Rent Lids Extended to 1948 House Votes 204 to 182
The House approved a modified rent control bill extending protections to December 31 with possible extension to March 31. It allows landlords to raise rents up to 15 percent with tenant lease agreements while exempting new buildings and long-unrented units. The measure relaxes building material controls and keeps veterans housing preferences and mortgage insurance.
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Washington
House
Truman
Senate
Representative Redden
Dondero
Michigan
Buck
New York
Rooney
Murray Warns of Drastic Labor Bills Threatening Unions
Senator Murray of Montana accused some lawmakers and the National Association of Manufacturers of backing a labor bill that would curb unions and strikes. He urged focusing on Truman’s four point program including jurisdictional issue limits, arbitration, expanded Labor Department services, Social Security expansion, and a new labor relations commission.
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Washington
Murray
Montana
Congress
National Association of Manufacturers
Senate
Taft
Labor Committee
Truman
Labor Department
Portal Pay Ban passed by Congress amid inflation fears
Congress approved compromise legislation outlawing most portal pay suits and sent the bill to President Truman. House backed it 173 to 27 while Senate approved by voice vote. Some Democrats warned a veto would worsen inflation and hurt the Wage Hour Act. Senator Wiley and Representative Michener warned the President would bear responsibility for high prices.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Truman
Wiley
Wisconsin
Michener
Michigan
Vane Ana
Uves Wa Prana
White House
Guymon Pioneer Day Parade Highlighted by Amarillo Band
The Amarillo High School band directed by Clyde Rowe will join 12 other musical groups in Guymon Oklahoma for Pioneer Day. The parade starts at 11 with Rustler Bob Buster in command and honors Boss Neff. A sunrise breakfast for early homesteaders opens the day. Hundreds of visitors, including 26 Amarillo fliers, attend races, concerts, dances, and a Bueller Brothers rodeo. Will Osborne leads a big orchestral night. Boss Buster predicts about 50 000 attendees from a five state area.
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Amarillo
Clyde Rowe
Guymon
Okla
Bob Buster
Boss Neff
Harold Gibson
Bueller Brothers
Will Osborne
Boss Buster
Nicaraguan President Sworn In During National Holiday
In Managua on May 1 Dr. Leonard Argueiro was sworn in as president, marking the first change in the office in a decade. Representatives from 33 nations attended, with all American states present except Paraguay and Uruguay, and the day was observed as a national holiday.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Leonard Argueiro
Americas
Paraguay
Uruguay
Annual T-Anchor Rodeo Opens at West Texas State College
The first rodeo at West Texas State College in Canyon begins tomorrow at Buffalo Stadium after weather postponements. Aggie sponsors name Yvonne Scott Little queen. parade through Canyon starts at 1 pm. Teams from Colorado A. and M. and Texas Tech enter. five contests award prizes from entrance fees to benefit the Aggie Loan Fund.
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McLean
Aggie Loan Fund
Flaming Coat Burns Woman at Home
Mrs. R. H. Deitiker aged 47 suffered third degree burns over her body when a house coat caught fire after she struck a match at 2805 Polk. An ambulance transported her to St. Anthony's Hospital where doctors report her condition as critical though resting as well as could be expected.
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R. H. Deitiker
Polk
Blackburn-Shaw
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Rotten Eggs Hit Police Escort of Non-Striking Workers
In Lt. Charles Missouri on May 1, eggs were thrown at officers escorting two non striking Southwestern Bell workers through a hostile crowd. Two Overland women, Miss Elva Jenkins and Miss Eileen Trimble, were charged with disturbing the peace, fined $1 plus costs after pleading guilty. J. H. Saint now offers heavy duty paint spray services with phone numbers provided.
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Charles
Southwestern Bell Company
Elva Jenkins
Eileen Trimble
Overland
Hollington Tong Says Civil War Situation Improved
Nanking May 14 Hollington Tong new director of information described the Chinese Civil war as greatly improved from the government viewpoint compared with the situation three months ago.
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Nanking
Hollington Tong
New USCC Chief Sees Danger in Price Cuts
Earl O. Shreve new US Chamber of Commerce president warns against across the board price cuts citing wage increases and profit positions. He says concerted industry price drops could trigger a recession while pledging faith in business judgment to expand goods for more people at lower costs. The chamber backed liberal trade, Greece and Turkey aid, and extending social security to farm workers and government employees.
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Washington
Earl O. Shreve
United States Chamber of Commerce
Truman
Shreve
WeHeve
General Electric Company
New York
Chamber
William K. Jackson
Boston
United States
Europe
Greece
Turkey
UN Shuts Door On Arabs Plea For Palestine Vote
In New York May 1 the United Nations assembly rejected a bid by Arab states to place their request for ending the British mandate and establishing Palestinian independence on the special session agenda. The vote was 24 against with 15 in favor and 10 abstentions. Dr Oswaldo Aranha urged steering committee meetings to decide Jewish participation. The Arab campaign, though protracted, was expected to fail from the outset.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
Palestine
Holy Land
Oswaldo Aranna
Assembly
Mexico Mines Close Indefinitely Over Silver Crash
In Mexico City on May 1, mining circles report 194 silver mines have closed indefinitely due to falling silver prices and rising production costs.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Weather forecast for Amarillo region and West Texas
Friday brings continued fair and warmer conditions across Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas sees fair weather with showers possible in Del Rio Eagle Pass area Friday and Saturday and higher temperatures in the Panhandle and South Plains. New Mexico expects fair conditions Friday with scattered showers in northern mountains, warmer east portion. Winds north to northeast 10 to 15 mph. Highs range from 75 to 85 west to 80 to 90 east. Yesterday’s highs and lows show warm afternoon temperatures and mild mornings. Sunrise 5 55 A M Sunset 7 33 P M.
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Amarillo
Texas
del Rio-Eagle Pass
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Gabe
Vest
Phillips Strike Impacts Borger Industrial Area
Picketing began at Phillips plants in the tri city area as six Borger area facilities shut down at 12 01 am after wage and seniority talks failed. About 8 000 workers may be affected as utilities briefly halted before reversal.
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Phillips
Tri-City
Joe Rigdon
AFL
International Union of Operating Engineers
B. F. Goodrich Rubber
Bonavista
Goodrich
R. W. McFarland
Huber Company
Borger
Phillips- Berger
Engineers
K. S. Adams
Bartlesville
Okla
Frank Phillips
Rigdon
Moore
Pampa
Amarillo
Moore County
National Strike Wave Idle 320000 Across Industries
A rash of new strikes left more than 320000 idle nationwide as 50,000 workers joined actions in steel cement building tobacco and trucking. Ford and other automakers prepared for contract talks while unions pressed for wage gains and unity in the AFL CIO.
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Associated Press
Senate
AFL
CIO
Tale
Wachineton
Noaccihla
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
United Auto
General Motors
Chrysler
Inland Steel
Pennsylvania
New York
Maryland
Maine
Indianapolis
Ralph Gates
Plane pilot Alvin Farrell dies in Austin crash into house
A man tentatively identified as Alvin Farrell of Austin, 23, burned to death when the light plane he piloted crashed into a house in Austin tonight.
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Austin
Alvin Farrell
Loch Ness Monster Suggested for Inverness Council Seat
Inverness Scotland May 1 The Loch Ness monster was proposed for membership in the Inverness County Council after County Clerk J W McKillop described glimpsing the creature He said abnormal depths and water disturbances imply immense size and speed while noting uncertainty over scales feathers or multiple heads.
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Inverness
Scotland
Loch Ness
Highlands
Inverness County Council
J. W. McKillop
Lech
Veterans Fund Out of the Red
President Truman signed a supplementary deficiency bill providing 1.8 billion dollars for the Veterans Administration. The measure also funds Social Security aid for the aged and blind, school lunches, and Army relief overseas, allowing delayed veteran educational and subsistence checks to resume rollout.
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Washington
Truman
Veterans Administration
Utah
Texas office speeds checks to veterans in Texas
The Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission resumes issuing aid to eligible unemployed and self employed veterans once advised by the Veterans Administration. About 50,000 unemployed and 15,000 self employed veterans in Texas had payments halted when funds were exhausted.
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Texas
Austin
Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission
Veterans Administration
TUCC
Federal Phone Proposal Ready
Negotiations in the long distance phase of the telephone strike remained in deadlock and government conciliators will submit a compromise wage formula at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. The union demands $6 across the board while the company seeks arbitration, following a morning meeting between AT and T and the American Union of Telephone Workers.
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Washington
Labor Department
Peter J. Manno
William N. Margolis
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
American Union of Telephone Workers
Manno
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Marcantonio
New York American-Laborite
OPA
Banking Committee
Kay Daly
San Francisco
Ent
J. H. Saint
USCC
The
Chicago Daily News
Russell Stationery Co
Taylor
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston Salem
N. C
Loch
Veterans Fund
Out of
Wiggins Lbr. Co
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