Heartbreak Ridge battles and halted offensives in Korea
In all day fighting Reds reached a saddle between a Red held hill and an Allied height north of Yanggu called Heartbreak Ridge. Allies reported excellent results as Reds fell back toward a southwest trail under heavy fire. On the western front Allied forces seized a hill northwest of Chorwon before Reds withdrew after a two hour clash.
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Yanggu
Chorwon
Heartbreak Ridge
Fifth Air Force
Plaque Presented for Outstanding Service to Harold Dunn
The Amarillo Globe-News honored Harold Dunn with its first annual Community Service Award for his leadership as General Chairman of the 1950 Community Chest campaign. The plaque was presented in the Shamrock Oil & Gas Corp. board room with colleagues and Globe-News representatives present.
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Uieneral
Choi
Dunn
Globe News
The
Globe-News
Harold Dunn
Marnine Aid
Shamrock Oil & Gas Corp
Mr. Dunn
Virgil Patterson
Fird National Bank
Lawrence Hagg
Ray Johnson
H. V. Wallace
Wes Izzard
Shelby Kruser
Amarillo Globe-News
Nual
J. Harold Dunn
Amarillo
Flood Spawns Typhoid Threats in Rio Grande Area
Flood water from the South Texas flood zone carried typhoid risk and minor flooding toward Brownsville with 2.87 inches of rain adding discomfort to relief work. Weather forecasters said the Rio Grande crest would pass Brownsville later today, with typhoid immunization planned for about 4,000 residents in the flooded northeast Weslaco area.
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Weslaco
South Texas
Rio Grande
Brownsville
Aarlian
Gulf of Mexico
Zapata
Rio Grande City
Mercedes
West Texas Chamber to Meet in Amarillo in November
The West Texas Chamber of Commerce announces its convention will be in Amarillo November 14 to 16. The meeting follows a full staff and program reorganization begun last winter with Fred Husbands named vice president and general manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Fred Husbands
Grace Taylor Wins News Tip Prize for Pheasant Mishap
Grace Taylor of 1223 Bryan claims first prize of five dollars for a tip about a pheasant that flew into a plate glass window and died. Christy Jo Brown wins second prize for a collision report involving Yannigan football players. D. D. Orr, Route 1, Box 224, takes two dollars for a water rise stranded group at Palo Duro Park.
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Grace Taylor
Bryan
Christy Jo Brown
Bonham
Yannigan
D. D. Orr
Palo Duro Park
R. C. Rogers
North Taylor
Louis Stamps
North Lincoln
Lona Latta
North
Virginia
Bessie Manard
Hughes
C. C. Gant
East
F. M. King
North Cleveland
T. P. Rozell
Lincoln
Arizona Vagrancy Case Is Clothed
A man arrested by sheriff's deputies in Arizona was found without clothes. He had been released from Tucson jail last week and wore coveralls borrowed from the City of Tucson. Potter County officers will return the garments, while the prisoner remains in Potter County jail on a vagrancy charge and contemplates his future attire.
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Tucson
Ariz
Potter County
RFC Worker Admits Gifts From Litho Firm Probe
Frank Prince, nephew of Rep Boykin, testified in a Senate probe that after aiding American Lithofold Corp in obtaining RFC loans he accepted gifts including a turkey ham oranges perfumes and a camera worth about 103 dollars from R J Blauner the firm’s former vice president The witness followed Oliver Kraft who said his 1949 vacation costs were paid by the firm Symington fired Kraft.
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Washington
RFC
American Lithofold Corp
Frank Prince
Representative Boykin
Alabama
Senate
William M. Boyle
American Lithofola
St. Louis
Prince
R. J. Blauner
McCarthy
Wisconsin
American Lithoford
Oliver R. Kraft
Agency
W. Stuart Symmington
Kraft
Nothing Sacred to a Thief at Park Places Church
In Houston on a Sunday, a thief stole collection envelopes and cash from early services at Park Places Lutheran Church as over 500 congregants prayed. Rev. Davis Herman did not determine the exact amount taken.
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Houston
Park Places Lutheran Church
Davis Herman
Milk price hike eyed in Amarillo dairies
A penny per quart rise in retail milk prices was reported to be in effect this morning with wholesalers and grocers noting small profit margins. Store managers lacked advance notice but expected the higher wholesale cost to pass to customers and speculated on drivers such as dairy feed costs wages and product shortages.
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Dallas
Amarillo
Yeggs Crack Safe In Church of Dallas Gang Suspicion
Thieves battered a church safe and ransacked the office on the second floor of the educational building. About 135 in cash 100 in stamps and 200 in checks were stolen from the safe plus 75 in cash and checks from a collection plate. Police found two clear hand prints on the cash box. The burglary was linked to a Dallas gang. another break in at Carpenter Union Hall failed. The church janitor discovered the crime at 7:45 a.m. with all downstairs entries secured.
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Bill Butler
Butler
W. M. Dean
Dallas
Carpenter Union Hall
West Seventh
Mercury Edges Up As Cold Weekend Gives Way
The temperature rose modestly after a chilly weekend with 42 degrees the low and 74 as yesterday’s high. Guymon recorded a 38 degree low as the coolest spot in the Tri-State area, while Amarillo forecasts 82 today and 86 tomorrow. The average killing freeze date is Nov 1, with the earliest on Oct 16, 1903.
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Guymon
Okla
Tri-State
Dalhart
Amarillo
H. C. Winburn
Weatherman
Driver Rammed Police Car Faces Jail Time
Gar rison T. Massey Jr., 28, of 1409 North East Eighth, was arraigned on driving while intoxicated and sentenced to 30 days in jail after crashing into a police car in the 1000 block on North Fillmore. Massey pled guilty.
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Garrison T. Massey, Jr
Massey
North East Eighth
North Fillmore
Eisenhower Seeks More Allied Forces for Pact Defense
In Ottawa on September 17 Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower urged the 12 nation Atlantic Pact powers to mobilize more first line air, land and sea forces urgently. He sought faster provision of reserve units to counter any Red thrust in Europe.
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Ottawa
Ont
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
North Atlantic Treaty Council
Europe
Baseball scores and pitching in American League clash
Cleveland 0 0 6 0 New York 0 0 0 0. Lemon and Hogan versus Lopat and Berra. Judson Aloma and Sheely Scar borough and Rosar. Only games scheduled. National League Brooklyn 0 0 0 Newcombe and Campanella Lawn and Owen. Philadelphia visits St Louis tonight.
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Cleveland
New York
Lemon
Hogan Lopat
Berra
Truman Attacks Magazine Men at Library Event
At the Library of Congress Truman denounced slick magazine publishers and attacked those who attack government workers loyalty. He warned that Bolshevik deals are worthless and urged preserving the Bill of Rights on parchment. His remarks drew cheers and hinted he might run again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library of Congress
National Association of Postmasters
Truman
Russia
Eisenhower Arrives In Hannover To View Pact Troops
General Eisenhower reached Hannover to observe Atlantic Pact forces from seven nations in exercises near East German Russian troop maneuvers.
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Hannover
Germany
Eisenhower
East Germany
Weather Outlook Amarillo and Vicinity Fair Skies
The US Weather Bureau reports fair skies and rising temperatures in Amarillo and vicinity this afternoon and Tuesday. Today's high 82, low 51. tomorrow's high 86. 24 hour high 74, low 42. Favorable weather for outdoor work expected over the next few days. West Texas fair through Tuesday, warmer today and tonight. New Mexico fair today tonight and Tuesday, warmer today and east portion tonight.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
West Texas
New Mexico
Felon Admits 11 Post Office Burglaries
John Paul Harris of Big Spring admitted involvement in eleven post office burglaries across the High Plains over two years. He was captured after a gunfight with lawmen near the Grand Canyon while attempting to rob the El Tovar hotel. Harris is already in an Arizona state prison for armed robbery.
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High Plains
John Paul Harris
Big Spring
Harris
Arizona
Santa Fe
el Tovar
Grand Canyon
Arizona State Penitentiary
Senate blocks Truman nominees for Illinois judgeships
The Senate Judiciary Committee refused to approve or disapprove the nominations of Joseph G. Drucker and Cornelius J. Harrington for two federal judgeships in Illinois. Senator Douglas opposed the picks, calling them personally obnoxious though claiming they were estimable. The panel left the matter in limbo, effectively killing the nominations unless revived later.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
President Truman
Illinois
Douglas
Truman
Joseph G
Chicago Bar Association
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SS Ae
Ridgway
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Matthew B. Ridgway
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Kaesong
Kingsville
W. T. Glass
Weslaco Health
Glass
Rio Grande Valley
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Foulierete
RFG
United Press
Great Plains Empire
OPA
APG
Rtrd de Puty
Globe
Polk Street Methodist Church
Yeggs
Mercury
Kremlin
Beast of Prey Truman Flays Magazine Men
Ike
the Weather
US Weather Bureau Report
Izzard
WES
Fir
Olvers& Wiggins Lbr. Co
Felon
P. D. Jobs
Dawn
Paducah
George T. Heaberg
Fort Worth
Haris
Bangs
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