Pantex Plan Seen If Amarillo Forms Cooperating Firm
Washington reports the Pantex Ordnance Plant fate hinges on Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle. RFC official Irmin Gumbel says a local corporation could lease the 16 000 acre plant and run it as an industrial unit, with RFC financing and support, shaping a Panhandle plan for postwar use.
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Demobilization Plan Aided by 26 Carriers
General MacArthur forecasts that 200000 regulars can handle the occupation and that demobilization will proceed with help from at least 26 carrier units. His public relations office confirmed the statement without further comment.
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Burton Is Confirmed for the Supreme Court
The Senate unanimously confirmed Sen. Harold H. Burton of Ohio for the U S Supreme Court after a Judiciary Committee session. Burton called the appointment a surprise, and President Truman had proposed immediate confirmation.
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Schwellenbach Takes Sharper Grip On Labor War Peace
Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach assumes broad authority from Truman to stabilize labor disputes and oversee key agencies. John W. Snyder takes over reconversion duties, while William H. Davis is replaced amid wage policy tensions. In Detroit, CIO UAW pushes to avert nationwide auto plant strikes that have idled Ford plants and thousands of workers. Pickets guard Port Arthur Texaco as 10 000 oil workers strike for 52 hour pay.
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Postwar Defense and Demobilization Prompts Halls Hum
The House Naval Committee heard Secretary Forrestal urge control of the seas and skies. The Senate Military Committee heard a 37-year-old Army private claim railroading after urging soldiers to contact Congress for speedy release. Rep Norton discussed a 65 cent hourly minimum wage under the Federal Wage Hour Act.
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Indifferent To Horrors At Belsen Camp Trial
Josef Kramer and 44 staff members at the Belsen camp were described as perfectly indifferent to internees welfare. Brigadier Hugh Llewelyn Hughes testified at the Nuremberg mass trial that medical personnel existed among internees but were not organized by Kramer and his staff. He noted large unused medical supplies and a Wehrmacht food depot nearby.
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Lord Haw Haw Found Guilty of Treason
William Joyce known as Lord Haw Haw was convicted of treason at the Old Bailey. The jury took under a hour to reach a verdict after Justice Tucker ruled he left Britain in 1939 to broadcast German propaganda while using the Union Jack. He was sentenced to hang.
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Grave Threats at Big Five Conference Shaping Up
London reports two grave tensions between Soviet and Anglo American views. Molotov hints at Soviet trustee interests in Italian Mediterranean colonies. Moscow defends so called Democratic governments in Bulgaria Romania and Hungary. US and Britain refuse recognition of these regimes. Diplomats warn no major decisions reached at nine sessions.
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Worley Defends Army Navy Amid Demobilization Criticism
Panhandle Congressman Gene Worley rebutted claims officials seek to keep soldiers in service for self interest. He notes Army ahead of VE Day discharge goals and Navy plans to release 774 009 by Christmas. Worley cites heavy mail from anxious families and logistics of moving millions home by air and sea.
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Worley backs rapid demobilization and enlistment bill
Worley argues for swift action on the voluntary enlistment bill. President Truman says administration and armed forces officers are pursuing all possible moves to return the troops home quickly. Truman notes a downward revision of occupation forces in Europe and Japan, with MacArthur lowering Japan’s needed troops from 600000 to 200000 over time.
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Weather Forecast Sees 43 Tonight With Cool Day Ahead
The day will stay cool with a high near 70 degrees this afternoon. Tonight it is expected to drop to 43 as north winds of 20 to 30 mph ease later. Tomorrow will also be cool.
Oil and soap to rise for civilians in late 1945
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson says civilian supplies will gain in oil and soap in the last quarter of 1945 while sugar will be tighter for six months. Vegetable oil shortening cooking and salad oils up 11 percent and soaps up 5.4 percent, sugar down 28 percent.
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Powers Call Early Greek Elections By Joint Preface
Britain the United States and France issued a joint statement urging that Greece hold elections for a provisional assembly as soon as possible. The three governments stressed a firm opinion on prompt democratic process and regional stability.
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Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Weather bulletin from the U S Weather Bureau notes partly cloudy and cool conditions today and tonight with northerly winds 20 to 30 mph diminishing tonight. Thursday brings fair and cooler weather. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies through Thursday with a light frost in the north portions tonight and cooler readings.
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Amarillo Prepares for Postwar Building Boom
A wave of construction activity sweeps Amarillo as plans accelerate toward peacetime expansion. Projects include Southwestern Greyhound Lines maintenance and bus terminal work, school facilities, church additions, and Plains Creamery offices, with many firms drafting expansion plans and awaiting material and labor normalcy.
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