Convention's final decision looms in Texas senate race
Fort Worth September 1 The race for the US Senate in Texas grows tense as contenders Coke Stevenson and Lyndon Johnson vow to contest the nomination. Officials say ballot certification must occur by Friday, but a timely court ruling is unlikely. Stevenson pledges a long fight to expose machine corruption in valley counties. Johnson signals continued effort as the convention dispute heats up. See SENATE Page 2
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Globe
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Dixiecrats Battle for Texas Democratic Control at Convention
Embattled Texas Democrats opened their state convention in Fort Worth and moved to oust Dixiecrat dominated Harris County delegations. The clash, led by loyalists and Dixiecrats, sparked boos and calls to remove the group as party factions argued over the 1944 Regular movement and the future Senate contest involving Johnson and Stevenson.
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Temple
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R W. Milner
Morris County
Sam Rayburn
United States
Burglar Alarm Demonstration By R F Moore Attracts Sheriff
R F Moore, a 40 year old organizer, demonstrated a home burglar alarm system that photographs intruders. The device uses an infrared ray to trigger a mirror and a camera, capturing the thief in a room sized enclosure. Moore explained it mimics the automatic eye used to open doors and claimed it would provide a clear image of a masked burglar.
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Moore
Houston Lire Department
Old Soak’s Sidewalk Spree Draws Warning
Pasadena report notes Chael Peace warned for one year or thirty days in jail after a sidewalk spree incident. Authorities expect compliance with the court action. Peace’s behavior prompted local officials to issue the lenient yet firm consequence.
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Urchael
Indian invasion of Hyderabad triggers regional turmoil
A Hyderabad defense ministry communique reports 1000 Indian casualties on day one of the invasion, with 100 killed and 180 captured in western Tinderabad. Indian advances claim multiple fronts opened while the Moslem Nizam and Rasakars evacuate Muslims from border villages. Protests erupt in Karachi as Hyderabad, ruled by a Moslem Nizam but Hindu-majority, braces for possible plebiscite and broader conflict.
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Pakistan
Hyderabad Defense Ministry
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Hyderabad
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India
Myderabad
Weather Outlook for Amarillo Pleasant and Mild
Clear skies and mild temperatures forecast for Amarillo and vicinity Tuesday and Wednesday. Highs in the mid to high eighties, lows in the high fifties to mid eighties, with no precipitation expected. High Tuesday around 86, low 84. high Wednesday about 87. Monday’s high was 86 and low 53.
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Walter Watts
US Weather Bureau
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Explosion at Russian airport kills two sentries
Keith McCause head of Harris County Republicans notes White House openness to a future Republican president. British licensed German press service reports a mysterious blast at a Russian zone airport south of Berlin last Wednesday, destroying over 15 tons of munitions and killing two Russian guards.
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Republican Campaign Committee
Harris County
White House
Berlin
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity
Clear and mild this afternoon into tonight and Wednesday. West Texas partly cloudy today and through Wednesday with little temperature change. New Mexico forecast shows continued mild conditions with highs near 85 and lows around 35. 24 hour temps ended at 6:30 AM: high 96, low 53.
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Amarillo
New Mexico
Berlin Crisis Raised As Reds Lose Political Battle
Berlin dispatch reports US officials led by Clay and Ash weigh options as the Soviet blockade of Western Berlin persists. A military prognosis suggests political battle already lost for communism, with talk of UN Security Council action if Moscow talks fail. Debate centers on Germany’s future and possible German reunification under Allied supervision.
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Raids to give US taste of air blitz
Fifty B 29 Superforts will converge on the United States on Air Force Day to show how war could reach the homeland as Air Force officials announce final arrangements. Flights will originate from Alaska Azores Hawaii Greenland Labrador Germany Japan and the Aleutians with a B 36 from the Atomic Air Force to cover regions nationwide.
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Pickets and Police Clash at Standard Oil Refinery
Police and CIO pickets clashed outside the Standard Oil refinery in Richmond for over an hour as 1,400 AFL maintenance men entered the plant for the second straight day. Bombs and thrown objects followed volleys of tear gas flares as both sides fought near the main gate amid ongoing wage talks and separate conciliation meetings in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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Standard
Los Angeles
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Jewelry theft case implicates Pampa suspects in Amarillo
Jewelry valued at about 700 dollars was taken from a case in the Herring Hotel garage on Aug 26. Roy Chancey, a Pampa Negro, is charged with robbery. another suspect is in custody in Wellington after rangers and Sheriff G M Kyle traced the loot. About 2,000 dollars booty is estimated, with items found in second hand stores and some possibly from other victims.
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Herring Hotel
Roy Chancey
Frank Probst
Kelly Rogers
G. M. Kyle
Amarillo
Wellington
Rangers
Kyle
R. L. Marquardt
Billings
Mont
Marquardt
Ceca
Truman accuses Taft of improper Board action on AFL
Washington dispatch reports President Truman charges Senator Taft with seeking to use a Board to strike at the AFL International Typographical Union. He cites a letter dated August 20 from Truman to NLRB associate general Findling as supporting the claim in the controversy over labor relations and political influence.
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Truman
Taft
Aflternational Typographical Union
David P. Findling
NLRB
Return to Kremlin
Western envoys visited the Kremlin for a four power meeting with Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov. It followed Berlin talks among the four military governors and occurred without Prime Minister Stalin.
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V. M. Molotov
Francois Seydoux
Germany
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