Rail Wreck Kills 10 in Illinois Collision
Ten passengers died and between fifty and seventy five were injured when two Santa Fe streamliners, the El Capitan and the Kansas City Chief, collided while eastbound toward Chicago near Galesburg Illinois. The coroner confirmed ten fatalities with many injuries, and officials described the incident as a normal operating maneuver.
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Santa Fe
Monica
Ill
el Capita
Kansas Chief
Globe
Galesburg
Chauncey Wood
Peoria County
el Capitan
Los Angeles
Chicago
Kansas City
War taxes tied to Korea drive consumer outlook
Washington July 6 The American consumer faces a multi million dollar excise tax cut tied to the Korean war. Senate Finance Committee Chairman George says action will move in normal order toward a tax bill for the President but warns that worsening international events could delay final action and push heavier taxes, including excess profits taxes. Snyder says future costs of the fight may push higher taxes overall. Taxes Page 8.
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Washington
Korea
Senate
Truman
Congress
George
the Treasury
Snyder
Wreck Involving Streamliner Affects No Local Victims
Ralph Ater, public relations director for Santa Fe Western Lines, stated after checking Chicago lists that no victims from the Panhandle or New Mexico areas were recorded. The El Capitan and Chief trains collided, injuring passengers treated at Peoria and Galesburg hospitals, with about 15 cars involved.
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Ralph Ater
Santa Fe Western Lines
Chicago
Panhandle
New Mexico
If I Were Mayor Contest Promotes Letters
The Amarillo Globe invites readers to submit letters describing what they would do if mayor. Entries must be under 300 words and mailed to Contest Editor, Amarillo Globe, by July 16 midnight. First prize pays 25 dollars with additional awards for 11 runners up.
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The
Globe
Amarillo Globe
US arms aid to Philippines arrives in Manila
The first shipment of US arms aid to the Philippines under recent provisions arrived today aboard the General Gaffey. It includes small arms and fire control equipment for artillery as part of $5,500,000 in arms assistance for Korea Nationalistic China and the Philippines.
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Manila
Philippines
Gaffey
Korea
China
Downpour at Tucumcari general showers sweep Tri State
Rains last night and this morning varied from a heavy torrent at Tucumcari to light patter in Amarillo. Tucumcari measured nearly four inches with 3.18 inches at the North East Substation. Water flooded streets and Highway 66, and crops in the irrigation district faced damage from overflow and prior hail. Amarillo logged .25 inch to .62 inch, raising its yearly total to 9.05 inches with a noted shift in July totals.
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Tri-state
Tucumcari
Amarillo
Friona
Panhandle
Quay County
North East
Highway 54
Santa Fe Railway
Amarillo Air Terminal
Sox Sell Cardinale Rocca Cardinale
Amarillo Gold Sox catcher Cardinale has been sold to Visalle of the California League. President Pete Knapp announced Nease will be the regular backstop. Cardinale hit .315 with Stockton in Class C last year.
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Rocca Cardinale
Amarillo Gold Sox
Visalle
Pete Knapp
Worning
Charles Nease
Cardinale
Stockton
Vandals Ransack Summit School
School officials investigate a Fourth of July break in at Summit School. The vandals damaged the cafeteria and stole athletic equipment including several basketballs and soccer balls. The school board offers a reward for information leading to recovery. George Waddill, business manager, comments.
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Summit School
George Waddill
President Delays National Guard Call Up and Speeches
President Truman announced no current plans to draft the National Guard or reserves for duty amid the Korean conflict. He said he expects Korea to work out, and noted no immediate push for extra defense funds. The defense office also chose to skip speeches in July to avoid misinterpretation and focus on department issues.
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Truman
National Guard
Korea
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense
Johnson
Defense Department
United States
Cairo
Egypt
United Nations
Far East
Congress
Earth Tremors Felt in Samar and Leyte Towns
Two slight earth tremors were felt in towns in Samar and Leyte today. No damage or casualties were reported.
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Manila
Samar
Leyte
Yanks retreat as Communist forces press in Korea
Midnight dispatches report a general retreat by American forces in Korea pursued by about 50 000 North Korean troops and 100 tanks. The fighting pushed Americans back 25 miles threatening rail links from Pusan to the front. MacArthur notes thrusts toward Osan Pongtaek and Chungju as Inchon defenses move south.
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Tokyo
Korea
Pusan
Seoul-Suwon
Suwon
Douglas MacArthur
Osan
Pongtaek
Taejon
MacArthur
Chungju
Pyongtaek
Samchok
Pusan- Chungju
Seoul - Suwon
Seoul
Inchon
United States
VA Hospital in Amarillo loses two doctors in shakeup
Veterans Administration staff at Amarillo Veterans Hospital undergoes a reshuffle with Dr. Dabney Winstead and Dr. Forrest L. Monzingo leaving for Muskogee Oklahoma. Col. Pal Clauser also departs for Phoenix, while P James Ousterhaudt swaps duties. The chief of professional services position is abolished, and extended therapy patients will move to other VA facilities.
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Veterans Administration
Amarillo Veterans Hospital
Dabney Winstead
Muskogee
Okla
Veterans Hospital
Forrest L. Monzingo
Amarillo
Muskogee Hospital
Earle T. Norman
Col
P.al Clauser
Phoenix
Ariz
Phoenix Veterans Hospital
P. James Ousterhaudt
Norman
Ousterhaudt
Clauser
Amarillo Hospital
Monzingo
Carl R. Gray
Veterans Affairs
Gray
Family Small Potatoes Reeks of Life’s Fates in Oakland
R C Trotter says he cannot tell his little red hen the fates of life. He gave her potatoes to eat a week ago and she has been sitting on them ever since in Oakland California. The odd scene captures a humorous moment in a local report.
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Oakland
Cal
R. C. Trotter
Maharajah's Princess Seeks American Schools in New York
Margaret Smith, raised in a Maharajah’s palace in Dumraon, India, stays with Peggy Manning in Amarillo. Born in Shillong, Khasi district, she uses the name Smith in the U.S. to ease pronunciation. She chose Norfleet School in New York after corresponding with Harper’s Bazaar.
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Minnis Hall House
Peggy Manning
B. P. Manning
Margaret Smith
Margaret
America
Smith
Maharajah Bahadur Ram Ran Bijai Prasad Singh
Dumraon
Bihar
India
Peggy
Norfleet School
New York City
Harper’s Bazaar
Bazaar
Life
True
Harper’s
Popular Mechanics
Saturday Evening Post
Esquire
Norfleet
Denver
California
Mannings
Carlsbad Caverns
Santa Fe
Taos
Khasi
Assam
Shillong
Amarillo
Globe
Pierce
Railroad Strikers Face Federal Crackdown In 1940s Context
President Truman signaled possible drastic action to end the AFL Switchmen's union strike affecting 4000 workers on Rock Island Chicago Great Western Denver and Rio Grande Western Western Pacific and Great Northern Railroads. The union seeks a 40 hour week with 48 hours pay while a Presidential board offered 40 hours and an 18 cent hourly raise. Government mediators are activating in Chicago to resolve the walkout.
Fires claim four lives in blazing Californian forest
Four people are dead and over 25 000 acres burned as twin fires in Northern California forests continue to rage. The blaze scorched North ern California forest land with wide damage. The fires are reported from San Luis Obispo to surrounding counties.
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San Luis Obispo
Cal
California
Bank Deposits Decline in Amarillo Banks Report
The three Amarillo banks posted total deposits of 109,767,309.65 as of June 30, reflecting a drop since the April 24 call by 840,106. Loans totaled 32,377,175, down over 11 million mainly due to commodity credit wheat paper. Deposits over the prior six months showed little fluctuation, with December 31, 1949 deposits at 110,236,000 having similar levels.
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Amarillo
Commodity Credit Wheat
Bank Ag Gota
Weather report for Amarillo and vicinity
Weather bulletin from the US Weather Bureau notes considerable cloudiness and mild conditions tonight and Friday with scattered thundershowers. High today 74, low 60, with a 32 degree high tomorrow, and similar trends across the Panhandle South Plains El Paso area upper Big Country and western New Mexico with cooler pockets later Friday.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
South Plains
el Paso
New Mexico
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