Van Fleet defends Seoul as Red assault advances
General Van Fleet announced a defense north of Seoul to preserve the historic capital’s prestige while UN forces regroup. Reports say 300,000 Chinese and North Korean troops launched a major assault with 70,000 casualties already, as field reports indicate the Han River line and Seoul area remain pivotal.
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van Fleet
Seoul
MacArthur
Matthew B. Ridgway
Korea
Han
Frank H. King
United Nations
Han River
William M. Hoge
Ninth Corps
Red
Pyongyang
Uijongbu
John Randolph
Hoge
Chunchon
Potter County Detention Home caretaker fired for unsatisfactory conduct
Luke Jordan former caretaker at the Potter County Juvenile Detention Home appeared with his wife before the county commission after Judge F H McGregor fired him for being unsatisfactory. McGregor confirmed the dismissal and said Jordan would depart by May 7, denying specific abuse charges. Jordan claimed he was accused of beating children, which he denies, and a pistol issue strained relations with the judge. Separate report notes an electric iron may have been the weapon in the death of Mabel Rachel Hulen in Amarillo, with a death instrument found at her Birmingham Street home.
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Luke Jordan
Potter County
Jordan
County Commission
F. H. McGregor
Court of Domestic Relations
McGregor
Judge McGregor
Troy Martin
Mabel Rachel Hulen
Amarillo
Paul Gaither
Birmingham
Hulen
Slaying at West Sixth prompts instrument evidence probe
The dead woman, a former Northwest Texas Hospital aide, was slain with head wounds. Her husband, R. J. Hulen, 43, is charged and undergoing lie detector tests in Austin after investigators found an instrument at the Hulen home. State chemists will test for blood or hair on shoes tied to the case.
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R. J. Hulen
Austin
Gaither
Hulen
Sid Harper
Northwest Texas Hospital
Husen
Glenn McLaughlin
Department of Public Safety Bureau of Identification
Woody Riner
Texas
Kelly Rogers
Rogers
Riner
Dusty Winds Drench Panhandle With 55 MPH Gusts
A dust filled windstorm swept the Panhandle last night with 55 mph gusts in Amarillo and scattered showers east of the city. A poultry barn was wrecked near Pleasant Valley, and a 44 kilovolt power line serving Pampa and nearby towns was knocked out. Minor damage to lights and phones reported, with warmer, drier conditions expected tomorrow.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
R. J. Pfeiffer
Skyline Drive
Pleasant Valley
Amarillo Air Terminal
Pampa
Southwestern Public Service Company
White Deer
Groom
Fillmore
Taylor
Public Service Company
Pierce
East Third
H. C. Winburn
Shamrock
Follett
Gage
Okla
Childress
Hobart
MacArthur Hearing To Be Private If MacArthur Requests Public
Senators decide to question General MacArthur behind closed doors unless he requests a public hearing. Senator Russell will preside and arrange a censored version for press after each session, with military security details withheld. The inquiry follows Truman's removal of MacArthur from command and targets Far Eastern policy.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Sparkman
Alabama
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Con 808
Truman
Russell
Georgia
Armed Services Committee
Defense Budget Tops 60 Billion
President Truman sent a military budget totaling 60 679 414 690 to the House for rapid build up in military strength against Soviet armed might. He said the Soviet Union’s armed forces exceed reasonable defense needs and cited Korea as proof of aggression pushing toward general war.
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Washington
Truman
House
Soviet Union
Korea
Weather summary from US Weather Bureau Amarillo vicinity
Amarillo and vicinity shows partly cloudy skies with strong winds and cooler conditions this afternoon and tonight. Tuesday will be fair and warmer with highs near 71 today and 80 tomorrow. Panhandle outlook predicts windy, cool days with generally favorable outdoor conditions. West Texas sees scattered thunder showers around Del Rio Eagle Pass, cooler elsewhere. New Mexico: partly cloudy today tonight and Tuesday with some snow flurries in mountains and windy, colder Rio Grande area. Low around 25 tonight.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
West Texas
del Rio
Eagle Pass
el Paso
New Mexico
Rio Grande
Father Smuggles Sick Son From Army Camp
Chicago man John Amborski says he secretly withdrew his ailing son Pvt. Stanley Amborski from Fort Leonard Wood Missouri after letters complained of ignored illness. The 21 year old, diagnosed with peritonitis, was treated at Great Lakes Naval Training Center and sent to the hospital. Army officials defer comment pending a Fort Leonard Wood report.
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Chicago
Fort Leonard Wood
Stanley Amborski
Armed Forces
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
John Amborski
Stanley
Missouri Army Post
Amborski
Army
Cohen
Fifth Army
Navy
Navy Hospital
Potter County awards contract for youth home to Mathis
The Potter County Commissioners Court awarded a $56,573 contract for a new youth detention home to Claude E. Mathis of Amarillo after he submitted the low bid. Plans by Townes & Townes call for a 22 room cinder block building adjacent to the convalescent home north of the city with staff living quarters and juvenile rooms. The current county juvenile home at Amarillo Air Force Base will be vacated as the base is reactivated.
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Potter County
Claude E. Mathis
Amarilo
Mathis
Potter County Commissioners Court
Townes & Townes
Amarillo
Amarillo Air Force Base
Less Meat Return to Black Marketing Seen
LEWIS NORDYKE reports Panhandle cattlemen criticize OPS price rollback for beef arguing it will raise black market activity. Feeders may delay fattening cattle to avoid losses, leading to lighter slaughter weights and fewer cattle converted to beef tonnage.
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Lewis Nordyke
Panhandle
Office of Price Stabilization Claims
Jay Taylor
OPS
Potter Jr. Pleads Guilty in Montgomery Ward Burglary Case
Charles Potter Jr. entered a guilty plea to receiving and concealing stolen property after jury selection began in 47th District Court today. No sentence has been passed. The trial starts for Potter and other suspects in a theft ring tied to the January Montgomery Ward burglary valued at about $5,000. Potter provided a home address of 3705 East Fourteenth and is defended by Amarillo attorney R. A. Defoe.
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Charles Potter, Jr
47Th District Court
East Fourteenth
Potter
Montgomery Ward
R. A. Defoe
Amarillo
News Tip Winners Named in Weekly Report
V 8S Ditmore of Route 2 Box 279 wins $5 for first to report a truck train collision in which two men were seriously burned. Clyde Gibbins of 2221 Wichita receives $3 for a tale about two frightened mice found in shoes from a blaze at the Banner Bowl. Mrs Tommy Fpepropoulous of 4208 North East Seventeenth wins $2 for a horse car collision tip. Other entrants include Mrs M J Richardson Walter Humphrey Mrs C H Wiseman Mrs Preston Judd Mrs Delbert Roberts and Mrs Lee Hallmark.
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Ditmore
Clyde Gibbins
Wichita
Banner Bowl
Tommy Fpepropoulous
MacArthurs Fly To Tennessee
In Murfreesboro Tennessee on April 30 1937 Mrs Jean Faircloth MacArthur took center stage as she and General Douglas MacArthur visited her hometown with son Arthur. They arrived from New York aboard the Constellation Bataan and were greeted at Sewart Air Base for a five hour round of festivities hailed as the town’s biggest day.
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Murfreesboro
Tenn
MacArthurs
Jean Faircloth MacArthur
Middle Tennessee
Arthur
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
New York
Bataan
Sewart Air Base
A Grave Mistake East Central Front
A North Korean soldier surrendered to Allied forces at the East Central Front. He alleged the Communists forced him to dig graves instead of serving as a medic, reflecting distress over wartime duties.
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East Central Front
Korea
French Air General Missing in Indochina Flight
Gen Andre Harteman commander of French Air Forces in the Far East is reported missing after a reconnaissance flight in a B 26 bomber over North Indochina. The 51 year old general disappeared during the mission and efforts to locate him are underway.
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Paris
Andre Harteman
Far East
North
Indochina
Remodeling Loans at Olver & Wiggins Lumber Co
Olver and Wiggins Lumber Company at 1200 West Sixth offers remodeling loan financing options. The firm promotes home improvement projects with practical terms and local construction support.
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Olver & Wiggins Lumber Company
West Sixth
Britain relaxes stance on bombing Manchurian bases
London reports Foreign Secretary Herbert Morrison has reversed Britains earlier opposition to bombing Manchurian bases. If Korean air activity increases, Britain will allow raids, citing a need to curb Red forces. Cabinet will be asked to approve a policy shift diverging from December's Broad East stance and aiming to mend Anglo American ties.
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London
Britain
Korea
Herbert Morrison
Far East
Clement R. Attlee
Truman
Morrison
United Nations
China
Government Upholds Right to Fire Federal Workers
In Washington on April 30 a 4 to 4 tie prevented a Supreme Court ruling and upheld the government's right to discharge federal employees suspected of disloyalty without a trial. In Austin on April 30 backers pressed a 30 million dollar natural gas tax, routing the measure to a new Senate committee after House approval.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Austin
Senate
James Sewell
Blooming Grove
Senate State Affairs Committee
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Marines Return Home to San Diego Welcome Armadas
Thirteen hundred Korean War veterans aboard the USS Set are greeted by thousands along a 20 mile waterfront corridor in San Diego. Maj. Gen. William T. Clement and other officers welcome the Leatherneck contingent, as free meals tickets and transportation are offered and base leave procedures are expedited. Archie Ashley, Leslie Caldwell, and Joe Fisher selected as representatives. Ashley a highly decorated corpsman.
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VME Vewvie
Wigil Aic EY
Marine Corps Base
Sylvester Antlock
Inchon
Chosin
Point Loma
Coronado
William T. Clement
Marine Corps 7Cruft
Naval
Marine
Clement
Maj
Marlin Olson
San Diego
Cal
Marine Corps
California
Korea
Navy
Archie Ashley
Eddington
Leslie Caldwell
Oregon City
Ore
Joe Fisher
Boston
Mass
Ashley
Robert J. Ward
Inglewood
Ward
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