Italy's Votes Smother Reds in Early Returns
Italy's Christian Democrats led by Alcide de Gasperi claim a huge win as returns from the interior show the party at about 47.4 percent in the senate and a two-to-one edge over the Communist Front in the chamber. Pope Pius XII smiled as Vatican-backed CD triumphs unfold in the Red North.
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Bare figures in Oklahoma domestic quarrel ends in muttered room scene
A husband and wife fought loudly last night in Oklahoma City police break up. Officers Pooler and Scott described a free for all with clothes torn by both parties. They were told to calm down before dawn.
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Oklahoma City
Apri
M. L. Pooler
C. D. Scott
Dewey Plans Oregon Campaign Tour Beginning May First
Governor Thomas E. Dewey announced plans to campaign in Oregon for at least 30 days starting May 1 with a speech in Portland. He will fly from Albany New York April 30 to attend the Oregon State Junior Chamber of Commerce convention.
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Thomas E. Dewey
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New York
Edwin McKee Nominated Fort Worth Postmaster
Washington April 2 President Truman nominated Edwin McKee to be postmaster at Fort Worth succeeding the late R D Young. The nomination sets McKee to lead the local postal office and oversee postal services in the area.
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Fort Worth
Washington
Truman
Port Forth
D. Young
Europe Recovery Plan grants big funds to key nations
Congress released tentative allocations from the European Recovery Program totaling 5.3 billion dollars with the largest slice to Britain and substantial shares to France Italy the Netherlands and Western Germany zones. World aid aims to supply grain cotton petroleum and tobacco while Switzerland and Portugal receive no first year funding.
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House Appropriations Committee
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Cmic
Hoffman
Switzerland
Portugal
Rebels Victors In Costa Rica Civil War Ends
President Teodoro Picado resigned and agreed to unconditional surrender within 24 hours to Gen Jose Figueres. A provisional government led by Santos Leon Herrera will govern until Joeli Herrera takes office on May 8. The new program promises social guarantees, expanded labor laws, social security, food for workers, lead distribution, democratic continuity, and freedoms in thought and action.
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Costa Rica
U.P
Teodoro Picardo
Jose Figueres
Picado
Santos Leon Herrera
Joeli Herrera
Life Expectancy Of Cars Increases In U S
Washington April 20. The average American car now lasts about 12 years and covers around 100 thousand miles before junking. Commerce Department economist Jay Atkinson reports a prewar average of 10 years.
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Washington
Jay Atkinson
Commerce Department
Pedestrian Stops Runaway Driverless Car in Los Angeles
A man leaped onto the running board, killed ignition and applied the emergency brake, stopping a driverless auto that had sped along a sidewalk. The driver, Martin G. Gannon of Fort Worth Texas, died at the wheel from a heart attack. The bystander fled the scene.
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No Rain in Amarillo Area Forecast for Next Day
Weather bulletin reports no rain in Amarillo area for the next 24 hours with minor totals in nearby towns. Measured yesterday in eastern Texas Panhandle and western Oklahoma include .01 inches in Amarillo and Crosbyton, .08 in Woodward, .04 in Crosbyton, and week totals ranging from trace to .14 inches across towns like Clarendon Pampa Shamrock and Gage. Forecast calls for cooler today then a warm rebound tomorrow with highs around 72, low 42 tonight, and tomorrow near 78.
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Texas Panhandle
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Childress
Gage
Ohio
Woodward
Crosbyton
Trace
Clarendon
Pampa
Shamrock
Strike authorization given by UAW at Chrysler plant
The 22 member executive board of the CIO United Automobile Workers Union voted unanimously to authorize a strike by 75,000 Chrysler Corporation workers if needed to win wage demands. Norman Matthews, UAW regional director for Chrysler, will decide whether to call the strike. The board backed Matthews's demand for an 18 percent pay boost.
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United Automobile Workers Union Today
Chrysler Corporation
Norman Matthews
UAW
Chrysler Department
Matthew
Armour Back-to-Work Movement Fizzled Says CIO
In Chicago on April 20 the CIO packinghouse workers declared Armour and Company's back-to-work movement had fizzled. The company claimed a satisfactory response from both union and non-union workers and that a substantial number had returned, though Armour would not disclose exact figures. Only the usual non striking office and supervisory staff appeared at the Chicago plant.
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US Jamming Intercepted From Far East Station
Radio Jamming of Voices of America broadcasts to the Far East comes from the high power Russian station at Khabarovsk 400 miles north of Vladivostok US ships reported today.
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Socialist Warns of Civil Disobedience
Norman Thomas predicted that conscientious Americans would refuse to obey a peacetime draft law if passed. He told the House Armed Services Committee civil disobedience could extend beyond racial issues amid unification of the armed services. Senate actions on universal military training and costs were outlined by Taft and party leaders.
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Navy
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Land Prices Reach Peak of Last Break
Washington April 20 The agriculture department says farm land values on March 1 rose to the 1920 peak, driven by high farm prices and income. Officials note no sign of a big drop yet, with foreign demand and the European Recovery Program supporting overseas markets for another year or more. North Dakota led 1947 gains at 20 percent, others up 16 percent in several states, while Florida Louisiana and California showed declines.
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California
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No Heirs in Hell as Hitler Birthday Passes Unmarked
Berlin reports that none of the twelve daily papers marked Hitler's birthday on April 20, with no public tributes or commemorations noted in the capital of Nazism.
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Hitler
DDT Crew Completes Alley Spraying and Cleanup
Amarillo city crews finish DDT alley spraying in the business district today and continue trash-truck cleanup in residential areas. City Manager N V Moss notes supervisor Guy Lane leads the DDT team with about half a ton of DDT planned for the season to curb flies.
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Weather synopsis and Russian rejection brief
The Amarillo area forecast calls for fair skies with strong northerly winds turning cooler tonight and slightly warmer by Wednesday. West Texas and New Mexico see partly cloudy conditions with no major temperature changes. highs around the 84 degree mark and nightly lows near 52 to 66. In London, Russia rejected the U.S. suggestion to form a committee to judge Austria's ability to meet Soviet claims on former German property on Austrian soil.
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