Yugoslav Ultimatum Pressure Draws U.S. Protest
The United States called on Yugoslavia to stop issuing ultimatums to British and American troops in Trieste. Under Secretary Lovett said the practice risks serious incidents. The protest, lodged in Belgrade, followed Tito forces demanding boundary alterations in the zone shared by Britain and the United States.
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Washington
United States
Yugoslavia
Trieste
Robert Lovett
Cavendish Cannon
Belgrade
Marshal Tito
Free Territory of
US seeks release of three soldiers seized on Yugoslav border
Trieste reports say Yugoslav troops captured three American soldiers from a five man border patrol near Monte Coste. Names listed include Lt. William Van Atten of East Orange NJ, Pfc. Earl Hendrick Jr of Arlington VA, and Pfc. Grant Meyer of Edgley ND. Army says Yugoslavs refused to respond to a second request and no further action has been taken.
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Trieste
Yugoslavia
Sec
Monte Coste
FDR's Widow to Answer Red Charges in UN Debate
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt is to participate in the United Nations Assembly debate on measures against propaganda and war incitement. Secretary of State Marshall, with White House approval, assigned her to assist Ambassador Warren R. Austin in the US delegation's committee role following talks with President Truman.
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Lake Success
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Marshall
White House
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
United States
United Nations Assembly
Truman
Warren R. Austin
Russia
Roosevelt
Austin
Argentine President Signs Woman Suffrage Measure
President Juan D. Peron signed a law granting Argentine women the right to vote in federal elections. Provinces are examining similar legislation to extend suffrage to provincial ballots.
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Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
City airport plans hit snag over rerouting of highway 66
English Field expansion stalls as J D Church of the CAA says Highway 66 reroute is not feasible to gain 6,000 feet of north south runway. A new east side runway may be needed pending pole height data. City and federal plans call for $250,000 each to widen runways taxiways and lighting.
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English Field
State Highway Department
Lawrence Hagy
Hagy
J. D. Church
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Big Spring
Highway Department
Church
CAA
Prisoner Escape Claims City Jail Exercise Tie
James VanDeLa Bogart alias Earl Wallace Foster, 53, escaped from the city jail exercise gang by allegedly substituting for a prisoner on the roll. He was held on a drunkenness and vagrancy charge with a felony warrant from Yuma Arizona for burglary and a $4,000 bond jump. He was arrested in the 600 block on Harrison around 3 pm Saturday as postal inspectors investigated a counterfeit money order stamp tied to the case.
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James VanDeLa Bogart
Bob Marshall
Bogart
Earl Wallace Foster
J. Bogart
Yuma
Ariz
Marshall
Harrison
Yumaaturday
Federal
Arizona
Jailbreaker Bogart Arrest Details and Description
Detectives report Bogart, in Amarillo since last Friday, was un communicative during questioning and gave a Somerton Arizona address. He is 6 feet 1 inch tall, about 170 pounds, slender with a ruddy complexion hazel eyes dark brown hair graying and wears false teeth. Authorities describe a possible Oldsmobile with a pickup bed used in the escape and note Arizona officers searched for such a vehicle while Amarillo police found none.
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Bogart
Amarillo
Somerton
Ariz
Arizona
Price Dip Reflected By Index
United Press Dun and Bradstreet wholesale price index fell 21 cents to 691, ending a four week rise that reached 7.12. Declines spanned flour to lambs while cheese, cottonseed oil, cocoa and prunes rose and several items held steady. Retail prices in many cities showed slight reductions, easing housewife budgets.
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United Press
Dun & Bradstreet
City slashes budget after charter amendment defeat
The revised 1947 48 budget drops to the old tax rate of 1.50 after Amendment No. 4 failed by 299 votes. Immediate cuts total 171 380 including 5 000 for Kids Inc 2 400 for child welfare 29 580 for fire department employees 22 500 for moved fire stations 10 000 for a fire truck 15 000 for recreation 18 000 for street sweepers 11 000 for trash men 12 000 for Municipal Auditorium repair 30 000 for city hall jail improvements 4 000 street lights 2 000 traffic signals 5 400 fire prevention 2 100 for library and 2 400 for a city doctor. Mayor Hagg says overall cuts may reach 300 000 and a full audit of savings is planned. Officials warn layoffs may occur though salaries aren’t cut as they seek to keep Amarillo competitive with Lubbock.
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Kids, Inc
Amarillo Army Air Field
Hagg
J. C. Lilly
N. V. Moss
Moss
Ira Stephenson
Bud Curtis
Amarillo
Lubbock
Plains
Dallas approves 18.9 million budget with WRR funding deal
Dallas City Council adopts an 18,872,102 dollar city budget for next year after a WRR funding compromise. An ordinance sets the official tax rate at 1.85 per 100 assessed value, 26 cents higher than last year, with assessments at 65 percent of true valuation. The tax rate and revaluation aim to lift the city tax roll to about 9,120,500 dollars, up 2,342,500 from last year.
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Dallas
WRR
Truman and Cabinet in Special Session on Food Situation
President Truman summoned his cabinet to a special session to discuss the general food situation both at home and abroad and invited congressional leaders to the White House to discuss European relief and the cost of living. Officials outlined plans to address Marshall Plan aid, European recovery costs, and US resource estimates.
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Washington
Truman
White House
United States
Taft
Seattle
Robert Lovett
Lovett
State Marshall
Explosion Aboard Tanker Esso Saranac Causes Fatality
A tanker explosion near the Chesapeake lightship killed one crew member and injured two others who require immediate medical care. The incident occurred at 11:45 p m last night about 250 miles east by south of the lightship. Coast Guard authorities were alerted for response.
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Norfolk
Chesapeake
Coast Guard
Pilots Reach Calcutta On World Flight
George W. Truman of Los Angeles and Clifford B. Evans of Washington landed in Calcutta today on a leisurely round the world flight in two light sports planes. They plan to take off tomorrow for Rangoon, Burma.
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Calcutta
George W. Truman
Los Angeles
Clifford B. Evans
Washington
Rangoon
Burma
Early Marriage as Cure for Social Ills
Dr. Walter Clarke of the American Social Hygiene Association argues in Woman's Home Companion for early marriage to curb rising divorce, sexual license, venereal disease, mental illness, and juvenile delinquency. He cites GI Bill examples, dowry savings, and education as compatible with early marriage and urges a more supportive social climate.
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New York
Walter Clarke
American Social Hygiene Association
The
Woman's Home Companion
Clarke
Dr. Clarke
Welfare Association Aids 349 Families in Year
The Social Welfare Association assisted 349 families comprising 987 children during the just ended year. The figures reflect ongoing community support and social services provided by the organization.
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Social Welfare Association
Weather forecast for Amarillo and surrounding regions
The Amarillo area shows fair weather with a northward wind shift and cooler temperatures tonight and Thursday. Today's high 90, tonight's low 49, tomorrow's high 81. West Texas mainly fair with a slight warmup today and cooler Thursday across the Panhandle and South Plains. New Mexico stays fair today and Thursday with tonight’s lows 40–50 north and 50–60 south, and Thursday high 85–95. Maximum 24 hour temp 90, minimum 55, noon 87.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Judge Ewing and Old Settlers Highlight Panhandle Event
Judge W R Ewing of Pampa led the Panhandle Old Settlers Association gathering at the Tri-State Fair in Municipal Auditorium. More than 300 members attended as guests of the fair, honoring the oldest settler W W Richardson of Adrian and the oldest woman settler Mrs W H Patrick of Clarendon.
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W. R. Ewing
Pampa
Panhandle
Mobeetie
Jack County
Goodnight
Palo Duro
W. H. Patrick
Clarendon
Panhandle lawyers hailed for shaping law life says Bagwell
Amarillo attorney J. L. Bagwell credits early day lawyers in the Panhandle with laying the foundation for law enforcement and a law abiding citizenry during remarks on the Old Settlers Page feature.
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31St Judicial District
Panhandle
J. L. Bagwell
Amarillo
Dairy Show Caps Center Spotlight at Tri-State Fair
Dairy day at the Tri-State Fair features judging in the Milking Shorthorn division led by Bill Dixon. Grand champion male honors went to Milhoan and Marberger’s Mar Lou Duke. female grand banner to Darlington’s May in Amherst. Attendance surveys estimate roughly 16 000 fans by midday with crowds growing.
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Bill Dixon
South Plains
Mar Lou Duke
Milhoan and
Marberger
Wildorado
Amherst
V. P. Peterman
Mr. Peterman
Darlington
Holtsein
Casey Fine
Sharp
Texas Tech
Fair Grounds
L. B. Herring, Jr
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Missouri
H. E. Hoover
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