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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1947
Page
25
Republicans finalize a plan including export and transport controls, voluntary allocation of industrial materials, and altered gold requirements to curb credit growth. The package, backed by House and Senate GOP leaders, aims to counter Truman’s 10 point program with a bill expected to be introduced soon.
Taft indicated conferees agreed the House would push the bill to passage first and that installment buying controls would be considered separately from the Republican anti inflation bill. He noted the bill would leave control questions to the Federal Reserve Board and that wartime provisions might be invoked if authority is granted.
Wolcott said he might introduce the Republican measure today and his committee will hold hearings tomorrow to pull things together. He indicated protracted hearings are unlikely and noted the four point proposal is part of the anti inflation program workable this session.
Britain has drawn an additional 100 million dollars from the 400 million dollars remaining of the 1946 loan, according to the Treasury daily statement. The note appears in a Washington dispatch and mentions the loan's use for comprehensive personal liability insurance advisement from local agencies.
Secretary of State Marshall told the London Council of Foreign Ministers that Russia is stripping Eastern Germany of assets at over 500 million dollars annually and urged an immediate halt effective January 1. He rejected reparations from current production as a price for German unification and pressed for clarity from Molotov on Germany’s economic future amid stalled talks.
Amarillo in 47th District Court charged an Amarillo man and a woman with passing forged checks and possessing forged instruments to pass. A third man is jailed for investigation as officials recovered 16 counterfeit checks on one suspect. The trio was tracked down after a liquor store victim identified them.
A 1938 Chrysler sedan was stolen from Ed Walker in Amarillo. It was found in Clovis and a man was arrested. The car was damaged during repair in Amarillo and stolen again. police charged an suspect.
Paris reports say the French cabinet refused to accept a Soviet note that halted trade negotiations, expelled a French mission from Moscow, and signaled a possible rupture in diplomatic ties. Prime Minister Robert Schuman and ministers sent Pierre Charpentier to Moscow to convey France’s stance. The action aimed to rebuff Moscow over charges of foul slander and article on repatriation treaty compliance.
General MacArthur has no objection to a Japanese government request to fly the national flag on Christmas Day. Directory notice lists Amarillo School Teachers at 120 E 1st Ave. Phone 23-7915. FRA Repair Loans offer no down payment through John Maynard Lumber Co. 800 W. Std.
Communist controlled labor unions order a general strike in Rome and its province for tonight at midnight, involving more than 500000 workers. The action follows rejection of government plans for a 17 million dollar public works program and demands for Christmas bonuses, police actions, and punishment of officials.
The Third Court of Civil Appeals upheld District Judge Roy Archer denying a mandamus to establish a Negro branch of the University of Texas in Austin. Everett H. Givens and others sought a full branch with a dental school. the court ruled that “locate” and “establish” are not synonymous and the legislature has not yet created the branch.
Customs inspectors at La Guardia Field prepared to tax two French Poodles arriving from Paris when a puppy birth occurred. The birth led to a ruling that the six pups are American citizens born in the United States, so only the two adult dogs were taxed at 15 percent.
The document notes a dispute over Negro higher education in the state with appellees the regents challenged for overstepping authority after a vote by the people. It contrasts this suit with Heman Sweatt’s UT law school admission case. an appeal is scheduled for Jan 14, 1948. Mention is made of a local price listing for a pup tent at Herberg Bros.
George W. Truman and Clifford W. Evans Jr. landed at Teterboro completing a 23,000 mile circumnavigation in 122 days 23 hours and 4 minutes. The Air Force veterans flew 21 countries in 100 horsepower Piper cruisers City of Angels and City of Washington.
Nikola Dolatovchev said Bulgaria’s government resigned to fulfill the new constitution’s formality and would be reconstituted immediately with Georgi Dimitrov as premier. He expected most ministers to return, noting a presidium elected yesterday and automatic resignation of the provisional government.
The State Board of Control in Austin on December 10 announced it would call more witnesses at an unspecified date in the deaf school probe. Supt. Roger M. Powell, facing removal demanded by students after a two week old strike, testified again and said he refuted all charges and questioned why student council members no longer support him.
Senator Ferguson moves to restore control of 75 million dollars of UNRRA relief stocks in Greece by requiring Athens to turn over remaining supplies for American distribution. Brooks notes limited fighting and possible need for more Greece aid as Congress funds wane. access to casualty lists remains denied.
High Commissioner Sir Alan Cunningham warned that Britain would take severe measures against Arabs and Jews in Palestine unless the communal strife ends. Six Jews were killed in Gevulet near Gaza as Arab anger followed the United Nations decision to divide the Holy Land. Police used gunfire to drive off attackers as British troops enforce a dusk to dawn curfew between Tel Aviv and Jaffa.
Fair weather continues across Amarillo and West Texas with little temperature change today and tonight. A warmer Thursday is expected with generally fair conditions, but Panhandle areas remain colder tonight. New Mexico sees light snow flurries in the western mountains with no major temperature shift. highs around 47 and lows near 22.
A large Army transport crashed near Goose Bay Labrador shortly after takeoff from Labrador field en route to Westover Field. 29 crew members and 19 passengers were aboard. survivors were unconfirmed. A lone figure was seen waving from the wreckage as rescue parties moved in. A Nordyn Norseman aided ground rescuers across the snowy terrain.
Denton officers arrested a man believed to be the Terrell private residence robbery gunman after he was found in a Lewisville grocery store with 7193 dollars. He allegedly abandoned a Gainesville stolen car and fled on foot before being captured by Denton police.
Snow and freezing rain moved across a broad area with warmups from sub zero levels yesterday. Light snow stretched north through Missouri Iowa Minnesota Illinois and Wisconsin with rain in the Gulf states and freezing rain hindering travel in the Missouri and Ohio valleys.
A Beaumont mother braved a blaze to reach her two children after a kerosene stove explosion started a fire in a four room residence. The 3 year old girl died from burns while infant Ronnie, month old, was gravely burned. The house was destroyed and the mother suffered painful burns.
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