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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1948
Page
10
National Board of Fire Underwriters reports fire prevention conditions in Amarillo are only fair. Municipal ordinances are incomplete and fire prevention personnel inadequate with many downtown buildings lacking fireproofing and proper safety measures.
Ray Hackney Texas director of the Communications Workers of America announced a strike vote among 30 000 Southwestern Bell employees in six states. The vote will occur in 15 to 20 days to seek a wage boost aligned with the industry's national pattern likely 10 to 18 cents an hour, after a September 17 offer of 4 to 5 cents was rejected.
An Air Force B-29 operating from North Field Guam is reported overdue as fuel exhaustion ends the search for traces of a second B-29 missing since last Saturday on a flight from Okinawa to Guam. The normal crew of 11 men aboard the overdue plane is noted.
A Houston painter 50 year old T. Phillips died when his car overturned seven miles south of here last night. He was crushed beneath the vehicle after being thrown into a ditch. His wife, injured, was hospitalized in Houston for minor injuries.
Dr. Floo J Painter, president of the University of Texas, led the season with a bag limit as he returned from the Chinati Mountains in West Texas with a fan tailed deer and a mountain deer. His hunting partner Hal Armstrong of Austin also reached the season's limit during the open period November 6 through 11.
Gainesville reports the Texas Flying Farmers plan a Chisholm Trail flight from Gainesville to Dodge City with stops at El Reno for a luncheon. They will auction a registered calf to benefit charity. Charles Walker of Plainview leads the Texas association and invites members to a Gainesville meeting.
On November 12 the Korean police force of 170 moved into the mountains of Kangwon Province, 45 miles northeast, to pursue 60 armed raiders accused of distributing arms for the North Korean government. A kidnapped farmer escaped and said the raiders carried German pistols and hid 360 Japanese rifles with 20,000 rounds of ammunition in rice sacks.
In Houston on November 12 a car was struck by a slow switch engine at an unguarded crossing within city limits. Six people including Henry Wells his wife a brother and three children suffered minor injuries after the vehicle was shoved about 28 feet. Trainmen assisted the rescued family.
In Allentown Pennsylvania a young woman was found slain with severe head injuries. Police identified the victim as Mary M. Avalon, 26, of a local boarding house. Clothing and bloodstains were located in a nearby cemetery, suggesting she was dragged to the alley where she was discovered.
R. W. Hall, 62, of League City, died after being struck while crossing the Houston Galveston highway near here. He was knocked about 70 feet by Wayiman's car. Two thirds of Omaha’s industry is food processing.
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