U S Plans New Secret Atomic Tests In Pacific Area
The report outlines new atomic test plans in the Pacific with secrecy and security in place. It notes advances in faster bomb carriers from the Air Force and Navy, including the B-47 and carrier-launched planes, and cites leaders named to head the Eniwetok operation and scientific teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Pacific
Nevada
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Air Force
Navy
U. S
Dean
AEC
Pentagon
McMahon
D-Conn
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Britain
Percy W. Clarkson
Eniwetok
Army
Clarkson
Elwood R. Quesada
Traffic Board hears bus plan and safety drives in Lubbock
The meeting, attended by about 50, reviewed Lynn Andrews bus route master plan proposing service every 30 minutes 6 am to 7 pm weekdays and hourly 7 pm to midnight with 10 15 and 20 minute segments during rush hours. Awards dinner plans discussed and safety themes set for February through April with new bylaws and compliance actions by the City Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. L. Byrd
Jones
J. Ray Dickey
Wall
Alton Abbott
Bill Powers
Carpenter
T-Man
Okay Dickey
Lynn Andrews
Sunday
Avalanche-Journal
Andrews
Lubbock
Abbott
Powers
Steve Matthews
Red Plan Stalls Talks on Soviet Neutral Inspectors
In Monday sessions the Reds pressed for Russia as a neutral inspector to police the truce, while Poland and Czechoslovakia were tentatively accepted as neutrals. UN staff rejected Russia, while noting Soviet ties to North Korea and Moscow made equipment and air forces Russian made as jets clashed along the Korean front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reds
Russia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
Don O. Darrow
Korea
Fifth Air Force
Sinanju
Silver Star Hill
Pyonggang
Iron Triangle
Burgary Suspects Charged in Tex-Plains Canning Case
Morton Burgary back police report charges filed Monday against Martin and Patterson for burglarizing Tex-Plains Canning Co. on December 22 and burning a safe with a welding torch. Bonds set at 1500 dollars each. Martin admits part in Morton burglary. Eaton signed partial statement. lie detector tests planned. Austin trip by deputies. Lubbock and Morton agencies coordinated the arrests and questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Patterson
Lubbock
Tex-Plains Canning Co
3Rd
Justice of Peace
D. W. Robertson
Harryman
Morton
Eaton
J. O. Mills
Claude Drennan
Austin
Tex-Plains Canning Company
Lubbock City
Morton Sheriff's Office
Fire damages heavy Henderson warehouse
Fire at the Anthony Wholesale Grocery and Feed Company warehouse in Henderson, Texas caused about 100000 dollars in damages early today. No injuries are reported. The blaze is under investigation by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Tex
Anthony Wholesale Grocery and Feed Company
Licensed Vocational Nurses to Hold Covered Dish Buffet
The Licensed Vocational Nurses Association will hold a 7 p.m. covered dish supper at the Little P House in Mackenzie State Park on Wednesday. The event invites anyone wishing to attend as the organization announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Licensed
Vocational Nurses Association
Little P House
Mackenzie State Park
Jesses
Rogers
Mnne
Helen * Sater
Robbery Suspects Identified In Motley County Case
Four suspects charged in Motley County for robbing Kifer of nearly 100 dollars at a service station. They were captured in Union Missouri and returned to Matador Texas. Bond set at 25000 for two men and 5000 for two women. Grand jury convened in Floydada.
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Huntsville
Motley County
John Stotts
Kifer
Owens
Helmer
Caprock
Union
Matador
Stotts
Texas
W. E
Razz) Renfrow
Lubbock
Justice of Peace
H. F. Pipkin
110Th District Grand Jury
Alton B. Chapman
Floydada
Tanker Deals Involving Caseys Group And Tanker Firms
Testimony outlines the sale of five ships to Panamanian registry and three to US registry in 1947 for about 1.5 million each. Casey group later sold holdings to United Tanker and Delaware Tanker Corp financed by a Greek national. Stockholders reportedly earned 3.25 million from a 101 thousand initial investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tion
United States
Formosa
Morris
Hoey
Cochrane
Maritime Commission
Casey's Group
U. S
Panama Transport Co
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
United Tanker Corp
Casey Group
United Tanker
Delaware Tanker Corp
Austin Professor Thad Weed Riker Dies
Dr Thad Weed Riker 72 UT Austin history professor dies aged 72 after long service since 1909. He authored works on the Balkan states and was a University of Texas faculty member and author of papers on modern European history. Services announced for tomorrow in Austin.
Dallas Plunged Into Citywide Power Failure
Dallas experienced a three minute blackout at 4 15 p m caused by a mechanical fault at the Mountain Creek plant. The outage disrupted 154 street cars and 59 trolly buses, halted elevators, and strained hospitals and emergency services during the evening rush hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Dallas Power and Light Co
Mountain Creek
Parkland Hospital
Dallas Railway and Terminal Co
Love Field
Airways Communications
Krld-Tv
Cotton planting permits rise in lower Rio Grande Valley
In Harlingen area report, dry weather delays planting but permits total 593,244 acres across Hidalgo Cameron and Willacy counties as of Feb 15, up 122,952 from last year. Number of planters also up to 4,335 from 4,299. Cameron leads with 273,503 acres.
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Harlingen
Rio Grande Valley
State Department of Agriculture
Hidalgo
Cameron
Willacy
Cameron County
San Benito
San Benito Iining
Brownsville
Hidalgo County
Weslaco
McAllen
Edinburg
Willacy County
Suspect Nabbed After Bold Hospital Escape
Barber aborted a hospital breakout after overpowering Deputy Sheriff Sellers on guard at St. Joseph's Hospital. He fled in khaki pants, gun in hand, with his wife Doris Fay Barber nearby as she faced murder charges but remained free on bond. Detective Armstrong was wounded and hospitalised.
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Page One
Lynch
Mansfield
Barber
C. V. Sellers
St. Joseph's Hospital
Sellers
Fort Worth
Doris Fay
Bert Ashby
A. L. Armstrong
Armstrong
H. C. Holloway
Dallas
Maj Huddleston Wright of Lubbock Arrives in Germany
Mrs. Huddleston Wright of 2201 25th St. reports her husband, Army major Maj. Huddleston Wright, has arrived in Germany and is stationed near Stuttgart. Wright sailed for Europe in January after twelve years in the Army and WWI service. He previously served at Fort Carson, Colorado, where his family lived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huddleston Wright
25Th St
Germany
Stuttgart
Maj. Wright
Europe
Cone Carson
Colo
Mrs Richard C Parsons Held in Slaying Case
In Pleasantville New York Mrs Mary Parsons is held as a suspect in the shooting death of Army officer her husband Richard C Parsons reports say a torn unsigned note in her handwriting claims she planned to kill herself after learning he told others she was immoral Police say the note reveals a deranged state of mind and a deadly argument over parental aid ending with two shots fired by Mrs Parsons at her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Lessor
Pleasantville
N. Y
Richard Parsons
European Defense Talks Move Toward German Armament Compromise
The London conference discusses German armament controls with Schuman clashing with Adenauer over strict production limits. The U S proposes Germany arm only orders from the European Defense Community and NATO joint talks. The Big Three set Germany’s contribution at 11.1 billion marks, with Adenauer to decide within a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Schuman
Adenauer
European Defense Community
Courcil
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U. S
Germany
European Defense Community Council
European Defense Council
NATO Council
Bonn
The Actor Sutton Eyes Deeply Buried Bank Heists
Police describe Sutton a noted jewel thief and bank robber with over two decades of activity. He escaped prison twice, last in 1947 in Pennsylvania, and used multiple disguises including a Western Union messenger, a mail carrier, a chauffeur, and even a policeman to commit robberies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Sutton
Pennsylvania
Brinks, Inc
Boston
New York City
Western Union
Dean Street
Brooklyn
Wright predicts wife join in Germany soon
Wright states that conditions in Germany are favorable for Mrs Wright to join him there shortly. Maj Wright is identified as the son of Mr and Mrs J A Wright of 2414 6th St.
Lodge cites Davis letter in negligence charge
Senator Lodge accuses the Truman Administration of grave negligence over Korea. He cites Maj. George A. Davis Jr.'s wife letter alleging they are not trying to win and that air support is inadequate. The complaint follows Davis, a top U S jet ace, being shot down and missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen. Lodge
R-Mass
Truman Administration
Korea
U. S
Air Force
Davis
Lodge
Coast Guard Puts Rescue Plan Into Action For Tanker Disasters
Wreckage sighted near Chatham as the Fort Mercer struggles with cracking plates and the Pendleton drifts in blizzard conditions off Cape Cod. A 50 mile gale hammers the area while the Red Cross mobilizes disaster services and Coast Guard crews plan breeches buoy and lifeboat rescues. Eight Texans among the stricken crew are listed aboard Fort Mercer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay
San Francisco Peninsula
Santa Clara Valley
Mississippi Valley
Cape Cod
New England
Fort Mercer
Chatham
Pendleton
Coast Guard
Boston
Chatham Beach
New York
Trinidad Corporation
F. C. C. Paetzel
Houston
Louis Culver
Corus Christi
Colder Weather Moves In As Gulf Air Warms State
Forecasters expect colder conditions Monday with no severe blows. Warm Gulf air will move up to meet the cold air, covering most of the state by Wednesday. A dust front from New Mexico reduced visibility to six miles at El Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downstate
Gulf
New Mexico
el Paso
Associated Press
Births Recorded at West Texas Hospitals
Multiple births announced from Lubbock and surrounding towns. Daughters born to families including St on and Guestee ed St with weights ranging around seven pounds to eight pounds. Fathers listed as candy salesman plumber and truck driver. hospitals include Lubbock Memorial and Porter Clinic.
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eSee St
D. m. Tm
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
Group To Study Immunity Plan
Senator McCarran announces a special Senate Judiciary Subcommittee to study President Truman plan for immunity powers. Newbold Morris would grant immunity to witnesses, allowing testimony under penalty of contempt. Some members oppose the proposal citing potential abuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
McCarran
D-Nev
Truman
Senate
Newbold Morris
Congress
Mr. Truman
Morris
McGrath
Judiciary Committee
Sens. O'Connor
Ferguson
R-Mich
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Italians Begin Task Of Identifying Dead
In Burgio Sicily Italian police started the grim job of identifying 34 victims from a British airliner that crashed on Mt Rose near Burgio. The twin engine plane flying from London to Nairobi went down Saturday night, last seen an hour before Malta stop. Carabinieri hike through ice and snow to the wreck at about 4500 feet near the mountain peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burgio
Sicily
Mt. Rose
London
Nairobi
Kenya
Malta
Jilted Swain Gets Second Brush-Off
Pittsburgh February 18 Edward Wiegner a 6 foot 5 Chicago insurance engineer visited Lois E Weiland 24 in Pittsburgh to win her hand after a broken engagement He offered to move to Pittsburgh and even join a missionary school but she refused saying the talk was brief and she felt sorry for him Wiegner returned to Chicago shocked and dejected after the failed reconciliation effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Edward Wiegner
Lois E. Weiland
Chicago
Lois
Wiegner
Hoover Urges Federal Civil Service Reforms
Former President Herbert Hoover urged Congress to enact civil service reforms to curb “humiliation” from federal officials. He spoke at a Citizens Committee meeting backing the Hoover Commission proposals to standardize hiring, remove political influence, and improve career staffing across agencies. Hoover claimed the reforms could save billions and modernize government employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Hoover
Citizens Committee
Commission
Senate
House
Civil Service Commission
Bankrupt Grain Man’s Aid Tied to Benefactor, Court Told
Wayne Marteney of Garden City Kansas head of the Garden Grain and Seed Company testified at a bankruptcy hearing that his firm's debts and grain stock losses stemmed from efforts to assist a former benefactor C M Henderson of Farwell Texas. He admitted securing loans and substituting warehouse receipts as security with Amarillo bank and paying part of the note. The case was described by federal referee E R Solan as liquidation under way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peer City
Kans
Wayne
Wayne Marteney
Garden Grain and Seed Company
Kansas Grain Inspection Department
Marteney
A. Lewis Oswald
Hutchinson
E. R. Solan
Topeka
Meiner
Saray
Firstational Bank
Amarillo
Texas
Martney
Henderson
Harold
Two West Texas Men Get Prison Terms On Mann Act Charges
PECOS Feb. 18 Two West Texas men pleaded guilty to violating the Mann act and were sentenced in the federal penitentiary U S District Judge R E Thomason sentenced Thomas Rasco Jr 24 Andrews to two years and John L Murdock 22 to 18 months They were charged with transporting six prostitutes from Odessa to Carlsbed New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
West Texas
U. S
R. E. Thomason
Ad Thomas Rasco Jr
Andrews
John L. Murdock
Odessa
Carlsbed
N. M
Five Jurors Named in Wallace Murder Trial
Five jurors are selected in Austin for the trial of Malcolm ne Wallace, former Universal economist, charged with murder in the October shooting of golf course operator Douglas Kinser. Wallace, expected to plead not guilty, was arrested about nine miles from Austin hours after Kinser was found dead. No motive is disclosed.
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Austin
Malcolm Ne Wallace
Universal. Texas
Douglas Kigser
Wallace
U. S. Department of
Kinser
Staif
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Alvin C. Graves
Los Alamos
William H. Wise
James R. Pahl
Arthur B. Walk
Douglas MacArthur
Holmes and Narver
Los Angeles
Morton Burgary
Hardell
Block Ave
Ross
Department of Public Safety
Maj
Richard C. Parsons
European Defense
The
Red Cross
Guadalupe Guestee
Ed St
Porter Hospital
Tm Porter Clinic Hospital
W. L. Bumpass
West Texas Hospital
Hub
W. K. Hardese
Judiciary
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