Aid Estimate Gap in Marshall Plan Spending
The International Bank told Congress that European reports show administration estimates for Marshall Plan spending are almost one billion dollars too low. McCloy said Western Europe may need 7.6 billion for the first 15 months, versus the administration's 6.8 billion.
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International Bank
Congress
McCloy
Canada
Western Europe
Herbert Hoover
Arthur H. Vandenburg
Michigan
George C. Marshall
Senate
Girls Reluctant on Signing Complaints
Two Amarillo girls Mary Bryan and Willie Mae Foreman Ballew were found on a country road after leaving a car amid alleged improper propositions. They are treated for frost bite at St Anthony's Hospital and are hesitant to prosecute with officials citing lack of cooperation from the girls.
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Mary Bryan
Willie Mae Foreman Ballew
St. Anthony's Hospital
Borger
Fritch
Dick Vaughn
Willie Mae Foreman
Ballew
Willie Mae
Billie Bryan
H. H. Foreman
North Arthur
Lilie Foreman
Clovis
Rex Carroll
Pantex Village
Amarillo area sees January precipitation exceed normal
Last night snowfall in the Amarillo region pushed January total past the normal for the month. The snow produced 0.08 inches of moisture with nearly 5 inches on the ground at noon. Over seven days moisture reached 0.15 inches, totaling 0.56 inches for January.
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Amarillo
Dalhart
Perryton
Canadian
Guymon
Okla
Mexico
Weather paints cold, cloudy day with light snow across Texas
The forecasted high rises to 34 degrees with a freezing start and turning partly cloudy tonight. Snow in multiple towns brings hazardous travel. gas shortages force school closures across the region.
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West Texas Gas
Water pipeline land condemnations approved by Amarillo city
Amarillo city commissioners authorized condemnation proceedings against Bush Estate heirs and others to secure a 30 foot right of way for a 36 inch inflow line. The route runs about 11 miles southwest toward Randall County with Rock Island Railroad ROW permission for over two miles. City officials urge rapid action to avoid costly delays and litigation as negotiations continue with affected landowners.
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CAL Brumley
City Commission
W. H. Bush
Ruth G. Bush
Caroline Bush Eneny
Emeline Bush O’brien
Estelle M. Wadley Combest
Irwin Podzeminy
Amarillo
Rock Island Railroad
Rock Island
Eighth and
Bonham
Potter- Randall County
Lawrence Hagg
Ben Manning
Bill Braden
Randall County
Manning
Tim O’brien
Bush Estate
Potter County
M. G. Allen
Allen
Carl Hill
Bushland
Teen-Age Delinquency Inquiry Continues Potter County Grand Jury
The Potter County grand jury convened to continue the investigation into teen age delinquency. It follows a nine day inquiry into a teen age theft ring. Carl Hill serves as foreman with committee members listed, including Matthew Hooks.
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Potter County
Grand Jury
Grand Jy
Carl Hill
J. W. Oakes
Wells Faulkner
Ed Enochs
K. W. Hibbs
J. N Childers
C. W Miller
J. H. Johnson
George Klock
J. C. Winn
J. H. Avery
Matthew “Bones” Hooks
US Ships 75mm Pack Howitzers to Greece
Maj. Gen. William G. Livesay reports the United States has ordered an unspecified number of 75 millimeter pack howitzers to fulfill Greek requests for mountain artillery.
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Greece
Athens
U.P
William G. Livesay
United States
Meat Controls Asked By Administration
The administration asked Congress for immediate price controls on meat and all related products as of January 29.
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Washington
Administration
Congress
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas
Cloudy to partly cloudy conditions with occasional snow this afternoon. Temperatures peak near 25 in Amarillo with a 10 degree low tonight and 34 tomorrow. West Texas remains mostly cloudy and cold with snow or sleet in the Panhandle and South Plains. 24 hour highs and lows show 17/8 degrees and noon at 20 degrees.
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Pamp
Guyman
Okla
Clarendon
Tucumcari
Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos
Appeals Court Hears Sweatt Equal Facilities Plea
In Austin on January 29 Thurgood Marshall argued before the Third Court of Civil Appeals that Texas must provide equal law school facilities as of the day of Sweatt's application. Texas countered that state provisions were substantially equal but not absolutely so.
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Heman Marion Sweatt
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New York
Oklahoma
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Lionel Fisher
Texas
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University of Texas Law School
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Daniel
Prairie View University
NAACP
University of Texas Board of Regents
Roy Archer
126Th District Court
State of Texas
Texas State University For
Houston
University Law School
Tax cut clash as Knutson presses six point five billion proposal
Rep. Harold Knutson urges Democrats to split with President Truman on a six and a half billion dollar income tax cut. The House votes to proceed with debate amid a Democratic split and warnings of debt and security risks.
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Washington
Harold Knutson
Minnesota
Congress
Truman
HOUSE
Knutson
Ways and Means Committee
Joseph Martin
Martin
Republican Congress
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Carpenters Win 12½ Cent Raise In Amarillo Construction
Builders in Amarillo will pay 12½ cents more per hour for new homes and commercial work as Carpenters Local Union No. 655 reaches a 12½ cent cost of living increase. The new rate for 750 carpenters and apprentices becomes 1.87 dollars hourly. Other trades near deals include electricians aiming for two dollars hour and iron workers seeking 12 cents more by June 1, 1948.
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Thomas Thompson
Amarillo
Carpenters’ Local Union No. 655
Iron Workers’ Local Union No. 408
Iron Workers
E. E. Rollins
Painters’ Union No. 544
Truman asks Congress to extend grain control on distillers
President Truman urged Congress to extend power to curb grain use by distillers through Oct. 31. He asked for continued allocation authority beyond Saturday, while the Senate favored a one month extension. He proposed a sizable cut in whiskey grain needs and said distillers could lose 2,500,000 bushels monthly under the plan.
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Washington
U.P
Truman
Congress
Senate
House Banking
Typhoon Kills 100 in Reunion Island Disaster
A cyclone striking Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean Monday night claimed more than 100 lives, according to the French Press Agency. The report notes the deadly toll amid ongoing relief efforts.
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Paris
Reunion Island
Indian Ocean
Biggest taxpayers would gain most from spendable income plan
Washington dispatch reports the Knutson tax reduction bill would boost spendable income most for high earners as taxes fall from 3.17 to 85.5 percent under present law. A table shows net income and spendable income for a married man with no dependents across brackets from 1,200 up to 5,000,000 dollars.
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Washington
Knutson
Knuts
Two More Days Left To Pay Poll Taxes
Frank Hoyt tax collector announced only two days remain to settle poll taxes. The tax office will stay open Saturday night for last minute payments as totals passed the 12 000 mark yesterday.
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Frank Hoyt
Nature Spurns Plans Of Medical Science
A baby born this morning at Northwest Texas Hospital defied experts who prepared for a blood transfusion to treat erythroblastosis. Doctors, firemen, and parents anticipated a life-saving procedure using a new substitution transfusion, but nature produced a perfectly normal infant, underscoring the limits of medical intervention and the marvel of life.
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Norton Spryde
Northwest
Texas Hospital
Amarillo
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