Texas Rejects Federal Control Of Oil And Gas
Texas Governor Coke Stevenson warns before the Federal Power Commission that the state will not submit to federal control of oil and gas production. He cites Texas supply, public lands, royalty owners, and a $450 million annual payroll as reasons to protect state authority and avoid nationalization. The hearing, led by FPC official Nelson Lee Smith, is a fact finding session with various Texas officials testifying.
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Houston
Texas
Coke Stevenson
Federal Power Commission
Stevenson
Commission
Congress
Nelson Lee Smith
Smith
FPC
The
Power Commission
Texas Railroad
Olin Culberson
Ernest O. Thompson
Beauford
Grover Sellers
James Noel
L. A. Woods
E. Degolyer
Dallas
R. C. Kay
Amarillo
Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association
D. A. Haley
L.T. Potter
Lone Stay Gas Company
Poll Tax Deadline Thursday In Potter County
Potter County residents face a Thursday deadline to obtain poll tax receipts or exemptions for the 1946 voting privileges. Tax assessor Frank Hoyt notes only 8,675 receipts or exemptions issued by noon, about 3,500 short of expected voting strength. Exemption requires age 60 or older by Jan 1, 1945 and one year in state plus six months in the county. apply in person or by mail, renewal yearly, no charge. A move to Potter County after Jan 1, 1945 requires a receipt from the prior county and a transfer upon arrival.
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Potter County
Frank Hoyt
Hoyt
Navy officer predicts Sunday attack by Japan in 1941
Captain Ellis Zacharias testified before the Pearl Harbor investigation committee that he warned Admiral Kimmel in March 1941 a Japanese strike would start the war with a Sunday morning attack on the fleet. He said the assault would come from the north by carriers, matching the December 7, 1941 attack.
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Washington
Ellis M. Zacharias
Husband E. Kimmel
United States
Pearl Harbor
Kimmel
Pacific Fleet
Adm
W. W. Smith
Tttle
Zacharia
Zacharias
Kichisaburo Nomura
San Francisco
Weather outlook shows calm Panhandle conditions
The forecast offers fair weather through Tuesday with minor temperature changes. Tonight will be colder, then a warming trend arrives Tuesday afternoon as winds ease to a maximum of 20 mph.
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The
Panhandle
J. Ray Leaves Hospital For Rochester Minn
J. Ray Tyer, who has been a patient at Northwest Texas Hospital for several days, is en route to Rochester Minnesota this afternoon accompanied by his doctor.
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J. Ray
Tyer
Northwest Texas Hospital
Rochester, Minn
Eight Die In Fire At Tinker Field Hangar
Eight persons burned to death and 38 injured as flames swept the main hangar at Tinker Field in Oklahoma City. Workmen cleared debris to remove bodies, which were burned beyond recognition, as firemen continued to search the wreckage for further victims.
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Oklahoma City
Tinker Field
News Tip Winners Awarded At Local Contest
First prize of 5 dollars goes to Mrs. John Armstrong for a yarn about three trees unrooted from a sleeping man’s home. Second prize of 3 dollars to Bill Prime of Amarillo Army Air Field for his tip on the Umbarger fire. Third prize of 2 dollars to Hershelene Journey for a tip on a telephone stolen from a store wall.
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John Armstrong
Ong
Bill Prime
Amarillo Army Air Field
Umbarger
Hershelene
Crockett
Supreme Court Delays Yamashita Appeal Ruling
The Supreme Court again deferred action on General Yamashita’s appeal. Arguments were heard January 7 and 8 challenging the authority of the American military commission that tried him. He remains held in a Manila prison pending the decision.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Yamashita
Philippines
Manila
Milk price rise still pending for Amarillo dairy firms
Plains Creamery manager A F Madison notes the Amarillo milk price increase remains unsettled after a call with Rep. Gene Worley. OPA officials in Dallas review West Texas prices as Worley says a decision may come soon, with a 26 cent rise already authorized Jan 10 and a planned stoppage Feb 1 if the extra increase is denied.
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Amarillo
A. F. Madison
Plains Creamery
Gene Worley
Office of Price Administration
West Texas
Rep. Worley
Worley
Amarilo
OPA
Dallas
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Vicinity
The U S Weather Bureau notes fair conditions in Amarillo and region through tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. Panhandle and South Plains see cooler nights and mild afternoons, lows 18 to 26 and 30 to 34 elsewhere. New Mexico expect fair afternoons and tonight, increasing clouds Tuesday, with warmer temperatures and highs 45 to 65 depending on location.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Treasury To Widen Crackdown On Income Tax Evaders
The United States Treasury plans its largest ever force of about 7,000 agents to target income tax evaders, with intensified probes in winter resorts like Miami and scrutiny of insurance paid up annuities. Officials expect a broader drive after recruiting 6,000 of the new corps and reviewing large cash transactions.
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Washington
U.P
Treasury
Treasury Enforcement
Internal Revenue
Joseph D. Nunan, Jr
Miami
Iran Seeks UN Hearing Over Moscow Tehran Dispute
Iran's S H Taqizadeh urges the United Nations Security Council to hear Tehran's case alleging Soviet interventions in Iranian affairs. Soviet vice foreign minister A Y Vishinsky questions the grounds and says powers should pursue direct talks. New Iranian premier Ahmed Qavam Es Saltaneh took office in Tehran after Ibrahim Hakimi.
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London
Russia
Iran
United Nations Security Council
Soviet Union
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Ahmed Qavam Es Saltaneh
Tehran
Ibrahim Hakimi
UNO
Taqizadeh
A. Y. Vishinsky
Teheran
Moscow
Senator Tydings Calls World Disarmament Conference
In a Senate floor speech Senator Tydings urged President Truman to convene a world disarmament conference to avert an atomic world war. He questioned UN capability and noted global powers arming, while a witness from the Federation of Atomic Scientists urged keeping military out of policy making for atomic energy.
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Washington
Tydings
Senate
Truman
Maryland
United Nations Action For
United Nations Organization
Senate Committee On Atomic Energy
Harrison Davies
Federation of Atomic Scientists
Davies
Winchester
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Senate Committee On Atomic Enery
Commission
McMahon
Connecticut
Early Harmony In Labor See Early Harmony In Labor
Nation wide labor moves unfold as packing houses resume under government oversight. CIO AFL workers return, easing 270000 workers toward wage boost. Ford Chrysler settlements at 18 cents an hour spur broader talks and potential rail arbitration for 85 percent of railroad workers.
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Aie Trace
CIO
AFL
United Auto Workers
Ford and
Chrysler
UAW
Ford
Ohio
Virginia
Kentucky
War crimes trial of Lt Gen Homma resumes in Manila
The trial of Lt Gen Masaharu Homma, former Japanese commander in the Philippines, resumes in Manila after a weeklong recess. He faces charges of responsibility for more than 80 000 atrocity deaths including the Bataan death march.
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Manila
Masaharu Homma
Philippines
Homma
Bataan
Bloody disorders reported in Tamaulipas towns
Reports of bloody disorders in Tamaulipas towns as protests against state government backed mayors reached Tampico today. Labor and other elements of Tampico sieged a demonstration of allegiance to Governor Hugo Pedro Gonzales.
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Tampico
Mexico
Tamaulipas
Hugo Pedro Gonzales
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