Spitfire the lion escapes Potter County Zoo cage.
Deep-rooted hatred for rubber hose kept 6 year old Spitfire confined until a cage door was left open this morning allowing the lioness to roam outside. Zoo keeper J. L. Massey reports a brief scare as Spitfire wandered among ducks geese and bystanders around 10 o clock while Massey cleaned the cages. He hopes to identify a witnessing man in coat tails.
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Helen Burgess
Spitfire
Potter County Zoo
J. L. Massey
Mr. Massey
Fire department called over water restraint of captive lioness
A worker recalls guiding Spitfire the lioness toward an empty cage with a hose to spray her into place as Mr Massey spotted her in the duck and goose pen. Afraid of nearby children, he chose to call the fire department instead of using the water method.
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Spitfire
Mr. Massey
Outside Door Mystery Stumps Investigators
Fragments describe an unexplained issue with an exterior door. No clear cause or suspects emerge from readable text as investigators review the scene and check for security or structural faults.
Amarillo Cattleman Urges Decontrol At Hearings
Amarillo cattleman Jay Taylor urged continued freedom from OPA price ceilings for livestock at the Price Decontrol Board hearings in Washington. Taylor, co owner of Western Stock Yards in Amarillo, led a 134 member livestock producer committee as Sen Tom Connally of Texas joined the session as the first member of Congress to participate.
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Amarillo
Washington
Jay Taylor
Taylor
Western Stock Yards
Tom Connally
Texas
Congress
Meat policy debated as decontrol board weighs effect
Am erillo stockmen and industry figures argued that re control and price ceilings harm production and feedlot liquidity while better store displays promote sales. Wes Hardenbergh of the American Meat Institute said price controls caused chaos, and A A Smith warned against returning to government controls given ample beef supply and corn crops.
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Taylor
Amarillo
Wesley Hardenbergh
American Meat Institute (Packers
Decontrol Board
Hardenbergh
OPA
A. A. Smith
Colorado
Smith
Sadler Backs Rainey In Texas Runoff Broadcast
Jerry Sadler who placed fourth in the first primary says he will explain on radio Friday night why he supports Rainey. He asserts others have a right to speak and will broadcast on the Texas Quality Network at 8 o clock.
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Austin
Jerry Sadler
Rainey
Grover Sellers
Jerry
Sadler
Sellers
Texas Quality Network
At & O
Beauford H. Jester
Homer P. Rainey
Blast Kills Six MPs at Berlin MP Headquarters
In southeast Berlin last night an explosion and flash fire at the MP headquarters building of Company B, motor pool 759th MP Battalion, killed six American MPs and burned three more seriously. Nine others were scrubbing the floor when the blast occurred. cause of the explosion was not immediately known. Names of the dead and injured were withheld pending family notification.
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Berlin
U.P
759Th
Lester Sloan
Ironton
Medford News Quote Predicts MacArthur Retirement Within a Year
Lt. Col. Joseph A. O'Hearn, former member of General MacArthur's staff, predicted in an interview that MacArthur would retire within a year. The statement came from Medford, Massachusetts, on August 13.
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Medford
Mass
Joseph A. O'Hearn
MacArthur
Death of H G Wells A World Famous Writer
London reports the death of Herbert George Wells at his home in Regents Park at age 79. He had been in failing health for years and died quietly at 4 PM with a private funeral planned. Wells, famed for science works and the Outline of History, faced a July 5 attack on the British monarchy over Mussolini payments to Oswald Mosley.
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London
H. G. Wells
Wells
Herbert George Wells
Atlantic
Royal House
Benito Mussolini
Oswald Moseley
Hanover Terrace
Regents Park
United States
Truman Signs $1.125 Billion Hospital Construction Program
President Truman signed a five year hospital construction measure totaling 1.125 billion dollars. The act authorizes federal aid to states and local governments covering one third of project costs, with the federal share at 375 million dollars and sponsors responsible for 750 million.
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Washington
Truman
Eighteen Texans Injured in Truck Accident Near Rome Ind
A Houston owned truck carrying 19 Jehovah Witnesses overturned on State Highway 37 near Rome Indiana. Driver David Guerrero escaped injury while eighteen Texas passengers were hospitalized in Tell City. The group had attended a convention in Cleveland Ohio and were en route home.
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Tell City
Ind
Rome
Ernst Renteria
Houston
Tex
David Guerrero
Cleveland
Texas
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity
The area shows clear to partly cloudy skies with modest heat. West Texas remains fair through today tonight and Wednesday. New Mexico expects partly cloudy conditions with scattered thundershowers mainly over mountains and little temperature change. High near 99, low 72, noon 83. lumber ad for John Maynard Lumber Co. at 800 W. 8th Street.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Riots as British troops clash with Jews protests Haifa
British troops fired on rioting Jews protesting deportation of 1,000 illegal immigrants to Cyprus. A girl was killed and several policemen and soldiers were injured while crowds threw stones and bottles. Additional ships carried migrants as security tightened and curfews were enforced around Haifa docks.
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Haifa
Palestine
Cyprus
Hagana
First Infantry Division
Fenice
la Spezia
Italy
King’s Way
Tech students threaten field sit-in over football seating
Georgia Tech students protested seating allocations at the football stadium threatening to sit on the playing field and cancel the November 9 Navy game. Seats had been sold and NAVY was set for Tech's big season tilt.
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Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Tech
Navy
Scattered Fascist Bands Seek New Leader in Italy
Rome dispatch from August 13 reports small, isolated fascist groups across Italy awaiting a future Mussolini. Observers estimate 200,000 supporters, with armed caches in homes and caves from the Alps to Naples. Influences from Yugoslav Chetniks and Ustashi are claimed.
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Fogar FE
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Alps
Milan
Venice
Naples
Bari
Ustashi
Forged Payroll Checks Ring Busted In Texas And Beyond
Sheriff Bill Adams said a forged check racket netted over $4,000 across Texas New Mexico and Kansas. Joe Williams was arrested in Waco on a fugitive forgery warrant, with another suspect at large. Checks bore the name Tom Williams and J F Fallon on payroll style drafts from Johnson and Fallow Construction. Merchants in Amarillo Dalhart Childress Tucumcari and Kansas reported losses totaling over $3,000. Arrests followed tips from deputies and officers and warn merchants to report similar checks.
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Texas
New Mexico
Kansas
Bill Adams
Savmecreeed Greeaatfureet WU
Leo Yselding
Lem Pounds
Waco
Joe
Buddy” Williams
Adams
Williams
Dalhart
Childress
Tucumcari
Tom Williams
J. F. Fallon
Amarillo
First National Bank
W. H. Beasley
Hubert Thompson
Clovis
Thompson
Boy Survives Fall From Second Story Porch
Jay Jones, 4, woke on the lawn 20 feet below after sliding from a second story porch at 215 South Second Street in Elizabeth New Jersey. He refused aid and said the fall did not hurt him.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Jay Jones
South Second Street
U S GIs Seek British Army to Wed German Girls
Berlin reports a military government official says some American soldiers try to join the British Army to permit marriage to German girls. U S Army rules prohibit soldiers from marrying Germans.
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U. S
Berlin
U. S. Army
No Action On Milk Boycott In Amarillo
Amarillo milk buyers’ strike talks continue with telephone solicitations to enlist supporters. Spokespersons push for lower prices, aiming to bring milk costs within reach of the average salaried family while investigations into production costs and pasture conditions proceed. Leaders include Mrs. J. R. Marler and Mrs. Lyman Hall.
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Amarillo
J. R. Marler
Weet
Lyman Hall
Washington
Weather Forecast Sees Near Century Heat Record
A hot day yesterday reached just under the century mark with a low around 72 degrees. Today's high is expected near 94 to 96 degrees with a 67 degree low tonight, and skies will be clear to partly cloudy.
Soviet Opposes Ireland Transjordan U N Membership
New York Aug 13. The Soviet Union opposed Ireland and Transjordan joining the United Nations. Andrei Krastinsky said Moscow has no diplomatic relations with either country and will vote against admission, while reserving right to review later.
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New York
Ireland
Transjordan
United Nations
Andrei WN. Krastinskey
Soviet Union
Rain Rains Break Drought Across Kansas and Missouri
Heavy rains up to six inches in 24 hours eased drought in eastern Kansas and Missouri after a month of heat. Manhattan Kansas recorded six inches, the first large rainfall since June 28, while western Kansas saw light rain. Winds up to 70 mph lashed Lebo causing damage but no casualties reported.
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Kansas City
U.P
Kansas
Missouri
Manhattan
Kan
Lebo
Weather Bureau
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Richard P. Gale
Keely -Greenhill-Lowndes, Insurance
U. S Weather Bureau
John Maynard Lbr. Co
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NEA Telephoto
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