Family faces hereditary muscular dystrophy in six brothers
The Baird family mourns a hereditary muscular dystrophy striking six brothers from Walter, 17, to Williard, 21, while two sisters are spared. Dr. Pratt at Episcopal Hospital notes the disease is misdiagnosed and often ignored, with about 200,000 known American sufferers and six in one family. The clinic aims to build a research center to catalog and study cases like the Bairds.
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Tse
St. Christopher's Hospital
Dr. Pratt
Pratt
Bairds
Baird Boys
Episcopal Hospital
Robert
Ers Altschull
Eia
Fiat
William Baird
William
Baird Brothers
Baird
Timre Ek
Amari II i
Frankford
Delaware
Amarillo
Associated Press
Gerald E. Pratt
Episcopal
United Press Empire
Disease robs brothers of strength and mobility
The text describes a progressive disease affecting three boys named Robert, Charles, and Joseph. It notes muscle weakness, deterioration leading to inability to walk, and Dr Pratt’s prognosis that all will eventually need wheelchairs and face death by age 30 to 35, urging action to save them.
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Robert
Charles
Joseph
Local firms bid on AEC Pantex buildings in Amarillo
Amarillo general contractors join 25 firms bidding on the first Atomic Energy Commission project at the old Pantex Ordnance Plant. Silas Mason Co. outlined plans for a 20 million dollar building to bidders from three states. Bidder list includes Barfield Construction, Singleton Musick, Claude E Mathis, Ramey Construction, W S Boydston, and others. Over 100 total contractors and suppliers requested plans.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Pantex
AEC
Amarillo
Harry Gose
Los Alamos
Walter
Amarillo General Contractors
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Silas Mason Company
Barfield Construction Company
Singleton, Musick and Company
Claude E. Mathis
Ramey Construction Company
Floyd Richards
W. S. Boydston
McKenzie Construction Company
San Antonio
D. W. Fails Construction Company
New Mexico
Homer G. Maxey & Company
Robert McKee Company
Santa Fe
el Paso
Fulcher Air Conditioning Company
Superior Manufacturing Company
Nunn Electric Supply Company
Sprinkler Comany of
Texas
Broome Electric Company
Arrow Electric Company
Duke
Joseph R. Turan
Mayor Klein seeks re election to finish city program
Mayor Klein and Commissioner Young face re election as two year incumbents, with Curtis agreeing to support. Klein pledges to complete improvements and expand facilities while Young plans a later detailed statement. Across town, the Bairds struggle with eviction and hunger as Dr Pratt notes no cure and research remains needed.
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Klein
Young
Curtis
Lawrence Hagg
Ira Stephenson
Amarillo
Klein-Young-Curtis
Valentine WAF Joins 600 Men At New Hampshire Base
Pfc Stella Banouveris, 20, from Racine Wisconsin, becomes the lone woman on the all male Manchester air base. She tackles radio repair duties, earns respect in the mess hall, and plans a move to Otis Air Force Base while maintaining contact with her Scott AFB boyfriend. The base commander notes the slipup but supports her assignment.
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Mapy E
Lauren A. Howard
133Rd
Stella
WAC
Grenier
Scott Air Force Base
Til
Otis Air Force Base
Cape Cod
Mass
Chief To Run for Senate
Washington report says President Truman weighs returning to the Senate after his White House term ends in 1953. Some colleagues quote him privately about challenging Republican Senator Wein in 1952. Observers expect no firm decision until next year as world affairs influence his choice. See TRUMAN-Page 4.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
White House
Harry Truman
Wein
Roosevelt
Light Rain Dampens Amarillo Streets Today
Downtown Amarillo saw light rain at noon with no measurable moisture. Forecasts call for showers tonight and Saturday with cooler, overcast conditions. Weatherman H C Winburn expects at least moderate rainfall. highs near 45 today and 33 tonight. Yesterday’s high was 65 and low 39. Five day outlook averages about four degrees above normal. warmer Monday, colder midweek.
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Amarillo
H. C. Winburn
Amarillo Terminal
Monroe
Wednesay
Fire at Kofu schoolhouse contained by winery water use
A fire gutted the Kofu schoolhouse as hoses failed to reach the hydrant. Neighbors used seventy five gallons of wine from the adjacent winery to extinguish the flames, preventing further damage.
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Kofu
Japan
Truman probes RFC probe reveals loans influence
President Truman sought copies of RFC loan correspondence with Congress members as Senate banking subcommittee questions neared, after RFC director Harber testified he shared letters with the President. The session discussed alleged influence and a hired PR adviser, Eugene Kelly, at $50 a day, with aides like Donald Dawson named in the probe.
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Washington
Truman
Capitol Hill
RFC
Congress
Ance
Harber
Subcommittee
Fulbright
Arkansas
Eugene Kelly
Kelly
Donald Dawson
Reds Brace for Stand After 8-Mile Stampede
Tokyo report says Tank-led American forces pursued Communist troops eight miles in east central Korea, attacking a narrow mountain pass near Paangnim. Reds fought from a defensible position south of Pyongchang while American divisions seized high ground near Hoengsong and advanced toward key highway hubs.
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Tokyo
Korea
Toe Bay
Pyongchang
Paangnim
Hoengsong
Amimul
Draft Bill For Draft Age 18 Moves In Senate
Washington reports a Senate action planned for early next week on a bill permitting 18 year olds to be drafted. The dispatch notes intensified battle around Hoengsong with UN forces bombing and pressing a two-pronged assault. Chinese troops reportedly withdrew from Hill 166 as American units established night positions. Front lines describe Hoengsong as a night death trap, with a southern flank driving toward a supply road to the Reds.
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Washington
Senate
Democrats
Hoengson
Hoengssong
United Nations
Hill 166
Hoengsong
Pyongchang
Amarillo Area Weather Outlook and Temperatures
US Weather Bureau report for Amarillo and vicinity notes considerable cloudiness and cooler conditions this afternoon tonight and Saturday with showers tonight and early Saturday. High today 52 degrees, low 33. High tomorrow 45. 24 hour period ending 30 o'clock this morning high 63 low 39. Panhandle and West Texas shows cooler air spreading from northern Panhandle to entire area by Saturday with showers. New Mexico parts expect partly cloudy with possible snow flurries and cooler conditions southeast Saturday. Windy today.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
West Texas
South Plains
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Chinese Communists Warn Open Defiance Rising in China
Peiping announced a drastic death penalty against actions opposing the government as open defiance broadens and peasant resistance to land reform spreads. The regime says rebels and counterrevolutionaries threaten security amid Korean War hostilities.
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Hong Kong
China
Peiping
Korea
Oservers
Counter
Central People’s Government Council
Red
America
Chiang Kai-shek
Peng
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D. M. Wiggins
Texas Tech
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Bureau of Reclamation
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Ss. T. Curtis
Gene Klein
Olver & Lumber Company
Chief Probes
RFC Probers
Reds
Ryongchang
Bulletin
US Weather Bureau
Stanley Rich
G. Oe
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