Military budget and air force expansion plans outlined
Defense chief said the Air Force will push to expand production to form up to 180 groups, with a current goal of 95 groups and 87 existing. Proposals seek 150 groups, each group ranging 30 to 75 aircraft. Marshall noted choices depend on balanced force concepts and manpower estimates from the Selective Service, while Taft warned of a $90 billion next year and signaled further study before stance.
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Defense
Air Force
Congress
Arshall
Taft
Ohioan
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Communists Propose New Tradeoff in Korea Cease-Fire Talks
At Kaesong area talks the Communist delegation submitted a fresh proposal as Allied chiefs reported considerable progress. Joy and Nam II led a brief day of sessions with a recess to study the plan, while Marshall in Washington said foreign troop withdrawals should wait for a satisfactory peace settlement. Skirmishes persisted north of the Imjin River near the demilitarized zone.
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Kaesong
Korea
United Nations
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Joy
Gen Nam II
George C. Marshall
Washington
Eighth
Imjin River
Red
Rites Pending for Kuykendalls After Canyon Crash
Funeral services are pending for Mrs. J. E. Kuykendall and her son Carol following a three car crash west of Clarendon on US 287. J. E. Kuykendall, Randall County rancher, is hospitalized in fair condition, while Carol Kuykendall died at Donley County Hospital. Wayne Doherty and Walter Johnson face negligent homicide charges.
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Canyon
J. E. Kuykendall
Carol Kuykendall
Clarendon
Griggs- Warren Funeral
Burns Bain Funeral
Randall County
Neblett Hospital
US Highway 287
Wayne Doherty
Walter Johnson
Donley County
William H. Gordon
Kuykendalls
Guy Wright
Johnson
Donley County Hospital
Kuykendall
University of Texas
Happy
Amarillo
Conway Kuykendall
Temperature Report From Amarillo Area Weather
Temperature readings show highs near 85 yesterday at Amarillo Air Terminal with forecasted highs around 92 for today and tomorrow. Scattered thunder showers expected tonight and Thursday. Rain amounts varied across the region with measurements from Whiteface to Clarendon to Panhandle and Plainview, including .13 inches at Clarendon and traces at several locations.
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Amarillo Air Terminal
South Plains
Whiteface
Lubbock
Clarendon
Childress
Hereford
Panhandle
Plainview
Spearman
Vega
Jerryton
Gage
Okla
Johnson on Demo Committee Named to Campaign Panel
Senator Lyndon Johnson of Texas is named to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee led by Senator Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico. The appointment was announced from Washington on July 25.
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Johnson
Washington
Sen
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Clinton P. Andersen
New Mexico
Dallas Police Seek Mastermind Behind Dallas Bomb Raids
Two suspects tied to 13 bombings in a South Dallas Negro white neighborhood are called small fry by police as they seek a mastermind. Claude Wright confessed to three bombings and two failed attempts. his half brother Arthur Young is also jailed. Wright’s claim of leadership remains unproven, with authorities noting more arrests are likely as investigations continue.
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Dallas
U.P
Claude Thomas Wright
Arthur Eugene Young
Greenville
Wright
State Crime Laboratories
Austin
Bob Crowder
Texas Rangers
Young
Carl Hansson
Hansson
Ranger Crowder
Chief Hansson
Dallas County Grand
Dist
Henry King
Britain presses Iran to curb oil interference before talks
In Tehran, Britain urged Iran to relax its grip on Anglo-Iranian Oil operations before resuming negotiations. American adviser W. Averell Harriman reported progress as Tehran signaled openness to a new oil deal, while Iran seeks details on field operations and refinery management at Abadan.
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Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
AIOC
Abadan
Tehran
Harriman
Iran
Saving Money Now the Fashion in Commerce Dept Report
New York July 25 Saving money is in fashion as Commerce Department reports in May personal income rising to an annual rate near 250 billion dollars up about 15 percent from a year earlier. Savings in the last three months more than doubled the first quarter. The shift from spending to saving unsettled business, with spending up early year then dropping, mortgage debt rising and savings growing as households squirrel away funds for big purchases or debt reduction.
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Department of Commerce
Commerce Department
Clashes in Jordan follow King Abdullah murder turmoil
Cairo report says open clashes erupted between Jordanians and Palestinian Arabs after King Abdullah's death. Arab Legion controls Amman as tensions rise with martial law unlikely. Prince Hussein eyed as king with Naif as regent amid fears of civil strife and refugee reprisals.
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Cairo
Egypt
Jordan
Abdullah
Amman
Arab Legion
Tal
Naif
Taillal
Hussein
Edu
Victoria College
Alexandria
Royal Palace
Contino Awaiting: Draft Evasion Plea and Jailing
Accordionist Dick Contino, 21, pleaded guilty to draft evasion after a panic in Fort Ord, was jailed 5 by 8 feet awaiting sentencing on August 7. He told Judge Roche he could be a good soldier, while psychiatrist Dr. Poliak warned jail could harm him. Contino's cellmate was 21 year old Bernard Primbsch charged with draft evasion.
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San Francisco
Dick Contino
Fort Ord
Cal
Contino
Michael J. Roche
Percy P. Poliak
Bernard Primbsch
A Light Remark Costs Driver Six Dollars
James Hanley aged 28 learned the price of witty remarks in police court in Waterbury Connecticut on July 25. He appeared on a traffic charge and asked a witness about the color of the red light when another vehicle passed. Judge John J Hembrino fined him six dollars for the remark.
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Waterbury
Conn
U.P
James Hanley
Hanley
John J. Hembrino
Weather roundup for Amarillo and region
Partly cloudy today tonight and Thursday with widely scattered thundershowers. Slightly warmer. today's high around 89 and tomorrow near 92. Overnight low about 70. Rainfall minimal. Regional notes include light showers in Panhandle area and similar patterns across West Texas and New Mexico.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
West Texas
New Mexico
Church Membership Soars to New Record in 1950
New York July 25 The 1950 Christian Herald survey shows U S church membership at 85,705,280 or 55.9 of the population. Protestant totals lead at 56,085,868 with Southern Baptist fastest growing denomination. Roman Catholics reach 28,470,092 and Jewish congregations stay at about five million.
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United States
Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church
International General Assembly of Spiritualists
Southern Baptist
Methodist Church
New York
Christian Herald Magazine
Seek Compromise on Wage and Price Controls
Washington July 25 AP Senator Sparkman Alabama Democrat discounted today reports President Truman might veto an economic controls bill likely to fall short of his request. A Senate House conference committee began work to reconcile versions as Johnston warned they give consumers no break. Sparkman warned there may be little room to move though he backs essential controls and a veto seems unlikely solely over price wage provisions. He warned the bill’s price wage section is the weak point but argued allocations rent control and other authority remain vital to defense production.
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Washington
Sparkman
Alabama
Truman
Congress
Senate House Conference Committee
Eric Johnston
Senate
Defense Production Administration
House
Millionaire Doctor Dies in Car Crash
Dr. Albert C. Barnes, 78, famed for argyrol invention and founder of the Barnes Foundation, died after his convertible collided with a truck near Phoenixville Pennsylvania. Barnes amassed a large art collection valued at over 20 million dollars. funeral plans are incomplete.
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Phoenixville
Albert C. Barnes
Barnes
Samuel E. Ash
Barnes Foundation
Merion
Bertrand Russell
Alexander Woolcott
University of Heidelberg
Paul Ehrlich
Ike's Out Of 1952 Race Signals Rift On Army Plan
Rep Lawrence H. Smith Wisconsin Republican said Eisenhower's support for a single Western European army under one flag and command ends his presidential prospects. He noted senators returning from Europe report the idea. Secretary Acheson said Washington pursues friendly cooperation. Smith called it a subtle step toward one world and one government.
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Washington
Lawrence H. Smith
Wisconsin
House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Smith
Europe
Eisenhower
Western
Acheson
Detroit
FHA Home Repair Loans Offer 30 Month Plan
Gunn Bros Thrift Stamps Olver and MWiggins Lumber present a home repair loan option with a 30 month repayment plan. The notice highlights lender names and participating businesses in a concise public financial assistance blurb.
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Gunn Bros
Olver & Mwiggins Lumber
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Comana
Sam Dawson
Middle East
Prince Hussein
Tallal
Transjordan
Mugahereen
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NIET
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Ike
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