Eckhardt accuses Texas Good Neighbor Commission of ignoring civil rights report
Austin attorney Robert C. Eckhardt released a 19 page report detailing terrorization of Latin Americans seeking civil rights in Texas and charged the Good Neighbor Commission with disapproval. He resigned as general consultant, accusing the Jester administration of pressuring the commission to avoid protecting Mexican Americans.
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Austin
Texas
Robert C. Eckhardt
Texas Good Neighbor Commission
Eckhardt
Commission
Pauline R. Kibbe
Kibbee
New Braunfels
Rotan
Senate
Pauline R. Kibbee
Big Valley Corporation
Clark Says US Can't Lease Coastal Lands
Secretary of Interior J A Krug said Attorney General Tom Clark informed him the federal government has no authority to lease submerged coastal lands for oil and gas. A new law would be needed to grant leasing power. This follows a Supreme Court ruling that the federal government owns submerged lands of California. Clark said he adheres to that decision.
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Washington
U.P
J. A. Krug
Tom Clark
Krug
Clark
Interior Department
Justice and Interior Departments
Supreme Court
California
Cool Front Lifts Heat Slightly Across Panhandle
Amarillo area hovered near 100 as a melted cool front eased the record heat. The day’s high near 98 followed a 97 degree top the previous day, with Henrietta at 112, Clarendon 104, and Wichita Falls 106 as the region expected another near 96 tomorrow.
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Amarillo
Mercury
Panhandle
Texas
Henrietta
Clarendon
Childress
Wichita Falls
Quanah
Strike at US Steel Pittsburgh Plants Cuts Output
A strike of 1,800 US Steel Corp railroad workers halts production in the Pittsburgh district as two unions walk out after contract talks break down. The railroad serves large steel facilities feeding major lines, affecting about 35,000 workers in the area.
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Pittsburgh
US Steel Corp
Union Railroad
Pollsters Dubious Over Political Jobs Verdict in Williams College discussion
At Williams College the Sec ond International Conference on Public Opinion Research heard leaders assess pre election polls. Stuart Chase said polls are losing significance while Gallup warned they act as a check on pressure groups. Crossley and Roper warned of undue influence and danger in polls.
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Williamstown
Mass
Williams College
Stuart Chase
George Gallup
Gallup
Archibald Crossley
Crossley, Inc
Elmo Roper
Roper
Convict Red Officials In Rostov Court Sentence
Pravda reports two former local Communist secretaries and a prosecuting attorney were sentenced to six to eight years by a Rostov court for arresting and detaining a reporter who criticized them in his newspaper.
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RED
Moscow
Pravda
Rostov
Prices whirl to new heights in post decontrol era
United Press reports sharp gains in meat and staple prices after price controls ended last October. September wheat and corn hit record highs on the Chicago Board of Trade, while New York prime ribs, bacon and San Francisco roast show sharp increases. Labor Department forecasts predict a 6 to 8 percent meat price drop in four months as livestock liquidates. Prices across cities reveal widespread inflation. dairy and bread costs rise, with some forecasts of continued increases despite wage gains.
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United Press
Chicago Board of Trade
New York
San Francisco
Department of Labor
Labor Department
George Dressler
National Association of Retail Meat Dealers
Dressler
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Omaha
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Gary School Expels 600 Over Racial Protest
In Gary Indiana Emerson School suspends 600 high school students for boycotting classes to protest Negro enrollment. One third of the student body is expelled as 38 Negro pupils attend, 1,300 of 1,750 enrollments refuse to attend, football schedule cancelled, class officers removed from office. Reinstatement to be decided by the board.
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Gary
Ind
U.P
Emerson
Charles Lutz
Lutz
Board of Education
Vandenberg Signals Truman Decision On Special Session
Senate President Arthur H. Vandenberg told reporters that only President Truman can decide if a special session is needed to address emergency European aid. He warned Congress should not act blindly and expects Foreign Relations panels to meet first, noting many lawmakers will be abroad. Truman returns from Brazil in mid September with no firm commitment yet.
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Washington
Senate
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Truman
Congress
Europe
Michigan Republican
Vandenberg
GOP
Rio de Janeiro
House Foreign Relations
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Brazil
Robert A. Lovett
Air Defense Chief Calls for 400000 Trained Fliers
Cleveland dispatch reports Lt. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer urging a regular Air Force of 10 thousand modern aircraft and 400 thousand trained personnel to ensure strategic air power. He cites a robust aircraft industry, aero nautical research, a superior civil aviation system, mobilization blueprints, heavy air power funding, and broad recruiting and training. He frames this as essential to deter war and support postwar global peace through a strong United Nations instrument.
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Cleveland
US Air Defense Command
Meyer
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Air National Guard
Pearl Harbor
America
General Stratemeyer
Western Hemisphere
United Nations
Dinner for Joe Dooley Honored Judge Dooley in Amarillo
Members of the Amarillo Bar Association will honor Judge Joe B. Dooley, new federal district judge for northern Texas, at a banquet at the Amarillo Country Club with attendees from Dallas, Fort Worth, Abilene, Lubbock and surrounding areas. 8 A. L. Morgan will speak on Federal Judges, Hermon C. Pipkin on The 1911 Law Class, UT, and other speakers will discuss related legal topics.
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Panhandle
Federal District
Dallas
Fort Worth
Abilene
Lubbock
A. L. Morgan
Amarillo
New York
Hermon C. Pipkin
University of Texas
Pipkin
Dooley
Pleads for Patience on UN Efforts
President Truman told a joint session of the Brazilian Congress that the United States will support the United Nations with all its resources but warned that steadfast purpose and patience are required to make the UN work. He praised hemispheric unity in submerging individual aims for world progress and urged not to be deterred by early UN shortcomings.
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U.P
Truman
United States
United Nations
Mr. Truman
Western Hemisphere
UN World Organization
Brazil
Riots In Delhi Kill Dozens Amid Refugee Clash
Rioting between Hindus and Muslims in Delhi’s refugee congested suburbs continued, with 24 hour death toll at 46. In Karolbagh 12 killed, 20 wounded. Suzimachi mill area saw 33 dead, 41 wounded. Curfews imposed, 51 arrests. Gandhi in Calcutta ends fast, pledges to prevent further strife.
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Delhi
Karolbagh
Government House
Suzimachi Mill
India
Punjab
Calcutta
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Press Agent Braden Recalls Midget on Morgan Photo Incident
Globe staff photographer Thomas Thompson recalls veteran press agent Frank Braden of Ringling Bros who helped stage the celebrated Midget on Morgan’s lap photo in Washington. Braden describes planning, nerves, and the public relations payoff as cameras flashed nationwide.
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Globe
Clifford Holt
Frank Braden
Ringling Bros
Braden
Insistance Co Sut
T Low. de Hksetc
Arrove- News
Holt
Mr. Braden
Sans Merci
Morgan
Washington
J. P. Morgan
Senate Banking Investigating Committee
New York
Izzie Kaplan
Death Takes a Recess At Execution of Killer
Arthur Adams, 37, convicted of murdering his wife Izora in Fort Worth, was executed at the state prison after a broken left leg electrode briefly halted the process. He regained the chair, accepted death calmly, and died at 1:05 AM.
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Huntsville
Arthur Adams
State Prison
Adams
A. C. Turner
Izora
Fort Worth
Turner
Miss Mary Woolley Dies Former Mt Holyoke President
Miss Mary E. Woolley, 84, former president emeritus of Mt Holyoke College, died at her Westport New York home. She had long promoted international peace and disarmament, lived in retirement since 1947, and suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in 1944 after which her health declined.
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South Hadley
Mass
Mary E. Wooley
Mt. Holyoke College
Westport
Wooley
Lake Champlain
Greek Liberal Leader May Form Broad Govt In Greece
In Athens Sept 5 politicians say Liberal Party chief Themistokles Sophoulis aged 86 would form a broader government with Tsaldaris Populists to temper historic fued. The plan includes key ministries Public Order and Justice for the Liberals, Foreign Affairs and War for the Populists as guerrilla fighting continues with reported rebel losses near Grammos and Drama.
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Athens
Liberal Party
Themistokles Sophoulis
Constantin Tsaldaris
Sophoulis
Tsaldaris
United States
Greece
Napoleon Zervas
Justice
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of War
Mt. Grammos
Drama
United Nations Commission
Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Weather report for Amarillo and West Texas
Fair weather and not quite so hot this afternoon, tonight and Saturday. Partly cloudy day over West Texas with no major temperature change. New Mexico sees scattered afternoon showers near mountains while elsewhere remains fair today and Saturday. Highs around 97 degrees, lows near 69, noon 94.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
County Jail Escapee Fractures Heel in Rooftop Plunge
Claude Orville Williams, 18, a county prisoner, fell about 30 feet from the courthouse roof while escaping. He sustained a fractured heel and severe bruises after crashing across ledges on multiple floors. Found quickly, he is under guard at Northwest Texas Hospital and faces jail theft charges after arrest at Vega on July 16.
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Claude Orville Williams
Williams
Northwest Texas Hospital
Vega
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