Belgian Socialists Call King Leopold Abdication Amid Walkout
A Brussels protest parade defied police ban tying up traffic for two hours as Socialists led by Paul-Henri Spaak urged Leopold's abdication citing grave danger. Scattered violence erupted with slashed ropes, damaged trolleys, and one car overturned. guards surrounded parliament while a general strike stretched into the night.
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Brussels
Paul-Henri Spaak
Leopold Au Poteau
Leopold
Amarillo Youth Debates School Bond Issue Tonight
Amarillo young men plan a permanent town hall forum with a debate at 8 PM Tuesday in Amarillo College auditorium on whether the school bond issue should pass. School board members Wilson and Kelly argue for the bond while Towne and Reville oppose it.
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Amarillo “Town Hall
Amarillo
Silver Grill
Amarillo College
R. A. Wilson
H. Sim Kelly
O. Towne
al Reville, Jr
Towne
North Randall County
Eisenhower Urges Testimony On Arming Below Safety Level
Washington March 24 Senators on the military budget voted unanimously to seek testimony from Gen Dwight D Eisenhower on his claim that the U S has disarmed beyond safety. The closed session of the Senate appropriations subcommittee discussed funds for the Armed Forces and followed Eisenhower's assertion that the United States cannot safely trim defenses until every nation acts likewise. He spoke at Columbia University where he warned that weak response to Soviet strength is near criminal and outlined a fourfold peace formula including a united nations with police power. Capitol Hill reacted with surprise and concern as lawmakers weighed the implications for the current defense budget.
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Associated Press
United Press
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
America
Senate Appropriations
Columbia University
New York City
Canton
Missouri
House
Eisenhower
United States
Europe
Columbia
United Nations
Russia
Capitol Hill
George H. Mahon
Texas
House Military Appropriations Subcommittee
Mahon Eisenhower
Floyt Vandenberg
Air Force
Defense
Louis Johnson
Prague Death Rumor Sparks International Buzz
Prague dispatch notes London reports of an assassination attempt on Deputy Premier Zdenek Fierlinger and Communist Party secretary Rudolf Slansky, later deemed unconfirmed. Officials in Prague denied any killings, while former Foreign Minister Vladimir Clementis appeared at party HQ smiling amid the rumors.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Foreign Office
London
Zdenek Fierlinger
Rudolf Slansky
Communist Party
London Evening News
Fierlinger
Slansky
Vladimir Clementis
Evening News
Zdenex Fierlinger
Prisoner Seeks Release Over Indeterminate Sentence Ruling
Amarillo lawyer Reynold Gardner plans a writ of habeas corpus for R. G. Dawes, jailed two to six years for burglary under the indeterminate sentence law. The Woodley Court of Criminal Appeals opinion questions the law as too indefinite, potentially freeing inmates under the statute. Judge Henry S. Bishop said he will review the matter before signing any writ.
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Court of Criminal Appeals
Huntsville
Reynold Gardner
Amarillo
R. G. Dawes
47Th District Court
Wee
Gardner
K. K. Woodley
Austin
Herman
Limestone County
Woodley
Henry S. Bishop
Dawes
Southwestern Reporter
Official Journal of Proceedings
Texas
Downstate
East
All the King's Men Wins Best Picture Oscar
Hollywood honors the film All the King s Men as best picture of 1949. Olivia de Havilland and Broderick Crawford win acting Oscars, with Mercedes McCambridge as supporting actress and Dean Jagger as supporting actor. Traffic jams mark the Oscar night in Hollywood.
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Hollywood
Olivia de Havilland
Broderick Crawford
Mercedes McCambridge
Dean Jagger
Hollywood Boulevard
Third Avenue widening to start under city street program
Mayor Gene Klein announced that widening Third Avenue will begin within 30 days as part of a city wide street improvement program funded by a bond issue approved February 28. The project will widen the avenue from Western Street across the city, with storm sewer work first to improve drainage near Northwest Texas Hospital and reduce flooding between Sixth and Third avenues.
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Third Avenue
Gene Klein
Texas
Line Avenue
West Eighth Avenue
Wheat Exports Hit Slow Pace Amid Market Gloom
Washington reports warn of shrinking U S wheat exports to 325 to 350 million bushels in the year ending June 30 and a potential drop to 300 million next year. Officials cite a large carryover stock, possible larger 1950 crop, and government price support pressures. Foreign payments rely heavily on U S aid as imports fund only 18 percent of current purchases.
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Washington
U.P
United States
Agriculture Department
Government weighs larger wheat reserve and planting cuts
The nation could lift the wheat reserve to about 600 million bushels, nearing the 1942 peak of 631 million. Farmers are urged to cut 1950 acreage by 14 percent under a crop allotment program, with a similar or larger cut likely for 1951. If this year's crop underperforms, marketing quotas may enforce the smaller allotments.
Dr. Walter Moody Named Outstanding ABC Member
Amarillo Exchange Club members honored Dr. Walter Moody as Outstanding Member of 1949 at an ABC meeting. J. C. Lilly presented the plaque after Moody directed the Maverick Boys Club parking lot project near the fair grounds. Chuck Parker spoke on industrial relations.
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Amarillo Business Club
Walter Moody
J. C. Lilly
Moody
ABC Maverick Boys Club
Fair Grounds
Chuck Parker
Exchange Club
American Business Club
Train in Way Fire Causes Warehouse Destruction
Houston reports a freight train engineer ignored pleas to move for an emergency crossing. Firefighters saw flames from paint in a warehouse. Witnesses say the engineer laughed and even paused to view the fire while the building, uninsured, must be rebuilt. Max Ladin, company superintendent, chased the train and urged speed.
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Houston
Max Ladin
Ladin
Broken Water Pipe Floods Alemite Warehouse
A mild flood of water late this morning caused minor damage at the Alemite Company Warehouse, 713 Van Buren. About an inch and a half of water covered the floor due to a broken water line under the warehouse, with service manager Carlos Reed calling the damage slight and no exact estimate available yet.
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Alemite Company
van Buren
Carlos Reed
Reed
Yale Club of Boston Holds Annual Meeting Tonight
The Yale Club of Boston will hold its annual meeting tonight at the Harvard Club in Boston.
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Boston
Mass
Yale Club of
Harvard Club
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast From US Weather Bureau
The Amarillo region is forecast to be fair with little temperature change today and Saturday. Moderate to strong winds expected Saturday. Today's high near 69, tonight's low around 25. Tomorrow's high about 75 with a 34 degree low during the 24 hour period ending 6:30 PM. Partly cloudy today and windy Saturday.
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Amarillo
Perature
Betes
Crash Fatal For Willie McCrary 18 In Canyon Crash
Willie Gray McCrary aged 18 died early this morning at Northwest Texas Hospital from injuries suffered in a Sunday afternoon automobile crash near Canyon. His brother Bobby 16 and Eddie Chattin 16, both hospitalized with fractures, were reported in good condition. Other victims included Mrs. George OC Thornton 1215 Florida with leg and rib fractures. Willie, Panhandle native born Aug 21 1931 in Clarendon, was Amarillo High School mid term graduate and a Golden Gloves champion. Funeral arrangements pending with Blackburn-Shaw. A benefit boxing meet April 4 at the Sports Arena will aid the McCrary family.
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Willie Gray McCrary
Northwest Texas
Canyon
Bobby McCrary
Northwest
Hiawmee
Willy Selus Alaa
Eddie Chattin
West Twentieth
George OC
Thornton
Florida
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Willie McCrary
Panhandle
Clarendon
Amarillo High School
Amarillo
Leon Palacio
Buck
Sporting Goods
Henry Blackburn Sporting Goods
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
C. F. McCrary
Donnie
Wayne
Betty
Wynelle
June Parsons
Campbell
Cal
L. McCrary
O. L. Poss
J. G. Dorsett
Campbell, Cal
Flexible Plan for School Building Expansion
An Amarillo school district official states there is no fixed blueprint for bond fund use if approved next week. Summit School expansion plans evolved as housing growth suggested more rooms, with 320,000 in the building fund and maintenance funds raising about 3.5 million for expansion across the district. The bond issue would finance a 20 year program prioritizing areas with the highest student concentrations.
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Louise Evans
Summit School
Amarillo
Summit
April 1 date for school election announced
April 1 election covers bonds voters include taxpayers or real estate tax payers with affidavit if not known. Board members vote via poll tax receipts no property tax payment required. Balloting at same city boxes plus one extra at Pleasant Valley School. Incumbent Herman Smith and H O Willborn seek re election. Selden Allen C L Giles and Nathan E Martin run as new candidates.
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Pleasant Valley
Herman Smith
H. OO. Willborn
Selden Allen
C. L. Giles
Nathan E. Martin
Amarillo School Board details 3 million bond plan
The Amarillo School Board explains a 3 million dollar bond issue to add classrooms for elementary and junior high students. Enrollment is rising rapidly with births in 1942 and 1943, planning three new elementary schools and additions at six others, as well as expanding junior high capacity to avoid half day sessions and overcrowding.
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South Amarillo
West Amarillo
North Amarillo
Alice Landergin
Forest Hill
Humphreys Highland
San Jacinto
Summit
Carver
Amarillo
Dashiell Hammett Mystery Serial in Amarillo Globe
The Amarillo Globe will feature The Tenth Clue by Dashiell Hammett with nine fake clues and one real clue solving a wealthy man’s death. The first installment starts Monday, with the solution next Friday. Familiar motifs from The Maltese Cross and The Thin Man appear. Olver & Wizsins Lbr. Co. 1200 West.
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Amarillo Globe
Dashiell Hammett
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Liege
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Flanders
Globe
Troy Jones
Ernest Finney
Jerry Little
C. J. Humphrey
Mirror Enterprises Syn
Tom
Newhillwndes—Insurance
By Bob Thomas
Dr. Moody
ABC
the Weather
US Weather Bureau
McCrary
Dory Detton
Lee McCrary
Mote
Olver & Wizsins Lbr. Co
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