Cease-fire talks drag into sixth day at Kaesong
Allied spokesman said Communists raised a new point in Korean war cease-fire discussions on the sixth day. UN delegation reported some progress amid ongoing agenda disputes. Col. James A. Norell declined to estimate session length. Separate remark hinted at possible expansion of the UN team to include Lt. Gen. James A. Van Fleet.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
James A. Norell
Mountain Home
Idaho
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Time for Old Clock To Retire In Amarillo
Amarillo National Bank plans removal of the old Polk Street clock as an expansion adds a new modern clock spanning the bank wall at 405 Polk. Architect Robert E. Hucker says the diameter will be about 10 feet, making it the citys largest clock of its type. The old clock, erected around 1914, has long been a city landmark and will be replaced during the 30 by 140 foot extension to the bank building See CLOCK-Page 6.
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Texas
Norell
Nam Il
US Eighth Army
Associated Press
Amaillie
Amarillo
Great Plains
Amarillo National Bank
Polk Street
Bank
John E. Griffin
Polk
Robert E. Hucker
Potter County
Senator Douglas Polls Bar on Judgeships in Illinois
Senator Paul Douglas announced plans to poll the Chicago Bar Association to compare his recommended candidates William H. King Jr and Benjamin P. Epstein with Truman picks Joseph Drucker and Cornelius Harrington. He seeks a secret impartial bar vote to judge relative fitness, stressing political independence and urging Cook County Bar Association participation.
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Washington
Paul Douglas
Illinois
Chicago Bar Association
Truman
Douglas
William H. King, Jr
Benjamin P. Epstein
Cook
Chicago
Joseph Jerome Drucker
Cornelius J. Harrington
Drucker
Adolph Sabath
Harrington
Joseph Samuel Perry
Perry
Scott Lucas
Lucas
King
Epstein
Cook County Bar Association
Pantie Chain Letter Fallout Warned By Postal Officials
In Dallas, July 17, federal investigators moved in after a new chain letter gimmick dubbed the Pantie Club triggered rapid mail of women’s undergarments. Officials said the scheme would clog the mail system unless intercepted, citing letters urging six copies to six people and sending a top name a pair of panties with escalating returns.
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Dallas
Federals
Pantie Club
Lester L. May
May
Dead Calm Reported At Local Airports In Texas Panhandle
Fair skies and high temperatures forecast for tonight and Wednesday. A dead calm was reported at Tradewind Airport at 6:45 as wind ranged from 3 to 5 mph downtown Amarillo and at the Air Terminal. Highs near 95 to 96 with lows around 69, 67 yesterday. Rainfall reported in Tulsa and Plainview, Panhandle totals show varied moisture across towns in the weekly rainfall report.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Air Terminal
K. R. Jenkins
US Weather Bureau
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Plainview
Panhandle
Childress
Clarendon
Claude
Crosbyton
Dalhart
Dimmitt
Follett
Hereford
Lubbock
Miami
Muleshoe
Shamrock
Spearman
Stratford
High Reds Go to Jail Again
Thirteen indicted Communist leaders were ordered to jail today for the third time when they failed to produce court-approved bail. Judge Holtzoff allowed bail for Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, while the others either did not apply or were denied bail as the appeals process contemplated. The Civil Rights Congress bail fund faced scrutiny over bond sources.
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New York
Alexander Holtzoff
Sylvester Ryan
Civil Rights Congress
Grace Hutchins
Holtzoff
Miss Hutchins
Miss Flynn
Ryan
Showdown Near On Beef Rollbacks
The House moved toward a decisive clash over beef price rollbacks and a potential ban on all future rollbacks. GOP leaders and Southern Democrats push for a complete prohibition, while some Republicans favor keeping the beef rollback with broader controls. Debate extends into today, with a vote not expected until tomorrow.
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Michael V. Didalle
House
Truman
GOP
Senate
Banking Committee
Nickel racketeers eyed in scarce supply scare
Detroit July 17 AP report says Senate investigators heard a witness link racketeers to nickel shortages amid defense material fears. Marshall C. Thomas of Northwark, Conn., a former chemicals maker turned broker, claimed word of racketeers tied to nickel supply and inflated prices. He admitted selling nickel anodes at 5.50 per pound but denied knowing any racketeers. others cited higher prices and connections. Moody pressed questions on a black market as autos face layoffs from steel shortages. Thomas flew in to Detroit seeking sales.
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Senate
Senates
Marshall C. Thomas
Northwark
Conn
Thomas
Senator Moody
Michigan Republican
Moody
Gem Lake Pool Rejection Expected by City Commission
City Manager N V Moss planned to urge against purchasing the Gem Lake swimming pool, calling it in disrepair with an estimated $100000 rehab cost. He favored obtaining land without the pool, citing poor design, dangerous grade, washed-out fill, and a leaking pool prior to its removal near Amarillo Country Club.
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Gem Lake
N. V. Moss
Moss
Mr. Moss
Amarillo Country Club
Judge Revokes Bail for Field in Left-Wing Case
Federal appeals judge Learned Hand canceled the $10,000 bail of left-wing figure Angel Frederick Van derbilt Field and ordered him to surrender to the court by 3 PM or forfeit the bail, announced US Attorney Irving Saypol.
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New York
Learned Hand
Angel
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Field
Irving Saypol
Air Base Work on Schedule
Amarillo Air Force Base construction advances on track with 34 dormitories and two mess halls due by Aug 1, plus 85 dormitories and five mess halls by Sept 15. Quarters for 240 bachelor officers expected by Sept 25. Total base construction nears $39.37 million with $25.55 million under contract as bids await blueprints.
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Amarillo Air Force Base
Air Force
John Soderberg
Corps of Engineers
Soderberg
Tulsa
Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Congress
del E. Webb Construction Company
Lambie and Moss
Barfield Construction Company
Bell, Braden, Barker, and Gilvin, Inc
Lively Electric Company
North Half
Southwestern Mechanical Contractors
Lambie Lee
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Surrounding Areas
The Weather Bureau reports fair and hot conditions across Amarillo and West Texas, with highs around 95 to 96 and lows near 69. New Mexico sees partly cloudy skies with scattered afternoon storms and highs 90 to 100. A five day forecast calls for temperatures about 1 to 3 degrees above normal with light to locally moderate precipitation in isolated thunder showers.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
War and music critics pause for player piano revival
Fred Tripp notes that amid wars and supply controls a piano maker nearly reintroduced the player piano twice. Irving O Tolzien, in the music business for three decades, says World War III and subsequent Korean War pressures delayed the comeback, with nostalgia and industry controls keeping it at bay for now.
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Irving O. Tolzien
Hymie J
Irving
Flood Strikes Down River Towns In Midwest
Floodwaters swirled eastward striking Missouri River towns near Kansas City as Kansas and Missouri suffer a $750 million damage toll. Lexington Wellington Norborne and Hardin in Missouri were flooded while dikes gave way in central Missouri. River runoff also buffeted Oklahoma and others.
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Missouri River
Kansas
Missouri
Lexington
Wellington
Norborne
Hardin
Oklahoma
Miami
Okla Lee
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