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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1951
Page
3
A House committee postponed action on who should regulate BB guns. The criminal jurisprudence panel debated for nearly three hours over air rifle misuse. Rep. Harley Sadler urged a city limits ban, while Rep. W B Fields urged parental control saying children lack sense to handle guns responsibly.
The official acknowledged that certain varieties of BB guns pose dangers and deserve regulation yet stated a wish to preserve for children the enjoyment of owning an air rifle, recalling his own 45 year old experience.
Baltimore city school commissioners rejected a city council resolution banning Owen Lattimore from speaking at a high school assembly. Lattimore, named by Sen. Joseph McCarthy in anti Communist charges, faced the dispute as the assembly approached.
The State Department notes the board rejects shielding high school students from all controversial subjects and personalities. The board states Mr. Lattimore has not been found guilty of disloyalty by any responsible agency.
Kenneth Yarbrough, chairman, says petitions circulate in Panhandle towns and across Kentucky, Colorado, New Mexico, Illinois, and Chicago. More than 400 local railroad workers signed petitions and over 200 wrote to congressmen seeking repeal of the union shop requirement. This national issue demands action beyond Amarillo.
A British air transport company intends to launch excursion fare package tours linking Great Britain with Bermuda after seeing success with comparable US Bermuda air tours. The move signals expansion in leisure travel offerings and leverages growing demand for affordable, all inclusive trips to Bermuda for British tourists.
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