Tornado Strikes KelIerville Texas Panhandle Village
A tornado hit the small Texas Panhandle village of Keilerville causing tree and utility damage and damaging homes and oilfield equipment. No injuries or deaths were reported. Trinity River floodwaters receded in Dallas and Fort Worth after heavy rain and hail.
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Kellerville
Panhandle
North
Texas
Trinity
Dallas
Fort Worth
Keilerville
Trinity River
North Plains
Borger
Grover
Claude
Stinnet
Miami
Conway
St. Francis
Myrtle Pery
W. O. Jones
Senate votes to lift welfare ceiling with liens requirement
The Senate approved removing the 35 million dollar welfare ceiling for old age pensions and related aid with a property lien security for recipients, a 24 to 3 vote. The measure also sets a 3 million dollar cap on aid to dependent children and removes the needy blind ceiling, sending the constitutional amendment back to the House and then to Texas voters.
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House
Texas
Bill D. Hudson
Pecos
Strike Planned By Port Arthur Beaumont Bus Drivers
Port Arthur Beaumont bus drivers set a midnight Wednesday strike after a new company proposal was rejected. About 1,500 drivers and 175 other employees will meet at 2 a.m. despite the 12 a.m. quitting time. Union officials said eight hours of talks ended without agreement.
Truman Names John McCloy German High Commissioner
President Truman named John J. McCloy to be the supreme United States authority in Germany subject to Senate confirmation. McCloy will assume duties within the near future succeeding General Lucius D. Clay and resigns as president of the World Bank effective by July 1.
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John J. McCloy
Truman
Supreme
United States Authority
Germany
Senate
McCloy
White House
Lucius D. Clay
World Bank
Clay
Mr. Truman
Acheson
Paris
Russia
Britain
France
Gen. Clay
United States
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
Paul Hoffman
European Eca
Averell Harriman
Hoffman
Army Department
State Department
Reds Press Back Door Attack Near Shanghai Amid War Front
Shanghai reports a nighttime Red assault along the Whangpoo river near Tungkow eight miles east of the city. Naval evacuations and harbor moves continued as shells and ack ack filled the night. The Nationalists and Reds battled through Wednesday with thousands engaged and heavy losses on both sides.
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Pootung
Whangpoo River
Tungkow
West Berlin blockade tightens as Soviet routes limit traffic
Soviet authorities impose new crossing rules at Helmstedt and restrict Berlin bound freight, curbing Western trucks with east mark price shifts. Western officials call it a subtle blockade aimed at Berlin. four power talks stall over rail and express train issues amid an ongoing airlift delivering 8039 tons to Berlin.
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Soviet Economic Commission
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Foreign Ministers’ Conference
Paris
C. A. Dix
Poland
Bulgaria
Washington
State Department
Germany
Dix
Holland
Radio
P. A. Kvaschnin
Kraschnin
Wharf Cops Pay Suit Upheld in High Court
The City of Galveston lost a wage dispute with wharf policemen. The Supreme Court upheld a civil appeals court ruling awarding A. E. Winslow and 59 others $29,054 for dock guard services as regular policemen. The high court refused a writ of error against the first civil appeals ruling.
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Galveston
Supreme Court
A. E. Winslow
First Court of Civil Appeals
Amarillo Philanthropist Miles Bivins Dies at 60
Amarillo May 18 Miles G Bivins 60 a leading Panhandle cattleman and philanthropist died Tuesday night of a heart attack. He had contributed 1000 dollars to Amarillo tornado victims earlier that week and had been in ill health for some time.
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Oklahoma
Seminole
Oklo
West Texas
Dallas
White Rock Creek
Roosevelt Addition
Miles G. Bivins
Panhandle
Bivins
Bergstrom Building Plan Seeks 3.164 Million Approval
Washington dispatches report a proposed 3.164 million dollar Bergstrom Field project as part of a larger 623.124 million defense build across the Army Navy and Air Force. The Bergstrom bid covers 80 housing units with an 1.613 million price tag and bids are due to open in June.
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Washington
Defense
Louis Johnson
Army
Navy
Air Force
Continental United States
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Austin
House
Sam Rayburn
Senate
Rmed
Armed Forces
Army Engineers
Secret Meetings Bill Postponed in Senate Vote
The Texas Senate indicated no rush to end secret meetings of state boards and commissions. It refused to suspend rules to consider a House passed bill requiring reporters at meetings. The motion to suspend failed 13 to 14 with Kilmer B. Corbin involved in the motion.
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House
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Lamesa
Taylor
Lock
Aikin
Ashley
Hardeman
Weinert
Strauss
Moore
Bell
Harris
Hudson
Keith Kelley
Bracewell
Corbin
Cousins
Hazlewood
Jones
Rogers Kelley
Lane
Martin
McDonald
Morris
Proffer
Tynan
Vick
UN Turns Down Polish Protest on Eisler Case
The United Nations Assembly rejected a Polish bid to re-open the Eisler case as the six week spring session ended. President Evatt ruled the move out of order. Katz-Suchy challenged the ruling amid protests by Soviet bloc delegates. The vote was 43 to 1 with 10 abstentions.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
Gerhart Eisler
Eisler
Juliusz Katz- Suchy
Assembly
Herbert V. Evatt
Australia
Evatt
Katz-Suchy
Batroy
Southampton
England
Jakob A. Malik
Katz-Luchy
United States
Navy Sets Impartial Tests On B36 Challenge By Fighters
The House armed services committee ordered a series of impartial tests to determine if Navy jet fighters can shoot down the Air Force B36 bomber. Chairman Carl Vinson said the public deserves answers that could influence strategic planning.
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House Armed Services Committee
Navy
Air Force
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
Louis Johnson
United States
Johnson
Vinson
Air
W. Stuart Symington
Enthusi
Astic
United States Navy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Russia
Oil Firms Fight Price Fixing Allegations In Texas Case
In 98th District Court Judge Charles O. Betts heard pre trial arguments as the state led by Attorney General Price Daniel contends that 10 major oil companies conspired to raise gasoline prices. Defense seeks dismissal citing improper petition and lack of specific names.
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98Th District Court
Charles O. Betts
Price Daniel
Betts
Pat Patton Jr
Daniel
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