Reds Capture Wonju As UN Forces Fall Back In Korea
Communist troops seize Wonju 53 miles southeast of Seoul as UN units retreat toward Pusan. Eighth Army abandons Osan 27 miles south of Seoul after a three day battle. UN battalion kills 200 Reds near Wonju then drives off pursuing forces. Contact with Chinese pursuers reported unavailable.
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Eighth Army
Wonju
Seoul
Osan
Pusan
Red
United Nations
Seoul-Pusan
Korea
United Press
Gene Symonds
Truman Calls US Ready to Fight Global Takeover
President Truman warned Russia aims to take over the world and vowed to fight to protect freedom while seeking honorable negotiations with the Soviet Union. He outlined mobilization plans, proposed draft and tax changes, and urged continued Western defense aid and social insurance expansion. He insisted unity means responsibility and lively debate, not dictatorship.
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Washington
Truman
Russia
Congress
United States
Soviet Union
Herbert Hoover
Robert A. Taft
Europe
America
Free Nations
Roosevelt
Aviation Industry Association
Tritman
Bond election set for nurses home in Potter County
Potter County Commissioners Court set Saturday February 17 as the election date for a 250000 bond issue to fund the Northwest Texas Hospital Nurses Chamber of Commerce. Voters must approve a tax reallocation from six cents of the general fund to the public building fund to cover bond retirements. The court heard bond election details from H L Shaffer. Central Investment Company of Texas was awarded the bond purchase contract. The court also settled 15948 42 fire loss for the Walker Convalescent Home and discussed potential rent adjustments with operator Mrs Vivian Walker. A Negro Chamber of Commerce group urged job considerations for Negro citizens in county postings.
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Potter County Commissioners Court
Northwest Texas Hospital
H. L. Shaffer
H. L. Shaffer & Company
Amarillo
Central Investment Company of Texas
Walker Convalescent
Bowen Cox
Cox
Vivian Walker
Gene Jordan
Britain cautious on branding China in Korea crisis
London reports Britain will not label Red China an aggressor in Korea until UN efforts for a cease-fire fail. Commonwealth premiers weigh a new UN bid to end the war while Britain and allies resist US punitive steps, fearing war with China and harming Britain India ties. Western unity hinges on stance if cease-fire efforts falter.
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London
Britain
China
Korea
United Nations
Commonwealth
Miers
United States
Clues to Identity of Dead Woman Found
A baggage tag bearing L Nelson and a missing New York woman linked to a mangled body found near the Santa Fe tracks west of St Vrain Clovis. The tag showed Boston to Chicago travel. the woman, possibly age 60 to 70, carried cash, a wedding band, rings, and a list of addresses. Police inspect bag contents in Chicago, inquest set at Clovis Memorial Chapel.
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Clovis
L. Nelson
New York
Santa Fe
St. Vrain
W. L. MacGregor
Frank Beuler
Clovis Memorial Chapel
Boston
Mass
Chicago
New York City
Los Angeles
MacGregor
Memorial Chapel
W. A. Dobbs
Barbara Querinbin
A Langtin
San Francisco
Washington Street
Mt. View
Cal
Kay Gavin
East Lafayette
Baltimore
D. Gardiner
Rawson Road
Wallaston
Believes Reds Have 30 A-Bombs
A foreign diplomatic official estimated Russia has 24 to 30 atomic bombs and aims for 60 by year end, with production at about two per month and potential growth to three. He warned the United States could exceed Russia’s stockpile but would suffer heavy losses in return. US totals remain top secret.
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Washington
U.P
Russia
United States
America
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Los Alamos
Oppenheimer
Senate
Atomic Project
Robert F. Bacher
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Army
South Carolina
Kentucky
Two Billion For Fleet Is Asked by Vinson
Washington January 8 Chairman Carl Vinson of the House Armed Services Committee introduced a bill to authorize a new two billion dollar Navy ship program. It envisions more than 80 ships including a 60,000 ton carrier, two rocket launchers and 250 ships converted for modern use. The plan aims for rapid construction with most vessels completed within two years.
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Washington
Carl Vinson
House
Armed Services Committee
Vinson
Defense Department
Budget Bureau
Administration
Georgia Democrat
Air Force plans expansion of B-36 groups and bomber program
Undersecretary John A. McCone said the Air Force will expand to substantially more than 84 groups within 18 to 24 months, with the number of B-36 groups increasing proportionately. Fort Worth Consolidated Vultee plant has capacity to support the expanded program, while development of an improved long range bomber is being pushed to replace the B-36, which remains the heavy bomber for now.
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Washington
U.P
John A. McCone
Air Force
McCone
Pentagon
eCone
Consolidated
Vultee Aircraft Corp
Fort Worth
News Tip Winners Named for Bank Burglary Report
Dodson resident Jean Dodson wins $5 for the first tip. A tip about a railroad employee’s severe injuries earns $3 for the reporter who remains anonymous and requests the prize go to L. B. Smith in critical condition at St. Anthony’s Hospital. Hazel Swink collects $2 for reporting Amarillo people hurt in a New Mexico auto crash.
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Dodson
Jean Dodson
Crockett
Santa Fe
L. B. Smith
North Washington
State Hospital Chief Is Fired
The Texas state hospitals board dismissed Dr. E. F. Dean as superintendent of the Wichita Falls state hospital after two inspectors alleged he was under the influence of intoxicants. Dr. Mark E. Huff will be acting superintendent pending a permanent appointee, while Dean’s resignation was accepted retroactively to Dec. 30.
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Larry O. Cox
Cox
One Dollar Finds a Tenant for Furnished House
A small three room furnished house at 1605 West 8th rented in one day for one dollar. The advertiser received twenty to twenty five calls, with ten on the morning of the third day. She notes stopping the ad late cost only seventy cents. Dial 6262 for quick results.
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West 8Th
Advertiser
Blood Typing Made Simple in Austin Tonight
A public blood typing project begins at 7 pm at 1409 West Eighth, inviting Amarillo and Potter County residents to participate. Mr X, his wife Y, and their son Z receive a painless finger-prick, supply name and contact details, then depart within minutes.
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Amarillo
Potter County
West Eighth
1409
Texas Legislature welcomes new face in 123rd district
Morris Cobb of Amarillo becomes representative for Potter Randall Oldham Carson and Armstrong counties after winning the Democratic primary and November election. He serves with veteran Grady Hazlewood who may receive key committee posts as Governor Shivers takes oath next Tuesday. The piece notes a broader civicBlood Bank emergency drive coordinating blood type records for all residents with volunteers guiding ongoing weekly sessions.
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Austin
Morris Cobb
Amarillo
Potter
Randall
Oldham
Carson
Armstrong
J. Blake Timmons
Timmons
Cobb
H. P. Cobb
Monroe
Baylor University
Grady Hazlewood
Panhandle
Senate
Hazlewood
Ben Ramsey
Shivers
Mr. X
Golding-Meadows
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Potter County Memorial
Lubbock man Wayne Heary to lead TX Newspaper Ad Managers
Wayne Heary of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal has been elected the new president of the Texas Newspaper Advertising Managers Association. The announcement made January 8 in Fort Worth names Heary as head of the association. Heary succeeds prior leaders and aims to boost advertising standards and collaboration among Texas papers.
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Lubbock Man
Fort Worth
Wayne Heary
The
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Texas Newspaper Advertising Managers Association
Car's Plunge Kills Soldier at Fort Worth
Private William Delaney Jr of Carswell Air Force Base died after his car plunged down a 20 foot embankment into a creek bed on the Fort Worth west side. He was found pinned beneath the wreckage the day before.
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Soldier Fort Worth
William Delaney, Jr
Carswell Air Force Base
Fort Worth
News From Home For Servicemen Through Operation Newspaper
A program by Golding Meadows Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars offers daily news to service members. For $1 per month readers can send The Amarillo Globe or The Amarillo Daily News plus The Amarillo Sunday News Globe to a serviceman.
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Golding Meadows Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Amarillo Globe
Amarillo Daily News
Amarillo Sunday News-Globe
West Eighth
Amarillo
Frantic Hunt For Killer Cook Through Baja California
The killer Bill Cook camps in northwestern Mexico as Baja California police join a wide search after an abandoned car belonging to a victim was found 40 miles south of the border. Tracks point northward toward the United States as authorities chase the 24 year old ex convicto from Joplin Missouri amid the Mosser family investigation and other killings.
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Blythe
Cal
Badman
Bill Cook
Mexico
Baja California
Sonora
Desperado
Colorado River
Cook
Joplin
Robert H. Dewey
Seattle
Guy Woodward
el Centro
Mexicali
San Felipe
Woodward
FBI
Dewey
Ogilby
Homer Waldrip
Arkansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Carl Mosser
Atwood, Til
Waldrip
Desparado
Okmulgee
Henryetta
Okla
Mossers
Tulsa
Weather forecast Amarillo area and Texas outlook
The Weather Bureau reports generally fair and warmer conditions for Amarillo and vicinity. Today’s high around 51 with 26 low, tomorrow near 55, and a 24 hour high of 55 with a 20 low. Panhandle agr icultural outlook notes clear to partly cloudy skies and favorable outdoor work conditions with rising temperatures. Texas sees a pair and a little warmer night and day with fair conditions in the west.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Texas
West Seas
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