Canada Would Absolve Stalin of Spy Blame
Ottawa March 1947 Prime Minister Mackenzie King told Parliament Canada faced grave concern over Russian espionage extending to the United States and Britain but opposed breaking with the Soviet Union. He said Stalin likely ignorant of the spy network run through the Soviet embassy in Ottawa and noted Ottawa operations dated back to 1913.
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Canada
Stalin
Ottawa
W. L. Mackenzie King
U. S
Britain
Russia
King
United States
Great Britain
Truman
Attlee
Washington
London
Bomb Scientist Alan Nunn May Held for Trial
London reports that Alan Nunn May a 34 year old British physicist who worked on wartime atomic research is held for trial on charges of violating the official secrets act by providing atomic information to an undisclosed person Bail was refused by Bow Street magistrate Harold McKenna who stated release could be against public policy.
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London
Alan Nunn May
May
Harold McKenna
Bow Street Court
Gerald Gardner
Iran cites USSR for keeping Red Army troops in Iran
Iran files a complaint with the United Nations Security Council accusing the Soviet Union of violating the 1942 treaty by retaining Red Army troops in Iran after March 2. The issue coincides with talk of a possible direct U S appeal to Stalin and a potential Big Three move before the UN council meeting in New York.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Iran
Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United Nations Security Council
New York
Stalin
UNO
Security Council
V. M. Molotov
Andrei I. Vishinsky
Moscow Radio
Turkey
Afghanistan
Trud
Communist Daily Worker
Idle at New Low Amid Labor Turmoil as Coal Strike Looms
The nation’s unemployed due to labor disputes fell to 558000 the lowest in over two months with signals of further declines. A coal strike threat of 400000 miners on April 1 darkens the scene as John L. Lewis files strike notice while negotiations near. The CIO United Auto Workers ratified the General Motors settlement ending a 113 day nationwide strike, with many GM plants preparing to resume work though 18 plants and 49 locals still hold disputes and 31 await calls.
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Associated Press
John L. Lewis
AFL
United Mine Workers
CIO Auto Workers
General Motors
Walter P. Reuther
GM Department
Harry A. Swenson
CIO
United Auto Workers
Saginaw
Mich
Detroit
Baltimore
Panhandle Banker J E Lowndes Dies at 85
The dean of Panhandle bankers, J E Lowndes, longtime First National Bank vice president, died in Baylor Hospital Dallas after an emergency Sunday operation. Born in England, he came to Amarillo in 1885 and served 55 years with the bank, contributing to religious and civic life. He was 85 and survived by his wife four daughters and a son.
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Panhandle Bankers, Co
J. E. Lowndes
Lowndes
First National Bank
Baylor Hospital
Dallas
First National
England
Panhandle
T-Anchor
Tanchor
Loulie Dean
Old la Plata
Deaf Smith County
Miss Dean
Amarillo
Episcopal Church
Court House
Episcopal Sunday School
Ile
Mystery Bullet Death Stirs Secrecy Around Slaying
Investigation into Walter Fowler's death continues as police withhold details and keep the body in state awaiting developments. A phantom bullet killed Fowler yesterday, and officials have imposed secrecy around the case.
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Walter Fowler
Murder cast a pall over Amarillo family
Fowler, a resident of 221 North Rusk, was killed when something struck him from a truck. His widow said he had no enemies. Survivors include his wife, two young children Lawson and Luther, newborn Sharon Kay, parents Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Fowler, Sr., sister Mrs. Clay Trent, and brothers L. H. Fowler Jr., Ben and Jack Fowler. The family recently moved from Spearman to Amarillo.
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North Rusk
L. H Fowler
Fowler
Spearman
Lawson J. W. Fowler
Luther Herman Fowler
Sharon Kay
Amarillo
L. H. Fowler
Tulia
Clay Trent
Roswell
L. H. Fowler, Jr
Ben and
Jack Fowler
Dozens Volunteer for Atomic Test Guinea Pigs
Roswell New Mexico March 19 Army officers said dozens of volunteers have offered to ride as guinea pigs aboard the Bikini Atoll atomic test fleet. Col Alfred F Kalberer said all volunteers are being ignored and Brig Gen Roger M Ramey sought a War Department ruling on the topic. An official decision to place live animals aboard the fleet has already been made.
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Roswell
NS. M
Army
mid-Pacific
Alfred F. Kalberer
Air Force
Bikini Atoll
United Press
Roger M. Ramey
War Department
Pioneer Business Man Dies in Amarillo at 75
Alfred G. Stanley longtime Amarillo resident and pioneer businessman died at 10 45 AM in a local hospital. He was 75 and had helped found Nobles Brothers and Amarillo Oil Company. Survived by wife Myra Dorris two daughters, one son and three grandchildren. Funeral arrangements by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home.
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Alfred G. Stanley
Amarillo
Panhandle
Nobles Brothers
Pioneer Wholesale Grocery Company
Mr. Stanley
Amarillo Oil Company
Pioneer Company
John McKnight
Organized Fire Company
Myra Dorris
W. D. Twitchell
Eula Trigg
Central Presbyterian Church
Stanley
Fillmore
Texas Negro Voters Targeted For 1946 Primaries
A. R. Hester of Dallas state secretary of the Progressive Voters League predicts about 200,000 Texas Negroes will be qualified to vote in the 1946 Democratic primaries. The group says a three month campaign boosted poll tax compliance among Texas Negroes to 150,000.
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Dallas
R. A. Hester
Progressive Voters League
Texas
Need Strong Organization Opens West Texas Drug Convention
Lester Short of Midland opens the West Texas Pharmaceutical Convention in Amarillo urging stronger druggist associations. About 400 pharmacists and wives attend as the program unfolds at the Herring Hotel with meetings led by Short and secretary Glen Hull.
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Lester Short
Midland
West Texas
Amarillo
Walgree’s
Short
West Texas Association
Mineral Wells
Herring Hotel
Retail Druggists Association of
Glen Hull
Jayton
W. H. Duckworth
Clovis
Amarillo Country Club
Texas A. & M. Company
Washable KEM Plastic Playing Cards Sold by Russell Stationery Co
Russell Stationery Co at 611 Taylor offers washable KEM plastic playing cards. These durable cards resist wear and moisture, ideal for frequent play. Customers can purchase standard decks suitable for home or club use.
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Russell Stationery Co
Taylor
Elmer the Bailed Out Dummy Goes Home Silent
Elmer the western garbed show window dummy was bailed out by a representative of Amarillo Products Co. after being found by a police scout car in the street following an exhibit setup for the News Globe Industrial Show. He offered no comments while in custody.
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Elmer
Amarillo Products Co
News-Globe
Told Television To Be Available In Texas by 1948
A postwar clinic of Southwest radio executives affiliated with NBC announced television would be available in the Texas area by 1948. The Fort Worth report dated March 19 cited expected expansion of service and technology across the region.
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Texas
Fort Worth
U.P
Southwest
National Broadcasting Company
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas
The forecast calls for increasing high cloudiness and warmer conditions this afternoon and tonight with southerly winds. Wednesday brings less cloudiness and little temperature change with stronger south winds. Partly to mostly cloudy in West Texas and New Mexico with light showers northwest and a Rio Grande valley band Wednesday. Low tonight 30 to 40 in the northeast, 45 to 55 in the southwest. Highs Wednesday 60 to 70 in the north and 70 to 80 in the south. Observed 24 hour values show a high of 58, low of 29, and noon 55.
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Amarillo
West Texas
el Paso
New Mexico
Northwest
Continental Divide
North Mountain
Rio Grande Valley
Kind Lady to Play at State Theater Tomorrow Night
A psychological drama titled Kind Lady will be staged at the State Theater tomorrow at 8 15 p m. Tickets are 1 79 and 82 including tax, with all seats reserved. The traveling company is the first of its kind and offers Texans a chance to see Broadway plays by professional actors.
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State Theater
Top prices paid for used cars.
Jack SoRehe at 10th and Fillmore advertises top prices paid for used cars. The brief notice highlights cash offers and immediate appraisal for trade ins.
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Jack SoRehe
Fillmore
Proposals to change Ditch for defensive reasons
Philadelphia report on U S Army discussions of turning the Panama Canal into a sea level project to reduce vulnerability to future atom bomb attacks. Officials consider plans to modify the canal’s structure and defenses.
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Philadelphia
U. S. Army
Panama Canal
Truman calls for continued UN peace effort and Navy funding
President Truman urged intensified UN peace efforts in a Congress message while Navy leaders warned that a $2.1 billion fund cut would harm America's role in world affairs. Admiral Nimitz said emergency needs could require six months to restore Navy strength. Hershey sought indefinite draft extension. CIO AFL and Chamber backed a $3.15 billion loan to Britain.
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Washington
United Nations
Truman
Congress
House
Capitol Hill
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
House Naval Committee
Navy
America
Chief of Naval Operations
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
House Military Committee
CIO
AFL
United States Chamber of Commerce
Great Britain
Senate Banking Committee
Congress blocks probe into Rapido River attack by 36th Division
The House Military Committee rejected a request by 36th Tex t 8 Division veterans for a Congressional investigation of the Rapido River attack in Italy. Chairman May of Kentucky said the inquiry would not help and that Gen. Fred L. Walker already presented the facts.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Rapido River
Italy
May
Kentucky
Fred L. Walker
Cigarette Price Rise Seen Possible By OPA Sources
New York March 19. The Office of Price Administration and industry sources say a cigarette price increase is a strong possibility soon. The report notes potential effects on costs and consumer spending.
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New York
OPA
Exposition Open Until 11 Tonight
The Panhandle industrial exposition at Amarillo College opens for a final viewing this afternoon and tonight with hundreds of products on display. Mason King notes the show reflects local industry beyond a two week tour, as students and teachers attend events led by Rex Baxter and Joe L. Reed.
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Panhandle
Mason King
Amarillo College
King
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St. Anthony’s Hospital
Boxwell Brothers
New Struck Fowler
C. L. Wilde
Globe
West Texas Druggists
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Robert E. Devin
Texline
L. L. Albertson
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