Is There a Way Out Of Factionalism
A nation divided by labor and management strife shows two workers in the same cab pulled by conflicting loyalties. Strikes against railroad firemen and Chrysler cut deeply into the economy, hurting workers and the public while executives seek solutions. The piece asks if power is too concentrated at the top and if Americans are too factionalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Railroad
Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers
Brotherhood of Engineers
Grand Lodge
Cleveland
Chrysler
Eight jurors chosen for Thornton murder trial
Jury selection stretched late as Ewald Johnson murder case moved toward verdict. The process saw rapid questioning of veniremen with Judge Bishop and Special Prosecutor McCarthy driving efficiency, while defense and court staff bore fatigue from a long day of intense inquiry.
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Ewald Johnson
W. A
Tex" Thornton
West Tenth
Ray Reeves
Reeves
Veniremen
Henry
Bishop
George McCarthy
House Boosts Defense Cash and Appropriations Plan
The House approved a defense fund increase of 385 million and tentatively backed a 29.5 billion omnibus appropriation to fund government operations for the new fiscal year. The package faces a final vote amid House leadership aims to trim roughly a billion from Army Navy and Air Force budgets while exempting them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Army
Navy
House Armed Services Committee
Reading A B C or Psychiatry Series Starts Tomorrow
George Thurman hosts a revealing series on the modern approach to mental illness. The broadcast begins tomorrow in The Daily News as part of a broader health education effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Thurman
Daily News
LocalBusiness and Community Notes From Town Column
Betty Crocker’s boss visits today as Leslie N Perrin of General Mills tours the Minneapolis plant and hosts a company band greeting. Houston Chamber of Commerce plans another trade trip while Amarillo chamber seeks momentum. Sanford school invited to radio station tour Friday. forecast says bath tubs may become obsolete replaced by fermicidal mist rooms.
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Betty Crocker
Leslie N. Perrin
Minneapolis
General Mills
Perrin
Bob Howle
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Kenedy
Amarillo
Thomas L. Collins
Sanford, Tex
Jay
National Association of Home Builders
Wes Izzard
Fire Sweeps Across Sierra Grande Peak
DES MOINES NEW MEXICO May 9 Hundreds of volunteers fought a giant forest fire on Sierra Grande Mountain for a third day. Winds fanned the blaze as an emergency call sought every available man to defend the southwest flank near Jake Lujan's ranch. A mammoth fireguard around the base, about 64 miles, neared completion while National Guard units from Raton and Clayton aided local crews.
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Des Moines
Sierra Grande Mountain
Clayton
Sierra Grande
Jake Lujan
Grassy Plains
National Guard
Raton
Gore
Thomas J. Mabry
Texline
Grenville
Branson
Colo
Extended Texas forecast and celestial notes from West Plains
The report from West Plains Texas forecasts temperatures about five degrees above mid May normals through May 13 with a cooler spell Thursday and warmer conditions Friday and Saturday. Light showers are possible Wednesday or Thursday with a new moon on May 16. Moonrise at 3 10 AM and various star mentions follow a weather section concluding with a verse about fishing and weed killing.
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Texas West Plains
Amarillo
Ca Pelia
Deneb
Antares
Mars
Earth
Hydra
Regulus
Spica
Man Trapped Down a Shaft Rescued After Explosion
A 49 year old well digger Dominick At teo trapped for hours in a 20 foot shaft in New York after an explosion. He went into shock as emergency squads risked danger to reach him. Dr Harold Berson lowered into the shaft treated him with blood plasma and morphine. The rescue drew thousands as earth and stones showered the shaft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dominick Atteo
Harold Berson
Brooklyn
Shi
Rice dropped to famine areas in China by Nationalist planes
Ten Nationalist planes loaded with 5,000 bags of rice weighing 32 pounds each were prepared for air drops to famine areas in China.
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Taipei
Formosa
China
Amarillo Day Event Schedule Mixed With Meetings
A list of Amarillo meetings and social events includes the Tourist and Traffic Committee at 10 30 AM in the chamber conference room the Magicians roundtable at the Amarillo Hotel the Junior Chamber of Commerce at the Herring Hotel and the Amarillo Credit Managers Association at the Blackstone Hotel Also listed are the Community Chest board at Amarillo National Bank dinner for Highway 287 at the Herring's Crystal Ballroom a Helium City club gathering and a SPEBSQA barber event plus a table tennis exhibition and a parents party by Potter County Welfare Board at XWCA with a note that West jobs are at Shaw's on Taylor.
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Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Herring Hotel
Amarillo Credit Managers’ Association
Blackstone
Community Chest Board of Directors
Amarillo National Bank
Crystal Ballroom
Helium City
Amarillo Spebsosa
Barber Se Op Nano
Staen
Noe aeearTeo
Brome Arena
Sue Walt
Fosten
Potter County
Chile “Welfare Board
XWCA
Lincoln
Rail firemen strike threatens major rail lines
Federal mediators race to avert a 6 AM strike on four rail systems including Santa Fe and Penn Central. Four lines announce immediate service cuts while Philadelphia's Pennsylvania Railroad chief expresses cautious hope for settlement. The walkout would idle about 18,000 firemen and could prompt government seizure if needed.
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Chicago
National {Railway Mediation Board
Philadelphia
Walter S. Franklin
Pennsylvania Railroad
Brotherhood
Franklin
Santa Fe Today
California
Francis A. O'Neill, Jr
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Santa Fe
Southern
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
New York Central
Buffalo
Michigan Central
Detroit River
Ccc
St. Louis
Big Four
Ohio Central
Santa Fe Officials Await Word On Possible Train Cancellations
Santa Fe officials awaited official word on possible passenger cancellations while noting Chicago reports of cancellations. They declined to estimate freight disruption from a strike in the Amarillo yards. The Scout, an eastbound passenger train, was the only likely stranded service, due at about seven this morning.
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Venireman
D. K. Allen
Army Tech Village
Hinckley-Tandy Wholesale Leather Company
A. M. Baumgartner
North West Eighth
W. E. Bailey
Santa Fe
Chicago
Amarillo
Scout
Guill Wins Final Tabulation in 18th District Race
Final unofficial results from 28 counties show Ben Guill with 8 224 votes and several challengers totaling 36 527 votes. Other contenders include H J Rice 106, E T Burk 2 504, Altavene Clark 6 351, Ronald Davis 2 798, LeRoy LaMaster 3 852, Woodrow Montgomery 224, W T Pickel 437, Walter Rogers 5 287, Talma Smith 1 134, J Blake Timmons 5 610. turnout stands at about 36 527, roughly seven thousand short of half the eligible voters.
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Ben Guill
18Th
H. J. Rice
E. T. Burk
Altavene Clark
Ronald Davis
LeRoy LaMaster
Woodrow Montgomery
W. T. Pickel
Walter Rogers
Talma Smith
J. Blake Timmons
General Mills Chief To Raise Flag In Amarillo Ceremony
Leslie N. Perrin president of General Mills arrives in Amarillo to oversee the flag raising at the local plant as 200 workers and families attend. James S. Hargett of Oklahoma City accompanies Perrin for the ceremony set to start at 2 PM with Bob Howle presiding.
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Daily News
Leslie N. Perrin
Minneapolis
General Mills, Inc
James S. Hargett
Oklahoma City
Southwestern Division
General Mills
Herring Hotel
Wichita Falls
Panhandle
Mr. Perrin
Texas
Perrin
Bob Howle
Amarillo
Southwestern
Amarillo Air Ter
Judge Excuses Veniceman for Jury Service
Lamar Smith of 308 North Lincoln testified in the Evatt Johnson trial in 47th District Court. After questions from Special Prosecutor George McCarthy, Judge Henry S. Bishop excused Smith because he could not hear well, noting courtroom noise and spectator chatter affected his hearing.
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Lamar Smith
North Lincoln
47Th District Court
Evatt Johnson
George McCarthy
Smith
Henry S. Bishop
Mr. Smith
Venireman
McCarthy
Bishop
E. T
Dusty
Eoyard
Oppenheimer Linked to Communist Meeting Claim
A state senate probe witness testified that Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer attended a secret 1941 Communist Party meeting in Berkeley, with allegations tying the event to his Berkeley hillside home. Oppenheimer denied the charges, while witness Sylvia Crouch, a former party courier, cited photos shown by government agents.
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Oakland
Cal
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Communist Party
Berkeley
State Senate
Sylvia Crouch
Institute For Advanced Studies
Oppenheimer
Crouch
Paul
Dr. Oppenheimer
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Izzard
Thornton
Truman
Russia
United States
Laramie
Casper
Cheyenne
Soviet Union
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Donaldson
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Fair Employment Practices Commission
Kem
Misssouri
Lucas
Illinois
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
Benton
Connecticut
Wisconsin
State Department
W. Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
Tex Keirsey
Sierra Grande Peak
Inside News
Saale
WTSC
McLemore
Carolina Tees
Aeee Eee
Ovies Sage Snen Sc Everance
Shaw's
Taylor
Firemen’s Brotherhood
Santa Fe Office
Guill
Top Grainman
High Plains
Berkeley Hills
Atomic Energy Commission
Atomic Research Laboratory
Los Alamos
Princeton
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