Candy strike leads to regional sympathy walkout 52 Texas cities
Associated Press reports Southwestern Bell asks the U S conciliation service to settle the Christmas candy strike as union leaders announce continuous meetings at 8 A M in 52 northeast Texas cities. Dallas Fort Worth and Waco are affected. Union elections in other cities gauge broader participation. Rep George Elliott of Odessa urges state legislation to shield residents from the actions he calls the candy bar strike.
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Abilene
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House
Organized Labor
Odessa Christmas Gandy Strike Increases Telephony Tensions
Odessa Texas faces a spiraling pay dispute with Bell Telephone workers over supervision and candy distribution for subscribers. Union officials report continuous meetings and a sympathy walkout spreading through 52 Texas cities, with emergency service amid outages and 2400 Houston 1300 San Antonio and Fort Worth workers voting to join.
Truman Men for Moscow Asks Money and Envoy
A weather report notes a fast moving norther brings rain sleet and snow into the Panhandle and surrounding areas. Lubbock reports light moisture later, with temperatures dipping to 39 at 6 30 and a high near 35 by afternoon.
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Hereford
South Plains
Lubbock
Truman asks Congress for 400 million aid for Greece and Turkey
President Truman addressed a joint session urging 400 million dollars in aid and civilian and military personnel to Greece and Turkey. He framed the crisis as a choice between democracy and totalitarianism, tying it to postwar peace talks and the broader stand against Soviet influence.
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Poland
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Bulgaria
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Truman Addresses Greece Turkey Aid Policy in Congress
President Truman's address to Congress outlines a new foreign policy approach with Greece and Turkey. Leaders from both parties applaud despite questions on details and burden sharing, while calls for supervision of aid and involvement of military and civilian experts emerge.
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House
Turkey
Martin
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Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity
Cloudy and colder with intermittent light snow ending by late afternoon. Partly cloudy and colder tonight and Thursday with rising temperatures. Panhandle and South Plains see occasional rain this afternoon. North and east New Mexico cloudy with light rain or snow in the north and east this afternoon and tonight. Highs around 64, low near 39, noon 33. Precipitation 0.09 inches.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
County Attorney Reports No New Complaints Since Friday
Potter County has seen almost record quiet crime wise as County Attorney Roy Snodgrass notes no criminal complaints filed since Friday. He dismisses weather as a factor saying complaints would have come in yesterday if weather were the cause.
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Potter County
Roy Snodgrass
Jewel Thieves Loot $25,000 in Gems at Ritz Carlton Store
Five well dressed thieves slugged a guard at Kennard and Company in Boston's Ritz Carlton Hotel and stole a tray of brooches and diamonds valued at $25,000 with officials estimating possibly up to $50,000 in loot.
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Boston
Kennard and Company
Ritz- Carlton
Amarillo Wheat Prices Jump to 30-Year High
Amarillo wheat prices surge to 2.50 per bushel as a bullish trend grows from government grain purchases and export programs. Old tim ers recall the 1919 1920 peak near 3.25 while traders note low unsold supplies and limited actual trading today..moisture adds to spring growth prospects as soil conditions improve. Advance skating classes Thursday night at Roller Palace.
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Amarillo
Chicago
Commodity Credit Corporation
Panhandle-Plains
Five-story building collapse kills one and traps six
In Cincinnati on March 12 rescue workers brought Wally Peskin age 47 to the surface after 27 hours in debris. Delmar Rudd 19 Covington Kentucky and Sam Ostrow 42 owner of Western Fixture and Bar Supply Co. were saved, Roy Bell 38 also rescued. Rudd’s father Al 42 died in the collapse. Fred Elsaesser 75 remained missing in gas filled rubble.
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Delmar Rudd
Covington
Sam Ostrow
Western Fixture and Bar Supply Co
Roy Bell
Rudd
Fred Elsaesser
Kansas Woman Honored as Catholic Mother of 1947
Mrs. Math Lies of Andale Kansas, widowed mother of 14, received The Catholic Mother of 1947 medal from Samuel Cardinal Stritch, archbishop of Chicago. She has run a 560 acre farm since her husband’s death in 1931.
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Math Lies
Andale
Kan
Samuel Cardinal Stritch
Lies
Churchill Attacks Attlee Governmentas No Confidence Bid
Winston Churchill leveled a sharp indictment against the Attlee Labour government charging a crime against the British state and accusing Socialist leaders of placing party above national interests. He urged a no confidence vote to be taken in the House of Commons as the three day economic recovery debate continued.
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Winston Churchill
Attlee
Labor
House of Commons
Airline seeks Amarillo to Bismarck service via Pampa Perryton
West Central Airlines Inc applied to operate Amarillo to Bismarck North Dakota via Pampa and Perryton with Dallas based Robert G Wemple Jr as VP GM. The board considered the plan and noted a precursor route Amarillo to Laredo was drafted. Rex Baxter predicts benefit for Amarillo hunters and travel to North Dakota. Central Airlines gained prior approval to Amarillo to Tulsa. Summer operations expected.
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West Central Airlines, Inc
Amarillo
Bismarck
N. C
Pampa
Perryton
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
Associated Press
Robert G. Wemple, Jr
Dallas
Laredo
Rex Baxter
Chamber of Commerce
North Dakota
Kansas City
Central Airlines
Tulsa
Truman Takes Rest Vacation To Key West
President Truman leaves Washington for a short five day rest at Key West Florida after a congressional address. He flies on the Sacred Cow to Boca Chica naval airfield with Dr. Wallace H. Graham stating he requires an absolute rest and his health is excellent.
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Truman
Congress
Key West
Fla
Capitol
Boca Chica Naval Airfield
Wallace H. Graham
Truman outlines UN charter principles in aid speech
President Truman reiterates support for United Nations ideals as he links humanitarian assistance to global cooperation. He emphasizes that U S aid programs align with the UN charter and the pursuit of peace and security worldwide.
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United States
Truman
United Nations
The
Bombers Called Out in South American Uprising
An official announcement said bombing squadrons attacked an army division at Concepcion amid civil war. The Paraguayan air force reported the first strike on the First Infantry Division as loyal forces move toward Concepcion. Large scale fighting continues with an expeditionary loyal force en route.
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Usuncion
Paraguay
Concepcion
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