Revolt in Ecuador Tests New Government Across Provinces
In Quito and four states army and police officers rebel against Col. Carlos Mancheno's week old rule. Veintimilla and Col. Davila alleged to lead the revolt with a new cabinet expected in place. Riots spread from Riobamba to Latacunga and Ambato as garrisons join the uprising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quito
Ecuador
Carlos Mancheno
Mariano Saurez Veintimilla
Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra
Baquero Davila
Veintimilla
Davila
Riobamba
Chimborazo
Guaranda
Bolivar State
Latacunga
Ambato
Cotopaxi
Tungurahua
August Is Second Driest In Weather History Here
Amarillo reports August as the second driest in 55 years, with .39 inches of rain. The 1938 August recorded .15 inches, and July 1 deficit reaches 3.99 inches under normal. Weatherman H C Winburn warns of a critical September for farmers as heat lingers and Labor Day looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Weather Bureau
Amarillo
H. C. Winburn
Ber
Round World Fliers Arrive in Brussels
George Truman of Los Angeles and Cliff Evans of Washington, D. C., landed in Brussels after a round-the-world flight in two Piper Cubs. They flew in from Folkestone after an aviation show and planned to depart for Ypenburg followed by Paris.
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Brussels
George Truman
Los Angeles
Cliff Evans
Washington, D. C
Folkestone
England
Haren
Ypenburg
Holland
Paris
Truman Makes 1948 Labor Strategy Public
The Truman administration outlines a labor oriented plan on Labor Day. Key figures like Sen. Claude Pepper and Secretary Schwellenbach press against Taft Hartley and high prices while pledging welfare and social security expansions. Union leaders rally in Florida and ongoing talks hint at Congress action in January 1948.
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Truman
Washington
Roosevelt
Claude Pepper
Florida
Pepper
Orlando
Wildwood
Daytona Beach
Peper
Republican Party
National Association of Manufacturers
AFL
William Green
Municipal Stadium
Chicago
CIO
Philip Murray
Kansas City
Congress
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Mutual
Suspect Held After Reported Northwest Texas Hospital Assault
Police report a 10 year old girl was assaulted in the Northwest Texas Hospital penthouse Saturday afternoon. A 26 year old man, William West of Paris area, admitted taking the girl to the penthouse and playing with her. West is being brought before the district attorney as investigators pursue leads, while officers screen two suspects and examine hospital witnesses.
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Ae Davis
William West
Northwest Texas
Sid Harper
West
East Tenth Avenue
Harper
Hes
Paris
Dallas
Harvest
Plainview
Floydada
California
San Jose
Northwest
Texas
Pleasant Valley
Northwest Texas Hospital
No Road Crashes Worth Reporting
Capt. Polk Ivy of the Texas Highway Patrol said nothing worth reporting this morning. No highway accidents were reported to the patrol last night. All patrol members, always on duty, are on duty today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk Ivy
Texas Highway Patrol
Amarillo Marks Biggest Labor Day Celebration Since War
Amarillo residents enjoyed a major Labor Day celebration with a downtown parade before noon a barbecue at Thompson Park and a post picnic speaking program. Evening dances were set at the Mayfair and The Nat as most businesses and offices closed for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Thompson Park
United Nations Faces Palestine Partition Vote
UN general assembly prepare to debate the 50 000 word report proposing partition of Palestine into Arab and Jewish states with Jerusalem as an international city and a two year Jewish immigration of 50 000 to 150 000 planned. Arab opposition warns of forceful resistance while the US issued a public summary from Geneva.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Success
United Nations General Assembly
Palestine
Holy Land
Britain
Earlinat Muantinanhla
Arab League
General Assembly
Egypt
Iraq
Syria
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Jerusalem
Galilee
Coastal Plain
Haifa
Jaffa
Tel Aviv
Beersheba
Negev
Samarian
Judean
Isdud
Geneva
New York
Amarillo School Board Opens Budget Hearing Tonight
The Amarillo School Board convenes a 7:30 pm hearing on the public school budget of 1,684,763 dollars with a 1.30 tax rate and the Amarillo College budget of 230,700 dollars with a 0.16 tax rate for the 1947-48 year. Last year totals were 1,231,000 and 1.25 tax for schools and 147,000 for college with 0.07 tax.
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Amarillo College
Amarillo Public Schools
R. P. Parcells
Jinks Mode
Dick Bivins
Jerry Briscoe
Beaumont Stinnett
Herman Smith
Bill Gunn
Charles M. Rogers
George Waddill
A. M. Meyer
Reds Call Hungarian Vote Fair Amid Fraud Allegations
Budapest reports put the Communist led coalition at 63 percent of the vote with 24 percent for the Communists still leading. Opposition groups claim widespread ballot fraud while the Social Democrats, Smallholders, and National Peasants share the remainder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Information Ministry
Social Democrats
National Peasants
Democratic Peoples Party
Istvan Barankovics
Negro Sought in One-Man Ohio Crime Wave
Cincinnati police sought 34 year old paroled slayer Clifford Gayles in a statewide spree that included assault on a Franklin housewife, shooting a Cleveland woman, stabbing a motorist, and stealing two cars. Otis Mays said Gayles stopped at his home early today but left saying he was in trouble.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Franklin
Cleveland
Clifford Gayles
Walter Spahr
Greene County
Middletown
State Highway Patrol
Gayles
Otis Mays
Emperor Hirohito to Spend Quiet Day with Family
On Sept. 1 2nd anniversary of Japan's surrender a Japanese mountain villa will host Emperor Hirohito and his family for a quiet day as world marks the surrender.
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NASA
Japan
Hirohito
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Fair weather continues in Amarillo and vicinity with not quite so hot conditions this afternoon tonight and Tuesday. West Texas remains fair today tonight and Tuesday with cooler Panhandle conditions. New Mexico shows widely scattered thundershowers in mountains this afternoon and evening, otherwise fair. Highs around 99 degrees, lows near 69, noon estimate 89.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Tilden Seeks Comeback After Early Release
Former tennis king Bill Tilden, 34, is freed from jail 45 days early for good behavior after serving most of a nine month sentence for contributing to the delinquency of a boy. He asks the public for another chance in the sports world and hopes to work as a tennis instructor and player.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Bill Tilden
Tilden
Sheriff's Honor Farm
A. A. Scott
Governor Jester Praises Labor on Labor Day
Texas Governor Beauford H. Jester salutes workers for speeding World War II victory and warns future wars will demand greater production. He urges dignity in labor relations and calls for mature employer employee cooperation while stressing production as defense.
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Houston
U.P
Beauford H. Jester
People of
Texas
Jester
Italy To Sign US Accord On Withdrawal of Troops
Rome reports an Italian foreign ministry spokesman says an accord with the United States on the withdrawal of American troops within 90 days after the peace treaty becomes effective will be signed in Rome this week. The pact mirrors the one with Britain and defines facilities for the troops during the 90 day period. The treaty takes effect upon ratification deposits at Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
United States
Britain
Paris
Train Kills News Vendor While Feeding Birds
Chicago dispatch reports 22 year old newspaper vendor Robert M Alsen bicycled along the Pennsylvania Railroad south side tracks to collect grain fallen from freight cars to feed his birds. He was killed when a box car was moved along a siding and his body was found severed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Robert M. Alsen
Pennsylvania Railroad
Paul Pulley Wins First Prize for News Tip
Paul Pulley of 722 North Houston won $5 for the best News Tip reported to The Globe News last week. He described emergency measures at a drug store to save a small child who fainted after coughing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Pulley
North
Houston
Globe News
T. H. Wells
West
Philip Castle
Globe-News Crew Takes Holiday Too
The Globe and The Daily News will roll from the presses early today. Late news will be missing and final results in the Tri-State Tennis Tournament and Amarillo City Golf Tournament will be by-passed. Printers and staff are on half day schedules due to Labor Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe-News Crew
Globe
The
Daily News
Tri-State
Amarillo City
20 Deaths In Texas This Labor Day Weekend
Texas observances were marred by violent fatalities reaching twenty as the holiday weekend began Friday. Fourteen died in traffic crashes, the second highest traffic toll in the nation, with two killed in a plane crash, two drowned, one shot, and another struck by a falling timber.
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Texas
Michigan
Ten Drivers Enter Pike's Peak Race
Colorado Springs report says ten drivers enter the Pike's Peak ascent on a 12.5 mile gravel course with hairpin turns and 20,000 spectators expected. Louis Unser, seven time winner, is favored after a previous record of 15 minutes 28.7 seconds and predicts at least two others will beat it.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Pike’s Peak
Louis Unser
Judge Reviewing Evidence In NC Lynching Attempt
Seven white men will be brought before a special magistrate in Jackson North Carolina to answer for charges connected to a May lynching attempt on a young black man. Judge J Paul Frizzelle will weigh evidence to decide if they should face a grand jury in four neighboring counties after a Northampton County grand jury failed to indict last August.
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Jackson
North Carolina
J. Paul Frizzelle
Northampton County
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Pia Kurusu
Pearl Harbor
Frank M. White
John Maynard
Round World Fliers
Ren
Bitte
Schwellenbach
Capitol Hill
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyoming Democrat
O'Mahoney
Labor Department
Russell's
United Nations
Williams-Boyce Agency
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes—Insurance
Hungary
Social Democrat
Vilagossac
Szabadsac
Istvan Baloch
Hungarian Democratic Party
Italy
News ‘Tip
Associated Press
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