Soviet Leader Charges US Profited While USSR Spilt Blood
Andrei Vishinsky charged the United States with statistical juggling and profits during wartime, accusing Willard Thorp of mask ing Romanian damages to portray low American compensation. He cited two American firms in Romania and claimed profits from German orders while Soviet cities suffered.
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Paris
Andrei Vishinsky
Russia
United States
Soviet Union
Vishinsky
Balkan Economic Commission
Romania
Willard Thorp
Thorp
United Nations
Meat policy turmoil as Truman weighs action on meat
Senate Democrat Senator Burnet Maybank says a government action on meat is likely within 48 hours. Rep. Sabath accuses packers of collusion and calls for an anti trust probe while Truman weighs suspending price controls. Army moves to seize a quarter of meat from federally inspected slaughterhouses as a national meat shortage fuels politics.
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Associated Press
United Press
Sen
Burnet Maybank
South Carolina
Maybank
Sabath
Illinois
Chicago
Clark
Administration
Washington
Rep
Rogers
Massachusetts
White House
Truman
Congress
Amarillo
Agriculture Department
American Meat Institute
House
McCormack
Boston
Mr. Truman
Kilgore to lead Senate War Investigating Committee
Senator Kilgore of West Virginia was elected chairman of the Senate War Investigating Committee after Senator Mead of New York resigned to run for New York governor. Kilgore will assume Oct. 1, with Mead remaining on the committee for the time being. A subcommittee will be sent to Europe to review military government in occupied zones, with membership and departure dates to be decided by the new chair. Attorney General Tom Clark will depart for Dallas and then California for speaking engagements.
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Washington
Kilgore
West Virginia
Senate War Investigating Committee
Mead
New York
Clark
Tom Clark
Dallas
California
Amarillo Captain Awarded Nation's Second Highest Valor Medal
Captain James E. Carruth of Amarillo receives the Distinguished Service Cross at Fort Riley for extraordinary heroism on Leyte Philippines on December 16 1944. He commanded the 232nd Engineer Combat Company and protected an infantry advance by bulldozing through enemy positions near the Antilao River. His actions, including neutralizing a Japanese officer and two soldiers, enabled the attack to press forward. He previously commanded Company A 302nd Engineers and served in Guam and Leyte.
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James E. Carruth
Amarillo
America
Fort Riley
Kan
I. D. White
Cavalry School
Carruth
232Nd Engineer Combat Company
Leyte
Philippines
Antilao River
Ormoc
Caruth
Pacific
302Nd Engineers
Guam
Belleview
Houston
Four Dead and Many Hurt In Westbound Train Wreck
Victorville Cal Sept 26 Four persons were believed dead and 50 to 75 injured when Union Pacific No 3 the Transcontinental Limited derailed two and a half miles east of Victorville ( ). Six other cars remained on track. Ambulances rushed injured to Victorville Army Air Field and hospitals in San Bernardino.
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Victorville
Cal
Union Pacific
Chicago
Here
California Highway
Walter Terry
Victorville Army Air Field
Terry
San Bernardino
Barstow
Lake Buf falo concession awarded to Temple pair
Glen M McKenzie and J J Mc Donald of Temple selected as buf falo Lake concessionaires to replace Howard Boxwell on Oct 1 after submitting one of 13 bids to the Fort Worth regional Soil Conservation Service office. The Tierra Blanca project near Umbarger will offer cabin rentals boating fishing and other public facilities. Boxwell steps down cites other business interests and will assist the new partners.
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Glen M. McKenzie
J. J. McDonald
Temple
Buffeio Lake
Howard Boxwell
Fort Worth
Soil Conservation Service
Tierra Blanca
Umbarger
McKenzie
Boxwell
Net worth of late President tops one million
A tax appraisal filed with Dutchess County Surrogate Frederick Quinterre shows the late President’s net estate before taxes at 1 085 486. The gross estate is listed at 1 821 887 and deductions of 736 400 cover funeral expenses debts and other costs.
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Roosevelt
Dutchess County
Frederick Quinterre
Henry Hackett
Onc
Capital Safer Than His Ranch Rayburn Finds
Sherman September 26 Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn believes Washington is safer than his Bonham Texas ranch where he relaxes. A bee crawled into his boot and stung him four times while he tinkered with a Power law. Doctor Ritter treated the infection with penicillin. A year earlier Rayburn fell and broke an arm chasing a cow. He said he will return to Washington soon.
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Sherman
Sam Rayburn
Washington
Bonham
Rayburn
Joe Ritter
Top-of-the-World Flight Set for Tomorrow
Col. C. S. Irvine plans a 10,000 mile Arctic hop in the B 29 Pacansan Dreamboat aiming for Cairo Egypt weather permitting the start is scheduled for 5 30 A M Honolulu time tomorrow 10 A M Amarillo time Iceland conditions risk noted Irvine will observe a 24 hour weather window before departure
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Honolulu
Irvine
Army
Pacansan
Amarillo
Cairo
Egypt
Arctic
Iceland
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Layoffs Hit War Assets Electronics Branch In Probe
Lt. Gen. Robert M. Littlejohn testified before a House committee that he ordered wholesale firings in the War Assets Administration electronics branch after findings of irregularities. He cited July 29 moves by Brig. Gen. Mollison and noted Bostwick was suspended amid ongoing investigations into predated memos and favorable deals for a Chicago firm.
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Washington
N.p
Robert M. Littlejohn
War Assets
Special House Committee
Littlejohn
J. A. Mollison
WAA
General Mollison
Walter H. Bostwick
Bostwick
Chicago
Ross T. Rizley
Oklahoma Republican
Committee
Roger C. Slaughter
Slaughter
Young Bandit Convicted by Lady Victims in Houston Robberies
Eddie Kerry a 22 year old Gene Autry fan, admitted four liquor store holdups since Saturday. He was captured after bolting from a passing squad car. A toy pistol inscribed with Gene Autry was dumped in weeds. Victims at three stores reported totals of 27 dollars, 164.75 dollars, and 55 dollars plus 85 dollars, with another attempt on Sunday night.
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Houston
Eddie Frederick Kerry
Gene Autry
Kerry
Elsie Ray
Missouri Veterans Demand Bonus Bill
Springfield World War II veterans, about 15 000 strong, prepare to march on the state capital tomorrow to press Gov. Donnelly to call a special legislative session for a soldier bonus bill. Ex Marine corporal Mark E. Owen says the caravan will leave Springfield at 8 PM and will not return until the governor commits to a session next week.
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Springfield
U.P
Phil M. Donnelly
Mark E. Owen
Owen
Weather outlook for Amarillo and surrounding areas today
The forecast calls for fair conditions today and tonight with little temperature change. Tomorrow remains partly cloudy and slightly cooler. West Texas will see partly cloudy to cloudy skies with widely scattered showers, Panhandle largely dry, and no major temperature shifts. New Mexico may have scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers in the south, otherwise fair conditions. The 24 hour high reached 85 degrees with a low of 60 and noon at 80.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
South Portion
Nile Flood Attributed to Bikini Atom Bomb
Cairo reports Hussein Mahmoud a senior engineer claims the underwater atomic test at Bikini caused the Nile River flood to reach record levels. He cites heavy rainfall in southeast Ethiopia and moisture from Asia and the Pacific as the channels for the increased flood water.
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Cairo
U.P
Bikini
Hussein Mahmoud
Ministry of Public Works
Ethiopia
Asia
East Africa
Pacific Ocean
Mahmoud
Bill Queen Enters Plea of Not Guilty
Floydada, Sept. 26. Bill Queen a 52 year old Floyd County farmer pleaded innocent to charges of fatally shooting his son in law during a family quarrel. Bond set at 5000 returnable Oct 7. Queen charged with Slaying C. O. Patton 29 husband of his daughter. Patton buried today.
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Floydada
U.P
Bill Queen
Floyd County
Queen
C. O. Patton
Patton
Cloudy Skies Bring Slight Temperature Dip Tomorrow
Forecasts predict a shift from clear skies to partly cloudy conditions with a temperature drop of five or more degrees tomorrow. No rain is expected for the rest of the week as today’s high nears 86 degrees, the warmest since September 11.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Army Search Team Deep Into China's Wilds for Enslaved Airmen
A U S Army unit pushed into China's western frontier seeking missing American airmen believed held by Lolo slave traders. Lt. Col. Wurtzler's detachment aims to base near a Catholic mission, learn if captives survive, and secure possible ransoms through Lolo leaders as intertribal conflict adds delay.
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China
Chengtu
Chinkiang
Tibet
Herbert W. Wurtzler
U. S
India
David Crockett Graham
West China University
Wurtzler
Lay Plans To Usher King Home
The Greek government completed plans to welcome King George II back to the throne as fighting rages in northern Greece. Athens will close Saturday for the king's reception and police suspended all arms permits. Rooftop viewing along the parade route is banned. Greek Army Corps are quelling rebels in Thessaly and Macedonia with 30,000 British troops stationed in the areas.
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Athens
George II
Greece
Constantin Tsaldaris
Thessaly
Macedonia
Drop Charges Against Union Leaders in Pittsburgh Strike
Allegheny County common pleas court dissolved the anti strike injunction and dropped contempt charges against 10 union leaders. The action ends the power strike that stalled industry in Pittsburgh. street car operators also walked out, halting public transport as thousands faced disruption.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County Common Pleas Court
George L. Meuller
Anne X. Alpern
Walter P. Smart
Duquesne Light Company
Smart
Power Workers Union
Pittsburgh Railways Company
Eisenhower Plea to Return to Texas Aboard Queen Mary
On September 26 General Dwight D. Eisenhower refused comment on a possible ambassador to London. He smiled and said, Just let me out of what I am in now, and let me go back to Texas. The remark came as reporters pressed for a political posting.
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Texas
Eisenhower
Queen Mary
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
London
Ship Operators Shun Esting Shifts Across Pacific Coast
Pacific Coast ship operators refuse or avoid certain routes amid labor actions and strikes, as reports indicate widespread disruptions. Associations warn of growing costs and delays while workers pursue concessions.
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Associated Press
Pacific Coast
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