Truman Seeks Power and Funds to Meet Realism
President Truman urged Congress to grant authority to curb spending and control supplies while proposing a 10 billion dollar defense program. He warned further drastic measures may come and called for voluntary restraint. He outlined personnel increases, future billions for NATO Europe, and a push to raise armed forces size with full UN support in Korea.
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Mr. Truman
North Atlantic
Soviet Russia
Europe
Truman
United Nations
Korea
Marshall Stalin
Moscow
Free World
YANKS ROAR TO BATTLE Beachhead Established Taejon Fronts
U S troops push the Korean war with two new divisions landing along the east coast at Pohang and an undisclosed site provoking rapid inland advances. The 25th Division also reportedly hit the enemy as Communist resistance stiffens on the Taejon front. Allied air forces strike behind enemy lines while Korean and U S units dig in for a likely counteroffensive.
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First Cavalry Division
Pohang
South Korea
Korea
Associated Press
Globe
Tokyo
Manila
Taejon
Ivi
Red Tank
Nonsan
Nansan
Defense Department
Air Force
Kum River
Eighth Army
24Th United States Infantry Division
MacArthur
Hobart R. Gay
Lee Korea
Congress Aims Quick OK For Truman Korea Crisis Policy
In Washington on July 19 AP reports Congress members showing readiness to speed approval of President Truman's requests for personnel funds and materials to address the Korean crisis and deter further aggression. House Speaker Sam Rayburn said economic legislation will be included in a bill to be introduced today.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
House
Sam Rayburn
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Wherry
Nebraska
Representative Arends
Arends
Cleanliness Safety in Amarillo Letter Contest
Amarillo citizens prioritize a clean and safe city with good streets and alleys. Readers favor concise proposals for mayoral programs, as lengthy letters are often discarded or libelous. One entry from Mrs. W. W. McWhirter, Route 1, is noted as an example.
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Amarillo
W. W. McWhirter
Winners Will Be Announced Thursday Contest Hints And Reactions
Winners will be announced Thursday by the Globe with the winning letters from the If I Were Mayor of Amarillo contest to be printed tomorrow. Honorable mentions highlight practical proposals for Amarillo that require little funding and reflect civic concerns from residents including 13 year old Mary Layne Wallace and Will W. Holland. The note from Holland proposes finding a universal candidate to satisfy all, then resigning in the other’s favor.
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Amarillo
Globe
Will W. Holland
Hayden
Mary Layne Wallace
Hale Center
Rain and hail sweep North Panhandle with scattered totals
Heavy rain and hail covered the north Panhandle last night with unconfirmed damage in a hailstorm north of Dumas. Dumas measured about 1.5 inches of moisture while Dalhart reported a young flood and North Plains area totals varied. Amarillo saw light rainfall of 0.04 inches at the air terminal gauge with most rain overnight, and other towns logged varied amounts from 0.02 to 0.61 inches. The forecast calls for more scattered thundershowers this evening and continued mild conditions.
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Panhandle
Dumas
Dalhart
North Plains
Amarillo
Weather Bureau
Amarillo Air Terminal
Stratford
Spearman
Follett
Miami
Muleshoe
Crosbyton
Beaver
Okla
Boise City
Woodward
Guyman
Gage
Clayton
Des Moines
Shamrock
Childress
Plainview
Lubbock
Man Shot in Ellwood Park. Amarillo Man Wounded
An Amarillo man, R. R. Garner, was shot twice in Ellwood Park by a stranger. W. B. Parks of Portales NM surrendered a .32 caliber pistol after the shooting and told deputies Garner approached him about birds before the gunfire. Garner, moved from Dallas, is in serious condition at Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital.
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Amarillo
Ellwood Park
Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital
R. R. Garner
North East Eighth
Garner
W. B. Parks
Portales
Parks
Murphy Hurd
Paul Gaither
Gaither
Gai
Ther
West Tenth
Ballot Error Cited In Canyon Absentee Voting Incident
Court clerk T H Lair of Canyon said a ballot mistake occurred with absentee voting not in official presence. He noted only two or three votes were cast and that ballots had previously gone to a deputy tax collector in South Amarillo to be cast properly.
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T. H. Lair
Canyon
Amarillo
Lair
Man Wrongly Implicated In Fatal Shooting In Texas
Richard Poarch, jailed on murder charges after a Saturday morning dispute over ten dollars, remains in custody as William Berry, who was believed dead, is found alive. Neal and Hedgecoke Motors staff learned of the identity mix up, and Archer says the case may go before a grand jury this afternoon. Funeral services for Berry slated at New Hope Baptist Church.
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Richard Poarch
Plainview
Hedgecoke Motors
West Second
William Starks Neal
Pearch
C. L. Austin
Austin Funeral Chapel
William Berry
West Third
Neal
Poarch
Branch Archer
Berry
New Hope Baptist Church
Third and
Jackson
528 Absentee Ballots Cast in Democratic Primary
County Clerk Loren Jones reports 528 absentee ballots cast in the Saturday Democratic primary and expects more by mail. A meeting for election judges in 47th District Court room at 8 p.m. tomorrow will address voting and counting procedures. Jones will attend to answer questions. Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance.
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Loren Jones
Jones
47Th District Court Room
Weather summary for Amarillo and Panhandle Texas
Weather Bureau report notes partly cloudy conditions across Amarillo and surrounding Panhandle areas with scattered thundershowers this afternoon tonight and Thursday. Mild temperatures with highs near 89 to 90 degrees and lows around 64 to 63, little change expected, plus a lumber price listing for 2x4 at 65.75 per hundred from Olver Wiggins Lumber Co.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Texas
Olver & Wiggins Lumber Co
West
Amarillo Air Field May Be Reopened For Military Use
Washington requested a report on Amarillo Air Field runway and facilities as officials weigh reactivating the former Army air base for defense use. City leaders and the Chamber of Commerce discuss forming a citizens committee while the 102-structure site awaits bids and possible sale. Hangars remain in use, rail lines and storage intact, with the field's expanse larger and in better shape than during World War II.
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Amarillo Air Field
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Amarillo Air Terminal
Washington
CAA
Fort Worth
Amarillo Field
L. C. Elliott
Air Force
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
Gene Klein
Chamber
Earl O'Keefe
Rex Baxter
Panhandle
Amarillo Army Air Field
District Caa
Big Spring
Moss
Eocom
Army Air Force Field
Army Air Force
AIR Field
Red Korean misperception stirs humor among troops
A wartime caption describes American soldiers on a Korean peninsula beachhead debating how to tell a South Korean from a North Korean. A lanky Texan asks how to distinguish allies, while a buddy jokes about behavior difference and survival in combat.
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Kocrea
Korea
Haid
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United States
Republic of Korea
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Yanks
Neo To
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McCormack
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North Panhandle
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes—Insurance
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N. V. Moss
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