Suspect With Many Aliases Sought In Nationwide FBI Manhunt
The FBI lists Jay Paul Shelton as a wanted man on two Dyer Act counts for transporting a stolen car across state lines. Arrests filed in New Orleans last November and Atlanta in January, Shelton may be armed and dangerous. He is a Kentucky native, 6 feet tall, 152 pounds, slender, with brown eyes and dark brown hair. He often uses aliases and may travel with a female companion. Call FBI agents listed in directories if seen.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Jay Paul Shelton
Shelton
New Orleans
Atlanta
FBI
Kentucky
Price Lids On Farm Goods Set At Parity Levels
The Agriculture Department will auto apply price ceilings on farm products once parity is reached, with five days after OPS notification before removal from the exempt list. Tobacco remains exempt, fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, and raw wool are fully exempt, processed foods under controls with farm rises passed to processors, and cotton already under farm level ceilings. Officials plan to extend ceilings to live stock within 10 to 14 days.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Film Stars in Red Cross Drive at Hollywood
Hollywood reporters announce a Red Cross blood drive for April 9 at the Cocoanut Grove Ambassador Hotel. Oil millionaire Bob Calhoun backs the event with about 2,000 invitations aimed at movieland's elite. A portable blood bank will collect donations on site.
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Hollywood
Red Cross
Ambassador Hotel
Bob Calhoun
Movieland
Convicted Bookies Ordered To Register
In Los Angeles on March 20 the police chief William Parker ordered all convicted bookmakers to register at police headquarters. About 1,027 have complied but officials have run out of registration forms, with Parker stating a printer has been asked to supply more forms.
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Los Angeles
William Parker
Parker
French Chief Heads for US on 11 Day Tour
President Vincent Auriol sails from Paris for 11 days in the United States and Canada with 29 officials and a large cargo of silver champagne wine. He will meet President Truman and Prime Minister St Laurent and attend 18 official meals while addressing 30 speeches. The trip costs about 180000, facing possible cabinet changes amid a strike crisis.
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Paris
Vincent Auriol
United States
Canada
Truman
Louis St. Laurent
France
National Assembly
Henri Queuille
Auriol
Queuille
St. Lazare Station
le Havre
Ile de France
Auriols
Paul
Robert Schuman
Jacques Dumaine
Schuman
Rep Walter Rogers Urges Defense of Texas Tidelands Belt
Representative Walter Rogers of Pampa urges federal defense for Texas tidelands claiming the United States stole tidelands. He introduced a House concurrent resolution asking Congress and the President to immediately establish a 100 mile coastal defense belt along the Gulf from Sabine River to the Rio Grande with modern weapons and detection systems.
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Walter Rogers
Pampa
Uncle Sam
Tidelands
Texas
Congress
United States of America
Gulf of Mexico
Sabine River
Rio Grande
Tale of Two States Mail Route Delays in Monero NM
Residents of Monero face one day mail delays sending letters to Lumberland six miles away. Mail travels by bus to Chama then Colorado border to Pagosa Springs and stays overnight before returning to New Mexico and Lumberton.
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Monero
U.P
Lumberton
Chama
Colorado
Pagosa Springs
New Mexico
Teaspoons Vary in Size by As Much As Forty Percent
A report notes substantial variation in teaspoon sizes with differences reaching up to forty percent. Consumers are advised to check utensil measurements for precise recipe results and standardization concerns.
Burglar seizes cash and crackers in Santa Fe break-ins
Police seek a cash and cracker thief after two Santa Fe homes were entered. The suspect took only cash and snacked on soda crackers, eating them while methodically searching the premises.
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Santa FE
Pipe Size Relation Claims Four Inch Pipe Carries More Water
A four inch pipe will carry about 16 times as much water as a one inch pipe.
Easter Cantata Tomorrow Night at Municipal Auditorium
The Three choruses join with the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra for Elijah at the Municipal Auditorium tomorrow night. Participating choirs include Oklahoma A&M West Texas State College and Amarillo College with A. Clyde Roller directing. Soloists are Bill Sweeney Elizabeth Townsley Virginia Koneval Howard Dill Evelyn Reed Mary Jane Woods and Dorothy Walters. Tickets from Furr Food Stores. season tickets do not apply.
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Elijah
Municipal Auditorium
Amarillo Symphony Orchestra
Oklahoma A&m
West Texas State College
Amarillo College
A. Clyde Roller
Amarillo Symphony
Bill Sweeney
Elizabeth Townsley
Virginia Koneval
Howard Dill
Evelyn Reed
Mary Jane Woods
Dorothy Walters
Furr Food Stores
Furr
Farr
River Misbourne Flows Again Quelling War Fears
Chalfont St. Giles villagers doubt World War III as the River Misbourne resumes flowing after long dry spells. They note the river dried up during World War I, vanished before World War II, and stayed dry until March 1, with water now returning.
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Chalfont ST. Giles
England
Misbourne
Cole Fights Grab of Home for Tax Debt
Nat King Cole, famed Negro pianist and singer, fights seizure of his $85,000 home in Los Angeles over alleged $146,000 in delinquent 1947-49 income taxes. Tax collector says Cole has extensions and must vacate by March 28, with sale within 40 days to satisfy the debt. He seeks installment payment and to stay in Han cock Park amid neighbor opposition after race covenants were struck down.
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Los Angeles
Nat “King” Cole
Philadelphia
Internal Revenue
Robert A. Riddell
Cole
Riddell
Hancock Park
US Supreme Court
Minneapolis Halfway Between Pole And Equator
Minneapolis Minnesota lies roughly halfway between the North Pole and the equator, a geographic note reflecting its northern latitude and climate position.
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Minneapolis
Minn
North Pole
Equator
Winners in Radio Movie Poll Picks Oscar Winners
Hollywood reports a CBS poll of 30 000 radio listeners predicting the Academy Awards ten days early. Best actor William Holden for Sunset Boulevard, best actress Judy Holliday for Born Yesterday, and best picture Born Yesterday top the field. Holden leads by about two to one over rivals, with Jose Ferrer expected to win Cyrano de Bergerac in many cities.
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Hollywood
William Holden
Judy Holliday
CBS
George Fisher
Holden
Jose Ferrer
January births not recorded before 700 BC
No children were born in January before 700 BC and the month did not exist until then. Ad notice.
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Globe
Donald Galt
Jane Mote
Floyd Weatherall
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
Barber Shop Quartet
America
Barber Shop
Chase & Sanborn
COCA
Soap Box
Jay Paul
Browning Blue Print Co
Taylor
Optometrist
Thomas Paint & Supplies
General Motors
Oldsmobile
Amarillo Motor Co., Inc
Ayy M
Suegan
Sain
National Health Plan
National Health & Life Ins. Co
N.E. 7Th, Amarillo
Fisher
Tyler
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