Airlines protest higher air mail pay sparks board clash
TWA joined four other major carriers in protesting the Civil Aeronautics Board decision to raise air mail rates by about a third. The plan would add roughly 5271,000 annually for TWA, America, Eastern, Northwest, and United, while denying increases for periods before 1948.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Warren Lee Pierson
World Atvs
TWA
America
Eastern
Northwest
United Airlines
North West
United
Calf Delivers In Style At Amarillo Dairy Day
At Tri-State Fair grounds a Holstein cow from the H. B. Hales herd gave birth during Dairy Day and won the purple ribbon in the judging by Casey Fine of Texas Tech before rushing to her stall. The event drew grumbling from other cows as nature took its course in the cattle barn on a birthday occasion.
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Amarillo
Tri-State Fair Grounds
H. B. Hales & Herd
Fair Grounds
Nature
Casey Fine
Texas Tech
Longshoremen Balk at Loading Russian Liner in New York
In New York on April 8 195? longshoremen refused to load five thousand bags of nails onto the Soviet liner Russia delaying cargo. Officials said workers balked at handling cargo for any Russian owned ship, citing political tensions with the USSR. The ship carried 112 passengers for Mediterranean ports and Odessa.
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York
Russia
Mediterranean
Odessa
John L Lewis Faces Possible Unfair Labor Practice Charge
Joseph E Moody head of the Southern Coal Producers Association says he will file an unfair labor practices charge against John L Lewis United Mine Workers Moody also faces contempt for defying a court order to end a 24 day soft coal strike and to negotiate on pension disputes Talks stalled over Moody authority at the conference as UMW officials and operators press for talks under court oversight while Moody seeks NLRB action to recognize him as authorized negotiator and sideline Lewis allies.
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John L. Lewis
Washington
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
United Mine Workers
Lewis
UMW
Mood
Moody
Bar- J
Robert Denham
Southern Coal Assoction Io
Charles O'Neill
Gey
Non Communist Czechs seize Czechoslovak plane to US zone in Germany
Twenty non Communist Czech passengers and crew hijacked a Czechoslovak National Airline flight from Prague to Bratislava, taking control at gunpoint and landing in the US zone near Munich. Sixteen stayed, ten reportedly favored leaving, with pilots forced to redirect the craft.
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Landin
Munich
Germany
Manzella Barred From River Road School Board Seat
John Manzella, a River Road resident, was elected to the River Road Independent School Board but not sworn in after trustees ruled he cannot serve due to illiteracy. He received 35 votes to Mrs. J N Childress 69. a special trustees meeting is set for April 20 after state education review.
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Cal Brumley
Handy-Andy
River Road
John Manzella
Manzella
River Road Independent School
Df Board of Trustees
State Board of Education
Mor Jones
Mr. Manzell
Mr. Manzella
Palermo
Italy
Texas City suits total 100 million in claims
In Texas City on April 8 a series of federal tort claims were filed totaling about 100 million dollars. A $50 million suit was filed here, with about 60 other petitions on file in Galveston. Firms named include Sykes Brothers Steamship, Humble Oil and Refining, Humble Pipe Line, and others, with a consolidated suit by 26 parties and the Texas Employers Insurance Association.
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Housion
Texas
Federal District
Galveston
Sykes Brothers Steamship Company
Humble Oil and Reining Company
Humble Pipe Lines Company
James J. Fase
Texas Employers Insurance Association
Thomaston Pilot Dies In Training Flight Crash
Air Force Sgt. Francis A. Haraden den of Thomaston died when his light training plane crashed three miles from his home after he flew a note to his wife and son. He had rejoined the Air Force as an enlisted man a month earlier and was on a training flight from Dow Field Bangor. The crash ended a dramatic farewell as relatives watched the dive and the package with a booties gift and a note.
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Thomaston
Air Force
Francis A. Haraden
Dorothy
Douglas
Dow Field
Bangor
Fran
Truman asks funds to expand Air Force and Navy shipbuilding
President Truman sent a request to the House Appropriations Committee for 725000 to immediately expand the Air Force starting July 1 as part of a broader three billion dollar military budget increase. Navy Secretary Sullivan announced plans to raise ship construction funds from 39500000 to 100000000 for next fiscal year to bolster the Merchant Marine.
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Truman
Col. Wess
John Taber
New York Republican
House Appropriations Committee
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Gress
Boos
Navy
John L. Sullivan
House
Merchant Marine Committee
Sullivan
Congress
Russia Rejects Four Power Berlin Crash Inquiry
Moscow rejected a four power probe into the Berlin crash, blaming Britain and signaling possible air corridor measures. Sokolovsky warned of action if British flight rules are not observed while expressing regret and promising no interference with Berlin air routes. The collision killed 14 aboard the British aircraft, including two Americans and a Soviet pilot.
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Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Germany
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Sokolovsky
Lair
Russian Investigating Commission
Moscow Radio
Brian Robertson
Moscow
Lucius D. Clay
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Romania
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Bulgaria
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Tass
Board of Inquiry Reports To Truman on Meat Strike
An inquiry board reported to President Truman on the meat strike, paving the way for a court order. The CIO packing house workers struck for higher wages March 16, with 60,000 to 80,000 involved.
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Board of Inquiry
Truman
Washington
CIO
Weather summary for Amarillo and surrounding regions
The morning forecast notes fair conditions with strong northeasterly winds this afternoon and tonight, turning cooler. Friday looks fair with rising temperatures, while West Texas sees partly cloudy skies and cooler conditions in the Pandani Plains and upper Pecos Valley. New Mexico remains fair with locally strong winds and cooler eastern portions.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Pandani Plains
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Thermometer KEEPS A COOL HEAD At Amarillo Fire
Firefighters faced a chilly blaze at the Santon Cafe on Fifth and Taylor where a neon thermometer displayed a high of 75 degrees as flames damaged the register. The blaze started from a short circuit in the illuminated thermometer.
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Amarillo
Santon Cafe
Fifth and Taylor
Eloping Bride and Father in Townsends Shooting
Lena Suanvin and Ray Adams were wounded in a gunfight on main street as W H Justice, the bride’s father, confronted the couple after their Georgia Florida elopement. Justice was arrested on assault with intent to murder and released on bond.
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Lena
Blount McAdams
W. H. Justice
Townsend
Tenn
Ben Mays
Justice
Mays
Georgia
Florida
Sorial Hospital
Petty’s Petty Girls Used To Cover Hunting Costs
George Petty reveals his Petty Girls support his hunting and travel, detailing studios in Arizona and Wisconsin, a family group including daughter Marjorie, and a life centered on models and magazines. He notes Esquire’s circulation motive and hints at ongoing work with See PETTY Page 2.
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Petty
Mr. Petty
George Petty
Amarillo
Hedge‘oke Motor Company
West Sixth
Atlantic City
Mama
Marjorie
George
Arizona
Wisconsin
Chicago
Northbrook
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Esquire
Two States Begin Clearing Debris Left by Tornadoes
Residents in northern Illinois and Indiana began clearing rubble from tornadoes that struck several communities. At least three people were killed and scores injured. Two deaths occurred in Grand Park Illinois and one in Hebron Indiana as the storm moved from Urbana Illinois northeast through counties along Lake Michigan.
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Indiana
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Hebron
Ind
Urbana
Lake Michigan
If Not Ike, How About Mrs Eisenhower Editorial
The Laredo Times suggests Republicans and Democrats draft Mrs Dwight D Eisenhower for the Presidency arguing wives influence presidents and could lead the country without payroll costs. The piece imagines Mrs Eisenhower steering policy while Gen Eisenhower works unpaid and cites a possible disaster if not.
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Ike
Laredo
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