Dewey Senator Russell Presses Experience in Nomination Race
The Associated Press reports Gov. Thomas E. Dewey backs Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower for the Republican nomination with Taft predicting a 30 state win and a five million popular vote margin. Russell argues experience matters, while Kefauver Harriman remain in front of him in delegates as conventions approach.
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New York
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Ohio
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Georgia
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Tennessee
Verell Harriman
Woman killed as intruder attack shocks family
A woman was found dead after an attack that left her husband injured and the mother stunned. The incident occurred in a bedroom where the woman was reportedly locked in. Police say John Tkachuck was held without charge as the investigation continues. the elder Kachuk and Walter survived without serious injuries.
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Crash Victims in Amarillo Area Improve After Collision Near Clarendon
Two Amarillo men injured in a highway crash on Highway 287 near Clarendon Friday night were reported improving. Camp, 45, fractured skull and leg, at Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo. Earl Carpenter, 62, of Memphis, Tennessee, with several fractured ribs and head and facial injuries, remains at Goodall Hospital in Memphis. The other driver, W. A. Fugate of Pampa, had only minor injuries. An acre of sugar beets yields about 1,700,000 calories, roughly four times energy of other crops.
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Clarendon
Sinha
Northwest
Texas
Earl Carpenter
Pierce
Goodall Hospital
Memphis
Camp
Carpenter
W. A. Fugate
Pampa
Fugate
Reds Firing Across Yalu
The U S Air Force said Manchurian anti aircraft gunners fired across the Yalu River at U N planes attacking the Suiho power plants but the incidents were not new. The batteries reportedly failed to hit any aircraft and the raid left the Suiho complex out of action.
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Yalu
Korea
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Amarillo Lemoyne Boy Stricken by Polio in Houston
Lynnewood Loves Jr., son of Mr and Mrs L Lyles of 1108 Tyler Amarillo, is in a Houston hospital with bulbar polio in an iron lung. He was stricken at his home about 3 a.m. Saturday and rushed to the hospital. He was born and reared in Amarillo.
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Lynnewood Loves Jr
L. Lyles
Tyler
Houston
Lyles
Dumas Woman Crowned Queen by Flying Farmers
Mrs Thomas L Moran of Dumas chosen district Queen at Panhandle airport breakfast as 36 planes watched. She will compete for state Queen at the next Flying Farmers meeting. Moran, who began flying weeks ago after a crash that killed her baby, returned to aviation and earned license requirements. District 1 leaders Fred Trippett and Mrs J C Cowan attended alongside directors J Floyd Howe and Herb Bunt.
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Thomas L. Moran of
Dumas
Moran
Flying Farmers
Flying Farmers Organization
Gunnison
Colo
Sandra Kay
Moran Ranch
Fred Trippett
Hillsboro
J. C. Cowan
Tulsa
J. Floyd Howe
Herb Buntof A
District 1
Religious survey halted by Lovington police questioned
Reverend Bryant says youths were taken to the police station when conducting a church census without a permit. After a delay the survey resumed with the city manager saying a permit is required, while Bryant notes many Lovington churches have conducted surveys without permits.
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Bryant
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John M. Biery
Colorado Springs
First Southern Baptist Church
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Amarillo
Egypt names Hussein Sirry Pasha new premier
Premier Ahmed Naguib Hilaly Pasha resigned after four troubled months in office. King Farouk asked Hussein Sirry Pasha to form a cabinet. Sirry Pasha, 60, had been premier three times before and held many government posts. He initially declined but then agreed.
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Egypt
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Farouk
Hussein Sirry Pasha
Cable and Wireless
London
Associated Press
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Sirry Pasha
Hilaly Pasha
Ma ‘1
Aly Maher Pasha
Maher
Cairo
Threat of Death at Rock of Gibraltar Scene
A veteran recalls being under heavy fire near Baldy as planes flare overhead and artillery and mortars fire. Chinese forces reportedly climbed bunkers, with one lieutenant wounded, while bunkers flood and mud traps soldiers. The unit endures consecutive night attacks and day wakefulness.
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Baldy
GOP OKays Rules Stir Texas Republican Fight
At Texas GOP clashes over conventions in Mineral Wells the dispute centers on loyalty and party rules. Lane defends party-switching as lawful while Zweifel faction accuses Lane group of bolting. Eisenhower camp cites calls for fair play as Lodge plans to present Creager letter and Porter appointment evidence to the national contest committee.
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Lane
Texas
Supreme Court of Texas
Mineral Wells
Porter+ Lane
Zweifel
Joe Ingraham
Houston
Harris County Gop
Taft
Eisenhower
Sen. Lodge
Massachusetts
Republican National Committee
Lodge
Contest Committee
J .R. B. Creager
Creager
Porter
Henry Zweifel
Phonetic Furore Over New Alphabet Causes Confusion
Max Karana of the AOPA notes frustration when pilots resort to spelling letters, undermining the system. The old phonetic alphabet spread among wartime civilians, while civilians complain the new set contains dangerously similar words such as Nectar for N and Echo for F. A CAA official says Whiskey for W is the sole widely unobjected term.
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Max Karana
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Nectar
CAA
Beasley Beats Airman in Chase Over Stolen Battery
Jim Beasley an 18 year old son of Beasley Alarm Sys tem owner chased a fleeing Amarillo Air Force Base airman who had been stealing a car battery from Don McMillian used car lot at 119 Taylor. Police nabbed the man near Beasley system HQ at 123 W First after a lengthy pursuit.
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Price
Amarillo Air Force Base
Jim Beasley
Beasley
Beasleys
Don McMillian, Inc
Taylor
Beasley System
Motor Scooter Crash Injures Two Amarillo Boys
Two Amarillo youths were hurt when a motor scooter hit a car at Sixth and Bonham. Dwayne Tedford, 13, with possible head injuries, and James Basket, 14, with minor injuries, were taken to Northwest Texas Hospital.
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Sixth
Bonham
Dwayne Tedford
Arch Terrace
James Basket
Carolina
Northwest Texas Hospital
L. H. McElroy
Mow Traffic Signals Hit by Harvest Combines in Amarillo
Amarillo overhead traffic signals on highway routes undergo annual “mowing” by transient harvest crews. Traffic engineer Harold Miller notes all signals stand at least 14 feet high and warns that combines on trucks can strike them. Warning signs are going up on city outskirts to alert harvest crews. Globe News Want Ads Get Results.
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Harold Miller
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