Plane Rescue in Swiss Alps Spotted After Crash
Eleven Americans including four women and a child survived after their transport plane crashed on a Swiss glacier near Interlaken. A British Lancaster located the site, then American B-29 and B-17 aircraft aided rescue efforts as ground teams prepared to reach the wreck.
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Switzerland
U. S. Air Force
Frankfort
Texas
Ralph Snavely
Loyal M. Haynes
Mark Clark
Austria
William C. McMahon
Alice
Lewis Hill
Portales
N. M
Fessie Hill
Lorene Borden Hill
Istres
Grenoble
Allied Forces
Caserta
Italy
Turin
Inter
Re-elect Murray as CIO president by acclamation
Philip Murray was re elected president of the CIO by acclamation on the final day of the five day Atlantic City meeting. Delegates approved a foreign policy resolution calling for world disarmament and opposing further stockpiling of atomic bombs. The convention's preamble was amended to stress faith in the people and opposition to those who betray human dignity.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Philip Murray
CIO
Communist Party
Plane Hits Bus in London Suburb Fatality Toll Unclear
A plane collided with a double decker bus in a London suburb killing seven or eight people on board. The bus carried Royal Air Force personnel on weekend leave as officials assessed the tragedy.
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London
Royal Air Force
Good Football Weather Predicted for Tomorrow
Amarillo forecaster H. S. Winburn said Saturday will bring good football weather and eclipse viewing conditions while noting duck weather will be poor. The cool air from last night lowers temperatures to 28 degrees with today warmup to 56 and tomorrow near 64 as Panhandle air masses move through.
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H. S. Winburn
Amarillo
Panhandle
Squirrel Steals Currency For Nest In Arizona Yard
In San Carlos Arizona Mr and Mrs Brack Lindley reported a thief cut a box and stole their savings Postmaster C H Higgins traced the culprit to a squirrel nesting in 500 dollars of shredded five and ten dollar bills The story notes the thrifty habits of the squirrel and the recovered loot.
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San Carlos
Ariz
Polish Leader Promises Return of Military Objects
Warsaw reports that Russian Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky, in talks with Polish defense minister Marshal Mihail Rokossovsky, promised an early return to Poland of military objects seized by Russia.
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Warsaw
Konstantin RokKossovsky
Mihail Rola-Zymierski
Poland
Rus- Sigms
Train Service Resumes in Palestine After Sabotage
Palestine rail service halted for 72 hours due to saboteurs' attacks, resumed today. British forces in the Holy Land remain largely tied up as railway security guards.
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Palestine
Jerusalem
Holy Land
Texas duck and geese season opens with bag limits
Texas hunters switch from deer to waterfowl as the duck and geese season opens tomorrow and runs through January 6. Lake Texoma area varies with an earlier opening on October 26 and closing December 9. Shooting hours are from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour before sunset. Duck bag limit is seven with at most one wood duck. Geese bag limit is two of any kind, including brant.
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Associated Press
Texas
Lake Texoma
Sale of Fuqua Home In Amarillo Fetches 950
The W H Fuqua home on Polk Street sold for 950 with the carriage barn at 400. Am arillo School Board sold the property to contractor C R Farra who will dismantle the barn and house within 90 days. The board had earlier bought the block for 107000 for a ROTC parade ground.
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W. H. Fuqua
Polk Street
Amarillo
School board considers buying homes with materials offers
The board would pay $500 and take all materials from each building while G M Dudley proposes $3,000 plus materials to purchase the residence and relocate it and $1,000 plus materials to remove the barn. Mr Farra could not be reached for comment on material use plans.
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Elizabeth Nixson
Wedding
Cochran
Salon May
FE. R. Goforth
G. M. Dudley
Farra
Lighting Chairman Named For Amarillo Christmas Contest
Mrs Hugh Tolleson is named chairman of the Christmas Lighting Contest sponsored by the Amarillo Garden Club and The Globe News. Prizes total 350 dollars with equal awards in two divisions. Entries must be mailed to The Globe News office and coupons will run in the papers before judging.
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Hugh Tolleson
van Buren
P. D. Berthelot
Amarillo
Garden Club
J. A. Kendall
Forest
Hugo Loewenstern
Hayden
Tolleson
Globe and
The
News
Sunday News Globe
Byrnes Proposes Limit on Size of Forces in Trieste
Secretary of State Byrnes proposed capping Allied military forces in the Trieste area as a potential compromise to Russia’s demand for a fixed withdrawal deadline after Trieste becomes international territory. The issue is one of two major sticks in the plan for an Italian peace treaty and the Big Four ministers meet again this afternoon.
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New York
Byrnes
Trieste
Big Four
Foreign Ministers’ Council
Officers Seek Amarillo Boy Missing From Home
Officers search for Clarence Laverne Belville an 11 year old missing from his home. Last seen wearing gray trousers and a red checked shirt. He has a light complexion brown hair and eyes. His father Clarence F E Belville resides at 749 North Colorado.
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Clarence Laverne Belville
Clarence FE
Belville
North
Colorado
Devers warns on universal military training goals
Gen Jacob L Devers head of army ground forces says a third world war would require an eventual army of between 12 and 16 million men to win. He spoke in Harrisburg on a renewed plea for universal military training.
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Harrisburg
Jacob L. Devers
Lewis Receives Court Summons Over Coal Strike
John L. Lewis was served a federal court summons ordering appearance Monday to answer a contempt citation tied to his contract termination notice and the 400000 coal miners strike. He left his Alexandria home for Washington accompanied by an aide and spoke briefly to reporters before heading to UMW headquarters.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
Union
Alexandria
United Mine Workers
Virginia
UMW
P T A Adopts Platform And Legislative Program
Consideration of a state P T A platform for the coming year and adoption of a legislative program concluded general sessions of the Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers convention in the Municipal Auditorium this morning. Six principal fields of activity formed the main planks of the platform adopted by convention delegates this morning focusing on health family education spiritual education community and international understanding.
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Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
State Board of Managers
Austin
Galveston
PTA
Amarillo Weather Prospects For Eclipse Show
H C Winburn Amarillo weatherman guarantees a clear view of the sun’s eclipse tomorrow morning. Eclipse begins 9 55. maximum darkening about 10 40 lasting until 11 35. In Amarillo only about 9 percent of the sun will be shaded though darker glasses yield best results.
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H. C. Winburn
Amarillo
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Circle
United States
Texas
New Mexico
Washington, D. C
Molotov urges troop inventories at United Nations meeting
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov attacked the United States and Britain for keeping troops abroad and urged a world troop inventory. He favored broadening a US proposal to require reports on all troops in both enemy and non-enemy states and allowed including troops at home if the United States insisted.
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Lake Success
N. Y
V. M Molotov
United States
Great Britain
United Nations Assembly
Molotov
U. S
Ruseta
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Surrounding Areas
Fair and cool with above freezing tonight. Saturday brings warmer, fair conditions in Amarillo and West Texas. New Mexico sees fair conditions through today and Saturday with a cooler south portion. City notes: high 53, low 28, noon 51 for the 24 hours ending 6 30 A M. Local ads mention skating event and local businesses.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
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