House panel proposes 4.5 billion Europe aid plan
A House foreign affairs committee proposes 4.5 billion dollars for Europe in the first year of aid with an additional two billion for disease and unrest in Japan Korea China and Western Germany. The plan totals 6.5 billion for all areas and includes export loan and capital provisions. Military aid would be handled separately with a Greek Turkish aid package and China support consideration.
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Washington
House Committee On Foreign
Japan
Korea
China
Germany
Europe
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eaton
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Herer
Special Committee
Herner
Senate
Herter
House Committee
State Marshall
Greece
Turkey
Senters Taft
Ohio
Bridges
New Hampshire
Chiang Kai-shek
Kelvinator Refrigerators
Amarillo Hardware Co
Polk
Taylor
Housing Program Aims 1.5M Homes Annually in New Plan
Washington outlines a proposed housing bill costing about one billion dollars over five years. The measure backed by Senator McCarthy would spur 1.5 million new homes yearly for a decade, with rent homes for low income families and investor incentives including tax exemptions and depreciation. Local governments would supply land labor and tax concessions to aid projects.
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Washington
Congressional
McCarthy
Wisconsin
House- Senate
Parking ban proposed for Route 66 in San Jacinto
Amarillo officials and state highway authorities debated traffic safety and parking on Sixth Avenue west from Georgia Street if Route 66 remains through San Jacinto. The plan includes a 90 foot wide highway and an underpass west of the Veterans Hospital to ease bottlenecks and reduce fatalities at the Bushland underpass.
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Mississippi
Georgia
Truman
J. Howard Me ‘Munek
Amcall Hoffman
George
Congress
Democratic Party
San Jacinto
Austin
Ira Stephenson
Amarillo
Promise Highway Commission
Sixth Avenue
Georgia Street
DeWitt Greer
State Highway Commissio
Amarilo John Reda
Commane
Eason
The
Highway Commission
Veterans’ Hospital
West Sixth
Bowisieneck
Steph
Globe
Texas Highway Commission
Potter County
West Eighth
Line Avenue
Rock Island Railroad
Marilorsee
Soviet Note Adds Strain Weighing on Finland and Western Germany
Russia shifted focus to Finland after cementing Czechoslovakia in the Communist bloc. President Paasikivi received a note from Moscow seeking a new pact, possibly defense or friendship. Finland faced loss of Karelia and Petsamo, a Parkala Udd base, and a reparations bill of 300 million dollars, as Helsinki held Cabinet talks and reeled from the Soviet move.
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Associated Press
Russia
Finland
Czechoslovakia
Juho Paasikivi
Soviet Union
Helsinki
Karelia
Petsamo
Pechelga
Park- Kala Udd
Paasikivi
Ediard Benes
Benes
Kelement Gottwald
United States
Great Britain
France
Hungary
Poland
Romania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
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Manchuria
Korea
Red Star
Moscow Radio
London
Germany
Fort Worth Dallas Feud Flares on Airport Funds
On the House floor Representative Wilson of Dallas warned he would block an appropriation for a proposed international airport midway between Fort Worth and Dallas. Fort Worth sponsors the project and the measure includes 2,608,088 dollars for the greater Fort Worth airport.
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Washington
Uly
Fort Worth
Dallas
Wilson
Texas
Commerce Department
Greater Fort Worth
Barbecue and Movie Surprise for Panhandle Junior Waddies
Nearly 300 Panhandle youths who entered the junior cowboy contest are invited to a special screening of the western Panhandle at 10 Tuesday morning, followed by a barbecue luncheon at the Herring Hotel. A noontime parade from the Paramount Theater to the Herring, led by the Will Rogers Range Riders and the Amarillo College Band, will cap the day. All entrants will receive personal invitation letters.
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Panhandle
Interstate
Ters
Globe News
Herring Hotel
Paramount Theater
Will Rogers Range Riders
Amarillo College
Four Texas towns struck by tornadoes leave homes wrecked
Four tornadoes lashed Texas overnight with Itasca Ballinger and Woodson hit hard. A Benton County woman was burned alive when a house collapsed on her. In Denton County near Bartonville a man freed his wife from timber as flames rose. Trinity flood fears follow the storms with Dallas at 37.6 feet and rising and warnings issued south of the city.
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Texas
Benton County
Ballinger
Woodson
Itasca
Dallas
McBride
Sam Patterson
Bartonville
Denton County
Willice Sparks
Lewisville
Patterson
Sparks
Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Trinity
Rosser
Thief’s Crowing Locates Chickens Arrested in Pittsburgh
William Brent, arrested for stealing chickens, told police he located henhouses by crowing and listening for hens. He claimed his crowing was so realistic that chickens for blocks around answered his call.
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Pittsburgh
William Brent
Brent
Water meeting on city water sites to be held at Highland School
Randall County farmers in the Highland area will attend a water meeting at 7 30 o clock at Highland School to discuss Amarillo plans for water sites in Randall and Deaf Smith counties. Bush Estate representatives plan to attend along with city officials surveying potential pipe routes to reduce crossed land.
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Randall County
Highland
Bushland
Highland School
Amarillo
Randall
Deaf Smith
Potter County
A. N. Olver
C. M. Woodruff
Henry Blessen
Bush Estate
N. V. Moss
Cros Bush Estate
Moss
Marvin Nichols
Randall County Jury of View
Canyon
Rani County
Hosea Poster
Canyon Real Estate
W. B. Bennett
Wilson Bell
Neely-Greenth-Lowndes Insurance
Weather notice for Amarillo and vicinity
Partly cloudy night and Saturday with little precipitation in West Texas. Occasional rains in the Panhandle this afternoon. Snow in parts may occur but warmer today. Colder northeast. High around 52 degrees this morning, low 35. Noon temperature 54 with a 60 inch precipitation mention.
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
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