Indict Prison Rioters Indict Prison Rioters
Federal grand jury to hear murder indictments against Clarence Carnes Sam Shockley and Miran Thompson for roles in the Alcatraz riot that killed five. Prosecutor says conspirators can be charged with murder despite not firing the shots. Thompson convicted for prior kidnaping and murder links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
U.P
Alcatraz
Clarence W. Carnes
Oklahoma
Sam Richard Shockley
Miran E
Tex.) Thompson
Amarillo
Tex
U. S
Frank J. Hennnessy
Shockley
Carnes
Bernard Paul Coy
Louisville
Joseph Paul Cretzer
Los Angeles
Marvin Franklin Hubbard
Tennessee
Hennessy
Shockley, Thompson and Carnes
Miran Thompson
San Jon
N. M
Lem Savage
Thompson
Childress
Savage
Full Dress Peace Parley Looming In Paris
French sources say a full dress 21 nation peace conference may be called for June 15 with a Big Four ministers session likely to continue two more weeks and a 10 day interval before the conference. Molotov hinted at reparations for Italy by Yugoslavia Greece and Albania. Deputies nearly finished skeleton drafts of Bulgarian Hungarian Finnish treaties. Romanian draft approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Russia
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Italy
Yugo Slavia
Greece
Albania
Rainey Predicts Early Victory in Texas Governor Race
In Houston Dr. Homer P. Rainey, former UT president, declares he will win the first Texas gubernatorial primary. He cites his open forum method and says he has given about 50 speeches with no hecklers as voters respond to his campaign style. He compares himself to W. Lee O'Daniel, noting public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Homer P. Rainey
University of Texas
W. Lee O'Daniel
Hidden Writing Narrows Suspect Trail in Degnan Case
The Chicago Daily News reports hidden impressions on the ransom note left by Suzanne Degnan’s kidnapper and killer narrow the inquiry to definite suspects. Indentations suggest writing inscribed on sheets above the ransom note. The paper cites mentions of names and phrases tied to insurance and a Louis-Conn fight as part of the deciphered clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Degnan
Chicago
Chicago Daily News
Suzanne Nan
Train Wreck in Naples Area Kills 17, Injures 70
Rome reports at least 17 people killed and 70 wounded in a train wreck near Naples. The accident occurred today, prompting rescue operations and investigations into the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haly
Rome
U.P
Naples
Weather outlook Amararillo and West Texas area forecast
AMARILLO AND VICINITY cloudy and cooler with clearing by mid afternoon. Fair and continued cool tonight. Thursday scattered clouds with rising temperatures. WEST TEXAS partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered thunder showers and not so warm this afternoon. Thunder showers east of Pecos Valley tonight. Thursday partly cloudy and warmer in Panhandle and South Plains. NEW MEXICO partly cloudy tonight and Thursday cooler in south portion. Warmer Thursday. High 91, low 52, noon 61.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
West Texas
Pecos Valley
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
South Portion
Houston Females Target Whistling Men at Local Plant
In Houston on June 19, a dispute surrounds the American Gear and Supply Company facing a $6500 damage suit over male workers whistling at women next door. The dry cleaning shop next door seeks a legal injunction to stop the whistles as officers prepare to appear in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
U.P
R. E. Landes
American Gear and Supply Company
US To Aid Red Units In China
Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson said the United States would conditionally train and supply Chinese Communist troops as a step toward a non political Chinese national army. Aid depends on General Marshall’s unification plan and would be limited to minimum equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Dean Acheson
United States
George C. Marshall
House Foreign Affairs Committee
China
Acheson
General Marshall
U. S
Marshall
Tightens Control Over Atomic Bomb Production
The House Military Committee voted to empower the Army to manufacture or acquire weapons using fissionable materials under certain conditions. It proposed amending Senate legislation to direct the President to allow the armed forces to oversee equipment and devices utilizing atomic energy as military weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Military Committee
Senate
Atomic Energy Commission
Vaccine G-C-G Protects Native Americans From Tuberculosis
Results of a six year study across four western states and Alaska villages show the G-C-G vaccine provides definite protection against tuberculosis for American Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Alaska
Sigler Elected Nominee for Michigan Governor Race
Kim Sigler, Battle Creek attorney known for prosecuting legislators and lobbyists on bribery charges, wins the Republican nomination for Michigan governor. Gordon Creamer, a Realtor, also mentioned in the report alongside boxing and radio listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigler
Kim Sigler
Battle Creek
Michigan
British Troops Sweep Holy Land After Officer Missing
In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv a British officer is missing amid a spate of kidnappings. Troops scour Jewish settlements near Acre and along the Lebanese frontier while road blocks and curfews tighten security. British engineers rebuild a bridge over the Jordan as violence claims more lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Palestine Police
Tel Aviv
Hatikyah
Shapire
Yarkeen
Cil
Israel Rokeach
Sixth Airborne Division
Acre
Upper Galilee
Palestine
Jordan
Syria
Daughters of Jacobs
One Plane Passenger Balks at New Hop After Steel Nerves
Forty-one passengers took a second Pan American Constellation to Europe after seven minutes of danger when an engine failed on the first plane. Pilot Capt. Samuel H. Miller crash landed near Willimantic, Conn., with no injuries. Only one passenger declined to continue. Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh were aboard. prayers and relief followed as the craft landed and refueled for Hartford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
U.P
Europe
Willimantic
New York
London
Cornelius Curtin
Sydney
Mont
Samuel H. Miller
Laurence Olivier
Vivien Leigh
Olivier
Miss Leigh
James O'Connor
Merrill
Ore
Ireland
LaGuardia Field
Shannon
Eire
Gander
Newfoundland
Miller
White Plains
N. Y
Charles Casey
Elizabeth
New York City
Mrs. Casey
Here
Hell
New Zealand Backs US in Pacific Under UN Trusteeship
Prime Minister Peter Fraser told UPI New Zealand favors continued US presence in the Pacific but under United Nations trusteeship. He proposed a Pacific regional committee with the United States Britain France Australia Canada and New Zealand to promote native welfare and health. Fraser outlined housing refugee limits due to shortage and praised New Zealand socialization efforts including social security and public services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
N. Z
U.P
Peter Fraser
United Press
New Zeland
United States
Pacific
United Nations
New Zealand
Na Fraser
Britain
France
Australia
Canada
Fraser
Pan-American Airways
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Auckland
Siberia
Russia
Heavy rainfall sweeps Amarillo area with record moisture
Showers yesterday afternoon and this morning brought the heaviest rainfall since mid January across the Panhandle, 0.72 inches since 3 PM yesterday with 0.55 inches today. Cool air dropped temperatures 39 degrees, high hit 91 yesterday, 52 this morning. Forecasters expect clearing and rising temperatures. wheat yields may suffer slight losses though fields will dry quickly. Water supply relief noted as two new wells to produce two million gallons daily by Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Mother Nature
Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Art Bralley
Potter County
Clarendon
Hereford
Miami
Spearman
Shamrock
Dumas
Memphis
Boise City
Okla
Guymon
Cage
Woodward
Santa Fe Railroad
Texaco
Perryton
Fort Worth
Denver
Dalhart
Childress
Pampa
South Plains
Lubbock
Hart
Plainview
English Field
Edouard Benes Reelected President of Czechoslovakia
Edouard Benes was re-elected president of Czechoslovakia in a unanimous vote by the newly elected parliament during its inaugural session in Prague. The report notes the formal confirmation of his continued leadership following the elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edouard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Prague
U.P
Wallace Pleads For OPA's Life
Secretary of Commerce Wallace urged upholding price and rent controls to avoid inflation so business can prosper without a boom bust cycle. He warned weakened controls could revive profiteering accusations, while Senate House OPA conferees met privately to shape extension bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Wallace
Senate House
Wallace
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Barkley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joe
Trieste
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Yankee Stadium
Louis
Madison Square Garden
Arena
Tack
Rainey
Neely-Greenhi
Lowndes
Insurance
Etness, Insurance
Louis-Conn
KFDA
Rainbow Girls
Texas
Elsie, Pitman
Martha Marie Whitfield
Supreme Recorder
South Texas
Khiva Temple
O S Weather Bureau
Gordon Creamer
Louis Conn
E. G. Sanders
By Ruth Fields
Willimantic Hotel
Brainard Field
Joseph Britton
Enid
Oxfa
T. H. McDonald
Legion OF Merit
TSS
NEA
General AP
Wza
Russell Stationery Co
HEA. Regal Co., Real Estate and
John Maynard Lbr. Co
OPA
Olver & Wiggins Lbr. Co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!