Ridgway Sees Hope in Cease Fire Talks Amid Front Battles
Gen. Matthew Ridgway, visiting South Korea, said cease fire proposals look better but war rages on. Chinese air and ground activity spike with B-29s and MiG-15s in fierce frontline fighting near Kumhwa and along the 38th parallel as UN forces defend disputed hills and strike back at Wonsan and other targets.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Syngman Rhee
Ridgway
38Th Parallel
Kumhwa
Wonsan
Inje
Kumbhwa
Peiping
Russia
Jacob Malik
Russia Seeks Buffer Zone in Korea Cease-Fire Bid
In Tokyo the US State Department questioned Russia's truce offer, saying it may be a cover to gain military advantage. The memorandum notes a buffer zone proposed along the 38th parallel could require Allied withdrawal of over 30 miles in central and eastern Korea.
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Tokyo
US State Department
Russia
38Th Parallel
Korea
State Department
Acheson Sees 38th Parallel Peace as UN Victory
Secretary of State Dean Acheson told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that halting the Korean War at the 38th parallel would be a successful conclusion and not a push for unification by force. He noted UN aims to repel the aggressor, restore peace, and seek eventual Korea unification, if feasible.
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Washington
U.P
Dean Acheson
38Th Parallel
Acheson
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Korea
Lawrence H. Smith
Wisconsin
South
North Korea
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Manhunt under way for rapist near Amarillo
A young girl described an abductor who attacked her on multiple routes including East Hastings and the Fritch Highway. Police, led by Sheriff Gaither, issued a wide search with many officers, warning parents as the suspect, a blond, 20 to 25 year old, drives an old Plymouth with red and black seat covers. The hunt extends into Texas and neighboring states as authorities pursue the suspect who may still be in Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Sipes
Police Department
East Hastings
Grant
Fritch Highway
Panhandle
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Gaither
Amarillo
Sid Harper
Lee
Warship To Iran Sent After Abadan Crisis
Foreign Secretary Morrison told the House of Commons that the Iranian oil dispute worsened. A British cruiser Mauritius was ordered to Abadan to protect Britons and ships, with tankers told to depart if required.
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London
Herbert Morrison
House of Commons
Abadan
Britain
Iran
Morrison
Mauritius
Persian Gulf
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Mauritus
Middle Eastern
Rites Pending for Victim of Fall in Skellytown
Funeral services are pending for Esther Louise Harris 3 daughter of Rev and Mrs Cecil Harris of Skellytown. She died in a Pampa hospital after falling from her parents car while traveling through White Deer. Survivors include her parents a sister Rebecca Jane and grandparents.
Baseball Schedule Across Leagues Tonight
National League games feature Brooklyn at New York Boston at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Chicago at St. Louis. American League matches include New York at Washington Philadelphia at Boston Detroit at Chicago St Louis at Cleveland. FHA Home Repair Loans offered by Gunn Bros Thrift Stamps River Wiggins Lumber Co.
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Brooklyn
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Gunn Bros
River & Wiggins Lumber Co
Prowlers a Poor Second in 85 MPH Chase
Rob Jones, 22, a Garner-Randall salesman, pursued three youths through Wolflin and Canyon Highway after they stole his 1951 Mercury. He warned them he would shoot if they did not stop, then escorted the captured trio to Amarillo with the two adults jailed and the juvenile handed to authorities.
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Wolflin Addition
Canyon Highway
Rob Jones
Jones
Lipscomb
Wolflin
Amarillo
City
J. L. King
Galveston Gamblers Too Slick for the Rangers
Galveston leaders planned testimony as House crime hearings examined the late Sam Maceo gambling combine. Garrison said Galveston County officials ignored felony cases, letting Balinese Room operators escape with light fines. He and Ranger Peeples detailed raid tactics and club precautions to foil raids. GALVESTON-Page 14.
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Galveston
Galveston City
Herbert Y. Cartwright
Garrison
House Crime
Sam Maceo
Galveston County
Clinton Peeples
Maceo
Sherwood Brown
Peeples
Texas Rangers
Archbishop backs cash betting shops as necessary evil
Canterbury Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher urged legalizing cash betting for horse and dog gambling, saying current street betting is unenforceable and unfair to the poor. Speaking at a Canterbury diocese conference, he supported a royal commission recommendation and urged strict controls before any change.
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Canterbury
England
Church of England
Geoffrey Fisher
Royal Commission On
Archbishop criticizes gambling as harmful social vice
A May report from the labor government reveals that three quarters of Britons over sixteen gamble on horses dogs soccer pools or lotteries with total wagering around one billion dollars annually. The archbishop rejects gambling as an uncreative activity that harms social life favoring abstention as a moral guideline.
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Labor
Fire Rips Through New Mexico Forest
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES NM June 26 More than 30000 acres of timber lay in ashes as a forest fire in the Gila National Forest raged uncontrolled for the fifth day. At least 1200 men were on the fire lines trying to tighten the 60 to 70 mile front. Most lines must be dug by hand in the nearly impassable Black Mountain region 45 miles southeast of Truth or Consequences.
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Gila National Forest
Black Mountain
Weather Report for Amarillo and West Texas
The Weather Bureau forecasts clear nights and mornings with partly cloudy afternoons through Wednesday. A touch cooler at night. Today's high 94, low 62. tomorrow's high 95. 24 hour high 92, low 67. West Texas mostly partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers east of Pecos. New Mexico partly cloudy northeast with thunderstorms, fair elsewhere. colder in the far northeast.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Dope Victim Testifies To Dope Plague In Cities Hearings
A 17-year-old New York City drug addict described how peddlers recruit students and coerce prostitution in the search for heroin. A Chicago youth added that 15 to 16 year olds turn to crime and dope to fund addictions. The Senate Crime Committee televised hearings pressed the epidemic angle, with doctors noting a sharp rise in teen narcotics treatment needs and calling attention to urban impact.
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Washington
Senate
New York City
James R. Dumpson
Chicago
South Side
O’conor
Wiley
Wisconsin
Senate Crime Committee
Public Health Service
New York
Third Masonic Lodge In Amarillo Approved
The Amarillo area gains a third Masonic lodge under dispensation for San Jacinto Lodge LLD. FE. M. Dinty Benesch announced the signed dispensation to Marvin McCuan who will aid with the new lodge's setup. First officers include J C Reese and Henry C Winburn among others.
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San Jacinto
FE. M. “Dinty” Benesch
Kentucky
Bill Burris
McAllen
Texas
Marvin McCuan
van Buren
McCuan
Gibb Gilchrist
Texas A&m College
J. C. Reese
Henry C. Winburn
Harry H. Vaughn
Dinty” Benesch
Leon L. Hoyt
Bryan Rogers
Graham T. Hart
Ross Disney
Phillip H. Gaddis
L. T. Whitlock
D. D. Millwee
San Jacinto Lodge
LLD
West Sixth
Amarillo
Palo Duro
Turk Raid Comes As Blow to Reds
TOKYO June 26 Turks slipped through Chinese lines in Korea and seized a machine gun crew. Sgt Mehmed Varma spotted a prisoner with a bugle and ordered the Reds to blow assembly. Chinese popped from foxholes as Varma and his squad rounded up 36 Reds.
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Tokyo
Korea
Mehmed Varma
Varma
Dust Flames and Smoke Mark the Fighting Line
Frank H. King chronicles a U N forces forward push near Kumhwa Korea detailing the rugged 125 mile battle line from the Yellow Sea to the Sea of Japan. He notes villages paddies hills dust and constant fighting while detailing aircraft operations and frontline logistics.
Bug and Gro-pup Enduring Bond At Amarillo College
A white dog named Gro-pup mourns at the grave of her playmate Bug, a gray Persian cat who died last week. Miss Beth Miesser, Amarillo College faculty, adopted Gro-pup years earlier after a period of hardship. Bug joined the household and the two became inseparable friends, sharing beds and daily rambles.
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Mary Louise Broome
Gro-pup
Bug
Beth Miesser
Cleveland
Amarillo College
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William J. Sebald
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Malik
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US Public Health Service Hospital
Lexington
Victor H. Vogel
Marvin G. McCuan
Masonic Lodge
Lodge of Masons
Reds
Frank H. King
James W. Ingram
Fieldon
Fifth Air Force
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Ira O. Casy
Richmond Hill
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Sea of Japan
Soviet
Eighth Army
Whiteway Food
Great Hwachon Reservoir
Pukhan
Inchon
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