Weather Warning as Plains Plunge Toward Deep Freeze
The Amarillo Weather Bureau warns ranchers and motorists as strong northerly winds bring freezing rain and snow. Temperatures fall below zero in surrounding towns with Amarillo at 16 degrees at 1 30, Guymon Oklahoma at 5 degrees. More snow expected Wednesday and continued cold Thursday.
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Amarillo
Guymon
Okla
Weather Bureau
Walter Watts
Amarillo Air Terminal
Canada
Watts
Goodland
Kan
Casper
Wyo
Winter Storm Strikes West and Inland Across Cold Belt
The Associated Press reports a general snow assault on the cold belt with heavy falls in Wyoming and drifting conditions across Utah and the Dakotas. Utah sees numerous traffic accidents on icy roads as hundreds of cars stall near Point of the Mountain and in Parleys Canyon. California experiences freezing temps while San Francisco Bay Area notes snow on hills. Forecasters predict continued cold and more snow from Washington to Oregon, with Mount Hood ski resorts recording 16 inches on New Year’s Eve.
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Wyoming
Utah
Dakotas
Point of the Mountain
Salt Lake City
Parleys Canyon
Heber
Idaho
California
San Francisco Bay Area
del Norte County
Smith River
San Bernardino Mountains
Sheriff’s
Devil’s Backbone
Mt. Baldy
Pacific Northwest
Washington
Oregon
Cascade Mountain
Mount Hood
Virginia
Tennessee
New England
Congress Reopens Battle Over Fair Deal
Congress convened for the second session of the 81st Congress with elections in view and Truman next to outline his agenda. The opening day featured ceremonial activity while the major push is set for tomorrow when the president will spell out his expectations and tax emphasis.
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Congress
Washington
Truman
Maragon Indicted In Perjury Case In Washington
John Maragon once seen near the White House was indicted on four counts of perjury. A federal grand jury charged he lied to Senate investigators about his income sources and finances. Maragon, 54, a Greek American from Kansas City, had testified last summer amid probes of government dealings and five percenters.
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Washington
Jan
John Maragon
White House
Senate
Maragon
Kansas City
Maj
Harry Vaughan
Truman
Sena
Tors
Hattie E. Johnson
Salisbury
Charles Murray
Tackle Phone Dispute at Bell Contractors seek settlement
In St Louis on January 3 the Southwestern Bell Telephone Co and the CIO Communications Workers Division 20 meet with Federal Conciliator A E Johnson to push negotiations on a 1950 labor contract. A 15 day extension allowed by Gov Forrest Smith keeps 50 thousand workers on the job as talks continue toward possible arbitration. State governors recommend referring unresolved issues to arbitration if no agreement emerges.
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ST. Louis
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Bell Workers
CIO Communications Workers
A. E. Johnson
Mediation Board
Missouri
Forrest Smith
Truman to Deliver State of the Union Address
Beginning about noon the President will speak to a joint Senate House session and major networks will carry the address. Truman’s White House briefing outlined an advance tax and budget focus with a planned tax message to Congress to follow the State of the Union and budget remarks. Republican leaders formed a price tag committee to scrutinize administration spending while many lawmakers weighed tax cuts and deficit risks.
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White House
Congress
Truman
Congressional High Command
Rayburn
Texas
Barkley
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
House
McCormack
Massachusetts
Martin
Amarillo Welcomes AEC Officials For Office Site Visit
The Atomic Energy Commission inspectors John Macy Jr and James Hobart arrive in Amarillo by air at 10 30 p m to tour the city. Mayor Gene Klein and Chamber president Herb Budke guide a half day survey of schools churches parks housing and office space ahead of a potential AEC headquarters move from Los Alamos. Other bid cities include Santa Fe Albuquerque Denver Trinidad and Colorado Springs. A decision is expected within weeks.
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Los Alamos
Amarillo Group
Amarillo Plan
AEC
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Denver
Trinidad
Colorado Springs
Commission
Businessman to Enter a Monastery in Minnesota
San Francisco January 3 A 50 year old California official and businessman Donald D Foster longtime California State Board of Equalization member and owner of a hobby shop will leave by train Saturday to join St Johns Abbey Benedictine monastery Collegeville Minnesota His wife May C Foster approves though worried about cold weather Their daughter Marjorie Jean now Sister Mary Matthew of the Presentation Order and another sister joined the Maryknoll Order in 1938
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San Francisco
Donald D. Foster
California State Board of Equalization
Foster
St. John’s Abbey
Collegeville
Minn
May C. Foster
Minnesota
Marjorie Jean
Mary Matthew
The
Presentation Order
Maryknoll Order
New York
Weather summary for Amarillo and West Texas blasts cold snap
Cold wave warning issued for Amarillo and vicinity with light snow this afternoon and tonight. Temperatures drop to 0 to 5 degrees, with severe cold ahead. Snow ends late Wednesday as readings stay very cold. Panhandle and South Plains face freezing rain or snow tonight, 0 to 15 degrees tonight. Del Rio Basin milder. New Mexico sees light rain or snow flurries today and colder tonight and Wednesday.
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
del Rio-Bazile Pass
New Mexico
All Arkansas Alerted In Hunt for Convicts
Three heavily armed convicts fled pursuit in Arkansas after escaping Tucker State Prison Farm. One guard slain, another officer wounded during escapes at two roadblocks. A bystander, Lee Burgis, was mortally wounded during a raid on his shack in North Little Rock. A 100‑man posse was disbanded as authorities warned the public with roads largely blocked.
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Little Rock
Ark
U.P
Arkansas
Tucker State
Lee Burgis
North Little Rock
Burgis
Walter L. McLavey
Here
N. M. Snell
Demand Vote on Public Housing in Amarillo Petition Circulates
The Texas Panhandle Home Builders Association circulates a petition asking city commissioners to call a city election on public housing units for Amarillo. The association criticizes the program as political and urges a vote on tax dollars for housing. The letter, signed by president G. W. Maguire, lists 32 objections and notes several cities and states have rejected the plan.
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Amarillo
Texas Panhandle Home Builders Association
G. W. Maguire
Association
Bat
Uni
Texas
Grand Rapids
Mich
St. Petersburg
Fla
Detroit
St. Paul
New Jersey
California
Aunt Jemima of Radio Is Dead
Miss Tess Gardella a larger than life performer known as Aunt Jemima on radio and vaudeville died at age 52. She weighed over 400 pounds and slipped into a diabetic coma at home last night. Her sisters summoned a priest and doctor and six policemen helped place her in an ambulance.
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New York
Tess Gardella
Jemima
All Miners Working Except in Illinois
Pittsburgh reports about 7 000 Illinois coal miners striking while the remaining 480 000 U S miners returned to work dispelling rumors of a renewed general stoppage over a holiday week. No official reason given for the idle Illinois areas and one miner said they simply did not show up.
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Pittsburgh
Illinois
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
West Frankfort
Taylorville
Springfield
Canton
First Building Permits Reflect 1950 Home Projects
E. E. Cooper obtained the No. 1 building permit for a 10 room brick veneer residence at 3401 Lipscomb with a value of 18 000 dollars. Paul F. Taylor Construction Co. earned No. 2 permit for a six room stone veneer dwelling at 2215 Bowie also valued at 18 000 dollars. A third permit issued to Mrs. Phoebe B. Eppler at 322 West Tenth covers alterations to convert a store into a retail furniture showroom. The morning total reaches 45 500 dollars.
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E. E. Cooper
Lipscomb
Paul F. Taylor Construction Co
Bowie
Phoebe B. Eppler
West Tenth
Parking Meter Receipts Rise in Amarillo in 1949
Amarillo receipts from parking meters totaled 76384.57 for 1949, up from 65667.94 in 1948, a rise of about 11000. City auditor J. C. Lilly noted that installation of several hundred more meters contributed to the increase, with last quarter 1949 up 83845 over 1948.
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Amarillo
J. C. Lilly
Mr. Lilly
Chief Joins Solons At Prayer Meeting
President Truman joined representatives and senators in an early morning prayer service at the National Presbyterian Church as Congress reopened. He left Blair House at 7:45 to attend the service, a customary observance marking each congressional opening.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Blair House
National Presbyterian Church
Explosion Kills Man Visiting Oklahoma City Home
Mayes V. Whitlock of Oklahoma City, 24, died when an explosion and ensuing fire destroyed a small frame residence he was visiting in Austin. Local authorities investigate the blast as a deadly accident with no immediate evidence of foul play.
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Burns
Austin
Mayes V. Whitlock
Oklahoma City
The new Chevrolet. Saturday Jan 7.
A brief note announces the new Chevrolet lineup with a reference to Saturday January 7. The snippet is terse and fragmentary, offering only a calendar mention without additional details or context.
Congress party balance for 2nd session 81st Congress
The political line-up for the second session shows House Democrats 262, Republicans 169, American Labor 1, Vacancies 3 totaling 435. The Senate lines up Democrats 54 and Republicans 42 with no vacancies for a total of 96. The figures include new members elected or appointed during the recess.
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Washington
HOUSE
Senate
US Defense of Formosa Urged by Hoover and Taft
Hoover and Taft call for armed defense of Formosa to block Chinese Communist expansion. They urge naval and air power, no recognition of Beijing, and continued support for Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists. Administration reportedly opposed sending troops, hints of economic aid. Senate plans to hear Acheson report next week.
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Washington
Jan
Herbert Hoover
Taft
Ohio
Formosa
China
Capitol Hill
Far East
Truman
Pacific
Asia
Hoover
Knowland
California
State Department
Administration
Senate
White House
Connally
Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Acheson
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