No Prospects To Avert Coal Strike
National Coal Association said there was no prospect of an agreement in time to avert a strike by John L. Lewis 400,000 soft coal miners at midnight Sunday. Lewis accused of stalling while seeking a royalty levy on each ton mined to fund ongoing gains. Government efforts to avert the walkout intensified as negotiations continued since March 12.
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Washington
National Coal Association
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
wnSinn &. —Iék
Aller Eungday
Coal Association
John D. Battle
Petrillo
MacArthur Sparks Japan Film Kiss for Democracy
Tokyo dispatch reports General Douglas MacArthur influenced the Japanese film industry to film the first on screen kiss in Nippon. Actress Hideko Mimura resisted but relented after reminders of democracy. producers anticipate a new era of kissing scenes in Japanese cinema.
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Tokyo
Nippon
Hideko Mimura
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Shochiku
Miss Mimura
Japan
Tadao Tanaka
Shinichi Himori
General MacArthur
Kraft To Build in Amarillo Distributing Plant
Kraft Food Co plans a 90,000 dollar distributing plant in Amarillo. District manager Bill Akin says the 202 by 351 foot warehouse will include a 70,902 square foot floor area with a third for a cooling plant. Chicago officials will buy a site soon, with construction starting after Civilian Production Administration clearance.
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Kraft Food Co
Bill Akin
Akin
Amarillo
Chicago
Civilian Production Administration
Juvenile Joy Riders Arrested in Amarillo Case
Police report two youths aged 14 and 16 charged with driving without owner's consent and a 17 year old facing a complaint. Four boys and two girls, all high school students, are under investigation as nine cars have been taken since March 5 with one wreck eight miles south of Amarillo.
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Amarillo
Questions to Moscow May Ease Tension
The United Nations Security Council may adjourn today for a cooling off period after a second public hearing of Iran against Russia. Russian delegate Andrei Gromyko walked out amid demands for an adjournment, and he may not attend the next meeting. Iran is expected to be discussed during the 3 PM session.
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New York
United Nations Security Council
Iran
Russia
Council
Andrei A. Gromyko
Byrnes
United Nations
United Press
Meyer Handler
UNO
Security Council
U N O meets to weigh Iran crisis amid Soviet boycott
The council prepared to hear Iran's reply and question Iran ambassador Hussein Ala while weighing an Anglo American plan to adjourn and seek Moscow and Tehran clarifications. The plan would pressure Russia and Iran to state how Soviet troops affect negotiations and may delay until Monday or Tuesday.
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Oscar Lange
Russia
Gromyko
Iran
Moscow
Council For
United States
Britain
Truman
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Hussein Ala
LaGuardia vows world food relief including Argentina outreach
Fiorello La Guardia, newly named UNRRA director general, told delegates from 48 nations he would seek food for relief wherever found including Argentina. He rejected diplomacy, urged wheat purchases, and welcomed Colonel Peron to cooperate with the world.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Fiorello LaGuardia
UNRRA
New York
LaGuardia
Peron
Argentina
Truman appoints 10 elder statesmen to guide defense plans
Congressional leaders praised the ten member military elder statesmen board named by President Truman to advise on national defense strategy. The announcement marks a significant collaborative effort between the executive and legislative branches as the nation reviews security policies.
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Washington
U.P
Board of Military
Truman
Meat price ceilings rise as OPA hikes take effect
The CPA announced ceiling increases on most pork and about a third of beef cuts effective next Monday. The OPA cited wage gains for the packing industry and said three-fourths of pork cuts and one third of beef cuts will rise. A survey found 83 percent of stores exceeded ceilings, with some illegal prices double or triple the limit.
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CPA
American Meat Institute
OPA Legal
Office of Price Administration
Meat Institute
House Agriculture Committee
Fggert
OPA
Los Angeles
Dallas
Chicago
Nashville
Classiest Boxer Will Get Award
The classiest boxer selected by judges of the Amarillo High School Intramural Boxing Tournament will receive a trophy from the Amarillo Globe-News Golden Gloves. The trophy may be awarded to a non winner and judging focuses on boxing ability. Intra mural finals start at 7 30 tonight.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Globe-News
Virginia Governors Draft VEPCO Workers to Stop Strike
Governor Tuck drafted about 1500 production and maintenance VEPCO workers into Virginia’s unorganized militia under military law to enforce work during a potential strike. About 2500 State Guard members served draft notices. action followed a state of emergency aimed at preventing power outages. President Green said AFL will not acquiesce to such measures.
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Richmond
Tuck
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Commonwealth
Virginia State Guard
State Guard
VEPCO
Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Virginia
Green
White House
Truman
Texas Air Lines Bases In Amarillo With New Routes
Texas Air Lines will base planes in Amarillo as it expands routes from Houston to El Paso via San Antonio Uvalde Del Rio Dryden Sanderson and Marfa. Amarillo connects with Brownsville Laredo route via Eagle Pass Del Rio Ozona San Angelo Big Spring Lubbock Plainview. Flights include a daily round trip using twin engine Cessna planes with Beechcraft added later. Local offices opened with chamber officials. president Cc P Erwin notes service expansion as equipment arrives.
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Texas Air Lines
Amarillo
Air Transport Company
Brownsville-Laredo
Houston
el Paso
San Antonio
Uvalde, del Rio
Dryden- Sanderson
Marfa
Eagle Pass
del Rio
Ozona
San Angelo
Big Spring
Lubbock
Plainview
Cc. P. Erwin
Fred Rose Bail Set At 21000 In Spy Case
Montreal March 29 Fred Rose Communist member of parliament remained in custody after failing to raise 21000 bail. Justice Wilfred Lazure set the bail higher from 10000 during a hearing as Rose and others face charges of passing Canadian secrets to Russia.
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Montreal
U.P
Fred Rose
Rose
Wilfred Lazure
Russia
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas News
Mild today with high thin cloudiness and westerly winds 25 35 mph. Fair and cooler tonight and Saturday. West Texas fair this afternoon tonight and Saturday, cooler tonight. High 74, low 49, noon 71.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Father and son hanged together in Iowa execution
At dawn in the Iowa State Penitentiary, Philip Heiney 72 and his son William 45 were executed for the murder during a Dec 18 1944 robbery of Robert Raebel 65, first known case of a father and son hanged simultaneously for the same crime.
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FT. Madison
U.P
Iowa State Penitentiary
Philip Heiney
William
Missouri
Heineys
Robert W. Raebel
West Okoboji
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