Britain to quit Palestine mandate and hand to the UN
Britain announced it will withdraw its 25 year mandate over Palestine handing full responsibility for independence to the UN. Arthur Creech-Jones told the General Assembly Britain will pull out its troops and administration at an early date and will not enforce any plan by force.
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Lake Success
Great Britain
United Nations
Palestine
UN General Assembly
Arthur Creech-Jones
Britain
Holy Land
Creech-Jones
UN Palestine Commission
General Assembly
United Kingdom
British Plan for Early Palestine Mandate End Dated
Creech Jones states Britain will withdraw the Palestine mandate and administration when a settlement is reached. He urges UN support for immediate independence for Palestine, noting both Arabs and Jews seek their own states and urging consent of peoples concerned for a lasting solution.
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General Assembly
Jewhom
United Nations
United Kingdom
Creech-Jones
Tax league and realtors split over city tax rise protest
Potter County Taxpayers Association and Amarillo Real Estate Board divided on the city tax rate increase. Young members allege protests against what they call unauthorized actions by Adts. G. W. Maguire comments.
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TAX League
Adts
Potter County Taxpayers Association
Amarillo Real Estate Board
G. W. Maguire
City tax clash in Amarillo probes powerful opponents
A Amarillo tax battle pits a small group of wealthy local leaders and the Potter County Taxpayers Association against progressive business interests over a tax amendment and airport bonds. The Globe urges residents to weigh a government led by reactionaries versus one of opportunity and invites public comments while noting internal board disputes within the taxpayers association and real estate groups.
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Amarillo
Globe
Potter County Taxpayers Association
The
Globe-News
Taxpayers League
Texas
Hagg
Stephenson
Mr. Curtis
Kids, Inc
Maguire
Amarillo Real Estate Board
Board of Directors
Taxpayers Association
Chamber of Commerce
Arthur Truitt
Truitt Buick Company
Bob Douglas
John McCarty
Randall Road Bond Election Tomorrow
Amarillo voters within the corporate limits touching Randall County face a two thirds majority required bond issue vote on a 750000 farm to market road program. Randall County Farm Bureau backs the plan while North Randall County Civic Club opposes citing costs and state aid.
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Amarillo
Randall County
W. mW.morrow
Twenty-ninth Avenue
Amarillo Cty
Fortyfirst Avenue
Potter County
Randall County Farm Bureau
A. E. Wise
Earl Wesley
Canyon
North Randall County
Civic Club
Bloody Raid on Tel Aviv Bank Leaves Four Constables Dead
A band of Hebrew speaking gunmen attacked an armored car in Tel Aviv, killing four British constables and injuring several bystanders. They seized 600,000 dollars from Barclay's Bank and dropped 420,000 in a white jeep during the escape, while a bomb exploded nearby to distract police. A Jewish officer and a bank official were hurt, and two suspected extremists were believed wounded. The event occurred on Allenby Road amid crowded streets, with subsequent injuries to bystanders and ongoing investigations.
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Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Barclay’s Bank
Allenby Road
Palestinian Economic Corporation
Continue Probe of Election Contests Veterans Barred from Vote
The Amarillo Jaycees continue investigating the city election amid reports that World War II veterans were blocked from voting on their discharges unless they held a post Jan 31 1947 poll tax receipt. Ray Richards said a contest hinges on finding a hundred or more affected voters.
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Ray Richards
Amarillo
Yugoslavs Free Three US Soldiers on Trieste Frontier
Yugoslavia apologized for seizing three US soldiers on the Trieste frontier and announced all three would be released today. The action followed by a formal note, with officials stating the men would be freed to end the incident.
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Gil
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Trieste
Grain futures rise as Wheat Corn and Oats gain on open market
Chicago Sept 26 a firm undertone ruled in all pits on the Board of Trade with substantial price gains. Wheat closed 4 to 6 higher at 2.72 for December, corn up about 2 cents at 2.2014, oats also higher near 81 08-81.077 for December.
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Chicago
Undertone
Board of Trade
Deserting Navy man hired to blow bubbles at store
Detroit report says 18 year old George Kovick, described as a deserter from the submarine base at New London, Connecticut, found work blowing plastic bubbles in the window of a five and ten cent store as FBI agents moved to locate him.
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Detroit
U.P
FBI
George Kovick
Navy
New London
FHA Repair Loans No Down Payment Offered
Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance advertises FHA repair loans with no down payment option. See John Maynard Lumber Co at 800 W. 5th for details.
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Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes—Insurance
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Social Welfare Association Supports Families in Need
The Social Welfare Association provides agency and community resources to families facing difficulties, acting as the first line of defense to keep households intact and address family challenges.
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The
Social Welfare Association
Russia Would Leave Korea To Rule Self
Col Gen T F Shukov proposed simultaneous withdrawal of American and Soviet occupation forces from Korea in early 1948. The plan, voiced at a joint Korea commission meeting, aims to let Koreans govern themselves but drew American concern over UN handling of the issue.
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Russia
Korea
Seoul
T. F. Shukov
Joint Commission On
Shtikov
United Nations
United States
Fugitive Bogart Caught After Amarillo Jail Escape
James VanDeLabogart 53 of Somerton Arizona was arrested in Amarillo after a Yuma warrant for burglary and bond jumping. Investigators tied a counterfeit postal money order stamp to the case and found $7000 in war bonds at a Greyhound depot. Police suspect he joined the jail exercise gang to slip away.
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Yuma
Ariz
Penge
Amarillo
Arizona
James VanDeLa Bogart
Somerton
Bogart
Harrison
Greyhound
Taylor
Jewish Refugees Refuse Return to France Again
In Lubeck Germany refugees from Exodus 1947 again declined a French offer to return to France. Four thousand three hundred refugees at Poppendorf and Amstau camps reiterated their intention to move onward only to Palestine, spurning authorities today as they did yesterday.
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France
Luebeck
Germany
Poppendorf
Amstau
Palestine
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas region
Fair weather with rising temperatures across Amarillo and vicinity. High today 89, low 53, high Saturday 89. West Texas fair through Saturday with slight warming. New Mexico fair today and Saturday, mountains 40 night 50 to 60 elsewhere, high 80 to 90. 24 hour max 84, min 50, noon 81. Kids under 12 its your party Saturday morning at the Roller Palace.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
the Roller Palace
Bands and Horseshow Tide at Tri-State Fair
Bands from Memphis Hereford Friona and more attended the Tri-State Fair morning program. Grand champion mare Panzerita Dougherty and grand champion stallion Pon die topped a field of over 80 quarter horse entries. Jimmie Dell Atkinson presented ribbons while Red Simpson led the show. Delegations from several towns and New Mexico joined the events with bands and concerts around the fairgrounds.
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Jimmie Dell Atkinson
Beck Atkinson
Amarillo
J. M. “Red” Simpson
Hugh Bennett
Colorado Springs
Memphis
Memphis High School
Merchants
Deaf Smith
Friona High School
Polk Street
Canyon
Littlefield
Sudan
State of
New Mexico
Strong-arm robbery report in Amarillo prompts arrests
A man reported losing 84 dollars in cash and candy during a strong-arm robbery in Amarillo. A woman also lost about 30 dollars. Police detained three suspects, two women Pauline Sheppard and Lonzada Payne and a man Robert Johnson, all from The Flats. The incident began when Tomy Akard was hailed and robbed near Fourth Street and Van Buren. The quartet allegedly directed the crime through several city blocks before police stopped them.
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Amarillo
Tomy Akard
Army Tech Village
Pauline Sheppard
Lonzada Payne
Robert Johnson
Akard
Fourth
van Buren
Second Avenue
Monroe
Madison
Third Avenue
North Heights
Hughes Street
Eighth Avenue
Wild Horse Lake
Robbery Suspects Detained After Cab Stop Near Acacia
Police report Mitzi C Bell of Dalhart lost 30 dollars and a purse when two young men snatched her bag at Northwest Texas Hospital bus stop. Akard says the trio forced surrender of his billfold and merchandise near Eighth and North Fannin. Detectives found an ice pick on one woman. no gun recovered. Suspects arrested at Seventh and North Hughes as entering a taxi.
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Eighth
North Fannin
Akard
Seventh
North Hughes
Mitzi C. Bell
Northwest Texas Hospital
Dalhart
Pursesnatching and prowler captured near Van Buren
A woman grabbed back her purse after a snatch by two men who fled north on foot. Police describe the suspects as in their early twenties with dark complexions. one wore a light shirt. Tom Connally at 1401 Van Buren held a prowler in the Talmadge Apartment garage until police arrived.
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Tom Connally
van Buren
Mr. Connally
Talmadge
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Commission
Globe Office
Randall Road
Lanter Finance Co
Ith and Jackson
Bulletins
New York
Twentieth Century Sporting Club
Madison Square Garden
New York State Athletic Commission
Vishinsky
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
John Foster Dulles
Security Council
Shukov
Panzerita Dougherty
Curley Dougherty
Olton
Pondie
Ed Heller
Dundee
MD Aary
Williams-Boyce Agency
Russell's
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