Truman Tax Plan Draws Early Debate In Congress
The article outlines early reactions to President Truman's tax reduction idea, proposing a $40 per person cost of living credit and lower rates for low income brackets while keeping higher percentages for the wealthy. Details on Eberbarter’s remarks and revisions remain unclear. Dewey rests in Arizona as he begins downtime at El Conquistador after a busy campaign period.
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Dort
Mr. Truman
Dewey
Arizona
Tucson
Ariz
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Arizona Sunshine
el Conquistador
Light Snow and Cold Front Sweep West Texas
A cold front moving into the Panhandle brings the first snowfall of the season to Amarillo and nearby, with wind up to 25 mph and a low tonight near 22 degrees. Highs today around 40, tomorrow 44. light snow flurries reported in Sayre and Clinton. drought and crop damage estimated across Beckham County, with cotton losses up to 15 percent and overall damages between 500000 and 1000000 dollars.
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Amarillo
T H.C. Winburn
US Weather Bureau
English
West
Texas
Ramene
East Texas
Winburn
Rocky Mountains
Sayre
Clinton
Onn
Lub
C. G. Serggs
Beckham County
Ohio
Indicted U S Rep J Parnell Thomas faces payroll fraud charges
Washington November 8 AP Rep J Parnell Thomas a New Jersey Republican and chair of the House Un American Activities Committee was indicted on conspiracy to pad his office payroll. His former secretary Helen Campbell and two other aides are named in the grand jury filing detailing fictitious employment and improper salary payments. The case spans 1940 to 1945 with potential prison and fine penalties.
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Aliendale
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Arnetiy Miner
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First National Bank of
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Miss Minor
New Jersey
Jacqueline B. Hill
Committee On
Miss Hill
Dewey's Flop Spurs GOP Leaders Scramble for Control
Washington AP reports a Republican leadership scramble after last Tuesday's election as Gov. Thomas E. Dewey plans to stay on. Potential 1952 contenders emerge including Stassen and Taft era figures, with no clear standouts and governors named as possible top ticket options. Stassen’s UPenn presidency gives him policy latitude, shaping his influence.
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Thomas E. Dewey
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Nebraska
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Massachusetts
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Taiany
Stassen
Irving
M. Ives
New York
William( Knowland
California
Raymond Baldwin
Connecticut
Leverett Saltonstall
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Ferguson
Rep
Clarence Brown
House
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New Jersey
Ernest W. Gibson
Vermont
Luther W. Yourgdahl
Minnesota
Frank Carlson
Kansas
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
University
Alibi for Tennison Phantom killings linked to notes
A University of Arkansas freshman Tennison allegedly left a suicide note blaming himself for Texarkana phantom killings. Sheriff Crider reported Tennison left two more notes and that he was at home the night of May 3 1946 when Virgil Starks was killed and his wife wounded. Deputy Hall said James Freeman, 16, met him to discuss Tennison’s alibi.
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Fayetteville
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Starks
H. B. ‘Tennison
UN Scolds Soviet Puppets Over Greek Guerrilla Aid
UN delegates approve a four paragraph resolution by 47 to 8 denouncing continued Balkan aid to Greek guerrillas, warning it threatens peace and contradicts the UN Charter. Greek authorities delay ten executions after Evatt appeals, while talks resume on a Balkan peace conference with Yugoslavia, Albania, and Bulgaria. Egypt and Trans-Jordan seek peace with Israel amid denials in official quarters. The US reportedly opposes extending a UN withdrawal to include newly won northern Palestine positions. General Riley urges Arab states to seek peace, saying their military positions are hopeless.
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Herbert V. Evatt
Paul
Themistokles So
Phatlis
Evatt
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Albania
Bulgaria
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Trans-Jordan
Israel
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Palestine
Council
Negev
William E. Riley
Paris
Russell
Taylor
Labor wage clash over livestock building workers classification
Potter County officials probe pay scale compliance for workers on the Livestock Exhibition Building project at Tri-State Fair Park. Paul Thomas of Amarillo Building Trades Union Council questioned who classifies the labor and whether iron workers receive the prevailing wage of 1.60 per hour. County attorney Roy Shoderass to review, with contractor accountability noted. President of the Amarillo Knife and Fork Club to address the group after a brief county meeting.
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Stephenson
A. I. Stephenson
Amarillo Construction and General Trade Union
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Shoderass
Frank Harrison
Amarillo
Wash
Herring Hotel
Harrison
Crystal Ballroom
Sowell Named City Transportation Director In Police Bureau
N V Moss announces Erwin Sowell, a police traffic officer promoted to sergeant, will lead city transportation duties after Letty Fowler resigns. The department shifts to the police traffic bureau, supervising taxicabs and buses. Sowell, 39, married, joined the force in May 1941 and rose to traffic bureau in Oct 1948. home address 2817 Rule.
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N. V. Moss
Sowell
Letty Fowler
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Rier
Panandle
Transportation Department
Police Department
Sewell
Bayonet and Book Clash in Iran Middle East Talk
Elgin speaker Groseclose, former Iran treasurer general, argues the Iran struggle mirrors US conflicts between faith and materialism. He links Islam, Aryan heritage, and Cold War doctrines, warns against Russian communism, and notes Iran plans 650 million dollars in development with Western advice.
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Great Britain
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Oklahoma University
American University
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Recovery moves lift stock market in cautious rally
New York reports a sow recovery with prices edging up a few cents to about a dollar a share. Gains centered in railroad, steel, and auto sectors while chemical, retail, and tobacco lag. Brokers noted low trading volume and some early advances were pared back. A separate San Francisco note announces a free book offer at Powell Street Books. Wyoming reports a three to six inch snow blanket after a storm, with temperatures plunging below zero.
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Wys
Wealy-Gremhill-Lownde
Our Page 6 Is Really Something To Sniff At
Ladies observe that the page advertises National Flower Week by Amarifie Florist Associations with scented ink. The note recalls the Globe-News using scented ink a decade ago in a lumbermen's ad, mentioning pine as the scent.
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National Flower Week
Globe-News
Singing Through by Mary Beard to be published in volume
Amarillo poet Mary Beard, renowned in Texas, has a new poetry volume titled Singing Through announced by Henry Harrison of New York. Foreword by Lucia Trent, with sections Nature Studies Philosophical Historical and Poem of Sentiment. Beard’s career spans national periodicals and international editions.
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New York
Henry Harrison
Beard
Texas
1813
Polk
Lucia Trent
Panhandle Pen Women
Poetry Society of England
England
France
India
Brent
Edwin Markham
Purcell Wins News Tip First Prize in Local Contest
C M Purcell wins first prize for a tip about cattle roamed on an island southwest of the city after heavy rain. Beet Fisher takes second prize for traffic accident reporting. Other contestants include Mrs W M Collie and several residents who submitted tips on local incidents.
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Bay
Goss
Beet Fisher
Eighth Avenue
Canyon
Weather Summary For Amarillo and Vicinity
Much colder with strong winds and occasional snow flurries this afternoon. Diminishing winds tonight with a hard freeze and lowest temperature near 22. Partly cloudy and continued cold Tuesday. In West Texas cloudiness and colder tonight with lows 25 to 30 in the Panhandle and South Plains and near freezing in the upper Pass, then partly cloudy and not so cold Tuesday afternoon. New Mexico partly cloudy today and Wednesday with showers northeast portion today and tonight, windy in the east portion today. Highs and lows show 65 and 32 for the 24 hour period ending 6:30 AM.
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South Plains
Upper Pass
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