Seven Held in Boston Brinks Robbery Probe
Washington police arrested seven men in a roundup of holdup suspects and recovered a Brinks uniform at a house in Defense Heights Maryland. The group, linked to several Washington area heists, reportedly netted about 5500 with possible ties to the million dollar Boston Brinks robbery.
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Brinks Armored Car Service
Brinks
Boston
Robert J. Barrett
Barrett
Prince Georges County
Maryland
Defense Heights
Blame Loss of Job For Triple Tragedy
In Peru Nebraska a psychology professor Dr Barney K Baker 54 killed two college officials then himself amid distress over being dropped in a department reorganization revealed in a new college catalog. The victims were Dr William L Nich Lee and the college president.
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Peru
Neb
Barney K
Baker
Thousand Oaks
Peru State Teachers College
Department of Education
County Atty
Fred C. Kiechel
Education Department
William L. Nich- Lee
Candidates to Speak at Open Forum in Amarillo
Candidates for Congress will be heard at a pre election meeting set for tomorrow night in the Amarillo High School auditorium. The event, backed by the North Randall County Civic Club and four allied groups, will be moderated by Fred Finch. Each candidate gets five minutes to present, then questions open to all with a two question limit per person. Names drawn to assign answering order unless a question targets a specific candidate.
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Amarillo High School
North Randall County
Key Man in Lattimore Case Found in Gotham
A Senate foreign relations subcommittee investigates Edward Huber amid a missing person case tied to the Lattimore inquiry. Huber, said to be in New York, told his wife he had a blackout and would be home that evening. Investigators planned to hear his testimony later, with potential contempt implications if no good reason for nonappearance is found.
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Lattimore
Gotham
Huber
Morgan
FBI
Larry E. Kerley
Washington
Kerley
New York
Officials face Senate and House panels on pleas for funds
The Secretary and principal staff chiefs testified before both Senate and House appropriations committees to review events prompting the plea for increased money. Johnson also spoke about the Soviet atomic explosion as part of the remarks.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Defense
Johnson
Russia
Congress
United States
Point Chiefs of Staff
Senate
House
Appropriations Committees
Navy Eyes Atomic Submarine And Viking Rocket
Washington reports reveal bold military advances including a plan for atomic powered submarines costing hundreds of millions, a 12 mile high anti aircraft weapon, and a Viking rocket to launch instruments for cosmic ray study from a ship near the equator. The Navy seeks funds to accelerate 50 000 ton shipping modernization and new submarine types while Army officials tout rockets able to hit aircraft above 60 000 feet and greater range.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Equator
mid-Pacific
Adm
Forrest P. Sherman
Naval Operations
Congress
Westinghouse Electric
General Electric
Atomic Energy Commission
Sherman
House
Armed Services Committee
Vinson
Georgia
Outer Space
No Spot in Opera For Miss Truman
Margaret Truman’s chances of singing with the Metropolitan Opera were ruled out by Rudolf Bing the Met’s new general manager He said she is a concert singer not an opera singer and there is no prospect of her joining the Met.
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New York
Margaret Truman
Metropolitan Opera
Rudolf Bing
Met
Bing
The
Plan to salvage Tonan Maru transport approved
General MacArthur's headquarters has approved a Japanese plan to salvage the 19,000 ton transport Tonan Maru, sunk off Truk by Allied aircraft in 1944. The vessel was previously a whaling ship before the war.
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Tokyo
Texaco Strikers Barred From Returning to Work
Port Arthur April 26 Texaco refused to open gates to about 5000 Oil Workers International Union members who voted to return after a three week strike. Plants at Port Arthur and Port Neches remain closed with slips handed to returning workers citing ongoing labor dispute. Company cites Casper Wyoming walkout and lack of assurance of lasting operations. 4600 refinery workers and 500 Port Neches asphalt plant workers affected.
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Port Arthur
W.p
Texas Company
Oil Workers International Union, Cio
Oil Workers International Union
Port Neches
Frank Wallace
Texaco
OWIU
O. A. Knight
International
Denver
Wallace
Texas
Casper
Wyo
Mb. G. Schoremmer
Thursday's Weather Warmer Tonight Then Cooler Tomorrow
Amarillo forecast notes little chance of moisture in the Panhandle. Chief meteorologist H. C. Winburn of Amarillo Air Terminal says high clouds tomorrow with a 77 degree high and 45 degree low tonight as conditions remain largely dry.
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H. C. Winburn
Amarillo Air Terminal
Winburn
Panhandle
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast and Outlook
The Weather Bureau report notes high cloudiness in Amarillo and vicinity with warmer conditions today and tonight, cooling Thursday. Forecast highs 81 today and 77 tomorrow, with a 24-hour high of 66 and low of 42. No major rainfall expected. warmer today across Panhandle and West Texas. New Mexico mostly fair with cooler north portions. Local ads include Gunn Brog Thrift Stamps and Olver & Wiggins Lumber Co.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
West Texas
New Mexico
North
Indy
Dinner with Dr Edgar Highlights Panhandle Visit
Texas education commissioner J W Edgar will dine Friday in Amarillo with about 30 civic leaders to discuss local schooling problems and will meet superintendents and school board members Saturday at the Herring Hotel. Edgar, appointed amid Gilmer Akins reforms, previously led Austin schools and wartime Orange schools. Dick Bivins will preside at Friday’s session.
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J. W. Edgar
Texas School System
Oo Hotel
Chas. M. Rogers
Amarillo
Edgar
Panhandle
Rogers
Herring Hotel
State Board of Education
Maragon Convicted Of Lying To Senate Investigators
John Maragon, once linked to the White House, is found guilty by a federal district court jury after 1 hour 36 minutes of deliberation. He was convicted on two counts of perjury for lying about his bank accounts and business ties to government dealings between 1945 and 1946, while cleared on the main charge of negotiating with the government for money. He faces a possible sentence from eight months to 10 years, with judges noting the verdict focuses on perjury, not moral grade.
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Washington
Texas
Albert Verley and Co
Chicago
State Department
Maragon
Harry Vaughan
White House
Kansas City
Bootblack
Seizure of ships sparks dispute with Mexico
Reports from Washington say the State Department weighs economic pressure over Mexico's 9 mile territorial claim after five US shrimp boats were seized in the Gulf. Ambassador Thurston urged Mexico to release the boats while noting a protest had been filed and a World Court option was discussed. Mexico defends the 9 mile limit as realistic, listing 16 nations with wider zones.
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Mexico City
Washington
State Department
Mexico
United States
Walter Thurston
Gulf of Mexico
Michael J. McDermott
Thurston
World Court
Foreign Office
WAC Chief to Visit Japan for Far East Inspection
Col. Mary A. Halloren, chief of the US Women's Army Corps, is slated to arrive in Tokyo May 10 to inspect WAC units in the Far East Command. The visit underscores the army’s ongoing evaluation of women’s service roles in overseas postings.
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WAC
Japan
Tokyo
Mary A. Halloren
US Women’s Army Corps
Far East Command
Prisoner Denied Summer Vacation Plea in Boston
Dom inic Ciambelli, a former boxer serving a state prison term, sought a one month vacation after his August release before a new term begins. Judge William T. McCarthy refused the request. Ciambelli is finishing a four to five year sentence for a 1946 shooting affray and faces another five year term for liquor theft involvement.
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Boston
Dominic Ciambelli
Ciambelli
William T. McCarthy
McCarthy
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