Quality Wheat Emphasized At Grain Meet Panhandle Grainmen Converge
Grainmen of the Panhandle enter the final day of their 32nd annual convention after a day of speeches and banquets. Chicago Board of Trade President Richard F. Uhlmann spoke on the futures market while Frederic T. Dines outlined wheat prospects for the Great Plains and urged emphasis on wheat quality across breeders farmers dealers and mills.
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Great Plains
Mr. Dines
Three Killed in Tunnel Cave-in Near Fort Collins
A tunnel cave-in on a reclamation project ten miles southwest of Fort Collins, Colorado, killed two men and fatally injured a third. The victims were Tommy Muniz, 24, Fort Collins. George A. Teeter, 34, Masonville. and Don Regan, 22, Loveland. Regan died while en route to a hospital.
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Navy relieves 14 ship squadron in Mediterranean
Washington May 17 The Navy will replace its 14 ship squadron in the Mediterranean with 12 other ships and bring back about 4100 Marines aboard major vessels. Replacing ships come from the Second Marine Division at Camp Lejeune and depart East Coast ports around May 31.
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Debates over outlawing the Communist Party in Oregon
Dewey and Stassen clashed on the Mundt bill during a radio debate in Portland. Stassen argued the bill would outlaw the Communist Party, while Dewey said it would not and condemned outlawing as unconstitutional. They urged firmness against Communism and defended legal rights, highlighting campaign stakes in Oregon.
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Blight War Director Named to Lead Eradication Effort
Harry H. Johnson of Houston appointed coordinator of the hoof and mouth disease eradication program. He will serve as special assistant to the secretary of agriculture and consultant to the Bureau of Animal Industry chief, working in Washington and Mexico to speed eradication. A department report notes strategic gains of over 7 000 square miles along the northern quarantine line, while stressing that this is not yet actual progress in eradiation.
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Battle Centers in Galilee Stir War News Across Fronts
Arab forces report Egyptian troops nearing Tel Aviv as Israeli fighters push into Acre and Jerusalem. Tel Aviv endures air raids for a third day while international powers call for a UN ceasefire as Moscow recognizes Israel.
Amarillo High School overcrowding prompts debate on new site
A small group met with Amarillo school board and UT educators to discuss where a second high school could be built. Experts noted overcrowding and split views on north versus west city locations, while transportation and costs were considered.
What Am I Saying! Checks
A humor piece by Frank Morean notes a man who writes rubber checks ends up with trouble. It compares a small town where everyone knows which checks are good, illustrating social pressure and familiarity in a concise joke.
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Atomic Energy Board reports tests at Eniwetok amid labor disputes
White House disclosed an oral AEC briefing to President Truman after tests at Eniwetok Island. Lilienthal and four commissioners outlined details withheld for security as Capitol Hill debates a 23 month extension while labor talks threaten potential atomic plant strikes.
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Jewish and Arab clashes report mixed gains near Samakh Gesher and Malikya
Haganah says Jewish fighters repulsed Arab armor and infantry at Samakh and Gesher, knocked out five armored cars, and faced heavy artillery at Gesher. Iraqi sources note Gesher police post captured, Arabs claim Malikya victory, police station near Malikya seized by Jews, and Acre contested with 4000 Jews penned in the old city. Six hundred Jewish immigrants arrive as Moshe Shapira says up to 1 million Jews ready to migrate. Irgun claims attack on Er Ramle, an Arab stronghold southeast of Tel Aviv.
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Railway Talks Reopen Today
The White House announced labor and management will resume negotiations tomorrow to resolve the railroad wage dispute. Brotherhood officials and railroad representatives meet at 8 AM Texas time in the Hotel Statler, following President Steelman's push to return the railroads to private management.
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Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Outlook
The Weather Bureau reports clear mornings and nights with afternoon cloudiness in Amarillo and vicinity for Tuesday and Wednesday. West Texas remains partly cloudy with little temperature change, and 24 hour precipitation stands at 0.90 inches ending 4 PM. Sunrise is 5 41 AM and sunset at 7 45 PM.
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Double Amputee Demonstrates Driving Ability for ICC
Jerry Leavy, a 22 year old double amputee from Los Angeles, pours water from a carafe to a cup as witnesses observe. The Interstate Commerce Commission hearing considers changing rules that ban amputees from driving trucks, supported by amputee training experts and advocates.
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Two Reuther Suspects Held
Baltimore police held two Detroit automobile workers for questioning in the Walter P. Reuther shooting case. Both suspects gave Baltimore addresses as Captain Henry J. Kriss announced the arrests.
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O'Daniel Promises Radio Address On Political Plans
Fort Worth May 17 Senator W Lee O'Daniel of Texas promised to announce his political plans in a radio address on the Lone Star Network Thursday night.
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Amarillo Community Event Schedule Highlights
Today in Amarillo events include WPCC ToCtwwwwwowwr at 9 30 AM at Panhandle Grain and Feed Dealers Convention Herring Hotel Lions Club noon North Amarillo Kiwanis Bennett Hall Real Estate Board noon Herring Hotel Chamber of Commerce Tourist Development Committee noon room 442 Amarillo Hotel 1 00 PM News Globe Better Living Appliance Show Nat Dance Palace open to public free admission 7 30 PM American Legion Hanson Post 54 with Carl Edwards speaker Freedom Train arriving May 27 7 30 PM Spelling Bee Elizabeth Nixon Junior High School public 8 00 PM City Commission regu lo weekly fee City Hall 8 00 PM Orice College PTA final meeting college 8 15 PM Final showing Hasty Heart Amarillo College public tickets 1 adults 7 centa students
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Stalin signals readiness for talks on Wallace proposals
In London on May 17 AP report says Premier Stalin stated the USSR is ready to negotiate with the United States on the basis of Henry Wallace's open letter proposals. He praised the document as a concrete program for peaceful settlement and listed seven key points including arms reduction, postwar treaties, troop evacuations, sovereignty, UN bases, trade, and civil rights.
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Wallace Says Stalin Reply Encourages World Peace Move
Henry A Wallace, third party presidential candidate, says Stalin’s reply to his open letter moves the world toward peace. He is surprised by Stalin’s answer and suggests diplomats study Wallace’s letter to Stalin.
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White House Silent On Stalin Offer To Negotiate
Washington officials and the State Department offered no comment on Premier Josef Stalin's proposal to discuss a settlement with the United States. Observers awaited whether the move signaled confusion aimed at weakening the U S or a genuine shift in Soviet tactics. The capital kept its fingers crossed while hoping for a constructive response.
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