Navy Leyte to lead Mediterranean cruise amid Greek Turkish crisis
The Navy announced the 27 000 ton carrier Leyte will depart Quonset Point Rhode Island for the Mediterranean in April to visit Gibraltar Naples Suda Bay Istanbul and Alexandria as part of a rotating force. the move follows U S and British aid discussions for Greece and Turkey amid Cold War tensions.
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Wheat peaks at $3 a bushel then slides amid government export drive
Wheat traded at $3.05 a bushel for March delivery at the Board of Trade before retreating to $2.86 a bushel as government allocations for immediate export curb supplies. Cash markets touched $3 in Minneapolis and Omaha, with Des Moines at $2.70, as traders scramble to meet export needs and end-user demands.
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Amarillo Wheat Falls 10 Cents as Chicago Market Breaks
Amarillo No 1 hard wheat sold at 2.60 per bushel after Chicago pit declines from a sharp market break. Dealers report little salable wheat in the Panhandle and mood cautious as national prices swing widely.
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Chicago
U S Modifies Rule On Wheat Delivery
Washington officials announced a change to government grain contracts calling for March wheat delivery to Kansas City. Delivery may occur at other points while the April 10 final date remains fixed, with CCC allowing transfers to storage locations in Winter or Spring wheat regions to meet export schedules.
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Fair Building To Be Repaired At Tri State Fair Grounds
Potter County Commissioners Court awards 19740 dollar remodel contract for the Merchant Building at the Tri State Fair Grounds to Schell Munday Construction Company. Bid includes 4 inch concrete floor windows hail screens interior painting and small repairs.
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Tri-State Fair Grounds
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C C F Delays Decision on Plan To Move Home
The IOOF Grand Lodge of Texas defers final ruling on moving the Odd Fellows Home for the Aged from Ennis to Corsicana. A committee will study the proposal and report at next year’s Houston convention, while a $225 000 Corsicana home nears completion with $35 000 still needed.
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Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy and warmer in Amarillo and vicinity on Wednesday and Thursday. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and cooler conditions in the Panhandle. Extended outlook shows temperatures about four degrees above normal with moderate to heavy precipitation, especially in the Panhandle, and showers expected Wednesday and Friday.
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British Navy forfeit London says no major naval build this year
In London on March 19 the Admiralty admitted Britain cannot maintain the largest navy. John Dugdale told the House of Commons no major construction this year and shipbuilding will be subordinated to atomic and other scientific research. He said Britain can have the best equipped navy instead.
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Marshall Rebukes Soviet Reparations Claim At Foreign Ministers Meet
Secretary of State Marshall rejects Soviet demand for 10 billion dollars in German reparations and rebukes Molotov over claims from Yalta. Bevin backs Marshall, Bidault pushes Franco Ruhr separation while urging continued Allied control, with France seeking swift western reparations and steel leadership.
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St Louis youth confesses to Black Dahlia murder
A 22 year old St Louis man, Melvin Robert Bailey, signed a detailed statement admitting killing Elizabeth Short known as the Black Dahlia. He allegedly cut up Short with a commando knife after she refused to go east with him.
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Shot Kills Wife Of Labor Czar
In Chicago a gunman fatally shot Elizabeth Crowley while she sat in the driver seat of the Crowley car. Her husband James Crowley, president of the Chicago Bartenders Union, was wounded in the left side and arm. Police suspect inter union feuds and note Crowley was a candidate for office in the Hotel and Restaurant Emploes International Union.
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Memorial Park Fountain Plans Draw Fire of Citizens' Group
Citizens decry a 13000 Memorial Park fountain at a city commission meeting. PTA and club delegates urge diverting funds to youth recreation, arguing the younger generation gains little from a fountain. Mayor Jenkins defends ongoing park improvements and cash-funded projects.
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Battle in Spanish coal mines sparks arrests and raids
Valencia dispatch reports miners resisting authorities in the Utrillas mines after Teruel Province arrests. Police uncovered a power plant sabotage plot. 10 miners detained, 40 fled. A contact from France and a cafe waiter with Communist propaganda were seized. Three bombs exploded at Teruel railway station.
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Legion Convention Goes to Cowtown
American Legion officials today selected Fort Worth as the site for the Texas Department annual convention from July 27 to July 30. Amarillo had also bid for the session.
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Building Deadlock Grips Amarillo Construction Sector
A complete stalemate between contractors and allied building unions paralyzes Amarillo with about 1,800 workers idle. On day one of the shutdown, no conciliations emerged as AGC and Texas Panhandle Home Builders Association halted roughly 350 projects. No timeline for talks exists, contractors oppose recognizing common laborers as a bargaining group.
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Amarillo
Resources Tax Bill Voted Down By House Group
Austin March 18 the house revenue and taxation committee voted unfavorably on Rep Jim Wrights natural resources tax bill by 12 to 2. The measure aimed to tax oil gas and sulphur to fund teacher salaries and farm to market roads. Wright threatened a minority report if he gains four committee supporters.
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Tom Martin
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Jester
Jim Wright
Texas
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Marshall O. Bell
Senate
It Is Money She Wanted After All
Miss Mary B. Powers who lived 15 years in a New York hotel as a recluse has filed a claim for 25 000 dollars in dividends previously refused. Deputy Atty Gen Marazzacco says the state acknowledges the claim despite prior escheat actions and escrow arrangements. She disappeared from the Hotel Seymour after nationwide publicity.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
T. Linus Hoban
Marazzacco
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