Hundreds Stranded as Rockies Snowstorm Causes Wide Disruptions
A widespread storm trapped hundreds in the Rocky Mountain region with Southern Pacific rescuing 200 motorists west of Lordsburg New Mexico in under three hours. Snow ranged 1 to 12 inches closing US Highway 66 and stranding travelers across Arizona to Wyoming. Meanwhile northern Rockies winds created drifts blocking the Chicago and North Western line between Casper and Chadron.
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United Press
Rocky Mountain
Southern California
Southern Pacific Railroad
Lordsburg
Duncan
Ariz
Morenci
Southern Pacific
Rockies
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Casper
Wyo
Chadron
Neb
Lusk
Winter Weather Forecast For Amarillo Region
Cloudy skies and sub freezing temperatures are forecast for Amarillo and vicinity this afternoon with a low around 12 tonight. Snow flurries are expected tomorrow as a storm center south of El Paso moves eastward.
Amarylllo Clobe Hijackers Take $300 In Drive-In Robbery
Two armed men forced Mr and Mrs Jordan of 1501 Bowie to lie on the floor in their home after entering to use a phone They took nearly $300 in cash and left without taking checks or leaving a vehicle The Jordans run the Jordan Drive In cafe at 1500 West Tenth and were awakened by a knock before the intrusion.
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Amarillo
Jordan Drive- In
Mrs.ing
Jordan
Mrs. Jordan
Jordan Drive-In
1500
West Tenth
M. E. Jordan
Mr. Jordan
Jordans
1501
Bowie
Nanking Faces Large Chinese Force Amid War Crisis
The Chinese government massed about 150000 troops on a 300 mile front as neutral observers call the defense at Nanking hopeless. Communist forces totaling over 300000 are north of the Hwai River ready to move toward the Yangtze valley. The navy evacuated Tang ocean port for Tientsin as Pengpu evacuation is announced and Tientsin falls to the Reds. Public appeals press for a peace settlement with the Communists.
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Hwai River
Yangtze River
Tangocean
North China
Tientsin
Tangku
Pengpu
Weather Worries Over Jester Inauguration Plans
In Austin, January 17, weather unsettled with a forecast of continued cold and cloudy skies. At midmorning the temperature was 28 degrees with ice and glazing conditions forming, delaying potential outdoor ceremonies for Gov. Beauford H. Jester's inauguration.
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Austin
Beauford H. Jester
Trial of Communist Party Leaders Opens Amid Adjournment Fight
The court adjourns the trial to 90 days as US Attorney McGahey moves to sever defendant William Z Foster who is ill after a stroke and heart condition. Defense attacks the courtroom atmosphere, while Foster calls the proceedings a heresy trial and supporters pledge democratic resolve. The 12 defendants include Foster, Dennis, Davis Jr, Stachel, Williamson, Thompson, Winston and others.
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John F. X. McGahey
William Z. Foster
Foster
Medina
Harry Sacher
Sacher
Fendant
Dennis
Benjamin J. Davis, Jr
New York City
Jacob Stachel
John B. Williamson
Robert G. Thompson
New York State
Henry Winston
Detectives Relieve Amarillo Crime Surge With Transfers
Four uniformed officers H W Aycock N L Fisher Jr W H Arterburn and H M Howard moved to the detective bureau to aid investigations and clerical work amid a wave of petty thefts burglaries and late hour break ins. Chief Sid Harper notes the force remains short given Amarillo's one officer per 1000 residents.
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Amarillo
Uniformed Division
Detective
Sid Harper
H. W. Aycock
N. L. Fisher, Jr
W. H. Arterburn
H. M. Howard
Harper
West Texas Chambers Unite Against Surface Water Code
WTCC municipal legal rights committee meets in Amarillo to oppose the TWCA drafted surface water code. Mayor Hagg presides. Charles E. Coombes denounces the bill as harming municipal water priorities and cites potential condemnation costs. John D. Mitchell leads WTCC, while J. E. Sturrock defends the proposal to protect municipal rights.
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Thomas Thompson
Texas Water Conservation Association
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
WTCC
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
TWCA
Lawrence Hagg
Charles E. Coombes
Stamford
West Texas
WTCA
John D. Mitchell
Odessa
Committee On Water Legislation
Amarillo
Mitchell
J. E. Sturrock
Austin
Sturrock
Municipal Legal Rights Committee
Fine youth in attack trial of pals set
Sammy Smith seventeen pleaded guilty before Justice of the Peace C W Carder and was fined twenty five dollars and costs for an early Sunday morning assault in Amarillo. Co-defendants Louis Franks eighteen and Max Winberg seventeen pled not guilty with trial set for one week hence.
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Sammy Smith
West First
Amarillo
Justice of the Peace
C. W. Carder
Tommy Tomlinson
Sunset
Louis Franks
Georgia
Max Winberg
Fairmont
Democratic Leaders Map Early Action in Truman Administration
Vice President elect Barkley said Congress will act soon to extend rent and export controls. Democratic leaders met with President Truman and outlined aims including a pay raise for the President and Dean Acheson as Secretary of State. House Democrats shuffled committee assignments and backed an all-lawyer team on the Un American Activities Committee.
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Barkley
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Truman
Dean Acheson
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Un-American Activities Committee
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Lucas
Illinois
Representative McCormack
Massachusetts
Phoenix Horseshoe Company
Joliet I
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Turncoat ex-lieutenant Martin Monti jailed for treason
Martin Monti, 27, a former Air Force lieutenant from Florissant, Missouri, pleaded guilty to treason and received 25 years in prison plus a $10,000 fine. He admitted AWOL in Karachi, piloting and surrendering a plane to the Nazis in 1944 46 and broadcasting for Germany in 1945.
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Air Force
Martin Monti
Florissant
Karachi
India
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Inch
Naples
Milan
Fifth Army
United States
Martin A. Monti
St. Louis
Argentine First Lady Donates to 600 Needy U S Children
The Argentine embassy gave clothing for 600 Washington children to the Children's Aid Society as a gift from Mrs. Juan D. Peron. Officials said a miscommunication led to the donation though they worry it could be used in Cold War propaganda.
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U.P
Children’s Aid Society, Inc
Juan D. Peron
Ralph E. Wanters
State Department
Russia
Lenora Peron
United States
Augustin America Merlo
Slaying Ends Quarrel Over Clothes in Houston Driveway
In Houston, Virginia Norregaard says money and clothes sparked an early morning fight that left her 46-year-old husband Otto Norregaard dying of three bullet wounds on their driveway. She claimed he threatened violence over $25, while authorities investigate and she recovers from a knee injury.
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Houston
Virginia Norregaard
Otto Norregaard
Norregaard
Route 66 Costs Bite Into Budget
Potter County faces higher road costs as the budget is amended to cover widening and relocation of US Highway 66. County Auditor John Crudgington expects economies across 1949 road expenditures and other departments to fund the project, with right of way costs still pending negotiations with landowners.
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Potter County
John Crudgington
Drudgington
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas
Considerable cloudiness with sub freezing temperatures this afternoon. Colder tonight with a low near 12 degrees. Occasional snow flurries and not so cold Tuesday. West Texas sees cloudy skies with a few snow flurries west of the Pecos Valley this afternoon. Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with lows ranging from 10 to 14 in the Panhandle, 15 to 20 in South Plains, and 21 to 26 elsewhere. Del Rio-Eagle Pass area 28 to 30. High 27 and low 14 for the 24 hour period ending 6:30 AM with a trace of precipitation.
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Amarillo
Mercury
H. C. Winburn
US Weather Bureau O
English Field
Roswell
Carlsbad
West Texas
Pecos Valley
Panhandle
South Plains
del Rio-Eagle Pass
Winged Heroes at Inauguration Rites
Kaiser the WWI pigeon and two WWII carrier pigeons G Joe and Jungle Joe travel from Fort Monmouth New Jersey to Washington for an Army Signal Corps inaugural exhibition. Kaiser, captured from Germany in 1918, will be 32 in February though carrier pigeons average 12 years.
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Kaiser
G. Joe
Jungle Joe
Army Signal Corps
Washington
Rita Hayworth to wed Aly Khan in Cannes
Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan announced they will marry once Khan is legally divorced from his present wife. The couple disclosed plans in Cannes France on January 17.
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Rita
Aly Khan
Cannes
France
Rita Hayworth
Aly Kahn
Israelis Plan Evacuation of Egyptian Garrison at Falujah
An Israeli military source said the trapped Egyptian garrison of 2,000 at Falujah would be evacuated to Egyptian territory with full military honors.
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Tel Aviv
Faluja
News Tip Contest Winners Named in Amarillo
Melvin Robertson wins 5 dollars for best News Tip of last week for a case involving a Negro shoplifter captured in Amarillo. Second prize goes to Mrs. W D Purdue for first call on the minor earthquake report. Other tips from residents are listed with addresses. Wait for the New Chevrolet, Jan.
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Amarillo
Melvin Robertson
Line
W. D. Purdue
North Roberts
R. A. Kennedy
Maryland
Aurora
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