Eighth Army says patrols raise flag near Seoul
The Eighth Army reported ROK First Division patrols raised the flag Wednesday afternoon as Gen Park Sun Yup, commander of the ROK division, expressed happiness at entering Seoul again. US 25th Division had crossed the Han a week earlier and moved 10 miles north with diminishing Communist resistance.
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Eighth Army
Seoul
Park Sun Yup
ROK
Matthew B. Ridgway
25Th Division
Han
Costello Testimony Triggers Perjury Threat During Probe
Sen. Tobey demands action as Costello hesitates over money stored in a home safe. He admits uncertainty whether the amount is 40 000 or 50 000 dollars. The hearing, led by Sen. O Conor, edges into wiretap legality as Halley presses for a treasonous transcription and costs of the Costello Castel call.
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Slauenoemeeees
Beld SC Vuitcu Uniderworld
Costello
Charles Tobey
New Hampshire Republican
Tobey
Rudolph Halley
O’conor
O'Conor
Committee
Halley
Manhattan Dist. Att
Frank S. Hogan
Phil Castel
New Orleans
Kastel
Amarillo Firms Star in 119 Barrack Project Bids
Contractors from Amarillo Borger and Lubbock attended a Tulsa briefing on the 119 barracks at Amarillo Air Force Base. Proposals due after March 20 will split the complex into areas A B C and D with 34 barracks each in A B and C and 17 in D. Units described as semi permanent and to be built quickly, with awards soon after submissions.
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Amarillo Air Force Base
Amarillo
Tulsa
E. G. Herb
Corps of Engineers
Herb
Singleton
Musick Construction Company
Lambie & Moss
B. I. Barfield
Borger
Makes a Piker of This Troubled World
SAN ANTONIO March 14 In a short span three year old David Hopkins faced a string of illnesses and accidents from tonsil removal to measles mumps and chicken pox after a fall and an allergy to a medicine He has recovered from most incidents and looks forward to leaving the toddler stage as his birthday nears on April 1.
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San Antonio
David Hopkins
David
Truman Democrats Save RFC’s Scalp
The House vote stopped short of the 218 needed to block reorganizing the RFC, signaling a possible path to abolition later. Speaker Rayburn backed the White House plan, praising the RFC’s work and saying low rates aided business, while some Southern Democrats sided with the administration or abstained.
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House
RFC
Brownson
Indiana
Rayburn
Texas
White House
Enageste
Browder Acquitted of Contempt Charge by Judge
Federal Judge F Dickinson Letts acquitted Earl Browder former head of the American Communist Party of contempt of Congress. The case stemmed from Browder refusing to answer 16 questions before a Senate foreign relations subcommittee led by Senator Rourke B Hickenlooper. Letts noted Browder answered 140 to 150 questions earlier with no evasion and said the court could not permit a guilty verdict.
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Washington
Wu.p
F. Dickinson Letts
Earl Browder
American Communist Party
Congress
Letts
Browder
Senate Foreign Relations
Joseph R. McCarthy
State Department
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Hiss Declines Supreme Court Appeal for Review
New York March 14 Counsel for Alger Hiss said no request would be made to the U S Supreme Court to reconsider its refusal to review Hiss perjury conviction The Supreme Court refused letting stand his conviction and five year sentence after a federal jury found he lied about feeding government secrets to Russia from his State Department post He was convicted Jan 21 1950 at his second trial The first trial ended in a hung jury He remains free on 10000 bail awaiting the mandate and surrender order to begin his sentence
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New York
Alger Hiss
State Department
US Supreme Court
Hiss
Supreme Court
Russia
Federal Court
Tremor Triggers Red A Blast Speculation in Europe
London dispatch reports a severe earthquake felt across Belgium Holland northern France Denmark and Sweden. Seismologists consider an epicenter in the Eifel or Thuringia with echoes lasting about 15 minutes. Possible atomic link denied by East German scientists amid strong wind and rain for one of Europe’s wildest 24 hours.
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John Roderick London
Europe
Germany
Eifel
West Germany
Thuringia
Belgium
Holland
France
Denmark
Sweden
New York
Joseph Lynch
Fordham University Observatory
Friedrich Becker
Bonn
Defense links Greenglass gains to Rosenberg quarrels in trial
March 14 New York The defense in the atom spy trial argued that business quarrels prompted David Greenglass to testify against Julius Rosenberg. Greenglass, 29, testified he stole atomic information from Los Alamos and fed it to Rosenberg for transmission to a Russian spy ring. He described frequent disputes over Pitt Machine Products Co. stock and noted personal friendship despite the conflicts.
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New York
Atom
David Greenglass
Julius Rosenberg
Greenglass
Los Alamos
Rosenberg
Ethel Rosenberg
Morton Sobell
Russia
Greenlass
Emanuel H.lock
Pitt Machine Products Co
Block
Machinery Company
Irving R. Kaufman
Senate OKays Dam Compact and Revisions
The Texas Senate ratified the Canadian River compact with an amendment to fund administrative work by the state water engineers. The measure returns to the House for agreement on a $1,000 provision, amid a plan that could fund an 88 million dollar dam on the river near Borger with federal support.
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Austin
Senate
Grady Hazlewood
Amarillo
State Board of Water Engineers
Harold M. Lafont
Plainview
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Lafont
Borger
Unds
Hunger Stirs China Revolt Across South Provinces
March 14 reports from Hong Kong say hungry farmers armed with hoes seized arms stores and led food riots against Communist rule in South China. Guerrillas operate in Kwangtung and Kwangsi with about 1.5 million insurgents nationwide. In Macao-adjacent Kongmoon, rebels seized 200 rifles, 30 pistols, and 6,000 pounds of ammo after ambushing a Communist junk. Several clashes left dozens of Communists dead and many soldiers wounded. a raid in Kwangtung disrupted a land reform meeting, killing 11 and wounding 14. On Hainan island, 60 claimed killed or wounded in a food riot tied to typhoon-scarred rice. Prison reports from Wachow note daily executions of political prisoners by firing squads.
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South China
Rts
Formosca
Taey
Kwangtung
Kwangsi
China
Kongmoon
Macao
Ocal
Hainan
Wachow
D. William Wallace
Lands Independence of Cattle Industry Lands Independence of Cattle Industry
Gen Ernest Thompson of the Texas Railroad Commission spoke at the Texas Southwestern Cattle Raise Association convention in Amarillo. He praised cattle trading in the Southwest, recalled figures and names of cattle pioneers, and paid tribute to industry veterans before noting younger leaders like Ray Willoughby and Jay Taylor. See CATTLEMEN-Page 18
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Harry Hoare
Globe
Dallas
Amarillo
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raise Association
Ernest Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
Thompson
Amarillo Hotel
Southwest
United States
Jay Taylor
Herring
C. T. Herring
Will Herring
Col
Charles Goodnight
Lady Adair
Fred Morsbrugh
Breck Walker
Mr. Connell
Jim West
Burk Burnett
Tom Waggoner
B. T. Ware
W. H. Fuqua
Mr. Hassell
Bill O’brien
Mr. Cowan
James Welder
O. H. Nelson
T. D. Hobart
Lee Bivins
R. B. Masterson
Murdo McKenzie
Dick Coon
Ray Willoughby
Chansler Wey
Two Injured In Auto Crash At East Tenth Underpass
Two people were injured early this morning when a car westbound on Tenth Avenue struck the center pier of the East Tenth Avenue underpass. H. C. Woods of Borger, seriously hurt, and Alvira Hill of Amarillo, less injured, were taken to St. Anthony's Hospital by Blackburn-Shaw ambulance. Woods was the likely driver. Hill’s address could not be learned.
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Tenth Avenue
St. Anthony’s Hospital
H. C. Woods
Borger
Alvira
Woods
Blackburn-Shaw
Miss Hill
Industry No On Compromise Proposed for Wage Board
Industry officials rejected a Johnston backed plan to revive a Wage Stabilization Board style body to handle limited wage disputes with labor support from organized unions. A news conference was set at the manufacturers headquarters to explain management stance on rebuilding the board. President Truman plans a mobilization bill to Congress by April 1 to tighten production prices and rents, with current law expiring June 30.
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Manufacturers
Wage Stabilization Board
Truman
Congress
Johnston
United Labor Policy Committee
AFL
CIO
No Action From Big Four Deputies
Paris March 14 The Big Four deputies meet again today with no agreement on topics for the foreign ministers conference. Neither bloc nor the Russians show signs of narrowing the gulf, and both sides appear to wait for the other to propose a small step toward accord.
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Paris
Remodeling Loans Olver and Wiggins Lumber Company
Olver and Wiggins Lumber Company at 1200 West Sixth discusses remodeling loan options. The notice highlights financing through remodeling loans with terms and eligibility for customers planning home improvements.
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Olver & Wiggins Lumber Company
West Sixth
Okay Hike in Freight Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized railroads to raise freight rates 2 to 4 percent. A 4 percent hike in eastern territory and 2 percent in southern and western regions were approved with a 2 percent inter-territory increase. The emergency order allows the increases to take effect in 15 days.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Weather Report Amarillo and West Texas
The Weather Us Weather Bureau reports higher temperatures and increased cloudiness for Amarillo and vicinity. Today will be partly cloudy with a high near 61 and a low around 30 tonight. West Texas will be fair with mild conditions and rising temperatures. Yesterday's high reached 55 with a low of 25.
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Amarillo
West Texas
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