Embargo on Parcels Affects Railbound Santa Claus
Amarillo postmaster Gordon Jordan announced an embargo on parcel post over 8 ounces to 15 Northern and Eastern states. Mail of this class cannot be sent by rail to Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island New York Connecticut New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland Ohio Indiana Michigan or Illinois. Air mail remains accepted for now.
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New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Santa Claus
North
East
Gordon Jordan
Amarillo
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Illinois
Jordan
Rail Strike Spreads Across Nation Halting War Goods
Wildcat walkouts by trainmen spread to Dallas Knoxville Minneapolis St Paul Battle Creek and Peoria forcing embargoes on mail and railway express. Government to seek contempt orders. 13 000 workers idled in St Louis and 9 000 freight cars idle as Carnegie Illinois Steel trims 1000 jobs and shuts four furnaces.
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Chicago
Korea
Railway Express
Brotherhood of Railway
Washington
Howard McGrath
Cleveland
Pennsylvania Railroad
Union
Dallas
Knoxville
Tenn
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Battle Creek
Mich
Peoria
Ill
Birmingham
Ala
St. Louis
New York
Carnegie-Illinois Steel
Gary
Ind
Wildcat
Rock Island
Katy, Lee
Fearful ex suitor shoots husband and abducts bride
Santa Fe New Mexico police hunted 52 year old Lucian Harris after he killed Lancelot Brown Jr with buckshot outside the Browns home as Adelina Brown, 24, was seized. Roadblocks and a four state alert followed as officers feared the kidnaped bride, now in danger, might be killed. Harris was believed armed with a 12 gauge shotgun and a 30-30 rifle.
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Santa FE
Lucian H. Harris
Los Alamos
Adelina Brown
Lancelot Chubley Brown, Jr
Nabor Lucero
Harris
Rocky Dalton Canyon
Ben Martinez
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Panhandle Region
Continued dry and mild conditions across Amarillo and vicinity with highs near 57 today and 59 tomorrow. Overnight low around 29, with a morning low of 26 recorded. no significant temperature changes expected through Saturday. Favorable outdoor weather for the next several days in the Panhandle agricultural outlook. Partly cloudy across Texas and New Mexico with little temperature variation.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Texas
New Mexico
GOP Urges Acheson Ouster Over Loss of Confidence
Washington December 15 A P reports House Republicans adopted a resolution calling for Secretary of State Dean Acheson to be replaced asserting he and the State Department have lost confidence of Congress and the American people The measure passed in a closed conference and will be sent to President Truman, Senate Republicans weighing a similar but differently worded resolution.
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Washington
House
Dean Acheson
Congress
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Senate
Acheson
State Department
Truman
Martin
Tukey Boy remembers Amarillo miracle boy now in Clarksville
Seven years after Tukey Boy’s 1943 near fatal fall from a hotel sidewalk, the Amarillo miracle baby known as Steve is now in the fourth grade at a Clarksville Virginia school. His parents, James S. Bannister and wife, share letters describing his four brain surgeries and progress, noting he is normal and eager to visit Amarillo again.
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Tukey
Amarillo
Steve
Clarksville, Va
Eallil
Northwest Texas Hospital
James S. Bannister
Los Angeles
Charlotte
Horace W. Hager
Amarillo Air
Clarksville
Tukey Boy
Chinese Reds Break Through To Threaten Beachhead In Korea
AP dispatch describes fierce night battle as Chinese forces smash American outposts near Hamhung and Hungnam. US 10th Corps cut off in a small pocket, tank rescues fail, and 60,000 Allied troops brace defense along the hamhung Hungnam perimeter as the Northeast Korea front heats up with heavy artillery, air, and infantry actions.
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Tokyo
Cahibiateuliatapaen
Korea
Reds
Chigyong
Hamhung
Stan Swinton
Flr
Hungnam
Eighth Army
Seo
Tom Lambe
Samuel G. Kail
Dallas
Lambert
Dam Bill Stymied Again On Senate Consent Calendar
The Canadian River Dam Bill failed to progress in the Senate this morning on the unanimous consent calendar due to an objection by Senator John Williams of Delaware. It has one last chance this session if brought up for debate or a renewed unanimous consent push.
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Washington, Dc
Senate
John Williams
Delaware
Williams
Aiken
Three Million In Uniform By June Mobilization Plan
Defense officials disclosed a speed-up aiming for more than three million men in uniform by mid June. Pentagon leaders warned manpower would rise little beyond that unless the world situation changes significantly. President Truman expected to cite a goal of three to three and a half million in his tonight’s speech. Officials also anticipated seeking another supplemental appropriation of two to five billion dollars before next June, pushing the current year military budget to 44 to 47 billion dollars, with 1952 funds similar. The regular budget message next January will give only a rough total estimate and no detailed breakdown for Army Navy or Air Force.
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Washington
Pentagon
Truman
Congress
Army
Navy
Air Force
Nation awaits call for new sacrifices
President Truman urges unity in greater sacrifices to boost free world military might as Congress eyes manpower and production goals. Government reveals a 500 million dollar atomic site near Paducah Kentucky as the second expansion in three weeks. Secretary Pace says the military budget likely won t suffice with 16 844 million more requested. Truman to outline on radio and TV at 9 30 pm the home front effort amid Korean crisis and broader Communist threats. A national emergency declaration to speed contracts and war footing seems likely.
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Washington
Truman
Free World
Congress
Paducah
Army
Pace
Texas
Korea
Soviet Press Condemns Truman Emergency Declaration
The Soviet press calls Truman's state of emergency a move toward war. Pravda argues it would ease profits for monopolies on state contracts while Western European stabilizing aims are cited by others. An OCR fragment about lumber prices follows.
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Moscow
Truman
Communist Party Newspan
Wall Street
Pravda
Rockets Fired by Chinese Reds Hit US Troops in Korea
Chinese forces launched rockets marked with English numerals at American troops in northwest Korea near Pyongyang last month. About 200 such rockets were found by the US Second Division in Won and Kujang as Chinese were driven back. An Army spokesman said the missiles were not made for the American Army and it was unclear where they were manufactured. Senator O Conor urged investigation into whether American munitions reached the Reds and promised Senate Commerce Subcommittee action if proven.
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Eighth Army
Korea
Pyongyang
Won
Kujang
Washington
O’conor
Maryland
China
Senate
Commerce
Department of the Army
Milk prices rise across Amarillo dairies by four cents
Local grocers report all retail milk prices up four cents a quart. Borden Company and Plains Creamery, the area’s largest processors, led with a penny-a-quart hike. The new price is 23 cents a quart for pasteurized and 24 cents for homogenized, with further rises expected to reach 25 cents per hundredweight for producers.
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Borden Company
Plains Creamery
Amarillo
Borden
Continued Mild Weather Forecast in Amarillo Region
Weather outlook for Amarillo and vicinity calls for mild conditions this weekend. Chief meteorologist H. C. Winburn reports temperatures about six degrees above normal over the next five days with little or no precipitation. Tomorrow’s high around 59 degrees, tonight’s low near 29. Yesterday’s high was 53 and the low 26.
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Amarillo
H. C. Winburn
Amarillo Air Terminal
Winburn
Quake Shakes Mexico City No Fatalities Reported
Mexico City felt eighteen earthquakes yesterday with no deaths or serious damage. The quakes centered near Pinotepa Nacional about 350 miles south and were felt across half of Mexico.
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Mexico
Mexico City
U.P
Pinotepa Nacional
Here
Pedestrian Hit By Truck In Jacksonville Hit and Run
A pedestrian was struck by a truck on Run Street in Jacksonville yesterday. Police labeled it a hit and run incident.
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Jacksonville
City Would Shelve Air Terminal Plans
Amarillo officials consider abandoning a new terminal at the Amarillo Air Terminal after consultant Leigh Fisher warned the $600,000 project would take at least two years. The group favored remodeling the existing terminal and delaying a new build, with final word due at a Monday meeting. Fisher suggested wood frame construction if plans proceed, citing steel and cement shortages.
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Amarillo Air Terminal
Leigh Fisher
Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee
N. V. Moss
S. T. “Bud” Curtis
Curtis
City Commission
Aviation Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Fisher
South Bend
Ind
Egg Store Raid Uncovers Illicit Still In Somerville
SOMERVILLE New Jersey December 15 government agents raided an egg store after customers were turned away repeatedly. They found a 500 gallon illicit still and thousands of gallons of mash. Five New Yorkers were arrested for conspiring to operate the still.
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Somerville
Here
Alcohol Tax Unit
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William Curley
Illinois Central Division
Chicago Division Superintendents Association
Fear Bride
US Weather Bureau
Gop
Stephen Errol Bannister
Bannister
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Bannisters
Bill Stymied
Amoss
Europe
Olver & Wiggins
Globe
Henry H. Gwyn
Gwyn
Broadmoor
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes—Insurance
Egg Store
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