Independence Reconsidered On a Nation’s 155th Birthday
A 1981 King Features column by Arthur Brisbane reflects on American independence wealth and size since 1776. It notes Alaska and other states expanding the union and questions centralized governance. The piece cites crime, capital punishment in Sing Sing, and public morale amid a wealthier but unsettled nation.
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King Feature Syndicate, Inc
Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
Wheat Sales Policy Not To Be Revised
Chairman Stone of the farm board told Vice President Curtis and Senator Capper that no further changes would be made to the wheat stabilization sales policy. The sale of wheat would avoid depressing prices and the board did not plan to unload the 200 million bushels at current prices. Curtis said he preferred a pledge to hold until prices reached 85 cents or a dollar, as announced on July 1.
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Washington
Stone
Farm Board Today
Curtis
Capper
Republican
Kansas
U S to Probe Intimidation of Witnesses
Federal agents investigate further intimidation of government witnesses who testified before a grand jury that indicted 48 for conspiracy to violate national prohibition laws. LeFors defendants Cleo Bolin and Calvin White are free on bond for an earlier attack on former attorney Murray Robinson. The incident, allegedly June 22, prompted a strong federal response with Governor Sterling offering aid.
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Amarillo
LeFors
United States Grand Jury
Cleo Bolin
Calvin White
United States
Murray Robinson
Paris Cabinet Meets Over Latest American Memorandum
Paris ministers convened to discuss a new American memorandum on the Moorers moratorium. Premier Laval requested time to consult his cabinet before replying to Secretary Mellon as Washington prepared to release details to the press. The Elysee meeting aimed to align French and U S positions ahead of tonight’s talks.
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Andrew W. Mellon
Laval
Entir
Mr. Mellon
Council of Ministers
Elysee Palace
Doumer
Frenc
Washington
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
Fair tonight and Tuesday with cooler temperatures in Amarillo and West Texas. Panhandle and New Mexico show unsettled conditions tonight and Tuesday with cooler air in extreme northeast portions. Temperature extremes today at 1 o clock ranged from 84 to 64 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Noted Banker Caldwell Guilty in Bond Fraud Case
Rogers Caldwell, head of Caldwell & Co., found guilty of fraudulent breach of trust in a $200,000 road bond deal. The circuit court jury verdict carries an automatic sentence of one to three years in prison. Caldwell, 41, long active in politics and finance, faced trial for allegedly substituting collateral. a motion for a new trial was filed after the verdict.
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Nashville
Tenn
U.P
Rogers Caldwell
Caldwell & Co
Caldwell
Tennessee
Fort Worth Fliers Delayed By Refueling Setback
Reg Robbins and Harold S. Jones delay their planned non-stop Tokyo flight after their tri motor refueling plane failed to reach Alaska. Pilots Nick Greener and Jim Mattern lost bearings and fuel while en route to Fairbanks, delaying departure until Greener and Mattern reach Fairbanks.
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U.P
Alaska
Reg Robbins
Harold S. Jones
Tokio
Nick Greener
Jim Mattern
Fairbanks
Stewart
B. C
Greener
Robbins
Jones
Mattern
East Texas
Gulf
City To Fete On Leaders
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce plans to entertain delegates to the Oil States Advisory Committee meeting tomorrow. The session opens at 10 am at the Chamber rooms, followed by a Chamber luncheon. Lawrence Hagey will host the visitors. The committee includes appointees from governors of 10 oil producing states and seeks a united oil pact on drilling conservation and proration.
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Ee Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Oil States Advisory Committee
Iero R. Murray
Oklahoma
Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence Hagey
Oil and Gas Committee
Business Expert To Speak Twice At Auditorium
Howard J. Wisehaupt a national business analyst from Cleveland will lecture at the City Auditorium in Amarrillo two nights in a row. Lectures free to interested parties but admission by card only, available from the chamber of commerce or The Globe-News.
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Howard J. Wisehaupt
Cleveland
Ohio
City Auditorium
Wisehaupt
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
News-Globe
Globe-News
Wiseha
Vega Fire Destroys Two Vega Businesses in Early Morning Blaze
A blaze in Vega destroyed W. S. Foster's market and grocery and the Wagg Inn cafe on the north side of the square. The fire started about 2 am with undetermined origin. The cafe owner Ledbetter and son held ownership, George Turner operated the cafe, both uninsured. Vega’s water system was not in operation, bucket brigades formed, and Amarillo aid was not sent due to no water supply.
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Globe
VEGA
Foster’s Market and Grocery
Wagg Inn
J. A. Morgan
George Turner
Ledbetter and Son
U S Counsel Seeks Immediate Prison for Albert Fall
Government counsel to petition Justice Bailey in the District of Columbia Supreme Court to send Albert B. Fall to prison immediately for a one year sentence. Army physicians in Texas reported no condition preventing the move, though Fall's private doctors doubt the trip from El Paso to Washington.
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Washington
Justice Bailey
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Rover
Fall
Texas
el Paso
Army
William Beaumont Hospital
World fliers Hoover guests for luncheon
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty were welcomed to Washington to receive presidential recognition for their round the world flight. The duo, who completed the journey in under nine days, arrived by train and were luncheon guests of President Hoover at the White House with their wives and backer F. C. Hall.
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Washington
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Hoover
White House
F. C. Hall
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
Frisco Man Wounded In Farmhouse Shooting
Mack Fisher was shot six times at his farm near Frisco and seriously wounded. Neighbor J Williams fled to McKinney and surrendered to Sheriff Ed Blakeman after a business dispute was blamed for the incident. Fisher was reportedly unarmed and taken to McKinney.
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Frisco
Tex
Mack Fisher
J. T. Williams
Mck ™Ney
Ed Blakeman
Fisher
McKinney
Woman Dies as Car Overturns Near Memphis Tex
Mrs. 8 J Erskine 24 of Malone was killed when the car she rode in overturned at a sharp curve on state highway No 5 a mile north of Memphis Texas She was pinned beneath the vehicle and died at the scene Her husband an employee of Malone State Bank and her parents suffered minor injuries The accident occurred as brakes locked and the car swerved off the embankment An ambulance was summoned and the body will be sent to Malone for burial
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Memphis
Tex
J. Erskine
Malone
Clarendon
B. F. Kirtley
J. J. Smith
Hubbard
Erskine
Fort Worth
Denver
Garment Factory May Locate Here
Edmund Lowey Company of Denver plans a visit next month to Amarillo to study conditions for establishing a women’s ready-to-wear factory. Chamber of commerce manager O V Vernon says prospects are favorable and the firm thanked the chamber for a brief prepared to aid representatives.
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Edmund Lowey Company
Denver
Amarillo
O. V. Vernon
Chamber of Commerce
Rail Zeppelin debuts in Berlin with record rail speed
The rail Zeppelin arrives at a Berlin station as officials honor inventor Frank Krukenberg and his wife. The puller-driven car covered 173 miles from Hamburg to Berlin at an average 106.31 mph, reaching 145.75 mph for a world rail speed record.
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Berlin
Frank Krukenberg
Hamburg
Deputy Bondsman Turns Federal Case in Amarillo
Scott Rhudisel, once Gray County deputy sheriff now in Fl Paso, posted a $2500 bond in Amarillo on federal conspiracy charges. Indicted last term with 71 others, the case returns to federal court on September 14 for review of indictments. Griggs ambulance. Phone 4311.
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Scott Rhudisel
Gray County
Fl Paso
Amarillo
Rhudisel
United States Grand Jury
Von Kim Leads At the Turn in Open Championship
George Von Elm shot 76 to Billie Burke 77 after 18 holes in the United States Open at Inverness Club Toledo. Burke briefly led with a nine, Von Elm surged ahead then Burke tied at 12 and 15 as the marathon event continued.
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Toledo
George von Elm
Billie Burke
von Elm
Burke
Vatican Move Triggers Crisis with Fascist Italy
Rome July 6 strained relations between the Holy See and Mussolini's government risk a break as a secretly issued encyclical in Paris denounces Fascist efforts to pull Italian youth from the Catholic Church. Vatican spokesmen countered that the document is not an act hostile to the regime.
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Holy See
Italy
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Vatican City
Fascist Party
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Vatican
Pius XI
Comptroller Issues National Bank Call
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of all National Banks as of closing Tuesday June 30. In Austin, James Shaw state banking commissioner called for reports on the condition of all state banks as of the close of business June 30.
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Comptroller
National Bank
Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Austin
James Shaw
Grand jury decries Sunday law violations in Potter County
Judge Henry 8 hears grand jury report noting 99 cases investigated 70 indictments returned over 20 days. Officers urged to enforce Sunday closing laws as multiple stores remain open, jail overcrowding cited, new courthouse awaited. Cooperation among police sheriff and constable praised.
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Henry 8
Potter County
Grand Jury
J. N. Beasley
Sheriff's Department
Texas Holiday Death Toll Rises Across Texas
Twenty six people died violent deaths and more than fifty were injured over the Texas holiday weekend. Auto accidents caused nine deaths, drownings six, and two from alcoholic poisoning. Several other fatal incidents include a truck crash in the Rio Grande Valley and a fatal car fire in Waco.
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Dallas
U.P
Texas
Missouri Pacific
Val Verde
Rio Grande Valley
R. A. Yaws
Juanita Ya
Baylor University
Waco
Mabel Roper
San Antonio
Marble Falls
Sybil Bullard
Denison-Madill
Walter Stein
Humble Hospital
Baytown
Trinity Bay
J. R. Sneathern
Airplanes spur rapid rise of Want Ads cash flow
Airplanes quickened production and want ads grow fast with them. They take off daily before daylight and can be read at work on page 10.
U S and France Seek Direct Moratorium Agreement
The United States proposed that France announce agreement in principle on the power moratorium, leaving details to experts. Acting Secretary Castle assured remaining disputes are not seen as blocking final success as Hoover returns to push for quick clarity.
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Washington
France
Secre
United States
Castle
Hoover
Rapida
Washinng
Negotiations in Paris Shape Postwar Reparations Accord
President Hooy's Paris envoy aims to salvage the moratorium plan and avoid altering the principle of aiding global recovery. Mellon and the ambassador pursue a stance to keep reparations details to technical experts while considering payments in kind and reshaping financing through central banks and the Bank of International Settlements.
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Paris
Mellon
Varia
France
United States
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Bank of International
Rumania
Jugo-Slavia
Czechoslovakia
England
International Bank
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