Vandals Damage Municipal Auditorium Backdrop During Stage Show
Vandals interrupted a stage performance at Municipal Auditorium to swing on curtains and damage the backdrops. Police investigated entry via the fly loft with boards kicked aside. City Manager Moss estimated damages between 300 and 400 dollars. stage crew faced a full day of repairs to straighten ropes and gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Auditorium
41 Moss
Bill McGowan
McGowan
David DeWald
DeWald
Communist Flight From Periled Seoul Reported
Reports from aerial observers say Communist resistance collapsed along the 70 mile Korean central front and Reds fled toward the 38th parallel. Signs indicate the Communists are abandoning Seoul as Allied flanking moves threaten the city to the east.
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Tokyo
Seoul
Hongchon
Acre
Changpyong
United Press
William Burson
88Th Parallel
Seventh Division
Mt. Taemi
Korea
38Th Parallel
Urges More Interest In Affairs of World
Brooks Emeny, president of the Foreign Policy Association, says a great revolution is advancing in the Middle and Far East and that the United States has yielded leadership to Moscow. He tours the region and spoke at Amarillo Kiwanis, crediting American films with aiding the movement for self determination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe
Faith Emeny
Brooks Emeny
The
Foreign Policy Association
Middle West
Southwest
South
Middle
Far East
United States
Moscow
Mr. Emeny
Salem
Ohio
New York
Texas
Prank T. O’brien
Emeny
Amarillo
Not Really Spring Cold Spell Hits Amarillo Area
A cold snap drives temperatures down to 17 degrees with light snow. Weatherman H C Winburn of Amarillo Air Terminal forecasts a drop to about 16 degrees tonight and a high near 48 tomorrow. Little moisture is expected in the coming days despite weekend precipitation totals across the region.
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H. C. Winburn
Amarillo Air Terminal
Amarillo
Lubbock
Childress
Plainview
Tucumcari
Guymon
Okla
Dalhart
Magazine Calls Latins in Texas Downtrodden Group
LOOK magazine charges Texas Mexicans, about 1.5 million people, are America's most downtrodden and defenseless. It cites poor health, scarce schooling funds, draft-board discrimination, and cheap-labor exploitation by ranchers, with figures on TB deaths and segregated schools. Fort Worth officials deny the claims, stating progress by the Good Neighbor Commission.
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Magazine
Texas
New York
America
Look Magazine
Austin
Allan Shivers
Look
Rio Grande Valley
John Nance Garner
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Penrose
Good Neighbor Commission
Norway Joins Ike's Army With North Atlantic Pact
Norway's parliament approved joining the North Atlantic Pact army commanded by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Four votes opposed the government proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Ike
Oslo
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Explosion at Hereford mall injures two. $30,000 in damage
An early morning blast at Park Avenue Village in Hereford rocked a rear wall, shattered six shop windows, and toppled the ceiling. Two people suffered minor injuries while damage to stock and property neared $30,000. one washateria owner escaped serious harm, and the center had opened about two months earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie C. Patterson
Hereford
Park Avenue Village
James W Taps Cho Een Mee
Vrs Vsg Pva
Kaeccigiu Gin Torney
Jimmy Tidwell
Homer Hamilton
Rex Tynes
Lake Park
Congressman's $270000 gain tied to $20000 investment
A former Massachusetts Democratic congressman and several associates are linked to a ship deal with the Maritime Commission. The arrangement involved a $7.5 million purchase, $500,000 in reconditioning, and leasing to Standard Oil of New Jersey. The Senate banking subcommittee notes Rosenbaum and Dudley as minor stockholders.
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Bengigis Ivoking
Imig
Quegea
Democratic House
Massachusetts
Casey
Joseph Rosenbaum
Maritime Commission
Rosenbaum
Senate Banking Subcommittee
RFC
Robert W. Dudley
Standard Oil
New Jersey
General Says We Win If It Ends at 38th
Lt Gen Ridgway in Suwon asserts a Korean War end at the 38th parallel would be a tremendous UN victory and envisions positive action from start to finish. He contrasts MacArthur’s near stalemate view, signaling a decisive UN push in Korea.
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Tom Bradshaw
Central Front
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
United Nations
38Th Parallel
Ridgway
MacArthur
Suwon
Eisenhower warns Soviets as U S divisions ready
General Dwight D. Eisenhower told Senate committees that twelve U S divisions could halt Soviet forces on the Breton Peninsula, but a long attritional war would follow. He warned the atomic bomb decision would balance military value against moral costs, saying he would act instantly if the net were on his side. Senator Fulbright urged the United States not to rule out using the A bomb first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Fulbright
Arkansas
Eisenhower
News Tip First Prize To Mrs. J. D. Benton
Mrs. J. D. Benton of 4111 East Seventeenth won first prize in the weekly News Tip contest for a story about a store owner profiting when customers self served in an unlocked shop. Second prize goes to Mrs. C. D. Wooten for reporting her granddaughter injured by a BB gun shot. Vernon L. Gelhart, 709 Lincoln, is noted in the piece.
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J. D. Benton
East Seventeenth
C. D. Wooten
McMasters
Vernon L. Gelhart
Lincoln
Ditch digger story wins two dollars praise
Wins two dollars for his story about a ditch digging machine that allegedly took off on its own. Several readers named in last week’s News Tips include Mrs. R. B. Nutt Jr and others with listed addresses across Jackson River Drive East Seventeenth Hayden and Pierce areas.
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R. B. Nutt, Jr
Jackson
R. R. Rowell
River Drive
L. Newman
East Seventeenth
H. D. Camp
George P. Caldwell
Hayden
W. B. Phillips
Virginia
L. D. Wiegman
Travis
Audra Mathes
Bonita
A. S. Ferguson
Pierce
B. FE. Sherrill
North Pierce
38 Save From Sea Aground Off Kauai
The freighter Andrea F. Luckenbach ran aground three miles off Kauai. Of 47 aboard, 38 were rescued early today as the ship listed and took on water rapidly. Coast Guard planes and Mokihana aided the rescue. a skeleton crew planned to tow to Port Nawiliwili. The ship carried cargo from San Francisco to Yokohama under charter to Pacific Far East Lines.
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Honolulu
Andrea F. Luckenbach
Hawaiian
Kauai
Aree
Coast Guard
Port Nawili
Wili
Mokihana
Dalton Victory
San Francisco
Yokohama
Chharter
Pacific Far Fast Lines
Dallas Cowboys Arrive For Texas Cattle Raisers Meet
Dallas hosts the 74th Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association convention as Panhandle visitors and locals arrive by air and auto. Notables include Jack Roach, Monty Ritchie, Dee Graham, Chansler Weymouth, Betsy Weymouth, and Grover Hill. Chamber president John W. Carpenter urges normal dress while many greet delegates in boots and hats.
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Lewis Nordyke
Dallas
Amarillo
Panhandle
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Trinity
Jack Roach
Monty Ritchie
JA Ranch
Clarendon
Dee Graham
Chansler Weymouth
Betsy
The
Adolphus
Jay Taylor
Grover Hill
Farm Credit Bank
Wichita
Kan
Grover
T. M. Montgomery
State Board of Optometry
Bovine
Chamber of Commerce
Hopalong Cassidy
John W. Carpenter
Price Hike On Wool Carpets Approved
Washington March 12 government approval for a 15 percent rise in manufacturers and wholesalers prices of wool carpets and rugs allows retailers to pass the exact increases in cost to customers.
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Washington
Chandler Loses Bid for Reelect Baseball Commissioner
Miami Beach report notes A B Chandler failed to win another term as baseball commissioner. Nine club owners backed him while seven opposed, needing twelve votes for election, ending his bid. Also reports House panel approves 18 year draft age and 26 month service term. Supreme Court rejects Alger Hiss appeal and orders jail term of five years.
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Chandler
Miami Beach
Fla
U.P
A. B. Chandler
Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Hiss
Supreme Court
Alger Hiss
State Department
Call more air guards mobilized National Guard units
Washington reports 19 non flying National Guard units about 10 000 officers and airmen to be mobilized within nine months. In New York George Morton Levy told the Senate Crime Investigation Committee he paid Frank Costello 60000 dollars to remove bookmakers from Roosevelt Raceway.
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Washington
The
Air Force
Costello
New York
George Morton Levy
Roosevelt Raceway
Senate Crime Investigation Committee
Frank Costello
Remodeling Loans Olver and Wheins Lumber Co Ad
Olver and Wheins Lumber Company at 1200 West Sixth advertises remodeling loans. The notice highlights financing options for home improvement projects and furniture repairs.
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Olver & Wheins Lumber Company
West Sixth
Weather Across Amarillo and West Texas Forecast
The US Weather Bureau reports fair and cold conditions across Amarillo and vicinity with a rising temperature trend starting Tuesday. Today's high near 38 with a low of 16, and tomorrow's high around 48. Precipitation trace. West Texas to clear and cold, Panhandle and South Plains partly unchanged tonight. Temps 14 to 24 in Panhandle, 24 to 34 elsewhere. Tuesday mild and warmer. New Mexico fair today and tonight with wind, colder in the southwest, warmer Tuesday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
SITTING DUCKS FOR RUSSIAN BOMBERS IN WASHINGTON AREA
The article reports that U S defense planners concentrate vital military targets in a small area around Maryland and D C including Camp Ritchie near Frederick Camp Detrick germ warfare center and Aberdeen proving ground within easy bomber reach The piece notes these sites form potential targets for enemy attack and mentions nearby Baltimore and Second Army headquarters See TARGETS-Page 4.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
Maryland
District of Columbia
Pentagon
Camp
Ritchie
Maryland National Guard
Frederick
Camp Detrick
Aberdeen
Army
Ordnance Research and Development
Baltmore
Second Army
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Good Neighbor
Breton Peninsula
Russia
Kremlin
Dixie
Bing
Dixie Lee Crosby
Bing Crosby
Europe
C. Holtman
Bulletin
US Weather Bureau
Neely-Greenhill -Lowndes—Insurance
Defense Department
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