U S Plans Naval Expansion Amid Red Submarine Report
Tokyo Feb 2 The US Navy chief said Russia operates 60 to 70 submarines in the western Pacific and 270 to 280 overall with about a quarter in the Pacific. He noted reports of subs built up near Vladivostok and warned the submarine threat is real. The briefing also said the US will raise carrier numbers in the western Pacific to two and move six destroyers from the Atlantic, with Boxer as the current local carrier. Formosa’s strategic value was noted, and MacArthur’s HQ provided a strong briefing to the chiefs.
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Tokyo
W.P
Russia
Western Pacific
Forrest P. Sherman
Sherman
United States
Pacific
Navy
Far East
Vladivostok
US Joint Chiefs of Staff
Atlantic
Boxer
Yokosuk
Omar N. Bradley
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Hoyt*s. Vandenberg
Air Force
Bradley
Formosa
Douglas MacArthur
Amer
Snow slows C-54 search across Yukon ice storm
Whitehorse reports Arctic blizzard hampers a seven day joint US Canada search for the missing C-54 and its 44 occupants from Anchorage to Great Falls. Only 10 planes fly as weather blocks signals heard on the 500 kilocycle distress band. Crews report vapor plumes from Teslin area and no definite fix emerges.
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Whitehorse
Yukon Territory
Watson Lake
Alaska
Smith River
Fort Nelson
Air Comme
Martin Costello
Costello
Teslin
Anchorage
Great Falls
Mont
Piggly Wiggly No 3 Opens in Forest Hill Center
Piggly Wiggly No 3 opens at 810 North Grand in the Forest Hill shopping center across from Forest Hill School. The 60 by 90 foot modern store includes the first self service meat department in Amarillo with 112 feet of refrigerated self service equipment and serves about 1,500 families in East Amarillo.
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North Grand
Forest Hill
Forest Hill School
Amarillo
A. J. Boston
Bob
Dan
Warnings on Dangerous Drugs and Poisons Rise in FDA Report
The FDA warns of more dangerous drugs on the market and careless use of rat poison 1080. The annual report cites DDT in dairy barns and hazardous products in cosmetics and infant foods. It notes high coffee price effects, seized sweepings beans, and deaths from poison exposure. Premium gasoline averages 28.8 octane in 1949, up from 8.6 in 1948.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Paul B. Dunbar
Pleads Guilty to Liquor Violation in Hereford
Hereford man Carl Jeter pleaded guilty in Deaf Smith County Court to two counts of sale in a dry area under the state liquor control act. He was fined $750 plus costs, with the penalties assessed by County Judge L. H. Foster. It marks a second liquor law conviction for Jeter.
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Hereford
Carl Jeter
Deaf Smith
Jeter
Amarillo
L. H. Foster
MIT Teens Eat Radioactive Breakfasts for Study
Seven teen boys at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have consumed radio active breakfasts for over a year. Radioactively tagged portions of their meals are tracked to aid nutrition research in Cambridge.
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Cambridge, Mass
U.P
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Marshall Plan Nations Scolded
Paris February 2 Recovery Administrator Paul Hoffman said Europe’s nations must do more to help themselves. He praised progress toward self help but warned that steps toward trade liberalization have not been adequate.
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Paris
Paul G. Hoffman
Europe
Temple Ordinance Requires Presidential Trains Stop Five Minutes
In Temple Texas a local ordinance mandates that all presidential trains halt for five minutes securing schedule compliance and passenger safety as the trains pass through the city limits.
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Temple
Texas
Rose's Butler Questioned In Big Gem Theft
New York police held Billy Rose's butler James McDonald 35 in protective custody as a material witness in a $160000 jewel theft at the Rose home. He said three robbers arrived with a parcel and looted the residence while Rose and Eleanor Holm were at a theater. loot unrecovered. The butler freed himself and called police about 30 minutes after the robbers left. Also noted, the U S Bureau of Reclamation had 3600 miles of power lines operating in 1949 and 3000 miles under construction.
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New York
Billy Rose
Rose
James McDonald
Manhattan
District Attorney’s Office
Eleanor Holm
McDonald
Rose Home
U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
Kennel Club Meets Tonight in Legion Hall
The Panhandle Kennel Club will meet at 7 30 tonight in Legion Hall at 615 West Seventh. W B Mason chairs the session with Mrs R A Lee recounting the German Shepherd history and Mrs Gordon Morrison detailing the Boston Terrier. Jim Blodgett discusses the Pekingese as plans for the fall dog show unfold.
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Panhandle Kennel Club
Legion Hall
West Seventh
W. B. Mason
R. A. Lee
Gordon Morrison
Jim Blodgett
Staged in September to be discussed at meeting
A September staged event will be discussed at tonight's meeting, with organizers outlining plans and participants expected to weigh options and next steps.
Trophic feast of plankton driven sea life
The staple food chain spans big and small fish along with a wide range of plants and animals carried by tides and currents, forming a rich ecological web that sustains marine life.
Nothing Faster BC Pain Relief Formula Adverts
An advertisement touts BC for headache relief highlighting a blend of fast acting ingredients. It promotes combined effectiveness for headaches neuralgia and minor muscle pains with tablets and powder options at 10c and 25c.
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BROS
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Norris Ewing
Ecpee Gaages
Hartford
Gorgeous
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