Ship workers threaten nationwide strike over hours
Joseph Curran of the National Maritime Union told Congress the 56 hour at sea work week must be shortened or a prolonged strike could follow. Operators charged the unions seek higher pay and refused offers for paid days off. The government eyed Navy Coast Guard crews to run ships if a walkout occurs.
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Washington
U.P
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
CIO
Congress
House
Curran
Ncted
Frank J. Taylor
House Committee
NMU
Bankhead Condition Worsens to Grave at Bethesda
Senator John H. Bankhead of Alabama, already recovering from a May 24 stroke, took another turn for the worse with developing complications. Officials at Bethesda Naval Hospital reported his condition as grave as the Senate cotton bloc leader undergoes continued illness.
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Washington
John H. Bankhead
Alabama
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Bankhead
Senate
Senate Banking Committee
Former Army Corporal Detained In Jewel Theft Case
The War Department announced the arrest of Roy C. Carlton, a former enlisted man, for investigation in connection with the Kronberg Castle jewel theft. The notice places Carlton under detention as the probe proceeds.
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Washington
The
War Department Today
Roy C. Carlton
Kronberg Castle
Barkley predicts Senate passes OPA extension by nightfall
Senate debate on price control extension continues as Alben W. Barkley forecasts final passage by the day’s end and opposition to amendments grows. Homer Capehart withdraws his plan to curb controls, signaling to move toward conference with the House. Robert Taft urges limited control, arguing strict measures are unnecessary postwar.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
House
Barkley
Homer E. Capehart
Indiana
Capehart
OPA
Chester Bowles
Price
Paul Porter
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
B-29 Crashes Near Clingmans Dome Killing 10 or 11
A B-29 bomber from McDill Field Florida crashed near Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains. Gatlinburg City Manager H F Holt reports 10 or 11 killed as rangers trek to the peak with radio gear. The dome, at 6642 feet, is the second highest east of the Mississippi.
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Gatlinburg
Tenn
McDill Field
Fla
Clingman
Mississippi River
Amarillo Faces Water Shortage After Heavy Use
Half of the city’s reserve water was consumed yesterday, with 17.6 million gallons used and 17.5 million the day before. Capacity is 16.5 million daily and storage holds 10 million. Water superintendent N V Moss urged curbing usage now to prevent depletion, especially in case of fire.
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Amarillo
N. V. Moss
Truman nominates Texan Berkshire for internal revenue post
President Truman designates Stewart Berkshire of Texas as assistant commissioner of internal revenue to replace the resigning Paul A Hawkins. Berkshire’s nomination was announced on June 12.
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Washington
Truman
Stewart Berkshire
Texas
Internal Revenue
Paul A. Hawkins
House Committee votes to raise social security tax
June 12 report says the House Ways and Means Committee backed raising the social security tax from 1 to 1.5 percent on both employee pay and employer payrolls. Effective date set for January 1. Gordon Creamer Realtor. Ph. 2-3875.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Gordon Creamer
Reveal Basis of Cost Estimate on Hospital
Charley Crowe of the investigations committee notes misinformation harms both contractors and the panel. He cites Guy Carlander’s 1939 architect estimate of 497 250 dollars, while Amarillo contractors claim a 300 000 dollar building in 1939 would cost 500 000 to 550 000 today.
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Guy Carlander
Mr. Crowe
Amarillo
Association of General Contractors
Carlander
Weather Summary for Amarillo and region
The forecast notes continued warmth with fresh to strong winds this afternoon and mild temperatures tonight. Thursday will be not quite as warm. West Texas and New Mexico see partly cloudy skies with little temperature change and highs around 96 to 100 degrees in places.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Scrap books and supplies offered by Stationery Company
Scrap books, albums, and related supplies available from Stationery Company. Local store advertises a range of unsold stock including albums, scrapbooks, and paper goods for hobby use.
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Unsell
Police Hunt Negro In Shooting Affray
Police search today for a negro man tied to a shooting that preceded a wreck injuring three people. Edith Anderson, 2117 Hayden, rear, was shot about 11 40 pm while being taken to the hospital. Two other injured men, Earles Harris and Harvey Taylor, remain hospitalized with injuries from the crash.
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Edith Anderson
Hayden
Thirty-sixth
Washington
Earles Harris
North Hughes
Harvey Taylor
West Third
Feline Kit Finds Fatherly Bond With Harper Home Dog
Hank the police chief's dog acts as a father to Kit the 14 month old cat. They share meals, the dog defers if food is short, and Kit even learns to stay out of flower beds. The unlikely duo formed after Kit’s mother died and Hank showed care from six weeks old.
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Sid Harper
Carolina
Hank
Kit
Harper Garage
E. A. Regal Co
Slugfest in Rome Prompts Police Crackdown
In Rome thousands of Republicans and Royalists clashed in Piazza del Popolo as police rushed in with jeeps and riot sticks. The melee left about 8,000 rioters fighting amid the chaos with at least 20 truckloads of Carabinieri and Italian troops deployed to restore order. Another clash in Taranto left 30 wounded.
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Rome
U.P
Piazza del Popolo
Italy
Carabinieri
Taranto
Weather outlook: mild night and warm day ahead
The weather bureau forecasts a mild night with another pleasant evening. Tomorrow will be cooler than today with a high near 89 degrees after yesterday's 98 and a low of 68.
Unemployed Girl Stages Stick Up In Church Here
A four year old girl from Lubbock amused herself at First Baptist Church by folding visitor cards and sealing collection envelopes during last Sunday's sermon she then placed the envelopes back in the rack observed by attendees and reporters.
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First Baptist Church
Lubbock
Newlyweds endure 40 day ocean honeymoon aboard leaky yawl
Everett Hepp, 31, and Dorothy, 25, sailed from Honolulu to San Francisco in a 29 foot yawl named Jolly Beggar. With minimal navigational gear and a 90 percent sail, they faced leaks and becalms, yet completed the voyage and returned to the Golden Gate aboard their mobile romance.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
Golden Gate
Everett Hepp
Dorothy
Atlantic City
N. J
Napier
Soviet Planes Fire At Targets Over Tulln Near Vienna
Soviet fighters swept over Tulln and Vienna area today firing at sleeve targets and a flag on a radio tower. General Clark lodged protests with Col. Gen. Kurasov while Kurasov offered to investigate. In Mexico City, labor ministry workers voted to strike over an emergency salary commission membership.
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Vienna
U.P
Tulin
Mark W. Clark
L. V. Kurasov
Austria
Tulln
Clark
Kurasov
Labor Ministry
Mexico City
Bevin Set on Palestine Policy and Separate Peace Talks
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin told the Labour Party conference he would reject immediate immigration of 100000 Jews to Palestine and would seek separate peace treaties if multilateral talks stall. He warned against applying sanctions to Spain and urged disarmament by Jews and Arabs to ease the colonial Palestine problem. He cited US involvement and warned the cost of immigration. City bonds sold for 1.966799 percent interest to a syndicate led by R A Underwood and Company in Dallas.
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Bournemouth
Eng
Ernest Bevin
Palestine
Spain
Bevin
Labor Party
Council of Foreign Ministers
Paris
Europe
Britain
United States
R. A. Underwood and Company
Dallas
City Commission
R. A. Underwood and Comepany
John Nuveen and Company
Chicago
E. H. Rollins and Sons, Inc
New York
Ryan Sutherland, Inc
Rawseher Pierce and Company
Dewar Robertson and Pancoast
San Antonio
Hatcher and Company, Inc
Ed Britain Kennedy and Company
M. A. Hagberg
R. A. Unederwood and Company
Political campaign swing through Panhandle towns
Grover Sellers campaigns with Jimmie Jefferies Peg Moreland and the Early Bird band touring from Childress to Amarillo and on to Wellington Shamrock Pampa Borger and Panhandle with stops in Canyon Tulsa Plainview and points south. Neff will visit Amarillo June 20 and the county committee sets ballot order and assessments as filings lag.
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Lewis Nordyke
Jimmie Jefferies
Peg Moreland
Early Bird Band
WFAA
Dallas
Amarillo
Municipal Auditorium
Childress
Wellington
Shamrock
Pampa
Borger
Panhandle
Canyon
Tulsa
Plainview
Points South
Grover Sellers
Sellers
Homer P. Rainey
Case March of
Waco
Pat Neff, Jr
E. P. Finch
Harwood Beville
Former Enlisted Man Nabbed In Crown Jewels Theft
The War Department detained Roy C. Carlton a former Army corporal and U S Customs Service agent in connection with the Kronberg Castle jewel theft in Germany worth 1 5 million. Carlton was taken into custody at Kilgore Texas where he resides and the army said his participation is believed minor.
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Washington
U.P
War Department
U. S. Customs Service
Roy C. Carlton
Kronberg Castle
Germany
Carlton
Kilgore
Tex
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Walter Scott Tomlinson
Canyon High Way
Feline
Father
Harper Home
Weather Man
Hepp
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes
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