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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1950
Page
1
Testimony showed M D McDuff borrowed a .22 rifle from Willyard weeks before the shooting and returned it after keeping it at Mrs Willyard's home. Witnesses described the couple as friendly and courteous during the period, with questions about plans for a fishing trip on the day in question.
US troops pushed 12 miles into North Korea along the Seoul Pyongyang highway as Reds counter with two new divisions to defend Pyongyang. South Koreans moved from Wonsan and closed on Kumchon while Americans closed to within 75 miles of Pyongyang. Premier Kim Il Sung declared defiance as front lines fought in hill trenches and foxholes amid heavy shelling and air strikes.
Heads of 15 railroad unions with about one million members voted to demand a 25 cent per hour wage increase for non operating workers. The proposal would lift average weekly pay by about ten dollars from sixty dollars and fifteen cents. Negotiations under the Railway Labor Act are sought with hopes for a quick settlement.
Lt Gen Manton S Eddy announced American reinforcements are arriving in Germany as a flow of replacements. Berlin may be the first to be increased in strength and there is no evacuation plan. He noted lessons from Korea and the Pershing tank as standard armor for Western Germany.
A demand that President Truman replace Secretary of State Dean Acheson will be brought before the national American Legion convention today. The resolution urged his dismissal as part of broader calls for stronger anti subversive measures and uniform state child support laws. Rep Edith Nourse Rogers will receive the Distinguished Service Medal for veterans work.
US Weather Bureau reports fair conditions for Amarillo and surrounding areas tonight and Thursday with a rise in temperatures. Temperatures forecast as highs near 79 to 82 degrees and lows around 51 to 48 degrees. West Texas should remain generally fair with no major temperature changes. New Mexico mirrors fair conditions with warmer readings in the northeast this afternoon.
Detroit reports Mrs. Henry Ford left nearly half of an estimated 8.5 million dollar estate to the Edison Institute for education. The will provides 4 million to Edison Institute, with the remainder to relatives and cash bequests to five Ford family servants. Executors named include three grandsons. The will notes taxes and a tax-free Edison bequest.
President Truman flies to St Louis for a lodge ceremony then to California and Hawaii for a high level meeting with General Douglas MacArthur. The exact conference site west of Hawaii remains undisclosed though Guam is the leading guess. He will broadcast foreign policy speeches from San Francisco on Oct 17 and New York on Oct 24.
A compact notice lists the press room and advertising departments at 607 Taylor Street with phone 6262 for Reach across all divisions. It catalogs rooms including News Room Composing Room Stereotype Room Press Dept Mailing Room Display Adv Dept and Circulation Dept in the old building on 6th and Fillmore.
A 190 strong business and professional goodwill delegation arrived in Roswell New Mexico at 7 am for a ceremony in Chavez County. The group toured the city led by local officials and heard welcoming remarks from Roswell Chamber of Commerce leaders. Roswell’s growth over the past decade is linked to Walker Air Force Base home to the 509th Bomb Group. The city, a center of Pecos Valley agriculture, reports 1949 cotton valued at 6 956 433 dollars and alfalfa at 1 915 500 with total farm crops near 10. 8 million dollars. A new 5 million housing project for base personnel and a million dollar municipal airport project are under way. See TRIP-Page 18.
The Globe and News announce special newspaper delivery for timely arrival. If missing, call 6262 at the Circulation Department. Globe delivery runs until 7 pm. News delivery until 9 am weekdays and 10 am Sundays.
Veterans groups object to a Texas A&M Extension memo directing United Nations flags to fly above the U S flag and the Texas flag. Miss Pauline Lokey oversees flag kits with support from 21 women’s clubs while sheathes of flags are produced. VFW and American Legion leaders insist the U S flag must have honor and cite possible refusals to fly if orders require UN precedence.
Washington dispatch reports drastic government controls reshape home loans. Non veteran down payments rise 10 to 50 percent by price, veterans 5 to 45 percent. Mortgages must be paid in 20 years, 25 years for some older homes. Prices may drop as demand cools. Reed more on HOUSING-Page 18.
Funeral services for Charles Clifford Cash fatally injured in a highway crash will be held Thursday at 2 30 PM in the Church of Christ at McLean. Officiating will be Thomas Robinson with brothers-in-law as pallbearers. Burial in Hillcrest Cemetery, McLean, under Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Larry Paez 2, critically injured, showing some improvement at St Anthony’s Hospital.
Seattle reporters describe a 700 ton cargo of powdered eggs from Communist China at the waterfront and bound for New York bakeries. Congressman Mitchell seeks federal inquiry while AFL union leaders call shipments a blow to American labor. Government data show large surplus purchases this year. brokers note shipments have occurred for decades and more cargoes are expected.
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