Amarillo YMCA plans approved for Ninth Van Buren building
Architects submit plans to the National Production Authority for approval within 60 days. YMCA executive secretary Paul Fowler announced the board approved the design at Longchamp's meeting. The two story 120 by 140 foot building will include pools, lounges, a chapel, gym, youth center and 34 resident rooms.
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YMCA
Ninth and
van Buren
National Production Authority
Paul Fowler
Longchamp’s
Allen Early, Jr
NPA
Central Ymca
Amarillo
Early
North America
United States
USO
Amarillo Air Force Base
Eleventh and
Jackson
van Buren W
J. Edgar Wilson
Herbert Willborn
Ivor Davies
Shelby Kruser
Kenneth Grenewald
L. S. Cotter
Tol Ware
Fire Department Exam Cheating Claims Prompt City Fuss
Possible cheating on Civil Service promotion exams at Amarillo Fire Department triggers a storm of protests and counter demands reaching the City Civil Service Commission. Key industry specialists are sought to oversee the Pantex AEC job directive as the affair unfolds.
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Pantex Aec
Paul Timmons
Amarillo Fire Department
City Civil Service Commission
Fire Department
Examination question leaks shake fire department lieutenants test
The incident involved stray copies of recent fire department lieutenant exam questions circulating after the test. The commission confirmed after investigation that copies were obtained from the city printing shop and circulated among department members. City printer Ralph Blake reported extra keys to the printing shop exist, but he does not know how many or who holds them.
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Fire Department
Ralph Blake
P and G to Operate Pantex Plant Under Project Hush Hush
Procter & Gamble Defense Corporation will run the Pantex AEC plant after completion with AEC and Army Ordnance oversight. Col. Foster L. Furphy becomes Ordnance commanding officer in September as technical staff build and supervise operations. Key P&G personnel include R H Kellogg plant manager, a 31 year veteran with P&G, and a Cincinnati University mechanical engineer.
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Jerry Kolander
Pantex Aec
Procter & Gamble
Cincinnati
Ohio
Proctor & Gamble Defense Corporation
Atomic Energy Commission
Army Ordnance
AEC
Foster L. Furphy
Ordnance Department
R. H. Kellogg
Proctor & Gamble
University of Cincinnati
Kellogg
Kansas City
Buckeye Cotton Oil Co
Atlanta
Ivorydale
Wolf Creek
Milan
Tenn
Price Director warns against cost plus guaranteed profit plan
Washington July 19 AP Price Director Michael V DiSalle told Congress the House approved cost plus guaranteed profit amendment would destroy the price control program. In a letter to Chairman Spence, he warned the vote would cost consumers billions, push up food prices, and complicate ceilings administration while unnecessarily guaranteeing excess profits for manufacturers and processors.
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Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
Congress
House
Spence
House Banking Committee
DiSalle
Weather and international news blend on a tense day
The Amarillo weather forecast calls for generally fair and warm conditions through Friday with highs near 95 to 97 degrees and a trace of precipitation. Panhandle outlook notes favorable outdoor conditions with scattered thundershowers. New Mexico and West Texas expect similar heat and isolated storms. In Washington, DiSalle attacks price control amendments, warning of inflation and burdens on consumers and farmers amid wage and price debate. UN and Communist negotiators race toward ceasefire talks in Korea, but troop issues stall progress as Kaesong meetings yield no advance and threats of renewed conflict loom.
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Civil Service Commission
Price Se
Lola I
Amarillo
Res
Great Plains
United Press Empire
CROS
Kaesong
Korea
United Nations
Texas
SROAD
Panhandle
West Texas
New Mexico
C. Turner Joy
Nam Hi
Nam I
Joy
Reds
W. J. Preston
Seoul
United States Eyes Spanish Bases in Atlantic Pact Dispute
United States officials press for an early meeting of Atlantic Pact foreign ministers to settle Spain's role in Western Europe defense. President Truman says defense plans seek rights to use Spanish bases from the Pyrenees to Seville for fighter planes and atom bombers. Adm. Sherman reports to Eisenhower after Madrid talks. Britain and France protest any US alliance with Franco. A special mission to negotiate access is planned, opposed by Allied powers.
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United States
Atlantic Pact
Spain
Europe
Truman
Washington
Defense Department
Forrest P. Sherman
Madrid
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Paris
Pyrenees
Seville
Sherman
Francisco Franco
Franco
Britain
France
London
Russia
City Tax Values Up To Million
Amarillo tax values rose by about 11 million dollars from the previous year, with total valuation near 133 million. City Manager N V Moss cited new construction and annexed real estate as the main cause, noting about 1000 acres added and several newly developed additions. Tax roll figures remain tentative pending equalization board hearings as the budget process proceeds for the new fiscal year.
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Amarillo
Amarillo City
N. V. Moss
Moss
West Haven
Sunset Haven
Barnes Highland
U-Anchor
South Lawn
Equalization Board
City Commission
Tax Department
A Study in Insomnia by a Wide Awake Newcomer
Amon Toss, a moved-in insomniac in Amarillo, complains about heat humidity and mosquitoes. He cites the weather bureau figures, mocks the Chamber of Commerce claim of perpetual cool nights, and recalls his Zambesi Mosquito experience while noting nightly temperatures near 80 degrees and humidity around 45 percent.
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Amon J. Toss
Pal
Amon
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
Weather Bureau
Zambesi
Upper
Burglary Charge Involving 9-Year-Old Cassidy Case
Jimmy Reese, 19, of 212 Jefferson, is charged with burglary of a private residence in which a 9-year-old girl was molested. The offense allegedly occurred on North Jackson. The girl identified Reese after hearing his voice and later in a police lineup. He was held in city jail with arraignment pending.
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Jimmy Reese
Jefferson
Reese
North
Jackson
City
Amarillo Sizzles As Heat Bakes West Texas
Weather expert Walter Watts notes a stubborn heat wave across Amarillo with highs around 95 to 97 degrees and minimal relief in sight. Recent readings include a 68 degree low, slight rainfall at the Amarillo Air Terminal, and trace amounts in surrounding towns such as Hereford Spearman and Perryton.
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Walter Watts
Amarillo Air Terminal
Amarillo
Hereford
Spearman
Perryton
Filipinos Head for Korea to Relieve 10th Battalion
Manila July 19 The Philippines 20th Battalion Combat Team may depart for Korea to relieve the Filipino 10th Battalion which has fought there since last fall.
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Korea
Manilla
Philippines
FHA Home Repair Loans Offered by Gunn Bros Stamps
Olver and Wiggins Lumbe announce a financing offer for home repair through FHA loans. The program provides 30 months to repay, with Gunn Bros handling stamp services in the package.
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Gunn Bros
Olver & Wiggins Lumbe
Phillips Free Of FPC Rule
The Federal Power Commission says it lacks jurisdiction over Phillips Petroleum as a natural gas company. The commission will issue a formal opinion later after hearings on whether Phillips sold gas to five pipelines for resale under the 1938 Natural Gas Act. Wisconsin urged a hearing on Phillips rate levels, but the panel rejected that request.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Phillips Petroleum Company
Mon C. Wallgren
Graerorally
xuUying
Commission
Phillips
Wisconsin
Michigan-Wisconsin Pipeline Company
Supreme Court
Power Commission
Bartlesville
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Ymca Building Committee
Gulf Ordnance Plant
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Lee Pantex
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R. H. Kellog
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P&g
Man Here
US Weather Bureau
Office of Price Stabilization
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Michael V. di Salle
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Portugal
Lisbon
Cadiz
Bay of Biscay
Casablanca
Gibraltar
Tangierey
Spanish
Morocco
Valencia
Toulouse
Barcelona
Cartagena
Algiers
Algeria
Associated Press
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Generalissimo Franco
Ferrol
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Canary Islands
Fred Tripp
Knight-At
KGN
Weldon Bright
F.P.C
Ngeiy
Greenhill
Lowndes
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