Code To Halt Commercialization In High School Sports
A three organization panel approved a three year study plan to curb commercialization in high school sports. The proposed eligibility rules ban players over 20 and those with excessive transfers or nonacademic issues. Sweaters or awards beyond standard insignia would be barred. The report calls for certified teachers as coaches and aims for broad participation by high school boys.
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Dallas
American Association For Health, Physical Education and Recreation
National Association of
Education and Recreation Association
Board of Education
House Ways and Means approves 25 million excise tax cuts
The House Ways and Means Committee approved an additional 25 million dollar slash in excise taxes eliminating some taxes completely and halving others. The total cuts on the excise list reach 335 million dollars, nearly double President Truman's request.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Truman
Faces Music In Will Case In Higgins County
Vivian Guthrie of Edgewood Indiana surrendered to Lipscomb County authorities on forgery charges over a forged will tied to a 200000 estate dispute. The case involves eight defendants including Guthrie and others linked to a will found among Sebits Ranch trash near Higgins. The grand jury began hearings as estate issues linger with a prior will probate.
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Higgins
Vivian Guthrie
Edgewood
Lipscomb
Gahnea
Wald Sawmelwel
Waintie
Kirk Woodliff
Henryetta
Okla
Roy Lansing
Guthrie
Mattie Sebits
Sebits Ranch
Martin Sebits
Rossgithrie
Cherryville
Kan
Clyde Grim
Orval Grim
Cheyenne
Rusty Coran
Camargo
L. B. Thoms
Woodward
L. L. Padgett
Vici
Lipscomb County Grand
FLOYD T JONES DIES AT 53 IN AMARILLO
Floyd T. Jones age 53 of Amarillo died at 10 15 last night at his home after a heart attack. He lived in Amarillo since 1916 and worked in auto service, garage firms, and later real estate. Survived by wife Florence, son Floyd B. Jones, three brothers L T Jones Ennis Jones J V Jones, and two sisters Eva Yarbrough and Ray Jackson. Funeral arrangements pending at Blackburn Shaw.
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Floyd T. Jones
Maryland
Amarillo
Mr. Jones
Wolflin Brothers Garage
Timmons-Johns
Carlos Jones
Jones Brothers Tire
Wolflin Motor Company
Tony Chisum
First Presbyterian Church
American Legion
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Florence Jones
Floyd B. Jones
L. T. Jones
Dennison
Ennis Jones
Laketon
J. V. Jones
Eva Yarbrough
Ray Jackson
Grants Pass
Ore
Art Barnett of White Deer dies at 55 in Groom
Art Barnett of White Deer a leading grainman and elevator operator at White Deer Kingsmill and Lark died about 9 this morning at Groom Osteopathic Hospital after a heart attack Tuesday. He was 55 a Missouri native with White Deer eight years in Groom nine. Funeral plans pending Blackburn Shaw Amarillo directing Survived by widow Dorothy Belle Barnett two daughters four brothers three sisters.
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Groom
Art Barnett
White Deer
Panhandle
Groom Osteopathic Hospital
Barnett
Kingsmill
Lark
Missouri
Blackburn-Shaw
Amarillo
Fannie Barnett
Dorothy Belle Barnett
D. I. Barnett
H. FP. Barnett
I. G. Barnett
Phillips
William P. Barnett
Fresno
Cal
L. V. Sparks
Clovis
Omi Barnett
Funa Steed
Judge admonishes dog shooter in Rock Island court
Corporation Court Judge Harris E. Lofthus lectured Chester Ross after he pleaded guilty to discharging firearms within city limits and cruelty to animals. Neighbors reported three dogs shot since Friday. Ross received a $100 fine suspended on promising not to shoot again as residents pursue peaceful solutions.
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Corporation Court
Harris E. Lofthus
Rock Island
Chester Ross
Avondale
Judson Savage
Zipper
Ross
Am arro High School Kid Day selects prettiest boy Moody Alexander
Moody Alexander son of Mr and Mrs J C Alexander 2100 Van Buren was named prettiest boy at Am arro High School Kid Day assembly. Judges were Mrs W B Burkhalter Mrs Lela Crossett and A M Autrey. Others chosen included Vera Lankford Joe Knight Bob Berry Bette Coble and Mariadene Hook. Seniors wore gingery pinafores and short pants and were dismissed at noon.
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Moody Alexander
Moody
J. C. Alexander
van Buren
Amarillo
W. B. Burkhalter
Lela Crossett
A. M. Autrey
Vera Lankford
Joe Knight
Bob Berry
Bettie Coble
Mariadene Hook
Reds Reject U S Protest Over Baltic Air Clash
Moscow broadcast a Soviet note rejecting the U S protest over an April 8 Baltic incident. Russia again claimed the American four engine B 29 violated Soviet airspace, fired first, and downed an armed US Privateer. The note insisted the Privateer was missing and demanded Soviet air autonomy without compensation or admissions of fault.
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London
Russia Today
Baltic
United States
Moscow
Latvia
Russia
Liepaja
Lepaja
Lubbock oilman to host Chilean president in West Texas visit
George Livermore, an independent oil producer and drilling contractor based in Lubbock, has drilled for Chile and built a 23-rig fleet. President Gonzales Videla will fly in April to tour a Levelland gasoline plant and West Texas irrigation projects, with Livermore acting as guide.
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William C. Barnard
Associated Press
Chile
Lubbock
West Texas
George P. Livermore
Gonzales Videla
Truman
Levelland
High Plains
Livermore
Illinois
Polo
Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
Texas Company
Breckenridge
Crane County
Monument
New
Mexico
Herbert Hoover, Jr
Tierra del Fuego
South America
New York
George Livermore
Gonzalez Videla
West Texans
Shipping Strike Is Called Off
New York April 21 A settlement ending a threat of a ship strike on the East and Gulf coasts was announced after 19 hours of talks between 40 shipping firms and the AFI Masters, Mates and Pilots Association. The walkout would have idled about 300000 seagoing and waterfront workers. Details of the accord were not released.
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New York
Gulf
AFI, Masters, Mates and Pilots Association
Clyde M. Mills
Cyrus Ching
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Order Closing of Czech Consulate in Chicago
The United States ordered Communist Czechoslovakia to shut its consulate general in Chicago by May 1 in retaliation for Czechoslovakia closing libraries and Bratislava’s American consulate. The State Department rejected Czech claims that USIS was used for spying.
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Washington
United States
Czechoslovakia
Chicago
US Information Service
Bratislava
State Department
USIS
Vaughan Figures In Maragon Trial
Washington reports the government pressed for a swift end to its perjury case against John Maragon a shoeshine boy turned associate of Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan in a trial over alleged lies to Senate investigators about finances and deals with federal agencies Vaughan connected with a New Jersey molasses firm and the Maritime Commission with testimony from current and former agency officials and Vaughan.
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Washington
John Maragon
Harry Vaughan
Maragon
Senate
Vaughan
Truman
New Jersey
Maritime Commission
Wife Seeks Divorce After Humorous Husbands Actions
In Detroit on April 21, Patricia J. Stephens sought a divorce after three years of marriage. The decree was uncontested following her testimony that her husband Robert mocked her by kissing the dog, patting her head, and then leaving the home.
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Detroit
Patricia J. Stephens
Robert
Silence Is Golden in Congress Proposal by Scrivener
Representative Scrivener of Kansas proposes trimming floor debate and limiting appendix entries in The Congressional Record to save taxpayers money. He notes each spoken word and unspoken word costs about 82 dollars per page, urging lawmakers to ration commentary to cut printing costs.
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Washington
Scrivener
Kansas
House
Federal
Congressional Record
Gunn Bros Thrift Stamps and Lbr Co Ad
Gunn Bros offer thrift stamps while Olver and Wiggins Lumber Co at 1200 West 6th advertise supplies and services.
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Gunn Bros
Olver & Wiggins Lbr. Co
Railway Bosses Weigh Train Runs Amid Firemen Strike
Chicago April 21 Officials of seven railroads debated whether to run trains during a firemen and enginemen strike set for next Wednesday. Engineers may pilot trains without firemen if supervisors man the shovels and valves while diesel locomotives could run with fewer crew, though steam engines will still need a fireman to feed the boiler.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Firemen
Brotherhood
Alvaniey Johnston
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Railroad
Johnston
Rail Fuss Cancels Goodwill Excursion
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce cancels the goodwill train trip due to an impending rail strike. More than 75 reservations were made for the outing scheduled to depart Amarillo next Tuesday night at 11. The strike, set for Wednesday morning, would have left the train an hour short of its Roswell New Mexico arrival. Officials were notified that the trip will be postponed until the strike threat ends and rescheduled for a later date.
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Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
George Hammock
Roswell
Bill Lansing
Railroads Map The Western Lines West Of Buffalo And Harrisburg
The discourse notes major railroads including the Santa Fe Southern Ohio Central Big Four and Pennsylvania west of Harrisburg as well as New York Central west of Buffalo and Michigan Central west of the Detroit River. It identifies the network span and key routes connecting eastern hubs to midwest corridors.
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Santa Fe
Southern
Ohio Central
Big Four
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
New York Central
Buffalo
Michigan Central
Detroit River
Santa Fe Faces Possible Train Run During Firemen Strike
R C Martini of the Santa Fe Western Lines says trains will be moved if possible but no definite plans exist. A Chicago policy statement was expected later today as the dispute may affect Amarrillo and the Panhandle Plains area with seven Western Line divisions across multiple states.
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R. C. Martini
Santa Fe Western Lines
Mr. Martini
Santa Fe
Martini
Chicago
Amarillo
Panhandle Plains
Burlington
Rock Island
Western Lines
Kansas
Oklahoma
West
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Alvaniey Johnston
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Clear Warmer Weather With Wind In Forecast
Weather summary from Amarillo Air Terminal foresees rising temperatures through the week with windy conditions. Daytime highs near the 70s and mid 80s, lows in the 40s to 50s, and little to no rainfall anticipated. Chief meteorologist H C Winburn notes five days of near normal temps and steady sun.
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H. C. Winburn
Amarillo Air Terminal
Winburn
Governor Attends Fiesta San Antonio Parade
Governor Allan Shivers and wife toured San Antonio observing the Battle of Flowers parade and related Fiesta events, taking in the city’s observances with other dignitaries and residents.
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Fiesta San Antonio
Allan Shivers
San Antonio
Amarillo Weather Ahead With Clearing Skies and Warmth
The Weather US Weather Bureau reports clear skies and rising temperatures in Amarillo and vicinity with wind today and Saturday. Highs reach 81 today and 84 tomorrow, with 71 recorded for the 24 hours ending 6:30 this morning. lows near 46 to 50. West Texas fair and warmer, Panhandle warming, Saturday cooling. New Mexico generally fair today through Saturday, warmer east, cooler north, increasing wind Saturday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
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