Soviet Agents Sought Atom Bomb Secrets
Soviet agents sought Canada's atomic energy secrets as early as March 1945 and instructed Canadian co operators to report on it. The government submitted documents from the Soviet embassy in Ottawa detailing payments, targets, and meetings, with Fred Rose linked to data obtained from officers on the western front and Capt. Gordon Lunan as a central figure in the espionage case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry F. Montgomery
Associated Press
Canada
World Fist
E. Phillipe Brais
Ottawa
Russia
Pacific
Moscow
Dominion
Fred Rose
Western Front
Gordon Lunan
Government Wartime Information Board
Rose
Solon Hits Delay In State Redistricting
Rep F G Swanson of Tyler blasts Texas lawmakers for neglecting the constitution by delaying redistricting. He proposes shrinking the House from 150 to 93 and aligning House and Senate districts to remove political obstacles. Planning a special session after the Democratic primaries, Gov Stevenson signals redistricting may be the public's last recourse.
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Austin
F. G. Swanson
Tyler
Coke R. Stevenson
House
Senate
Swanson
Texas
Stevenson
Tornado damages homes and plants near Wynona Oklahoma
A tornado tore through the south edge of Wynona Oklahoma last night unroofing fifteen homes and damaging several structures including a plant. No casualties were reported and damage was estimated at about half a million dollars.
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Oklahoma
Wynona
Okla
Aom.ll
Collars
Blunt Warning Said Needed For Soviets
Boston March 23 Former Pennsylvania governor and ex diplomat George H Earle called for an ultimatum to the Soviet Union to eject itself from the country and return home with the atomic bomb in hand before they acquire it He spoke after returning from years in the Balkans and Middle East urging a firm stand against Soviet threats.
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Boston
Russia
America
George H. Earle
Pennsylvaia
Toger
Earle
Balkans
Middle East
Union candidates file for city offices in last minute move
In a late filing Friday night the Building and Construction Trades council AFL affiliates named Jake Voegels a grocer at 408 Avenue H opposing Clarence A. Bestwick auto dealer for mayor and B H Dennison carpenters union business agent seeking Commission Place 1 now held by W B Price dealer in wholesale oil and gasoline. City elections are set for Tuesday April 2 with Voegels and Dennison endorsed by the Central Labor Union.
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Building and Construction Trades Council
American Federation of Labor
Jake Voegels
Avenue H
Clarence A. Bestwick
B. H. Dennison
Carpenters Union
W. B. Price
Voegels and Dennison
Central Labor Union
AFL
Fat Stock Show Opens Monday at Lubbock Fairgrounds
The First South Plains Junior Fat Stock show opens Monday at the fairgrounds with 270 baby beeves pigs and lambs exhibited by 4-H and FFA youths from 27 Panhandle West Texas and three New Mexico counties. Premiums exceed 800 dollars in three divisions. Baby beef judging Monday morning. sifts sold at 2 30 PM. Pigs and lambs judged Tuesday. A banquet and premium check awards Tuesday night at Texas Tech. A downtown parade Wednesday led by Lamesa Denver City and Balls bands with 4 H and FFA entries and local firms invited to participate. Parade marshal Glenn Woody notes most Lubbock dealers will display new models.
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South Plains
Fairgrounds
FFA Club
Panhandle
West Texas
New Mexico
Ring of the Lubbock
Denver
4-H
Lubbock
Glenn Woody
Woody
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Officials to Probe Disease in Amarillo Deaths
State health department official will visit Amarillo to investigate a disease causing two packinghouse workers' deaths and illness in 39 cattle handlers. The victims were Edmond Middick, 32, and his brother D. W. Middick. In Brownwood, their sister Mrs. J. E. Corbin learned the brothers died of a new influenza type.
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Amarillo
State Health Department
Edmond Middick
D. W. Middick
Brownwood
J. E. Corbin
Small baby claimed Hollywood
Baby Ververs born three months premature died after 41 hours alive. Weighing under a pound at birth, the infant’s head measured tennis ball size and was 142 ounces in weight with a length of 1143 inches.
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Hollywood
Ververs
UNO Set For Showdown In Iran Case
United Nations officials held cautious hope as the Security Council prepared to meet Monday over Iran. Premier Qavam signaled possible Russian troop withdrawals, while U S and Britain pressed for immediate action. Russia seeks delay until April 10, complicating the crisis and the council’s response.
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John M. Hightower
Associated Press
EW York
United Nations
Security Council
UNO
Ahmed Qavam
Tehran
Iran
Russia
Quaram
Stalin
United States
Britain
Qavam
Hussein Ala
U. S
America
Council
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Trygve Lie
Reuther to Seek CIO Post Held by Thomas
Walter P. Reuther declared his candidacy for the UAW CIO presidency at the tenth convention in Atlantic City accusing President R J Thomas of dishonesty and aiming to wrest the top post from the longtime union leader. The keynote occurred after Thomas blasted Truman and AFL leaders earlier the same day.
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Atlantic City
Walter P. Reuther
R. J. Thomas
CIO
United Auto Workers
Reuther
General Motors
Uaw-Cio
Thomas
Truman
AFL
Steel strike ends at Baldwin works with wage increase
In Philadelphia 12,000 CIO United Steelworkers at Baldwin locomotive works accept a company offer of 182 cents per hour raise, ending a two month strike.
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Philadelphia
CIO
United
Average crop yields to put $100 million in farmers’ jeans
Indian legends and agricultural analysis forecast a South Plains harvest worth about 100 million dollars. Don L. Jones and authorities estimate 622 000 bales of cotton and 770 805 tons of sorghum grain across 15 counties, with Lubbock and Crosby counties among the top earners.
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A. B. Slagle
Avalanche-Journal
Clark M. Mullican
South Plains
Lubbock
Don L. Jones
Lubbock County
Crosby
West Texas to get regional Veterans Administration office
Congressman George Mahon announced a West Texas regional VA office to be located in Lubbock serving 72 counties in the South Plains and Panhandle. The office will provide outpatient medical service, a rating board for claims, and help veterans obtain GI benefits and education, under the Dallas VA jurisdiction.
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Mahon
Avalanche- Journal
George Mahon
Texas
Veterans Administration
Lubbock
West Texas
Associated Press
Ashington
D-Tex
South Plains-Panhandle
Houston
San Antonio
Waco
Dallas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Regional Veterans Office Awarded to Lubbock
The Regional Veterans Office for West Texas and the Panhandle will employ about 700 civilians with a $2,000,000 annual payroll. Col. Thomas G. Lanphier announced in Lubbock that the office will offer full VA services and may use the South Plains Army Airfield hospital area for temporary quarters. It will be the largest VA office in Texas, serving 26 Panhandle counties and parts of El Paso area, with staff drawn from local residents where possible. Construction depends on housing and space. if unavailable, a VA building may be constructed.
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Veterans Administration
Municipal Airport
Thos. G. Lanphier
Dallas
Robt. W. Sisson
Washington
Amarillo
Lanphier
Lubbock
Col
H. O. Bordelon
South Plains Army Airfield
Sisson
Hubert L. Allen
American Legion
Col. Lanphier
A. C. Jackson
Legion
Roy Farr
Veterans
SPAAF
Randall Abernethy
Avalanche-Journal
West Texas
Panhandle
Thomas G. Lanphier
Texas
Mississippi
Louisiana
United States
Houston
San Antonio
Waco
Veterans’ Office
Muskogee
Texas Tech Fifth Among State Colleges in Enrollments
A 1946 survey by The Avalanche-Journal shows Texas Tech with 3,214 enrolled students, placing it fifth among Texas major state and denominational colleges. The article notes earlier wartime declines, potential for 5,000 or more students in the 1946 fall term if housing is secured.
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EXAS_ Technological college
Texas
Avalanche-Journal
Tech
University of Texas
Texas A. and M. College
Avalanche Journal
University of Houston
Southern Methodist
Texas Christian
Baylor
el Paso College of Mines
Hardin-Simmons
Texas Tech
Texas A
Texas State College For Women
Rice Institute
Lubbock
Southern Methodist University
SMU
Dallas News
U. of Texas
Wee
U. of Houston Ae
M. Seow
TCU
Baylor Delta
el Paso Mines
Red Cross Fund Near Goal in Lubbock Drive
County workers wound down the 40 600 Red Cross finance drive next Tuesday and Wednesday with booths planned across Lubbock including Carver Heights. Slaton totals reached 2 605 with two teams unreported and theater collections pending. Rural areas report pending but schools boosted county totals. Booths staffed by Mrs Arthur Jenkins and assistants will cover department stores and locales to keep every area within reach.
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Red Cross
Lubbock
Carver Heights
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Sewell
Slaton
Roy Boyd
Booth
Arthur Jenkins
Kirk Dean
Raymond Shook
Cloudy Weather Expected Across Texas With Light Showers
The Associated Press reports cloudy but mild conditions for Texas Sunday with light showers in both east and west regions. Saturday brought pleasant temperatures across the state with highs ranging from the 50s to the 80s in multiple cities.
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Associated Press
Texas
Amarillo
Dallas
el Paso
Tyler
Austin
Waco
San Antonio
Houston
Fort Worth
San Angelo
Laredo
Peron Nears Victory With Record Electoral Margin
In Buenos Aires the 29th president candidate Juan D Peron gains the largest margin since 1916. Tamborini trails heavily as vote totals from Buenos Aires City and province show Peron leading with projections to win about 304 electors to 72 for Tamborini.
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Buenos Aires
Col
Juan D. Peron
Argentina
Jose P. Tamborini
Peron
Democratic Union
Evacuation Ordered for Southern Bandung Amid Indonesian Attacks
Allied warnings urge residents of Bandung in western Java to evacuate as the southern area is cleared of armed Indonesian elements after a surge of incidents in the past two weeks. British HQ notes mortar fire on northern Bandung including the Rapwi camp and hits on civilians.
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Batavia
Java
Bandoeng
Soekaboemi
Gent's Bulova Cadet A Watch Listed at 33.75
An advertisement promotes a Bulova Cadet A wristwatch for men priced at 33.75 with King's Jewelry as the retailer.
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Gent
Adv
Streetcar Collision Injures Thirty-Two in Dallas
A head-on collision of two streetcars in Dallas on March 23 injures thirty-two people, most lightly. The incident prompted hospital checks and city responders to the scene.
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Dallas
Unity Within Party Urged By Truman at Jackson Day Rally
President Truman called for party unity and responsibility at about 300 Jackson Day rallies. He urged Democrats to lead in world leadership through strengthened United Nations and to back the party platform. Commerce Secretary Wallace pressed dissidents to join Jefferson and Jackson’s tradition and warned of opposition to progress.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Associated Press
Ashington
Truman
America
United Nations
Wallace
Progress
Jefferson
Jackson
Congress
T E Crites Death Victim Rites Today
T E Crites 62 longtime Borden Co manager dies at Lubbock Memorial hospital after brief illness. Services set for 3 pm at First Methodist Church with Dr H I Robinson officiating. Burial in Lubbock Cemetery under Sanders Funeral Home direction. He leaves wife two sons Sue a daughter a half sister and half brother with pallbearers named.
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T. E. Crites
Lubbock
Borden Co
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
First Methodist Church
H. I. Robinson
Lubbock Cemetery
Sanders Funeral Home
Ed Vivian
L. E
Buddy
Navy
Tulane University
New Orleans
Sue
L. B. Henderson
San Francisco
W. C. Ingley
Brownwood
W. S. Pittman
W. L. Jackson
E. D. Libby
Maurice Cowan
Seamon Nelson
Luther L. Lewallen
Pierce Winn
Wayne Pharr
Weather Summary for West Texas and New Mexico Regions
Mostly cloudy and mild with light scattered rain in West Texas except Big Bend and Del Rio Eagle Pass areas. New Mexico forecasts partly cloudy Sunday, warmer Sunday night and Monday, with highs 55 to 75 across the state. official Texas Experiment Station 24 hour records show a maximum 64 and minimum 34.
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Texas
Big Bend
del Rio-Eagle Pass
New Mexico
Texas Experiment Station
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Demos
U.S
Solon
KFYO
Avalanche-Journal Station
A&m
Red Cross Fund
King’s Jewelry
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