Bevin Envisions Western Bloc To Counter Soviet Threat
Britain's Bevin proposes a western European bloc led by Britain and France with Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg as core members. The plan aims to curb Russian Communism by forming a strong economic and military alliance temporarily backed by the United States, potentially expanding to Italy Portugal Scandinavia Greece and Marshall Plan participants.
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London
Britain
United States
Russia
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Ernest Bevin
Europe
Italy
Portugal
Greece
Bevin
Rome
Constituent Assembly
Committee On Treaties
United of Europe
Orchestra Seeks to Repair Split at Afternoon Meeting
The Philharmonic Orchestra and its governing board plan a meeting this afternoon at 2:30 in Room 115 of the High School. Watson Hamilton, president, calls for full attendance to discuss policy and reconcile the rift between the orchestra and the executive committee.
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Philharmonic Orchestra
Association
Watson Hamilton
Tyler Street
Hamilton
Sforza backs European unity amid postwar talks
Bevin backed by Churchill and Attlee in urging a rapid anti Communist group. Attlee warned for a cautious path to fit within United Nations unity. The Chapultepec pattern showed North and South American alignment for mutual hemispheric defense with the United States.
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Ter Carlo Sforza
Bevin
Winston Churchill
Britain
Clement Attlee
Churchill
Attlee
United Nations
Chapultepec
Mexico
North
South America
United States
Winter Storm Battered Panhandle and Nation Amid Snow and Cold
A widespread cold wave and snowstorm disrupted travel from Texas to New England. Light moistureless snow fell across the Panhandle with pockets in Childress Amarillo and Pampa, while frigid temperatures reached near zero from Kentucky to Alabama. Major cities faced blizzards, iced highways, and travel curtailments as forecasts predicted more snow and colder weather through Tuesday.
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Panhandle
Childress
Amarillon
Pampa
Clarendon
Plainview
Canadian
Dalhart
Gage
Clayton
Tucumcari
Mercury
Vicksburg
Miss
New Orleans
Cullemburg
Ala
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
New York City
New York
New England
Ohio
Indiana
Midwest
Atlantic
Gulf
Texas
East Texas
Waco
Gulf Coast
Austin
Dallas
Potentate Here Tuesday Amid Panhandle Welcome
Nobles from Khiva Temples 40 counties greet Karl Rex Hammers imperial potentate arriving with his wife at Rock Island station at 9 30 Tuesday morning. More than 100 delegates expected to extend friendship. He speaks at 4 pm at the Temple and a 6 30 pm barbecue in his honor.
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Khiva Temple
Karl Rex Hammers
Imperial Potentate
Hammers
Pittsburgh
Rock Island
Panhandle
Temple
Fifth
Fillmore
John Snyder
Shrine Nobility Welcomes Imperial Visitor in Amarillo
Shrine Nobility to host Imperial Potentate Ross D. Rogers and wife with reception and formal ball at 9 o clock Tuesday evening in Amarillo. Rogers will travel from El Paso with escort Mr. and Mrs. Hammers to attend. after Amarillo visit he will proceed to Wichita Falls Maskat Temple. FHA loans offered by Olver and Wiggins Lumber Co.
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Imperial Potentate
Ross D. Rogers
Khiva Temple
Fl Paso
Answer Fired at Foes of Military Training Plans
Washington reports defense secretary Forrestal and former Justice Owen Roberts opposing the push button warfare argument. They insist universal military training remains essential as mass armies are not obsolete and the next war will not be push-button within the next decade.
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Washington
Defense Forrestal
Supreme Court
Owen J. Roberts
America
Forrestal
Roberts
National Security Committee
UMT
John Thomas Taylor
The
Legion
Representative Allen
Illinois
Rules Committee
Congress
House
Allen
American Council On Education
Council
E Forrestal
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas
cloudy Sunday with some snow and warmer trend. Monday partly cloudy with little temperature change. West Texas to Panhandle shows considerable cloudiness and occasional snow, colder Sunday except Panhandle and South Plains, then partly cloudy with little change Monday. Maximum yesterday 47, minimum 16, precip 0.16 inch. sunrise 7 6 am.
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US Weather Bureau
Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
Inchea
Amarillo Officials Plan Fort Worth School Site Visit
Amarillo school officials will tour Fort Worth to study the Fostepco Heights Elementary School noted for its low cost. Superintendent Charles M. Rogers and board member Dick Bivins lead the trip amid praise and caution from Fort Worth leaders.
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S Arenited
Charles T. Freelove
Consolidated Architects
Fort Worth
Texas
Southwest
Fostepco
Amarillo
Fostepco Heights
Dick Bivins
Rogers
George Waddill
Bivins
Charles M. Rogers
Joe Moore
Earthquakes Kill 12 at Panay Island Bell Tower
A sequence of eight earthquakes rocked Iloilo City Panay Island for four hours. At least 12 people died when walls collapsed on the Bell Tower of Jaro Cathedral, a six story structure. Local reports noted the disaster center at Iloilo, 285 miles southeast of Manila.
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Manila
Iloilo
Panay Island
Philippines
Jaro Cathedral
Actress Kay Francis Hospitalized After Overdose Incident
Kay Francis remains in White Cross Hospital Columbus Ohio with a severe cold and aftereffects of a sleeping pill overdose. Doctors say her condition is fair and that she will stay at least a week. burns on her leg are superficial and visitors are barred. The Hartman Theater run concludes tonight with Erin O'Brien Moore leading. Sussex Income Tax Guides offered at Russell's.
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Columbus
Ohio
Kay Francis
White Cross Hospital
Maurice B. Resoff
State of the Union
Miss Francis
Hartman Theater
Erin O'’Brien-Moore
Miss O’brien-Moore
New York
Once Over Lightly on Joints and Doctor Visits
A short humorous reflection notes that pains feel smaller near a doctor and the speaker prefers joint pains to stomach aches as they press on despite discomfort.
Grand Jury Findings on Teen Delinquency and Causes
The jury voiced shock at the extent of the case and described parental negligence, teen delinquency, and disdain for law. It urged future juries to probe contributing factors such as unlawful pool halls, late-night shows, underage alcohol sales, and teenagers operating illegal automobiles.
Pauley Denies Stassen Claims as Inside Info Probe Expands
Edwin W. Pauley clashed with Harold E. Stassen before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee over allegations of inside government information used to profit 932703 in commodity markets. Stassen said Pauley confessed guilt, while Pauley called the charges false and said any profits came from public information. The hearing touched on whether government insiders profited in postwar markets as the inquiry into seven figures in gains continued.
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Washington
Edwin W. Pauley
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Pauley
Neovasseny
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Secretary of the Army
Ferguson
Michigan
Subcommittee
Minnesota
Ralp W. Moore
Man With Gun Ends Snowball Fight Near UT Campus
An unnamed motorist armed with a pistol halted a snowball melee along fraternity row near the University of Tennessee campus. Police said hundreds of students faced off as 300 or more complaints flooded in. A man was struck in the face, windows were broken, and an ambulance rear door was used to hurl snow.
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Knoxville
Tenn
University of Tennessee
University
Elmer Dyke
Captain Dyke
Witneses
Fraternity House Row
Emory Jackson
Drunken GI Steers 24-Ton Tank Through Lawton Town
Technician Fourth Grade Donald S. Williams of Decatur Texas drove a 155mm self propelled howitzer tank on a wild one man parade through Lawton Oklahoma after a night of drinking. He eluded Fort Sill MPs police and Lawton officers before the chase ended near the post gate. Williams admitted the display and faces possible loss of his good conduct ribbon and charges for damage to two parked cars.
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Lawton
Okla
U.P
Fort Sill
Donald S. Williams
Decatur
Tex
Williams
Donald
R. J. Murphy
Mp’s
Oklahoma
Murphy
Leavenworth
J. G. Westbrook
Joe Cable
Cable
Army
Andrus
Many Juveniles Go on List for Grand Juries
Potter County Grand Jury ended its term with many Amarillo teens placed on strict probation after a wide ranging probe into thefts by small gangs. Dozens more youths were implicated as details surfaced, with no indictments issued and calls for local authorities to pursue rehabilitation and broad community action.
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Potter County
Grand Jury
Amarillon
Cracks in Portland Snow Field Spark Seismic Shock
In Portland Maine two 100 foot cracks opened in a snowy field after a sharp early morning quake. Seismologist Roger Arringdale of Yarmouth said the fissures result from crust contraction in extreme cold. The Harrises reported the quake-like shock at 3:30 AM and a roof snow slip near their suburban home.
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Portland
Leon Harris
Roger L. Arringdale
Yarmouth
Harrises
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