Amarillo man faces kidnapping charges
Bob Case, 27, of Amarillo, was to be moved from Borger to Amarillo to face kidnapping charges in the case involving a 16 year old Amarillo waitress. Sheriff Paul Gaither said Case was arrested yesterday and the girl was returned to her parents. Two witnesses who saw the alleged abduction will be brought to Amarillo with Case.
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Bob Case
Amarillo
Borger
Paul Gaither
Case
Gaither
Farm Income Shows Big Gain
Farm income is running 20 percent higher than last year according to the Agriculture Department. Receipts from agricultural products for the first half of the year totaled about 13.2 billion dollars, up from 11 billion a year ago, with livestock receipts at 9.6 billion versus 7.5 billion and crops at 3.6 billion versus 3.509 billion. Costs for goods and services for family living and farm production rose 13 percent, offsetting some gains.
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Shington
Pfarmincome
Agriculture Department
Stanton Womble Rites in Quanah
Funeral services for Stanton B. Womble a former Amarillo resident will be held in Quanah tomorrow. Womble aged 40 died yesterday afternoon after suffering a stroke May 13 he had been ill since. He formerly worked for Pantex Plumbing Co and moved to Quanah four years ago. The family lived at 301 Mountain Drive before moving. Survivors include his wife and three children John 10 Veeta 7 and Gena 3.
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Stanton B. Womble
Amarillo
Quanah
Mr. Womble
Pantex Plumbing Co
Mountain Drive
John
Veeta
Gena
Amarillo rapist targeted girl on Fritch Highway
An assailant tried to run down a girl near Fritch Highway about ten miles from Amarillo as other motorists frightened him away. The child reported attacks on East Hastings Grand and Fritch Highway with a white tailed license tag described as whiter than most. Sheriff Gaither vowed round the clock work until capture and cancelled a Tucumcari appearance.
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Amarillo
Pritch Highway
Morris Seliger
Borger
East Hastings
Grand
Fritch Highway
Gaither
Hastings
Tucumcari
Taylor Heads Meat Board
Jay Taylor Amarillo cattleman and WWII veteran has been named chairman of the National Live Stock and Meat Board. The group funds research educational meat programs and Army service cook training while promoting health related meat studies and vitamins. Taylor has long led Texas cattle interests and now chairs the national board with influence on meat policy.
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Jay Taylor
Amarillo
Taylor
National Live Stock and Meat Board
Meat Board
Armed Forces
Army
Navy
Chicago
Texas
Oklahoma
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Southwest
Texas Livestock Marketing Association
Plan USO center moves to Second and Polk
Amarillo will house a new USO center in a former McDonalds Auto Supply Co. building at Second and Polk. Miss Vera Newcum, appointed USO director, announced the plan after meeting a YWCA committee. Renovation will start once funds are raised, with opening targeted for September. Financing comes from United Defense Fund via Community Chest drives. Amarillo quota set at 11988 dollars. Committee includes Mrs. George Hammock as chair, Sterling Kinney, John J Laughlin, John Guide, and Capt. Maurice Bafford at Amarillo Air Base.
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United Defense Fund
Amarillo
USO
George Hammock
Sterling Kinney
John J. Laughlin
John Guide
Maurice Bafford
Amarillo Air Base
Congress Affirms US Friendship With Other Peoples
Congress approved a resolution calling for friendship with all peoples including Russians. The measure asks President Truman to urge the Soviet government to acquaint Soviet citizens with the resolution’s contents. The House passed it 349 to 6.
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Washington
Truman
Soviet Union
House
Car Crash Triggers Chain Reaction Damaging Four Autos
Lucille Embry, 35, caught her coat sleeve on a car gear shift knob, causing loss of control and a crash into a parked vehicle. The impact set off a chain reaction that damaged three additional autos in the San Diego area.
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San Diego
Cal
Lucille Embry
Acheson urges cautious view of cease fire in Korea
In a peace talk this afternoon Acheson weighed Malik cease fire ideas as possible aggression masks. He warned that stopping fighting without solid guarantees risks a general conflict and a new world war, urging withdrawal of Chinese troops as key to any settlement.
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House
Judd
Minnesota
Burma
Korea
United Nations
Dope kingpin Luciano tied to heroin traffic
Senate Crime Committee heard narcotics agent Charles Siragusa describe Charles Lucky Luciano as the kingpin of the drug trade operating from Italy with gunmen in the United States enforcing orders. Siragusa urged tougher laws and citizen ship revocation for drug traffickers while detailing Mafia ties between New York gangs and Italian associates.
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Washington
Senate Crime Committee
Charles
Lucky” Luciano
United States
Italy
Charles Siragusa
Luciano
New York
Siragusa
Wiley
Wisconsin
Luziano
Mafia
Chicago livestock and markets report end of June
Chicago livestock market summary shows hogs wholesale prices down to 25 cents, varied weights from 190 to over 350 pounds. Cattle activity steady to higher, prime fed steers around 38.25 to 38.60, and heifers plus bulls trading up to 41.00. Sheep steady with spring lambs at 35.00 and related prices. A truncated financial note follows with asset value 2.3883 and offering price details.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Chicago
Watkins clan holds 17th annual Memphis reunion
In Memphis Tennessee two Watkins family members began a reunion 17 years ago. This year about 250 relatives attended the gathering highlighting clan ties and community heritage.
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Memphis, Tenn
Watkins Clan
Heir Jailed for Skipping Alimony Debt
Clifford Smith Jr, heir to a Boston investment fortune, was found in contempt of court in Santa Monica for failing to pay alimony and child support to Helen O Connell and their three children. He received five days in jail and a $500 fine, suspended until August 30 if he shows effort to comply. arrears exceed $11,000 with monthly support at $1,100. She testified he provided $675 since January 1 and sent orchids nightly, while she preferred funds for the children.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Helen O'Connell
Clifford Smith
Boston
Orlando Rhodes
Smith
Miss O’connell
Workman Killed in Fall From Tower
PORT ARTHUR June 26 A Des Moines Iowa man EF Pearson 31 fell 153 feet from the top of a completed million gallon water tower under construction Pearson employed by the Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Company had worked on the project since April 26 His wife and three children recently visited Fort Worth to see friends
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Port Arthur
U.P
EF. E. Pearson
Des Moines
IoWa
Pearson
Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company
Fort Worth
Filipinos to Front Yoko... (Note: truncation due to 70 char limit)
358 replacements for Filipinos fighting in Korea arrived today in Yokohama Japan, signaling renewed manpower for the Korean war effort.
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Yokohama
Japan
Korea
Strained Fronts See Artillery Fire and Air Strikes Rise
Western and eastern fronts report intensified action as Red artillery and emplacements fire along the eastern front and UN patrols withdraw under 105 mm fires in the west. Fifth Air Force drops fire bombs and rockets aiding ground troops, with about 600 Communist casualties, mainly near Kumsong from F 51 Mustang strikes. Far East Air Forces boost bomber raids on Red air fields. twelve cratered on Tuesday and five more at night as Communists repair fields for potential Chinese use. American jets patrol the border after a Red jet was shot down. one F 80 Shooting Star fell to ground fire.
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Fifth Air Force
Kumsong
Far East
Korea
Thomas Finletter
Washington
Manchuria
Conley says he will stay jailed to keep daughter Lynette
Louis Bob Conley of Amarillo declares he would remain in jail in Brockton forever rather than return Lynette to her mother. He is jailed for contempt of probate orders granting custody to the mother and faces additional charges including kidnapping and assault. Trial set for October term. charges filed four years ago after he took the child from her mother and grandmother.
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Brockton
Mass
Louis Bob Conley
Amarillo
Lynette
Conley
Samuel P. Sears
Massachusetts Bar Association
Brockton Enterprise Times
Sears
West Germans Ban FDJ Youth Group Across Bonn
West Germany bans the Communist youth group calling itself Free German Youth FDJ after cabinet order to halt all activities in cooperation with 11 states. The FDJ had already been outlawed in North Rhine Westphalia and has staged disturbances including a march on the Allied High Commission at Petersberg.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Free German Youth
FDJ
Federal
Interior Ministry
North-Rhine Westphalia
Ruhr
Allied High Commission
Petersberg
Tidelands Ownership Debate in Congress Spurs Oil Rights Clash
The House judiciary committee approves a bill granting states full revenue from tidelands oil and gas within state boundaries and 374 percent from leases on the continental shelf. President Truman signals he will veto similar off shore ownership bills. Debate centers on federal versus state control amid Supreme Court rulings and stalled interim solutions.
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Pennsylvania
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Congress
Truman
Judiciary Committee
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New York Democrat
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Justice Department
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Texas
Louisiana
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Senate
Dunlop Factory in Shahganj Closes for One Month
Dunlop Rubber Factory at Shahganj near Calcutta shut for a month due to raw material shortages. Four thousand workers were paid during the closure.
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Dunlop Rubber
Shahganj
India
Calcutta
Squirrel Eats Cherries From Mrs Carruth’s Tree
An Amarillo resident reports a local squirrel sampling ripe cherries from a tree at 406 Belleview Avenue. Mrs. J. M. Carruth observed the animal descend and eat dropped fruit, suggesting the creature wandered from near Ellwood Park as she noted nearby parks.
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J. M. Carruth
Belleview
Carruth
Ellwood Park
97 Degree Heat Forecast Today
Amarillo logged the season’s hottest day yesterday with 96 degrees as forecasts predict even hotter weather today. Winds were 20 to 28 mph overnight, with a 97 degree high expected and a low around 68 tonight. Light showers dropped 1.10 inches in Stratford and smaller amounts in Dalhart Guymon and Tucumcari.
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Amarillo
H. C. Winburn
Stratford
Dalhart
Guymon
Tucumcari
Illinois Anti-Red Measure Is Vetoed
Springfield June 27 Gov Adair Stevenson vetoed the Broyles-Young Bill that would outlaw Communism in Illinois. It carried up to 20 years imprisonment and fines to 20000 for subversive acts. Sponsors plan to seek a legislative override.
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Springfield
Ill
Broyles-Young
Illinois
Adair E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Soderbergtivities Rush Through Panhandle Texas
Soderberg pursues panhandle projects amid a busy schedule that leaves little time for family life. His wife Margie and two daughters face the strain as work demands grow.
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Panhandle
Texas
Soderberg
Margie
Daugh
Soderberg plans Amarillo trip with nieces and football games
Vicki and Nikki, visiting relatives in Wisconsin, will join Soderberg this fall for a trip to Amarillo. The plan includes sightseeing and several football games, reflecting a family getaway with sports focus.
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Ters Vicki
Nikki
Wisconsin
Amarillo
Soderberg
Iran pressure on Abadan oil near stalemate
Reports from Cairo say British troops near Basra and paratroops in Cyprus prepare for potential action as the Mauritus heads to Abadan. Two Persian Gulf frigates patrol while Iran blocks ships loading oil, insisting oil belongs to Iran rather than the Anglo Iranian Oil Company.
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Cairo
Suez Canal Zone
Basra
Iraq
Abadan
Cyprus
Persian Gulf
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Mauritius
Tehran
Iran
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Wakeeney Tornado Strikes Kansas Town in Early Morning
A Wakeeney tornado tore through Kansas causing 45 homes destroyed and 11 severely damaged with 12 damaged moderately and 25 superficially. The storm hit with a roar as residents slept and shelters filled the 36 bed hospital. Governor Ann ordered Red Cross and National Guard aid from Hays and nearby towns and power and communication lines were knocked out as ambulances rushed into the disaster zone.
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Kansas
Wakeeney Hospital
Ann
Red Cross
National Guard
Hays
Wakeeney Tornado Touches Town in Overnight Storm
Reporter Russell Townsley described Wakeeney after the tornado that struck at night. He noted widespread destruction with a home foundation left bare, accompanying heavy rain and hail. The storm path ran eastward toward Hays, causing only property damage and no injuries.
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Russell
Kan
Hays
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