Tens of thousands held after five week Korean war push
United Nations forces report nearly 10,000 Chinese prisoners taken since April 22 as the Korean War enters a new phase. Gen. Ridgway says desertions rise and enemy losses mount to a new high, while Communist leadership faces growing questioning of its policy and mercy toward its own troops. He notes 15 divisions remain ready for a new offensive but provides no exact strength.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
Eighth Army
Ress
Okyo
James A. van Fleet
Red Command
Gunman and Blonde Rob Amarillo Store Again
Police chase a peroxide blonde and her hatchet faced boyfriend in a second robbery at the Liberty Package Store this month. They grabbed 64.25 from two registers and demanded more, as owner Elaine West recounts the rapid, tense hold up and the couple’s swift exit near West Sixth. Patrolman Mack Adams arrived moments later to an empty scene. The description matches an earlier incident involving the same pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Martin
Amarillo
Liberty Package
Olote
Elaine West
Western
Pilot completes solo North Pole flight to New York in Mustang
Pan American Airways pilot Charles Blair landed at Idlewild after a 9 hour 15 minute non stop flight from Fairbanks Alaska in a single engined Mustang. He reported crossing the Pole at 22 000 feet and said the cold was 13 below zero. Blair inaugurated polar air mail service with 3000 letters to be auctioned for the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Alaska
Charles Blair
New York
North Pole
Blair
Texas
Idias Idlewild
Weather Bureau
Pan American Airways
Bardufoss
Norway
Christopher
Santa Clause
Pan American
Port Washington
Janice
Blairs
Suzanne
US Naval Academy
Annapolis
Damon Runyon
Texas lists 561 Texans killed in Korea Memorial Day report
The Associated Press notes 561 Texans killed in Korea as of the latest Defense Department casualty lists. Most deaths were from in action with a smaller share dying of wounds. Texans wounded total 2,187, including repeat casualties among those wounded and returned to duty. Generals and lawmakers dispute misrepresentation charges while Gen J Lawton Collins defends the process.
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Associated Press
Texas
Korea
Defense Department
Washington
Red Press
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Senate
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Civil Air Patrol forms first Panhandle group
At a Parkmoor Drive-In dinner in Amarillo Lt. Col. R L Flenniken was named commander of the first Civil Air Patrol group for the Panhandle region. Col E O Rushing announced the new unit and outlined CAP programs including search and rescue cadets and civil defense.
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Civil Air Patrol Group
Parkmoor Drive-In
R. L. Flenniken
Amarillo
E. O. Rushing
Dallas
Texas
CAP
Wellington
Canadian
Flenniken
United States
Rushing
Childress
Lubbock
Perryton
Wichita Falls
Tally Vote on Phone Strike in Texas
Final tabulations show Southwestern Bell workers in Texas voting 25 to 1 to strike on June 4 if wage and working condition goals are not met. About 90 percent of Texas locals reported results. Texas figures will join totals from Oklahoma Missouri Arkansas Kansas and part of Illinois at St Louis CWA HQ.
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Associated Press
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Texas
Dallas
T. E. Webb
Communications Workers of America, Cio
Webb
St. Louis
CWA
Bell
Oklahoma
Missouri
Arkansas
Kansas
Illinois
Fort Worth man reports loss of $13,000 check
Bob Thompson told police he lost a check for $13,000 last night. He believes it may have been dropped from his pocket at Bobbie's Lounge, 214 East Third, but staff say it was not found there. The check was payable to Thompson, Tuttle & Thompson, a Fort Worth cattle firm, drawn on an Elkhart Kansas bank.
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Bob Thompson
Fort Worth
Thompson
Bobbie
East Third
Thompson, Tuttle & Thompson
Elkhart
Kan
Ellen Drew Weds Ad Man Walker at California Ranch
Actress Ellen Drew aged 36 will marry William Tidd Walker age 47, a former Detroit advertising executive, at Walker's ranch in Indio California today, May 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Drew
Indio
Cal
William Tidd Walker
Detroit
Walker
Weather summary from Amarillo and vicinity
The United States Weather Bureau reports partly cloudy conditions across Amarillo and vicinity with warm temperatures. Isolated afternoon and evening thundershowers are possible today tonight and Thursday. Temperatures near 89 to 91 degrees with a low around 62. Panhandle outlook notes outdoor operations with scattered showers. West Texas and New Mexico also show partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms, no major temperature changes.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
West Texas
New Mexico
Heroes of Four Wars Honored
Amarillo marked a veteran tribute day with flags on 560 Confederate War, Spanish American War, WWI and WWII graves at Llano Cemetery, 160 at Memorial Park, and 28 veterans in the Poppy Field. Stars and Stripes noted 720 Panhandle soldiers buried across four wars amid wreaths and ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Stars and Stripes
Llano
Memorial Park Cemetery
Rainy Memorial Day finds UN forces pressing into North Korea
AP dispatch from Tokyo reports UN troops under heavy rain pushing 26 miles north of the 38th parallel as Communist resistance stiffens. Ridgway cites 10 000 Reds captured since April offensives while warning leaders remain capable of striking again.
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Tokyo
Red Korea
United Nations
North Korea
Stan Carter
Eighth Army
38Th Parallel
South Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
Sodden Front
Korea
US split over naval blockade in Korea debate
Sherman testified as the first administration witness before the Senate on MacArthur's dismissal and the possibility of a U N backed blockade. The Navy chief said UN allies won t join a blockade and a unilateral move might invite force from the Soviets while Sherman argued a UN blockade would earn respect. Joint Chiefs warned Defense Secretary Marshall that non Communist countries aid to Chinese Communists was rising as trade with Communist China increased.
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Sherman
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Korea
United Nations
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense
George C. Marshall
China
Texas Pros Face Mexican Pros In International Cup Matches
The Amarillo Country Club hosts a noon start for the first International Cup Matches pitting ten Texas pros led by captain Byron Nelson against ten Mexican pros led by Olin Dutra. Dode Forrester, Chuck Klein, Elroy Marti, and others competed in 10 minute staggered starts. Rowland elected Texas PGA president with Cantrell as vice-president and Forrester as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Amarillo
Byron Nelson
Roanoke
Olin Dutra
Nelson
Raymond Gafford
Dallas
Dutra
Juan Neri
Club de Cuernavaca
Dode Forrester
Hobbs
Charles
Chuck” Klein
San Antonio
al Escalante
Brownsville
Tony Pedroza
Acapulco
J. T. Hammett
Breckenridge
Sam Schneider
Houston
Augustin Belmont
Mexico City
Edmundo Salas
Elroy Marti
Graham Ross
Margarito Salis
Monterrey
Amado Martinez
Puebla
George Ausbach
L. W. “Smiley
Rowland
Fort Worth
Luciano Gomez
Chapultepec
Juan Castorena
Satillo
PGA
Warren Cantrell
Plainview
Forrester
Ford Faces Strike at Rouge Plant Over Wage Hike
May 30. The executive board of Local 600 United Auto Workers votes to strike Ford Motor Co Rouge plant Monday unless Washington Wage Stabilization Board approves a four cent an hour wage increase.
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FORD
Detroit
C1oo
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Company
Big Rouge
Wage Stabilization Board
Washington
Baseball scores and line scores from major leagues
Baseball results from a doubleheader slate across the American and National Leagues. Scores show New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, Detroit, Cleveland, St. Louis, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Cincinnati and others with pitchers listed. Game summaries include run totals by inning and key pitchers.
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New York
Boston
Seve Gun
Masi
Surkont
St. Claire
Jansen
Westrum
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Newcombe
Campanega
Roberts
Seminick
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Dickson and McCullough
Presko and
Rice
Chicago
Cincinnati
Rush
Kelly
Owen
Raffensberger
Pramesa
Japanese Visitors Study American Newspaper Methods in Amarillo
Two Japanese editors, Kyoichi Otani and Tsutomu Katsura, arrived in Amarillo as guests of the Army for a transcontinental tour. They previously spent weeks in Washington and New York studying democracy and media. From Akron they moved to Amarillo for a week of field tours and discussions on newspaper management and local economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Army
Amarillo
Kyoichi Otani
Shimane Shimbun
Tsutomu Katsura
Ise Shimbun
Tsuity
Washington, DC
New York
Akron
Ohio
Akron Beacon-Journal
Katsura
Japan
Otani
Pan
American Press Institute
Columbia
Globe-News
Wallard Wins Indianapolis 500 in Record Run
Lee Wallard of Altamont New York captured the 500 mile Indianapolis race in record time making his fourth start. He led rookie Mike Nazaruk East Meadow New York by about three laps at the 400 mile mark and built a growing lead into the midway point. Mauri Rose escaped injury after a rollover near the 300 mile mark.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Lee Wallard
Altamont
U.P
Mike Nazaruk
East Meadow
Mauri Rose
Raceway
Wallard
Walt Faulkner
Jack McGrath
Henry Banks
Fred Agabashian
Jimmie Davies
Tony Bettenhausen
Gene Force
Wallards
Johnnie Parsons
Charles Stevenson
Stevenson
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Llano Cemetery
Flanders Field
Globe
Gunman
H. Q
Plains C. A. P
the Weather
US Weather Bureau Report
Chorwon- Kumhwa-Hwachon
Imjin River
Seoul
Yonchon
Hantan
Yongpyong
Kumhwa
Price Se
Associated Pre
United Press
PAPAL
Monk Owens
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes
Nsurance
Kyoiche Otani
Olver & Wiggins Lumber Company
West Sixth
Rose
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