Boy Is Attacked By Unknown Gang On Taylor Street
Dickie Larson a 15 year old Amarillo student was knocked from his bicycle and beaten by five youths near Alice Landering School about 8 PM He suffered back and arm injuries and is at home under care Police investigated the unreported motive while Dickie suggested the assailants may be linked to a recent disturbance at the San Jacinto Youth Center.
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Amarillo
Dickie Larson
D. S. Larson
Tyler
Dickie
Taylor
Taylor Street
Polk
Alice Landergin
Elizabeth Nixson Junior High School
Gang of Five
San Jacinto
Thomas
Sergeant's Wife and Nine Join Him for Japan
The Ferguson family from Kewa Washington arrives at Fort Lawton to sail for Japan with Staff Sergeant Joseph D. Ferguson of the First Cavalry Division. Officers say they are the largest military dependent family headed for Japan, with Mama Ferguson noting the brood’s restlessness.
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Sergeant
Japan
Seattle
Fergusons
Kewa
Mama Ferguson
Washington
Fort Lawton
Joseph D. Ferguson
First Cavalry Division
Florida braced for storm second blow on Gulf Coast
A treacherous tropical storm veered toward western Florida after crossing South Florida. Hurricane warnings extended from St Marks to Pensacola as the system neared Apalachicola. Winds up to 100 mph were forecast while rescue and shelter efforts continued for at least two dead and thousands housed in emergency camps. The storm battered Miami and Palm Beach luxury zones before turning northwest and sweeping toward Tampa Bay.
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Pensacola
Fla
Gulf
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
US Weather Bureau
St. Marks
Apalachicola
Here
Mobile
St. Georges
Dog
Florida West Coast
Tampa
Gold Coast
Miami
Palm Beach
Truman
Miami- Palm Beach
Lake Okeechobee
Sebring
Red Cross
Navy
Jacksonville
Coast Guard
South Florida
Pompano
Murphy Murder Case Goes To Jury In Florida Court
Leroy Murphy, 22, is charged with murdering his father L G Murphy in Pensacola. After nearly four hours of defense and state argument, the case went to the jury about 2 PM with assertions of circumstantial evidence and lack of fingerprint proof. The trial featured pleas for acquittal by Rex Boyd and Jack Ritchie and family tensions observed in the courtroom.
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Leroy Murphy
Rex Boyd
Jack Ritchie
Murphy
Louis Murphy
L. G. Murphy
Louis
Mr. Boyd
L. C. Murphy
Leroy
Ritchie
North Arthur
Soviet Reply Is Due in UN Bulletin
United Nations debate centers on US plan to revamp the UN and a watchdog committee, with Andrei Vishinsky set to denounce Marshall's move linking it to undermining the Security Council. Romulo and Evatt pressed for measures against veto abuse and by passing UN recommendations.
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New York
Andrei Vishinsky
United Nations
United States
Britain
Vishinsky
United Nations General Assembly
World Organization
United Nations Hall
Flushing
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Security Council
Assembly
Council
Soviet Union
Australia
Canada
Philippines
South Africa
Argentina
New Air and Navy Chiefs Take Office
The article reports the swearing in of new U S defense leaders. W Stuart Symington becomes Secretary of the Air Force and John L Sullivan secures the Navy post. James V Forrestal is sworn as Secretary of Defense with Kenneth Royall and William H Draper continuing in their roles.
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Washington
United States
Defense Department
Navy
Air
Fred M. Vinson
W Stuart Symington
John L. Sullivan
James V. Forrestal
Defense
President Truman
Missouri
Truman
Kenneth Royall
Army
Department
William H. Draper
United States Named to Dutch Indonesian Settlement Commission
The United States was chosen to join Australia and Belgium on a three member UN commission to aid negotiations for a settlement of the Dutch Indonesian conflict. The selection was announced in a joint statement by Premier Henri Spaak of Belgium and Dr. Herbert V. Evatt, Australian external affairs minister.
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New York
United States
Australia
Belgium
United Nations Commission
Henri Spaak
Herbert V. Evatt
Weather Snapshot Amarillo and West Texas Area
Fair this afternoon and tomorrow with continued high temperatures and strong southerly winds. Friday partly cloudy with a shift to north winds and cooler conditions. Highs 95 and 83, lows 66 and 68, as no major changes in temperature occur. Noon temperature around 88.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Grain and Cattle Prices Slide on Chicago Markets
Prices slumped on the Chicago cattle and grain markets as buyer resistance and a sharp cut in November grain exports pushed declines. Cattle top fell to 34 dollars, wheat and corn hit daily limits, oats down, and egg and butter prices slid in Chicago and New York amid broad market weakness.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Board of Trade
Agriculture Department
New York
Washington
Hope
Kansas
House Agricultural Committee
Yugoslav Troops Press On Frontier With Italy Clash
Allied reports say Yugoslav forces made several pressure moves against British and American posts along the Trieste frontier to seize Italian land. British and American units held positions, denying any change to borders set by the peace treaty. An Allied spokesman framed the actions as a coordinated political pressure aimed at undermining the Italian government and spotlightting Yugoslav claims on the new frontier.
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Trieste
Sept
Italy
Christian Democrat
Yugoslavia
Fans set double bill of Amarillo sports tomorrow
Fans can attend two West Texas playoff events with a 6:00 baseball game at Gold Sox Field and an 8:30 football clash at Butler Field. Officials arrange the programs so after the baseball contest finishes, fans may proceed to the Amarillo High School football opener.
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Amarillo
CLOBE
Ana
Texas
Nea
Gold Sox
Lubbock
Amarillo nurseries provide sliding scale care for 150 children
In Amarillo three day nurseries including a Negro Day Nursery serve about 150 children daily. Fees are based on a sliding scale tied to family income, ensuring access for those most in need and prioritizing low income families.
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Amarillo
Ideal Weather for Grid Game Forecast
The cold front reaching Amarillo is delayed about 24 hours. Weatherman H. C. Winburn says Sandies will play in ideal weather and fans will be comfortable. Moisture is unlikely. temperatures yesterday reached 96 with a 68 low. Today's high 95, low 66, tomorrow 83.
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Amarillo
H. C. Winburn
Sandies
Mr. Winburn
Panhandle
Mercury
Potter County Local Option Petition Rebuilds Signatures
Potter County officials say 987 signatures are required to call a local option election. The figure is based on 10 percent of the governor’s vote in the last general election. Two hundred petition copies have been ordered in Dallas. The filing followed by local churchmen and civic leaders and will be circulated in Amarillo churches Sunday.
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Potter County
Roy Snodgrass
Loren Jones
Cold Up North Brings Frost and Snow in Idaho Montana
Temperatures fell below freezing as cold Canadian air moved into northern Idaho and western Montana. Four inches of snow were measured at Cut Bank Montana while precipitation stretched from the Dakotas to the Rockies with showers and cooler weather forecast for parts of the North Central region.
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Byne
Associated Press
Idaho
Montana
Canada
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Cut Bank
Mont
Dakotas
Rockies
North Central States
Railroaders Plan Barbecue and Talk With A F Whitney
Amarillo railroad men will hold a 6 PM barbecue outside the Municipal Auditorium then move indoors for music and a speech by A F Whitney president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. KGNC will broadcast the 8:30 PM address and Whitney arrives by Santa Fe at 9:45 AM.
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Amarillo
John Snider
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railroad
Old Tack
Old Vack
News-Globe
KGNC
Bernie Howell
Mr. Whitney
Lawrence Hagg
Blackburn-Shaw Quartet
Whitney
Santa Fe
Frosty Hamrick Lov
Ige No. 608
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainemen
Hagg
Mason King
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