Woman in Labor Denied Admission At Northwest Texas Hospital
Police charged a woman in labor for over eight hours was refused admittance to Northwest Texas Hospital though hospital officials said she never presented there. The case centered on conflicting accounts from Dr. Harvey Jackson and hospital administrator C F P Fielden Jr as a welfare policy dispute and lack of county funds for the patient. The woman, Mrs Juan Maestas, 27, remained at home with six children as a neighbor offered help but delivery attribution remained illegal without doctor authorization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest Texas
Juan Maestas
Arthur
Sid Harper
Jackson
Northwest Texas Hospital
Marcley
C. F P. Fielden, Jr
Fielden
Reds 6 Miles From Seoul as Mongol Cavalry Attacks
US Eighth Army began retreating from Seoul under pressure from a three day old Chinese Communist offensive and a wide Mongolian cavalry breakout from the east. 300,000 Chinese and Korean Communist troops were engaged with 100,000 to 150,000 more arriving from Hungnam to strike the UN right flank. The Reds were within six miles of Seoul as Syngman Rhee fled the capital and UN forces conducted an orderly withdrawal amid fires in the city.
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Tokyo
Eighth Army
Seoul
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Kimpo
United Nations
Hungnam
10Th Corps
South Korea
Kaesong
Burglary Reports and Local Crime Across County
Reported last night at C A Elder service station east of the US Helium Plant on Highway 287 details a window entry theft of eight cigarette cartons motor oil a radio lip balm and gum. County officers search for copper wire thefts while other locals report purse loss wheel theft bar jacket theft and unlocked Ace Loan door. A vagrant dismissal 17 women cases and a family in hardship on Arthur Street are also noted.
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C. A. Elder
Highway 287
Dumas Highway
Curtis Travis
Travis
China snubs UN peace effort in Korea talks
At Lake Success on January 3 the United States said it was ready to negotiate with Communist China at an appropriate time despite Peiping’s rejection of an eight point UN plan for a cease fire in Korea. UN observers said Mao Tse tung’s regime refused to discuss the 38th parallel buffer and other proposals. Warren Austin asserted the US would resist aggression and keep the door open for honorable talks while warning China of continued hostilities if needed. The eight points were outlined after talks with Ernest A. Gross and referenced Gen Douglas MacArthur’s command.
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Lake Success
United States
China
Peiping
United Nations
Korea
Mao Tze- Tung
38Th Parallel
Warren ™. Austin
Jacob A. Malik
Austin
Free World
Mediation Committee
Douglas MacArthur
Unified Command
Bouncing Billy Smith Flees Ring After Moore KO
In Portland on January 3 the city boxing commission acted after Bouncing Billy Smith fled to his dressing room in the eighth round during a bout with Archie Moore. Moore won by technical knockout as Smith was counted out after leaping from the ring. Smith, 17314, Oakland, faced steps. Moore, 18214, St Louis, delivered a solid punch sequence that jolted the bout.
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Portland
Ore
City Boxing Commission
Billy Smith
Archie Moore
Smith
Moore
Oakland
Cal
St. Louis
Billy
Conley Faces New Trouble in Custody Case
Louis Conley of Amarillo faces fresh contempt of court charges in Brockton Mass while serving a nine month sentence for contempt. The custody dispute over Lynette Conley pits Mrs Lucille A Conley of Brockton against him as alimony arrears and custody orders loom. Lynette is with her grandmother in Amarillo as federal charges linger and no trial has been set.
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Louis Bob Conley
Amarillo
Brockton
Mass
Plymouth County
House of Correction
Lynette Conley
Lucille A. Conley
Mary Conley
Monroe
Louis Conley
Massachusetts
Conley
Lee Conley
Bank Robbery At Dodson Nets About 1100 In Silver
Civil defense and engineering staff from the Tulsa district office of the Corps of Engineers surveyed Amarillo Army Air Field utilities. Mayor Gene Klein and Chamber of Commerce leaders met them in the Silver Grill. In Dodson burglars stole about 1100 in silver from First State Bank, cut vaults with a torch, opened 24 safety deposit boxes, and left behind an acetylene torch. Sheriff Mauldin investigated. gravel and rain hindered tracking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corps of Engineers
Tulsa
Amarillo
Amarillo Army Air Field
J. E. Redford
E. G. Gorecki
C. M. Confer
Gene Klein
Rex B. Baxter
Dodson
First State Bank
Wellington
Kocya Jeuisen
Hubert A. Mauldin
Teutsch
Mauldin
Fir 2" Lumber and Shiplap at River and Wiggins
River and Wiggins Lumber offers fir 2 inch lumber and shiplap at 7.95 dollars per hundred. Located at 1200 West 6th, customers can purchase standard building materials for home projects.
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River & Wiggins
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity
Fair weather with increasing clouds and warmer winds. High 45 today, low 23 tonight, 52 expected high yesterday 30 and low 16 last night. Precipitation 0.06 inch. Panhandle outlook shows light precipitation Thursday night into Friday, then colder Friday. Elsewhere fair or partly cloudy with warming Thursday and colder by Friday. Mexico remains generally fair with warmer today and colder northeast Thursday. Windy this afternoon.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Westee
del Rir
Eagle Pass
South Plains
Mexico
Floods Ravage French Morocco Death Toll at Seventy One
Officials report 71 dead and 60 missing after floods in French Morocco. A Casablanca cloudburst halted traffic for an hour and inundated many homes as floods continued to plague Rabat and surroundings.
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Morocco
Rabat
French Morocco
Casablanca
Soviet warns on German rearmament and four power talks
In Moscow observers state the Soviet government will not tolerate German rearmament and stresses the German problem in four power discussions. They note the Kremlin values Western Germany in a European army and recall past warnings about the 38th parallel.
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Moscow
Germany
Kremlin
Russia
Acheson says Soviet reply dodges world peace talks
Secretary of State Dean Acheson said the Soviet Union ignored Western invitation for world peace talks and only agreed to meet to draft an agenda. He noted the note restates the German question and dodges the Big Three proposal, requiring clarification before any acceptance.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Soviet Union
Council of Foreign Ministers
Acheson
Russia
Ussr
Germany
Britons Mark Birthdays At Lunch In London
Prime Minister Clement Attlee turned 68 and deputy Herbert Morrison 63 in London. Both continued work as normal on January 3, with Attlee and Morrison marking the occasion in routine duties.
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London
Clement R. Attlee
Herbert Morrison
New Congress Launches Historic Session
The new Senate met at noon with Vice President Barkley presiding and a chaplain offering prayers. Senators were sworn in, including John Butler, amid questions over his seating and a campaign investigation. In the House, Sam Rayburn won the speakership as Republicans backed Joseph W. Martin Jr. A Roll-call party line left the vote tight.
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Barkley
Senate
Frederick Brown Harris
Congress
White House
House
Sam Rayburn
Josph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
News for servicemen via Amarillo VFW Operation Newspaper
Golding-Meadows Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars collects hometown papers for sending to Panhandle servicemen. Readers may sponsor subscriptions at 1 dollar per month or 10 dollars for ten months, designated through Operation Newspaper. Contributions go to Golding-Meadows Post at 1401 West Eighth, Amarillo Texas.
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Golding Meadows Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Amarillo Globe
Amarillo Daily News
Amarillo Sunday Globe News
Panhandle
VFW
Globe
the News
Globe- News
Mel Kruse
Golding-Meadows Post
West Eighth
Amarillo
Texas
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Mary Frances Holik
Michael
Mary Frances
Frank J. Holik
West Tenth
Bulletin
Childress
West Texas Utilities Company
G. R. Phillips
North Bivins
California
Dick Woods
North East
Twenty-second
James Smith
Ace Loan Company
East Fifth
Corporation Court
Harry E. Lofthus
Montgomery
Sixteenth
Fillmore
Nolice Station
O. C. Weakley
Mississippi
Maestas
Dex
Klock Construction Company
Lucia
Benito
Gloria
Juanita
Marta
Rita
Lee China
Bouncing Billy
Eye
Raaf Utilities
Ngely
Greenhill Lowndes—Insurance
US Weather Bureau
Says Acheson
John Butler
Maryland
McFarland
Arizona
Butler
Tydings
Tyday
Dingell
Michigan
Martin
Rayburn
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