Boxcar Builders Face U S anti trust charges
Washington report states Attorney General Tom C Clark released indictments accusing the rail car industry of bid collusion price fixing and order allocation. FBI findings show practices hurting small firms and industry growth amid severe car shortages. Subpoenas will compel freight car makers, associations, and others to produce records before a District of Columbia grand jury.
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Washington
U.p—Atty
Ges
Tom C. Clark
FBI
Justice Department
Clark
District of Columbia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sannett
Tax Bill To Truman Heads To White House
The Senate approved a tax cut package by 48 to 28 though short of the two thirds needed to override a veto. The House had backed it 220 to 89, and final fate rests with President Truman who has repeatedly opposed this year’s tax reductions. The measure would cut individual income taxes up to 30 percent starting July 1, under a compromise drafted by a House-Senate committee.
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Washington
Senate
White House
House-Senate
Truman
India’s Fate Is Left To Her Own Choosing
The British government announced plans to transfer power in India this year with temporary dominion status possible. Attlee, Mountbatten, and a white paper outline one or two self governing Indian governments within the British commonwealth, with full withdrawal by July 1948. Churchill supported temporary dominion status and feared a blood bath. Gallacher opposed the plan. The conference noted India’s 390 million population with Congress and the Moslem League as major voices.
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London
India
Attlee
Parement
Commonwealth of Nations
Winston Churchil
Pakistan
Hindustan
Churchill
Partition
Wille Gallacher
Mostew League
Congress Party
EAL Tres Co
Vacation Plans Fade As Money Woes Mount
A Texas House faced a two million dollar deficit warning as estimates of state spending fell short of comptroller figures. Rep. Claud Gilmer and Rep. Woodrow Bean urged revisiting Friday’s noon adjournment, arguing major appropriation bills must be corrected. The House briefly reconsidered and then approved recalling the adjournment, while the Senate moved into light morning business ahead of a potential vote.
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House
Senate
Representatives
Claud Gilmer
Rocksprings
Big J
Comptroller
Woodrow Bean
el Paso
Gilmer
Bean
Peta
Guimer
General Revenue Fund
W. ©. Reed
Vandenberg Ties Hungary Coup to UN Action and Peace Treaties
Senate debate opened on ratifying peace treaties with Italy Bulgaria Hungary and Romania as Vandenberg warned the Hungarian communist coup could spur UN action If facts support the charge the United States may owe a duty to speak out He urged swift ratification arguing delaying any accord could stall Western Europe's stabilization and Soviet troop withdrawals from Hungary remain a key issue with observers uneasy about ratification tied to occupation troop removals
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Hungary
Ashington
Senate
Vandenberg
Michigan
United Nations
Ferenc Nagy
Lajos Dinnyes
America
Foreign Relations Committee
Italy
Exikan
Nazi
Germany
United States
Gaviel
Europe
Bulgaria
Romania
Vardenberg
Austria
Lewis Starts Wage War on Soft Coal Operators
President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers opened a tense standoff with soft coal operators by signaling a return to their long bargaining stalemate. He dispatched a 200 man wage policy team to resume wage talks, while declining to appear in person for the session.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Today
Weather summary for Amarillo and vicinity
Considerable high thin cloudiness this afternoon tonight and Wednesday with warmer temperatures. South winds 30 to 40 mph. Scattered thundershowers in the mountains this afternoon, with a few in the New Mexico area. Highs near 84, lows around 62, and 70s tonight in some locales.
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Amarillo
Southerry
New Mexico
Russel Co
Art Taylor
Heapite Fon Traverh Arce
Blackburn Shoe Insurance Co
Amarillo High Student Plans to Enter Miss Texas Contest
Vivacious Polly Lowe, an Amarillo High School student, plans to compete for the Miss Texas title in Corpus Christi June 14 15. The 18 year old was chosen Miss Lowe earned the right to represent Amarillo in a beauty revue and pageant at The Nut. Sponsors were Amarillo Jaycees and others.
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Polly Lowe
Amarillo
Miss Lowe
Dick Head
Santa Fe
Wayne Phelpa
Borger
Julian Zipper
New York City
Juan Hiatt
Helen Sample
Tanita Crum
Betty Stovall
Frances Lyons
Misa Lowe
Jim Brown
Jaycees
Panhandle Bankers Elect Ray Brock President
The Panhandle Bankers Association held its forty-second annual session in Amarillo with a record attendance of 750 delegates. Ray Brock of the National Bank was elected president, with Gu Walden as vice president and other officers named from local banks. Mayor Lawrence Hagg welcomed visitors from major banking centers and highlighted expected regional wheat, cattle, and oil revenue for the year.
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Bea
Amarijiomman
Ray Brock
T:han National Bank
Panhandle Bankers Association
Ness
Walden
Slovis National Bank
Vern Wisdom
First National Bank
Panhandle
Paul Hardwick
Citizens|National Bank
Lubbock
T. H. Deaver
Memphis
Neal Cannon
Polk ‘Street ‘Methodist Church
Lawrence Hagg
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Kansas City
Amarillo
Denver
Amarillo National
W. A. Kirkland
Houston
Texas Bankers Association
Kirkland
National Bank
Ste Bankers
Nervous burglar loots home as mirror shatters
Mrs. O R Young reported a prowler forced entry at her residence after a pistol shot and glass breaking. A wall mirror was shattered by a 32 caliber slug, the rear door pried open, and officers believe an intruder saw himself in the mirror before acting. Bank leadership and security themes appear in adjacent text.
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Ana
Xox
Anne
R. Young
Byrnes Lands a New Job Amid Hollywood Defense
Hollywood reports that James F Byrnes has been hired as counsel for the movie industry to counter charges by Eric Johnston. Byrnes will begin his Washington assignment this month, arguing the industry needs free expression and protection from government censorship and propaganda.
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Hollywood
James F. Byrnes
Cormmuniam
Eric’ Johnston
Association of Motion Picture Producers
Byrnes
Byrnes Vie
Raere
America
Shooting at Roy Haley ranch near Borger injures man
Special report from Hutchinson County says Van Finchum a 39 year old former ranch hand was shot twice while walking through a corral at the Roy Haley ranch 12 miles north of Borger last night. Deputies say two men were jailed pending investigation.
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Borger
Van
Tomer
Haley
Hutchinean County
Sherif Jess Love
Finchum
Neely-Greenht
Spike Jones Tour Details From Wichita Falls to Hollywood
Spike Jones and his Madcap Orchestra head from Wichita Falls for a Texas tour ending in Hollywood. Dr Horatia Birdbath coordinates publicity as the crew cruises Amarillo Hutchinson and Chicago with Las Vegas stops, hotel stays, and a Fox Pictures feature in development. Concerts begin at 9 30 p m in Amarillo. Ticket prices range from 1 30 to 3 95 for various seating.
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Morpheus
Spike Jones
Spike
Wichita Falls
Horatia Q
clAlp
Dr. Birdbath
Birdbath
Amarillo
Hell
Hutchinson
Kan
Chicago
Colorado Springs
Hollywood
Swanky Biltmore Hotel
Las Megas New
Twentieth Century Fox
Spike Jonen
Municipal
Panhandle
Conssre Bureau
Army Our Backbone Of Safety At West Point
June 3 At the U S Military Academy Dwight D Eisenhower Army Chief of Staff warned the graduating class that national security rests on nations feeling equally safe. He urged cadets to lead for world cooperation and serve to preserve American heritage of human dignity and justice. The army must be a fortress strong enough to protect the nation without subscribing to might as rule.
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West Point
Dwight’d. Fiserhower
Army
United States
America
US Military Academy
Eisenhower
Hoe
Miitary Service
Harvest Time Hastened by Hot Winds Across Panhandle
Hot drying winds sweep the Panhandle region accelerating wheat ripening. Winds reach 30 to 40 miles per hour with a 92 degree high forecast and the hottest night of the year, as forecaster H C Winburn notes a dry run ahead of moisture absence. Ford visits Dallas on Midwest tour with plans to meet American business leaders.
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Panhandie
South Plains
H. C. Winburn
Floods Displace Hundreds as Rivers Burst in PA Ohio
Torrential spring rains flood northwestern Pennsylvania and Ohio driving over 100 families from homes and causing a passenger train derailment injuring eight. Eight jazzed victims not seriously hurt. three hospitalized. In Ohio at least 80 families evacuated and animals sheltered from two feet of water in Columbus areas.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Penn
Sylvanua
Cambridge
Erie Railroad
New York
Chicago
Medaville
Springville
Western
Conneautville
Dayton
Columbus
Burma the Circus Elephant Tramples Tulips in Lansing
Burma a performing elephant from Brothers Circus escaped during a morning stroll in Lansing's south side gardens trampling tulips as startled residents phoned police. A state trooper and two trainers chased the elephant to a backyard, where she was recaptured and returned to the circus grounds amid curious onlookers.
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Burma
Lansing
Mich
Ear
Murma
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