Census adds 579 missing Amarillo residents
Walter Shaller, district census supervisor, says 579 of 1 155 names added to Amarillo census come from missed persons. Forms from newspapers yielded 494 names, schools added 159, Globe-News carriers 115, and phone reports 51. He found no evidence of enumerator neglect and noted many vacancies or occupied homes affected counts. Figures may be released this week or early next week.
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US Army puts eight Japanese Communists on trial in Tokyo
Eight Japanese Communists face speedy court martial for what prosecutors say was the first attack on occupation troops in five years. Witnesses described being kicked and struck as they tried to protect a Japanese interpreter at a Communist rally. Prosecutors seek up to 10 years under occupation rules with the court promising to sit through the night if needed.
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Poison a Plaything For Young Britons
Police in Bilston England report hundreds of schoolboys played for days with sodium cyanide stolen from a local factory. The chalky substance was used to scribble on walls with no fatalities despite fears of immediate death if ingested or contacted through a cut.
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Teens on the Rampage Junior Gangs Series Begins
NEA Staff Correspondent introduces a four part series examining youth gangs raging through cities. The pieces focus on urban youth involvement, gang dynamics, and societal impact, highlighting confrontations and community responses.
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Gangs rise across cities alcoholize youth violence
A review of teen gangs across Los Angeles Knoxville San Francisco and Topeka describes packs of youths terrorizing areas. In Topeka rival gangs Quicks and Punks clashed before 339 spectators as police intervened arresting 16 and seizing weapons. Outcomes across cities include injuries killings and mass crimes.
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Memorial Day Park Gun Battle Splits Brooklyn Picnic Goers
In Prospect Park on Memorial Day a teen gang fight erupted between the Nits and the Greene Avenue Stompers with added gangs Gay Nineties and Chicos. Shots wounded one youth. 16 youths were seized by police including Harvey Charles. An off duty patrolman William Siefrid protected a bystander child and helped halt the street clash. prior thie events linked to past fatal stabbings and shootings involving Raymond Wilson and James Fortunato.
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Raymond Wilson
James Fortunato
Anthony Scarpati
Fortunato
Collision damages light post and two cars at Fifteenth and Polk
Two cars and a street lamp were damaged in a collision at Fifteenth and Polk last night. No injuries. Driver Kenneth Allen McGann, 21, of 3104 Harrison, struck the lamp post after a previous collision with Joe B. Johnson, 41, of 1218 Austin. The post was carried about half a block.
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Acheson Warns West to Unite Against Russia Threat
Secretary Acheson told Congress that only a balanced collective Western military force can counter Soviet power. He urged strengthened North Atlantic treaty defense and Western European partnerships after talks in London, saying a time of decision has arrived and warned against any delay in preparing defenses. The speech was broadcast on three networks and NBC TV from the Library of Congress.
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Pope greets 18000 pilgrims in Saint Peter's Basilica
Pope Pius greeted about 18 000 Holy Year pilgrims during a general audience in Saint Peter's Basilica at Vatican City. The crowd drew worshippers from many nations as the Pontiff spoke to the faithful.
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Fugitive Eludes Pursuit Near Level land Farm
LEVELLAND May 31 A 19 year old former state hospital inmate Truman Grant escaped from the Wichita Falls institution. He seized a 14 year old boy Charles Hensley to drive away in a 1939 green Ford pickup. Deputies broadcast a statewide alarm with little progress. Grant may head toward East Texas with prior trips toward Navasota and Huntsville.
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Delbert Carter
Billy Copeland
East Texas
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Huntsville
Memorial Day toll tops 500 in four day period
The nation logged 548 violent deaths during the four day Memorial Day weekend as traffic crashes, drownings, fires and other accidents spiked. The National Safety Council blamed slam bang driving and mass indifference, noting state tallies from Alabama to Minnesota and comparing with prior years’ three and four day totals. New Hampshire was the only state not reporting at least one violent death.
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Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity
Partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers in the afternoon and evening. Not very warm. Today 87 with a 56 overnight. Tomorrow 85 with a high near 60. West Texas mostly clear with little change. New Mexico fair and windy, cooler in the northeast portion this afternoon.
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Burglars Hit Twice On Plains
Swisher and Randall County officers seek a link between two burglaries last night. Griffiths Produce in Tulsa reported about $1,000 in cash and checks stolen from a damaged safe. The Randall Grain Co. office was broken into with a similar crowbar effort, taking about $100. A chisel found at the scene suggests premeditation.
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Texans rally to defense of persecuted Mexican doctor
In Roma Texas May 31 outraged Texans urged the return of Dr Lopes Portillo who had practiced six years delivering 754 babies before facing charges of illegally practicing medicine. More than 2000 Roma citizens attended a mass meeting to denounce the arrests as political persecution and urge his return.
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Ex-convict slashes ankle tendon in jail attack
W H Curley Thomas 32, jailed on theft charges, used a razor blade tied to a comb to cut his left Achilles tendon. He is under guard at Northwest Texas Hospital with no danger to life but possible lifelong walking trouble. bond set at 2000.
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Jim LeNeveu
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Little Cooler Weather Forecast for Tomorrow
The weatherman promises a few degrees cooler temperatures tomorrow after a hot Memorial Day. Expect a few afternoon and evening thunder showers with a high near 85 and a low around 56. Yesterday reached 90 with a low of 60.
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