Debate Over Military Training for 16 Year Olds
A series of opinions from High School students and local adults in Childress and surrounding areas argue whether 16 year olds should receive basic military training. Participants range from Jimmy Thomas and Don Goforth to Joe Sash and a meat packing plant worker, weighing benefits, exemptions, optional vs mandatory training, and age suitability.
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Jimmy Thomas
Childress
Don Goforth
Joe Sash
van Buren
Esther Kirkpatrick
Hill
Berlon Lincoln
Panhandle
Travis
Bel Canto Chorale sells calendars for Dallas trip funding
Amarillo High School Bel Canto Chorale members offer a calendar to print dates for births and luncheon meetings for a quarter. Proceeds fund a trip to the Highlander Musical Festival in Dallas March 14 to 17. Eight student captains cover the city under Betty Hickerson. A. M. Autrey leads.
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Bel Canto Chorale
Amarillo High School
Dallas
Amarillo
A. M. Autrey
Betty Hickerson
Margaret Roberts
Sherwin Nance
Marion Taylor
Alice Whitfield
Nancye Coffee
Jerry Masterson
Carole Boggs
Jerrel Mulkey
Neal Grounds
Maurice McNeil
Clyll Smith
Don O'Neal
Forrest Buckley
Bob Bruce
Mike Flynn
Ann Harrison
Paul Chase
Jahree Spear
Piane Thomas
Director Autrey
Highland Park High School
Texas
Tax cuts liquor sales hit Trondheim and other cities
Norway sees liquor sales fall by twenty percent in Trondheim Bergen and Oslo after a tax rise from one hundred to one hundred fifty percent. Stores report sharp declines in sales and consumer demand patterns shift amid the higher levy.
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Trondheim
Norway
Bergen
Oslo
Rubber Output Is Increased At Port Neches Plant
Senator Lyndon Johnson announced quick approval for converting 15,000 tons of synthetic rubber to tire rubber at Port Neches Texas to be run by B F Goodrich Co. Plans include Houston U S Rubber Co 7 500 tons and Goodrich Tire and Rubber Co operations raising total synthetic output to sustain military and civilian tire production on the roads.
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Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Port Neches
Tex
B. F. Goodrich Co
Johnson
U.S. Rubber Co
Houston
Goodrich
London’s smallest house tucked between Hyde Park mansions
A six by twenty foot dwelling in Hyde Park Place sits between two large mansions. Access is via a narrow upstairs ladder and the interior uses miniature furniture throughout.
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London
Hyde Park Place
Early Arizona mineral discovery by Antonio Espejo
A white man named Antonio Espejo found silver ore in what is now Arizona, the territory's first mineral discovery. This occurred 37 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, highlighting a notable precolonial mining milestone. Globe-News Want Ads Get Results!
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Antonio Espejo
Arizona
Plymouth Rock
Globe-News
France and US Stand United in Cold War Fight
President Truman and French Prime Minister Rene Pleven ended two days of talks with a pledge to bar aggression by the Soviet Union or Communist China. They said no compromise with aggression, and favored an honorable settlement in Korea while affirming continued U.S. aid to Indochina and a strong North Atlantic defense. Pleven remained for a Capitol Hill luncheon and then planned to leave for Canada, as the two nations sought to remove doubts and reinforce cooperation.
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Washington
Truman
Rene Pleven
Russia
China
France
Germany
Korea
United States
Pleven
House
Europe
Asia
Capitol Hill
Senate
Leslie Biffle
Canada
Paris
North Atlantic
Indochina
Tulia Man Heads Swine Breeders Association in Texas
John H. Adams of Tulia was named president of the Texas Swine Breeders Association at the annual session in Fort Worth. T. J. Harrell of Fort Worth was elected vice president and E. M. Regenbrecht of College Station re elected secretary treasurer for the 22nd year. Directors named include A. D. Wenzel of Smithfield and R. A. Pitt.
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Fort Worth
John H. Adams
Tulia
Texas Swine Breeders Association
T. J. Harrell
E. M. Regenbrecht
College Station
A. D.wenzel
Smithfield
R. A. Pitt
Denton aid pledges loom in Europe talk at Globe
Officials said promised support for Denton will be stepped up as talks shifted to Europe where pledges were seen as crucial amid possible new meetings of the big four foreign ministers on Germany and other East West issues.
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas Am
Denton
Buffalo
C. L. Dp
Turkey
Jacob Archer
Morgan
McKinney
Lane
Clarendon
Europe
Germany
Taipei Merges Three Sections Into One City in 1920
The Japanese merged three sections of Taipei, the capital of For mosa, into a single city in 1920, consolidating administration and governance under one municipal entity.
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Taipei
Formosa
Cupid Causes Too Much Trouble in Knox County
A Knox County resident complained about the three day waiting period for a marriage license after asking Barbourville clerk Clyde Williams when he could pick it up. Williams replied the license could be applied for but required a three day waiting period before marriage. The man said he was no longer interested in marrying.
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Barbourville
Knox County
Clyde Williams
Williams
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Louisville, Kentucky
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