GM Chief Denies Coordinated Policy Against CIO Unions
Charles E. Wilson, president of General Motors, testified at a National Labor Relations Board hearing in Detroit denying a coordinated policy against CIO unions. He faced charges GM failed to bargain in good faith during the 86 day old strike by 175,000 CIO United Auto Workers.
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United Press
Charles E. Wilson
General Motors Corporation
Steel and Electrical Industries and
Meat Packers
Wilson
National Labor Relations Board
Detroit
General Motors
CIO
United Auto Workers OC
Labor unrest and GM steers wage policy amid steel strike
General Motors hosts a Waldorf Astoria meeting with steel and packing executives after the Washington Labor Management Conference. President Truman weighs a liberalized wage price policy as a 25 day steel walkout lingers. New York tug crews end the strike after arbitration talks, while a nationwide telephone strike threat grows as Western Electric negotiations fail.
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Wilson
General Motors
Waldorf - Astoria
New York
Washington
United Steel
White House
William O'Dwyer
AFL
New Jersey
Hudson River
First British Bride Arrives in Amarillo
The first World War II British bride to reach Amarillo arrives at 1:30 am with her husband Glenn J. Smart. Marjorie Barrett Smart, 26, traveled from London after 1943 nuptials, plans Amarillo residence, praises American kindness.
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Amarillo
Harry Hoare
Marjorie Barrett Smart
London
Glenn J. Smart
Amaro
Willis Avery
Harve Avery
East Seventh
Averys
Ordnance
England
New York
Joe Cubley
Fillmore
Southwestern Greyhound Lines, Inc
Mrs. Smart
Hubert Gant
Wolflin
Seagraves
Gants
Mr. Gant
Star Machine and Foundry Co
Smart
Beauford Jester Eyes Governorship Amid Stevenson Uncertainty
Railroad Commissioner Beauford Jester announced his candidacy for governor in Corsicana, signaling possible Stevenson retirement. The move caps a long political rivalry with Jerry Sadler and contrasts with Governor Stevenson’s undecided stance on a third term, while Jester’s UT and Harvard Law background frames the campaign dynamics.
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Beauford Jester
Corsicana
Coke Stevenson
Jester
Stevenson
Grover Sellers
Sellers
Tom Connally
Railroad Commission
Jerry Sadler
Sadler
Ernest Thompson
Homer P. Rainey
Rainey
Second Annual News-Globe Industrial Exposition gains local interest
Over 75 major exhibitors are expected to display locally manufactured products on March 18 and 19 in the Amarillo Junior College Gymnasium. Space is free with 10 by 10 booths. larger areas available for heavy products. Applications based on a first come basis, with several companies listed as applicants and space allotted in the college machinery building.
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News-Globe
Plains Distributing Company
Gusler Products Corp
Amarillo Metal Manufacturing Co
Speedy Manufacturing
Weather brief for Amarillo region and West Texas
Fair and warmer today and tonight with no change Friday. West Texas inland areas see rising temperatures this afternoon tonight and Friday with lows 28 to 32 in the Panhandle and South Plains. New Mexico fair this afternoon tonight and Friday, warmer south and east tonight. mountains near zero tonight and 10 to 20 north 25 to 35 south. Highs Friday 40 to 50 north 50 to 60 south. 6:30 am 39, low 17, noon 41. Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance top prices for used cars. Jack LoRelle 10th and Fillmore. F A Regal Co real estate loans.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Overall Planning Committee Meets After Recess
After a long recess the Overall Planning Committee convenes tomorrow at 4 PM in the chamber of commerce. Chairman Jay Taylor issues the call. discussion centers on a proposed downtown auditorium and a combined coliseum with livestock sales and exhibitions to meet demand from events like basketball and boxing.
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Chamber of Commerce
Jay Taylor
Fairgrounds
Auditoriu m
Dead and injured in Algeria quake toll reaches 276
Paris Feb 14 The known death toll from the Algeria earthquake rose to 276 with 70 injured as Setif and Batna areas bore the brunt The quake struck yesterday and rescuers fear many more may be buried in the debris in central North Africa reports from Algeria said
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Paris
Algeria
Setif
Batna
Reclamation Bureau to Add 400 Staff by June 1946
The Bureau of Reclamation plans to add more than 400 employees to its regional offices by June 1, 1946. Amarillo will gain 58 new staff at the regional headquarters, with the rest scattered across four state areas. Most new hires will be assigned to projects in Altus Oklahoma Tucumcari New Mexico and Albuquerque New Mexico.
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Bureau of Reclamation
Amarillo
Wesley R. Nelson
Altus
Okla
Tucumcari
N. M
Albuquerque
Weather repeats snow pattern then warms to 54
The report notes yesterday's snowfall but expects fair and warmer conditions today and tomorrow with a high near 54 and a low around 28. Yesterday's high reached 39 and this morning's low was 17. Victor adding machines and Russell Stationery Co. remain noted adjacent items.
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Victor
Russell Stationery Co
Postwar Fleet Planned At 1,079 Vessels For Navy
Navy officials Forrestal and Nim itz outlined a peace time force of 1,079 ships and 558,000 personnel to the Senate naval committee. They warned atomic and robot weapons require readiness to shield U S shores as Congress weighs the Pearl Harbor inquiry extension. Nancy Kelly marries Fred Jackman Jr in Las Vegas on Valentine’s Day.
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Washington
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Forrestal
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Naval Operations
Senate Naval Committee
United States
Ferguson
Michigan
Congress
Truman
White House
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Capitol Hill
House
Nancy Kelly
Las Vegas
Fred Jackman, Jr
Paramount Camerman
Edmond O’brien
Unseasonably warm day hits New York area record high
Unseasonably warm weather pushed the New York metropolitan area's temperature to 60.8 degrees at 11:35 this morning, edging past the previous all time high for February 14.
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New York
Olympics Named For London 1948 Games
London officials announced today that the 1948 Olympic Games will be held in London, confirming plans after years of postwar delay and uncertainty.
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London
Pilot in Army Plane Crash A 4 F Who Had Never Flown
Chicago report says Walter Koenig a 20 year old 4 F posing as an Air Corps lieutenant with forged credentials flew a trainer plane that crashed near the Chicago airport on February 7. Captain George Marshall of Eau Claire Wisconsin was killed as a passenger.
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Chicago
Army
Air Corps
Walter Koenig
George Marshall
Eau Claire
Wis
Koenig
Adjutant General's Office
Air Transport Command
Marshall
Ickes Blast May Lead Him to Head Of PAC Rumor Wallace Is Next
Washington February 14 1946 Edwin Pauley faced doubt over Navy undersecretary confirmation after Harold Ickes resignation. Ickes argued the president faced political pressure risking Teapot Dome echoes and urged caution as Wallace and others eyed Pre nomination stakes.
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Ickes
PAC
Wallace
Lyle C. Wilson
Washington
U.P
Edwin W. Pauley
Navy
Truman
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Senate
Pauley
Mr. Truman
Jypsen
Maryland
CIO
National Political Action Committee
Harding
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Globe
Marjorie Barrott
London Fire Department
Jarecki, Manufacturing Co
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52Nd
Beauford
Virginia Irwin
Amarillo High School
Virginia
Louise Irwin
W. R. Irwin
Harrison
Virginia Lhrwin
Louise
Ken Club
National Honor Society
la Airosa
University of Texas
Harvard Law School
Leon Springs
France
Army of Occupation
Board of Regents
University
Beaulford
L. P. Gill
National Advertising Dept
Amarillo Globe News
Joe Sutton
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
John Maynard Ltr. Co
Weather Bureau
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Jack LoRelle
F. A. Regal Co
Reclamation Bureau
Dairy Products Association
Interior Department
Harold
Oscar L. Chapman
the Interior
Harry Truman
Secretary OF the Interior
Henry A. Wallace
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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