Toll Is Mystery As Peril Grows
The Pacific Northwest endures severe floods as Vanport Oregon is destroyed and The Dalles faces rising waters. President Truman declares a disaster area and relief efforts mobilize with Red Cross shelters filled and volunteers lining levees. Death toll remains unknown as high waters cover Vanport and 19 000 residents flee or are unaccounted.
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Ore
Vanport
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Truman
Oregon
Idaho
Red Cross
Columbia
Hereford Soaked by Scattered Thunder Showers
Weather report notes scattered thundershowers across the Panhandle with a cooler high near 78 and a low around 58. Hereford recorded 1.43 inches of rain last night while other towns measured varying moisture, and a weak cold front was expected to bring showers today.
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Walter Watts
Weather Bureau
Hereford
Dimmitt
Shamrock Ll
Spearman
Clayton
Guymon
Watts
Arab armies encircle Tel Aviv as war fears rise
Cairo reports three Arab forces move to encircle Tel Aviv mirroring Jerusalem as talks on a UN armistice stall. Iraqi chargé d affaires Abdel Gelil Rawi cites a private source placing troops within three miles of Tel Aviv while demanding UN rejection of partition.
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State Aid Sought to Maintain Palo Duro Park Roads
Rex B Baxter reports support from the Texas Highway Commission for state maintenance of Palo Duro State Park roads. Wendell Mayes of Brownwood formalizes the request with the State Park Board while bond holders and local officials urge steady tourist revenue to service park debt. John Redditt presided as the commission heard remarks and noted prior state maintenance timelines.
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J. Blake Timmons
L. S. Johnston
Canyon
Randall County
Bert Ellison
Hereford
DeWitt Greer
John Redditt
Lufkin
State Highway Commission
Small
Robeson Defies Senate Panel Amid Civil Liberties Debate
In Washington Paul Robeson refused to confirm membership in the Communist Party before the Senate Judiciary Committee. He called the Mundt Nixon bill an assault on civil liberties and cited the Hollywood ten who face jail over refusals to answer similar questions. Robeson described the Communist Party as legal and said communism seeks racial equality in America.
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America
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Mrs O D Parker Wins News Tip Prize in Local Sweepstakes
Mrs O D Parker Route 3 Box 38 won first prize of 5 for tipping in a freak twister story that destroyed chicken houses but left occupants unharmed. Other tips earned prizes for stories including a child finding 70 dollars and a 10 dollar reward.
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Kaw
Leroy Milton
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Edith Fields
Mississippi
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Taylor
Betty Beets
North Johnson
W. C. Cantrell
Pierce
Fay Farr
North Cleveland
Frank Railsback
Tyler
J. M. Malone
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A. Z. Ward
Fillmore
Joyce Hess
Cheyenne
Blance Burch
Jackson
F. A. Cleghorn
North Hays
Anna Bell Bailey
Sam Gibson
Hughes
Henry Lyle
M. A. Manross
Jerry Spradling
West Ninth
Jane Lewis
Helen Joyce
City to crack down on speeders with eight officer traffic corps
Amarillo launches a city wide crackdown on speeding and reckless driving. A motorized corps of eight officers on motorcycles will enforce limits with fines up to 200 dollars for reckless driving. Captain Carlie Price leads the effort with transfers from day to night duty.
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Price
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J. A. Kirkman
Kirkman
Amarillo
Sid Harper
Giants Fall to Dodgers in Memorial Day Tilt
Brook lyn edged New York 4 to 3 as 18 000 fans watched the Memorial Day morning game. Bill Rigney homered for the Giants. In the NL Philadelphia led Boston 4 to 1 in the seventh. Cleveland beat St Louis 8 to 3 in the AL doubleheader opener. Ted Williams homered for Boston and Yogi Berra drove in runs for New York.
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Jim Hegan
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Washington
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al Evans
Frank Shea
Yogi Berra
Tommy Henrich
George McQuinn
Boy 7 Rescued From Drowning at Gordon's Lake
Dr U S Roach an Ama rillo chiropractor is credited with saving Winford Grant aged 7 after an accident at Gordon's Lake near Canyon during the Friemel family picnic. The boy was under water for about five minutes before recovery as three men entered the lake to help.
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One Fourth of American Families Overspending
A government sponsored survey shows about one quarter of American families spend faster than they earn. The report notes weakness in 1947 with high prices squeezing low income households from homes and autos. It predicts durable goods and housing will expand though indebtedness rises.
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Jimmy Jackson
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Cities debate finance as Texas towns confront deficits
Panhandle city officials in Amarillo heard Houston councilman Phil Hamburger, president of the Texas League of Municipalities, contrast Nevada and California tax policies with Texas troubles. He noted 12 district meetings precede the El Paso state convention October 4 to 6 as more than 50 officials listened to a broader discussion to come.
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E. E. McAdams
Phil Hamburger
Houston
C. C. Crutchfield
Panhandle
Amarillo
Hamburger
Herring Hotel
Nevada
California
Mr. Hamburger
Weather Outlook For Amarillo West Texas And New Mexico
The forecast shows party cloudy conditions with scattered thundershowers this afternoon and evening, cooler temperatures, and similar trends across the region. For New Mexico expect partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and cooler, windier conditions in the east and north central areas. Temperatures: high 91, low 63, noon 70.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Tech Professor Accepts Post on Faculty of SMU
Trent C. Root, newly named assistant to SMU President Umphrey Lee in finance administration, will also serve as a professor of finance in the School of Business Administration. The appointment was confirmed by the SMU board of trustees.
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SMU
Dallas
Trent C. Root
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Umphrey Lee
Southern Methodist University
Root
School of Business Administration
Boy Winning Over Death Honored With Special Memorial Parade
Nine year old David Gagnon, hospital bound after 100 operations from severe burns, watched from his bed as Westbrook hosts two Memorial Day parades in his honor. Mayor Powell ordered the events to salute both war dead and the boy who had hoped for a parade. Scouts veterans police and infantry led the procession past the 100 piece band.
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U.P
David Gagnon
David
Ernest Powell
Veterans’ Organizations
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