Would-Be Assassin Pleads Not Guilty
The mild looking assassin Collazo faces murder charges after a White House guard died outside Blair House. He plans to plead not guilty as US Attorney Fay defends speedy trial rights and Judge Schweinhaut sets deadlines for motions and a trial date.
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Barly US
Collazo
Grisello Torresola
Truman
Blair House
White House
Schweinhaut
Leon A. Rover
George Morris Fay
Fay
Rover
Jail Pickets In Center East Texas On Vagrancy Charges
Three men who began picketing the Center telephone exchange in East Texas were jailed on vagrancy and secondary picketing charges. County Atty. Tom McElroy said they claimed Houston addresses but were not believed to be Western Electric Texas employees. Southwestern Bell union workers filed six unfair labor practice charges with the NLRB accusing Bell of discrimination due to Communications Workers of America membership. The NLRB action followed a Bell policy restricting late reporting after picket lines. The jailed men identified themselves as Raymond Young, B. W. Harless, and N. B. See.
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Associated Press
Center
East
Texas
Atty
Tom McElroy
Western Electric
CIO
Houston
Southwestern Bell
Bell
Communication Workers of America
National Labor Relations
Fort Worth
NLRB
McElroy
Raymond Young
B. W. Harless
N. B
A Bomb Only Hope Of West
Gen Omar N Bradley told the Associated Press editors that democracies rely on the atomic bomb to meet Communist aggression outside Korea. He urged building military power with allied nations for years to prevent disaster and enable retaliation, while seeking lasting peace through negotiation and aid to allies. Bradley stressed rejecting appeasement and isolation in favor of preparedness.
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Atlanta
Omar N. Bradley
Korea
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Associated Press Managing Editors Association
Bradley
Free Nations
Labor Pushes Steeper Tax on Big Business Profits
Washington November 17 AP AFL and CIO urged a tougher excess profits tax than President Truman proposed. AFL seeks net at least 5 to 6 billion dollars with 75 percent rate broadened by base, CIO targets 6 to 7 billion and 85 percent rate. Both back 1946–49 base for excess earnings and retroactivity to July 1, while favoring small business carve out.
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Washington
AFL
CIO
Truman
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
House
Means Committee
Arthur J. Elder
Stanley Ruttenberg
Puerto Rican schools to aid widow of Pvt Coffelt
The education department authorizes island wide penny and nickel collections from schoolchildren for the widow of Pvt Leslie Coffelt, a guard of President Truman who was killed by assassins in Puerto Rico.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Leslie Coffelt
Truman
Highway Crash Kills Six in New Mexico
Six people died in a head on collision near Fort Sumner New Mexico when a light car struck a station wagon carrying patients from the Arizona state hospital for the insane. Three others were seriously injured. Names include Arnie Sharp Charles Boyd Ruby Hannan Emil Leskett Henry Adkinson Joe Watts and Don Lee Ennis.
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Fort Sumner
Arizona State Hospital
New Mexico
Roy B. Skipworth
Arnie
Orville Sharp
Phoenix
Charles Boyd
Oklahoma City
Ruby Hannan
Emil Leskett
Wausau
Wis
Sharp
Henry Adkinson
Amherst
Tex
Joe Watts
It Isn’t Their War but Children Suffer and Cry
The article reports on starving children in Seoul amid war damage. Mothers are gone, homes ruined, and babies die for lack of milk. Agencies from United Nations, Red Cross, and Eighth Army convened at Chosun Hotel to push immediate relief outside formal channels.
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Reds
Papa
Mama
Chosun Hotel
United Nations
The
Red Cross
Eighth Army
John Lee Rasco
Tanks Win Hot Fight Near Line in Korea
Communists fired on the 17th Infantry Regiment as tanks rolled along a narrow northeast Korean road. After a three hour duel, about 125 Communist dead along the hills were counted, while Marine Corsairs attacked fleeing survivors. The clash occurred roughly 23 miles south of the Manchurian frontier as a column commander vowed to push toward the border.
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Korea
Manchurian
Manchuria
Changjin Reservoir
24Th Division
Pakchon
Halt in Matador Ranch stock trading ends speculation
An elderly Scot, William Dunbar MacDougall, requested a halt on Matador Ranch of Texas shares to protect shareholders. Trading stopped as oil prospect reports lifted prices, with prominent holders listed and no current drilling on Matador Ranch northwest of Amarillo.
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Dundee
Scotland
Texas
William Dunbar MacDougall
London Stock Exchange Committee
MacDougall
Globe
Matador Ranch
Amarillo
Swenson
Weather Outlook Slightly Colder With High Clouds
The forecast calls for slightly colder conditions tonight and Saturday with considerable high cloudiness. Ivan Layton of the US Weather Bureau at Amarillo Air Terminal notes unsettled weather ahead. Temperatures near seasonal normals are expected over the next five days, with a colder Saturday and warmer Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Ivan Layton
US Weather Bureau
Amarillo Air Terminal
Plane Collision Kills 13 Fliers Near Tucson Desert
In Arizona 13 airmen died after a B-29 tanker and a B-50 bomber collided during a US Air Forces refueling operation. Ten crew parachuted to safety as flames engulfed the wreckage five miles north of Simakya on the Sells Reservation. Some crews remained missing and were presumed dead.
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Tucson
Ariz
US Air Forces
Arizona Desert
Papago
Simakya
Sells Reservation
Air Force
Robert Moore
Tucson Arizona Daily Star
Wallace Dragons Lose 100-0 To Lincoln Of Port Arthur
The undefeated Wallace Dragons of Orange, a celebrated Negro team, arrived confident after two perfect seasons and little defense all season. They faced Lincoln of Port Arthur without practice and were routed 100 to 0, a stunning upset in a circus setting.
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Orange
Tex
Wallace Dragons
Lincoln
Port Arthur
Dragons
Alibi Fails as 100 MPH Chase Ends in Tire Blowout
Birmingham police arrested W. C. Allen after an 18 mile pursuit at about 100 miles per hour. Patrolman C. C. Gillespie said Allen, about 25, was overtaken only when a tire blew out while he allegedly tried to avoid capture by speeding. Allen claimed he did not want to get caught for speeding.
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Birmingham
Ala
C. C. Gillespie
W. C. Allen
Allen
Greek Air Force Transport Squadron Arrives in New Delhi
A Greek air force transport squadron of seven planes en route to UN forces in Korea arrived in New Delhi today. The group, part of Greece’s contribution to the United Nations effort, was met by officials and soon to continue to their next stop.
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New Delhi
India
Korea
Weather summary for Amarillo and nearby regions
Weather forecast notes considerable high cloudiness and windy warm conditions. Today highs around 66, tonight 38, with a cooler trend Saturday. North and west Texas expect partly cloudy and warmer conditions, with a colder Panhandle and South Plains on Saturday. New Mexico forecast generally fair today tonight and Saturday with windy warm conditions this afternoon.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Marines Help Fire Aided By Air In Korea
In Wonsan Korea on November 17 a Marine captain from Muscatine Iowa and a lieutenant from Austin Texas spotted flames on a hill occupied by the Seventh Marine Regiment. They radioed for aid and were told to assist as two GIs struggled to light a fire with flamethrowers.
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Wonsan
Korea
U.P
W. W. Haziett
Muscatine
Iowa
W. E. Jennings
Austin
Tex
Seventh Marine Regiment
Friends Rally To Help Woman In Critical Blood Drive
Husbands and neighbors donated blood for Mrs. Lorene Whitwell, needing at least 20 pints for a long operation at Kansas University Hospital. About 43 people gave a pint each, with Dr W H Burch to perform the procedure and Red Cross shipping blood from Amarillo to Kansas City.
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Lorene
Whitwell
Burch
Amarillo
Kansas City
Red Cross
Associated Press
Ce Whitwells
Neuches
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Globe News
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John M. Queen
Department of Defense
Lumbiana
James M. Strickler
Talladega
First Cavalry
Seoul
Fir
Olver & Wiz
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Edith M. Donovan
London
Alexander MacKay
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