Gambler Mickey Cohen Heads for Day Stay in Chicago
Mickey Cohen and a bodyguard used a four room suite at the Herring Hotel from five am to morning, registering under assumed names. Detectives told Cohen he was unwelcome in Chicago, and city police watched as his 1949 dark blue Cadillac was serviced in town before departure.
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Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Herring Hotel
Cohen
Chi
Windy City
Chicago
W. T. McClain
Air
House
City Poice
U M T Bill Faces Delay in Congress
Washington August 11 President Truman will not seek passage of a universal military training bill this session. White House says he favors UMT but fears it would hinder other vital Korea war measures and defense costs. Ross notes Congress would object to the price in money and manpower despite the President's strong endorsement.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Charles G. Ross
Congress
Ross
Mr. Truman
America
Defense Department
Reinforcements At Juvenile Home Undergoing Repairs
County officials report work to reinforce doors and windows at the county juvenile detention home will finish in about three days. A door lock is being repaired after a juvenile escaped last month. Federal inspectors may visit soon to assess placing federal offenders in the facility.
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Bowen Cox
Gene Jordan
J. B. McClure
McClure
Policeman Injured in Motorcycle Accident
Amarillo police officer H. M. Howard suffered a sprained ankle after a motorcycle crash at Plains and Kansas when he swerved to avoid a U turn. He was treated, then dismissed from Northwest Texas Hospital after emergency care.
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H. M. Howard
Amarillo
Plains
Kansas
Northwest Texas Hospital
Negro Is Fined In Assault Case
Willie Love a 25 year old Negro of 1402 North Ong pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in county court and received a $25 fine plus costs. He reportedly assaulted Janie Miles of 508 West Twenty second on July 28 and is jailed in lieu of payment.
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Willie Love
North Ong
Love
Janie Miles
West
Army Reserve units to fill officer quotas here
Col. Victor Z. Gomez, in charge of Organized Reserves here, said it could not be determined at once how many company grade officers this area would be required to furnish.
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Victor Z. Gomez
Guard Is No Out For Draft Evaders
Austin August 11 A P A warning to potential draftees says joining the National Guard does not dodge active duty. Adjutant General Berry notes cooperation with Guard and local draft boards prevents status loss. If a guard member leaves, the unit commander reports eligibility for the draft and the person reverts to 1 D while in the Guard.
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Austin
National Guard
K. L. Berry
Guard
Berry
Boys admit to multiple burglaries across city area
Three youths testified they burglarized locations from July to August including YWCA on Lincoln, Purcell Motor Co on West Sixth, West Texas Wholesale on West Sixth, Palo Duro Drive In, Williams Service Station, Gib Conner Used Car Lot, Sumerlin Insurance on West Sixth, Davis Davidson Butler Used Car Lot, Freeman Motor, Southworth Motor, and more. Several items recovered. gun and holster found. all three served time in Gatesville reformatory for burglary.
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YWCA
Lincoln
Purcell Motor Company
West Sixth
West Texas Wholesale Company
Palo Duro Drive-In
Canyon Highway
C. W. Williams
Gib Conner
C. E. Sumerlin Insurance Company
Grant
Gatesville Reformatory
India reports fewer labor disputes than 1948 914 compare 1259
The report notes a decline in labor disputes last year compared with the 1948 level of 1 259, indicating a downward trend in industrial unrest and worker grievances amid evolving policies and economic conditions.
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India
Stock market list mixed with industrial names and prices
A dense OCR list shows numerous corporations and securities with varied quotes including Allied Stores, Am Can, General Motors, Texaco, and Bethlehem Steel among others. The fragment also includes Kansas City livestock figures with cattle, hog, and sheep prices and yields, plus local market notes.
House Approves Truman Wage Price Controls Measure
Washington Aug 11 AP The House passed a broad mobilization bill granting Truman authority to impose wage price controls rationing and other powers. It would permit allocation of scarce materials priority for defense contracts requisition of plants and a $2 billion loan program to boost defense production. Senate debate opened with Taft opposing giving the president sole discretion and considering a later resolution trigger for wage price actions.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Subsil
Staqiary
House
Mr. Truman
Taft
Ohio
Senate House
Congress
Fulbright
Arkansas
Senate Banking Committee
Danger of Formosan Invasion Is Fading
Taipei Formosa Aug 11 Informant sources contend the danger of a Chinese Communist invasion of Formosa this year is diminishing while preparations intensify. Defense works rise along the west coast facing the Red mainland new air fields are built and expanded. Nationalist troops receive their most intensive training.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Survives 6 Floor Plunge at Pampa
Douglas Reeves a Houston construction worker fell six floors while working on the Hughes Building in Pampa after a scaffold hook failed George Hall on the frame nearby grabbed a window ledge and crawled to safety Reeves suffered two broken legs and assorted lacerations but was reported in fair condition today with medical care ongoing.
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Pampa
U.P
Douglas Reeves
Houston
Hughes
Reeves
George Hall
Opium Rationing Policy Explained in Orissa
Revenue Minister Tripathy outlined a policy in Orissa to ration opium to addicts as part of a gradual eradication of the habit. The move aims to reduce dependence while managing treatment and control.
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Orissa
India
Tripathy
Police Find Burglar Sleeping Amid Groceries
Two Houston patrolmen, investigating a battered wall at a drive-in grocery, discovered a burglar sleeping on the floor. A sack of assorted groceries lay on one side and an almost empty bottle of whiskey on the other, marking a bizarre caper.
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Houston
Tony
Letter Perfect Telephone Books Aid for DAV
Massachusetts Disabled American Veterans conceives alphabetical grooved telephone books to ease reading. State Adjutant Thomas Keating proposed the idea after reviewing a dictionary and a local inventor created a machine to trim directories. New England residents can mail a directory and 50 cents to the DAV at the state house to receive a read easier version. profits support the DAV.
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Boston
U.P
Massachusetts
The
Disabled American Veterans
Thomas Keating
Keating
New England
DAV
State House
UN advances near Chinju and Namji Ri bridgehead
A Pohang front report notes red guerrillas and North Korean infantry massed north of the airstrip while UN forces claim the 35th Regiment has seized high ground east of Chinju and hint at Chinju evacuation. American troops recaptured the Namji Ri bridge, bagging 150 retreating enemy, as North Korea masses five divisions for Taegu.
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Pohang
Eighth Army
Korea
35Th
United Nations
Chinju
Namji-Ri
Naktong River
Red
Elbow
Masan
Taegu
South Korea
Chicago Livestock Prices Mixed Across Species
Chicago cattle calves and hogs showed varied directions with hogs steady to higher on some weights, cattle and calves slow and mostly steady, reflecting mixed demand. In New Zealand, Christchurch wool sales set record prices with top bales reaching 280 dollars and another at 210 dollars per bale.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Chicago
Christchurch
New Zealand
Canasta Tale of Joe’s Self Made Downfall
In a Canasta game, Hard Luck Joe laments bad luck while his partner mocks him. Joe delays completing a necessary canasta, clinging to high cards as the discard pile remains frozen. The partner eventually builds natural canastas, then Joe finally completes the ace canasta as the round collapses.
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NEA
Canasta
Joe
Family Court Ready Announced in Potter County
Potter County Domestic Relations Court will be ready to try cases about Aug 21, presiding judge F McGregor said this morning. Supplies for the clerk of the new court will arrive late and not until month end. Remodeling for court quarters should finish by the latter part of next week, county road superintendent Bill Hale reported.
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Potter County
F. #. McGregor
McGregor
Bill Hale
Amarillo Airport Field Worker Injured in Wreck
The city employee at the field since 1947 after city ownership and earlier owners’ tenure was injured in a collision. Mr Robinson and other occupants were hospitalized by Blackburn-Shaw ambulance. The accident was investigated by highway patrolmen.
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Amarillo
Robinson
Blackburn-Shaw Ambulance
South Africa farmers slaughter thousands to cope with drought
Thousands of cattle have been slaughtered or sold by farmers in parts of South Africa fearing a repeat dry year and insufficient feed. Local herds shrink as drought pressures persist, impacting livelihoods and regional meat supplies.
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South Africa
El Paso Man Slain by Juvenile Gang Amid Street Shooting
A 19 year old El Paso Navy veteran Paul Garcia was shot to death as he squatted near a neighborhood drugstore. Police say a juvenile gang fired four bullets, three accomplices detained, two confessing. Garcia died at El Paso General Hospital.
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EL Paso
Paul Garcia
Garcia
el Paso General Hospital
Earl Today
South el Paso
Dayton B. Murray
Canadian River Dam Bill Debate Assured on Floor
Democratic leaders say Senate floor debate will reveal the bill’s full ramifications. The measure seeks authorization for 85 million dollars for the project, not immediate funding, and is framed as largely self financing rather than pork. The bill involves a shift in policy toward municipal water supply provisions.
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Senate
Taxes OKayed A 1.5 Billion Increase In Corporate Taxes
A government move approved a 1.5 billion dollar annual rise in corporate taxes. The measure aims to bolster state revenues and fund public programs, with officials citing broader fiscal stability and investment in services.
Levy Hikes for Corporations and Individuals Approved
A Senate finance committee approved a plan raising the top corporate income tax from 38 to 45 percent effective July 1 1950 with half of 1950 corporate income and a quarter of 1950 individual income taxed at the higher rate. The package totals about 4.5 billion dollars of the President’s requested authorization, with remaining items and an excess profits tax still under review. Military exemption plans are not finalized but withholding from pay in hostilities areas may end.
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Congress
Plane flips on takeoff injuring two at Tradewind Airport
A Stinson plane carrying four people crashed during takeoff at Tradewind Airport. Flora Honea 42 suffered a head cut and is at Washington Center Osteopathic Clinic and Hospital. George Beadman 35 is treated at St. Anthony's Hospital for possible internal injuries. Pilot FE. L. Headberg was uninjured. Albert Carriger escaped unharmed. The aircraft flipped after wheels hit a four foot snow fence. Damage described as extensive to the 1948 model.
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Stinson
Tradewind Airport
Flora Honea
Taylor
Washington Center Osteopathic Clinic
George Beadman
Harper
Kan
St. Anthony's Hospital
FE. L. Headberg
Albert Carriger
Tulsa
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16Th & Fillmore
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Socony
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South Ry
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Oon Mines
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Burma
Catalin Corp
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Pond
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Pantepec
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Fasy
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Herring
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Virginia McNeal
Litdker
B. H. Brady
Memorial Chapel
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Texas
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McPeake
William C.ade Peaks, Jr
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M Philip McPeake
W. Adams
Boxewell Brothers
N.S. Griaas
Ruthker
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Llano Cemetery
FLY
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Baylor
UCU
Lee
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