Syria and Israel reach tentative truce in buffer zone
In Jerusalem on April 16 the UN Palestine Commission said Syria agreed to withdraw troops from the demilitarized buffer zone and halt cross border fire. Syria will aid UN observers and allow supervision of a return to normal civilian life. Israel had given consent the prior week. Clashes erupted after Israel drained the Huleh Swamps and moved about 650 Arabs, with Syria arguing this violated the 1948 armistice.
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Jerusalem
Syria
Israel
UN Palestine Commission
UN Commission
Sea of Galilee
Huleh
Meyers Sentenced in Tax Evasion Case in Baltimore
Ben nett E. Meyers former Air Force general and top Air Force purchasing agent was sentenced to one year and a day in prison and fined 15000 for evading 61400 in federal income taxes. He pleaded guilty to two indictments covering 1941 and 1942 to 1946 and had an income of 209556 with taxes due of 90986 but reported 94076 and paid 29585. Meyers once led Aviation Electric Corp tied to wartime contracts and was cashiered by President Truman in 1948.
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Baltimore
Bennett E. Meyers
Air Force General
Meyers
Air Force
Washington
Wright-Patterson Field
Dayton
Ohio
Senate
Aviation Electric Corporation
Vandalia
Truman
Shot Fatal to Texarkana Man
Texarkana, April 16. Hershel W. Dykema, 23, hunting enthusiast and night foreman in the stereotyping department of The Texarkana Gazette and Daily News, died from a shotgun wound to the abdomen believed accidental while rummaging in a closet. He had worked on Texarkana newspapers nine years and is survived by his wife, two children, and his parents.
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Texarkana
Hershel W. Dykema
Dykema
Texarkana Gazette and
Daily News
Homer Goff
Zachariah Sinks Taken by Death
Funeral arrangements for Zachariah Sinks 57 died yesterday in Northwest Texas Hospital after six weeks illness. He lived in Amarillo about a year, home 2100 North West First. Survived by wife Fannie May Sinks a son Z R Sinks Electra two daughters Zola May Tipton Littlefield Ira Lee Stoats Amarillo two brothers W A Sinks Chowchilla M F Sinks Amarillo two sisters Florence Brown Aaery Okla Dora Dos a Electra and seven grandchildren
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Northwest Texas Hospital
Sinks
Amarillo
North West First
Fannie May Sinks
Z. R. Sinks
Electra
Zola May Tipton
Littlefield
Ira Lee Stoats
W. A. Sinks
Chowchilla
Cal
M. F. Sinks
Florence, Brown
Aaery
Okla
Dora Dosa Electra
Railroader Fasts Fix Keeps NYC Train Rolling
Cleveland April 16 Engineer Harry Edler of Erie Pennsylvania pulled a broomstick plug from a worn air duct to seal a 90 pound line and resumed a New York Central passenger run. His crew held the improvised plug in place at Springfield Pennsylvania enabling the train to reach Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Harry Edler
Erie
New York Central
Springfield
Edler
Death of Infant Attributed to Strangulation After Feeding
Fort Worth reports the death of seven week old Linda Kay Sloan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sloan, listed as due to strangulation as milk aspirated during post feeding belching. A physician noted milk entered her lungs and windpipe during the process.
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Fort Worth
Linda Kay Sloan
J. W. Sloan
Paris Riviera Highway: Start This Year to Finish by 1955
A new automobile highway linking Paris with the Riviera will commence this year and be completed in 1955 at an estimated cost of about 26 million dollars.
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Paris
The
Riviera
Amarillo Woman Finishes Cancer Drive Solicitations
Mrs Gladys LeNoir an Amarillo insurance agent and first in the current Cancer Crusade to complete a folder of solicitations in the commercial area. Three days after issue her calls were all successful and she worked under Occidental Life Insurance Company sponsorship via the Amarillo Life Underwriters Association. William Rainey of Occidental Life Insurance Company also turned in his folder early.
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Cancer Crusade
Gladys LeNoir
Amarillo Insurance
LeNoir
Occidental Life Insurance Company
Amarillo Life Underwriters Association
William Rainey
Inmate Writes History of Utah State Prison
A. Michael McGee, currently serving one to ten years for attempted burglary, completed a 50 000 word manuscript detailing the prison history from its founding. No press deadline urgency noted.
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Salt Lake City
Michael McGee
McGee
Utah State Prison
Yeggs Hit Grocery at Childress Again
Burglars returned to the United Super Market in Childress and knocked a knob from the safe, escaping with an unknown amount of cash and checks. The March 19 break in yielded 400 dollars in cash and silver and 552 dollars in checks. Police call the latest job professional. Manager W C Bates installed a burglar proof lock after the first burglary.
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Bates
Former Engineer Killed by Train in Texarkana
A 69 year old retired railroad engineer, Harry W. Lindsey, was killed when his car was struck by a Cotton Belt Railroad freight train at a crossing near the Texarkana city limits. Lindsey, a Bay City Michigan native, had operated locomotives for many years and worked for Missouri Pacific Railroad before retirement.
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Texarkana
UPI
Harry W. Lindsey
Cotton Belt Railroad
D. L. Gordon
Lindsey
Bay City
Mich
Missouri- Pacific Railroad
Submerged site of 1564 French colony near Jacksonville
The little French settlement established in 1564 near Jacksonville may now lie underwater after Army engineers diverted the St Johns River about four decades ago. The move altered currents and submerged the colonial site, raising questions about preservation and historical access.
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Jacksonville
Fla
St. Johns River
Highway Widening Cost City 28757 Dollars
West Sixth Avenue widening from Belleview Street to city limits for Highway 66 improvement cost Amarillo 28857.63 dollars. City Manager N W Moss said the city had posted 31000 with the Texas State Highway Department to cover its share and received a 2642.37 refund. Actual widening by the highway department. city paid curb gutter and storm sewer installation. The work is now completed.
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West Sixth Avenue
Belleview Street
Amarillo
N. W. Moss
Texas State Highway Department
Highway Department
City Works Pushes One and Quarter Million Street Plan
Part of the citys large street improvement program seeks funding approval for a 1.25 million dollar project aimed at resurfacing avenues, enhancing drainage, and improving safety features across several neighborhoods amid budgeting debates and public input sessions.
Man Arrested on Check Charge
Oday Donald G. Crow, 23, Cheyenne Oklahoma, held in Potter County Jail on a misdemeanor warrant from Floydada officers for passing six worthless checks in Floydada last week. The checks ranged under 50 dollars, the largest 37 dollars, authorities said.
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Donald G. Crow
Cheyenne
Okla
Potter County
Floydada
Leland A. Hart
Crow
Hart
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