Russia seeks massive mineral drive reported by senator
Senator Brewster of Maine cited a Russian report describing a government led mineral drive described as the greatest ever by a single nation. He said the effort is a grand quest for minerals and hinted it may involve uranium or other fissionable material. A German Army doctor, testifying in a treason trial, told him Russians have extensive knowledge about atomic energy.
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Washington
Brewster
Maine
Russia
United States
Boston
Germans share view on Russia atomic knowledge on Black Sea island
Scientists on an island in the Black Sea discuss Russia's atomic knowledge. He says his view is shared by other Germans met since his release. Brewster cited his Russia report in conversations with a U S senator.
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Black Sea
Russia
Brewster
Malone Leads Senate Panel On Public Lands Project
Malone of Nevada chairs a Senate public lands subcommittee on natural resources to inform the committee federal agencies and American industry about the project and its relation to our American picture.
Postwar Prep Program Aims for National Readiness
Postwar planning emphasizes preparing the nation for future eventualities and stresses launching a broad program that gains momentum as the war ends. The text indicates rapid organization and full force of the program as the conflict concludes.
Texas Doctor Charged with Murder in York Family Deaths
Dr. Lloyd I. Ross of San Antonio was charged in New Braunfels justice court with murder in the deaths of Willard H. York, his wife Gertrude, and their son John and mother Mary York, plus assault to murder for wounding Ann York. The shooting occurred near Kappelmann road, Comal County, as a 13 year old survived with a leg wound. State detectives and forensics aided the investigation, with preliminary hearing set for tomorrow afternoon.
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New Braunfels
Lloyd I. Ross
San Antonio
Justice Court
Kappelmann Road
Comal County
Willard H. York
Gertrude O. York
John E. York
York
Mary York
Ann York
Yorks
Justice Voges
State Department of Public Safety
J. H. Arnette
Jack Mercer
Joe Tisdale
Vogel
Ann
Scholl
Comal
Austin
Fugitive Suspect Held in Carolina Prison
A young Black man named Buddy Bush escaped a lynch mob at Northampton County Jail in Jackson and surrendered to two FBI agents and Solicitor Ernest R. Tyler at North Carolina Central Prison. Sheriff reports a legible scar of the mob’s violence. the FBI investigates potential federal law violations while Governor Cherry pledges action against mob violence.
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Carolina
Raleigh
FBI
Ernest R. Tyler
Godwin
Buddy Bush
North Carolina
Central Prison
Northampton County
Jackson
Tyler
Bush
Rosa Howard
Lamar Caudle
Northampton
Hereford
Margaret Allen Bryant
Rich Square
Bryant
Stephenson
E. W. Edwards
Edwards
R. Gregg Cherry
State Bureau of Investigation
SBI
Cherry
Jackson, NC
J. C. Stephenson
Buddy) Bush
Sweethearts Go On Trial For Yacht Deaths
The yacht explosion slayings of Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Overell prompt the trial of their daughter Louise Overell and her companion George Bud Gollum in Santa Ana California. Prosecutors seek to prove the couple killed the Overells to gain control of a $600000 estate. The trial is expected to run about two weeks for juror selection and six to eight weeks for a verdict.
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Santa Ana
Cal
California
Walter E. Overell
Louise Overell
George
Bud) Gollum
Miss Overell
Gollum
Overell
Newport Harbor
Thomas McGaff
University of Southern California
Los Angeles City College
Sniper Slug Holes Greyhound Bus on Highway 66
A Greyhound Aerocoach carrying thirty to forty-five passengers was hit by a sniper shot about 20 miles east of Amarillo on Highway 66. The bullet damaged the fuel line and oil pan, but there was no fire. The bus continued to Oklahoma City after a replacement vehicle arrived. Investigators found only a single shell notifying of a gunman, with the car and shooter unseen.
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Greyhound
Oklahoma City
Amarillo
Highway 66
Jim Briley
Conway
Briley
Tom Spillar
Dudley White
Texas
Ranger
Three Injured In Car Wreck In Amarillo
Three Amarillo residents were injured early yesterday when a cab driven by William Kenith Kirk struck a Buick convertible driven by Donnie Palmer at the Tenth and Arthur intersection. Most serious was Kirk 22 of 26 North Jackson with ear lacerations and head X rays under study. Dwayne Howard 17 of 2107 Pierce suffered head injuries while Palmer 17 of 1911 Fillmore had minor injuries. All were taken to St Anthony’s Hospital. Howard was released earlier, Palmer after first aid. Officers say the northbound cab on Arthur hit the westbound Buick on Tenth.
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Amarillo
Tenth
Arthur
William Kenith Kirk
North
Jackson
Dwayne Howard
Pierce
Donnie Palmer
Fillmore
Sboxwell Brothers
St. Anthony's Hospital
Kirk
Howard
Palmer
Chorus Concert Tickets On Sale In Amarillo
Tickets for the Amarillo Symphony Chorus concert at Amarillo High School Auditorium go on sale today at Southwestern Public Service Company from 8 to 5. Adults 60 cents and students 30 cents.
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Amarillo Symphonic Chorus
Amarillo High School
Southwestern Public Service Company
Fifth and Polk
Trade Trippers Rolling Again Through Panhandle Tour
Amarillo goodwill trippers depart from Fort Worth and Denver at 8 30 AM for a Panhandle tour with a 40 piece West Texas State College Band. They will parade at Clarendon Hedley Memphis Childress Wellington Shamrock Pampa Borger and Lelia Lake visiting 13 points and return tomorrow night. Virgil Patterson leads the group with Bob Howle second in command. The timetable lists arrivals at Claude Clarendon Lelia Lake Hedley Memphis Childress Wellington Shamrock Pampa White Deer Borger with a 7 30 AM departure from Childress Tuesday.
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Amarillo
Fort Worth & Denver
Panhandle
West Texas State College
Clarendon
Hedley
Memphis
Childress
Wellington
Shamrock
Pampa
Borger
Virgil Patterson
New Mexico
Claude
Lelia Lake
White Deer
Baby Boy Born to Mr and Mrs Paul Timmons
Mr and Mrs Paul Timmons of 1607 Hayden welcomed a son yesterday at Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital. The baby weighed 7 pounds 15 ounces and both mother and child are reported doing well. Mr Timmons is a reporter for The Amarillo Globe.
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Mrs
Paul Timmons
Hayden
Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital
Timmons
Amarillo
Fugitive freighter US Jupiter roams Great Lakes striking crews
The National Maritime Union reports the 7,000-ton tramp freighter US Jupiter, with 16 crew aboard, seeks a coal cargo on Lake Erie. Union claims only a few unlicensed men aboard and cites possible license violations. dockworkers refused to load at Sandusky and Fairport. The ship may head toward Ashtabula or Conneaut as negotiations with the War Labor Board loom. A separate note from Washington reports strong new car orders for dealers, with supply lagging demand and only 30 percent of expected new-vehicle stock available.
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Cleveland
National Maritime Union
CIO
Great Lakes
Lake Erie
US Jupiter
Detroit
NMU
Jupiter
Union
Walter C. Secord
Jupiter Steamship Company
Secord
Sam Waitzman
The
Sandusky
Fairport
Waitzman
William T. Kiel
Detroit Steamship Steamboat Inspection Service
Sandwich
Ont
Two Killed in Dumas Crash
Two men died and their wives injured when their Buick collided head on with a dump truck 11 miles south of Dumas. Victims Clyde A. Lacey and M W McGowan were from Dumas. Neal Andrews of Hereford drove the truck. Mrs McGowan and Mrs Lacey survived with injuries as deputies investigate the crash.
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Dumas
Here
Clyde A. Lacey
M. W. McGowan
Greek Guns Roar At Albanian Ship
In Corfu on May 2 Greek authorities reported exchanges of fire between a Greek gun crew and an Albanian coast guard vessel as it neared Corfu Island. Greek Air Minister Panayotis Kanellopoulos dismissed Tirana’s claim that Greek planes attacked Albanian villages May 21 as unfounded propaganda.
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Athens
Greek Ministry of Public Order
Corfu
Panayotis Kanellopoulos
Tirana
Albania
Korea
Kanellopoulos
Belgrade
Korca
Torrential Rain Damages Property in South Texas Town
A severe rainstorm drenched a South Texas town on May 25, dropping about four inches and causing property damage across the area. Local officials assess the impact and begin damage checks.
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Alice
South Texas
Vega Tot Drowns In Stock Tank
Dwain Russell eight year old son of Mr and Mrs James Russell drowned at his home fifteen miles southeast of Vega while playing in a stock tank with about a foot of water. He was found after siblings returned from Sunday School and pronounced dead at a doctor’s office. Survived by parents two brothers Charles and Jimmy and sister Carrol June. Services set for Palo Duro Church at three with Rev J M Sullivan officiating burial in Palo Duro Cemetery. Body in state at Blackburn Shaw.
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Dwain Russell
James Russell
Vega
Dwain
Charles
Jimmy
Carrol June
Palo Duro Church
J. M. Sullivan
Palo Duro Cemetery
Blackburn Shaw
German Invents Gearless Car and Other Inventions
Frankurt May 25 German engineer Willi Messerschmitt, famed for warplane design, claims to have created a gearless car and a three moving part watch. He cites a light-weight motor and pre fabricated skyscrapers as other projects. He waits denazification trial outcomes and works as a witness in war crimes trials while noting offers from the United States and Russia. He has not released details and prefers opportunities in the United States.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Willi Messerschmitt
Stars and Stripes
Nuernberg
Messerschmitt
United States
Russia
Sibley Farm Tragedy: Murder Suicides End in Explosion
In Sibley Iowa 9 miles southeast of town a farm tragedy left four dead. Lee Stevens killed housekeeper Rose Horky and her two children with a shotgun, then blew himself up with dynamite. A note found implied Joel Stevens had no part. Authorities ruled it a triple murder and suicide.
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Sibley
Lee Stevens Farm
Here
L. L. Corcoran
Corcoran
Stevens
Rose Horky
Ruth
Lloyd Wilson
Merle Kirkpatrick
George Dunn
Iowa State Highway Patrol
Joe
Joel Stevens
Gen
Lee
Mrs. Truman Deteriorating as Illness Persists
GRANDVIEW Mo May 25 President Truman reports his mother Martha E Truman is growing steadily weaker after another trying day. He says she slept much of the day and has called for him noting her heart remains fragile while he returns to Kansas City to be with her.
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Grandview
President Truman
Kansas City
Martha E. Truman
Muehlebach Hotel
Bess Truman
Harry
Missouri
Truman says he will balance duties as wife rests
President Truman spoke with reporters about his ailing wife, saying she has risen from bed to sit with him during his work and that he will reciprocate when she needs him. He described his wife’s condition in simple terms and reaffirmed his devotion while continuing presidential duties.
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Dr. Ross
San An
Securities and Exchange Commission
Willard York Company
Ben H. Rice, Jr
Kenneth Morrison
Lumpher, Olver & Wiggins Lumber Co
6Th
Russell Staty. Co
Taylor
War Labor Board
National Labor Relations Board
National Automobile Dealers Association Today
Fuqua Younger
Moore County
Lacey
Neal Andrews
Neal
Younger
Amerillo
Laceys
Canyon
George Murphy
Mike
Roy Lacey
Helen
Donald
McGowans
Cactus Ordnance Works
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Chicago
Sears, Roebuck & Co. Today
Lowan
Mrs. Truman
Truman
Bespec
Muleau
West Texas
Big Bend
el Paso
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