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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1947
Page
8
Public notice of The Amarillo Globe News publishing details lists founders, editors, and pricing for daily and Sunday editions. Rates include carrier and mail options with yearly and short-term terms.
The piece ponders advancing electronic calculators or brain machines that may answer every question except who asks them. It warns scientists to focus on the core problem before machines render humans obsolete and cites views by S A Goupsmrr and A Visuinsky on scientific progress and atomic weapons.
Billy Rose recalls Tim O'Hara, a bold press agent, who fabricates a Harlem scandal to protect Sugar O'Hara's engagement. The scheme targets Boston aristocrats, journalism desks, and tabloid front pages, revealing the double edged art of publicity and deceit.
King Features Syndicate outlines the 1947 plan unifying Army Navy and Air into three equal departments under a single national defense secretary. The article argues the merger gives the air force parity, reduces duplication, and reflects lessons from Pearl Harbor, while noting savings and continued needs of all services.
George E. Sokolsky argues that millions remain stateless after the war, with 800,000 displaced persons and 150,000 under 19. He notes ethnic and religious diversity, danger of repatriation, and limited immigration options in the United States and Europe, urging immediate solution to a "horribly inhuman" situation.
A narrator shares a tale of two crickets and a financial confessional. He notes $73.06 in income tax, tuition bills at Amarillo College, and obligations to friends while stressing that happiness and family matter more than wealth, urging life should leave tracks not a trail of money.
A full crossword puzzle with numbered horizontal and vertical clues covering topics from music to geography. Includes hints for numbers letters and word lengths, such as pictured conductor and African coastal region, with many cross-reference clues like region of Turkey and Russian city.
Three city firemen appeal disciplinary measures taken December 27 by Chief Edward R. Wilson. Roy Hill seeks reversal of dismissal while Dewey Morris and Clark Hancock contest 30 day suspensions before the city personnel board. John J. Halley returns from a Sacramento conference with home office officials.
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