Cerdan Stops Roach in Eighth Round at Madison Square Garden
Marcel Cerdan, 32, defeated Lavern Roach by technical knockout at 2:31 of the eighth round before 16 805 fans. Roach was knocked down six times, three in the second and three in the eighth, and the referee halted the bout.
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New York
Lavern Roach
Marcel Cerdan
Plainview
Madison Square Garden
Roach
Associated Press
Cerdan
Arthur Donovan
Donovan
Lavern
Lewis Threatening Strike on Pensions
John L. Lewis warned that a new nationwide soft coal strike could occur if mine owners do not meet his pension demands. He accused operators of defaulting on the 1947 wage agreement and said the welfare fund is accumulating unused money. He sought a $100 monthly pension for eligible miners, asserting the proposal would cost 10 to 15 million dollars in year one, funded by a 10-cent royalty.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Lewis
Ezra van Horn
Board of Trustees
Japanese anti inflation stunt stages hula show in Tokyo
Crowds in Tokyo gathered as the government unveiled a new anti inflation measure. On a department store balcony, shapely dancers performed hula routines while an announcer urged shoppers to save their yen to curb inflation.
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Tokyo
Tax expert from Amarillo to advise fil ing income tax payments
High Plains Today notes J. W. Shore from the Amarillo IRS office will be at the Childress revenue office all day to offer guidance on filing income tax payments. The schedule also lists multiple performances at municipal venues, amateur contests, and youth programs with various start times and locations.
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J. W. Shore
Amarillo
Office of Internal Revenue
Revenue Office
Childress
Tex Ritter
San Jacinto
Carolina
Pilot Club
Ona
Jennie Inman
The Case of the Lucky Dog in Leroy Bennett’s Wake
A nameless mixed dog returns a folded green note to Leroy Bennett on his Florida Street porch. The note bears a Hamilton likeness from the Treasury, worth ten dollars, prompting Leroy to hold the money and the dog, awaiting rightful owners or a finder’s payoff.
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Frede
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Leroy Bennett
Leroy
Bennett
Florida
Bennett Gate
Senate Rejects Cut in Aid Bill
The Senate defeated Senator Taft s proposal to cut the first year outlay of the European recovery plan to four billion dollars by a 56 to 31 vote. The move clears the way for rapid approval of a 5.3 billion dollar ERP package to aid Europe starting in April with amendments pending. Taft and Vandenberg clashed over whether aid should last one year or four, while the State Department said talks with 16 Marshall Plan countries will speed supplies once Congress acts.
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Senate
Taft
Ohio
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Senator Vandenberg
Michigan
Europe
Vandenberg
Congress
Truman
Marshall
GOP
State Department
Czechoslovakia
Yalta
Potsdam
Once Over Lightly By Walter Seigenthaler
A brief verse notes a preacher who learns a rough pew bite mirrors years of similar trials. The speaker jokes about speaking before thinking and the wife snagging his nylons during a church service.
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Walter Seigenthaler
European Allies Form Western European Union Pact
Delegates of Britain France and Benelux nations finalize a draft treaty to create a Western European Union offering automatic joint defense against attack in Europe. The pact binds five nations to democratic principles and harmonized laws, production and standards, with open admission for others and possible US association only with the union.
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Brussels
Belgium
Britain
France
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Europe
Germany
United States
Union
European Union
Associated Press
Dallas Electrician Kills Ex Wife Then Self
A Dallas electrician Marlon Martin shot and killed his ex wife Mary Martin in the Texas State Mary Sid Medical Examiners office and then killed himself. Justice of the Peace W L Sterrett announced the inquest verdict citing threats and a failed peace bond attempt.
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Dallas
Justice of the Peace
W. L. Sterrett
Marlon Martin
Mary Martin
Martin
Texas State
Mary Sid Medical Examiners
Texas Bank and Trust Company
One of Jones Girls Is Tired of It All
Pretty Mary Jane Jones asks Fulton Superior Court to change her name to Jan De Wolf Jones citing confusion caused by common name. She notes the city lists 53 Mary Joneses and seeks elimination of competitors in mail and phone directories.
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Atlanta
Mary Jane Jones
Fulton Superior Court
Mary Joneses
Jan de Wolf Jones
Sweden to join talks on customs union study
Sweden will participate in discussions organized by the European Marshall Plan group in Brussels to study a possible customs union. The foreign office announced the decision tonight.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Brussels
Foreign Office
What Am I Saying Dieting by Frank Morgan
Dieting may triumph of mind over platter yet noticeably boosts willpower without shrinking the waist. The line about dieting extending life is challenged, noting no such survival for the fattest despite common claims.
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Frank MonGan
Nov
Post Corp
Chile urges UN probe of Soviet role in Czechoslovak coup
Chile demands United Nations investigation into Russia's involvement in the Czechoslovak Communist coup and asks the Security Council to place the case on its agenda. Hernan Santa Cruz and President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla press for action as Russia faces direct censure for alleged interference in Chile's affairs.
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Adolf Hitler
Russia
Council
Europe
Hernan Santa Cruz
Gabriel Gonzalez Videla
Santiago
Santa Cruz
Chile
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Peace and Prices Drive Democratic Strategy in 1948 Campaign
The Democratic National Executive Committee adopted two campaign themes, peace and prices, while debating civil rights. In Texas, Joseph A. Gibson became District IX president of the Texas State Teachers Association, with Huelyn Laycock and Ruth M. Richerson elected to key posts. Dr. A. J. Stoddard urged educators as proponents of democracy as the Northwest Texas Conference of Education opened in Amarillo. The session noted party splits over civil rights and Southern pressure to oppose Truman’s civil rights program.
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Democratic National Executive Committee
Lennard Thomas
Montgomery
Ala
Truman
Curley
Boston
McCormack
Tokyo
General MacArthur
Japan
National Democratic Executive Committee
Frank McHale
Indiana
Philadelphia
McHale
Joseph A. Gibson
Childress
Texas State Teachers Association
Gibson
Dorinda Bond
Amarillo
District House of Delegates
Amarillo High School
Northwest Texas Conference of Education
J. Irvin Kimmins
Phillips High School
Thomas Haynie
F. M. McCarty
Happy
Huelyn Laycock
Gray County
Pampa
Ruth M. Richerson
Clarendon
Donley County
A. J. Stoddard
Municipal Auditorium
Julia Dean Evans
Conference For Education
Jane Froman Weds Rescuer in Miami
Singer Jane Froman wed Pilot John Curtis Burn in Miami after surviving a Lisbon crash five years earlier. She wore a new leg brace and planned to discard crutches by October. Burn saved her life and took a vacation from Pan American Airways. The couple left for a honeymoon. Froman will be off radio for weeks.
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Miami
Fla
Jane Froman
John Curtis Burn
Miss Froman
Tagus River
Lisbon
Portugal
Henry Chapin
Nevin H. Schaaf
Coral Gables Presbyterian Church
Burn
Lisbond
Pan-American Airways
Donald Ross
Dismissal of Manslaughter Charge for War Veteran Amputee
In Chicago on March 12 a felony court dismissed the manslaughter charge against Ray Beatty a 38 year old war veteran amputee who allegedly shot his host after a party on February 28 Beatty was fined 25 dollars and costs by Judge Charles Dougherty on a separate charge of carrying a concealed weapon The case cited Beatty s World War II service including the loss of a leg in France in 1944
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Chicago
Ray Beatty
France
Charles 8. Dougherty
Weather forecast for Texas West of Gulf Plains
The extended forecast shows temperatures 2 to 4 degrees below normal with a rising trend Friday night through Sunday. Cooler conditions likely Monday night or Tuesday with little to no precipitation expected.
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Texas
Gulf Plains
General Meyers convicted of suborning perjury in Senate probe
Maj. Gen Bennett E. Meyers former No. 2 Army Air Forces purchasing officer was found guilty by a federal jury of inducing Bleriot Lamarre to give false testimony to Senate investigators about wartime business affairs. Bail and sentencing details were deliberated, with Meyers facing up to 30 years.
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Washington
Bennett E. Meyers
Army Air Forces
Senate
Meyers
Bleriot H. Lamarre
Ila Rae Curnutt
Alexander Holtzoff
Holtzoff
Lamarre
Mildred
Aviation Electric Corp
Dayton
Localized Rent Power Favored By House Committee
The House Banking Committee voted to strip federal officials of major authority over rent controls and shift decision power to local rent boards. It approved a one year extension to March 31 and set a Monday start for debate with a Tuesday showdown vote.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
House
Monroney
Oklahoma
Senate
Federal
Reds Warn of Quick Nuclear Strike in Cold War Talk
Corpus Christi March 12 Lt Gen Ira C Eaker warned Russia could attack the United States as soon as Stalin judges victory cheap. He described a political war of nerves and urged a balanced defense including a capable Navy and mobile Army to counter airborne invasion and long range air power to hit industrial centers. He cited a strong Soviet land and air force and a persistent fifth column in the U.S.
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Corpus Christi
Russia
United States
Stalin
Ira C. Baker
Army Air Forces
Eaker
Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association
Fleeing Czechs Describe Armed Guard at Border
Fleeing Czechs report constant gunfire at the border as frontiersmen hinder escapes from the homeland. An 18 year old was killed and a woman wounded while attempting to flee toward Germany. Those captured en route to the United States face prison terms from five to twenty years.
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Germany
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