Taft Hartley labor bill triggers near 700000 White House messages
Washington reports nearly 700000 messages flood the White House with calls against the Taft Hartley bill with a veto seen by many. President Truman delays a news conference to decide on signing or vetoing the bill and cites undecided stance. House passes 4 to 1, Senate 3 to 1, with override concerns in both chambers.
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Washington
White House
Mr. Truman
Congress
Lesinski
Michigan
Name Debacle Opens as Cow Waddy Week Name Choosen
A seven member name committee labors to craft a new moniker for Cow Waddy Week. By 4 pm about 20 top contenders remain after screening 3 000 suggestions. They seek a short original bold term free of derogatory implications with rawhide and stampede connotations.
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Thomas Thompson
Name Committee
Spot Agee
Thomas Dinner
Delbert Dalby
Denver- Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
Longhorn
Trute
Mr. Dalby
Judge Foster
George McCarthy
Johnny Forkner
George Autry
Bill Jones
George Pulley
Wages Reach New Record in Postwar Economy
Washington reports average weekly earnings in May at a postwar high of 48.86 dollars in manufacturing. Housing construction reached a new May postwar peak with 69,000 units started. Edge of a strong labor market with high employment and ongoing building boom described by Ewan Clague of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Washington
U.P
Labor Department
Ewan Clague
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Clague
America
Clauge
Explosion in Tel Aviv Kills One in Security Zone Fight
A powerful Tel Aviv blast within the British security zone killed at least one person as violence renewed amid Jewish underground accusations and a demand to delay commutations of death sentences. The flareup follows underground threats and UN calls during the Palestine truce.
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Jerusalem
U.P
Tel Aviv
Palestine
United Nations
Holy Land
Father Admits Beating Two Children to Death
In Miami a sobbing 59 year old father, Chris Russell, confessed to beating his two children to death and then shooting neighbors over fears they would be placed in a home. He attempted suicide as detectives arrived and was taken into custody. The victims were Russell's children, six and eleven, found in a bed room, while the Wolf couple nearby suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Authorities said Russell blamed the Wolf family for his troubles and that charges had not yet been filed.
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Miami
Fla
John L. Deas
Chris Russell
Renee
Walter L. Wolfe
Russell
B. Poppelauer
Deas
John Maynard Lbr., Co
Sell
Wolfe’s
Legion Takes Lead in Waddy Week Decorations
Hanson Post 4, American Legion in Amarillo will oversee Waddy Week decorations. The general committee asked the Legion to handle decor duties and members voted to accept at a meeting in the YMCA Rooms Municipal Auditorium. James D. Hawkins, post adjutant, will chair the decoration committee.
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Amarillo
Hanson
American Legion
Legion
Municipal Auditorium
James D. Hawkins
O'Brien elected president of Panhandle oil group
Cecil O'Brien of Amarillo was elected president of the Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association, succeeding Jake Phillips of Borger. New officers include H D Thompson, first vice president, Jack Oates second vice president, H V Wallace secretary, and Lester Wiles treasurer. The annual banquet tonight will feature Col E O Thompson and Grady Hazlewood with over 300 attendees expected.
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the Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association
Cecil O'Brien
Amarillo
Jake Phillips
Borger
H. D
Tommy” Thompson
Jack Oates
Stinnett
H. V. Wallace
Lester Wiles
O'Brien
Thompson
Wiles
Association
Old Tascosa
H. L
Jack” Porter
Houston
Barry Brown
Wichita Falls
W. J. Murray
Texas Railroad Commission
Crystal Ballroom
Col. E. O. Thompson
Grady Hazlewood
Hiram Dow
Roswell
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Grasshoppers Cut Crop Prospects Around Waco
County Agent J. C. Peterson said grasshoppers, in concert with dry weather, have seriously reduced crop production in the Waco area and some cotton patches have already been destroyed by the insects.
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Waco
J. C. Peterson
Chevrolet to unveil new truck on June 28
Plains Chevrolet Co announces a completely changed new Chevrolet truck will be displayed on June 28 at the block market.
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Plains Chevrolet Co
Picket line at Aristocrat Cafe over union status
Culinary workers stage a picket in front of Aristocrat Cafe at 117 West Sixth. Owner Mickey McCafferty says the cafe dropped from the union due to lack of sponsored waitresses, while union spokesman Charlie Gamble cites a chef refusing to join.
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West Sixth
Mickey McCafferty
Truck Display Planned By Plains Chevrolet Co
A truck will be displayed on June 28 by Plains Chevrolet Co. Officials emphasize there is no black market activity associated with the event.
Dickie Frazer Wins Boots in Cow Waddy Week Contest
Dickie Frazer woke early to learn he won a contest and will receive 45 dollars, partially help from his mother Mrs J C Frazer. He planned to sleep after the excitement, while her husband Captain J C Frazer was killed in India during the war.
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Hickie F
Dickie Frazer
Dickie
France and Britain plan European Economic Commission
Paris reports that France and Britain agreed to convoke a European Economic Commission within the UN Economic Commission for Europe framework. The move aims to place reconstruction plans in technical committees covering transport, food, power, steel, iron and machinery with Russia invited to participate.
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Paris
France
Britain
European Economic Commission
United National Economic Commission For Europe
Secretary of State Marshall
TIS
Dunkerque
Prance
Russia
Georges Bidault
Ernest Bevin
European Commission
UN Economic Commission For Europe
Geneva
UN Commission
Petition Drive Over South Fillmore Highway Sparks Contention
Residents and business leaders on Fillmore circulate petitions to reroute or retain US Highways 87 and 60. The South Fillmore Owners and Residential Occupants urge removal while Am arillo Association of Highway Businessmen seeks to keep routes. An advisory committee plans strategy and pledges heavy funding to back supporters.
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South Fillmore
A. A. Hallquist
Fillmore
City Commission
Amarillo Association of Highway Businessmen
Hallquist
South Filmore
C. E. Beeler
Beeler
D. W. Britain
R. J. Beeman
First Potter Wheat Rolls To Elevator
Potser County records a first wheat delivery for 1947 at noon. Clifford Glovier brings 113 bushels of early Triumph to the Pullman Wheat Growers elevator three miles northeast of Pullman. Rupert Taylor questions who earns the 25 cent per bushel premium after Kenneth Erwin arrives yesterday, leaving the payout undecided.
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Clifford Glovier
Pullman
Pullman Wheat Growers, Inc
Glovier
Rupert Taylor
Taylor
Kenneth Erwin
Erwin
France Ratifies Italian Peace Treaty Unanimously
Paris June 18 The French council of the Republic ratified the Italian Peace treaty unanimously last night confirming the accord that ends hostilities with Italy.
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France
Paris
U.P
French Council of the Republic
Weather report for Amarillo and surrounding regions
The forecast notes considerable cloudiness this afternoon and tonight with scattered thunderstorms and little rain. Temperatures will stay near current levels with some cooling Thursday. In West Texas expect cloudy conditions and cooler nights from the Panhandle to the Pecos Valley. New Mexico sees partial clouds with scattered storms and cooler temperatures through Thursday. Highs near 99, lows around 61, with noon around 83.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
del Rio-Eagle Pass
New Mexico
Manhunt Launched in Georgia For Slayer of Revenue Agent
State police federal agents and deputized locals search a wooded area three miles south of Commerce for three Black suspects in the slaying of US revenue agent Mell Clark. Clark was fatally shot during a raid on an illicit distillery in Banks County, nine miles north of here. Advance skating classes Thursday night at Roller Palace.
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Commerce
US Revenue
Mell Clark
Banks County
Austin Banker Loses Shirt In Amarillo
E G Kingsbury a prominent Austin banker and hotel man checked into the Amarillo Hotel with his family. After resting he slept shirtless and awoke to a missing shirt which he believed may have blown from the window toward Dalhart. The Kingsburys are guests of local officials and frequent travelers to Estes Park Colorado.
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E. G. Kingsbury
Austin
Amarillo
Kingsbury
Mr. Kingsbury
Dalhart
Virgil Patterson
First National Bank
C. S. Pryor
Amarillo Hotel
Estes Park
Colo
Freeze on Security Tax Voted by House
The House passed a bill to freeze the security payroll tax at current rates for two years. If the Senate and President Truman approve, the measure blocks a planned automatic increase, with later increments scheduled in 1956 and 1957, while the present 1 percent tax raises about 1.51 billion annually for social security.
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House
Senate
Washington
Truman
Olange and Survivors
Amarillo Hosts Texas Press Conventions in 3 Day Meeting
Amarillo readies for a three day joint convention of the Texas Press Association and the Texas Newspaper Publishers Association. More than 200 delegates arrive by special train with Walter Humphrey and Walter Hussman leading the agendas.
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Amarillo
Texas Press Association
Texas Newspaper Publishers Association
Texas Zephyr
Forks of the Creek
Lone Star
Press Association
Walter Humphrey
Fort Worth
TPA
Walter FE. Hussman
Texarkana
TNPA
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West Fourteenth
Cc. D. Roberts
Cc. D. Wade
A. R. Morrison
J. N. Browning
Beeman
C. D. Mills
Pillmore
Lyon
Russell's
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Georgia
Roller Palace
6Th and
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FE. A. Regal Co
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