McCarran Warns on Massive Illegal Alien Influx
Senator McCarran says illegal aliens may total up to five million and form a ready made fifth column. He cites subcommittee testimony noting miltitant Communists criminals and a lack of Immigration Service staff and funds. Separately Senator OConnor mentions Windsor Ontario and Cuba as entry points with around 500 000 yearly attempts from Mexico.
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Washington
McCarran
Nevada
Immigration Service
O’conor Democrat
Maryland
Windsor
Ontario
Cuba
Mexico
Rio Grande River
Soldier slain in home after night of drinking and threat
A visiting Plains soldier, Cpl. Walter Tull, was shot dead inside the Collier home in Pittsburg after an argument with James Collier and Phc. Joseph May. The shooting followed a night of beer at two clubs Mecca and Barney's Tavern. Witnesses say Tull shouted he would get Collier later, then lunged for a deer rifle as a struggle ensued.
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Collier
Joseph H. May
Detroit
Mich
Tull
May
Stoffels
Colliers
Amarillo Weather Summary From US Weather Bureau
Amarillo area reports partly cloudy and warm conditions this afternoon with a peak near 98 degrees and a low around 67 tonight. Tuesday brings cooler air with highs near 88. The 24 hour high was 97 and low 69. Panhandle outlook favors outdoor work with few thundershowers minor disruption. West Texas and New Mexico areas expect scattered showers and thunderstorms with cooler northeast portions Tuesday.
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Amarilio
Panhandle
West Texas
New Mexico
Ambush dims hope for truce in Korea
Informal armistice efforts continue as cease-fire talks stall. UN forces seize at least three key hills in a new offensive while subcommitteemen plan a fifth Kaesong meeting. North Korea accuses US of bargaining and Nam Il demands guarantees and punishment for alleged ambushes.
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United Nations
Pyongyang
United States
Naktong River
South Korea
Nam IH
Kaesong
Dam Supporters To Confer in Capital
Rex B Baxter executive vice president of the chamber of commerce and chairman of the Canadian River national legislative committee leaves for Washington to confer with Reps Walter Rogers and George Mahon and Mayor Clarence Whiteside of Lubbock. The Texas delegation warned backers not to push for 85 million dam funds during the current emergency.
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Canadian River
Rex B. Baxter
Chamber of Commerce
Baxter
Canadian River National Legislative Committee
Washington
Walter Rogers
Pampa
George Mahon
Lubbock
Clarence Whiteside
Texas
Congress
Corps of Engineers
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Prowlers active as burglars fail to take valuables
Prowlers ransacked the C F Moon home at 113 West Twenty second between 7 and 9 PM while the family attended church, leaving $10 cash untouched. Police checked multiple North Polk and Alabama Street sites, questioned three to four suspects at the city jail, and investigated other prowler reports. Separately, a vent glass was damaged when a prowler entered W L Martins car at 304 Hillcrest. Two vehicle thefts were reported: a dark red 1932 Ford pickup from Downtown Motor Co and a blue 1941 Ford sedan from 1705 Hayden with license AW 9738.
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C. F. Moon
West
North Polk
T. H. Henderson
Polk
Bess Howard
Howard
Alabama Street
J. R. Webb
Alabama
van Buren
Downtown Motor Company
Fillmore
Texas
H. B. Edwards
A. M. McConnell
Hayden
North Grant
Hurricane Heads for Mexico
A killer hurricane that devastated Jamaica and claimed 109 lives lashed across the Yucatan Peninsula with 100 mile an hour winds. One sailor drowned near Progreso as Merida and its port faced extensive damage and roofs were torn away. The storm, moving toward the Gulf of Mexico, was expected to intensify again after crossing the peninsula.
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Merida
Yucatan
Jamaica
Yucatan Peninsula
Gulf of Mexico
Progreso
Gulf Coast
Caribbean
Gulf
Campeche
Mexican
Brownsville
Tex
Tampico
Amarillo water system shows strong supply despite dry year
Amarillo officials report demand rising yearly with record 31 million gallons daily and 18.2 million yesterday. The city operates 49 wells on three pipelines with capacity 35 to 36 million gallons per day and a 60 million gallon pumping station, funded by water sales and reserves for expansion. The lake site wells boost production as the lake level rises.
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Amarile
City Lake
Water Department
Amarillo
Eighth and
Bonham
Polio Fatal to Robert A Hopper at Veterans Hospital
Robert A Hopper 34, manager of Western Fence Company, died at 6:37 AM at Veterans Hospital from polio after becoming ill last week. He came from Denver and partnered with Clarence Willmering. Survived by wife Flaine Hopper and a 7 year old daughter. Funeral arrangements not announced.
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Robert A. Hopper
Western Fence Company
Veterans Hospital
Hopper
Denver
Clarence Willmering
Fence Company
Flaine Hopper
Make Clean Sweep In Return Trip
In Long Beach California three youths stopped James A Jones at a traffic signal and dragged him from his car taking $15 and his keys. He pursued them briefly before they abandoned him and returned to steal his car as well, ending the chase.
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Long Beach
Cal
James A. Jones
Jones
Girl Found After Being Held Against Will Near Houston
A helpless 13 year old girl with severe disability was found on Mount Houston Road about five miles from the car where she disappeared from her parents. Margaret Louise Allison, dirty but unharmed, was taken to a hospital for examination. Her mother described the child as unable to move or speak since birth. Authorities questioned a bicycle rider seen near the car but found no other tracks or suspects.
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Houston
Mount Houston Road
Margaret Louise Allison
Margaret Louise
J. W. Allison
Allison
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Herbert R. Collier
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C. Turner Joy
Laurence C. Craigie
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Globe-News Starion
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Hillcrest
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Truman
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Democratic National Committee
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Capehart
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