March winds spark kite fun in Amarillo children
Amarillo youths flood fields as spring winds rise. Four year old Ronnie Wileman uses a man's tie as a kite tail, showing how wind brings small joys amid city life. Electric power rates in Amarillo will rise 10 percent for bills issued after April 16 following Southwestern Service Company's rate increase request approved by the city commission in a special session. The minimum monthly residential charge remains $1.
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Amarillo
Ronnie Wileman
Nan
Joyce Wileman
Georgia
Amaril Llo
Associated Press
The
United Press
Texas
Paul Timmons
Southwestern Service Company
City Commission Approves Ten Percent Rate Increase
The Amarillo City Commission approves a 10 percent rate hike for Southwestern Public Service Company after review by City Manager N V Moss. Auditors show post increase earnings of 5.6 percent, with last year at 6.17 and current year projected at 5.33. The effective date is April 16 to avoid retroactivity.
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Public Service Company
N. V. Moss
Moss
Bud Curtis
Southwestern Public Service Company
Commission
Amarillo
Car Crash Near Muleshoe Kills Local Oil Worker
MULESHOE March 15 Special T J Whittington 46 of Sundown died when his car veered off Highway 84 two miles east of Muleshoe struck a telephone pole. He worked for Stanolind Oil at Sundown and was en route to Oklahoma where his father in law died yesterday. Wife and 12 year old daughter at Oklahoma home. Body at Muleshoe Funeral Home. Funeral plans not yet made. Survivors include two married daughters at Level and.
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Muleshoe
T. J. Whittington
Sundown
Whittington
Stanolind Oil Company
Oklahoma
Bud Cramer
Cramer
Muleshoe Funeral
Marve
Leveland
General Harper Visits Amarillo Air Base Talks Joint Use
Maj. Gen. Robert W. Harper head of the Air Force Training Command led a staff fly ing visit to Amarillo Air Force Base to discuss joint use of flying facilities with military and commercial air operators. He meeting Mayor Gene Klein and city officials, noting construction and rehabilitation programs soon to boost activity. Col. Ray H. Clark explained personnel moves depend on available facilities as Harper arrived from San Antonio and departed in a B 17 toward Scott Field with Brig. Gen. C. F. Born and Lt. Col. R. W. Tarvin aboard.
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Robert W. Harper
Air Force Training Command
Amarillo
Amarillo Air Force Base
Air Force
Gene Klein
Harper
Col
Ray H. Clark
San Antonio
C. F. Born
R. W. Tarvin
Headquarters
Air Training Command
Globe
Tex as Railroad Commission Boosts April Crude Output
The Texas Railroad Commission ordered a 76400 barrel per day increase in April crude oil allowable. The statewide April quota reaches 2878553 barrels daily for 23 production days, with 19 days for the East Texas field. Fullerton returns to the statewide schedule. Willamar kept at 12 days and Pan-Texico at 14.
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Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
East Texas
West Texas Fullerton
Willamar
Fullerton
Like a morgue RFC inquiry spooks borrowers
The RFC faces a grand jury probe and congressional scrutiny. C Edward Rowe, RFC director, says borrowers fear approaching the agency for loans lest their names appear in headlines. Senate Banking subcommittee plans to reopen hearings to hear Rowe and Walter Cosgriff amid charges of outside influence.
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G. Milton Kelly Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Congress
C. Edward Rowe
Senate Banking
Fulbright
Arkansas
Walter Cosgriff
Rowe
Cosgriff
Spies Sentenced by Polish Military Court
In Warsaw on March 15 a military court at Szczecin sentenced two Poles to death for spying for former British Vice Consul Joseph Walters. A third man received life imprisonment and two others were given 15 and four years respectively. The court said all defendants confessed.
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Warsaw
Poland
Szczecin
Joseph Walters
Three Grade-School Vandals Admit Damaging Spree
A trio of 7, 8, and 9 year olds confessed to three vandalism sprees causing heavy property damage. They trashed Crawford apartment at 504 Alabama and damaged items at Randall workshop, while 60 jars of fruit were broken at 502 Prospect. Police linked blood evidence to the case and the boys were released to their parents with restitution agreed.
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Troy Martin
Crawford
Alabama
Florida
Albert B. Randall
R. C. Clark
Prospect
Mr. Crawford
Germany
Mrs. Crawford
Randall Workshop
Eighth Avenue
Ralph Pray
Clifford Roberts
Police Department
San Jacinto School
Robert H. Birchfield
Roberts
Pray
Maryland
San Jacinto
Red supply base falls as UN units push toward 38th parallel
United Nations forces captured Hongchong in central Korea and drove toward Chungchon as Eighth Army divisions seized Seoul and advanced across the front. US First Cavalry and First Marines, with South Korean troops, crossed the Hongchong River and cut the Hongchong Chunchon highway. Marines moved from the south while Korean troops pressed on, signaling a major push near the 38th parallel.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Hongchong
Korea
Chungchon
Eighth Army
Seoul
J iMick MA
38Th Parallel
East Central Mountains
66Th
US First Cavalry Division
US First Marines
Hongdong
Chunchon
Iran Parliament Votes to Nationalize Oil Resources
Iran's Majlis unanimously approves nationalization of all oil resources, including the Anglo Iranian Oil Company wells. The decision confirms a two month window to negotiate specifics, with leaders calling it a landmark moment amid anti-British sentiment and the recent assassination of Premier Razmara.
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Tehran
Iran
Majlis
Parliament
Foreign Office
London
Oil Commission
Britain
Hossein Makki
National Front
Ali Razmara
Telephone Directory Adopts Not Listed Numbers Class
Classified page urges readers to list new phone numbers not in the directory under Classification 1-B Telephone Numbers Not in The Directory. Advertises low cost and the upcoming May 15 directory release, urging action to avoid losing orders or gossip, with dial in details to call 6262.
Father's Car Kills Child In Backing Incident
Mildred Ann Gudgell a 3 year old girl was fatally injured when struck by an automobile driven by her father in Snyder. He backed the car about 5 feet and told neighbors of the incident. The tragedy highlights a fatal accident involving a parent and safeguards for pedestrians.
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Snyder
Mildred Ann Gudgell
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Surrounding Regions
The Weather Bureau reports fair and slightly warmer conditions across Amarillo and vicinity with highs near 62 today and 66 tomorrow, a 24 hour high of 54 and low 31, a trace of precipitation. Panhandle outlook favors outdoor activity with partly cloudy skies and near normal temperatures. West Texas and New Mexico regions show clear to partly cloudy skies and modest warming through Friday.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
West Texas
New Mexico
Lawmakers move to remove UT economist Ayres
The Texas House adopted a resolution by 130 to 1 urging UT to review the contract of economics professor Clarence E. Ayres. Rep. Bell labeled Ayres an educational termite for his alleged socialist doctrines and campus speeches, while the chamber pressed on with money bills after the vote.
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Bell
House
Senate
Daily Texan
University of Texas
Ayres
Auditorium Inquiry for Weekly Wrestling and Boxing Rings
Potts Ingerton seeks use of the Municipal Auditorium for weekly wrestling or boxing matches and offers to pay rent. He requests Tuesday night reservations, but the city commission has not acted. Investigations show the venue is already booked on 11 Tuesdays in the next three months.
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City Commission
Potts Ingerton
Ingerton
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