Atom Powered Plane on Way Fort Worth Plant
The world's first atomic plane is taking shape at Fort Worth in a top secret Convair project. General Electric and the Atomic Energy Commission join the Air Force and Convair in developing the atomic engine, with testing expected around 1955 or 1956 and potential non stop global flight. It promises revolutionary range for air and sea warfare alongside the atomic submarine.
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Fort Worth
Washington
Consolidated Vultee Engineers
August C. Esenwien
EOE Yyortmm
Air Force
Shaft Corporation
Convair
General Electric Co
Labor Walkout Shuts Amarillo Air Base Plumbing Work
About 105 plumbers and steamfitters left their posts at Amarillo Air Force Base in a jurisdictional dispute over pipe unloading. A union steward reportedly called off the crew after a dispute over unloading a carload of pipe, with plumbers and helpers claiming the work. The walkout involved workers employed by R. M. Wolfe Engi
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Amarillo Air Force Base
R. M. Wolfe Engi
Workers Walk Off Job At Air Base Construction Site
About ten this morning, workers left the Wolfe Company project in Borger after being ordered off the job by A. Cornette, steward of the plumbers and steamfitters union. Some walked off voluntarily, others on orders, with a few remaining. The Wolfe Company of Oklahoma City holds sub contracts for Del E. Webb Construction and Lambie Moss Construction Company.
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Ineering Company
A. Cornette
Borger
Plumbers and Steamfitters Union
Wolfe Company
Oklahoma City
del E. Webb Construction Company
Air Base
Lambie & Moss Construction Company
Cerebral Palsy Fund In Need Of Boost
Amarillo campaign to build a new Cerebral Palsy Treatment Center house remains about 7000 dollars short of the 40000 dollar goal in money and materials. Campaign chairman Trey Jones with Jack Seale and C. J. Humphrey say the last few thousand dollars are hardest to obtain. A recent cash gift of 100 dollars from Mrs. O. V. Beck was received. The new building will provide a better place for children to learn to walk.
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Amarillo
Trey Jones
Jack Seale
C. J. Humphrey
O. V. Beck
Vandals Cause $500 Damage to Vernon Street House
Police report $500 in damage to a Vernon Street home owned by Askew and Brown realty dealers at 608 Vernon. Vandalism included smeared paint on walls, mutilated linoleum, and damaged bathroom fixtures at the residence.
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Vernon
Askew & Brown
West Ninth
Prowlers Routed by Police Gunfire on Hayden Street
Gunfire startled South Amarillo residents as police pursued two prowlers in the 4100 block of Hayden Street. A third man drove the getaway car while officers swept a weed‑dense field with searchlights. no gunshot injuries were reported and no hospitals admitted patients. A neighbor's call sparked a two hour search with five patrol cars in the area.
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Amarillo
Troy Martin
Hayden Street
Billy Moser
Hayden
Red Chinese Offensive Push Threatens UN Lines North of Seoul
Western front near Yonchon 35 miles north of Seoul sees a 2,500 Chinese force drive a three mile wedge with T-34 tanks, while US Marines and Army troops press gains at Bloody Ridge and the Punchbowl. Allied defenders form a perimeter on the Imjin River as relief units rescue cut off troops. The advance, backed by two full Chinese divisions and nearby Russian puppet forces, signals a possible broader offensive.
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Eighth Army
Korea
United States
Seoul
Genesee
Bloody Ridge
Second Infantry Division
Imjin
Russia
Yonchon
Outfit
Slot Machine Ban Shuts Marble Tables in Texas
Atty Gen Price Daniel orders a midnight ban on slot machines with prize or free play features. Marble tables must be removed or converted, as vans rush to evacuate equipment to Mexico and Nevada. Officials estimate about 300,000 tables statewide, with many already gone or deactivated.
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Fred Tripp
Amarillo
Texas
Tia Juana
Reno
Las — Vegas
Price Daniel
Daniel
Globe
Mike Green
North Houston
New nickel-catchers replace banned tables in market
Distributors lament tax burdens on marble tables and nickel slot machines totaling 40 per year and 60 for dime and quarter slots. The anti-slot ruling hurts revenue with no tax relief, driving prices down as a 150 table sells for about 35 in Tia Juana.
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Tia Juana
Smelter Workers Vote Downgraded Union Drive At Plant
In a National Labor Relations Board supervised election at the American Smelting and Refining Company plant, 312 workers voted against recognizing a CIO United Steelworkers bargaining agent while 117 supported it and seven backed AFL. A total of 295 opposed any union. Balloting concluded at midnight with NLRB official John White of Dallas presenting results. A one year cooling period follows under NLRB sanctions.
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American Smelting and Refining Company
National Labor Relations Board
CIO
United Steel Workers of America
AFL
John White
Dallas
NLRB
National League and American League Baseball Scores
Late scores missing for St Louis at Chicago and Philadelphia at Brooklyn. Two games tomorrow. Night games include New York at Boston and Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. Boston at New York doubleheader postponed by rain. Night games Washington at Philadelphia and Chicago at St Louis. Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
New York
Boston
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Washington
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes—Insurance
Allergic Boy Makes Family Give Up Pets
Larry Schneider fears losing Bootsie the kitten and Lady Poo the cocker spaniel after doctors diagnose an allergy in the 3-year-old. His mother places ads seeking a loving new home for the pets, hoping for quick, careful adoption.
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Bootsie
Larry
Lawrence Schneider
Lady Poo
Mrs. Schneider
Flood threat eases as railroad embargo lifted citywide
Santa Fe Railway lifted the embargo on east bound freight this morning as Kansas City flood threat waned. Traffic moved on schedule with livestock embargoes brief and ops normalizing, while Army engineers keep dikes manned and the Kansas River crest lowered to 29 feet.
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Santa Fe Railway
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Eddie Johnson
Western Stock Yards
Kansas Yards
Associated Press
Kansas
Missouri
Truman
San Francisco
Weather Bureau
Kansas River
Argentine
Armourdale
Central
Armour and
Wilson
Topeka
North Topeka
Marais Des Cygnes
Ottawa
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas
The Weather Bureau reports fair and warm conditions in Amarillo and vicinity today tonight and Friday with highs near 95 and 94 degrees and lows around 68 and 64. West Texas remains partly cloudy with little change in temperatures through Friday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Sailor faces court martial over anti Navy handbills
Bruce Hopping a 30 year old sailor from Maplewood New Jersey at the Naval Training Center Bainbridge Maryland has been recommended for a general court martial after distributing handbills criticizing Navy meals and urging service members to contact congressmen or their parents. He says the meals are altered before serving. He was placed under base arrest after questioning by the provost marshal and acting base commander. He says he has yet to hire a lawyer.
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Bainbridge
Naval Training Center
Veew
Bruce
Hopping
Navy Boots
Saiior
Maplewood
Chow
Tornado Photo Exhibit At The Globe News Gallery
Exhibition on the east wall features news photos of Panhandle tornadoes from the newspaper's own photography staff. Several prints have won regional prizes and the exhibit will be rotated over time. Readers are invited to inspect the new gallery.
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Globe News
Panhandle
700 Pound Lamp Post Stolen From Yard
Police investigated the theft of a 700 pound cast iron lamp post from the yard of Dick Seay at 2504 Van Buren. Detectives questioned how the post was moved and why it was taken, noting the unusual strength required for removal.
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Dick Seay
van Buren
Clear Track for Jap Pact
The fourth session of the Japanese peace conference in San Francisco cleared Kremlin roadblocks and aimed for a Saturday signing. Nations like Egypt and the Philippines voiced reservations but expected to sign. US officials praised progress and predicted signature by all but Russia Czechoslovakia and perhaps Indonesia. Gromyko’s earlier attempt to filibuster shaded optimism with potential Soviet retaliation fears.
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San Francisco
Kremlin
el Salvador
Norway
Haiti
Nicaragua
Egypt
Laos
Ceylon
United States
Dean Acheson
Philippines
Japan
Land
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Dean
Mexico
Dominican Republic
Bolivia
Chile
Puts It To Reds The UN Chief Calls Reds Deceptive
General Ridgway labels North Korean and Chinese claims of UN violations at Kaesong as false and malevolent and accuses the Reds of fabricating evidence. He demands end to “despicable practices” and issues a stark cease fire challenge to Kim Il Sung and Peng Teh Huai to resume talks or face breakdown of negotiations.
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United Nations
Kaesong
Ridgway
Kim Il Sung
Peng Teh Huai
Reds
World Series Date Set If Cleveland Wins Pennant
The World Series will open October 3 in New York unless the Cleveland club wins the American League pennant, in which case the series starts October 4 in Cleveland.
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New York
Cleveland
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
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Venus
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