Urge Speed in Formation of International Force
The Army says its get em paid policy caused millions in overpayments to GI dependents but finds no fraud at the St Louis finance center. Most overpayments are recovered or being corrected as Congress probes alleged abuses. A separate North Atlantic effort seeks a rapid move to form an international army to deter Russia.
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Washington
U.P
Army
Army Finance Center
St. Louis
Kari R. Bendetsen
House Armed Services Subcommittee
House Post Office and Civil Service
Bendetson
House Civil Service
Cleveland
Subcommittee
Raymond Karst
Missouri
Edward H. Rees
Kansas
France
Germany
Britain
United States
Omar N. Bradley
US Joint Chiefs of Staff
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
W. Averill Harriman
Rovin Oa
Marshal An
Large narcotics ring busted in Galveston arrests raise probes
Customs Agent Al Scharff said 26 people were arrested in Galveston following raids on six bars and rooming houses. three men arrested at Bay City linked to a Mexican marijuana supply. The operation involved a wide network with ties to Detroit New York City and Chicago and a reported one million dollar scope. Police and federal agents coordinated with local sheriffs and border patrol in a four week investigation.
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Houston
al Scharff
Galveston
Scharff
Bay City
Detroit
New York City
Chicago
James C. Ryan
District Bureau of Narcotics
Neal Matthews
Customs and Narcotics
South Texas
Caine
Corpus Christi
Mexican
The
San
First Winners of News Tip Prizes Sought
The Globe seeks the first place and the first special prize winner from 1937 News Tip entries. Reporters found many contenders, including Mrs. J. G. Colby and Mrs. Luther G. Roberts, with new addresses, and veteran Policeman "Rosie" King. The paper will mail special prizes after address verification.
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R. C. Thrasher
Cleveland
M. A. Palmateer
Madison
Rosie” King
The
Globe
J. G. Colby
West Sixth
Luther G. Roberts
Monroe
Top Government Jobs Go Begging In Washington
President Truman struggles to fill 18 high level posts with salaries from 12 000 to 17 500 a year as 24 scientists join the National Science Foundation board. Additional appointments include undersecretaries and a tax court vacancy with several new posts created last year awaiting nominees.
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Washington
Truman
White House
West Coast
Atomic Energy Commission
AFC
Air Force
National Science Foundation
California
New York
Ohio
New Jersey
New Science Foundation
Foundation
Services For Mann Tomorrow
Funeral services for James Newton Mann business leader and founder of Mann Bakery will be held at 10 tomorrow morning in Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mann died yesterday afternoon at the family home 1500 Crockett after two and a half years of ill health. He was born September 13 1877 in Roxton Texas and grew up in Vernon. He married Mattie Fletcher December 27 1903 in Waco. He moved to Amarillo in 1926 to establish Mann Bakery at 506 North Fillmore and the firm now operates 28 delivery routes employs 74 people and will move to 1104 North Fillmore. He raised Hereford cattle at a Vega area ranch and turned bakery management over to his children in 1941.
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James Newton Mann
North
Amarillo
Mann Bakery
Blackburn- Shaw Memorial Chapel
Garner S. Odell
First Presbyterian Church
Christian Education
Llano Cemetery
Mann
1500
Crockett
Mr. Mann
Roxton
Tex
Vernon
Waco
Mattie Fletcher
Neal
Brownie” Mann
West Third
Jamie Mann
Two Federal Counts Hang Over Johnson
Federal charges stem from the Thornton killing with Johnson and his wife facing indictment after a recent murder trial. Johnson awaits arraignment before Deputy Commissioner Mary K. Harty in Amarillo with bond likely set at 5000.
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Johnson
Bwaig Foroes Pain Pykeman
Amarillo
Mary K. Harty
E. T
Dusty” Miller
Ernest Northcutt
Edith Louis
Miller
Heaney
E. Byron Singleton
Diana
Frank Potter
Fort Worth
Dallas
Potter
Peace treaty urged by Yoshida in Tokyo May call
Prime Minister Shigenori Yoshida urged an early peace treaty in Tokyo on May 17 and said he does not care whether Russia or Red China sign it. The dispatch notes a mention of a free trip to Havana and a call to see act for details.
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Tokyo
Shigun Yoshida
Russia
Red China
Havana
Trial of Mason Set For June In 47th District Court
A special venire is ordered to report June 5 in 47th District Court for the murder trial of Melvin Mason, accused in the shooting death of his wife. Four other murder cases fill the docket, including cases against Black defendants, according to Dist. Atty. Lloyd King. A jury is summoned to report Monday for civil suits call.
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47Th District Court
Melvin Mason
Mason
Atty
Lloyd King
O Daniel May Run Seeks Radio Time
W Lee O Daniel negotiates for radio broadcasting time as he weighs a Texas governorship bid. He met with Jimmie Jefferies of Liberty Broadcasting and said talks are preliminary with no fixed air date and no final decision on running before the June 5 filing deadline.
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O’daniel May
Dallas
W. Lee O’daniel
Texas
O’daniel
Jimmie Jefferies
Liberty Broadcasting System
One Doctor for Every 750 Persons
At the start of 1950 the United States led the world with one doctor for every 750 persons. Britain followed with one to 870, Iceland one to 890, Denmark one to 950, Canada and New Zealand one to 970, while other nations ranged up to 25,000 per doctor for China.
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Chicago
United States
American Medical Association
Great Britain
Iceland
Denmark
Canada
New Zealand
China
Amarillo Weather Report Highlights Warm, Clear Conditions
The Weather Bureau notes generally clear nights and mornings with partly cloudy afternoons today and Thursday. Daytime highs near 88 today and 90 tomorrow, with a 86 degree 24 hour high recently. Panhandle outlook favors sunshine with no major temp changes and possible isolated thundershowers in border regions. West Texas remains generally fair with limited storm activity. Mexico likewise fair with scattered thunderstorms possible.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
West Texas
South Plains
Pecos Valley
Mexico
High Voltage Injury Affects Amarillo Worker At Canyon Substation
Bud Cannon a 30 year old Amarillo construction worker for Southwestern Public Service was critically injured late this morning when he touched a grounded wire in a substation at the western edge of Canyon. The ground wire separated during welding. Cannon was rescued from the live wire by three coworkers J D Gillespie Thurman Cole and C B Scott. He remained alive at 1 45 this afternoon and was given artificial respiration. Cannon is brother in law of O F Brambiett and lives with his wife in a North Mirror trailer near the Bramblett home. He has worked five years on the SPS construction crew.
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Johnson
Thornton
Tucumcari
Johnsons
Highway 66
Park Plaza
North East Eighth
Detroit
Michigan
Bud Cannon
Amarillo
Southwestern Public Service Company
R. E.benesch
Cannon
Canyon
J. D. Gillespie
Thurman Cole
C. B. Scott
O. F. Brambiett
North Mirror
North Miror
Captive Fliers Return From Chinese Detention
Marine Master Sgt. Elmer C. Bender and Navy Chief Electrician's Mate William G. Smith arrived at Pearl Harbor after 18 months as captives in China. Civilians and servicemen greeted them. doctors ordered rest and vitamins. They were captured October 19, 1948 near Tsingtao and freed May 3 after a Communist revelation.
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Pearl Harbor
Elmer C. Bender
Cincinnati
Navy
William G. Smith
Long Beach
Cal
Orient
John E. Gingrich
Smith
Bender
Hong Kong
Tsingtao
China
United States
Floods Drive 20000 from Baghdad Suburbs
The Tigris River overflowed its banks in suburban Baghdad on May 17 forcing about 20,000 residents to flee their homes, fragmenting communities and prompting emergency relief efforts.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Tigris
Errol Flynn and Fiancee Arrive in Los Angeles
Errol Flynn and his Romanian fiancée Princess Irina Ghica, 19, arrived from Jamaica where she joined Flynn after flying from Paris. She will stay two to three weeks in the United States before returning to Jamaica. Flynn plans two film projects in the area and then to Paris where they may marry in September.
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Los Angeles
Errol Flynn
Irinia Ghica
Jamaica
Flynn
Paris
United States
Worker at Dalhart Is Electrocuted
Jack Hendrex of Vernon was electrocuted yesterday on a Dalhart construction job when he stepped into a puddle of water while operating an electric saw. The water formed where cement mixers had been at work.
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Dalhart
U.P
Jack Hendrex
Vernon
Assures Eccentrics They Are Not Nuts
London readers asked if their unusual acts signal illness. Dr. Alfred Torrie, psychiatrist for the Daily Express, says common compulsions are harmless, including counting girls teeth and shaking imaginary scorpions from shoes. He notes such acts reflect a healthy fantasy and order.
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London
Alfred Torrie
London Daily Express
George Farthingale
Torrie
Dr. Torrie
M. Bayley
Oil firms say imports won’t injure Texas oil proration
At a statewide proration hearing in Austin on May 17 oil officials from major firms told the railroad commission that foreign imports of oil will not hurt domestic production. They generally agreed imports will not increase in the latter half of the year and supported the commission’s idea of a one day increase in Texas allowable production.
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Austin
Railroad Commission
Oil Camielever Body
Texas
Oil imports urged to remain within healthy stock limits
Industry leaders testifying before the Texas commission argued June production would not push national stocks above 240 to 250 million barrels and that current import levels do not endanger domestic oil health. They favored voluntary industry action over federal controls despite calls by some for tighter imports.
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R. G. Follis
Standard Oil Company of California
Commission
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Dodge City
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Liberal
Dyer
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes—Insurance
US Weather Bureau
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Robert E. Wilson
Standard Oil of
Indiana
Wilson
Texas Commission
Follis
8. A. Swensrud
Gulf Oil Corporation
Swensrud
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