Legion Calls For Overhaul Of United Nations Charter
The American Legion labeled the UN a perpetually hung jury and urged reforms to end the Big Five veto. It proposed three charter amendments to empower the Security Council, curb aggression, and create a world police force dominated by smaller states to prevent tyranny.
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Washington
Security Council
American Legion Today
United Nations
Legion
Congress
Veterans Organization
Soviet rejects US invitation to join 11 powers on Japan peace talks
London reports the Soviet Union cannot agree to participate in a Washington led 11 power discussion on a Japanese peace treaty. Moscow says Washington acted unilaterally and that drafting work should begin at the council of Foreign Ministers.
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London
Moskow Radio
Russia
United States
Washington
Soviet Monitor
Council of Foreign Ministers
Husband Charged in Cemetery Shooting of Common Law Wife
Margarita Diaz, 34, faces assault with intent to murder charges after a shooting at Liano Cemetery that wounded Mary Lou Barela, 25, in the right hip. Diaz told police he aimed to kill her after she said she would leave him and attempted to shoot himself. Barela was in Northwest Texas Hospital in good condition. a 9 mm pistol was found at the scene. Diaz was jailed at Potter County jail pending arraignment.
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Margarita Diaz
Mary Lou Barela
Arthur
Texas
Liano Cemetery
Diaz
Mary Lou
Potter County
Dutch Advance on Indonesian Capital
Dutch forces push toward Jogjakarta as Indonesian troops adopt scorched earth tactics. Salatiga and Lawang towns set ablaze, with Dutch armored units advancing from Bandoeng toward Cheribon and other routes through central and western Java. Arnhemia on Sumatra reports prior arson by irregulars ahead of Dutch control.
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Batavia
Java
Salatiga
Semarang
Jogjakarta
Salaga
Joajakarta
Lawang
Malang
Semedang
Tutjaleneka
Bandoeng
Cheribon
Sumatra
People's Army
Arnhemia
Medan
Padang
Palembang
Buitenzorg
Soerbaja
Probolinggo
Sitoebondo
Climbers Scale Rainier to Find Missing Plane Wreckage
A climbing party ascends Mt. Rainier to search the 10,000 foot Tahoma glacier area for wreckage from a Marine Corps transport plane that vanished with 32 men on a San Diego to Seattle flight last December. The tentative wreckage identification was reported by Thirteenth Naval District HQ and Assistant Chief Ranger Bill Butler.
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Seattle
Mt. Rainier
Marine Corps
San Diego
State officials to speak at Fort Worth Legion convention
July 27 30 Fort Worth will host the annual state American Legion convention with principal speakers listed as Gov Beauford H Jester Lt Gov Allen Shivers and Atty Gen Price Daniel.
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Austin
American Legion
Fort Worth
Beauford H Jester
Allen Shivers
Price Daniel
Amarillo and Vicinity Weather With Thunder Showers
Partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with scattered light thundershowers. Mild temperatures continue with a cooler night and slight warmup Thursday afternoon. Panhandle and New Mexico regions show little temperature change and occasional showers. High 85, low 57, noon 68. Advanced Katine classes Thursday night at Roller Palace.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Pardon Plea From Dr Newtons Wife Amid Testimony
Mrs. Ruth Newton wife of Cameron physician Dr W R Newton tearfully pleaded with the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles that she and her husband could not have been in Littlefield the night of the assault on Dr Roy Hunt She outlined their whereabouts from 6 PM the previous day until 11 AM the following morning while his trial and appeal proceed and other relatives and children attended the hearing in Austin.
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UT. New Sern
Newton
Matilda Newton
Frank Newton
Buckholts
H. F. Shieffer
Austin
Dr. Newton
Abner Lewis
Hunt
Cameron
US Relief For Poland Canceled
The State Department announced that Poland's share of the 350 million dollar American foreign relief program has been canceled. Colonel Harrison reported Poland has grain and foods to meet minimum needs for the year and that private relief groups could handle special items, with funds focused on the most urgent needs.
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Washington
State Department
Poland
Col
R. H. Harerison
Anderson
Marshall
Harrison
International Emergency Children’s Fund
Violence flare at Remington Rand plant strike in Benton Harbor
Police deployed hoses and billy clubs against more than 1,000 CIO pickets at the Remington Rand plant as county officials requested state aid to quell riot and insurrection. A 50 officer squad from nearby towns dispersed non strikers attempting to join a back to work movement. A handful of pickets were struck but none seriously hurt. The plant had reopened after a three week wage dispute stalemate.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
U.P
Remington Rand
CIO
Erwin H. Kubath
St. Joseph
CIO United Electrical Workers
Garner Donates Scrapbooks to University of Texas
Former vice president John Garner presented 34 scrapbooks to the University of Texas. The volumes cover his congressional start in 1913 through his 1940 retirement from politics.
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Garner
University of Texas
Austin
John Garner
Washington
Congress
Homesick Truman Breaks Senate Rules in Session Return
President Truman returned to his former Senate seat in a brief, cordial appearance. He spoke of spending the best 10 years of his life in the chamber, breaking Senate rules by addressing the body briefly before leaving amid applause.
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Truman
Senate
Washington
Missouri
Capitol
Vandenberg
Mr. Truman
McGrath
Rhode Island
Kem
Donnell
City Opens Investigation Into Fire Chief Dispute
The city commission, in a secret probe, weighs charges against Fire Chief Fd Wilson after more than 60 petitioning firemen accuse him of undue promotion bias and nepotism. Testimony began with drill master Jack Williams and captains Carney Wisley as officials study civil service data before deciding on disciplinary steps.
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Lawrence Hagy
Fd Wilson
Jack Williams
John Carney
Eli Wisley
C. C. Smith
Boseman
Wilson
Maryor Hagg
Ira Stephenson
Bud Curtis
N. V. Moss
Amarillo
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Austin P. Hancock
H. H. Hunter
Central Station
State Firemen’s Union
Hunter
City Commission
Woman Shot by Husband Near San Francisco Drugstore
Laura Flagg, 24, a cocktail waitress, asked to be watched as she left a drugstore near her work. A man, Burton C. Flagg, 28, shot her three times from a car, killing her. he surrendered the rifle and confessed to the murder saying he could not live without her. He had been divorced from her and previously attempted suicide. A daughter, Tam, age six, lives with relatives in San Jose.
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San Francisco
U.P
Laura Flagg
Ralph Kattge
Kattge
Alemany Emergency Hospital
Kadge
Burton C. Flagg
Flagg
San Mateo County
Oakland General Hospital
State Forestry Service
Tam
San Jose
Cal
Transport Blasted in Haifa Port
The British transport Empire Lifeguard, carrying 261 Jewish immigrants to Palestine, was mined and sunk in Haifa harbor by Hagana saboteurs. About 50 immigrants and several crew survived. no casualties reported. Firemen prevented a boiler explosion as the ship settled upright in 20 feet of water.
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Jerusalem
U.P
Empire Lifeguard
Cyprus
Haifa
Hagana
Palestine
Athlit
Blast Kills 4 Berlin Police
An explosion at Berlin Soviet zone police headquarters killed eight people and injured nine. The blast may have been sabotage with a bomb smuggled into the building. four police and four German workers died.
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Berlin
der Abende
Alexanderplatz
Detroit Strike by 7000 CIO Workers at Murray Corp
About 7,000 CIO United Auto Workers members at Murray Corp of America walked out demanding Taft Hartley Act protection from lawsuits. Union officials called the strike completely effective, while the company declined to comment.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Murray Corp. of America
Britain reports 1.297 million in military as of June 30
Britain's defense establishment counted 1,297,300 personnel on June 30. Secretary of War F J Belledger disclosed the figure to Parliament in London.
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London
Britain
F. J. Belledger
House of Commons
Police arrest man with pistol after Truman Senate visit
Lt. M. L. Stanley of the uniformed police reported that a man with an automatic pistol was arrested in a public restroom soon after President Truman visited the Senate.
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Washington
M. L. Stanley
Uniformed Police
The
Senate Today
Truman
Senate
Former Communist Official Seeks American Citizenship
A House judiciary subcommittee approved legislation to grant Victor A. Kravchenko, a former Russian official, eligibility for U.S. citizenship within two years. Kravchenko testified that his safety depended on becoming an American citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Victor A. Kravchenko
Kravchenko
Soviet Purchasing Commission
Casa Buena Builders to construct 50 prefabricated homes
Charles F. Smith announces a housing project by Casa Buena Builders Inc to deliver 50 five room efficiency frame homes in Amarillo. A 20 home unit on Ong Street will start next month with prefabricated walls and floors. The company includes Grady L. Fox and Alice L. Smith. FHA approval obtained after a Washington trip.
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South &Marillo
Charles F. Smith
Casa Buena Builders, Inc
Ong Street
Smith
Grady L. Fox
Amarillo
Alice L. Smith
Washington
Federal Housing Administration
Torrid August night cools to record July low in Amarillo
Amarillo residents awoke to a record July 23 low of 57 degrees tying a 1904 date and marking the coolest temperature this month. More rain possible as thunderstorms drifted from New Mexico into the North Plains with scattered showers statewide.
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Amarillo
Weather Bureau
New Mexico
North Plains
Texas
Oklahoma
Calhart
Spearman
Stratford
Boise City
Flk City
Trace
Gage
Guyman
Clayton
Des Moines
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Roller Palace
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