Impressive Programs Set At Tech Today
Visitors from West Texas gather at Texas Tech for a combined Parents Day and Recognition service and Memorial Circle dedication. Dr. Robert A. Millikan will give the keynote lecture on The Two Supreme Elements In Human Proj as part of the event. Major General Andrew D. Bruce will address national security at Memorial Circle dedication, with a program from 2 to 3 15 p.m. Bruce is a WWI and WWII veteran with multiple decorations.
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Memorial Circle
Robert A. Millikan
California Institute of Technology
Millikan
Great Britain
Italy
France
India
China
Chile
America
Force
Andrew D. Bruce
Fourth Army
Fort Sam Houston
Tech War Veterans Association
Bruce
Truman Talks Atom Energy As Hope For World Peace
President discusses atomic energy as a boon and a threat. He recalls talks with Henry Ford and notes wartime tanks and the goal of using new discoveries to aid mankind. He warns against self destruction and envisions atomic advances helping conquer heart disease and cancer.
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Ford
Henry Ford
Truman
Mich
Senate panel to hear UN reform proposals
Soattet Plan or Change Pro to Soattet Plan or Change Pro to Washington Mi Chairman Vandenberg said today the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will consider proposals to change UN relations procedures before Congress adjourns. He indicated senators pressing for action to bypass Soviet vetoes in the UN will get a hearing.
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Washington, Mi
Vandenberg Ahich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
European Alliance Seeks Peace-Time Lend-Lease Aid
The western European alliance will soon submit to the United States a list of must requirements for military supplies under a peace-time lend-lease. Britain France Belgium Holland and Luxembourg pursue a common defense setup as an official secret. No agreement on western Germany political structure has been reached.
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London
GOP Hopefuls Move to Block Stassen at Convention
GOP hopefuls urged delegates from seven states to back favorite sons and test other contenders as Harold Stassen faced resistance. Washington talks target stopping a Stassen surge before the June 21 Philadelphia GOP convention.
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Associated Press
Harold E. Stassen
Washington
Stassen
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Indiana
New Jersey
California
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Old Guard
Wendell Willkie
Ohio
Oregon
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Stansen
le Peis
Sensior
Martin
Ivania
Minnesota
St. Louis
Missouri
E. W. Bromwich
GOP
Taft
Wage Demands Meet Opposition By Management
Managements in meat packing and electrical appliances sectors opposed labor wage demands as the CIO strike at meat packers continued. Packers reopen plants and implement a nine cent per hour raise, while Chicago workers face potential replacement if they do not return. CIO stockhandlers plan a Tuesday meeting over the wage dispute risking a 25,000 worker impact at the Chicago stockyards.
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CIO
Wilson
Chicago
Greek official assassinated on May Day amid global celebrations
May Day events across Europe the Americas and Asia sparked noise and tension but few major disruptions. In Athens a factory worker killed justice minister Christos Ladas and wounded others with grenades. martial law was imposed as police chased a Communist squad.
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Associated Press
Europe
America
Asia
Berlin
Trieste
Prague
Rome
Lavid
Brazil
Bogota
Labor
Athens
Christos Ladas
Ladas
Assin
Korea
Uninstructed Delegates Dominate Texas Demos as Tuesday Looms
Reporting from Democratic precincts across Texas, delegates remained largely uninstructed with some city boxes in Austin favoring Eisenhower and Truman strength evident in Dallas and Wichita counties. Pro Truman forces sought instruction for Truman nomination, while state leaders urged unity and opposition to civil rights measures.
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Dallas
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Woodville
Rogers
Bexar County
Truman
Tarrant County
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Jefferson County
Beaumont
Austin
Dwight Eisenhower
Sherman
Wichita County
Trevis County
Commerce
Dallas County
Smith County
Gladewater
Pine Tree
Longview
Sabine
DEMOS
GOPS Clash At Sessions In Lubbock County
Rival GOP factions at precinct meetings in Lubbock County clashed over delegate selection to the county and state conventions. Walkouts and rump conventions followed chair rulings requiring poll tax receipts for eligibility. Supporters split between Dewey and Taft camps with the county committee chair and club president leading contrasting slates as the Credentials committee will decide the legal delegation.
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Charles Stone
Witier Ireworks
Lubbock County
Republican Credentials Committee
John L. Vaughan
Republican County Committee
Thomas E. Dewey
M. D. Temple
Republican Club
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Temple
GOP
Crosby County Youth Drowns During Outing
John Claud Dunlap a 15 year old Robertson High senior and Crosby County youth drowned in the South Concho river at Christoval during a basketball team outing. Sponsors described the sequence. rescue efforts lasted about an hour before he was pronounced dead. Body returned to Ralls for funeral services. Dunlap survived by his parents two sisters two brothers and a grandfather.
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San Angelo
Spb
John Claud Dunlap
Robertson High School
Crosby County
South Concho River
Chistoval
Christoval
Marvin Aycock
Young Dunlap
Aycock
Arnold Parchman
Morris Young
Woodrow Powell
Tom Lockwood
San’ Angelo
Dunlap
Ralls
Senator Taylor Arrested at Birmingham Meeting
Senator Glen Taylor of Idaho, a Henry Wallace third party vice presidential hopeful, was arrested in Birmingham while attempting to enter a Southern Negro Youth Congress meeting. He posted a $100 bond for release. District security and civic groups weighed in on the incident.
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Taylor
Birmingham
Ala
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Henry Wallace
Southern Negro Youth Congress
New wells to be dug to boost Lubbock water
City commissioners pledged substantial improvements to the Lubbock water supply to meet July and August demand. Mayor W. H. Rodgers outlined a plan to drill multiple new wells and to bring the 10,000,000 gallon surface reservoir and 1,000,000 gallon overhead tank into service at the earliest moment.
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H. I. Kiefer
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
W. H. Rodgers
Swayor Rodgers
Rodgers
W. G. McMillan
Hitch-Hiking Skunk Urged Off By Minnesota Farmer
Lester Aasand, a farmer near Stephen Minnesota, found a skunk under the hood of his pickup. After failing to dislodge it he drove about three miles then threw the skunk away by its tail. He continued toward town with the incident ending there.
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de Fosgerine
Lester Aasand
Stephen
Murder Charge Filed At Slaton
A shooting in Slaton early Saturday left L. J. Hardwick dead. Eva Jewel Devereuwx, 38, was charged with murder after witnesses said Hardwick, drunk, broke a wine bottle on her, prompting her to fire a 38 caliber pistol. Horace Smith bound her over to grand jury on $2,000 bond.
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Slaton
L. J. Hardwick
Ernest Ward
Lubbock
Ward
Lloyd Crostin
Lee Rice, Jr
Bert Devereuwx
Horace Smith
Slaton Justice of Peace
Croslin
Hardwick
Eva Jewel Devereuwx
Direct Contact On Aid Program To Be Made This Week
In Washington on May 1 the first direct contact between the U S administered European recovery program and participating nations will occur in Paris next week. Three advance ECA agents will depart from LaGuardia at 12 30 p m Sunday to discuss European needs and outline a uniform purchase request reporting system to ensure steady recovery supplies. They will represent W Averill Harriman and return after about two weeks to report.
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Washington
U. S
Paris
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
Paul G. Hoffman
W. Averill Harriman
Western
Europe
LaGuardia Field
Harriman
Deputy Superintendent Of Public Instruction Dies
Clarksville reports the death of P R M White deputy state superintendent of instruction who fell ill ten days ago in Longview. He previously led Clarksville schools for 29 years and is survived by his wife a son Robert of California and one grandchild.
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Clarksville
R. M. White
Longview
State Department of Education
Robert
California
County Democratic Precincts Quietly Report Delegates
Precinct conventions met in Lubbock County with limited reports from city precincts. Only five precincts listed delegates for the county convention with some districts instructing a delegation on presidential choices.
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R. C. Hankins
J.valanche
Rescoe
Wilson
Coms
Truman
W. W. Campbell
Spalrmany
W. M. Barton
Ernest Wallace
Homer Roper
J. Ben Cole
Roy Dennis
Elisonville
Grady West
J. William Davis
John Lee Smith
David G. West
Marie Gooch
C. L. Harris
F. S. McKay
Albert Cunningham
H. Lindsey
William Ding
Roy Curry
T. K. Martin
B. Hawkins
Bean School
Carroll Thompson
Harvey Austin
Keat Sales
Starmpapcham
J. Salser
Clarence Whiteside
Badllet
Windy weather forecast for South Plains with warm highs
The Weather Bureau at midnight forecast fair weather and moderate westerly winds for today and Monday across Lubbock and the South Plains. Winds up to 25 mph caused blowing dust Saturday, with a 90 degree high and 50 degree low expected today. Cloudiness to increase on Monday with a slight chance of scattered showers.
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Lubbock
South Plains
Weather Bureau
New Cotton Compress and Office Building Planned in Lubbock
Two major construction projects in Lubbock totaling 575000 were announced. A 175000 two story office building for Stanolind Pipe Line and Stanolind Oil and Gas at 1618 20 Homer G Maxey, designed by Butler Brasher and built by Carl E Maxey. A 400000 cotton compress by Farmers Cooperative Compress of Lubbock with 22 co op gins and Plains Cooperative Cotton Oil Mill as stockholders, to be built across the Santa Fe tracks southeast deck near Fall Completion is the goal. Construction both projects to start soon, with completion by early fall.
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Lubbock
Stanolind Pipe Line Company
Stanolind Oil & Gas Company
Homer G. Maxey
Farmers Co-operative Compress
Plains Co-Operative Cotton Oil Mill
Carl E. Maxey
Butler- Brasher Company
Arab nations mass forces across Palestine border
Reports from Jewish and Arab sources say Syria Lebanon Egypt and other Arab states began large scale troop incursions into Palestine at dawn. Battles reported around Tel Aviv Damascus said Syria deployed half its army while Trans Jordan Iraq and Saudi Arabia extended forces toward Upper Galilee and Dafne Ramat Naftali.
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Perusal Ii
Syria
Lesbanon
Egypt
Powerft
Holy Land
Saudi Arabia
Trans-Jordan
Iraq
Tel Aviv
Anah
Dafne
Ramat Naftali
Palestine
Upper Galilee
Damascus
Cairo
Abdullah
Tornadoes Strike Oklahoma and Kansas Kill Three
Tornadoes hit Winita Oklahoma and surrounding areas killing at least three people and injuring many others. H. Pemberton aged 76 and his wife Emma 62 died in the storms. Injured residents were rushed to Vinita and Afton hospitals from Berneice Cleora White Oak and Catale.
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Winita
Okla
Kansas
Oklahoma
Wham H. Pemberton
Emma
Vinita
Bernice
Cleora
White Oak
Catale
Oklo
Ntfa
T En
Afton
Oklayhoma
Bethel
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Jack Cook
Charemory
Tulsa Red Cross
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