Father Fears His Criticism Robbed Son of Medal of Honor
The father of Marine Lt. John Guild prays President Truman to answer whether criticism of the administration kept his son from receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor. The elder Guild cites battlefield heroism and alleges possible political tampering, while Truman officials insist no one tampered with Medal of Honor procedures.
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Colo
Truman
Eugene R. Guild
White House
Defense Department
Joseph Short
Key West
Fla
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John Guild
Henry Alfred Commiskey
Hill 85
Inchon
Korea
Commiskey
Marine Corps
Wicer
Fra
Little White House
Short
Mote questioned by FBI after rooftop burglary arrest
Curtis Floyd Mote, 25, was arrested in Amarillo and questioned by FBI agents about a $414 rooftop burglary at the J C Penney store. Police said he came to Amarillo in a car with Nebraska plates and admitted obtaining the vehicle in Tulsa. Mote and Billy Jack Bennett, 23, are wanted in Lamesa for jail break and a separate $1,600 Western Union burglary.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Curtis Floyd Mote
Mote
Lamesa
J. C. Penney
Cheif
J. L. King
New York
King
West Fifth Avenue
Amarillo
Fifth
North McMasters
Tulsa
FBI
Nebraska
Billy Jack Bennett
Orton
Dawson County
Lamesa Western Union
Bennett
Amarillo man held on prison contraband charge in Arizona
Johnny Knight a 23 year old Amarillo resident is jailed in Florence Arizona on introducing contraband into the Arizona State Prison during a visit with his brother Floyd Knight 28 serving five to six years for armed robbery Guards found several .38 caliber revolver shells on Floyd Knight as he returned to his cell after a visit with Johnny a youth and two women
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Amarillo
Florence
Ariz
Arizona
Johnny Knight
Floyd Knight
Knight
Comics reading share cited by mental health group
New York report says adults read about 60 percent of the 50 million comic books sold monthly in the United States. The National Committee for Mental Hygiene presented the figure, highlighting reading habits as a factor in mental health discussions.
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New York
National Committee For Mental Hygiene
United States
Adoption of Amendment Urged for University Fund Diversification
Dora Kenyon of the Amarillo UT Ex-students Association backs a Texas constitutional amendment to broaden investments of the University Permanent Fund. She says current limits to federal and Texas bonds waste potential gains, noting 4 percent returns 20 years ago versus about 2.4 percent now, with operating costs for UT and Texas A&M covered by the fund.
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Proader
University Permanent Fund
Texas
Dora Kenyon
The
Amarillo University of Texas Ex-students Association
University of Texas
Texas A&m College
Studies Seek Granite Clues To Solomon's Gold In Africa
Researchers in Zimbabwe Southern Rhodesia explore granite formations as a potential source of King Solomon's legendary gold, aiming to uncover mineral clues connected to ancient wealth.
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Zimbabwe
Rhodesia
Solomon
Record Price Boar Tops Manitoba Winter Fair Sale
Malcolm McGregor paid 395 dollars for a pure-bred boar at the Manitoba Winter Fair sale. The animal set a record price and captured reserve championship at the annual exhibition.
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Brandon
Man
Malcolm McGregor
Manitoba
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