Charisse Visits Amarillo Quiet On Hughes Romance
Cyd Charisse known as Sid Finklea, arrived for a cousin’s wedding and avoided details about a rumored romance with Howard Hughes. She denies talk of marriage, notes her pending California divorce final in February, and plans to rest before resuming film work. Her son Nicky is with relatives as she tours local sights. The Unfinished Dance screens at Paramount on December 2.
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Cyd Charisse
Howard Hughes
Congressional Committee
Miss Charisse
Amarillo
Sid Finklea
Hollywood
Mr. Hughes
Jimmie Fidler
Hughes
Nicco Charisse
California
TWA
Gaynor van Shaw
Cyd
W. H. VanShaw
Tyler
Nicky
Lela Fin
Twins Reunited in Family College Fuss
Two Amarillo teenagers were reunited at Abilene Christian College amid a family dispute over attendance. Gwen Burgess 16 fled dormitory tensions after a court restrained his father and brother from interfering. Glen Burgess remained at ACC with a restraining order. charges of assault against Carol Burgess were cited.
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Abilene
Amarillo
Abilene Christian College
Gwen Burgess
Robert Monroe Burgess
Carol
Glen
Gwen
Canyon
G. W. Cox
ACC Board of Trustees
Burgess
J. R. Black
42Nd Dis- Court
Cox
Theo Ash
Bill Ward
Carol Burgess
Wichita Falls Sues Map Maker Over Water Image
Wichita Falls files a $151,374 damage suit against J. R. Beard of McAllen Texas over a map titled A Texan's Map of the USA that labeled the city as having the world's worst water. City Attorney Kearby Peery said the map harmed industrial development. The case follows a closed council session prior to the action and comes as the city prepares a Lake Kickapoo dedication celebration for its soft water supply.
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Wichita Falls
Navy
U.P
Kearby Peery
J. R. Beard
McAllen
Tex
Beard
USA
Peery
New Lake Kickapoo
Rear Admiral John J. Gafney Dies in Oakland Hospital
Rear Adm. John J. Gafney aged 56 died at Oak Knoll Navy Hospital in Oakland today from a heart attack.
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Oakland
Cal
John J. Gafney
Oak Knoll Navy Hospital
Move to Ban Death Penalty Takes Britons to Experiment
In the House of Commons on November 21 a plan to abolish the death penalty in Britain for a five year experimental period was launched.
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London
Britain
House of Commons
Admiral Riggs To Dedicate Amarillo Armory
Rear Adm Ralph Riggs head of the Naval Reserve program will dedicate the new million dollar Naval Reserve Armory in Amarillo. Mayor Lawrence Hagg announced plans for a Ralph Riggs Day with a large parade and events. Virgil Patterson chamber president will name a planning committee for celebrations in the spring.
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Amarillo
Ralph Riggs
Naval Reserve Armory
Lawrence Hagg
Hagg
Admiral Riggs
Naval Reserve Program
Virgil Patterson
Chamber of Commerce
Wife Killed Husband in Kerosen e Quarrel
In Point Marion Pennsylvania on November 21 Mrs Harold King 32 died and her coal miner husband 36 was in critical condition after a quarrel in which they threw kerosene at one another Coroner Lee R Herrington reported King said he tried to rescue his wife after she set her fuel saturated clothing on fire They emerged from their home like two blazing torches
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Point Marion
Harold King
Lee R. Herrington
Herrington
King
Governor Beauford H. Jester Returns to Desk
Governor Beauford H. Jester returned to Austin after a two day West Texas trip. He spoke at Crane before Lions Clubs and inspected Davis Mountains State Park during the journey. He did not make any deer hunts on this trip.
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Austin
Beauford H. Jester
West Texas
Crane
Lions Clubs
Davis Mountains
Meyers Denies Profits From Vandalia Firm Related to War
In a congressional hearing at Vandalia Ohio the retired general defended his role with Aviation Electric Co denying profits and outlining the car and subpoenaed subcontracts. He admitted signing a false affidavit about a Cadillac bought after a wartime order and sought to explain the firm’s name and affairs amid accusations by Lamarre and others.
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Vandalia
Ohio
B. H. Lamarre
Lamarre
Army
Meyers
Cadillac
District of Columbia Auto License Bureau
Aviation Electric Corporation
Congress
Mevers
Ferguson
Senator
Aviation Electric
Davie F Johnson
Aviation Electric Co
Bell Aircraft Co
Bus Prank Damages Scene Prompt Police Detention
In Dallas on November 21 a group of high school students who boarded a city bus after school were taken to Police Headquarters. Driver Eugene Montgomery spotted holes in the bus roof and broken windows from pranks, turned the vehicle into an auxiliary police unit, and the students were held until parents arrived to release them.
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Dallas
Eugene Montgomery
Williams-Boyce Agency Personal Liability Insurance
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Williams-Boyce Agency
Truman backs continued sale of U S goods to Russia
President Truman defended ongoing U S exports to the Soviet Union noting a Soviet purchasing commission here has bought heavy machinery and farm equipment for dam rehabilitation and agriculture. Commerce records show Russia purchased about 113.7 million in goods first nine months, including industrial machinery and freight cars, with sales tracing to intermediaries rather than direct figures.
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Washington
Pi—P
Russia
Truman
Commerce Department
War Assets Administration
United States
America
Amarillo Weather Turns Bitter with Freezing Forecast
A blue norther chilled Amarillo as snow and sleet hit western city areas then cleared in downtown. With 15 degrees expected tonight and a high near 35, winds 20 to 25 mph drive cold, while a longer outlook suggests temps 3 to 6 degrees below normal and heavy precipitation for Panhandle wheat by Monday.
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Amarillo
San Jacinto
Georgia Street
Blum Blames Reds as France Faces Crisis in Assembly
Premier designate Leon Blum, 75, told the national assembly that international Communists have openly declared war on French democracy. As the strike nears general scope, 150000 citizen soldiers are recalled, and Blum seeks a unity of republicans against dictatorship while urging support for a new government and de Gaulle’s leadership.
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Paris
U.P
Leon Blum
National Assembly
Blum
Assembly
France
Paul Ramadier
Charles de Gaulle
Iran Chides Russia Over Oil Pact Void by Tehran Parliament
Moscow charges Iran with hostile acts after the parliament voided the 1946 joint Soviet Iranian oil concession plan. A strong note to Premier Qavam labeled the move as treacherous discrimination against the USSR and warned of consequences.
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Moscow
Russia
Iran
Soviet Union
Ahmed Quavm
Teheran
Ussr
Qavam
Ivan Sadchikov
Tucumcari Woman Marries 20 Minutes After Divorce
In Tucumcari New Mexico Mrs Linnie Kelso 38 was granted a divorce from William H Kelso by District Judge Turner Hensley Jr. She then obtained a marriage license and wed Maj D Evans 48 within twenty minutes. It was her fifth marriage and the incident drew curious attention at the Quay County courthouse.
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Tucumcari
Linnie Kelso
Quay County
Kelso
William H. Kelso
Turner Hensley, Jr
Maj. D. Evans
Bomber Crashes At Sea Off San Diego Two Survive
A Navy Lockheed Neptune patrol bomber with 11 men aboard crashed about 102 miles off San Diego early today. The 11th Naval District reported two survivors had been rescued. Army Surplus at Herbere Bros., 213 Taylor.
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San Diego
Cal
11Th Naval District Headquarters
Cab Drivers Stop Stolen Taxi In Potter County Chase
A Chillicothe man Ben A Branin 21 was charged with theft over 50 dollars after stealing a City Cab from North East Eighth and Highway 60. Junior Sides and Tommy Chance pursued the thief, stopped the cab near English Field, and held him until troopers arrived. The pursuing drivers later found Chance’s abandoned car nearby.
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Amarillo
Borger
Potter County
Highway 60
Panhandle
Brown
Junior Sides
Tommy Chance
Chance
English Field
Sides
Branin
East Fourth
Marshall in London Prefers Optimism on Big Four Talks
Secretary of State George C. Marshall arrived in London for the Big Four foreign ministers conference aboard President Truman's plane. He refused to discuss German treaty details, but again said he would not be pessimistic about the operation and prospects of the talks.
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London
U.P
George C. Marshall
Big Four
Council of Foreign Ministers
Marshall
Northbolt
Truman
Washington
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy to cloudy today and tonight with fresh northerly winds and colder temperatures. Much colder tonight. Saturday generally fair and cold. West Texas clears this afternoon with some rain east of Pecos Valley and in the Del Rio Eagle Pass area. Panhandle and South Plains much colder tonight with low temperatures 15 to 20 in Panhandle, 18 to 26 South Plains, 24 to 29 elsewhere. New Mexico cloudy with occasional snow north portion and scattered rain or snow south portion this afternoon tonight and Saturday. High 55, low 27, noon 28. Precipitation 0.03 inches.
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Watts
Panhandle
English Field
Pampa
Childress
Gage
Okla
Lubbock
West Texas
Pecos Valley
del Rio-Eagle Pass
South Plains
New Mexico
Bradley to be Army Chief of Staff as Truman reshuffles
President Truman announced Gen. Omar N. Bradley will become Army Chief of Staff after Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower retires next spring. Carl R. Gray Jr. will be Veterans Administrator starting January 1, with Gray already serving as Chicago and Northwest Railway vice president. Gray is a Republican and World War I veteran. Clifton B. Cates will command the Marine Corps, succeeding Vandergrift. Maj. Gen. Robert M. Littlejohn resigns as War Assets Administrator November 28, with Jess Larson to act.
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Omar N. Bradley
Army
Truman
Carl R. Gray, Jr
Chicago Railway
Bradley
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbia University
New York
Gray
Army Department
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company
Wichita
Kan
United States Engineer Reserve
Clifton B. Cates
Marine Corps
A. A. Vandergrift
Robert M. Littlejohn
Jess Larson
Littjohn
War Assets Adminition
Dillons
Myer
Public Housing Authority
Archdiocese Calls Boycott of Fox Theater in Philadelphia
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty urged Philadelphia's one million Catholics to boycott the Fox Theater for at least a year over the theater's decision to continue showing the film Forever Amber. The note ties a religious boycott to a public cinema decision. Lucky's Cocker Puppies advertised for Christmas, noting dogs going fast at Lucky's Dog House.
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Philadelphia
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
Fox
Lucky
Princess Elizabeth wedding gifts to be shown at St James Palace
The wedding gifts of Princess Elizabeth will be publicly displayed at St James Palace on December 1. Admission proceeds will go to charities chosen by the newlyweds. Berger steel storage cabinets at Rus sell Stationery Co., 611 Taylor St.
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London
Elizabeth
St. Jame’s Palace
Berger
Russell Stationery Co
Taylor St
Peasant Strikers Ambush Italian Carabinieri at Bitonto
In Puglia, striking peasants ambushed two truckloads of carabinieri at Bitonto nine miles from Bari wounding at least two officers and about two others. Communists-led protests cut telephone lines and blocked roads as armored units moved in to protect farmers returning to work amid mounting casualties.
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Rome
Puglia
Carabinieri
Bitonto
Mies
Bari
United Press
Blair Cherry Undergoes Emergency Appendectomy
Blair Cherry former Amarillo High School coach and current Texas head coach underwent an emergency appendectomy early this morning in Austin. Hospital attendants report he is resting nicely. Cherry has been named coach of the year by nationally known football observer Deke Houlgate.
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Blair Cherry
Amarillo
University of Texas
Austin
Cherry
Deke Houlgate
U.S. Increases Greece Aid to 85 Million Imports
Dwight Griswold, head of the American mission to aid Greece, announced the original 70 million dollar allocation for consumer imports has been raised to 85 million dollars. The move aims to hold prices and curb inflation.
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Athens
Dwight Griswold
Greece
Two-Year Term For Crawford In Murder Verdict
Gray County jury finds Jesse Lee Crawford guilty of murder without malice for the July 4 slaying of ex wife Bertha Bostick and her husband Leonard Bostick. Punishment set at two years in the penitentiary after testimony including Crawford's claimed self defense and a nine year old witness.
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Pampa
Gray County
Jesse Lee Crawford
Crawford
Ute
Bertha Lee Bostick
Leonard C. Bostick
Tom Brally
Bostick
Lewis Goodrich
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