Bids Sought for 350000 Southwest Terminal Building
City officials gave approval for a new airport terminal project costing 350000 with a three unit structure modeled after a See AIRPORT Page 10. Prospective bidders in Texas and the Southwest lined up to obtain specifications signaling keen competition. Bids opening will be overseen by the airport board with final award by the city commission.
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C. O. R. Walker
J James Tie
Texas
Southwest
Walker
Airphort Board
City Commission
Senator McClellan's Red-Hot Support For Platform
The report notes Senator McClellan shows strong enthusiasm for the political platform. He praises several aspects and predicts robust backing among allies. The passage suggests a heated reaction to the proposal and hints at broad appeal within his camp.
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Senator McClellan
Third Victim of Amarillo Warehouse Fire Succumbs
The third victim in a Phillips Petroleum warehouse fire near Amarillo is G. Hunter, 22, formerly of Iowa Park, who died yesterday. Jodie Foster, 27, and Dick Sikes, 22, both of Amarillo, also died. Damage is estimated at $120,000 after a high octane line burst into flames.
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Amarillo
Oil Company
G. Hunter
Iowa Park
Jodie Foster
Dick Sikes
Phillips Petroleum Company
Mountain Town Terrorized by Italian Forces In Armored Cars
Italian armored cars tightened grip on a mountain town as 3,000 red rebels faced a crackdown. Soldiers combed the woods while other units guarded the area amid reports of violence and unrest in nearby valleys and villages.
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Viooi
Ayrees
Arabs and Jews halt fighting in Jerusalem amid wider Palestine war
Fighting stopped in Jerusalem on July 17 but battles raged in Palestine. Tel Aviv was bombed in seven sorties by twin engined planes, with six killed and about 20 wounded. Israeli planes attacked Arab and Syrian concentrations in central and northern Palestine, while UN peace efforts under Folke Bernadotte faced doubt as Arabs and states weighed cease fire and potential sanctions.
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Max
Holy Land
United Nations
Security Council
United States Navy
Europe
Council
Yerunsiem
Gang
Jerusalem
Arab Legion
Damascus
Jaffa
Zion
New
Old City
Negro Held In Slaton Shooting
Joe Perkins a 38 year old Negro of Slaton lay in Mercy hospital in serious condition as Henry White 40, also a Negro of Slaton, was jailed on an assault with intent to murder charge. Bond set at 1500. Witnesses said six to nine shots were fired with three entering Perkins from behind. The quarrel stemmed from a long time dispute at Winnies cafe when White shot at Perkins as Perkins tried to intervene. White surrendered to Deputy Sheriff Ward after the attack.
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Joe Perkins
Slaton
Mercy Hospital
Henry White
White
Justice Court
Horace Smith
Lloyd Croslin
Perkins
E. A. Ward
Croslin
Pharr
Sher- See
Schuman asks showdown over stay or go vote
Premier Robert Schuman demanded a weekend vote by rebellious supporters on whether he should stay or resign. Observers say a confidence vote in the National Assembly on Monday is possible as the political crisis deepens. Jewelry and watch repair at King's Jewelry advertised with three day service.
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Schuman
Paris
Robert
National Assembly
King’s Jiry
Adv
Reds Renew Threat To Fill Air Lanes With Soviet Planes
Maj. Gen. Donovan and Gen. Clay warned the Berlin crisis demands a risk of war to press for peace by compulsion. Allied informants said Russians plan widespread night flights in the western corridor and could test Western resolve with armored convoys. Donovan urged a firm stand in Berlin as pivotal, warning Russia seeks to drive the U.S. from Europe.
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Omer Anderson
INS
Erlin
William J. Donovan
OSS
Lucius D. Clay
United States
Russia
Berlin
Donovan
Sayer Saynesses
W. E. Hall
Air Force
Clay
Internatoonal News Service
Munich
Office of Strategic Service
Europe
BaeBalah
Tinga
Geray
U. S
AvFo
Germany
Ford UAW Workers Taking Strike Vote
Ford Motor Co production workers number 116000 across the nation are finishing a strike vote this weekend. The CIO UAW council has already backed a strike and the international executive board will be asked to approve. A shutdown of Ford’s 46 plants could follow if both rank and file and board agree. Ford offered a 13 cent raise while the union seeks 14 cents plus social security grants totaling about 21 cents.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
The
CIO
United Auto Workers
Uawcio
International Executive Board
Ford
Uaw-Cio
France Plans Evacuation of Women From Berlin
Paris papers report France will evacuate French women and children from Berlin within 15 days amid growing Berlin crisis. Quoted sources in L Aurore and France Libre describe the evacuation decision as urgent and connected to the crisis in Berlin.
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Paris
France
Berlin
L'Aurora
France Libre
Mock Bombings Planned by Fully Armed U S Bombers Land in England
Giant B 29s with loaded guns landed at Scampton Waddington and Marham in East Anglia while crews were kept at bases for 48 hours. The bases chosen for long runways, amid Cold War tensions over Berlin, with Col John Henry noting the mission had been planned for two weeks and Britain as objective.
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U. S
England
Sociated i
Canton
America
Scampton
Waddington
Marham Fields
East Anglia
Eighth Air Force
Germany
Sain
Dright Prumignt
John Henry
Charlotte
Othee
Britain
Henry
Lemay
Area's Cities Are Booming Article Series
The Avalanche-Journal begins a series on regional growth with a Levelland feature and plans to cover neighboring cities. The project showcases recent progress through words and pictures and announces forthcoming articles on other towns.
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Plains
Avalanche-Journal
Levelland
Big Push On In Texas Politics
The AP reports a statewide scramble as candidates for all offices hurry to persuade voters in the Democratic primary on Saturday July 24. The U S Senate race draws the most attention, with George Peddy Lyndon Johnson and Coke Stevenson touring major Texas cities in a five day push through Fort Worth Waco San Antonio Houston and Dallas. Johnson and Peddy visit Fort Worth on Monday. Waco hosts Stevenson Johnson and Peddy on successive days beginning Monday through Wednesday.
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Associated Press
Texas
U.S
U. S. Senate
East Texas
West Texas
George Peddy
Lyndon Johnson
Fort Worth
Waco
San Antonio
Houston
Dallas
Coke Stevenson
Austin
Peddy
Johnson
Stevenson
Final drive as heavy ballots loom in Texas primary
Candidates intensify campaigning ahead of next Saturday’s Democratic primary amid heavy advertising and door knocking. Officials estimate a record 15,000 votes cast. Absentee voting ends Tuesday at the county clerk’s office as candidates seek to advance to the Aug 28 runoff.
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Cesamates
Texas
Louie F. Moore
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