Amarillo World Series Team Reps Return Home
Four Amarillo representatives from the World Series arrived home in the morning. Ted Houghton Dick Malcom Shelton and another man left New York last night on a TWA plane at 9 15. They slept with blankets over them in the back seats as the plane stopped in Pittsburgh Columbus Indianapolis St Louis Kansas City and Amarillo at 8 o'clock this morning.
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Ted Houghton
Dick Malcom Shelton
New York
TWA
Pittsburgh
Columbus
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Kansas City
Dodgers Fall Short in World Series See Strong Pitching Brighten 1948
Brooklyn lost the World Series but earned praise for youth and pitching potential. Observers say DiMaggio remains supreme, with Rizzuto Stanky Henrich Shea and Walker highlighted. Robinson shows promise. Fans wagered heavily on Brooklyn early, money shifted as Dodgers faded, while parade of pitchers and livelier balls fueled the series.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Yankees
Teachec
Joe DiMaggio
Tris Speaker
Ty Cobb
Hans Wagner
Rizzuto
New York
Stanky
Brooks
Henrich
Shea
Page
Yanks
Casey
Walker
Jackie Robinson
New York Sporting Writers
Indian leaders seek long range plan for tribal freedom
Fort Hayes North Dakota reports a Bureau of Indian Affairs program to grant social and economic freedom to American Indians. Hiram Clark urges cattle industry training for youth, gradual emancipation, and a memorial to Sitting Bull funded by a $2500 appropriation. Clark backs a history revealing Sitting Bull’s burial at Standing Rock with local testimony.
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Standing Rock Indian Reservation
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
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Bureau
Sitting Bull
Indian Bureau
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South Dakota
Standing Rock
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Food Plan Faces Partisan Critique On Monopolies
The debate centers on shipments to Europe and price reductions. Taft speaking from Cincinnati and O’Mahoney from Denver accuse the opposing party of failing to push anti monopoly legislation.
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Taft
Apeebany
Cincinnati
O'Mahoney
Denver
Meatless Tuesday hits Texas as diners balk and planners debate
Texas towns report mixed reactions to Truman meatless Tuesday. Poultry dealers warn of turkey losses while many cafes and hotels brace for compliance. Governors, restaurant groups, and grocers weigh policy as Austin set to decide at a Thursday meeting. Local markets report unclear immediate impact.
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Lone Star
Cuero
Truma
State Restaurant Association
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Houston
Truman
Louis Marchetta
Houston Hotelen's Association
National Association
Fort Worth
Lubbock
San Angelo
Theo Alexander
County leaders optimistic on fair sites and next year’s relief
County commissioners report full cooperation this year with the carnival exhibit area. President Taylor says rain saved the plans this year and vows the county will be out of the mud next year, signaling progress despite weather challenges.
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Taylor
British government speeds up plans for Palestine withdrawal
British officials said in London and in Palestine that consultations to fix a withdrawal date have been accelerated. The move follows urgent consideration by administrative and military leaders to determine the timing of British departure from Palestine.
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Palestine
Lake Success
London
State Dept Creates Guard on Security Risk Dismissals
The State Department announced it will immediately dismiss any officer or employee deemed a security risk. A personnel security board will review loyalty cases, having already assessed 10 individuals and discharged seven after sustaining charges while three were released without prejudice.
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State Department
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Cattle and Hogs Markets See Mixed Toll in Omaha Chicago Runs
Markets report cattle calves hogs and sheep trading with steady to weaker tendencies. Cattle and calves at Kansas City and Chicago show varied price levels with heavy supplies and several price brackets for steers cows and bulls. Lamb bids weaken while early sales show steady to higher values for select lots.
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City
USDA
Chicago
Chile mobilizes reserves to counter communist plan
President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla orders mobilization of the 1946 army reserve class to avert a communist revolution. He also mobilizes coal mining experts to prevent mining strikes from paralyzing Chile's economy. The government cites evidence of Moscow satellite influence seeking control of Chilean raw materials for wartime use.
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Chile
Gabriel Gonzalez Videla
Communist Party
Moscow
United States
Vip reporter’s Europe tour yields blunt coal and war lessons
Frederick C. Othman files a tongue in cheek dispatch from Washington recounting how a $3.50 lunch to obtain background yielded Vip’s informal notes. He cites British mines with aging unions, Germany shoe counts after the war, and European debt doubts.
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Capital
Europe
GI Flight School Operators Protest Rigid Requirements
In Austin on October 7 an operators group from Texas demanded removal of state control over GI flight training from the veterans education approval agency. A four member committee led by El Paso’s William J. B. Prazier sought a meeting with Gov. Beauford H. Jester, who was away, with plans to confer tomorrow. Over 300 operators had met the previous day to condemn the agency headed by Charles B. and its rigid rules, which they warned could shut down schools and affect veterans seeking training.
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England
Yip
John L. Lewis
Midlands
Labor
America
France
Germany
Austin
Texas
Agency For Veterans Education
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el Paso
Beauford H. Jester
Charles B
Seaneraria
Greek Army Attacks 5000 Guerrillas in Lamia Area
Government dispatches report the Greek army opened an assault against 5,000 guerrillas in the Lamia region. The guerrilla force is said to be led by Gen. Markos Viafthiades, commander in chief.
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Athens
A.P
Lamia
Markos Viafthiades
War war damage in France crops hit by combat
An estimate indicates that 6,640,000 acres of French land were rendered unfit for cultivation by World War II operations.
Moslems Oppose Palestine Partition Proposal
Pakistan delegate Sir Mohammed Zaffrulak Khan told the 57 nation Palestine committee of the United Nations that partition would be a monstrosity comparable to a separate Negro State in the United States. Pakistan had just obtained independence less than two months ago.
Partition of British India as Moslem and Hindu dominions
A historical note describes the partition project that split old British India into two dominions one with a Muslim majority and the other with a Hindu majority.
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British India
Predicted U S Fires Reach 1.7 Million This Year
Analysts project 1.7 million fires in the United States with about 11,000 fatalities. The estimate mirrors historical burn rates and highlights risk levels for communities and fire services nationwide.
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