Tieup by Paul Timmons
Santa Fe and Rock Island passenger services ran through Amarillo today despite a strike by engineers and trainmen. Four Santa Fe trains remained in operation and the Fort Worth and Denver route kept a troop train moving. Rock Island Train 112 to Memphis departed Amarillo at 12 10 this afternoon as supervisory staff replaced union members.
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Globe
Amarillo
Carpenter's Hall
E. L. Shofner
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Fort Worth
Denver
Memphis, Tenn
Sible
Lubbock
la Junta
Colo
Rock Island Rockets
Sayre
Okla
Wichita Falls
Colorado and Southern
Train schedule amid train service strike disruptions
Interim notes show Rock Island No. 111 westbound to Tucumcari and other routes affected as strikes limit operations. Trains left Amarillo late or delayed, with locomotives kept warm and staff redeployed to cover engineman roles as roads await settlement.
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Striking Brotherhoods
Rock Island
Tucumcari
N. M
Southern Pacific
Amarillo
Grand Canyon
Santa Fe
Gallup
Amarilo
Pacific Coast
Nation strikes halt rail system crippling economy
United Press reports the railway walkout paralyses 227000 mile network, halting steel and coal operations, triggering brownouts and food shortages in cities like Chicago New York and Pittsburgh. White House mediation continues as Eisenhower and cabinet hold emergency talks to end what officials call the worst rail strike in history.
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Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
Washington
White House
John R. Steelman
Statler Hotel
Steelman
Cmdr
Joseph L. Miller
Charles G. Ross
Savannah
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Truman
Robert E. Hannegan
Public travel snarls as air and bus hubs report surge
An immediate surge in air and bus traffic hits Amarillo with ticket agents reporting at least a ten percent rise and strong movement to eastern points. Airlines limit sales per station while priority loading governs passenger removal en route. Freight and baggage demand also climbs as terminals scramble to manage flow and hotels seek accommodations for stranded travelers.
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Amarillo
Eddie Schriener
Union Bus
A. Z. Ward
Union Bus Center
saaXil
Dallas
TWA
Dick Flenniken
Is a Dead by James Marlow on Rail Strike and Railway Labor Act
Washington May 24 The railroad strike has made the Railway Labor Act seem a sick dead pigeon. For 20 years it worked as a model to settle disputes and slow or prevent strikes though it has no teeth and depends on voluntary cooperation. Critics say presidents rescued it when it failed. The act’s only strength is its machinery to bring unions and railroads together for settlement if both sides cooperate.
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James Marlow Washington
Truman
Congress
Roosevelt
How Railway Labor Act Shapes Union Rail Disputes
The article explains the sequence for rail labor conflicts: mediation by a government board, optional arbitration, and possible 60 day strike delay after fact finding. It notes that unions often delay strikes if dissatisfied, but may proceed after the delay ends.
Truman Wage-Price Clash Drives Rail Strike Fallout
Government wage-price policy hinges on a 33 percent cost rise since January 1941. Rail workers received 15 percent to date, leaving 18 percent more due, about 16 cents an hour. Truman proposed 18.5 cents an hour with rule changes postponed, a plan rejected by the Brotherhoods. Even if resolved, other unions face arbitration and ongoing negotiations.
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Truman
Brotherhoods
Amarillo Girl Jorja Curtright Returns to Secretarial Post
Bob Thomas reports Jorja Curtright, once an aspiring actress, has returned to her job as secretary to producer Seymour Nebenzal after a stint in the film Whistle Stop. She aims to be near center of activity and to seek another role. The article notes her past as a cashier at the Double Dip in Amarillo.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Associated Press
Jorja Curtright
Amarillo
Seymour Nebenzal
Jorja
New York
Amarillo High School
Soviet prosecutor killed handling gun at war crimes trial
Gen. N. D. Zorya, aide to the chief Soviet prosecutor, was killed yesterday while handling a firearm. The announcement came today from ERG May 24. Separate items list price books memo books and supplies and several firms including Russell Stationery and Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance plus Rulf brick siding and state shingles with real estate listings.
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ERG
N. D. Zorya
RED
Merne
Russell Stationery Co
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
The Weather Bureau reports fair conditions for Amarillo and vicinity this afternoon tonight and Saturday with cooler spells in Panhandle and South Plains. New Mexico sees partly cloudy skies with scattered showers in the northern mountains and cooler conditions in the northeast by Saturday. High 85, low 49, noon 72.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Priority List Issued For Shipments During Rail Strike
Jay Redus of the Interstate Commerce Commission received the priority order from the Office of Defense Transportation in Washington. The list designates items essential to basic economy such as food, fuel, medicines, milk, paper products, and repairs for utilities, effective immediately for the strike duration. Redus briefed Amarillo freight operators after a Traffic Club meeting at the Mexican Inn.
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CAL Brumley
Jay Redus
Bureau of Motor Carriers
Interstate Commerce Commission
Amarula
Office of Defense Transportation
Washington
Tilden L. Childs
Fort Worth
United States
Redus
Amarillo
Traffic Club
Mexican Inn
Partial Embargo on Mail Now in Effect at Amarillo
The Post Office Department imposes a regional embargo limiting first class and air mail to one pound and barring delivery to non motor-route points. Cities in the Panhandle and South Plains such as Lubbock Borger Stinnett Spearman Sunray Dumas Pampa are affected. The Amarillo Globe and News cannot be mailed outside the motor-route area, now carried as second class mail.
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Amarillo Post Office
Post Office Department
Panhandle
South Plains
Lubbock
Borger
Stinnett
Spearman
Sunray
Dumas
Pampa
W. D. DeGrassi
Amarillo Globe and News
API Directors Meeting Postponed Due to Nationwide Strike
The American Petroleum Institute meeting set for Fort Worth on May 28 and 29 has been postponed indefinitely because of the nationwide strike, announced in New York.
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New York
U.P
American Petroleum Institute
Fort Worth
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United Press
Lia
H. C. van Winkle
Santa Fe Roundhouse
van Winkle
Roundhouse
Don Schomburg
Braniff
Jim Ricketts
Pioneer Airlines
Essair Lines
Jorija Cartright
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes, Insurance
Joan Maynard Lbr. Co
800 W. Ltd
ODT
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