Admiral Riggs Career Spans Amarillo High to Navy
A long career of signaling starts with Amarillo High School under coach Jeff D. Bivins, moves to the Navy, and features a 1910 1911 era quarterback nicknamed Shorty Rige. The piece recalls a tough era, brimming with grit and a decisive authority voice, as the article shifts to a Tucumcari mining disaster involving a cave in at the Conchas Dam irrigation project and the death of workers Berg and Fulton while Reeves remains trapped.
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Doughty
Berg
Bureau of Reclamation
Carl Edwin
Clyde
Putton
Reeves
Altus
Okla
Bureau
Nancy
Carol
Tucumeari
Conchas Dam
Tucumcari
Loom Returns to Labor Front to Discuss Mine Peace May 18
John L. Lewis set May 18 for a meeting with soft coal operators to discuss a new contract for 400,000 bituminous operators due to expire June 30. If no agreement is reached by the 44 day window, a shutdown on July 1 in soft coal fields is likely. CIO United Auto Workers also fixed May 12 for a strike of 75,000 at Chrysler in a broader wage dispute across railroads and manufacturers.
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Associated Press
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Lewis
CIO
United Auto Workers
Chrysler Corp
UAW
Chrysler
Engineers
United Electrical Workers Union
General Electric
General Motors
National Organization
Chicago
Frank Douglass
National Railways Mediation Board
Auto
Riggs Day Parade in Amarillo Honors Admiral Riggs
Amarillo plans a 12:30 parade down Polk Street to salute Adm. Ralph Smith Riggs with a 24-ship fighter flyover from Dallas NAS and a 1:15 contingent arrival near the armory. A 7:30 banquet follows at the Herring Hotel Crystal Ballroom with ticket deadline at noon.
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Amarillo
Polk Street
Howdy
Ralph Smith Riggs
Mason King
Neck Island Station
Polk
Dallas Naval Air Station
John J. Vandale
Herring Hotel
Crystal Ballroom
City and Chamber of Commerce
Naval Reserve Advisory Committee
Naval Reserve Training Center
Will Rovers
Amarillo Hich School
Khiva Shrine
Texas State Highway Patrol
Amarillo Police Department
Amarillo College
Will Rogers
Naval Fighter Squadron
Bill Wagner
Dallas
Lawrence Hagg
Pa Ncapate
Battle for Jerusalem Volatile Fight Opens in Holy City
Armed clashes surge as Jewish Haganah seizes key sites in Jerusalem including the general post office and telephone exchange. Arab defenders press for truce to evacuate dead and wounded while battles erupt near Mah Millah cemetery and Mount Zion as British withdrawal deepens the siege.
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Jerusalem
Haganah
Jerusalem General Post
Katamon
Mah Millah
Mt. Zion
Concert Tickets At News Globe May Fourth Night Event
Isaac Stern, violinist, will headline the final concert with tickets available at News-Globe. The event runs May 4 at night for those unable to visit the office during regular business hours.
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News-Globe
Isaac Stern
Rain Menu Postponed Across Plains
The weatherman said rain will not come this week end as cool northwest winds arrive while warm south winds dissipate before reaching the plains. No moisture is forecast, with high temperatures today and tonight and a slightly cooler day tomorrow.
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Plains
English Field
Arabs advance into Damascus and Palestine report
Arab troops from Iraq and Jordan reportedly entered Palestine this afternoon in a dispatch from Amman. In Washington, the House approved legislation granting states sovereignty over tidelands by 257 to 29, sending the measure to the Senate.
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Damascus
Syria
Amman
Iraq
Jordan
Palestine
Washington
House
Senate
Truman to seek military lend-lease for Europe
United Press reports President Truman will ask Congress next week to back Western Europe with American guns planes and tanks as military insurance against Communist aggression He plans a special move Monday or Tuesday to seek military lend lease for the Marshall Plan nations Early Senate and House action is sought before the June adjournment Arthur Vandenberg has consulted with Robert Lovett on the proposal The plan would back the European recovery program with military aid while avoiding a pledge of armed forces in war at this time
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United Press
Truman
Congress
Westernurope
Washington
Congressional
Senate
House
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Robert A. Lovett
Simonth
America
Weather outlook for Amarillo area cools Saturday
Forecast shows a cooler day Saturday with high temperatures around 88 degrees and a low near 51 degrees. The report mentions the broad context of policy and national events, with scattered references to Texas and national figures.
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Amarillo
Cret
Truman
Texas
Besport
John Mayniard Lbr. Co
No differences between Symington and Truman on defense plan
Air Secretary Symington said there is no difference with President Truman on the defense program. Congress debates a 70 group Air Force while the House moves to revive the draft and the Senate rushes a $3.233 billion appropriation for a 70 group force. The Appropriations Committee cited it as the minimum peacetime Air Force for adequate security.
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Truman
Capitol
House
Wherry
Nebraska
Armed Services Committee
Andrews
New York Republican
Bury
Air Force
Symington
White House
Consumington
Congress
Hodge
Rules Committee
Congressional” Committees
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Appropriations Committee
United States
Youths Admit Firing on Home of School Teacher
Six Brooklyn schoolboys confessed to shooting at the home of 24 year old teacher Margaret Jokiel in a bid to pressure a 14 year old ringleader to pass math. Durso, 15, said he feared his father if he failed math and lured five friends aged 12 to 16 to help. They fired over 30 bullets from a stolen car, after a warning call saying those who flunk math would face consequences.
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Brooklyn
Anthony Durso
Durso
Margaret Jokiel
Les
Coney Inland
Jokiel
Isles
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Ed Schneider
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Sunday Leader
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Klovsky
New Mexico
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Doughty Funeral Home
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