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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1951
Page
4
Police hunted a dark haired 23 year old bandit who robbed Bat s Liquor Store at 112 East Ninth last night taking about 45 dollars. He wore a brown sport coat light trousers and no hat. Batson and nephew J E Batson described the amateur thief who fled after demanding cash leaving small change behind.
Testimony described Rosenberg giving payments totaling about $7,000 and arranging a coded travel route via Mexico City Vera Cruz Sweden and Czechoslovakia. Memorize instructions to avoid writing them down, and sign letters to Soviet officials from various locations.
AP Correspondent Leif Erickson, at US Eighth Army HQ, said Chinese defense of Hongchon failed to materialize. He noted possible Communist positions north of Hongchon along the Hongchon River and between Hongchon and the Pukhan River, about 19 miles west, which would place a new line roughly 12 miles from Chunchon, near the Chinese central HQ.
The Amarillo Merrill Lynch service provides a dense list of stock quotes for numerous companies led by Air Reduction and Lorillard, with prices interspersed among dozens of others including Allied Stores, Maytag, Motorola, Pan Am, Chrysler, General Electric, Union Oil, Union Pacific, and many more, reflecting broad market activity and varying bid quotes across industries.
Paris reports Western power delegates agreed on a response to new Big Four talks agenda proposals by Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko. They aim to present a unified Western compromise while keeping Western Germany from rearming for Western purposes, and seek to include German disarmament under the peace treaty item.
OKLAHOMA CITY March 13 The article reports killer Billy Cook pleading guilty to kidnapping and murder of the Carl Mosser family of Atwood Illinois Federal Judge Stephen S Chandler will order a sanity hearing for the 23 year old Cook He warned he could force withdrawal of the plea if incompetence is found The judge did not rule out the death penalty and may allow evidence for punishment.
Jiri Brotan first secretary at the Czechoslovak legation in Bern announced he sought asylum in Switzerland for himself and his wife. Swiss authorities considered political refugee status while the Czech minister Tauber and other officials were unavailable for comment.
Kansas City market report for cattle hogs and sheep on March 13 notes 4,000 cattle and 4,500 hogs traded with varied price shifts. High grade fed steers ranged around 34 to 39 dollars, cows 24.50 to 27.50, yearling stock steers 35 to 39, hogs 21.50 to 22.25, sows 18.75 to 20.00, and sheep slaughter lambs around 40 dollars with lighter lots near 39.50 to 33.25 depending on weight and skin quality.
Hogs 10,000 head, butchers 10 to 15 cents lower, sows steady. 190-270 lb butchers 22.00-22.25, 270-300 lb butchers 21.75-22.10, sows 18.25-20.25, 450-600 lb hogs 18.25-19.25. Cattle 7,500 head, calves 300, steady. Prime 1,070-1,300 lb steers 39.00-40.50, high good 35.00-38.50, commercial 31.75-34.75, utility 30.25. Heifers 31.00-36.25, cows 23.50-28.00, good to prime dealers 33.00-37.00. Sheep 500 head, slaughter lambs up 0.50, top 41.50, natives 41.00 and down, slaughter ewes steady 21.00-23.50.
J B Patterson, condemned for the February 25 1950 pistol slaying of his divorced wife Nettie Marie at a Houston soda fountain, is scheduled for execution by electric chair at Huntsville State Prison shortly after midnight. The Court of Criminal Appeals upheld the Harris County verdict. a governor stay extended to avoid a Sunday execution.
Elmer and Robert Forrester were drilling for water near Red Deer Alberta when a spark from a lighter ignited gas at 400 feet. A flame shot 20 feet high and reached 36 feet before control. J A Keeton owner of the farm awaits an engineer's report on the strike's value.
Fourteen people were detained for questioning after two blasts outside the U S Embassy and Italy's foreign ministry damaged windows and a car. A leaflet signed The Black Legion appeared near the foreign ministry as Premier de Gasperi and Foreign Minister Sforza met London officials on Trieste. Ambassador Varia Taliani called on U S Ambassador Dunn to convey Italy's regret.
A March 13 report from Bangkok notes austerity impacts on nightlife as a new law requires all opium dens to close at midnight, curbing a sector of entertainment and vice.
Paris March 13 Gen Dwight Eisenhower named Col Anthony J Drexel Biddle Jr to handle relations between his Atlantic Army headquarters and backing governments He is deputy chief of staff for national affairs and will liaison with NATO governments and SHAPE liaison officers in a unique military headquarters role
Three fishermen missing since the weekend were found unharmed. Clinton L. Pierce, 41, and Tom Vinson, 53, both Wichita Falls residents, were picked up by a patrol boat crew after they took refuge on an island in Lake Kickapoo due to high winds and waves. Marvin Allen of Electra was rescued by a motorist after walking from Lake Diversion to a highway following a late Sunday beaching.
Railway history notes that locomotive whistles began in 1835 with the first built by Taylor & Company in Warrington England, marking a shift from earlier post horns. The statement claims 116 years of use.
In Indonesia there is one doctor for every 70,000 people, a statistic reflecting the nation’s healthcare staffing level and access to medical care across its population. The figure highlights disparities in doctor availability between urban centers and rural areas.
Two of the eight women in the House previously served as judges. Three fourths of House members and all but five senators have held other public office. The Senate includes 27 ex governors and 39 former representatives.
The hearing transcript shows Costello denying illicit liquor trading prior to his 1925 naturalization, admitting purchases from smugglers and naming associates like Harry Saucer, while Ambro links Adonis to a racketeering network. The investigation includes O'Dwyer and other political and law enforcement figures as witnesses.
The Summit School PTA meeting scheduled for today is postponed to next Tuesday at 2 PM. Special numbers will be performed by the Sam Houston School Orchestra.
Norway moves to cut industrial accidents by removing accident prone workers from the field and retraining them at municipal centers. The program targets improving workplace safety through reeducation and reassignment where needed.
Farm inventories show about 2,500,000 trucks in use, nearly double the count recorded in 1941, reflecting expanded agricultural transport capacity and modernization across farming regions.
The J. F. McElwain Co. celebrates producing its 200 millionth pair of shoes, marking a historic output milestone for the Manchester plant.
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