02 Apr 1946
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1946
Page
1
Nature has not yet vent her full fury in the Aleutian underwater earthquakes. Additional tremors roll up new tidal waves with a still undetermined toll from Alaska to the Hawaiian Islands. Seismographs across the country log quakes of similar intensity to yesterday's submarine upheaval.
Senator Taft and Chairman Murray clash during a Senate Labor Committee hearing on a national compulsory health insurance bill. Taft brands the measure socialist and accuses Murray of grandstanding while Murray calls it propaganda and threatens Taft with removal.
Eyewitness describes Hilo as stricken and destroyed after tidal waves. He recalls scenes from Guam and Okinawa with extensive damage along Kamehameha Avenue and the Makai side. Six others detail evacuations, displaced residents, and high death toll with figures for Hilo Laupahoehoe Oahu Maui and other areas.
Harold Stassen voiced disapproval of Carroll Reece as GOP chairman in a decisive RNC vote. Reece, allied with Taft and Bricker, won on the third ballot amid Southern backing, while Stassen warned the party cannot rely on one leader to shape its destiny. Wayne Morse dismissed the RNC banquet as a flop and warned of Truman reelection if the program stands.
Texas will have an estimated voting strength of 1 838 596 for the 1946 primaries and general election, according to the Comptroller. The figure exceeds 1944 strength by over 260 000, with earlier governor votes totaling 1 007 826 in 1944 and 1 189 230 in 1940.
Jack SoRelie at 10th and Fillmore promotes high prices for used cars with advertise slogan and location details, signaling a local auto buy program. The notice emphasizes quick offers and cash payments to attract sellers in the area.
About 50 Southern Democratic lawmakers urged National Party Chairman Robert Hannegan to apologize for a critical article in the Democratic Digest. They demanded a retraction of statements accusing representatives who voted for the labor disputes bill.
The Chinese Central News Agency reported that Soviet troops are withdrawing from Harbin. The city was described as calm with unease and telephone lines to Changchun were cut.
The State Highway Commission will meet in Amarillo on April 16 to inspect district roads and hear hearings from 16 Panhandle counties. Dewitt C. Greer will join, with Amarillo Chamber of Commerce arranging, and leaders include John S. Redditt Fred E. Knetsch and Reuben Williams.
Mostly cloudy and cooler this afternoon tonight and Wednesday. West Texas fair this afternoon tonight and Wednesday. Panhandle and South Plains cooler this afternoon and tonight. High 92 and low 59 for the preceding 24 hours ending 6 30 AM noon 77.
The Populist Party, winner of the Sunday's election, was invited by Regent Archbishop Damaskinos to form a new Greek government. Four council members met him to receive the charge. Constantine Tsaldaris and John Theotokis emerged as leading premiership candidates.
Washington April 2 A P A spokesman urged Congress to codify OPA liberalized pricing to spur production Retailers Federation research director David R Craig said wholesale price indexes may rise 15 to 18 percent to lift bottlenecks He warned against gun sight conversion and urged amendments to remove ceiling price obstacles to production while preserving price controls until safe to drop them.
In New York on April 2 delegates faced a 24 hour deadline for the Soviet Union and Iran to provide information on their dispute. With no replies from either side by 10 A M CST, optimism mingled with doubt that Andrei Gromyko could return to the Security Council table pending satisfactory letters from Moscow and Tehran.
A council delegate avoided questions on moving the interim headquarters from Hunter College in the Bronx. He said he would sit anywhere. Press Attache Victor Alanchey gave no date. Iranian spokesmen suggested a Soviet reply may come with retaliatory US and UK charges in foreign-occupied areas.
Old Man Weather signals a hotter day with a high near 86 expected, dropping to 50 tonight. Tomorrow's high around 88 as unseasonable warmth continues. Yesterday's low was 58 the hottest night so far this year, with 90s likely statewide except Gulf Coast and Panhandle. Presidio hit 103 for the state’s high.
Honolulu April 2 tidal waves that caused Havoc in Hawaii yesterday hit without warning from official quarters despite a submarine shock being recorded five hours earlier at Pasadena California. An informed source said the Army and Navy protested to the U S Coast and Geodetic Survey that adequate advance information could have saved many lives.
Republican members of the House Banking Committee urged ending the price control act on April 1, 1947. They proposed a four point program including allowing a reasonable profit on consumer items and lifting controls item by item as production nears 75 percent of prewar output, with subsidies phased out by January 1.
DeWitt MacKenzie argues Russia has a clear zone of influence plan for Europe and Asia and will press toward it without seeking global conflict. He warns Moscow will exploit openings but doubts it would trigger another world war.
The piece argues the Soviet Union cannot be ignored and calls for mutual confessions of aims to ease tensions. It stresses give and take among the Big Three on international issues while preserving each nation’s right to govern itself and oppose Communism if desired.
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