UN proposes buffer zone as prewar frontier on Korea war map
The United Nations seeks a buffer zone starting eight miles south of the 38th parallel along the West coast, veering northeast across the line, and running near Kaesong Pyongyang Kum Song and the Hwachon area, shifting control away from recent east central gains and the Kumsong front. Allied air forces then struck North Korea’s rail links to Manchuria, repelling about 80 MiG-15s with no losses.
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North
South Korea
Kaesong
Pyongyang
Kumsong
Hwachon
North Korea
Manchuria
Yalu River
Johnson Committee Hits Waste of Men and Money
The Johnson subcommittee reports on mobilization and praises food clothing and housing at six training centers while condemning low morale and cost waste at Marine bases El Toro Camp Pendleton and Camp Lejeune It urges cost consciousness in officer fitness reports and questions hazardous duty pay at New London The document notes a staff sergeant recalled to duty with a golf course post and signals broader oversight by the committee See MARINES-Page 17
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el Toro
Camp Pendleton
California
Camp Lejeune
North Carolina
Navy
Marine Corps
Korea
Fl Toro
New London
Boys Ranch To Get Post Office
Congressman Walter Rogers announced official support for establishing a fourth class post office at Boys Ranch Texas. Postmaster General aide Joseph J Lawler confirmed the finding and noted potential upgrade to first class if mail volumes justify the change.
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Boys Ranch
Walter Rogers
Rogers
Globe
Washington
Joseph J. Lawler
Tex
Lawler
Amarillo
Record Tally Looms As Britishers Vote
London Oct 25 AP An unprecedented surge in voting in the British general election cooled Conservative hopes. Early turnout 7 to 9 am much higher than last time, with Socialist supporters likely dominant. Noon to 9 am polling 2 percent above 1950. Conservatives expect at least even or favorable results. Churchill sues for libel against Daily Mirror. Weather turned fine after a cold dawn as workers ride to polls.
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London
Winston Churchill
London Daily Mirror
Conservative Party
Churchill
Daily Mirror
Cardiff
Leeds
Bristol
Attlee
Hig
Remington Indicted Again On Perjury Charges
William W. Remington former government economist whose perjury conviction was reversed on appeal was indicted by a federal grand jury on five new counts. The five count indictment alleges he lied five times at his trial earlier this year.
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Remington
New York
William W. Remington
Houston Ex-Convict Suspected in Amarillo Robbery
Amarillo police pursue a three week old $3161.24 Old ham Grocery Store robbery with a Houston ex convict under suspicion. Chief J L King says no pick up order exists and limited information can be released. James Virgil Counts, 29, was released after questioning amid plans for a lie detector test which Counts refused on his attorney’s advice.
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Oldham
Houston
J. L. King
King
Amarillo
James Virgil Counts
Counts
Amarillo Education Costs Jump Vastly Since 1940
Amarillo public school per pupil cost rose to 233.20 in 1950 from 73.82 in 1939-40, with elementary at 199.50 and high school 252.03. Debt service adds 28.03, total annual cost up 144 percent since 1939-40. Attendance reached 11,743 last year. Weather notes predict first hard cold snap with highs near 62 and freezing by night. Local lumber ad appears at end.
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Paul Timmons
Amarillo
George M. Waddill
Cornell & Company
Office of Education
H. C. Winburn
Mr. Winburn
Colorado
Clerdi
Chest Fund Campaign Progress in United Red Feather Drive
United Red Feather Campaign nears half of its 228 853 goal with divisions at 137 percent down to .06 percent of objectives. Campaign chairman Robert Clements says results are encouraging and ahead of last year. A reader asks why 31 367 34 remains between goal and allotted 20 agencies. Explanation cites shrinkage 3 plus campaign expenses 2 9 as reasons for the 197 485 66 allotment.
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United Red Feather
Robert Clements
Civic-minded businesspeople fund year-round staff costs
Civic-spirited businessmen pick up tabs for year-round administration expenses including salaries for a small staff office rent postage and stationery. This note references CHEST page 17.
Weather summary for Amarillo area and West Texas
Cloudy and mild through Friday with a high near 71 today and 62 Friday. Light rain possible Friday and Saturday, turning colder by Saturday. Panhandle outlook shows increasing clouds and light rainfall with little outdoor impact. West Texas mostly cloudy and warmer, with showers east of the Pecos Valley today and cooler Friday. New Mexico partly cloudy with scattered showers south and west Friday.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
West Texas
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Ft ia RAPS Critics of Career Men in Capitol
Globe Business Editor Thomas Thompson reports that Gabriel J. Ticoulat, VP of Crown Zellerbach and deputy administrator for the Defense Production Administration, urged Southwestern Paper Merchants Association delegates to support career government workers and praised industry leaders who help implement regulations. He warned critics to offer constructive ideas and noted defense spending will affect the civilian economy, urging acknowledgment of its impact.
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Thomas Thompson
Globe
Washington
Gabriel J. Ticoulat
Aspe
Crown Zellerbach Corporation
San Francisco
Defense Production Administration
Paper Company
Duty May Put Ike In Race
Former New England publisher Leonard V Finder says Dwight D. Eisenhower told him he would run for president if it were a matter of duty. Finder cites Eisenhower remarks about accepting a draft to express the American people's wishes and notes Ike would prefer a Republican nomination over a Democratic one if called by duty.
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New York
New England
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Leonard V. Finder
Eisenhower
Collier’s
Finder
Free Roper Gas Range At Amarillo Cooking School
The Globe News with Amarillo Gas Company sponsor a three day free cooking school in Municipal Auditorium next Monday to Wednesday at 1:30 PM where a Roper gas range will be awarded as a grand prize by The Cosmopolitan, Inc. Other prizes include a Standard Stores sewing machine a Harris Co clock radio and a Sears Roebuck Kenmore 12 speed food mixer. Frank Decatur White directs the event urging housewives to arrive early due to crowds.
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Roper
Municipal Auditorium
Cosmopolitan, Inc
Capital
Standard Stores, Inc
Harris Co
Sears-Roebuck
Globe-News
Amarillo Gas Company
Frank Decatur White
A Shining Example of Conservative Faith
Cincinnati report notes Lady Astor expressed strong faith in a Conservative victory in Britain. She offered to bet her tiara against a cigar on a Conservative win in a cable to Dr. Carleton Smith, but no MP would accept the wager.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Lady Astor
Carleton Smith
National Arts Foundation
Hermit of Progress Treasured Knick Knacks and Money
Court searchers uncovered over $9,000 in cash along with sticks, stones, rags, and bones at Josh Blocher’s cabin in Progress. Administrator Robert C. Howell will oversee the Blocher estate as the search follows Blocher’s 40-year role as village founder and prophet. Blocher’s body was found August 15 in a cotton patch near Muleshoe. he was beaten and robbed of 13 cents. Two men face charges in the slaying.
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Travis Barnett
Muleshoe
Josh Biecher
Progress
J. H. Wimberley
Wimberley
Blocher
Josh Blocher
Robert C. Howell
Muleshee
Bailey County
Cecil H. Tate
Amarillo
Blochers
May Face Murder Charge in Shooting
Stanley R. Smith, jailed on two counts of assault with intent to murder, is expected to be charged with murder after Sid Taylor, 37, died from injuries sustained in the Sept 22 shooting outside a North East Eighth night club. Taylor and E Bruce Hatter, 27, were alleged to have been shot during an altercation. Hatter survives. A new murder indictment may wait for a new grand jury panel.
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Stanley R. Smith
Smith
North East Eighth
Sid Taylor
North East
Veterans Hospital
Phoenix
Ariz
Taylor
E. Bruce Hatter
Brown Drive
Arizona Hospital
Potter County
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Senate Armed Services Subcommittee
Bulletin
Hunt
South
Southwestern Paper Merchants Association
Ray Minner
Minner
Amarillo Paper Company
E. Mason, Jr
Keyes Fibre Sales Corp
Dallas
Harold Manner
Crossett Paper Mill
Crossett
Ark
Fir
Olver & Wiggins Lbr. Co
West
US Weather Bureau
Capitol
Globe News
Kathryn Henry
Lester Douglas Stevens
Thomas Livesay
J. H. Wimberly
Howell
Morris Hicks
Clyde Henry
Mule Shoe
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