Duval County Ballots Burned in Senate Probe by Janitor
In Duval County Texas a janitor Betacourt burned old ballots and records in the county clerk’s office as part of a Senate investigation into alleged fraud in the Lyndon Johnson Stevenson race. Officials Campbell King and Francisco Aleman said the act was unintentional but triggered scrutiny.
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Claude Raml
San Diego
Duval County
Pisiano
US Senate
Duval ‘County
Campbell King
Francisco Aleman
Betacourt
King
Aleman
Senate
Arthur B. Broer
Joseph Langham
Lyndon Johnson
Coke Stevenson
Jim Wells
Woodrow Laughlin
Laughlin
Juveniles Face Carson Charges In Panhandle Burglaries
A group of eight youths including Tommie Looper Jesse Freeman and Grover Dudley were arrested in connection with burglaries at Panhandle White Deer and nearby towns. They implicated others in raids on Raef Brothers store St Francis Borger cafes and local service stations. The group faced Carson County juvenile authorities with charges related to the September 28 burglaries.
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Panhandle
Carson County
Tommie Looper
North West First
Jesse Lee Freeman
Pierce
Grover Martin Dudley
North Houston
White Deer
Raef Brothers
St. Francis
Borger
Stinnett
Marshall Food Store
East Twenty-first
Clyde Bearden
Twenty-second
Washington
Amarillo
Berlin Deal Ruined Not in Cards Says Stalin
Stalin accused United States and Britain of seeking new war through aggression and rejected an Aug Kremlin pact, while Moscow press treated Berlin dispute as ongoing. State Department countered, issuing a White Paper stating Washington truthfully outlined Berlin talks. Stalin claimed Western powers refused genuine agreement, pressing blame on USSR.
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Berlin
Henry Shapiro
United Press
Moscow
London
Josef Stalin
United States
Great Britain
Pravda
Kremlin
United Nations Security Council
Russia
Stalin
Washington
State Department
Britain
Department
Michael J. McDermott
Hugh Baillie
Baillie
Europe
United Nations
Soviet Union
Ussr
Writer's Sentences Too Long (He Says)
New York on October 28 the author of How To Commit Murder and Get Away With It faced a tougher sentence after a second degree robbery conviction. Daniel F Ahearn 45 admitted stealing 200 in cash and 2000 in jewelry from a woman department store buyer. The verdict could bring life imprisonment for him. He told the jury this means my life thanking the jury.
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New York
Daniel F. Ahearn
Galveston Cop Shot Ties to Grand Jury Action
In Galveston early today Officer C. H. Jackson was wounded after a car forced him to the curb and gunfire erupted from five men. He drove to John Sealy Hospital as attackers pursued. Police link the shooting to the county grand jury probing gambling, bawdy houses, and absentee voting.
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Galveston
C. H. Jackson
Jackson
John Sealy
C. E. Timm
Chicago
Grand Jury
DP's Seek New Life in Amarillo
Four of the 813 displaced persons arriving from Europe this week seek new lives in Texas as the first admitted under the last Congress act. Antoni Galas and his family, Polish natives, head to Amarillo sponsored by A. E. Herrmann, with Frieda Ellberg, Lithuanian, headed to Port Arthur via sponsor Louis Mandel.
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Dp’s
Amarillo
Washington
Europe
Texas
International Refugee Organization
Antoni Galas
Anta
Poland
Harrison
A. E. Herrmann
Frieda Ellberg
Fifth Street
Port Arthur
Louis Mandel
Milton West Texas Solon Dies at 60
Washington October 28 Rep Milton H West of Texas died at age 60 after months of illness lymphoma. A House member since 1933 he became a successor to Garner and served on Ways and Means. He did not seek re election. Lloyd M Bentsen Jr won the Democratic nomination to succeed him. West lived in Brownsville with ranch near Mission his wife Temple Worley and son Milton H West Jr. now practicing in Houston.
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Washington
Milton H. West
Texas
West
House
John
Nance Garner
Texas Ranger
Con
Sun District
Garner
Lloyd M. Bentsen, Jr
McAllen
Soviet envoy questions secret Tokyo meeting with MacArthur
Soviet Ambassador Panyushkin demanded disclosure of a secret military conference held in Tokyo this month with General MacArthur. He cited AP reports of Oct 12-14 talks on increasing occupation forces and measures against a surprise attack, and urged the US on the Far Eastern Commission to reveal substance of the discussions.
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Washington
Russia
Panyushkin
United States
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Il-nation
Far Eastern Commissi
Japan
FEC
Commission
Frank McCoy
Associated Press
Pacific
Saska
Pearl Harbor
Army
Navy
Air Force
MacArthur
Nathan F. Twining
Alaska
Yokosuka
Cairo
Potsdam
Far Eastern Commission
FHA
Joan Maynard
Picket Line Standoff Over Livestock Exposition Steel
Pickets marched at Tri-State Fair Park over the new Livestock Exposition Building steel erection. Rain halted work but no job interruption occurred as iron workers protested handling of steel, while Ira Stephenson, city commissioner, runs the project on an hourly basis after no bids were received. Union and contractor dispute centers on whether iron workers should handle all steel and related components. The project funds total about 120000 with 85 tons of structural steel to be erected and extensions for roof decking and frame work.
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Tri-State Fair Park
Iron Workers Local Union
Ira Stephenson
Dalhart Army Air Field
Stephenson
Illinois
Fair Grounds
Ford
Paul Thomas
Building Trades Union
Collision Kills One Near Melrose in Car Truck Crash
Clovis reports a fatal collision west of Melrose left Mrs. Della Mae Huddleston 43 dead and W. E. Garner 59 injured. Huddleston’s car skidded on a wet spot into a truck driven by Albert Chiles. Chiles and passengers were uninjured. Garner, treated at Clovis Memorial Hospital, had a broken nose and severe cuts. his condition described as not serious. Surviving relatives include two daughters and a brother. funeral services pending under Memorial Chapel Clovis.
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Clovis
Melrose
Della Mae Huddleston
W. E. Garner
Sudan
Garner
Clovis Memorial Hospital
Huddleston
Albert Chiles
Portales
Chiles
W. P. Flatt
Bob Flatt
Milneland
Flatts
T. R Anderson
Railroad Feature Gets Sidetracked
The Globe omits the Thursday feature On the Railroads by Duke Nally due to technical difficulties. The Amarillo railroad items will run in tomorrow's issue.
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Duke Nally
The
Globe
Amarillo
Riot in Stuttgart as German workers protest policies
Bulletin reports a riot in Stuttgart during a demonstration by over 10,000 German trade union members against German administration policies in the Anglo-American zones. First accounts say US military police deployed tear gas to restore order.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Tax survey firm loses city contract in Amarillo
Perry Burks announces cancellation of the George Ehrenbourg Company of Dallas contract to assess property for tax purposes. City and school districts will terminate the survey plan, with in-house assessors Townsend and Scott to begin new construction assessments next week. The move saves about 1825 dollars while consolidating city and school tax offices on the courthouse’s second floor.
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George Enrenvorg Company
Dallas
Perry Burks
Ehrenberg Company
Dallas Appraisal Company
Burks
Monte Townsend
A. D. Scott
Ehrenberg
Amaril
Court House
Station Robbed at Bivins Service Station
A Black man escaped with 40 dollars from the cash register at Bivins Service Station No. 1, 218 Fillmore, shortly after 1 PM Thursday. Two attendants were outside serving customers when the theft occurred. police launched a statewide search for the unidentified suspect. Connally rallies Democrats in Waco urging support for Johnson, Truman, and other nominees.
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Bivins
Fillmore
Art. Monken
Oliver Bivins
Connally
DEMOS
Waco
Fom
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Truman
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Cloudy with occasional showers this afternoon in Amarillo and West Texas. Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with slightly cooler temperatures. New Mexico sees partly cloudy skies and scattered showers today through Friday, cooler in the east. High 74, low 49 in the 24 hour period ending 6:30 AM. Local ad for slide rules and pest invallable Russell’s at 611 Taylor.
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Texas
New Mexico
Russells
Taylor
Candidates Sing Anti Red Tune Across Election Week
The Associated Press report notes President Truman and Governor Dewey in a tour of the Northeast focusing on the Communist issue. Both candidates pressed their viewpoints as the November 2 ballot nears, with limited overlap and sharp disagreements highlighted in recent speeches.
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Ivan Layton
US Weather Bureau
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Rock Island Railroad
Wasnoka
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Burnins Dalhart
Claude
Dumas
Bockk
Ture
Mildred King
Kenneth
Los Angeles
Richard A. King
Yokohama
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Milton West
Solon
Raffles
Fair Park
Bulletin
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Boston
Dewey
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