Hope For Avoiding Rail Strike Voiced By Brotherhood Leader
Cleveland January 17 Hope of averting a nationwide railroad strike was voiced by David B. Robertson head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen as federal officials prepared to name a Presidential fact finding board. The three unions claim over 238000 members and had set a February 1 strike deadline.
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Cleveland
David B. Robertson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Brotherhood of Locomo
Tive Engineers
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Robertson
Chicago
Washington
Charles G. Ross
Truman
Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers
A Billion Limit On Tax Cut Now In GOP Plans
Washington and January 17 GOP leaders propose trimming the tax cut bill to just over four billion dollars instead of five billion six hundred million. Speaker Martin of Massachusetts says final form not set but any bill sent to the White House will be veto proof. The party aims to win enough Democratic votes to overcome a veto.
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Washington
Knutson
Minnesota
House
Ways and Means Committee
Martin
Massachusetts
White House
GOP
High Command
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Bsanderly
Flouse Ways and Means
Federal Treasury
Repub
Vandenberg
Stassen
Truman
Congress
Olver & Wiggins Lbr. Co
Retail Sales Picture Has Bright Tone
New York January reports from the National Retail Dry Goods Association 37th annual convention show retailers optimistic about the next six months. Merchants expect spring sales to rise, pledge to resist price hikes, and coordinate with manufacturers to cut costs while managing inventories and credit.
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New York
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Collin Rea Loan OKayed by Rural Electrification Board
The Rural Electrification Administration approved a 115000 loan to Hunt Collin Electric Cooperative of Greenville Texas to extend service to farming areas. Also notice of Russell's tackless sale offering real bargains from January 19 to 24.
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Russell
Bomb-Proof Channel Tube Links Britain and France
Paris reports talks on a bomb resistant tunnel under the English Channel to connect France and Britain by car and rail. A 28 mile tube from Cape Griz Nez to Folkestone would lie under 16 to 220 feet of water and about 50 feet of earth, costing around 200 million dollars.
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Paris
English Channel
France
Britain
Andrei Basdevent
Joint
Cape Griz Nez
Folkestone
England
Basdevent
Humble Oil Well Acidized Near Abernathy Sparks Major Find
In Hale County 514 miles northeast of Abernathy Humble Oil & Refining No 1 Latrick wildcat began flowing within an hour after acidizing with 5000 gallons. Initial output 80 barrels per hour rising, pressure to 250 pounds, later estimated over 100 barrels per hour on a 34 inch choke. Bottom at 7987 feet drilled 77 feet into the Pennsylvania formation. Gas oil ratio projected 300 to 400 pounds. Located in Section 14 Block D-8 ELRR Survey between Petersburg and Irish pools. first producer in Fisher area after five dry tests.
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Pennsylvania
ELRR
Stanolind Oil Company
Fisher No. 1
Petersburg
Fisher
State Engineer John Bliss in Wyoming for Colorado River Basin meeting
State Engineer John Bliss traveled to Cheyenne Wyoming today to attend a regional Colorado River Basin meeting.
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Santa FE
John Bliss
Cheyenne
Wyo
Colorado River
Cause for Alarm On British Train
Hastings England Jan 17 with nationalized rail service the public requests extra aid from the 620 AM Hastings Ashford train engineer. A passenger asks him to hoot over the Rye bridge to wake her husband for work. Officials say the request is under consideration.
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Hastings
England
Britain
Ashford
Iron Bridge
Rye
There's a Fire What's the Hurry at Fort Worth
Mrs. Aubrey Lee James remained calm when told her four room prefab home burned down near Fort Worth Army Air Field Post Exchange. She resumed inventory work saying she would finish before leaving.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Aubrey Lee James
Warning on Rent Controls Extension Stirs Senate Debate
Secretary of Commerce Harriman urged against relaxing rent controls as inflationary, while Housing Expeditor Woods called for extending them to March 31, 1950. He warned that any relaxation would raise living costs and wage pressures, with rent levels for decontrolled units now well above controlled rents.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Harriman
Tighe E. Woods
Senate Banking
Tighe
Cain
Senator Fullbright
Arkansas
Truman
Congress
Shotgun Blast Kills Phillips Man C C Lane
Co C Lane of Phillips died from shotgun wounds suffered while hunting six miles northwest of Wellington near Crossroads School. Coroner ruled accidental shooting. Lane 43, assistant camp superintendent for Phillips Petroleum. Survived by wife and three sons. Services today at Phillips High Auditorium. burial in Prague Oklahoma.
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Sullivan
Lane
Phillips Petroleum Company
Phillips High School
M. O. Byerly
First Christian Church
Clovis
Second Street
Don
Jackie
Dave
Prague
Okla
Child Injured In Traffic In Hooker Oklahoma
A three year old boy, Ronnie Clutter, was struck by a 1947 sedan on Taylor near Sixth in Hooker. He suffered facial abrasions and was taken to St Anthony's Hospital for X rays and observation. Witnesses Betty Beets and Albie Kincaid saw the incident and said the child ran into the car after being left in a parked vehicle.
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Okla
Taylor
Ronnie Clutter
Dorothy Clutter
Betty Beets
North Johnson
Albie Kincaid
North Hayes
Miss Beets
Ronnie
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Matt H. Champion
West Ninth
Champion
Reds condemn US moves on Mellaha air base in Libya
Moscow radio accused Washington of interference in Mediterranean and Middle East affairs after the United States decided to restore the Mellaha air base in Libya. The broadcast said the move shows close US British military collaboration and was approved by Britain.
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London
Moscow
Mellaha
Libya
Mediterranean
Middle East
Britain
Amarillo Seeks Fort Worth Cost Saving for School Plans
Amarillo officials eye Fort Worth project for savings as costs rise. Fort Worth builds a four classroom school at 696 per square foot while Amarillo’s two ongoing schools run 12.50 to 15.10 dollars per sq ft. Local costs align with Texas peers yet exceed budgets by as much as 100 percent in some cases.
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Thomas Thompson
The
Globe News
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Texas
Fort Worth experiment cuts school cost by half
Fort Worth schools superintendent Joe Moore touts a 14 classroom brick and tile school built for 136000 as an experiment in design. The one story structure relies on a light concrete roof and radiant floor heat to reduce steel use and cost. Architects are Charles H. Freelove. builder Shaw Estes.
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Fort Worth
Fostepon Heights
Joe Moore
News- Globe
Amarilo
Dallas
Texas
Dick Bivins
Amarillo
Charles M. Rogers
Rogers
Washington, DC
Moore
New Fort Worth
Charles H. Freelove
Consolidated Architects
Shaw Estes
News-Globe
W. R. White
Bivins
Carver
Humphrey Highland Schools
Horace Mannaddi
Stassen Plans Busy high plains campaign swing
Harold Stassen arrives in Texas aiming to win Republican delegates for the national convention. He schedules stops in Lubbock Canyon and Amarillo including talks at Texas Tech West Texas State College and a concert at Amarillo Municipal Auditorium with a question session and receptions.
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Harold Stassen
Democratic Country
Republican Party
Stassen
Texas
Lubbock
Canyon
Amarillo
Aliloulceu
Texas Tech
English Field
West Texas State College
Municipal Auditorium
Minnesota
Bull Halsey
United Nations
San Francisco
Stassen Resting in Albuquerque During Western Tour
Harold Stassen, Republican presidential candidate, rests in Albuquerque after a string of press conferences and talks on Dewey's candidacy, Russia, and the Marshall Plan. He will remain until Monday before resuming his western speaking tour.
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Russia
Stassen
Albuquerque
U.P
Harold Stassen
Dewey
Minnesota
Amarillo High Baccalaureate Service Tonight
Baccalaureate services for the mid term graduating class of Amarillo High School are at 7 30 tonight at the First Baptist Church. Dr A D Foreman Jr will preach the sermon. Special music by the A Cappella Choir conducted by Mrs Julia Dean Evans and violinist Betty Bascom. The class has 35 members with Denny Willis as president.
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Amarillo High School
First Baptist Church
A. D. Foreman, Jr
Julia Dean Evans
Betty Bascom
Denny Willis
Gandhi Followers Push Peace Plans
Gandhi's trusted followers pressed peace efforts as he neared the end of a six day fast his doctors warned his condition was serious. A 7 point program for Hindu Moslem harmony was to be signed at 10 this morning with leaders promising peace in Delhi while supporters urged Gandhi to conclude the fast.
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New Delhi
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Gandhi
Ceate
India
Delhi
Congress Party
Pakistan
Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Summary
Partly cloudy conditions expected across Amarillo and vicinity Sunday into Monday with a slight warming trend Sunday and little temperature change Monday. West Texas and New Mexico also see partly cloudy skies with cold mountain lows and modest daytime highs. Temperature readings yesterday included a high near 47 and a low around 16 with sunrise at 7 54 and sunset at 6 01.
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US Weather Bureau
Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Snes
Amarillo Kidnaper Bossed Divorce Action Opens Third Court Skirmish
Mrs. Lucille A. Conley of Brockton Massachusetts filed a divorce against Louis B. Conley the Amarillo man accused in the kidnapping of their daughter Lynette 3. The case follows prior suits and Conley’s FBI hunt for the missing child. Judge Stone earlier ordered support payments and custody for Mrs. Conley while the case drags through Brockton probate court.
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Massachusetts
Lucille A. Conley
Brockton
Mass
Louis B. Conley
Amarillo
Conley
Lynette
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Harry K. Stone
Stone
Ashe
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C. C. Lane
Phillips
Libyan
Chamber of Commerce
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