A&M Probe To End All Probes Begins In Texas
A joint house and senate investigating committee in Austin opens hearings on Texas A&M College amid years of dissension. Eight A&M students, leaders of military and civilian groups, face questions as factions call for Gilchrist’s removal and cadet reforms.
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K. Walton
H. H. Williamson
Extension Service
Senate
George E. Adams
E. R. Budaly
United States Department of Agriculture
Williamson
Adams
Gilchrist
Veterans Students’ Association
Dimiss Gilchrist
Ed Brandt
Houston
Jack Nelson
Galveston
Gil
Bill McCormick
Dallas
Ca-Dets
Amarillo
William S
Bill) Andrews
Veteran Students’ Association
Aggie
Andrews
More Miners Back on Joe’s Safety Strike
Washington reports coal production rising on day two of John L. Lewis’ safety strike as miners return to work in several major fields. Lewis telegrams confirm resumption after federal inspectors certify safety, while government weighs court action to end the dispute and potential restoration of a $3.5 million contempt fine.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
UMW
West Virginia
Supreme Court
Tom C. Clark
Jester to Broadcast Fate Of Right To Work Bill
Gov Beauford H Jester will declare the fate of the right to work bill in a 6 45 P M radio address over the Texas quality network The bill prohibits closed shop contracts The broadcast will occur late today Amarillo stations do not plan to carry it
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Austin
U.P
Texas
Beauford H. Jester
Texas Quality Network
Amarillo
Henry Ford Dies at Fairlane in Dearborn
Henry Ford, world richest magnate who built mass production cars, died of cerebral hemorrhage at 11:40 P.M. at Fairlane Dearborn. Funeral planned at St Paul’s Cathedral Detroit with body lying in state at Greenfield Village recreation hall. Funeral arrangements and flags at half staff announced by Henry Ford II.
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Ee Ford
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Henry Ford II
Fairlane
Dearborn
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John Mateer
Henry Ford Hospital
Young Henry
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge
Ray Dahlinger
Ford and Edison Shape American Mass Production Legacy
The passage recalls Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, and Thomas Edison as icons of U S industrial progress. It notes Ford's assembly line impact, wartime production pace, and inheritance by Henry Ford II with survivors Clara Bryant Ford and Edsel Ford's lineage, including four grandchildren.
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Harvey Firestone
Thomas Alva Edison
Henry Ford II
Clara Bryant Ford
Henry II
Benton
Billy
Josephine
Edsel Ford
Ford Motor Company
Edsel
Leadership Role Falls To Henry II
Henry Ford II becomes titular head of the Ford Motor Co at age 29 with his grandfather steering the transition. The younger executive aims to expand production toward two million vehicles annually and deepen social responsibility while rebuilding the company leadership with young talent.
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U.P
For Family
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Empire
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Ford Motor Co
Edsel
Henry Ford
Henry I
Henry II
Ford Company
Benson
New York
Babe Ruth
American Legion
Navy
Chevrolet
Federal conciliator eyes settlement in telephone strike
In Washington on April 8 a federal conciliator hoped one phase of the national telephone strike could be settled today. A strike leader said any settlement must be generally applicable to end the two day walkout. Officials aimed for a countrywide back to work agreement through talks between the American Union of Telephone Workers and AT&T, longtime affiliate of the National Federation of Telephone Workers.
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Washington
National Telephone
American Union of Telephone Workers
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Telephone strike floods Amarillo Western Union traffic
The Amarillo strike halves telegraph and telephone capacity as Western Union and Bell system workers walk out. Officials report 16 000 wires daily and emergency plans activated with amateur radio backup. Volunteers and Army engineers prepare to sustain public safety communications amid widespread disruption.
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R. S. Scruggs
Western Union
Amarillo
Mary Watson
Southwestern Telephone Workers Union
Irvine M. Doss
Austin
Reville
Doss
Army Engineers
Tulsa
Horace E. Wilson
Tyler
James B. Readfearn
Jackson
Dore M. Prantz
Washington
John W Terry
Mr. Doss
Mr. Terry
Mr. Wilson
Texas-Oklahoma- Kansas
Cold front chills Amarillo as Texas trends cooler
A mild cold front sweeps Texas with Panhandle turning cooler. Amarillo records a 36 degree low after dawn, with highs around 70s expected today and tomorrow. Five day forecast shows little moisture and temperatures 4 to 6 degrees below seasonal mean.
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Texas
Lone Star
Panhandle
H. C. Winburn
Amarillo
Winburn
Aid to Greece Advocated as Safeguard for Peace
Senator from Michigan urged Senate action to approve military and financial aid to Greece and Turkey to prevent a chain reaction threatening global peace and UN authority. He warned against bypassing the United Nations and argued aid would deter Communist expansion and safeguard self determination.
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Washington
Michigan
Senate
Turkey
United Nations
Vandenberg
Andrei A. Gromyko
Security Council
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Orrr
Soviet Union
Big Four Talk Frontier Impasses At Moscow Conference
At Moscow on April 8 the Big Four pressed the frontier issue while Molotov yielded on German plans. Bevin led opposition to a central security police, warning it would create a police state. Western diplomats view a plebiscite proposal as a tactic to blunt German fears amid reparations disputes. Deputy ministers finished with Austrian treaty terms on troop withdrawal within 90 days of the pact.
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U. S
Marshall
Ernest Bevin
George Bidault
Bevin
Foreign Ministers’ Council
Germany
Russia
Austria
Greyhound adopts outside maintenance amid strike
Greyhound officials move to a temporary regional maintenance plan to keep buses running during a five day machinists strike. The decentralization uses private garages in district hubs with headquarters in each town, while communications lag from a telephones strike. Pickets remain at the Greyhound garage as unions press for wage demands.
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Paul Tibbets
Dal- 2S
Panhandle
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Eighth
Tyler
West Fourth
W. A. Rice
International Association of Machinists
Rice
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Clearing with diminishing winds and mild aside from today. Fair on Wednesday with a warmer afternoon. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies this afternoon and tonight, cooler in the Panhandle and South Plains, and from the Pecos Valley eastward. Little temperature change expected. high 77, low 36, noon 52.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Welsh Company Cuts Prices to Break High-Price Deadlock
The Welsh Company, the world leading maker of folding baby buggies, announced a 6 percent price reduction as its part of an effort to lower persistent price levels and end the deadlock.
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ST. Louis
Twenty Additional Planes Search for Missing Trainer
Twenty more planes joined the hunt for a twin-engined trainer missing since Wednesday after taking off from Fairfax Army Air Base. The aircraft disappeared between Tucson Arizona and Roswell New Mexico, and officials announced the expanded search today.
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Kansas City
Kan
U.P
Fairfax Army Air Base
Tucson
Ariz
Roswell
N. M
Soldier calls during telephone strike at Fort Dix
An unidentified soldier attempted a long distance call from Fort Dix New Jersey as a telephone strike began. He warned he would rise from sergeant to private if the call could not go through, and the line was finally cleared after pressure.
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Washington
Fort Dix
N. J
Settlement Hopes Hinge on NFTW Panel Action
John J. Moran of the NFTW policy committee says a settlement with AT T requires panel approval and must apply nationwide before ending coast to coast and non dial local service disruptions. He warns the strike will continue unless other NFTW unions accept a similar proposal as President Truman watches the talks.
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John J. Moran
NFTW
More
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NFPTW
White House
Truman
Bob Hope
KGNC
Imposter Poses as Amarillo Globe News Solicitor
C F Underwood of the Globe News reports a fake subscription scam targeting readers amid a newsprint shortage. The impersonator promises free bed sheets for new subscribers, with Fred Thompson among the victims who received a counterfeit two month receipt.
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Amarillo Daily News
Amarillo Globe
C. F. Underwood
Globe News
Better Business Bureau
Fred Thompson
Globe-News
Thompson
Underwood
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