Amarillo Schools Set Christmas Holiday Dates
Most Amarillo students will start Christmas holidays after Thursday dismissal and return January 2, 1952. St Marys Academy will dismiss Wednesday after a party and resume January 3, 1952. Price College will dismiss Thursday noon and resume January 7. Amarillo College closes after classes Tuesday and returns January 2. Downtown merchants plan 8 PM closings Wednesday through Saturday, and city offices close Saturday 1 PM through Wednesday 8:30 AM, with police and fire departments exempt. City commission meeting skipped during Christmas.
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Amarillo
Lasses
George Wachill
St. Mary’s Academy
Catholic School
Price College
Catholic High School
Amarillo College
A. M. Meyer
Ben Solnick
Trade Board
Police
Water Board names 14 member water planning commission
Mayor Gene Klein announced a 14 member Water Resources Planning Commission to study Amarillo's future water supply policy. Earl Allmand will be secretary. The group will elect a chairman after the new year and outline its purposes. Members include Guy Saunders Jack Cunningham Gene Edwards J G Dickinson Jr Tol Ware Carl Miller Townsend Douglas John Fullingham Jerry Rateliff Kenneth Grenewald Art Bralley Kenneth Kohler and Charles L Smith. The commission aims to plan future water supply as a $5.2 million bond issue awaits Jan 15 election.
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Amarillo
Gene Klein
Water Resources Planning Commission
Earl Allmand
Chamber of Commerce
Water Commission
Guy Saunders
Jack Cunningham
Southwestern Public Service Company
Gene Edwards
First National Bank
J. G. Dickinson, Jr
Natural Gas Pipe Line Company
Tol Ware
Amarillo National Bank
Carl Miller
Townsend Douglas
American National Bank
John Fullingham
Jerry Rateliff
Amarillo Hardware
Kenneth Grenewald
West Texas Wholesale Company
Art Bralley
Kenneth Kohler
Kenneth’s Men’s Wear
Charles
L. Smith
Klein
Radio Stations To Stay on Job
Three Amarillo radio stations KFDA KGNC and KAMQ announced they will broadcast beyond the usual sign off time to read the list of 3 198 American prisoners of war released by the Reds in Korea. KFDA will air the entire list and stay on the air all night KGNC also planned to stay on air all night if needed.
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Amarillo
KFDA
KGNC
KAMQ
Reds
Korea
Reds Release Prisoner List
PANMUNJOM Korea Wednesday Dec 19 The Communists handed the United Nations the names of 3198 American and 8361 other Allied prisoners they hold. A B-26 plane was to fly the list to Tokyo for publication but fog kept it grounded until 8 AM. The Americans include Maj Gen William F Dean and other noted figures. The list covers camps Nos 1 2 3 and 5 near the Yalu border. UN warned names may contain errors and publication signals only a first step toward a possible armistice exchange. The Communists also listed prisoners from South Korea Britain Turks Filipinos French Australians South Africans Japanese and others. In exchange the UN produced a 2000 page document listing 132474 Communist prisoners. The total includes 26540 Chinese prisoners and 518 women, with 40000 South Koreans excluded. The surrender of information raised cautious hopes for an early armistice but officials warn the key problem remains the prisoner exchange.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
Supreme Allied
Tokyo
Kimpo
Seoul
Pentagon
Red
William F. Dean
Kaesong
Reds
Northwest
Yalu River
North Korea
Manchuria
Matthew B. Ridgway
Dean
Associated Press
Frank Noel
William P. Nuckols
Ridgway
Canada
Greece
Holland
Nuckols
Red Army
Red Jets Duck Air Conflict Over Korea
American Sabrejets reported over 200 Communist jets in northwest Korea on Monday. Fifth Air Force said Reds broke off engagements. one Sabrejet pilot bailed out and was rescued. Two Marine planes shot down but pilots rescued. Turkish troops repelled Red probing attacks near Pyongyang. Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, missing since Taejon, is alive in a Communist prison camp, per a Soviet-backed report. Dean was a Medal of Honor recipient known for Tank knockout actions.
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Seoul
Korea
Fifth Air Force
Pyongyang
Iron Triangle
Eighth Army
Kumsong
Panmunjom
Dee
William F. Dean
Taejon
Big Bill” Dean
Alan Winnington
The
London Daily Worker
Dean
Four Die as B-29 Strikes House in Louisiana Crash
A B-29 from Fairchild Air Force Base struck a residence near Shreveport on Monday night, killing four aboard and injuring eight others, with one crewman missing. The crash tore the McDaniel home apart, scorched the area, and left a 15 foot crater on Highway 80, while witnesses described the crippled aircraft plummeting and skidding before bursting into flames.
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Shreveport
Onetary
Barksdale Air Force Base
W. C. McDaniel
McDaniels
Barksdale Air Force
T. R. Felts
Air Base Hospital
Barksdale
Here
Air Force
Fairchild Air Force Base
Spokane
Wash
Japan
Hickam Field
Hawaii
Amarillo Christmas Lighting Contest Enters Final Deadline
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce sets the entry deadline for the annual Christmas lighting contest. Mail or in person submissions due by midnight Tuesday, with top prizes totaling 100 dollars, 50 and 25 dollar runners up and 5 dollar honorable mentions. Decorations must be lit between 7 and 10 o clock on December 19 21 and 22. Judges include Amarillo Garden Club members as announced later.
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Amarillo
Earlmand
Chamber of Commerce Vfsial
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Amarilloarden Club
Allmand
M Hart
Southwestern Pblic Service Company
Allmand Ded
Libya Sets Independence Date Amid UN Talks
Tripoli Libya dispatch reports independence of Libya to be proclaimed on or shortly after December 18 with UN approval for freedom by January 1 1952. The Arab territory spans about 700000 square miles and around a million people. Once an Italian colony it has been administered by Britain or France under UN advisory supervision since the war.
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Tripoli
Libya
United Nations
Britain
France
O& UN Advisory Commission
Weather Summary from US Weather Bureau Report
Il l o and vicinity forecast fair weather with a cooler trend on Tuesday and rising temperatures on Wednesday. Highs near 56 degrees, lows around 20s, with a 24 hour low rain event ending at 6 30 am Tuesday. Texas section notes partly cloudy conditions and temperature changes.
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Illo
Anhandle
Texas
Sitter friend seeks aid to quit smoking for his health
A sitter notes a friend wants to stop smoking and believes this cigarette habit change might help. The message reflects personal intent and concern as the Chicago Sun-Times Syndicate source.
Traffic Lights Shortened Cycle In Downtown
City traffic engineer Harold Miller announced a temporary change from a 60 second to a 50 second signal cycle in downtown on Tuesday at 11 15 am. The faster cycle aims to ease Christmas shopping congestion and will revert to 60 seconds after Christmas.
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Harold Miller
Miller
Auto public liability and property damage insurance
Williams Boyce offers auto public liability and property damage insurance. Contact 3-4334 for quotes and coverage details.
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Williams-Boyce
August outbreak branded fake sparks program fire
Hampton Stennis reports that the August hoot mouth disease program faces sharp criticisms as officials challenge the authenticity of an alleged outbreak. The Globe-Times notes scrutiny from health authorities and public doubt surrounding the campaign.
Congress to probe Hoof and Mouth Disease in US Mexico talks
Rep Ken Regan pledges a complete investigation by the Joint Commission into the Hoof and Mouth case. Lowell Brakey, spokesman for Southwestern cattlemen, says new evidence claims a August outbreak was a fake and October outbreaks were unconfirmed after full joint commission review. He notes cattle imports from Mexico have been banned since 1946 with a 12 month dormancy plan, and expects several outbreaks to be reported before year’s end.
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Ken Regan
Midland
Lowell Brakey
Globe
Blakey
Joint Commission
Mexico
US Department of Agriculture
el Paso
Globe-Times
Police Department Near Peak Strength
The Amarillo Police Department reports its current strength at 114 officers, eight under the 123 authorized by the city budget, as Chief Sid Harper notes the force is at its highest since organization in 1914. The department has gained 17 officers following a $30 monthly pay raise approved November 16, with new hires benefiting from extensive leave, sick pay, and benefits, while vacancies persist.
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Sid Harper
City Federal Credit Union
Amarillo
Clifford Davis
Plane Rebounds to Sky After Pasture Takeoff Near Amarillo
A TWA four engine Constellation forced to land in a pasture north of Amarillo Sunday night lifted off Tuesday at 11:45 AM on a nonstop flight to Kansas City. Chief Pilot Paul Fredrickson and co pilot Clarence Robey, both of Kansas City, led the crew. No trouble was reported during takeoff and all 62 aboard were unharmed after the emergency landing.
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TWA
Amarillo Air Terminal
Kansas City
Paul Fredrckson
Clarence Robey
Dulles Sparkman and Smith Dine With Japanese Emperors
US State Department Adviser John Foster Dulles along with Senator John Sparkman of Alabama and H Alexander Smith of New Jersey defined political guests at a lunch hosted by the emperor and empress of Japan.
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Tokyo
US State Department
John Foster Dulles
John Sparkman
Alabama
Mrs Mildred Dean Reacts To POW Report
Mrs Mildred Dean wife of Maj Gen William F Dean said she was very happy that he was reported a prisoner of war by the Communists but would await further developments. She noted her mother in law and she have had hopes raised and dashed before. Her son Cadet William F Dean Jr spoke at West Point.
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Berkeley
Cal
Mildred Dean
William F. Dean
Dean
William F. Dean, Jr
West Point
AP photo hero Noel reported safe after Korean War capture
Frank Noel, the 53 year old AP photographer known as Pappy, was said by a Communist contact at Panmunjom to be on the Reds list of prisoners. Captured near the Chongjin reservoir on December 2, 1950, Noel earned the 1943 Pulitzer. He reportedly preferred staying with front line troops over rest in Tokyo, saying he felt better with the kids up at the front.
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Associated Press
Pappy Noel
Panmunjom
Pappy
Frank
Chongjin Reservoir
Korea
Noel
Tokyo
Ol’ Pappy
Hungnam
Frank Noel
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