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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1947
Page
12
The Amarillo Globe announces publication details including founding date, evening edition, Sunday connection with The Globe-News, key staff names Grady Camp and Grady, and subscription rates for daily, Sunday, and combined Globe and News editions with various term options and carrier methods.
The Globe outlines 13 platform planks to boost Amarillo including city representation expansion, a world class arena, new traffic center, downtown cleanup, sports facilities, park expansion, water supply, hospital facilities, aviation terminal, industrial development, culture and welfare activities, school facilities and staff salaries. Letters contest prize offered for best letter under 500 words with Saturday noon deadline.
In Washington the House met at noon with 64 of 495 members, transacted no business, and adjourned after 90 minutes amid Easter recess. The Senate met with about 20 of 96 members, debating varied topics and passing a wool purchase subsidy above market price while planning to discuss Greek Turkish relief bills tomorrow.
Wartime commander Lt. Col. James A. Kilian was court martialed for cruel punishment of GI prisoners and fined $500. President Truman removed Kilian from promotion lists amid public concern over seniority based advancement. The episode sparks discussion of merit based promotion versus legal seniority in the Army.
Dr L Joseph Stone from Vassar cautions parents against overreliance on I Q tests noting they give only a partial view of ability and can mislabel a child. The piece uses an anecdote of a family damaged by I Q rating and urges valuing diverse intelligences and personal development over scores.
Walter Lippmann argues a looming European postwar crisis threatens world stability. Britain’s collapse risks global repercussions as London finances the defense and policy push, with the US needing to awaken to the gravity beyond comforting assurances.
Billy Rose vows to award a bottle of vintage champagne and a pound of caviar in a pretty package for notable moments in show business. He says the prize honors personal delight, not public acclaim, and may be given three times a season or thirty, at his discretion. He contrasts it with the Pulitzer and other awards as self awarded fizz and fish eggs.
The excerpt portrays show people debating a single annual prize with no rules other than passion. It features a boastful narrator ready to award fame based on one critic's opinion and a philosophy of champagne and caviar for the chosen acts.
The 1947 piece warns U S and Britain may undertake large scale economic and lend lease measures to avert a continental crisis in Europe. It predicts a two year window for decisive action and warns of a possible global conflict between Russia and America if crisis deepens.
A Polk Street resident vents about neighbor Ellis flaunting his upgrades. Ellis boasts about a new washing machine insulation air conditioner and fence improvements while the speaker toils in heat and high bills, upset by constant yard tips and taunts.
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