Hughes May Sell Hughes Tool Company for 140 Million
Houston December 29 AP a Hughes interests representative confirmed talks to sell the Hughes Tool Company for more than 140 million The New York Times cited a management group and New York bankers as prospective buyers The deal, if closed, could be the largest U S industrial transaction since 1925 and may close before year end to favor capital gains taxes Hughes also leads Trans World Airlines RKO Pictures and the Hughes Aircraft Company
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No Trace of Plane Missing Over 24 Hours Flight to Miami
Hope faded today for a charter airliner missing since dawn with 30 aboard on a flight from San Juan Puerto Rico to Miami. A search by 37 Air Force Navy and Coast Guard planes covered the 1200 mile route and extended over the Florida peninsula and the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
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Public Hearing Monday Night On Stadium Site
A public hearing will be held Monday at 7 p m at the administration offices 507 Johnson to discuss locating a new football stadium The Lawrence site near Wolflin Lake and a Tri State Fair Park site in the southwest city are under consideration with traffic and land costs cited as major issues Board members expect to hear from Tri State Fair Association and local businessmen who favor the fair park location.
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Hated Girls Says Mom Who Killed Baby
In Durand Michigan on December 29 a railroad section hand's wife, 23, Domingo Rios, admitted beating her 3 week old daughter Delores to death saying she hated girls from pregnancy. Prosecutor Gerald McClear would seek an autopsy result before deciding on a warrant.
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Grid traffic eyed for Amarillo fair plan changes
City Manager N V Moss outlined Amarillo plans to ease traffic bottlenecks to Tri State Fair Park, including paving Twenty seventh Avenue from Fillmore to Grand, and widening Grand Avenue and the East Tenth underpass capacity. If a football stadium is built at Fair Park, additional widening and routes from North East Eighth and East Twenty seventh may follow.
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Amarillo
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Britain Wins UN Decision on Middle East Cease Fire
The United Nations ordered Israeli troops to retire from the Negev in southern Palestine and urged Israel and Egypt to cease fire. The Security Council, with eight votes for a British resolution, saw the United States abstain. Fighting continued as Egypt appeared on the ropes and Dutch actions in Java loomed, while Chiang Kai-shek faced a pivotal decision on his leadership.
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Discord Among Yanks On Bataan Revealed
Dr Louis Morton, head of the Army’s history division, describes mutinies and discord among U S forces in Bataan and Corregidor as Japan pressed surrender. He cites Gen Jonathan W Warner and Gen Edward King, with Sharp resisting surrender and only some units complying amid guerrilla actions. Morton spoke at the University of Washington detailing the grim fate of survivors.
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Sergeant Tracks Down Long Lost Family Legacy Claim
Army sergeant Samuel Packard 31 of Weatherford seeks a $17,000 legacy tied to his father Emmet Clyde Packard once connected to Park National Detective Agency in Amarillo. Packard says records show a $10,000 life policy and $7,000 cash, with clues spanning Tennessee to Texas and a possible Amarillo marriage in 1920. He recently returned from service in China.
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Weather Outlook Amarillo Area and West Texas
Sun and cold with a hard freeze tonight. Sunny and warmer Thursday. West Texas: pair this afternoon tonight and tomorrow. High 52 and low 22 for the 24 hour period ending 6 30 AM.
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Optimism Holds Despite Economic Weakness Across Nation
George Wanel reports that while signs of weakness appear, many expect no serious business downturn. The Gallup poll notes Democrats slightly more optimistic than Republicans, with regional differences showing less optimism in the South and New England but overall sentiment remains cautious.
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Banker McCullough Gets Ten Years For Embezzlement
Tulsa reports banker William H. McCullough, former president of the American National Bank of Pryor Creek, pleaded guilty to embezzlement and was sentenced to ten years. Prosecutors said a six year period saw a large shortage of about 540 thousand dollars. He will aid federal examiners and, due to diabetes, may not serve prison time immediately.
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Yeggs Get 1698 In Clovis Job
Thieves broke into Farmers Cooperative Elevator in Clovis and stole 1698 dollars and checks. Entry was gained by removing a screen and breaking a south window, with a bar used to pry open the safe. The loss included an envelope with 20 dollars, hidden during a months old bet over whether George Washington or Abraham Lincoln was taller.
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George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Elliott Roosevelt Delayed in Court Appearance
Elliott Roosevelt was delayed in court in Aevearance rnvunnveroin Wyoming as authorities question how actress Page Emerson, his wife, cut her wrist. Emerson told reporters in New York that the injury came from an accidental contact with a razor blade while reaching for aspirin. Dutchess County DA W Vincent Grady had summoned Elliott to testify, with a new 2:30 time set after the delay.
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Believer of a Man with a Conscience Surrenders in Fugitive Case
Charles H. Moore, 36, formerly of Tuscaloosa Alabama, told the sheriff he was wanted on embezzlement charges. He planned to flee but, inspired by a film, chose to surrender at the Pacific Electric Railway depot where Detective O Connell booked him on a fugitive charge.
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Western Nevada Quake Jolts Reno Verdi and Beyond
A strong western Nevada earthquake disrupted Verdi near Reno and rattled northern California from San Francisco to Fresno. Police and utilities reported damaged buildings, broken lines, and scattered debris as tremors were felt across the region. Seismologists called the event large and noted the brunt hit isolated mountain areas near the California Oregon border.
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Globe launches FBI crime series by Andrew Tully
The Globe unveils a Monday series by Andrew Tully on how the FBI hunts and traps the craftiest criminals using new methods. Read eight thrilling cases drawn from secret FBI files.
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