Soviet veto blocks UN action on Albania mine case
In Lake Success New York the Soviet Union vetoed a British backed UN Security Council resolution charging Albania with knowing about wartime mine laying. The nine member body approved the amended text seven to two Syria abstained with Russia and Poland voting no. Meanwhile at Washington Warren Austin announced he would address the UN on the Greek Turkish tensions and Taft suggested careful control of aid to Greece and Turkey with a possible on the ground five person commission See Foreign Page 2
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Governor Beauford Jester presses for rapid industrial report
Governor Beauford H. Jester said he was impatient for the industrial commission report on the telephone work stoppage. He announced he wants the report and its recommendations promptly to improve the governor’s position. Secretary Paul Brown asked C. V. Lyman of Midland to expedite the report.
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Flood Submerges 40 Polish Villages Near Warsaw
Flood waters of the Vistula inundated 40 villages and left 20 000 Polish peasants homeless today.
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Vistula
Gale-Swept Snowstorm Disrupts Northern U S Travel
A spring storm from Michigan to Massachusetts brings 60 mph winds and heavy snow. Widespread damage closes airports and powers lines. hundreds stranded on Highway 66 near Chicago. 5000 workers sent home in Portsmouth. several states report downed poles and outages.
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Amarillo Fire Toll Rises From Army Air Field Blaze
A series of fires taxed Amarillo firefighting as four calls came in from 1821 North Houston to Amarillo Army Air Field and local homes. A $30 000 blaze at the air field gutted three hospital ward structures and an adjacent Warren home. Ralph Warren was burned while escaping the North Houston fire. The crowding, conjoined emergencies prompted city and booster trucks to respond, with no injuries reported.
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Army Security Detachment
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War Assets Administration
Mrs. Warren
Building Rift In Conference
Contractors and labor representatives meet for a third time today to try to end an eight day stoppage paralyzing Amarillo building. No progress has been reported and pessimism persists toward the closed shop stance.
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Seek Halt To Phone Walkout
Washington reports government steps to avert a nationwide telephone strike set for April 7 by 325,000 workers. Assistant Secretary of Labor John Gibson plans talks with phone company officials after the NFWT policy committee approved a 6 AM walkout to protest for a $12 weekly raise and better conditions. Gibson will travel to New York to meet AT&T executives, seeking a national bargaining path by April 1 as Bierne invites a national negotiation.
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Braniff Permitted Routes Consolidation
The Civil Aeronautics Board ruled Braniff Airways may consolidate three routes for economy while requiring service to Dallas on two flights. The Tulsa Oklahoma to Denver Colorado flight must stop at Amarillo or make two stops, with one stop at Oklahoma City if two stops are taken. The airline argued the consolidation would boost efficiency and economy.
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British navy and bombers target Helgoland destruction
British navy and RAF plan to blow up Helgoland next month. Bomber squadrons will conduct night raids and a naval detonation will unleash 7 000 tons of high explosives on April 18 to collapse the island’s 150 foot deep tunnels and gun emplacements.
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Cadets Back Down Or Face Punishment Over Hazing Edict
At Texas A and M College Station seniors threaten to boycott the corps over new anti hazing rules. Col G S Meloy says interviews with cadets and possible dismissal from the corps loom as punishment for defiance. Officials urge seniors to back down and avoid removing cadets. The college seeks to restore the corps to its former efficiency with junior officers planned for next fall.
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Bread price hike hits Amarillo loaf costs a penny
The Staff of Life bread will rise tomorrow morning in Amarillo with all sizes up one penny. The 16 and 20 cent loaves move to 15 and 21 cents respectively, marking the fourth penny increase in a year. Bakery officials cited higher flour costs and wages after OPA removal as factors.
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Dallas
Panhandle Basks Under Spring Sun
The Panhandle experiences warmer spring weather as H C Winburn expects highs in the mid sixties and lows in the mid thirties. Yesterday peaked at 57 with a 35 degree low, and a modest rise is forecast tonight through the weekend with no rainfall expected.
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H. C. Winburn
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Russia ready to transfer Dairen port control to China
Washington reports that the Soviet Union notified the United States it is prepared to take steps to transfer control of the Manchurian port of Dairen to China. The Feb 27 reply follows an American note urging an end to the long dispute and aligns with earlier Aug 14 1945 accord backing Chinese administration and open commerce.
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All Nations Invited to Peace Parley for German War End
Secretary of State Marshall urged in Moscow that all nations that declared war on Germany join the final peace settlement. He proposed the foreign ministers conference, with China, call a peace conference of all states at war with Germany and grant them full and equal rights.
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Amarillo Area Warms Slightly This Afternoon and Tonight
The weather forecast calls for warmer conditions this afternoon and tonight across Amarillo and vicinity with increasing cloudiness Wednesday. West Texas and New Mexico show little temperature change, with slight warmth on Wednesday and highs around 57 and 53 degrees, lows near 35.
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Nine Men Escape Death In Army Plane Crash
Nine crew members aboard a U S Army C 54 transport survived a crash 25 miles southwest of Stephenville Newfoundland. Helicopter rescues brought the first survivor, Staff Sgt William M Brotzman of Macon Georgia, to safety as rescue operations continued and all men were expected to reach Stephenville today.
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Here
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Plane Crash Near Anguille Mountains Rescued by Helicopter
A C 54 transport crashed on a plateau in the Anguille Mountains while en route from Westover Field to Germany. One crew member reportedly injured. nine aboard, four passengers and five crew. Rescue teams from Stephenville and a coast guard helicopter launched at dawn to reach survivors amid snow and rugged terrain.
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