12 Point Plan For Union Is New Proposal
President Truman urged Congress to unify the armed services through a 12 point plan with a National Defense department led by a cabinet secretary and air force parity. Navy concessions drop a single chief of staff, while Patterson and Forrestal report eight agreed elements and four disputed points in the push for unification.
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Truman
Congress
Army
Navy
Senate
House Military and Naval Committee
National Defense
Department of National Defense
National Security Resources Board
Proram
Trumai
Patterson
Forrestal
Walsh
de. Mass
White House
Anderson Says Rationing Return Not Needed
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson said rationing is not necessary to avert famine overseas and that the United States lacks the machinery to enforce it. He favors simpler, source rationing aimed at processors and distributors, citing a 25 percent cut in domestic flour distribution.
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Washington
Anderson
United States
Congress
Agriculture Department
National Broadcasting Company
John Boyd Orr
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
John
Ake Anderson
Termite Scheme Backfires Leading to Burglary Arrests
Four men posing as termite exterminators are jailed in Wheeler county on burglary charges. James Elrod Cody Elrod Vernon Vandecar and Earl Richardson signed statements. They allegedly burglarized Piggly Wiggly, a service station, Shamrock residences and a lumber firm. Two Elrod relatives face similar charges in Sulphur, Oklahoma. Grand jury to be convened next week. Another item notes defense motion to acquit Fred Rose of conspiracy charges was overruled in Montreal.
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Twitty
Wheeler County
Walter Rogers
Rogers
Wrey
James and
Cody Elrod
Vernon Vandecar
Earl Richardson
Er County Grand Jury
Weather Summary for Texas and Panhandle Regions
Partly cloudy conditions with a cool start. Thunderstorms expected in portions of Texas Sunday into Monday. Upper coast and nearshore areas face fresh to moderately strong north winds with squalls. Panhandle and western areas show diminishing winds and generally fair, low cloud cover outlook.
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Burray
Lanhandia
Male
Fair Lyne
Randers Rthwest
Net
Panhandle
The Kid to Celebrate Father’s Day in Terrell Texas
The Kid is Jesse Parrish, 77, of Terrell Texas. He loves trains and watched the Texas finds Paddy railroad speed from his large white home. A veteran railroad man, Parrish helped build lines into South Texas New Mexico and beyond. His son and three sons in law are railroaders, including Charles Smith who died in a freight collision between Marshall and Longview. Parrish also rejected bus schedules as “sissy stuff.”
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Clayton Smicker
Kid
Jesse Parrish
Terrell
Texas
Teo
Paddy
White
Jess Parrish
South
New Mexico
Horder
Engiieer
the Kid
Charles Smith
Marshall
Longview
Parrish
Young Scouts Visit Camp Sullivan Near Pampa
Miss Marie Stedie reports 73 scouts and 36 adults attended the day camp at Camp Sullivan east of Pampa. Scouts hiked, toured new facilities, enjoyed lunch under trees, and received certificates for four days or more. About 133 scouts have camped at Sullivan this year, with two and four day sessions.
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Sullivan
Pampa
Brownie
Tenderfoot
Marie Stedie
Little Scout House
BigBroup
Stedie
Camp Sullivan
Ceta
Glen
Ceta Glen
Ica
May, McClure
Norma Jane Rwing
Shamrock Grover Sellers Campaign Stop Draws Interest
Irked Citizen reports Shamrock Grover Sellers, governor candidate, spoke Thursday noon with a receptive audience. Marion Reynolds, lawyer and civic figure, placed an 8 line classified ad in Shamrock Texan calling for a candidate who will speak plainly and support returning soldiers after the war.
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Shamrock
Grover Sellers
Tong
Marion Reynolds
Shamrock Texan
Austria To Be Placed On Paris Conference Agenda
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov agreed to add Austria to the Paris ministers conference agenda and urged monitoring of the Italian situation to curb fascist influence. U.S. Byrnes said action would be justified if events warranted, while Molotov pressed that Austria be treated as a problem and not merely a draft treaty issue.
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V. M. Molotov
Austria
Montatov
Molotov
Washington
France
Russia
Britain
Italy
Moscow
Council
U. S
James P. Byrnes
United States
Republic
Yalta
More Racers for Soap Box Derby Under Construction
Reports this week show Soap Box Derby cars under construction and others near completion for next month’s races in Pampa. About five of twenty wheel and axle sets from B. Goodrich remain. official derby wheels are advised but not required. Ages 11 to 16 eligible. July 20 and 21 mark local race dates with Akron trip finals in August for the winner. Entries accepted at The Pampa Daily News and Culberson Chevrolet, with Lions Club and the newspaper sponsoring the event.
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B. ¥. Goodrich
Akron
Ohio
Pampa Daily News
Culberson
Oldest High Top Shoe In Pampa Draws Curiosity
In Pampa a six inch high top shoe owned by Mrs. Roy Hallman at 416 North Hobart is touted as the oldest in town. Nearly 35 years old, the hand me down relic has survived generations and war wear with a firm leather sole and a worn narrow toe.
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Pampan
Pampa
Roy Hallman
Hobart
Hallman
Overloaded Facilities Delaying Pampa Telephone Service
In Pampa the Southwestern Bell Telephone system is overloaded as 350 residents wait for service and more lines are added on existing switchboards. Local manager L H Johnson says shortages of materials prevent expansion, while overloads boost line counts but slow operator responses and reduce service standards.
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Pampa
Bell Telephone Company
L. H
Jack” Johnson
Johnson
Quade
Wheat Fire Destroys 15 to 20 Carloads in Hereford
A Hereford blaze destroyed between 15 and 20 carloads of wheat at Fraser Milling Co. on Friday night. Fire units from Amerili, Canyon, Friona, Hereford, and the Hereford POW camp aided, with about 25,000 bushels believed stored in the structure. No injuries reported. cause undetermined as of Saturday morning.
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Bereford
Fraser Milling Company
Jimmy Gillentine
Daily News
Hereford
Amerili
Canyon
Frlana
Operation Honeybee Ends June 30
The exchange of displaced Germans between the Soviet and British occupation zones will cease June 30. Since October, 1,636,000 Germans from Soviet territory entered the British zone and 496,000 moved westward, a flow tied to wartime evacuation of industrial workers to the east to escape bombing.
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Rhine Army
HDG
Cobermany
Germany
San Antonio mobilizes scientists to fight polio scourge
In San Antonio an eight-death, 60-case polio outbreak prompts citywide mobilization. Fort Sam Houston labs head Col H R Livesay and Dr Charles Franklin Craig join a medical panel advising cleanup, quarantine, and fly and contact control. Authorities note crowded housing, poor drainage, and open toilets as key risk factors while schools close and public gatherings are restricted.
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Chown West
Col. H. R. Livesay
Fort Sam Houston
Livesay
Corregidor
Charles Franklin Craig
American Journal of Tropical Medicine
Orale
Ogl. P. M. Ashburn
Army
Tulane University
Goreed
Health Department
Quyler
Dairymen Name New 46 Officers
Officers and directors of the Top of Texas Dairy association for 1946 47 were elected at the first annual meeting in the county courtroom Friday night. Directors chose the officers, naming W F Bill Stubbs Alanreed Alvis Burks Mobeetie John Hodges Mobeetie and Co C Organ Pana W B Hardcastle Wheeler as president Anos Harvis Kingsmill vice president and Graver C Heard local dairyman reelected secretary.
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Top of Texas Dairy Association
W. F
Bill” Stubbs
Alanreed
Alvis Burks
Mobeetie
John Hodges
Mobeetie and Co
Kingsmill
Graver C. Heard
C. Quentilt Williams
The
Soil Conservation Service
E. A. Miller
Texas A
M. College
Grover Heard
McLean
Wheeler
Heard
Ernestine Holbies
Shamrock Newsboy Turns the Tables
Bedford Harrison, an insurance agent in Shamrock, is tracked daily by 10 year old Rodney Skaggs, a persistent newsboy. Skaggs always has the change for small bills, and Harrison recalls days when the boy offered a twenty dollar bill, prompting humorous exchanges about needing the exact amount.
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Shamrock
United States
Bedford Harrison
Rodney Skaggs
Skages
Baruch Atomic Plan Outlines Peace Pattern
Washington dispatch details how Bernard Baruch presented an atomic peace plan to the United Nations. The plan envisions long term control of Germany and Japan by victors and aims to restore peaceful conditions worldwide, with focus on security and preventing renewed conflict.
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Ihr
United States
United Nations
Bernal Baruch
Polerengi
Paris
New York
White House
State Department
Russia
Britain
Germany
Japan
Page
Nutt Trial Opens Tomorrow in Local District Court
Louis T. Nutt faces rape charges in a case tied to an attack on four year old Wanda Faye Porter near a local tavern after midnight on May 3. Judge W R Ewing will preside with 130 jurors called for a special venue. Prosecution by District Attorney Willer Rogers and defense by Col E A Shmpson and E T Dusty Miler.
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Louis T. Nutt
Bist
W. R. Ewing
Nutt
Wanda Faye Porter
Willer Rogers
Col
E. A, Shmpson
E. T
Dusty” Miler
Amarillo
Chamber Will Sell Airport Building
The local chamber of commerce will offer a three room building at the Municipal airport for sale through June 27. Bids are now being accepted and will be opened at 2 p.m. June 27. The highest bidder will win unless bids are rejected. The Weather Bureau building can be used as a residence.
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Chamber of Commerce
Weather Bureau
Ranch Manager Dies After Attack at Matador Ranch
Matador ranch manager, in charge since 1923, died yesterday at the ranch headquarters after a heart attack following an attack. His wife, son, and daughter-in-law were present. The family was in Boulder, Colorado, where the son attends the University of Colorado.
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Manana Yasawa
Greilly
Matador Ranch
Boulder
Colo
University of Clorado
Sl Hardware Co
International Conferences Planned For Maritime Unity
The CMU backed by a CEO committee announced a $2,000,000 strike fund and global meetings to prep for new contract talks starting Sept 30. Harry Bridges and Joseph Curran led plans for summit conferences with maritime unions abroad this summer, amid a strike outlook and post-settlement optimism.
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Washington
Committee For Maritime Unity
Phos
Harry Bridges
Joseph Curran
Erisig
Lunor Departmentos
Vies Mghit
Lows Goldbhilt
CMU
Bhit
CMLL
Backers of Case Labor Bill Call Off Revival Fight
Reported yesterday backers of the Case labor bill halted attempts to revive it, opting instead to back a modified version of President Truman’s emergency strike legislation. They plan to include only sections of the Case plan that the president would accept, aiming for a joint Senate-House committee to draft lasting labor regulation laws, with a likely delay of about a year unless a major dispute arises.
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Ashington
Trunans
Kimi
Congress
Truman
Rep
Blembler
D-Wis
Rep. Case
R-Sd
Tole
Rep. Cox
D-Gu
Cox
Jackson Says He Desires No Comment On Court Clash
Justice Robert H. Jackson offered no comment on President Truman's Supreme Court controversy. Truman said he would discuss the issue with Jackson before publicly addressing Justice Hugo L. Black. Jackson, vacationing from the Nuremberg war crimes trial, was visiting Sweden's justice minister.
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Stocikholm
Truman
Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
Washington
Jackson
Hugo L. Black
Nuernberg
Air Force Sees Polar Expedition Consideration
The Army Air Forces reportedly weighs a polar expedition over the north polar regions. The Air Force publication notes use of war-developed Loran radio directional equipment but provides no further details.
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Army Air Forces
North Polar
Air Force
Japan appoints new foreign minister amid war progress
Reports from Tokyo indicate Japan broadens its war effort with the appointment of Baron Kijuro Ermine as foreign minister designate. The move signals a strategic shift as government officials emphasize advancing negotiations and military developments across fronts.
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Japan
el Baron Kijuro Ermine
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