Nationwide protest plan stirs labor leaders in New Orleans
Chittenden, head of a AFL CIO joint committee, plans a May 18 demonstration with a parade on Canal Street and mass meeting. Secretaries Meany and CIO say they know nothing of the plan. New Orleans union officials signal support for a possible mass labor strike across AFL and CIO.
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CIO
Washington
National
New Orleans
Congressional Labor Program
Afl-Cio
Canal Street
Chittenden
Union, Cio
The
Item
AFL
Senate approves sweeping labor bill amid veto risk
A 68 to 24 Senate vote sends a high stakes labor reform bill to a House Senate conference. The measure would curb strikes and union practices, seek injunctions on major stoppages, bar the closed shop, and create a federal mediation service, with further changes possible in conference negotiations.
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Washington
Senate
Senate House
House
Congress
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Labor Committee
Truman
Ball
Minnesota
Ives
New York
Murray
Montana
Ebiender
Louisiana
Hartley
New Jersey
Halleck
Indiana
Landis Hoffman
Michigan
Lesinski
Barden
North Carolina
Demos
Federal Mediation Service
Labor Department
National Labor Relations Board
Langer
North Dakota
Malone
Nevada
Morse
Oregon
CIO
AFL
Barkley
Kentucky
Martin
Massachusetts
United States
Mystery plane crash leaves unidentified pilot in burned wreck
A charred Piper Cub wreck was found in a wheat field 20 miles southeast of Canyon. The deceased man remains unidentified with only a watch bearing unclear initials and a wedding band for clues. CAA and local officers search for ownership while the body rests in Canyon’s Griggs-Warren Funeral Home.
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Canyon
Cota Glen Canyon
Wrs
Birch Campbell
Campbell
CAA
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Amarillo
John Royal
R. B. Elliott
Happy
Cr. E. Danner
L. L. Hicks
B. F. Machen
Cress Wooten
Mr. Mosley
Griggs-Warren
Texas Beckons Lauchina Man in Laughing Court
PAWTUCKET R I May 13 Landing Sam Hyder the laughing man faced a district court fine for revelling after his loud guffaw in the business district. New York Stamford Conn and Fort Worth sent funds for Hyder defense as Dave Caidin the current laughing champion offered to defend the title. A Fort Worth man suggested sending Hyder to Texas to laugh out the penalty.
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Pawtucket
R. I
Sam Hyder
New York
Stamford
Conn
Fort Worth
Hyder
Dave Caidin
American National Laugh Week Foundation
Texas
Receipt for $7 in Chicago holdup tale
Mrs. Clara Vezina in a Chicago candy shop handed over seven dollars to a gunman after he demanded money. She insisted on a receipt to balance her books, writing received $7 and the robber signing as Joe before fleeing and police being notified.
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Clara Vezina
Hope Show Revises Rehearsal Routine for Amarillo
The Bob Hope radio cast revises rehearsal plans as they travel to Amarillo for a 8 PM broadcast from Paramount Theater with proceeds aiding Boys Ranch water system. Tickets for the 25 and 10 dollar seats sold, 5 dollar balcony tickets remain. second show at Municipal Auditorium starts at 1 dollar and rises for reserved seats. The NBC KGNC network will air the program delivered by Hope Colonna Vera Vague Desi Arnaz Wendell Niles with two guest singers.
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Bob Hope
Hope
Bob
NBC
Amarillo
TVA Constellation
Paramount Theater
Boys Ranch
Jerry Colonna
Funnyman
Maxor Drug Store
Muni
Cipal
Nets
Colonna
Vera Vague
Desi Arnaz
Wendell Niles
Clark Dennis
Paul Whiteman
Jerri Sullivan
Jimmy Durante
Garry Moore
KGNC
Maverick Bounces Back Into Political Picture
SAN ANTONIO May 13 A complete unofficial tabulation of 71 boxes gave Maury Maverick and Alfred Callaghan a runoff for San Antonio mayor. Callaghan led Maverick by 575 votes with 16 347 to 15 772 as 46 070 votes were cast. Other candidates trailed in order including Mauermann Bennett Barnes Summerville.
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San Antonio
Maury Maverick
Alfred Callaghan
Callaghan
Maverick
Gus B. Mauermann
Sam Bennett
Neff Barnes
H. L. Summerville
C. Ray Davis
Harmony-Progress
Calvin Foster
Tom McCreiss
Henry Hein
Paul C. Blunt
Paul Steffler
Mauermann
James W. Knight
Raymond South
Louis M. Lipscomb
Washington
War Plants Corporation
Los Angeles
Veterans GI bill students barred from summer unemployment pay
The Veterans Administration announced that war veterans using the GI bill for schooling may not receive unemployment allowances as summer vacation pay between terms. JI H Saint is now equipped for heavy duty paint spray work with Phs. 7633 or 9363.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
JI_H
May Bribery Trial Testimony Ties Ex-Congressman
Washington witnesses describe Andrew J. May seeking favors from Secretary Patterson for wartime munitions and writing to General Eisenhower on behalf of a court martialed Garsson. The government accuses May of taking 55000 in bribes via Murray Garsson and their agent Joseph Freeman as May faces trial with four co-defendants. E D Feldman testifies he donated 1000 to May and that the money was for May despite being made out to May's son. A New York banker testifies Freeman settled bank notes for May using proceeds from a 10000 check to Murray Garsson.
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Washington
Andrew J. May
Patterson
Garsson
Eisenhower
May
House Military Committee
Murray
Henry Garsson
Joseph F. Freeman
E. D. Feldman
Los Angeles
John L. Lewis
AFL Mine Workers Union
Feldman
Freeman
R. V. May
New York
Henry G. Barber
National Bronx Bank
Murray Garsson
US destroyer Hyman to arrive for Persian Gulf visit
Tehran reports the US destroyer Hyman is slated to arrive tomorrow for an official visit to the Persian Gulf, according to a US embassy spokesman.
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Tehran
Hyman
Persian Gulf
Schacht Condemned by German Denazification Court to Eight Years
Stuttgart May 13 ex currency expert Hjalmar Schacht was sentenced to eight years in a labor camp for major Nazi offenses after a denazification court convicted him He vowed to appeal saying Hitler would not criminalize a man who aided his regime and claimed he did not know of any conspiracy.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Hjalmar Schacht
Nuernberg
Hitler
Schacht
International Military Tribunal
Little Theater Repeats Hit State of the Union
Amarillo City will host another rendition of the State of the Union at the Amarillo Little Theater tonight. Tickets go on sale 11 am to 5 pm at the Southwestern Public Service Company Fifth and Polk with no reserved seating. Municipal Auditorium box office opens 7 pm for curtain at 8 15 pm. Adults 1.30 Students 0.60 tax included. Season tickets honored.
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Amarillo Little Theater
State of the Union
Southwestern Public Service Company
Fifth and Polk
Municipal Auditorium
Union Official Departure Signals Phillips Pact Amid Borger Strike
Union official Herbert Woods left Borger as talks over a Phillips Petroleum settlement progressed. The union and company prepare to present a proposal to members tonight with voting continuing to Thursday. The core issue remains the preferential seniority clause and its impact on union membership. Also, General Tire plant at Baytown will close May 25 due to carbon black shortages tied to the Borger strike.
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Phillips Petroleum Company
Phillips
Herbert Woods
Washington, D. C
International Union
Washington
Woods
Union Hall
Borger
Baytown
General Tire & Rubber Company
Ted Lyman
Houston
Lyman
Vets Plead Guilty to Illegal Receipt of Unemployment Pay
In Dallas federal court twenty veterans pled guilty to drawing $20 weekly unemployment compensation while working. Several arraigned veterans agreed to repay sums, with amounts ranging from $200 to $300, and some have already reimbursed the government.
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Dallas
U.P
Double slaying shocks CALISTA Kansas two arrests made
In CALISTA, Kansas a father W. W. McClellan and son Arnold were found shot dead in their home. An invalid son Raymond crawled two blocks to summon help. Police say two men Cecil Tate and George Gumtow admitted the slayings after being arrested nearby. They allegedly demanded money.
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Calista
Kan
J. W. Brite
Kingman
W. W. McClellan
Arnold
Kansas
Brite
George J. Norris
McClellan
Raymond
Norris
Marvin Lewis
Cecil Tate
Hot Springs
Ark
George Frederick Gumtow
Battle Creek
Mich
Atty
John McKenna
Lewis
Plunge in Food Costs Forecast by Hennessy
John L. Hennessy, chairman of the Statler Hotel Corp and war secretary Patterson adviser, predicted wholesale food prices will fall 25 percent within nine months. He said pork products beef and citrus fruits will lead a downturn evident by fall.
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Washington
John L. Hennessy
The
Statler Hotel Corporation
Patterson
Hennessy
Tornado Devastates Findlay Trailer Camp injuring seventeen
A tornado struck a Findlay Ohio trailer camp injuring 17 people, three seriously, and destroying about 42 trailers. City workers were hurt at the barn facility, two women injured elsewhere, and three ambulances rushed victims to hospital after the 3 PM CST twister.
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Findlay
Findlay Hospital
Weather summary for Amarillo and West Texas period
The Amarillo area forecast calls for fair weather Wednesday and Thursday with gradually rising temperatures. West Texas expects clear to partly cloudy skies with little change through Thursday, and temperatures near normal in the Panhandle and South Plains with 1 to 3 degrees above elsewhere. Light precipitation and a few scattered showers are possible Thursday or Friday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
SMES
Texas
Gulf Plains
Panhandle
South Plains
Fireman Warns of Dogs Near Amarillo Field
Fire Chief Henry Long warned last night to watch for four dogs around Amarillo Field. One dog was killed by firemen after acting strangely amid fear of possible hydrophobia. The pack’s remaining three dogs disappeared as firefighters searched. No plans exist to test the dead animal for disease. Bendix Radios for the graduate. Russell Stationery Co. 611 Taylor. Ph 2-1257.
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Amarillo Field
Henry Long
Mr. Long
Bendix
Russell Stationery Co
Taylor
Stock Market Dives to Year’s Low Amid Broad Losses
The stock market fell sharply with many shares down one to three dollars as investors sold amid doubts over the economy and labor legislation prospects. The decline erased about one billion dollars in market value with total volume over 1.2 million shares. Notable closes included Johns Manville down 3.75 to 114, U S Steel off 1.12 to 65.62, Chrysler down 1.75 to 98.25, Goodyear 1 to 47, and Santa Fe 1.75 to 75.25.
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New York
Johns-Manville
U. S. Steel
Chrysler
Goodyear
Santa Fe
Telephone Talks Strike to a Stalemate in Wage Talks
St. Louis May 13. Wage talks between Southwestern Bell and Southwestern Telephone Workers Union ended in a stalemate as unions pressed for a $6 weekly rise while the company held to a $4.27 offer plus 27 cents in fringes. Federal conciliator A E Johnson said the meeting adjourned with no reconvening time but possible separate talks tomorrow. Amounts cited show Amarillo and 12 other communities reclassified to higher pay levels, with monthly top wages rising for operators, installers, repairmen and janitors on a 40 hour week.
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ST. Louis
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Southwestern Telephone Workers Union
Mayfair
A. E. Johnson
Amarillo
Southwest
O A. Thomas
Thomas
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