Failures to rein in Lewis prompt talk of stiffer laws
Hartley heads the House Labor Committee and signals possible hearings while discussions mount over coal burning rail service cuts ordered by the Office of Defense Transportation and ICC. The strike paints a broader national view including public opinion on military training and draft as Gallup reports strong support for UMT and selective service revival.
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Lewis
Hartley
House Labor Committee
Office of Defense Transportation
Interstate Commerce Commission
ODT
White House
Espe
George Gallup Ctor
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
Truman
War Bride's Campaign Bears Fruit for Freedom
Amarillo residents helped turn a Ponza Italy Communist rally into a pro American demonstration with food and clothing. War bride Carmela Pitts organized letters and aid from the Panhandle to influence Italian voters ahead of the April 18 election.
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Amarillo
Ponza
Italy
Globe-News
Naples
Pitts
Leanza Italia
Scotti
America
Mr. Rogers
E. M. Rogers
Kentucky
John Maynard Lin
Panhandle
East Ninth
Herbera Bros
Taylor
Carmela
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
The forecast calls for paired bands this afternoon and tonight with slightly warmer conditions. Saturday looks partly cloudy and warmer. West Texas expects fair weather this afternoon and tonight with milder temperatures. Panhandle and South Plains not as cold tonight. Highs around 65 and lows near 34.
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Amarillo
Vicinity
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Stress Press Duty to Public at Panhandle Convention
Lawrence J. C. Phillips of the Borger News-Herald urged editors and writers to inform readers about doctrines that threaten life, warning that a new world crisis could recur. He noted the AHSA Cappella Choir and stressed gratitude for living in a peaceful nation as the Panhandle Press Association met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
J. C. Phillips
Borger News-Herald
the Panhandle Press Association
Ahsa Cappella
Phillips
City Board appoints two to civil service commission
City commissioners named Bill Sutton attorney of 1205 Crockett and A H Chesser labor representative of 1101 Lincoln to join the civil service commission. Gene Klein lumberman at 2817 Lipscomb, named chair. Terms run to 1950, 1949, and 1948 respectively. They replace Lambie Boger and Bruderlin who resigned.
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City Civil Service Commission
Bill Sutton
Crockett
A. H. Chesser
Lincoln
Gene Klein
Lipscomb
Klein
Sutton
Charlie Lambie
Roy Boger
Fr. Bruderlin
Rescue 10 Adrift in Rough Gulf
Ten members of a San Benito family were rescued from the disabled fishing launch Betty Rose off Port Isabel after drifting 24 hours in the Gulf. The craft, skippered by Pete Hisler, departed Port Isabel early Wednesday. Navy plane and a Port Isabel pilot boat aided the rescue, with passengers reporting seasickness but no serious injuries.
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Brownsville
San Benito
Port Isabel
Gulf
Pete Hisler
Coast Guard
Navy
Corpus Christi
A. D. Shaw
E. J. Wiley and
E. F. Wiley
Robert Joines
Parents Must Pay for Boys Upkeep in Juvenile School
In Myrticville Maryland on April 2 the Police Court Judge Arthur P Owens ordered Prince Georges County to pay one dollar monthly for each of five youths sent to state institutions. The parents were assessed the remaining 20 per month per boy, with the judge blaming parental neglect for the bills.
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Myrticville
Prince Georges County
Arthur P. Owens
Draft 550000 Men Would Bolster U S Armed Forces
Walter G. Andrews unveiled a draft bill to register men 18 to 30 with two year service for ages 19 to 25 and a potential total of 550000 new personnel over two years. The plan aims to reach 782000 Army, 110000 Navy Marines, 79 000 Air Force, and 70 group air force strength, contingent onvoluntary enlistment first and president's approval. Also: Lee Rubber & Tire Co cuts prices 15 percent to curb inflation.
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Senate Armed Services Committee
American Institute of Public Opinion
Congress
Gallup
Wadshingson
AW. P
Walter G. Andrews
House Armed Services Committee
Andrews
Navy Marine Corps
Ngth
Vol
House
Senate
Defense
James Forrestal
Navy
Air Force
Conshohocken, Pa
Lee Rubber & Tire Co
A. A. Garthwaite
Hoffman Sworn In as Head of Economic Cooperation
Paul G. Hoffman was sworn in in a White House ceremony as administrator of economic cooperation, taking the oath with a simple God and the President Truman in attendance. Chief Justice Vinson administered the oath and Hoffman then joined the cabinet in a briefing on economic changes since the year’s start.
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Washington
Paul G. Hoffman
White House
Fred M. Vinson
United States
Truman
Hoffman
Edwin G. Nourse
Council of Economic Advisers
Hagy Favors Hiring Few Negro Police
Amarillo mayor Lawrence Hagy says he will not favor hiring many Black officers but may consider a limited number if qualified men can be found. He will discuss the idea with Chief Sid Harper after Harper's return from a law officers conference at Texas A&M College. The proposal came from David Hughes, a Black businessman, with previous commission discussions stalled by lack of qualified candidates.
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Siayor
Lawrence Hagy
Amarillo
Sid Harper
Tom Wingate Improves Slightly in Serious Condition
Tom Wingate, noted soft drink businessman and elected school member, remained in serious condition but showed improvement this morning at Northwest Texas Hospital. Attendants described him as resting fairly comfortably as updates noted by hospital staff.
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Tom Wingate
Northwest Texas Hospital
Mr. Wingate
Chiang Kai-shek Defiant on Manchuria Losses
Chiang Kai-shek told the national assembly seven of his best divisions were destroyed in Manchuria but he refused to admit defeat. He asserted Communist forces cannot conquer China and said those units are being reorganized while his fighting strength remains strong.
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Nanking
Chiang Kai-shek
Manchuria
China
National Assembly
Manchura
Chiang
Wheat estimate bulletin from Agriculture Department
The Agriculture Department forecasts this year's winter wheat crop at 860 521 000 bushels in a daily bulletin. Ws Radio Ser Amarillo's Oldest 23881 for Ad dri.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Ws Radio Ser
Amarillo
Russian Guards Fire Toward US Zone in Berlin Border Incident
Russian guards at Berlin border fired several shots into the American sector to frighten away black marketeers. American authorities indicated there would be no protest.
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Rlin
Diet
Berlin
Newly-Greent Lowndes
Williams-Boyce Agency
Army twins clear VA disability claim mixup
Identical twins Laughn W. and Vaughn W. Massey of Choudrant Louisiana confused the Veterans Administration with twin names and identical service when applying for disability compensation. Both enlisted April 20 1944 served together in Europe were wounded in the same shell burst discharged the same day and pursued identical postwar careers leading VA officials to straighten the filings.
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Iy Dean Dittmer
Washington
Veterans Administration
Laughn W
Vaughn W. Massey
Choudrant
Laughn
Vaughn
King
Monroe
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ICC
THE
Gallup Poll
War Bride
Ramnanaie
Capitol
David Lynn
Panhandle Press
Deskins Wells
Wellington Leader
Wellington
Gladdis Samples
Jewel Tabor
Warwick Princing Company
Canyon. Ng
Press Association
Reat
Rough Gulf
Hagy
Russell
Bulletin
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