Cold, treacherous Arctic command fortifies US reach
United States officers assess Russian air reconnaissance near North America as the Northeast Air Command expands seven Arctic bases across Greenland Newfoundland and Franz Josef Land. Col Bond notes strategic value and challenges including extreme cold icebergs and sparse transport links at Goose Bay and Sondrestrom.
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Charles Cord Day
United Press
Goose Bay
Labrador
Russia
North America
U.S. Northeast Air Command
America
Northeast Air Command
Northeast Command
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
Navy
Dian
Newfoundland
Greenland
Charles Rankin Bond, Jr
Franz Josef Land
Franz Josef
Polar No Man’s Land
Thule
Bond
Hemisphere
Air Command
Sondrestrom
Bluie West
Artic Circle
Goose Air Base
Potter County Polio Case Totals Questioned by Health Official
Potter County health supervisor Jack Wyatt says the state Health Department report overstated Potter County polio cases last week. He explains totals are cumulative across weeks and that Potter County often appears with 18 cases, though only about six would be accurate. He notes similar issues with tuberculosis reports.
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Paul Timmons
Potter County
State Health Department
Jack Wyatt
City Health Department
Wyatt
Harris County
Amarillo
Plains Counties in Drouth Area Designated for Aid
Washington reports four Panhandle counties Childress Collingsworth Donley and Hall added to drouth disaster areas by the Housing and Home Finance Agency and senators Johnson and Rogers. Texas total reaches 102 counties eligible for disaster loans mainly for cattle feed purchases.
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Washington
Panhandle
Drouth
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Walter Rogers
Lyndon Johnson
Childress
Collingsworth Donley
Hall
Southeastern
Texas
Pepdpl
OLLI
College Draft Test Dates Announced
Washington announces college qualification tests for draft liable youths will be held December 4 and April 23 at about 1,000 centers nationwide. Maj. Gen. Hershey said the third nation wide series is run by Educational Testing Service. Local boards use scores or class standing for deferment decisions.
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Washington
m—Se
Lewis B. Hershey
Educational Testing Service
Princeton
N. J
Dtaft
Caudle Blames Clark In OPA Case Scandal
House investigators heard T. Lamar Caudle recount that a wartime price violation case against North Carolina lumberman T. C. Coxe was dropped on orders from Tom Clark, later a Supreme Court justice. Caudle said Clark called to drop the case as Hoey, Coxe’s private lawyer, pressed the matter. He also related that a 297,991 dollar income tax case was never pursued after the Bureau turned it over to the Justice Department.
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Washington
House
T. Lamar Caudle
North Carolina
Tom Clark
Supreme Court
Caudle
Clyde R. Hoey
Hoey
Ken Nast
Caalince
Aram Ave Eee Neensasihe Mena Atenane
Senate
Justice Department
Truman
T. C. Coxe
Wadesboro
Wilmington
Coxe
Bureau of Internal Revenue
U.S
Clark
Robert A. Collier
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Charlotte
U.S. Senate
Sease
Political Views Of Amarillo Get National Notice
Collier's Samuel Grafton reports Amarillo politics as part of a wider two party shift in the South. He notes local figures Ruthelle Bacon Jay Taylor Katherine Seewald and M T Johnson Jr while citing youth support for Eisenhower and distrust of machine politics. Short, White House press secretary since 1950, collapsed and died at 48 in Alexandria Virginia.
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Amarillo
Richmond
Samuel Grafton
Collier's
Plains
Ruthelle Bacon
Jay Taylor
Katherine Seewald
Chicago
M. T. Johnson Jr
M. T
Grafton
Texas
Taft
Eisenhower
Miss Bacon
Tve
Taylor
Leeward
Fissenhower
Fella
Visite
West Worth
Dallas
Houston
New Orleans
Montgomery
Atlanta
Charlotte
South
Mississippi
Washington
Joseph H. Short
Tru Lother
White House
Short
Truman
Charles G. Ross
Associated Press
Baltimore Sun
The
Sun
Borger Clinches Playoff Series In Six Games
Borger wins the West Texas New Mexico League playoffs in six games over Las Cruces with a 7 3 victory in the deciding affair. Perez, Flanagan, and Cuutt contribute as Borger advances to the finals. Oklahoma City defeats Shreveport in a separate 16 inning finish.
Death sentence commuted to life for former teacher
Governor Allan Shivers commuted the death sentence of Foley Ford Gephart, a former Fayette County teacher, to life imprisonment. Gephart, convicted of raping an eight year old Austin girl, had been scheduled for execution on September twenty fifth. The action followed the Board of Pardons and Paroles unanimous recommendation.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Foley Ford Gephart
Fayette County
Lonvicted
Gephart
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Byrnes Supports Eisenhower Despite Democratic Ties
Gov James F Byrnes a lifelong Democrat announced yesterday he will vote for Gen Dwight D Eisenhower for President marking a sharp policy clash within party ranks and signaling cross party appeal in the presidential race.
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Associated Press
James F. Byrnes
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nixon Here Next Week in Amarillo Stop
Nixon, the GOP vice presidential nominee, will speak in Amarillo at 6 PM on September 26, announced by Dr. Louis Buck of the Young Republican Federation of Texas. The campaign spread included sharp exchanges with Stevenson and Eisenhower on loyalty, taxes, and duty.
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New Braunfels
Richard Nixon
GOP
Amarillo
Louis Buck
Young Republican Federation of Texas
Nixon
Stevenson Urges voters to judge candidates by records not party
In Hartford Stevenson warned that a blanket party endorsement by Eisenhower is dangerous and could erode democracy if voters rely on labels. Byrnes told the Democratic convention he might back Stevenson with misgivings but would vote for Stevenson or Eisenhower based on June. He argued Eisenhower could help end the Korean War.
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Byrnes
State House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai FE. Stevenson
Stevenson
Connecticut
Hartford
Eisenhower
William K. Jenner
Indiana
GOP
Washington
Democratic
Stephen A. Mitchell
Richard M. Nixon
California
Nixon
UU. S
Adlai ‘Stevenson
Truman
Stevensson
Gen
Korea
Happy Little Gods To Sing Song of Radioactive Suds
Navy researchers seek cheaper washday for fleets and households by testing radioactive detergents at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. Scientists use radioactive dirt to trace cleansing effectiveness on cotton cloth, aiming to reduce soap use and save money for American houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Carey
Preas Brience
Atlantic City
Navy
American Chemical Society
Rubin Bernstein
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
Chemical Society
Texans Burning Up Highways
The Texas Highway Department reports faster driving statewide. Average car speed rose from 51 mph in 1948 to about 54 mph this year, with rural averages at 52.2 mph. Western stations average near 56 mph while eastern areas run about 49 mph. Data from 24 highway stations will guide design speeds for curves sight distances and other factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Highway Department
Dewitt C. Greer
Greer
Amarillo
Texas
Greer Sald
Bond Denied for Bar Owner in Mistaken Killing Case
Mario Sopez a San Antonio bar owner charged in the mistaken killing of Jacob Floyd Jr. was denied bond and bound over to a Starr County grand jury. Floyd testified about a secret rendezvous and implicated Nago Alaniz Jr and others in a plot to murder him but claimed the killing was by mistake. An affidavit from Starr County citizens seeking a probe of the July 26 primary was filed with the state attorney general alleging election fraud across five counties.
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Alice
Mario Sopez
San Antonio
Jacob Floyd
Aeven
Poe
Floyd
Nago Alan
Nago Alaniz
Alaniz
Sapet
Starr County
South Texas
Jacob Floyd Jr
Sam “Young Floyd
Austin
Tice Brown Fuller
Atty
Price Daniel
Starr
Brooks
Jim Wells
Duval
Jim Hogg
Hernan Garza
Ernesto Mendoza
Gerald Weath
Erly
Garza
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Lamb County Fair
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Oalle
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