Deadlock Over Labor Roles at Livestock Exhibition Construction
A Friday morning meeting among Building Trades Union representatives county commissioners and moving contractor Ira Stephenson failed to resolve who will handle structural steel for the Livestock Exhibition project. The dispute centers on whether Stephenson’s crew or union iron workers should move and place steel from stockpiles to the erection, with wage disagreements for four workers and a proposed role for laborers assisting county carpenters. See COUNTY Page 2
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Building Trades Union
Ira Stephenson
Dalhart Army Air Field
Amarillo
Stephenson
Union Iron Workers
Hang Huns As Church Plea Fails
Ten German war criminals were hanged at Landsberg Prison despite appeals by Catholic and Protestant church leaders to halt executions. Notables included Alex Piorkowski and Hans Trummler among the ten, all convicted by American courts for killing airmen or torturing prisoners. Church telegrams to Secretary Royall urged suspension pending further investigation. The executions occurred in about 90 minutes with nine others named.
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Munich
Germany
Landsberg
Alex Piorkowski
Dachau
Hans Trummler
Hitler
Kenneth Royall
Johannes Neuhaeusler
Theophil Wurm
Council of Evangelical Churches of Germany
Arthur Fuhr
Michael Raaf
Karl Franz Stattman
Emil See Nazis
Soviet Radio Jam Backfires on VOA Effort
U.S. officials report 18 Soviet stations, centered around Moscow and Vladivostok, aimed at jamming Voice of America may backfire as Russian listeners seek more information. Washington notes intensified interest as propaganda effort fails to suppress news.
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Washington
Russia
Voice of America
Moscow
Vladivostok
State Department
United States
Cease-fire Talks Shaping Gaza Front Amid Sinai Defeat
Israeli spokesman Moshe Perlman said Gaza Arabs fled as Egyptian defeat at Beersheba loomed. Bunche set a noon cease-fire deadline after acceptances, while fronts reported limited Egyptian strength at Beersheba and Arab panic sending villagers toward Hebron. Majdal coastal batteries repelled a Jewish attempt to land.
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Ishud
Moshe Perlman
Gaza
Beersheba
Bunche
Israel
Egypt
Hebron
Palestine
Majdal
Dancefest Tonight at 8 OClock Big Square Dance Weekend
National Square Dance event runs Friday and Saturday at Tri-State Pair Park Sports Arena. Tickets 75 cents to 1.50 available at county offices Maxor Drug Holtzclaw Pharmacy. Contestants rehearse at various sites with transportation from Amarillo Jaycees. Barbecue clinic Saturday at fair grounds admission 60 cents. Featured callers Herb Greggerson and Ed Durlacher.
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National Square Dance
H. Grady Wilson
Maxor Drug Store
Fisk
Holtzclaw
Presscription Pharmacy
Tri-State Pair Park
Bob Crudgington
Studebaker
Herring Hotel
Amarillo Jaycees
Fair Grounds
Herb Greggerson
el Paso
Ed Durlacher
New York
UN Security Council Debates Berlin Blockade Settlement
The United Nations Security Council delayed voting on a compact for settling the Berlin blockade after Russia requested a postponement. Delegates adjourned with a plan to reconvene Monday and consider a six neutral nations proposal urging the Big Four to end the crisis and discuss a Foreign Ministers meeting around November 30.
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Paris
Berlin
Russia
United Nations Security Council
Council
Council of Foreign Ministers
Fear for Berlin Crisis Delays Vote at United Nations
The Security Council delayed its vote on a resolution after Russian delegate Andrei Vishinsky sought postponement hoping for new concessions. Western delegates met privately with Juan Bramuglia and signaled cautious optimism as a compromise was introduced to avoid a dangerous decision and possible war.
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Andrei Vishinsky
Vishinsky
Russia
Germany
Berlin
Security Council
Juan Bramuglia
Argentina
Council
Bramuglia
Community Chest hopes to reach goal with advance gifts
Amarillo's Chest board expects about 70 000 in advance gifts to push toward a 125 000 yearly goal. About 250 civic workers distribute pledge cards to local businesses while collection begins Friday afternoon.
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Sv'ks Afewayinauaeer
Jkeg Yevimlimutlily Chest
Two Men Held in Extortion Attempt
New York reports an extortion plot against Edgar F. Luckenbach of the steamship family. Detectives questioned two men as authorities traced a letter demanding a $100000 contribution and threats of harm, followed by phone calls insisting on payment.
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New York
Edgar F. Luckenbach
Luckenbach
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and New Mexico Through Saturday
The forecast calls for paired activity this afternoon tonight and Saturday with slowly rising temperatures. Not much change in temperatures elsewhere. In New Mexico fair skies through Saturday with warmer conditions this afternoon. Highs reach near 66 degrees and a low around 38. Meyers Motor Co Chrysler Plymouth listing features.
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Amarillo
New Mexico
Meyers Motor Co
Chrysler-Plrmouth
The Globe Publishes Juvenile Names to Deter Delinquency
The Globe explains its decision to publish the names of juveniles who commit offenses that would be felonies for adults. It argues transparency deters crime, notes public support, and counters threats of bribery and harassment while stressing fairness across rich and poor youths.
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Globe
The
Amarillo
Texas
Kansas
Phillips Sticks to Oil Hike
Phillips Petroleum Co president K. 8. Adams said the firm will not backtrack from a 35 cent per barrel crude oil price hike posted Sept. 28. He cited rising costs and national security needs, insisting the measure remains sound and needed for domestic reserves.
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Bartlesville
Oklo
Adams
Phillips Petroleum Co
Phillips
Houston
Tulsa Daily World
Toronto boy testifies to slavery by relatives
A 14 year old boy from Summerville says his aunt and uncle beat him daily and kept him on bread and water while doing heavy chores. Police questioned the couple as the boy described being locked in a closet and held prisoner for a year. He was briefly allowed outside naked on a back porch before police intervened.
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Associated Press
Evelyn C. Ferrier
Atlanta
Louis Ferrier
Toronto
Samuel Smith
Summerville
Gordon Kelly
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