Marshall calls Czechoslovakia reign of terror report
Secretary of State Marshall said the world is very serious and cited Jan Masaryk’s death as evidence of a reign of terror in Czechoslovakia. He warned passions at home could mislead the public about Cold War policy while urging calm and motions to pass European recovery and universal military training measures.
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Washington
Marshall
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Jan Masaryk
Masaryk
Stefan
Nebraska
Italy
Jan M
Manyle
Truman
Congress
Arshall
United Nations
Prague
Masaryk Dies in Prague After Communist Rise
Jan Masaryk foreign minister of Czechoslovakia plunged to his death in Czernin Palace after two weeks in a Communist-led government. The government said it was suicide. others called it murder. A state funeral was announced with Gottwald to speak.
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Prague
Jan Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
Czernin Palace
Vaclav Nosek
Masaryk
Great Britain
America
Attlee
London
Sydney
Australia
K. Tokoly
Foreign Affairs Ministry
Klement Gottwald
Prague Museum
Lang
Thomas G. Masaryk
Chauffeur testifies on Gen Meyers
Daily News Index notes a chauffeur testifies on General Meyers in a block of Page 1 items. The snippet mentions teachers tax staff checks, gadget warnings for husbands, and a Claude woman honored with an orchid on Page 8, with commerce expert reports on crows and a car segment.
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Gen. Meyers
Claude
Storm Rips Panhandle Roads Cattlemen Gauge Losses
A Panhandle snow storm halts traffic across Amarillo area with 12 to 14 inches in New Mexico and heavy drifts north and east. High winds clog routes US 87 83 and 66, rail lines derail a wheat car near Groom, and bus service suffers as officials assess livestock losses.
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New Mexico
Clayton
Raton
Borger, Stinnett
Perryton
Booker
Amarillo
Groom
Jericho
Canadian
Oklahoma
el Reno
Weatherford
Oklahoma City
W. B. Amacker
American Automobile Club
Stratford
Boise City
Oklo
Rock Island
Greyhound Lines
Snow delay trains give travelers mixed fortunes
Snowbound passengers across Amarillo to Colorado endure stoppages on Great Northwest routes. Fort Worth residents Mrs. C. B. Johnson and others faced delays en route to Denver Trinidad or Mexico City, while I R Hart and Frank Cantrell used the pause to read or relax. The snowplows strive to clear tracks as travelers adapt to the pause.
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Daily News
Frank Cantrell
Fort Worth
Denver
Colorado
Amarillo
C. B. Johnson
David
Bessie Stone
Trinidad
Colo
Mary Colgan Ford
Mexico City
I. R. Hart
Houston
Dalhart
Chama
Texarkana
Plane Crash Kills 13 Aboard Near Chicago Airport
Reports conflict on how many were aboard as 13 killed in a plane that plunged into a prairie near the airport boundary at 55th Street two blocks west of Cicero Avenue. Firemen removed six bodies while Holy Cross Hospital said some dead were brought there.
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David Heckman
Holy Cross Hospital
55Th Street
Cicero Avenue
Otto Dahl
A. J. Prentiss
Jim Geruts
Eastern Airlines
Kiwanis Youth Center Dedication Highlights Cold War Fear
Kiwanis International president Charles Armstrong warned of a Communist threat during the San Jacinto Kiwanis Youth Center dedication at Municipal Auditorium. He urged preparedness, universal military training and UN support, saying World War III could be near. Roberto de la Rosa of Mexico City spoke on international goodwill.
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Charles Armstrong
Kiwanis International
San Jacinto
Armstrong
Russia
United Nations
Mr. Armstrong
Roberto de la Rosa
Mexico City
Amarillo and West Texas Weather Forecast Notice
The weather report shows partly cloudy and cold conditions for Amarillo and vicinity with a high near 28, warmer Friday afternoon. West Texas expects cloudy skies, light snow east of Pecos River, and colder temperatures in the Rio Grande Valley Thursday with partial clearing Friday. temperatures and hour-by-hour data are listed with yesterday’s max 47 and min 32. Precipitation for 24 hours ending 4 PM is 0.15 inch. Sunrise 7 03 AM Sunset 6 51 PM. Knotty Pine Paneling ad by Olver Wiggins Lbr Co 1200 W 6th.
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Bureay Omnes
Amarillo
West Texas
Pecos River
Rio Grande Valley
Kansas City Blacked Out By Snowstorm Electrician Switch Bump
A major blackout hit much of greater Kansas City during a severe snowstorm when a construction electrician bumped a field switch at a power plant. Power was restored after up to 2 hours 23 minutes in places as 35 to 40 percent of the area lost service. Three radio stations were silenced and basketball games paused. Streetcars stopped and homes cooled as temperatures neared zero.
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Kansas City
Greater
Kansas City Power & Light Company
Thompson Is Denied Mercy
Two Alcatraz convicts face execution after the 1946 uprising on the Island prison in San Francisco Bay. Sam Richard Shockley and Miran Edgar Thompson were affirmed for death for kidnapping and murder connected to the breakout attempt, with Thompson linked to the Amarillo detective slaying. Clarence Carnes received life, others were not spared. A separate report notes fire damage at a Winters grain mill estimated at 50,000 to 75,000 dollars.
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San Francisco
Alcatraz
Island
San Francisco Bay
Soepernboee
Sam Richard Shockley
Muskogee
Okla
Miran Edgar Thompson
Amarillo
Joseph Paul Cretzer
William A. Miller
Cretzer
Clarence V. Carnes
Oklahoma
Shockley
Thompson
California
San Quentin
Miran E. Thompson
Lem Savage
Savage
New Mexico
San Jon
Tex
U.P
C. S. Green
Greek cadets arrive for air training at Randolph Field
The second half of a group of 50 Greek air cadets was expected to arrive at Randolph Field today for the year’s training.
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San Antonio
U.P
Randolph Field
Community and Club Activities Highlight Amarillo Area Events
Di owan lecture by J W Shore of Amarillo IRS office offers tax advice all day at Childress IRS office. M Landrum Bolling to address Amarillo College assembly. Optimists Club at Mexican Inn. South Amarillo Lions at Old Tascosa Herring Hotel. San Jacinto Kiwanis at youth center 609 Carolina. Rotary at Herring Hotel with Bolling as final lecture. Basketball regional junior college games at Sports Arena Tri-State Fair Grounds with two 7 30 PM tips. Tex Ritter appearances at State Theater with shows at 4 58 PM 7 22 PM 9 46 PM. Northwest Texas Hospital Board meets for regular session. Hi-V Carnival at Hereford High School. Willard E Goslin to address Amarillo teachers association dinner. Price College PTA electrical show with Kenneth Strickfaden. National Livestock and Meat Board reps Olson and Kirkpatrick to speak at Amarillo Hotel lunch.
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J. W. Shore
Amarillo Office of Internal Revenue
Childress Internal Revenue Office
M—Landrum Bolling
Amarillo College
Optimists Club
Mexican Inn
South Amarillo
Rotary Club
Herring Hotel
Landrum Bolling
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Tex Ritter
State
Northwest Texas Hospital Board of Managers
Hereford High School
Hereford
Willard E. Goslin
Minneapolis
Amarillo Classroom Teachers Association
Price College
Parent-Teachers Association
Kenneth Strickfaden
YMCA Worker Sees Hopeless German Youth Hoping for US Aid
Elmer Ott a blizzard stranded YMCA visitor from Milwaukee relays a grim view of postwar German youth He cites food shortages lack of fathers and propaganda from Russians and Germans alike urging American leadership to restore democracy and hope through youth programs in Germany.
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YMCA
Elmer Ott
Amarillo
Germany
Milwaukee
Ott
Margaret
Los Angeles
American Camping Association
Mr. Ott
Ymcas
Paul Fowler
von Hindenburg
Hitler
United States
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Ed Siroka
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Mr. de la Rosa
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