Truman asks Congress to admit displaced persons to the United States
President Truman urged swift Congressional action to admit a substantial number of displaced persons from western Germany Austria and Italy. He asked for entry of refugees unwilling to return home due to politics opinion and persecution, noting many come from Poland Ukraine and Yugoslavia. Republicans doubt action this year but a Stratton Bill proposing 460000 over four years is under hearings.
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Truman
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Germany
Austria
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Ukaine
Yugoslavia
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McNally Road
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Rusdell Stationery
Taylor
Jail Inmate Count Cites Overcrowding And Offenders
Court Judge J A Hirkman notes jail capacity at two hundred after arresting only the worst drunk and disturbing offenders. Officers report many prisoners are kept outdoors in daytime exercise gangs due to lack of space.
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J.A. _ Hirkman
One-way Traffic Plan for Owntown Alleys
Polk Street alleys to restrict traffic to specific directions this week. Northbound on Polk Tyler alley and southbound on Polk Taylor alley. Left turns into or out of either alley prohibited from Second to Tenth Avenues. City official Carl Price notes plan to reduce congestion and improve delivery truck movement.
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Polk-Tyler
Avenue
Tenth
Carlle Price
Pali
Cailie
Amarillo
Mrs M S Odell Wins News Tip First Prize
A local News Tip contest awards first prize to Mrs M S Odell Route 3 Box 150 F for reporting a small boy killed by an automobile. Bobby Gene Hunter wins second for reporting a lady driver with bloomers hanging on her car fender. J B Crump takes third for tipping about police stopping Neely Greenhill Lown4nc and a hot box under a car.
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Odell
Oklahoma highway crash claims Clarence Tabor in three-car collision
Clarence E. Tabor, 51, of Tyler Texas, died in a three vehicle wreck last night on State Highway 3, about 12 miles east of Atora Okla. The collision involved three cars and occurred near midnight.
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Clarence E. Tabor
Tyler
Tex
Here
No Music for Radios Sparks Saucer Mystery Across States
A nationwide wave of disc like saucer reports confounds the public and officials. Reports began in Washington on June 25 and spread to Western states as observers describe round flying objects skimming the skies.
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Associated Press
United Press
Washington
Flying Disks Sighted Across Many States and Canada
Reports describe saucer like objects seen from Amarillo to Ontario with witnesses including publishers and pilots. Observers Luther Roberts Harold Jessen and George Movernet report disks high above towns around 4 pm to noon. A Texas flock of saucers moves SW while others, about 2000 feet up, are seen near Throckmorton and Austin. Multiple observers provide accounts as authorities seek verification.
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Fillmore
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Australia
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Tueaday Night
Roller Palace
6Th and
Jefferson, Ne
Pioneer Couple Dies Within 10 Hour Span
Mr and Mrs J W Minter of Pleasant Valley died within ten hours of each other after nearly five decades of marriage. Mrs Minter died at 11 20 last night following a stroke and Mr Minter died at 10 30 this morning. He was 84 and she was one year younger. Petrillo Tells Congress He Is Thinking of Ban.
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Sanborn
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Fort Worth
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Bettie Pittman
Stephenville
Woodmen of the World
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J. Luther Minter
Lula Blackwell
Gregeton
Tex
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Muleshoe
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Grand Tunction
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Woodmer Circle
Rebskah Lodge
J. F. Fittman
Bil Pittman
Mesa
Griggs. @& Sons funeral home
J. W. Minter
Mr. Minter
House approves cashing of GIs terminal pay bands
The House backed cash payments for an estimated nine million former GIs terminal pay bands after September 1, sending the bill to the Senate. Republicans and Democrats argued Congress should have authorized cash payments when the terminal pay law was enacted last year. Officers received cash for unused leave time. The 1946 law requires holders to keep the bonds for five years and makes them non negotiable.
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Senate
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Write Your Own Ticket
Motorists who drive at reasonable speeds may operate an automobile for many years without an accident. The safe speed depends on visibility after dark and in bad weather or on curves and hills. Do not drive so slowly you interfere with traffic moving at normal speed.
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UN Tey
Potter County Takes No Action On Long Term Tri-State Lease
Potter County commissioners refrain from authorizing Judge Ernest Northeatt to sign a long term lease with the Tri State Fair Association for fair facilities. County Attorney Roy Snodgrass says signing is beyond the court’s legal power while the panel accepts a separate contract with Davy Detton Amarillo wrestling promoter pending rewrite. Public liability insurance clauses and county-financed project details remain under discussion with December 1 1968 target dates noted.
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Northeatt
Tri- State Fair Association
Roy Snodgrass
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County Commissioners Court
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Amarillo
Jeane
Crudgington
Detton
Lto
John
Coal Mine Agreement Is Speeded Toward Resolution
Washington July 7 a national coal strike looms as John L. Lewis and northern operators rush to finalize contract language before midnight. Negotiators refuse comment while reports swirl on progress and possible caucuses. A final deal could affect the 400000 miners and the Taft Hartley terms delaying damage liability suits.
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National Coal
John L.lewis
Northern
Charles P. O'Neill
Lewis
United Mine Workers
O’neill
TMW
Jones
Weather Drift Sees Amarillo Warmth With Scattered Showers
The Amarillo area is set for low 90s with highs near 91 to 92 degrees tomorrow. West Texas forecaster H C Winburn notes a lack of moisture in the forecast though a few thundershowers are possible in the Panhandle this afternoon and tonight. Reports show recent general showers across the region from eastern New Mexico through the Panhandle into western Oklahoma with Des Moines NM recording heavy rainfall.
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H. C. Winburn
Panhandle
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Dalhart
Domag
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Stratford
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Des Moines
Clayton
Oldest Member of Congress Seriously Ill in Hospital
Ailing senior congressman, reputed to be the oldest member, is hospitalized after a serious illness. Doctors say his condition requires careful monitoring as lawmakers await further updates on his health. The incident raises concerns about continuity of leadership within the chamber.
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Bandit Slain Cop Wounded in Midtown Bus Duel
A bandit was killed and a patrolman critically wounded in a noon gun battle aboard a busy midtown New York City bus near Times Square. The suspect, fleeing the jewelry store holdup, carried a stolen 9 carat ring and other items. a Florida driver’s license and veteran’s card were found on him. Patrolman Daniel Eaber, 28, pursued the gunman into the bus and was wounded in the abdomen and chest during the exchange of fire. The dead robber’s body rammed the vehicle as bystanders sheltered behind passengers’ improvised shields. The assailant’s name was not released, and the investigation continued.
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