Board scrutinizes Taft-Hartley powers as coal strike lingers
John L. Lewis declines invitation to testify before President Truman coal inquiry board. The three member panel may subpoena him as 350000 UMW members remain out for day twelve. Krug warns of coal stock depletion hitting electric, steel, and retail sectors within days.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Truman
Sherman Minton
Lewis
Minton
Joseph M. Friedman
Justice Department
Lewis United Mine
Krug
Progressive Union
UMW
Board of Inquiry
VA Executives Visit Amarillo for VA Hospital Events
Two top Veterans Administration officials Omar W. Clark and Harold W. Breining arrive in Amarillo with Thomas G. Lanphier for a schedule of hospital tours, Lubbock ceremonies yesterday, and a 5 pm American Legion Khiva Temple social hour before returning to Washington. Dr. George Pratt leads hospital activities.
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American Legion
Khivadivan
Veterans Hospital
Veterans Administration
Wiebieton One
Amarillo
Khiva Temple
Clark
Washington Shrine
Herring Hotel
Washington
Breining
Thomas G. Lanphier
Dallas
Branch 10
The
George Pratt
Hospital
Military Holds Final Say Over Exports to Reds
The Commerce Department said exports to Russia and satellites are halted except items the Army and Navy approve. President Truman tightened controls on planes, parts, radar and other military items. Harriman stressed a veto power for defense agencies, but not a total shutdown, outlining limited aid and continued shipments of certain goods to Russia. The process includes a war assets role and a broad licensing review.
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Reds
Harriman
United States
Russia
Army
Navy
Truman
War Assets Administration
Finland
New York
Jess Larson
Washington
Commerce Department
Europe
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
National Security Resources Board
Departments of State, Commerce, Agriculture and Interior
Maybank
South Carolina
Suspect Apprehended in Major Bulldozer Theft
Brownwood authorities escort a suspect from Levelland to Lubbock after his arrest there for stealing a 15,000 pound Caterpillar bulldozer valued at 7500 dollars from the Brown County Water District. Officers traced the machine across much of the state before locating it. Sheriff Otis Shaw of Brownwood prepared to return the suspect for processing.
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Lubbock
Brownwood
Levelland
George Eubank
Lubbock County
Jack Pike
Brown County
Italian Communists vow to seize government if denied
Italy's Communists pledge to seize power by force if they do not win the April 18 elections. Luigi Longo told 50,000 at Bologna that if the majority does not yield to their power they will chase the government from office. De Gasperi says elections will proceed on schedule despite sporadic disorders.
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Rome
Italy
Trieste
Luigi Longo
Alcide de Gasperi
Longo
Bologna
de Gasperi
Milan
Roosevelt Sons Back Eisenhower in Democratic Talks
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr and Elliott Roosevelt urged General Dwight D. Eisenhower as a Democratic presidential candidate from New York and Hyde Park. Chicago's Jacob M. Arvey endorsed Ike as closest to Democratic ideals but Eisenhower remained noncommittal. A New York Draft Eisenhower Movement planned a April 27 rally ahead of Philadelphia July 12. Eisenhower aides reaffirmed his decision to retire from politics.
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Washington
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
New York
Chicago
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Elliott Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Jacob M. Arvey
Cook County
Eisenhower
Philadelphia
Franklin Roosevelt
Area Square Dancers To Frolic At Sports Arena Tonight
An old-fashion square dance will be held tonight at 8 in the Sports Arena with 60 cent admission. A John Snider barbecue follows at 1.50, tickets in advance from Grady Wilson, Room 111, Potter County courthouse. Mayor Lawrence Hagg to give welcome. 16 square dance callers listed. The Capital Set of Austin featured. festival part noted.
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Panhandle District Square Dance Clubs
John Snider
Grady Wilson
Potter County
Lawrence Hagg
Butch Nelson
el Paso
E. O. Rogers
Dallas
Jack Fomby
Sweetwater
Jimmy Clossin
Bob Sumrall
Abilene
Omar W. Clark
Veterans Adminnistration
Harold W. Breining
Amarillo
Amarillo Veterans Hospital
Floydada Air Field
Charles Walker
Plainview
Collingsworth County
Wellington Kiwanis Club
Ritz Theater
Gideon
Herring Hotel
Friona
Palmer County Water Conservation Association
Veterans Administration
American Legion
San Jacinto
Hall of
Wellington Rodeo Association
Cicero Smith Lumber Company
Pee Wee Albright
California Gets Rain After Heavy Storm
The season's heaviest storm tapered off in California on March 26 after delivering reviving rain to parched areas in and around Los Angeles.
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California
Los Angegeles
Mihai Marked For Murder Threat Spurs Security Amid Visit
In Washington officials ordered special precautions for former Romanian King Mihai and Queen Helen after rumors of a plot emerged. Mihai was en route to Wright Field Dayton under State Department sponsorship and planned to fly to Detroit next. City detectives were assigned to guard duty at the Shoreham Hotel, with no announced increase in overall protection.
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Washington
Mihai
Romania
State Department
Helen
Dayton
Wright Field
FBI
Detroit
Shoreham Hotel
Washington City
Amarillo Weather Summary for Weekend
Weather Bureau forecast for Amarillo and West Texas: Saturday fair and colder, Sunday partly cloudy and slightly warmer. Temperatures yesterday ranged from 37 to 62, with max 62 and min 42. Extended Texas west of Gulf Plains expects 2-4 degrees above normal with cooler nights, little or no precipitation.
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Mewes
Senna Amarillo
West Texas
Texas
Gulf Plains
Zion Pleads for Military Shield
The Jewish Agency urged foreign troops be sent to Jerusalem to guard holy sites amid Arab Jewish hostilities. An agency spokesman proposed 10,000 Danish and Norwegian troops from northern Germany to garrison the city after the British mandate ends May 15, to be decided by the United Nations.
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Jerusalem
The
Jewish Agency
Palestine
Calvary
of the Cross
Germany
United Nations
Administrator's Visit Sparks Hope for Amarillo Veterans Hospital Expansion
The article details long standing efforts to enlarge the Amarillo VA hospital begun in 1945. It cites leadership from George E. Broome and Congressman Gene Worley, notes current overcrowding, planned additions, and anticipated impacts on the Panhandle region and neighboring states. It also mentions a March fire in Odessa causing $300,000 damage.
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Veterans Hospital
George E. Broome
American Legion Hospital Committee
Broome
Administrator of Veterans Affairs
Amarillo Hospital
The
Legion
Amarillo
Veterans
Texas
Mar Bradley
Veterans Affairs
18Th District
Washington
Worley
Dallas Hospital
Mr. Broome
Truman
Oklahoma
Odessa
U.P
Morris System
Prices Then and Now in a Colonial Style Riff
A witty column by Frank Morgan contrasts the spirit of 1776 with 1936 price levels. He laments soaring costs and jokes that money no longer talks, only whispers, urging profiteers to face consequences for current overcharges.
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Frank Morgan
NY. Post,Corp
Music Is Boy's Prayer and Chance To Overcome Paralysis
CHICAGO March 26 Some times Joey Scotti an 11 year old victim of spastic paralysis shows twisted fingers yet his courage shines. He plays the classroom organ with sixth grade classmates at St Ambrose School and accompanies mass at St Mary of Mt Carmel Church each morning. Despite uneven muscle response he keeps practicing and dreams of study in Rome and Milan. Principal Sister Mary James praises his natural musical ear and notes his improved speech and movement. He favors classical pieces and Schubert Ave Maria calls it a prayer for him.
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Chicago
Joey Scotti
St. Ambrose School
Joey
St. Mary of Mt. Carmel
Rome
Milan
Mary James
Bette
Schubert
US charges Russia revived concentration camps in Berlin sector
Washington accuses Moscow of reimposing concentration camps for political opponents in Eastern Germany. The U S note says the Soviet Union bears responsibility for dividing Europe and isolating Western Germany from Eastern zones, a claim reiterated after a Russian protest over Western economic talks.
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Russia
Washington
United States
Germany
Europe
Norman Armour
Alexander S. Panyushkin
Byrnes
Armour
Panyushkin
Soviet Union
Socialist Party
Communist Party
Socialist Unity Party
Western Union
Britain
France
Elgium
Holland
Luxembourg
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Elliott Urgenke
J. Howard McGrath
Democratic National Committee
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Turner
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Capvuucu
Young Gurley
Childress
Army Field
W. M. Gurley
Gurleys
Howard E. Newberry
James Ragsdale
Arvin
Walden Gurley
Andrew Gurley
Sugarland
Bertie Mae Gurley
Gainesville
Mamie Lee Brown
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Zion
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