.
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No Combat Troops Sent by MacArthur
Defense Department spokesman said Gen. Douglas MacArthur has sent no combat troops into Korea. Signal Corps personnel sent to establish a communications station are not combat troops. these soldiers normally carry arms only for self defense.
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Douglas MacArthur
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U S Signal Unit Sent To South Korea Front
General MacArthur's HQ says a US Signal Corps team moved to the front to set up communications in Korea. Earlier reports note a single raid near Munsan 25 miles northwest of Seoul, with air and ground losses on both sides and uncertainty over the target.
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Seoul
Charles Gerry
Japan
Suwon
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Washington
Kimpo
Tokyo
O. H. P. King
Western rodeo season opens in Amarillo this Saturday
The Will Rogers Range Riders Rodeo kicks off with a 4 PM parade featuring Whip Wilson on Silver Bullet and other Panhandle groups. Rodeo performances run 8 PM and ticket prices range from 65 cents for children to 1.65 for adults, with box seats at 2.65.
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