Taft Proposes Outright Gift to Britain Over Loan
Senator Robert A. Taft argues against a 3.75 billion dollar loan to Britain and proposes an outright gift instead to avoid 50 years of U.S Britain irritation. He criticizes State Department secrecy and says Congress was not consulted as Dean Atcheson testified to support the loan.
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Washington
U.P
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Republican
Britain
Taft
U. S
State Department
Congress
Dean Atcheson
Senate Banking Committee
No Word On Reactivation Of Amarillo Army Air Field
Public Relations office at Amarillo Army Air Field reports no official word on reactivation. Rumor day passed with no confirmation from Army Air Forces Technical Training Command in St Louis. Officials say official action is expected any day.
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Amarillo Army Air Field
Army Air Forces Technical Training Command
St. Louis
Attlee Says Ready to Adopt Any Means for Harmony
In Commons Prime Minister Attlee said he was ready to adopt any means likely to improve relations between the major powers and could not commit to a specific plan at present. The remark came during questions on international cooperation.
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London
Attlee
Commons
Patrols in Palermo as unemployment protests flare
Italian troops and police in armored cars patrolled Palermo today to prevent a repeat of disorders that left two people dead during a demonstration against unemployment and the high cost of living.
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Rome
Palermo
Hospital Expansion Needed Immediately
Northwest Texas Hospital requires 100 additional beds now. Superintendent Harry Hatch told Taxpayers League directors at noon in the Capitol Hotel that the hospital is fully occupied with two beds per room, four in corridors, and up to 10 in halls over the last 60 days. A new unit would cost 600000, funded only by a county bond issue.
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Northwest Texas Hospital
Harry Hatch
The
Taxpayers League
Capitol Hotel
Hatch
Wallace Warns of Fascism
Washington report notes a Senate move to give a military liaison committee power to intervene before a civilian atomic control body. Secretary of Commerce Wallace warns this risks military Fascism, while Senator Vandenberg supports temporary military regulation until international civilian control can be established.
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Washington
Commerce Wallace
Vandenberg
Michigan
Republican
Senate Atomic Committee
Nazi Field Marshal Blomberg Dies Awaiting Trial
Field Marshal Werner von Blomberg dies of heart failure at the 116th General Hospital while awaiting summons as a witness in the Nuremberg trials. The 67 year old minister of war in the first Hitler cabinet was famed for resigning after marrying Erika Gruhn, a stenographer, in 1938.
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Nuernberg
Werner von Blomberg
Hitler
116Th General Hospital
von Blomberg
Nazi Germany
Erika Gruhn
Germany
Stalin hints at Churchill ultimatum in Fulton speech
Fearful of a new Soviet push in the Middle East officials report Russian troops increasing in Iran and moving toward Tehran. Columns head toward Iran Iraq border raising fears of threats to Turkey and Iraq. Washington and Tehran weigh implications as the UN Security Council prepares a response.
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London
Josef Stalin
Winston Churchill
Soviet Union
Fulton, Mo
Washington
U.P
Iran
Tehran
Iraq
Turkey
Middle East
Russia
United Nations Security Council
Truman Joins Rapid Briefing On Russia Iran Crisis
President Truman received a swift briefing from Secretary Byrnes on growing international tension centered on Soviet reinforcements in Iran. Separate actions include W Averell Harriman meeting the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in secret and Iran's Ambassador Hussein Ala visiting the State Department to discuss Middle East affairs.
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Washington
Truman
State Byrnes
Russia
Iran
W. Averell Harriman
Moscow
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tom Connally
Hussein Ala
State Department
Lou Henderson
Office of
Presence of U S Troops in Egypt Sparks Soviet Outcry
Moscow denounces continued U S military presence in Egypt linking it to an Anglo American imperialist policy. Cairo dispatch cited by Pravda and Red Star claims 3 000 to 4 000 American officers remain guarding equipment with calls for immediate withdrawal.
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U. S
Egypt
Middle East
Cairo
Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Red Star
al Mussavvar
England
Visiting Mayor Rekindles The Dallas-Fort Worth Feud
The Dallas-Fort Worth feud flared anew with visiting French mayor Gabriel Hocquard at the center. Exchanges between Dallas and Fort Worth publishers led to invitations to the rodeo and talks on cross-border visas. Hocquard proposed a 550-mile Road of Liberation memorial from Avranches to Metz honoring Gen. George S. Patton.
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Dallas
U.P
Dallas-Fort Worth
Gabriel Hocquard
Worth
Amon Car
Tom C
America
Metz
France
Fort Worth
West Texas
Gooch
State Department
Avranches
George S. Patton
Hocquard
Patton
Red Army leaves Mukden as Nationalists take city
Mukden is reported fully evacuated by the Red Army and occupied by Chinese Nationalist forces. Maj. Gen. Andrei Kovtoun-Stankevitch departed at midnight, ending the Soviet occupation as the Nationalist 52nd Army moved in to assume garrison duties in Manchuria's largest city.
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Chungking
U.P
Red Army
Mukden
Central
Manchurian
Andrei Kovtoun - Stankevitch
52Nd
Manchuria
President Okays His Withdrawal From Navy Nomination
President Truman withdrew Edwin W. Pauley’s nomination for Undersecretary of the Navy at Pauley’s request after six weeks of controversy sparked by Harold Ickes. Truman praised Pauley’s defense of his name and noted Pauley stood firm under fire. Ickes claimed Pauley offered to raise funds for the Democrats if government tidal land titles were dropped, which Pauley denied.
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Washington
Truman
Edwin W. Pauley
California
Navy
Pauley
Walsh
Harold L. Ickes
Interior
Ickes
White House
Leslie Biffle
Senate
Department of the Navy
Tidelands
Japanese torpedoes superior to American and British designs
Captain Allan L. Dunning, who led a U S Navy technical mission, announced that Japanese torpedoes were better than those of the United States and Britain. They carried larger charges had greater range and speed and produced no air bubble trail. The findings came on completion of the study in Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Allan L. Dunning
U. S. Navy
GM Strike Settled On National Issues By GM UAW
Special Federal Mediator James F. Dewey announced a settlement ending the General Motors strike on national issues. The agreement provides an 18? cent hourly wage increase, with local unions urged to settle local issues promptly as talks continue.
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Detroit
General Motors
James F. Dewey
Amarillo
International Union
Corporation
Dewey
Suspects Story Of Two Desert Deaths
County detectives investigate the case of former Marine FE E Patterson who admitted killing his brother in law and later killed his sister in a desert near Amboy California. He also reportedly buried his sister near Kingman Arizona to avoid blame. Patterson is jailed in Hot Springs Arkansas awaiting murder charges.
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San Bernardino
Cal
FE. E. Patterson
Emmet L. Shay
Patterson
Hot Springs
Ark
Shay
W. B. Cole
Amarillo
Amboy
Cole
Mojave Desert
Ludlow
California
Churchill Dewey Secret Meeting Sparks Election Year Curiosity
Winston Churchill met with Gov. Thomas E. Dewey at the New York executive mansion and prepared to depart for New York. The purpose of the Churchill visit remained secret as the pair conferred late into the night. the meeting marked their first and was arranged at Churchill's request.
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Albany
N. Y
Winston Churchill
Thomas E. Dewey
New York City
Churchill
Executive Mansion
House Administration Leaders Declare War on Lobbyists
House leaders vow action against lobbyists and back a proposal to investigate their activities. Chairman Adolph Sabath of Illinois introduced a measure authorizing investigations as a follow up to Speaker Rayburn’s sharp denunciation of the power lobby.
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Washington
House
Adolph J. Sabath
Ilinois
Rules Committee
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Rayburn
Malone Charged With Swindling Given Suspended Sentence
R. M. Malone was sentenced to two years by a 47th District Court jury after pleading guilty to a swindling charge and requesting a suspended sentence. The petit jury panel reported Monday and was dismissed for the term.
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R. M. Malone
47Th District Court
Petit Jury
Ideal Spring Weather Forecast for Amarillo Today
The forecast predicts ideal spring weather for Amarillo this afternoon with temperatures around the high 60s. No winds are expected and temperatures will hover slightly above freezing tonight after a mild day.
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Amarillo
Sweden will not join private sanctions on Franco Spain
Foreign Minister Osten Anden told parliament that Sweden will not participate in any private sanctions against Franco Spain and cannot consider a separate Swedish position on the matter.
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Stockholm
Osten Anden
Parliament
Spain
Greece demands return of 150 German war criminals
Athens reports the Greek government has demanded the Inter Allied Control Commission send 150 German war criminals, including three generals, back to Greece for trial.
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Athens
Inter-Allied Control Commission
Flash of Flame Causes Quick Bathroom Blaze
A spark from gasoline used to clean a tub at 507 North Tyler sparked a small flash of flame in the bathroom. The room and occupant were unharmed, and firefighters arrived at 9:50 this morning to find the fire already out.
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North
Tyler
Highway contract for Amarillo Canyon three lane project bid
The State Highway Department was to let a three lane Amarillo Canyon highway contract today. Yesterday the department awarded a 7.35 mile paving contract on Highway 136 in Potter County. Bids were being considered on 14 projects across 18 counties. Rex Baxter of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce had anticipated a bid around mid March.
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Amarillo
Canyon
State Highway Department
Potter County
Rex Baxter
Queen Mary sails to New York with 2300 GI brides and children
The Queen Mary departed Southampton for New York carrying 2,300 GI brides and their children in the third passenger load. The voyage marks another phase of postwar troop family redeployments as the ship sails from Southampton.
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Southampton
New York
Weather outlook for Amarillo and West Texas region
The report notes fair conditions in Amarillo and vicinity this afternoon tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. West Texas will be partly cloudy with minor temperature shifts, while New Mexico expects increasing clouds tonight with scattered rain and snow in western and northern elevations Thursday. Temperatures: lows 30 to 40 north, 40 to 50 south. highs 45 to 55 northwest, 65 to 75 southeast.
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Amarillo and
Vicinity
West
Texas
New Mexico
Goering Defends Rise to Power in Nazi Trial
At Nuremberg March 13 Hermann Goering lectures Allied judges calling Hitler’s 1933 seizure of power to make Germany free. He traces his path from the Richthofen squadron to joining the Nazi Party and blames a thwarted army plot, citing officers and events around 1932 1933.
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Nuernberg
Germany
Hermann Goering
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Party
Hitler
Reichsmarshal
Richthofen
Goering
Cecil Rhodes
Joseph Chamberlain
Puehrer
National Socialist Party
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