Dooley Nomination Delayed for FBI Background Inquiry
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 7 to 6 to delay Joe B. Dooley's federal district judge nomination for Northern Texas until a formal FBI background inquiry can be conducted. Chairman Wiley said the move sets a general rule for lifetime appointments, with party lines dividing the vote.
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Dooley
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Joe B. Dooley
Texas
Wiley
Wisconsin
Republican
Blizzard worsens England fuel crisis amid heavy snow
A severe blizzard isolates hundreds of villages and halts coal mine travel across northern England and Wales. Temperatures fall near zero, with 15 inches of fresh snow, blocking highways and railways. Leeds reports its worst weather in 15 years as ships run aground and electric service is disrupted in parts of Europe.
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Ondon
Wales
Newscastle
Sunderland
Leeds
Frankfurt
Germany
Vistula
Oder
Baltic
Oslo
Sweden
Finland
Holland
Denmark
Eiie
Rockefeller UN Donation Freed From Gift Taxes
President Truman signed a bill freeing about 3.5 million dollars in gift taxes on John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s donation of an 8569 000 dollar site in New York City for the United Nations headquarters.
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Washington
Truman
John D. Rockefelle, Jr
New York City
United Nation
Von Papen Sentenced to Eight Years Denazification Jail
Franz Von Papen was moved from Nuernberg jail to Langwasser Labor Camp to serve an eight year denazification sentence imposed Monday. He plans to appeal to the German Superior Court.
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Franz von Papen
Langwasser
Papen
AFL Chief Accepts Public Union Finances Rule
William Green of the AFL told the House Labor Committee he would accept a new labor law requiring unions to publish financial reports. In a heated exchange with Rep. Clare Hoffman he signaled willingness to changes on free speech for employers and on union registration, while defending union loyalty and methods.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
House Labor Committee
Clare Hoffman
Michigan Republican
AFL
Hoffman
Green
AFL Carpenters Union
Army
Camp Blanding
Florida
William Hutcheson
The
Carpenters Union
Gunfire Quells Belgian Rioting in Brussels
Belgian police fired machineguns to break up a demonstration of former war and political prisoners before the houses of parliament. About 20 people were injured by swords, clubs, and flying debris. crowds trampled storefronts as rioters hurled battles toward police lines. More than 50 000 men protested for recognition of ex prisoner status and payment of a promised bonus.
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Brussels
Capital's ire turns on Bevin in Palestine row
Washington February 26 British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin was denounced by several congressmen for blaming President Truman’s pre election appeal for Jewish immigration in Palestine. Democrats and Republicans attacked Bevin with calls to let the United Nations settle the Palestine problem in September and study it impartially by 50 nations.
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Washington
WUP
Ernest Bevin
Truman
Palestine
Holy Land
Charlies A. Eaton
New Jersey
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Bevin
United Nations
Sol Bloom
New York
Bloom
Emanuel Celler
Democrat
James F. Byrnes
Celler
Weather summary for Amarillo and surrounding regions
Mostly cloudy conditions continue across Amarillo and West Texas through tonight and Thursday with continued cold, subfreezing overnight lows in many areas. Panhandle may see occasional snow, while Del Rio Eagle Pass and lower Big Bend stay warmer. New Mexico reports partly cloudy skies with occasional snow or rain west of the divide and warmer in the east.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
del Rio-Eagle Pass
Big Bend
South Plains
del Rio- Eagle Pass
el Paso
New Mexico
Divide
B-29 on Training Mission Down in Alaska
ELMENDORPF FIELD Alaska Feb 20 The second Alaska Air Command B-29 lost in less than a week on training missions was feared down today somewhere on or near the Alaska peninsula possibly near the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes Brig Gen Joseph H Atkinson commanding general announced the last report placed it near Bruin Pass on the mainland area north of Kodiak Island The number of men aboard and their names were not disclosed.
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Alaska
Alfir Command
Alaska Peninsula
Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
Joseph H. Atkinson
Bruin Pass
Kodiak Island
High School Player Dan Dodson Dies After Football Injury
Fort Worth reports the death of 16 year old Dan Dodson from critical internal injuries suffered 13 days earlier during spring football practice at Amon Carter Riverside High School. The student athlete played for the school's team and his passing follows the incident on the school field.
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Fort Worth
Dan Dodson
Amon Carter Riverside High School
Train wreck near Kom jawa kills 178 in Japan
The Kom jawa disaster in Yokohama reported 178 dead and 350 injured after air brake failure caused four coaches to derail. The military railway service attributed the cause to the brake failure and stated the incident occurred yesterday.
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Yokohama
Komjawa
Military
President selects Douglas as ambassador to Great Britain
Lewis W. Douglas, former budget director and Arizona representative, was named by President Truman to serve as ambassador to Great Britain. Born in Bisbee on July 2, 1894, he is a Democrat and veteran of World War I, with Belgian Croix de Guerre honors and three children. The nomination goes to the Senate.
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Washington
Lewis W. Douglas
Truman
Great Britain
Senate
Douglas
Max Gardner
North Carolina
New York
The
Mutual Life Insurance Co
Arizona
Franklin D. Roosevelt
St. James
Bisbee
Stuart
Peter
Sharman
John J. Pershing
Lava From Etna Imperils Passo Pisciaro and Cisterna
Mount Etna erupted spilling a six mile lava river within about a mile of Passo Pisciaro and near Cisterna. The lava moved at a slow pace but threatened villages as thousands fled toward churches for safety. Explosive ejections from a new crater sent burning rock and ashes into the air.
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Sicily
U.P
Mount Etna
Passo Piscario
Cisterna
Eugrope
Castiglione
Passo Pisciaro
Bitter Panhandle cold grips region with 17 degree low
A bone chilling cold spell hangs over the Panhandle with a predicted 33 degree high and a 17 degree low expected tonight. Snow fell earlier in Clayton and Dumas with light traces in Guymon while English Field observers see no additional accumulation locally. The previous day’s high was 29 and the low 22 with a slow inch by inch rise to 23 by midafternoon.
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Panhandle
Clayton
N. M
Dumas
Guymon
Okla
Warren R. Austin Nominated to U N Armaments Commission
President Truman nominated Warren R. Austin, U.N. delegate, as the U.S. representative on the U N commission for conventional armaments. Established two weeks ago by the U N Security Council, the panel will handle all weapons except the atomic bomb.
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Washington
Truman
Warren R. Austin
United States
United Nations
U. N. Commission
U. N. Security Council
Deputy Zhdanov Relieved As Soviet Premier Candidate
Radio Moscow announced that Deputy A A Zhdanov, frequently named as a potential Stalin successor, has been relieved from his post as president of the council of the Union at his own request. The report cites the move as a personal decision and notes no immediate replacement.
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London
U.P
A A. Zhdanov
Josef. Stalin
Council of the Union
Radio Moscow
Chinese Communists Claim Big Victory
Shanghai dispatch reports Yenan radio claiming seven Nationalist divisions annihilated in Tsiwan area by Communist troops. The broadcast says the Shantung success shatters Chiang Kai-shek’s plan to hold the province and predicts grave consequences for his armies. It follows news that 100,000 Communist troops in Manchuria have opened a major offensive across the Sungari River, renewing the civil war.
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U.P
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Tsiwan
Shantung Province
Chiang Kai-shek
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Manchuria
Sungari River
China
Goering's Poised Escape via Hidden Poison Cartridge
An Allied report relays Hermann Goering told Col. Andrus he hid poison cartridges in plumbing to kill himself before hanging. The informant says Goering described carrying a cartridge through the courtroom and concealing others in luggage, rectally, and in the naval cavity, with one found beside him after his death.
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Goering
Mondorf
Nuernberg
International Military Tribunal
Seon
Jaycees Outline International Program Goals
Taylor Cole of Midland presides at Amarillo Jaycees noon talk in the Herring Hotel Crystal Ball room detailing a two phase international program for the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Plans include creating Jaycee organizations in more countries, an exchange library, and funding strategies to sustain memberships for business firms.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo Jaycees
Taylor Cole
Midland
International
Mr. Cole
Herring Hotel
Crystal Ballroom
Cole
University of Texas
Ted Tarrant
Wellington
New Zealand
Jaycees
Cliff Cooper
California
Ed Cunningham
Pic
Rowland Harvey
O. E. Harvey
Palo Duro Park Bill Is Passed
The Texas House unanimously passed Senate Bill 39 to authorize the state parks board to refinance Palo Duro State Park debt. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Grady Hazlewood and Amarillo Rep. Blake Timmons, would issue bonds to settle about 300000 with Commerce Trust Company, clearing roughly 375000 owed.
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Austin
State Parks Board
Palo Duro State Park
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Grady Hazlewood
Amarillo
Blake Timmons
Chamber OF Commerce
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Commerce Trust Company of
Kansas City
Rex Baxter
Big Four fail to seal Germany peace terms in London
Deputy foreign ministers of the Big Four adjourned after a night of talks with disagreements on preliminary questions for a German peace treaty. The Austrian peace accord remains largely unwritten as time runs out.
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London
Big Four
Germany
Seasonal Supply Slump Blamed for Hog Prices
Washington notes a seasonal decline in marketable hogs is driving higher prices, with Agriculture Department officials predicting only modest or slight price rises early this year. They expect further declines in many foods and anticipate beef prices easing in spring and summer as cattle slaughter increases.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Charles L. Harlan
Department
James P. Cavin
Economics Bureau
Dun's Computer Food Costs at All Time High
New York February 2 Wholesale food prices rose to an all time high as hogs and wheat spiked. The Dun and Bradstreet index for 31 essential foods hit 6.62, up from 6.47 last week and surpassing the prior high of 6.49 from November 19 1946. Flour wheat corn rye oats barley hogs lard butter and other items advanced while raisins and currants declined.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc
Dun & Bradstreet
Wheat crop forecast could ease grain price pressure
Officials expect prices to react as the 1947 Winter wheat crop is harvested next spring and early summer, despite grain prices rising recently due to heavy foreign demand and producers receiving legally guaranteed minimum prices.
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Ducers
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