Liberte sinks at Le Havre after mooring mishap
The 49,746 ton former German liner Europa, renamed Liberte, broke free in a storm at Le Havre and sank in the basin four hours later after crashing into the Paris. All aboard were rescued and experts hope for refloatation. A day earlier an oil slick marked the grave of submarine 23-26, another former German vessel.
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Associated Press
Europa
LE Havre
le Favre
Paris
Liberte
Toulon
Storm Strains British Shipping as Gale Rages
Mountainous seas whipped by a gale battered Britain's coast disrupting ocean shipping. The air ministry said gales may continue for days. Numerous vessels faced difficulties this weekend and some cross channel services were halted by the storm.
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London
Britain
Air Ministry
Bevin Remarks Support Troop Presence in Middle East
Johan J. Smertenko of the American League for a Free Palestine cited Foreign Secretary Bevin as saying Britain keeps large forces in the Middle East to meet a threat from Soviet Russia. Bevin allegedly told league leaders the presence was necessary and that troops should not be withdrawn from Palestine due to fear of the Soviet threat.
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London
American League For A Free Palestine
Ernest Bevin
League
Britain
Middle East
Russia
Johan J. Smertenko
Bevin
Foreign Office
Smertenko
New Egyptian Government Named After Sidky Resignation
Cairo December 9 King Farouk asks former Premier Mahmoud Fahmy Nokrachi Pasha leader of the Saadist Party to form a new government to succeed Premier Ismail Sidky Pasha who resigned yesterday creating a political transition in Egypt.
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Egypt
Cairo
Farouk
Mahmoud Fahmy Nokrachi Pasha
Saadist Party
Ismail Sidky Pasha
Voice from 1990 America predicts a total state and upheaval
Ralph Bradford, general manager of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, projects 1990 as a total state born from a decaying system and rising factions. He envisions a 1965 revolution, 1975 atomic war, and a new order as he discusses labor, inflation, and production. He spoke at a news conference in Amarillo.
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Ralph Bradford
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Washington
Bradford
Amarillo
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Bob Watt
American Federation of Labor
Bob
W. E. Chase Wins News Tip Contest at The Globe News
W E Chase of 214 West Nineteenth won the first prize of 5 in The Globe News weekly News Tip contest for contributing the tip on Canyon burglaries. Peggy O Neil earned second prize of 3 for April first on a trap for a dumb burglar and Mrs Carl Larson received 2 for a tip about a girl who bit her tongue in a fall.
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W.E. Chase
West
Globe News
Canyon
Peggy O'Neil
East Thirteenth
Carl Larson
F. A. Wells
Prospect
E B. Johns
West Forty-first
Frances Jennings
Johnson
Amarillo Christmas Decorating Contest Opens with $365 Prizes
The Amarillo Garden Club and The Globe News invite entries for a Christmas home and yard decoration contest with a $365 prize fund. Entries must be postmarked by December 18 and judged on distinctiveness and Christmas spirit by Garden Club members.
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Amarillo
Pearl Harbor
Globe and the News
Globe News
Amarillo Garden Club
J. A. Kendall
Hugo Loewenstern
L. P. Herndon
Supreme Court agrees to fast ruling on Lewis contempt case
The Supreme Court set January 14 for a quick hearing on the contempt conviction of John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers in the soft coal strike. The government urged fast action to bypass the appeals court and issue a final authoritative decision.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Sade Benning
John L. Lewis
United Mine
High Court
U. S. Court of Appeals
Lewis
Ourday
U. S. District Court
Court of Appeals
Stored Ro bb e d: three youths hijack car and cash
Three youths beat and hijacked an Amarillo man early today taking nearly 100 dollars and valuables and driving off in his 1936 Plymouth. In a separate theft about 275 dollars was taken from the C R Anthony Co on Polk Street.
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Amarillo
C. R. Anthony Co
Polk
R. W. Walker
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
North East Eighth
Grand Avenue
Walker
Grand
Tradewind Airport Named Best in Its Class Nationally
Amarillo airport Tradewind earned national honors in the Haire Airports Awards, named best in its class by the National Aeronautic Association in Washington. Shelby Kruser will receive the trophy in Chicago on December 17 at the Aircraft Manufacturers and Distributors Association banquet.
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Amarillo
Tradewind
Haire
National Aeronautic Association
Washington, D. C
Kseet St
Andrew J. Haire
Haire Publishing Company
Shelby Kruser
Chicago
Aircraft Manufacturers and Distributors Association
Edgewater Beach
Kruser
Iraq Threatens Air Pacts Over Palestine Policy
Moscow radio citing Al Shaab of Baghdad reports Iraq and other Arab states warned they may terminate air agreements with the United States if Washington pursues hostility toward Arabs on the Palestine issue. The message was delivered to Truman's Middle East envoy by Iraq's foreign minister.
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London
Moscow Radio
Baghdad
al Shaad
Iraq
United States
Truman
Middle East
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas and New Mexico
Clear skies and little temperature change this afternoon tonight and Tuesday in Amarillo area. West Texas partly cloudy with a few showers Del Rio Eagle Pass. cooler tonight. New Mexico fair this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with little temperature shift. High 57 low 35 noon 54.
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Amarillo
West Texas
del Rio-Eagle Pass
New Mexico
Surgical Miracle at Boston Hospital Saves 12 Newborns
Surgeons at Children's Hospital in Boston saved 12 newborns with the RH condition by draining their blood and replacing it with new blood. The latest patient, Diane Seavey of Wakefield, was nine days old and severely jaundiced, and would likely have died months ago. A team of 20 doctors used pumps and a newborn blood bank to perform the one hour procedure.
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Boston
U.P
Children’s Hospital
Diane Seavey
Wakefield
Mass
Mine Blast Traps 13 Men Near Whitehaven Cumbria
An explosion in a Cumberland coal mine near Whitehaven trapped at least 13 men with roof collapses reported in many sections. Three rescuers pulled out severely burned.
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Britain
London
U.P
Whitehaven
Cumberland
Franco Speaks on Sovereignty as Spain Protests UN
General Franco addressed about 100000 from the Oriente Palace balcony asserting Spain will not tolerate foreign interference in internal affairs. The protest day, organized by government supporters, warned of a threat to Spain’s sovereignty comparable to 1808 Napoleonic invasion.
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Madrid
U.P
Francisco Franco
Oriente Palace
Spain
United Nations
Franco
Child Found After Night Long Hunt
In Palestine on December 9 a search of 400 men from neighboring towns found 19 month old Ruth Marie Mullenax asleep in tall weeds near her home between Oakwood and Buffalo. The child wandered from Keechi creek bottoms while her parents shopped in Buffalo and was unharmed aside from scratched hands and burrs.
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Palestine
Ruth Marie Mullenax
Oakwood
Buffalo
H. H. Mullenax
Keechi Creek
Ruth Marie
Fair Weather To Continue In Amarillo Says Weatherman
Amarillo's H C Winburn predicts no immediate weather change with clear skies and stable temperatures for several days. A trace of moisture yesterday marks the first rain in weeks. Lubbock reports a similar trace as the region enjoys warmer than normal conditions.
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H. C. Winburn
Amarillo
Soldier Sentenced to Prison and Ouster in Theft Case
Pvt. John Firres of Dallas was convicted at a general court martial in Japan for stealing an Army jeep 242000 yen and impersonating a military police officer. He received 10 years at hard labor and a dishonorable discharge.
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Kokura
Japan
John Firres
Dallas
Russell Staty. Co
Taylor
Son of Winston Churchill Fined for Reckless Driving
Randolph Churchill, son of Britain's wartime prime minister, was fined 50 dollars by Municipal Court Judge Dana S. Hawthorne in New Canaan Connecticut for reckless driving on the Merritt Parkway. He had pleaded not guilty claiming 80 mph was not reckless on the parkway.
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New Canaan
Conn
Randolph Churchill
Britain
Dana S. Hawthorne
Merritt Parkway
Churchill
What Happens When Stalin Relinquishes Power
AP analysis considers the impact if Stalin were to step down. The piece notes Stalin’s decades of centralized control over a vast state and its security forces, and questions who would succeed him and sustain Soviet foreign policy and drive toward world communization. It cites Molotov as a potential successor amid awe and anxiety in the international community.
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Turkey
Stalin
Russia
Molotov
Replacing Stalin Would Test New Leader's Genius
Discussion on leadership succession after Stalin notes two long time Bolshevik allies and the challenge of finding a successor. Observers weigh possible options, with implications for domestic and international affairs. Mentions Neely Greenhill Lowndes and a lumber dealer advertisement snippet.
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Peggy Patterson
East Fifteenth
Jim Weaver
Pierce
W. E. Gumke
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Limelon Blair
North Taylor
D. W. Barnes
Edward Hardin
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Eugene Ledbetter
North Cleveland
D. E. Sherrell
North Pierce
Carl Dupriest
Jackson
Rex Shuffler
Jerry Eastwood
South Polk
Globe
Runyon
New York
Damon Runyon
Memorial Hospital
Clifford Holt
Shelby Kritser
Ane
U. S
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Weather Bureau
Winston Churchill
Dewitt MacKenzie
Eddie Gilmore
Moscow
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