Just Like Earthquake AEC Test Shakes Las Vegas
Concussion from an atomic blast about 75 miles away hit Las Vegas Nevada with the force of an earthquake. Windows bulged and observers felt a shock that rattled downtown buildings. The blast lit the pre-dawn sky with a noonday-bright flash seen across the West, including Los Angeles. Witnesses described a three-wave concussion and a long-lasting plume as officials hinted at tests at the desolate desert range. Notable figures, including Gordon Dean and Dr William Webster, were in town to observe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada
San Francisco Bay
Atomic Energy Commission
Here
AEC
Harry Matosian
Associated Press
Indian Springs
Big Range
Matosian
Los Angeles
Gordon Dean
Chiirman
William Webster
Research and Development Board
Defense Department
Senae P. Anderson
New Mexico Democrat
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
A. R. Ludecke
C. F. Coe
Jo O'Donnell
Coast to coast rail strike cripples war effort
The nationwide railroad walkout by about 10,000 Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen members paralyses supply lines, with 163,000 workers affected and 200,000 expected. Mails to affected zones barred except for first class under 8 ounces, newspapers, and emergency goods. Texas, Dallas, Fort Worth, El Paso, and Chicago show heavy absenteeism as courts pursue contempt actions. Automakers scale back production of military vehicles as layoffs rise to over 100,000 across 16 cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Post Office Department
Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
Texas
Dallas
Fort Worth
Southern and Pacific
Denver
Santa Fe
Missouri-Kansas- Texas
el Paso
Southern
Texas and Pacific
Southern Pacific
Cotton Belt
Missouri
Disease Hits Red Forces in Korea
Communist troops in Korea suffer typhus frostbite trench foot and other illnesses. Prisoners claim up to 100 percent infection in some companies on the eastern front while U S Eighth Army and western front reports vary. Frostbite and trench foot cripple many poorly shod soldiers as winter wanes and vaccine production lags. Officials monitor weather and disease as potential battle factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Korea
Eighth Army
Western Front
Suwon
United Nation
Washington
South China
White House blasts rail strikes as threat to security
The White House declared the railroad strikes directly injuring national security and stated the nation cannot tolerate their continuation. Aimed at ending the stoppage, the president warned of decisive action to restore essential service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Nearby Areas
Rising temperatures expected this afternoon and Saturday with windy conditions on Saturday. Today’s high about 32 degrees and low around 5. The 24 hour period ended at 6 30 this morning recorded a high of 15 and a low of 10 below zero. Conditions in Panhandle Agricultural Outlook call for clearing skies and rising temperatures over the next days. West Texas and New Mexico anticipate fair, warmer conditions with increasing temperatures and cool nights, with low temperatures ranging from 8 to 18 degrees in parts of the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Panhandle
Texas
New Mexico
Truman Seeks 10 Billion Tax Increase Now
President Truman urged Congress to raise taxes by 10 billion dollars immediately and prepare for heavier levies later to fund government on a pay as you go basis. He proposed four billion more in personal income taxes three billion more in corporate income taxes and three billion more in federal excise taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
Deep-Freeze Siege Over in Panhandle
The Panhandle stayed cold with a 10 degree below zero low last night. Skies will warm from tonight onward, with a 5 above zero low and a high near 44 tomorrow. Traffic and schools faced weather disruptions, but no major service outages or sickness outbreaks were reported. Calves died, some stock feeding continued, and telephone circuits partly failed yesterday but were restored. Weather outlook shows rising temperatures and little precipitation across the Panhandle and Tri-State area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
High Plains
H. C. Winburn
Weatherman
J. M. Harris
Highway Department
Amarillo
John Anderson
Highway Patrol
Chas. M. Rogers
Sanborn School
Art Brasley
Potter County
Dumas
Borger
Winburn
Tri-State
Dalhart
Tucumcari
Clayton
Lubbock
Plainview
Perryton
UN tanks drive toward Seoul from Anyang nine miles out
United Nations forces pushed from newly captured Anyang toward Seoul as a 45 mile front saw steady advances. An armored group moved at dawn with Reds firing little before retreating. Casualties ran high as a 4000 man regimental team helped break a Communist encirclement, leaving 1300 bodies on the field. Sinchon remained a critical area on the UN left flank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
United Nations
Seoul
Anyang
Washington
38Th Parallel
Sinchon Salient
Yoju
Sinchon
10Th Corps
Military Goods Freed From Price Ceiling
Washington reports a mild thaw in the wage-price freeze as military items are exempted from ceilings and coal prices rise up to 90 cents a ton. Officials push to craft a general formula for future relaxations while noting ongoing control challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fice
OPS
Chamber of Commerce Banquet at Crystal Ballroom Tonight
Tickets for the Chamber of Commerce annual banquet may be purchased at the door of the Crystal Ballroom at the Herring Hotel. The event starts at seven with Arthur A. Smith, Dallas banker and noted economist of the Southwest, as guest speaker. R. Earl O'Keefe will preside. Bill Gilstrap is president-elect for 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Crystal Ballroom
Herring Hotel
Arthur A. Smith
Dallas
Southwest
R. Earl O’keefe
Bill Gilstrap
New York Probes Radioactive Snow From Nevada Tests
New Yorks Atomic Energy Commission office investigates reports of measurable radioactive snow in Rochester since the Nevada tests. An AEC spokesman says Rochester reports show no harm to humans or animals. AEC renews assurances of precautions at the Nevada proving ground and notes meteorological checks and radiological drift monitoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Rochester
Nevada
AEC
Washington
Nevada Atomic Proving Ground
Las Vegas
Ottawa
Canada
Air Force
Weather Bureau
Something's Phony About This Call in Oklahoma
Lt. Roger H. Robinson recalls an $11.50 phone call from Korea that never happened. He spoke 15 minutes to a woman who later called him "Dad" and urged him to take care of himself. His wife and father-in-law deny any such call and Robinson questions parts of the exchanged conversation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waurika
Okla
Roger H. Robinson
Korea
Robinson
Eisenhower says Europe needs GI’s now
General Eisenhower urged transfer of additional U S units to Europe in a two hour congressional briefing. He warned one new unit soon sent could equal two or three later due to rearmament factors, while avoiding exact troop totals. He opposes a fixed ceiling and cited a possible 40 division force by year end. Page 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees
Eisenhower
Vinson
Georgia
armed _— services committee
Richards
South Carolina
Foreign Affairs Committee
Taft
Ohio
Congress
Douglas
Ilinois
Texas
Pentagon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Beate
Globe
Clifford Holt
Globe News
United Press
Bulletin
US Weather Bureau
Aeed
Ike
KGNC
General Eisenhower
NBC
KFDA
ABC
KLYN
CBS
Kamq-Mutual
Fir
Hea, Olver & Wiggins
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!