Supreme Court decisions stir Amarillo housewife interest
The Supreme Court handed down two rulings in two weeks affecting housewives. One case invalidated fair trade price laws, signaling limits on price cutting beyond Macy and Gimble, while another upheld a local ordinance barring door to door sales without occupant permission. Amarillo firms and city officials weigh impacts on local commerce and regulatory power.
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Supreme Court
Texas
Macy
Gimble
Manhattan
Amarillo
Albuquerque
Sureme Court
Alexandria
Better Business Bureau
REA Approves 50000 loan to Cap Rock Electric Coop
The Rural Electrification Administration approved a 50000 loan to Cap Rock Electric Cooperative of Stanton Texas on June 6. The funds aim to support rural electrical service improvements for the cooperative and its member-owners.
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Washington
The
Rural Electrification Administration
Cap Rock Electric Cooperative of
Stanton, Tex
Truman Signs New Tariff Concessions
President Truman signed a proclamation implementing about 700 tariff concessions for foreign countries, including the Dominican Republic. The reductions apply to all nations sending similar products to the United States and are part of 1,325 items cut at the 34 nation trade conference in Torquay, England.
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Truman
Dominican Republic
United States
Torquay
England
University of Alaska Based in Fairbanks, Territorial Higher Learning
The University of Alaska stands as the territory's sole institution of higher education, located in Fairbanks.
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The
University of Alaska
Territory
Fairbanks
Cancer doomed Betty Thompson voted outstanding student
Betty Thompson, 18, a cancer-stricken Russell High School senior, was voted outstanding student as 185 graduates filed past an arch of swords. Though missing a leg, she smiled through the ceremony and sang alma mater while awaiting possible marriage to sailor Tom Amburn amid uncertain prospects of life. Her class celebrated with about 2,000 friends and relatives in the auditorium.
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Bem Price
Atlanta
Betty Thompson
Betty
Tom Amburn
Russell High School
Martha Ann
Graduation Greeting Under Navy Strain
Betty receives a graduation gift from friends while Tom, confined to a Naval hospital in Norfolk with nerves, promised to attend. He lost furlough after naming his address as an emergency contact. After exercises, classmates congratulated Betty as she awaited help from those who pledged visits, and she replied with a shy nod and a quiet “Happy?”
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Nerring
Tom
Naval Hospital
Norfolk
Navy
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