Park Board Inspects Palo Duro for Future Improvements
Members of the State Park Board led by J W Ash visit Palo Duro State Park for an inspection tour. They meet with Amarillo Chamber and Canyon Hereford supporters at Herring Hotel breakfast and tour park lodge, with plans to visit Panhandle Plains Historical Museum and assess potential development.
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Globe
Palo Duro State Park
J. D. Sandefer, Jr
Breckenridge
E. B. Camrade
Wendell Mayes
Brownwood
J. W. Ash
Bastrop
Gordon K. Shearer
Raymond Dillard
T. Beauty
E. Ashford
Maude
State Park Board
Ashford
Palo Duro Park
Ana AS Thompson
Diadroe
Canyon
Hereford
L. S. Johnston
Bert Ellison
C. B. Beasley
Amarillo
Panhandle Plains
Communist Leader Declares Opposition to Mundt Nixon Bill
William Z Foster, head of the American Communist Party, says the party will not register under a Mundt Nixon measure. He calls the bill a move toward a fascist police state and refuses to acknowledge the party’s Russia links or potential actions if attacked. Foster’s remarks were delivered to the Senate Judiciary Committee and read by John Gates.
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Washington
William Z. Foster
Communist Party
Foster
Senate Judiciary Committee
Thomas Jefferson
Abra Lincoln
American Communist Party
Russia
America
John Gates
Mundt
United Nations Action Sought in Middle East Struggle
The article reports joint US and Soviet demand for UN action in the conflict over road control. Jewish forces claim to have captured Beit Jiz Beit Sasun and Latrun near the highway south of Jerusalem, while Tel Aviv guards details of the battle. Arab Legion reportedly redirected troops from other fronts.
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Beit Jiz
Beit Sasun
Latrun
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Arab Legion
Bab el Wad
Haganah
Zir’in
Nazareth
Jenin
Jenin-Nablus-Tulkarm
United Nations
Jerusalem Old City Falls as Jewish Defenders Surrender
Arab Legion victory ends two week siege of the old city of Jerusalem as Jewish fighters surrender. About 1,500 to 1,600 Jews in the quarter and 300 women and children will be turned over to the Red Cross, while younger men go to a concentration camp outside Palestine.
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Associated Press
Abdullah
Old City
Jerusalem
Lake Success
United States
Russia
United Nations
Warren Austin
Palestine
China
Foreign Office
Washington
Near East
Hurva
Palestine Mandate
Mandate
International Red Cross
Ldtrun
MacArthur delays return to United States
General Douglas MacArthur says he will not return until after the Republican National Convention. He told Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Bridges in a cablegram he will testify in Tokyo on Pacific economic matters only after the convention.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Japan
Bridges
Senate Appropriations Committee
Tokyo
Pacific
MacArthur delays return in Washington politics clash
In a tense hearing, General MacArthur tells Bridges his return would be seen as politically driven while Allen defends Voice of America as a needed tool. Truman orders an investigation as Senate probes NBC handling and government oversight remains tight. Al’s Radio Set in Amarillo advertises in closing.
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George V. Allen
Voice of America
State Department
Congress
National Broadcasting Company
Department
Chenoweth
Allen
America
Truman
Senate
NBC
Senate Appropriations Committee
Memorial Day Services Planned by Amarillo Veterans Groups
Amarillo veterans organizations will lead Memorial Day ceremonies at Memorial Park and Llano Cemeteries. Units from the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans and the Spanish American War Veterans will gather at 7:30 a.m. at the Legion home to march in a single group to the cemeteries. Memorial Park rites begin at 8:00 with Maj. James C. Richardson delivering the invocation. graves will be marked with poppies and memorial flags. Llano Cemetery services follow at about 9:15, with service chaplains presiding and the same flag and poppy honors. Taps ends the joint observance, with additional church services at Veterans Hospital from 10 to 11 a.m.
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Amarillo
Sol Levine
Hanson
American Legion
Memorial Park
Llano
The
Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Legion Home
West Seventh
Levine
Memorial Park Cemetery
Maj
James C. Richardson
Veterans Hospital
Llano Cemetery
Richardson
Paul M. Clauser
VA Hospital
Amarillo Targets Speeding with Night Patrols
City police will shift six traffic officers from day duty to night assignments from 4 pm to midnight to curb speeding and reckless driving. Captain Carlie Price warned swift license revocation by the state after two violations, aiming to stop use of residential and downtown streets as speedways.
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Amarillo
Carlie Price
US AID Saved Greece Says Griswold
Dwight Griswold told the Senate Appropriations Committee that US aid prevented Greece from falling to a foreign domination and helped it establish internal security against Communist guerrillas with northward pressure avoided.
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Greece
Washington
United States
Dwight Griswold
Griswald
Senate Appropriations Committee
Griswold
Amarillo A Cappella Choir Trip Funds Near Halfway Mark
The Ama tillo High School A Cappella Choir fund to send the 50-voice group to New York City nears halfway with $4,673.39 raised toward a $10,000 goal. Choir director Julia Dean Evans finished tryouts. announcements of the selected members will be Sunday. Contributions from local businesses and residents list among the latest donors, with several amounts noted and total contributions totaling $4,673.38.
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New York City
Julia Dean Evans
Amarillo
New York
Globe News
Mwevenm
Boxwell Brothers Clowe & Cowan Simpson, Clayton and Pullingim
Kiwani-Ann Club
Amarillo Garage
Earl Shelton
Buck’s Sporting Goods
Margaret Hall
Riley Strickland
Robert Bruce Autry
Herbert E. Lewis
Kuykendall's Ram As Swam Eens
Santa Fe Barber Shop
Elmnovia Smythe
Corda Mae Johnson
Laura May Blakemore
Cenepe Aauesane
Bert Markley
Melba Owens
Dae Wade
Weather Summary For Amarillo And Vicinity
Partly cloudy this afternoon through Saturday with a few scattered thundershowers Saturday afternoon. Warmer this afternoon and tonight, cooler late Saturday. In West Texas and New Mexico partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers mainly Saturday. High for 24 hours ending 6 30 AM was 71, low 55, noon 71. Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
New Party Calls Delegates to Founding Philadelphia Convention
The New Party led by Henry A. Wallace issued a formal call for delegates to a founding convention to be held in Philadelphia from July 23 to 25. Meanwhile the White House held news conferences with unions and management in an effort to resolve the nationwide railroad dispute.
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New York
New Party
Henry A. Wallace
Philadelphia
White House
Washington
U.P
Government seeks indefinite rail strike injunction
A temporary order banning a strike was extended to June 11, signed May 10 by Goldsborough, with the Justice Department seeking a broader injunction while unions contest the seizure of railroads. The three unions and the DOJ consented to the extension. unions argue the president or seizure authority overstep legal limits.
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Goldsborough
Justice Department
Truman
Supreme Court
District of Columbia
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