Cease-Fire Order Issued In Manchuria
Chiang Kai-shek announces a 15 day halt in Manchuria, effective Friday, to push a permanent settlement with the communists. The move, to show good faith, preserves Sino-Soviet treaty rights to recover Manchurian sovereignty and seeks detailed terms on hostilities, communications restoration, and demobilization.
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Nanking
Chiang Kai
Peng Hsueh-Pe
Communist Party
Chiang
Manchuria
China
Chino
Congress Faces Fight Over Teen Age Draft Renewal
Congress braces for a clash over resuming the teen age draft with compromises possible on 19 year olds eligibility and 18 year olds exemption. The Senate backed keeping wartime draft act provisions until May while House peers seek different timing and age rules, with a conference to reconcile by June 30 before current law expires, amid pay and service terms debates.
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Washington
House
Senate
Senate-House
Mhust
Fongrass
Housd
Medical scientist announces new treatment after 6B5 years
A medical scientist with a long career announced a new treatment yesterday. The report notes the professional’s expertise and the anticipated impact, highlighting the development as a milestone in ongoing medical research.
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Emmst Frewna
Fur Pvicegeke Hela
Fragmentary wartime note from 1944 glances at allies
A highly garbled wartime snippet hints at Allied actions two years prior in 1944. The readable words reference allies, parts of a campaign, and a general sense of movement, but most specifics are lost in OCR corruption.
Russia behind in atomic work but not closing doors
In Moscow, Eddy Gilmore reports Russia emphasizes peacetime atomic research with heavy science funding, new labs, and perks for scientists while acknowledging U.S. lead. Foreign observers say Moscow talks little of bombs, yet the bomb issue looms as a global factor. Tomorrow: U.S. and Russia on free press duties. Also, U.S. Senate Banking Committee approves amended price control extension with minority protests and plan to extend one year beyond June 30, amid limited enthusiasm.
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Eddy Gilmore
New York
I/P
Russia
United States
Molotov
Kremlin
Britain
Germany
Soviet Union
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Barkley
Lato
Millikin JR Coley
Banking Committee
Chamber
House
Chester Bowles
Secretary of Agriculture
Chamber Board Member Will Be Installed
Tom Rose Jr recently appointed to the chamber of commerce board of city development will be officially installed Tuesday night June 11 when the directors hold their monthly meeting W B Weatherred president urges all board members to be present for routine business and installation preparations
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Tom Rose, Jr
Chamber of Commerce Board of City Development
W. B. Weatherred
Texas to be presented to the State of Texas
USS Texas, a veteran battleship with a storied World War II record, is slated for presentation to Texas in the near future. Officials say the ship will first be placed at the Baltimore base before a planned voyage down the coast to its former home state.
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Texas
Duane Walt
Lai—Yne
U. S
Beltimore
Camp Ki-o-Wah Opens Camping Season Monday
Ninety five scouts from eight Adobe Walls Boy Scout council troops will open Camp Ki-o-Wah at Lake Marvin Canadian on June 10. Over 400 scouts will participate through four sessions ending July 9 with activities in swimming hiking boating crafts and Scout work under trained staff.
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Adobe Walls
Boy Scout Council
Lake Marvin
G. N. Gunn
H. K. Wilder
Hugo Olsen
Karl Meyer
Canyon
Boy Scout National Aquatic School
American Red Cross
Olsen
Canadian
Banford
White Deer
Beaver
Okla
Panhandle
Perryton
Wellington
Higgins
Texas State Guard to Continue for Two Years
Austin report states no Texas State Guard unit will be disbanded in the next 24 months. Maj. Gen. Fred L. Walker, commanding general of the Texas National Guard, says no unit will be dissolved until a National Guard unit capable of internal security is active.
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Ustin
Texas State Guard
Fred L. Walker
Texas National Guard
Warren R. Austin Named U.N. Security Council Representative
President Truman picks Warren R. Austin to head U.S. delegation on the United Nations Security Council. The 68-year-old Vermont Republican pledges to act as the president's deputy, advancing policies on draft extension universal military training and arms control. Austin frames U.S. stance as security oriented, hoping to reinvigorate Soviet confidence in UN commitments.
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Washington
Truman
Warren R. Austin
United Nations Security Council
Vermont
Republican
Edward A. Stettinius
Senate
New
Russia
Austin
School of Advanced International Studies
Foreign Service Educational Foundation
Congress
United Nations
New Pampa Folder Advertising Plans Unveiled
The publicity and advertising committee of the Pampa chamber of commerce announced a new folder on the area. It will feature pictures and data and Langston chairs the committee. Plans include repainting road signs and adding new ones in the Panhandle area. bids will be opened soon.
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Nggbay Reyucarwarent Nereons
Pampa
Chamber of Commerce
Lieb Langston
Panhandle
Langston
Comrmittee
J. L. Bwladie
John Michel
Ray Martin
Carl Benefiel
Crawford Atkinson
A. C. Troop
Military Police Parade Marks Normandy Anniversary in Frankfurt
About 250 troops of the Military Police paraded with a brass band in Frankfurt at Hindenburg plaza to observe the second anniversary of the Normandy invasion. An army order of the day was translated into German over a public address system for 9,000 civilians but it broke down four times, provoking many German smiles.
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Frpmln
Frankfurt
Hindenburg ‘Plaza
Local Soap Box Derby slated for July 20 21 in Pampa
Interest grows as Pampa hosts a two day soap box derby on the Old Miami highway July 20 and 21. A Friday clinic at 5 pm in City Hall Palm room invites entered boys and those curious, with entry blanks handed out. Chevrolet division of General Motors sponsors, with local prizes including the M E Coyle trophy and gold, silver, and bronze medals for Class A and B winners.
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Miami Highway
Pampa
Palm Room
City Hall
Bob Grammey
America
Chevrolet Division
General Motors
Detroit
Tia We Akton, O
Chevrolet
M. E. Coyle
UN Security Council to reconvene over Franco Spain report
The United Nations Security Council prepares for a 1 p.m. CST session as tensions rise among the Big Three over a subcommittee report on Franco Spain. Russia and Britain oppose the report in its current form, while France faces early affiliation from Poland and other states amid calls for a collective severance of relations if Franco remains in power. Franco’s regime counters that Spain would accept isolation over external interference.
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New York
Russia
United Nations Security Council
Spain
U.N
Madrid
General Assembly
Francisco Franco
United States
Britain
Andrei A. Gromyko
France
Gromyko
Security Council
Pranvo
Poland
Mexico
Pep Parade Cast Gathered for Queen for a Day Show
The Disabled Veterans Pep Parade in the junior high auditorium June 14 15 and 16 will imitate the radio program Queen for a Day. Cast includes Evelyn Morehead Erma Lee Kennedy June Cox Jeanne Danson Betty Meyers Ernestine Dearin Marjorie Wilson Eloise Wyatt and special tryouts arranged by Frances Allen Cochran at the Adams hotel.
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Evelyn Morehead
Erma Lee Kennedy
June Cox
Jeanne Danson
Betty Meyers
Ernestine Dearin
Marjorie Wilson
Eloise Wyatt
W. B. Weatherred
Dosi Doe
Bernie Price
Mike
Ralph Edwards
Frances Allen Cochran
Kansas City
Prisoner Sells Himself as Federal Saver
Federal Judge Labay reviews the Cogdell case in Chicago after Cogdell, 40, pleaded to stealing a car in New Orleans and driving it to New York. Cogdell claims his prison-made suit and self-taught typing saved taxpayers money, while the judge notes ongoing charges. Unclear fragments suggest references to prison labor and a theft charge.
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Chicago
Walter J. Labay
Clarence L. Cogdell
Entity
New Orleans
New York
Cogdell
Leavenworth
Congressional Committee To Enter Picture
Washington reports a surprise AFL Seafarers walkout on all coasts while a House Labor subcommittee led by Rep. A. B. Kelley moves to intervene to avert a CIO maritime strike set for June 15. Stop work meetings disrupt ports from New York to Baltimore as government negotiators seek common ground.
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Washington
AFL
CIO
AFL Sea
New York
Baltimore
U. S
APL
Vesty
Gattimore
Atlantic
Gulf
Pacific
Hawaiian
House Labor Committee
A. B. Kelley
D-Pa
Kelley
Great Lakes
AFL Seafarers International Union
West Coast
The
Sailors Union of the Pacific
John B. Bryan
Pacific American
Asso Nation Grid
Gregory Harrison
Department
Bryan
Malone
CIO Ralks
San Francisco
Gulf Ports
Maritime
Page
Normandy Remembers Two Years Since Historic Invasion
Normandy marked the two year anniversary with dignified ceremonies across towns like St Mere Eglise Bayeux and Caen to honor Allied troops especially the 82nd airborne division and the British and Canadian forces. Observances were quiet in rural villages as residents reflected on the liberation from oppression.
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Treviers
France
Normandy
Hitler
Europe
St. Mere Eglise
88Nd Airborne Division
Bayeux
Caen
Auto Collision Injures One at City Intersection
One person suffered slight injuries in an afternoon auto collision at West Foster and Somerville. A 1935 Ford pickup driven by Dewey Wilson of Pampa collided with a 1939 Buick sedan driven by W. Kennesson. Mrs. Dewey Wilson was stunned and received a minor facial cut. Patrolmen J. B. Pritchett and J. R. Manning investigated.
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West Foster
Somerville
Dewey Wilson
Pampa Gourts
W. Kennesson
J. B. Pritchett
J. R. Manning
Dellug
Mator
W. Foster
Officials Probe Chicago Hotel Blaze After Fatal Fire
Chicago city, county, and state officials launched separate inquiries into the La Salle hotel fire that killed 58 and left several others unidentified. The 22 story Loop building was evacuated as investigations began and area venues faced closures for fire and building code violations. A blue ribbon jury of engineers and safety experts examined causes while the hotel’s management ordered swift relocation of guests.
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Chicago
la Salle Hotel
Louis Marco
Loop Hotel
Amber Remains Popular in Pampa Library Readers
The Pampa Public Library notes sustained demand for Forever Amber while patrons race to the shelves for titles by Betty MacDonald John Gould Frances P Keys and Anya Seton Readers also favor The Arch of Triumph James Street The Gauntlet and The Black Rose George Perry Dobie and Rafael Sabatini titles mark growing interest with new books continually arriving Amber remains a reader favorite across the shelves set in a community library scene
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Amber
Lemash
Kathleen Windsor
Betty MacDonald
John Gould
Frances P. Keys
Anya Seton
Marjorie Sharp
Erich Ramarque
James Street
Thomas Gosiain
Boyce House
George S. Perry
England
J. Frank Dobie
Pampa
Rafael Sabatini
Ynew
James Marques
Pampa Public Library
Hillman Will Buy Wife With Reward
Singapore report says an aboriginal hillman named Sakai found RAF Flying Officer William Leslie McLachlan of London, lost in the jungle. Sakai plans to spend a $350 reward to buy the best type of wife instead of a $40 option.
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Singapore
Saxal
RAF
William Leslie McLachlan
London
Cameron Highlands
Sakai
McLachlan
Round 3 World Round Up by Associate Press
Spain says it will endure isolation rather than accept foreign interference in its internal affairs as UN Security Council nears a showdown over Madrid relations. Normanby paid tribute to allied troops at Normandy, Italy eyes Vittorio Emanuele Orlandi as a possible uncompromising president, India’s Muslim League backs an imperial delegation plan for independence, Manchuria prepares for a 16 day truce, and US seafarers plan to quit ships ahead of a CIO driven strike.
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Spain
United Nations Security Council
Madrid
France
Normandy
Tripute
Hitler
Europe
Italy
Vittorio Emanuele Orianta
Versailles
Aiest
Republi
China
Manchuria
United States
AFL
CIO
Heated Refrigerator Fire Destroys Ice Box at Gise Residence
Pampa firefighters extinguished a blaze caused by a defective refrigerator motor at L. R. Gise's home at 910 N. Gray. The motor overheated, igniting lint in the motor box and damaging walls and causing smoke damage housewide. No one was home. neighbor alerted fire department. The ice box was completely destroyed and Chief Ben White urged keeping motor boxes free of lint and inflammable materials.
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Pampa
L. R. Gise
N. Gray
Ben White
White
Mexican Federation Calls Off Strike
The Mexican Federation of Labor called off a countrywide work stoppage planned for Friday in protest of rising costs. The union said it would send representatives to meet President Avila Camacho, who promised government action to improve conditions.
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Mexico
CLUY
Frigay
Mexican Federation of Labor
Avila Camacho
Weather forecast for West Texas and surrounding region
The U S Weather Bureau reports today’s conditions with periods of warm afternoon weather and light winds in the west. Gusty southerly winds expected later, with no significant precipitation noted.
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West Texas
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