Senate showdown vote on RFC plan looms in Senate
Administration claims pledged votes to back Truman reform while Capehart vows to block it. Revelations swirl around a White House mink coat linked to RFC dealings as Tobey records alleged presidential charges of improper fees and impeachment dare. The reform would replace RFC directors with a single administrator and add policy and review boards.
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Capehart
Indiana
White House
Joseph Short
E. Merl Young
Short
Young
RFC
Youngs
Truman
Missouri
Washington
Tobey
New Hampshire
Congress
Senate
Telephone wage offers amid Amarillo rate case dispute
Southwestern Bell raises proposed wages for local workers by 3 to 5 dollars weekly as wage talks with the Communications Workers of America resume in St Louis. If accepted, operators would earn 36 to 50 dollars weekly and plant workers 40 to 79 dollars. City reviews rate increase filing show 1950 earnings of 98,848 and fair value of 6.5 million. Mayor Klein forwards info to Arthur Andersen for audit.
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Thomas
Telephone Company
City Commission
MacArthurs Conflict With Chief Inevitable
John Gunther analyzes General MacArthur’s clash with President Truman, noting the inevitability of the dispute after MacArthur’s Japan rule and disobedience. The piece argues civilian control, democratic principles, and unity are crucial as the constitutional balance tests the nation.
Britain Rejected Formosa and Chinese Involvement in Peace Talks
Washington reports the United States rejected Britain’s proposal to include Chinese Communists in Japanese peace treaty talks. The State Department said Formosa’s neutral status remains unchanged amid the Korean conflict, with final status to be determined later. Britain suggested Red China participate and Formosa be returned to China, a view not shared by the US.
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Washington
United States
Britain
State Department
Formosa
Red China
China
Peiping
Red Air Blitz Looms as War Forges Air War Tactics
In Tokyo on Saturday April 14 a warning from Lt. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer, commander of the US Far East Air Forces, suggests growing Communist air power could threaten advancing Allied ground troops. He notes plans to blunt attacks once launched while detailing a recent jet air battle near the Yalu River where MiG-15s clashed with US jets and bombers.
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Tokyo
North Korea
George E. Stratemeyer
Far East
Red Air Force
Stratemeyer
Korea
Washington
Yalu River
Air Force
Another Promising Romance on Rocks in Birmingham Suit
Miss Jean Lofthouse, 50, sued Fred Partridge in Birmingham on breach of promise. She claimed he called every night for 21 years until he wed another woman.
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Birmingham
England
Jean Lofthouse
Fred Partridge
Senate Armed Services Group Invites MacArthur to Testify
The Senate Armed Services Committee unanimously invited General Douglas MacArthur to appear as a star witness in an inquiry into his removal from command in the Far East. House Republicans pressure Democrats to allow the general to address a joint session next week as Joseph W. Martin Jr. says MacArthur will speak to Congress Wednesday.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
Congress
House
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
MacArthur
Panhandle Press Assn meets as 300 register at event
Registration for the 42nd Panhandle Press Association convention neared 300 as 11:30 a.m. saw 290 registered at Kerr Paper Co facility. The day included a John Snider barbecue, an Ernest O. Thompson dinner, discussions on machinery by O L Armstrong and A E Heinsohn, and the Amarillo Globe News officer elections. President Howell urged hard work amid national tensions.
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Panhandle Press Association
Herring Hotel
Lester Campbell
McLean News and Association
Albert Cooper
Shamrock Texan
Paul Loftin
Ochiltree County Herald
J. C. Howell
The
Wheeler Times
Kerr Paper Company of
Amarillo
John Snider
Crystal Ballroom
Ernest O. Thompson
Panhandle Press
O. L. Armstrong
A. E. Heinsohn
Amarillo Globe News
Terrell Daily Tribune
Texas See Press
Massachusetts insurance rep to respond to Truman charges on NBC CBS
Joseph Martin Jr of Massachusetts will broadcast his reply to President Truman's charges tonight at 9 30 Texas Time. His speech will be carried over KGNC and KLYN and via NBC and CBS.
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Joseph Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
Mr. Truman
NBC
CBS
Texas
KGNC
KLYN
Injured Woman in Car Truck Crash Near Hayden Street
Mrs H W Smith of 416 Arch Ter was hurt in a collision between her car and a gasoline truck at Thirty sixth and Hayden early this morning. She suffered head and hip injuries and was thrown onto the pavement. She was taken to St Anthony's Hospital by Boxwell Brothers ambulance for x rays. police report not yet completed.
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H. W. Smith
Arch Terrace
Hayden
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Boxwell Brothers Ambulance
Students Hear Citizenship and Enterprise Promise
Hundreds of Panhandle high school students gathered at Municipal Auditorium for an Education for Citizenship and Vocational Guidance program. State Rep Harley Sadler and R Wright Armstrong spoke on responsibility, with Amarillo College hosting and a campus concert by the college band. Mayor Klein welcomed visitors and Rev Eugene Slater gave the invocation.
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Lewis Nordyke
Panhandle
Municipal Auditorium
Harley Sadler
Abilene
R. Wright Armstrong
Fort Worth
Denver
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo College
A. M. Meyer
Charles M. Riker
Eugene Slater
Polk Street Methodist Church
Klein
Sadier
House defeats bid to bar troop deployment without full bombing rights
Washington April 13 The House defeated 112 to 62 an amendment to the draft bill proposed by Representative Shafer Michigan Republican. The rider would bar assignment of American troops to a war theater unless the commander has full authority to bomb enemy supply sources to prevent a MacArthur situation.
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Washington
House
Shafer
Michigan
MacArthur Speech Questioned by House Leaders
In New York Chairman Rus sell of Georgia said the Senate committee backed inviting MacArthur to address an informal joint session of Congress similar to Eisenhower's return address. Representative Martin gave Democratic leaders until this afternoon to decide if MacArthur would speak, with talks to Rayburn and McCormack to follow.
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New York
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Senate Committee
MacArthur
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Martin
Democratic House
Sam Rayburn
House
John W. McCormack
Massachusee
Weather update for Amarillo and West Texas
The Amarillo and vicinity forecast shows fair weather this afternoon and tonight with partly cloudy conditions Saturday. Temperatures rise then fall late Saturday with today's high around 37 and tomorrow’s high around 51, while the 24 hour low ends near 33. West Texas stays fair and slightly warmer through today and Saturday, with New Mexico also fair and warmer today and Saturday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Flier With Soaring Ambition Lands Plane On Mt Rainier
Lt. John Hodgkin, 31, of Selma California, landed a ski equipped light plane on Mount Rainier and survived a night in subfreezing winds. Rescue teams dropped emergency gear and a radio as clouds hindered aerial visibility. Hodgkin was seen beside his stalled craft waving his parachute despite the perilous gale.
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MT. Rainier
Longmire
Wash
Air Force
Mount Rainier
John Hodgkin
Selma
Cal
Watch stolen from farmer ends with jailtime
Troy Martin reports in Argusville that a 76 year old Swedish wheat farmer from North Dakota, traveling by bus to Palm Springs, recovered his 21 jewel Elgin watch and $21 after two men were charged with stealing it during a hotel burglary. Police recovered the watch in Shamrock after the owner signed a complaint.
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Yewel Elgin
North Dakota
Amarillo
Hot Springs
Ark
Palm Springs
Cal
Mr. Simonson
Erick, Okla
Oklahoma
J. L. King
Shamrock
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By John Gunther
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Japan
East
Grantly
Eisenhower
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J. M. Benesch
Cheyenne
Sally Bivins
Dick Bivins
Bonham
Senate Armed Services Group
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