North Texas Sees Freezing Rain Slow Traffic
Freezing rain snarled traffic across Texas with treacherous icing on lanes south of Fort Worth and Dallas while Waco reported drizzle. Temperatures varied from 60s in Kerrville to single digits at Pampa, with warmer weather predicted Friday. A Dallas veterinarian died when his car skidded off an icy highway in Denton County.
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Sequel To Grady Ends With Cow Freed In Enid
In Enid Oklahoma a Jersey cow became wedged in a pipeline ditch on the outskirts of town. Gas workers dug a relief entrance last night to free her. Her calf cried for her as the mother, badly ruptured, was rescued with a relief dig. Grady the Hereford had been stuck in Yukon about a year earlier and was also freed by shovel work.
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Rationing Ends for Gasoline in West Germany
Bonn Jan 19 The West German government decided to suspend rationing and price control of gasoline effective February 1 after allied high commission approval, which had previously objected Sugar remains the only commodity on West Germany’s ration list.
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Cities Get $5 Million In Early Slum Aid Program
Washington dispatch reports reservations totaling more than 135 million dollars for six cities applying for federal aid in the billion-dollar slum clearance and urban redevelopment program. The cities and amounts reserved are Nashville 1,861,000 Dallas 1,758,400 St Paul 1,276,870 Jackson Tenn 300,000 Albany Ia 200,830 and Perth Amboy Nj 77,170.
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Bandit Gang ipo Called Hoax
Boston police debunk a Newark man hoax claiming to be the Brinks Express robbery confessor. The supposed culprit, John Horrigan Hannifen, is tied to a hoax, and the actual loot was found to be spending money in small bills. Investigators pursued multiple suspects as a nationwide search continued.
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City Dads Clash Anew Over White Letter Dispute
In a tense council meeting Mayor White refused to release a produced copy of his letter to A J McKenzie accusing the city commissioners of bungling bids for the sewage disposal plant expansion. South police and fire commissioner challenged the mayor noting the minutes and demanding the letter, leading to sharp exchanges over who authored the actions. The pair referred to the incident as schoolyard talk and threats of public disclosure, with South warning White to refrain from discrediting the commissioners in the future.
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Denfeld Plans Retirement From Naval Service
Boston January 19 1919 Admiral Lewis E Denfeld announced his request for retirement after more than 40 years of naval service He sought retirement to take effect March 1 and said he had no future plans The announcement followed his contentious briefing in Washington over leadership and unification issues at the time The page also notes other Denfeld developments on page 4 A
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Senator Johnson Pushes Permanent Air Force Station Plan
Wichita Falls dispatch reports Senator Johnson says Secretary Symington will announce a plan to establish a permanent air force station. The move would place about 13 000 officers at the base with 10 stations nearby and generate an annual payroll and local purchases totaling roughly 50 090 000 dollars.
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New York Doctor Claims Morphine Access for Mercy Deaths
New York doctor Abraham L. Goldwater faces scrutiny as investigators review claims he kept morphine within reach of incurable patients. He says he occasionally administered doses to help end suffering, remarking if this is murder, "make the most of it." The district attorney plans to examine cases where patients died under his care.
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California flyer Johnny Main dies in plane crash near Chipley
In Chipley Florida on January 19 a California flyer who claimed a new nonstop distance record from Van Nuys to Jacksonville was killed in a crash near town. Separately in Stockton California Dr. Robert E. Burns president of the College of the Pacific is seriously ill in New York per the college announcement.
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Weather forecast summary for days ahead
Mostly cloudy Thursday after noon with light rain or drizzle. Thursday night and Friday morning expect drizzle or light rain with partly cloudy skies Friday afternoon. Winds become variable. High Thursday near 58, Friday morning around 48, and Friday high near 68. Wednesday high was 7 and Thursday morning 52.
Free Agent Byrnes seeks South Carolina governorship
President Truman called former secretary of state James Byrnes a free agent who can do as he pleases after Byrnes announced his bid for the Democratic nomination for South Carolina governor. The briefing notes cover Truman remarks on the hydrogen bomb, coal, the FBI, civil rights, and other policy questions, including Denham’s NLRB actions and Lilienthal’s successor.
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Paper Mixup in Barshop Case Delays Sentencing Hearing
A hearing before Judge Ben H. Rice Jr. weighed whether a court paper mixup affected the Barshop tax evasion jury verdict. Sentencing for San Antonio fruit importer Joseph J. Barshop was postponed to February 18 to allow defense counsel to prepare an amended petition for a new trial. The case centers on alleged fraud in years 1942 to 1946, with Barshop found guilty of income tax evasion on five counts after a trial that extended over more than one day.
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Buzzing Homicide Verdict in Anguished Death
In San Angela a jury convicted David Williams 26 of homicide in the death of George Miller 25. Miller was crushed under a grader after a buzzing airplane frightened him on October 16. Williams was fined 250 dollars following a prior trial that ended with a hung jury.
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Stroble Fate Still With Jury
In Los Angeles a jury of 10 women and two men deliberates on the fate of Pred Stroble, 68, charged with choking stabbing hacking and bludgeoning Gygeruld Linda Joyco Ght to death on November 14 after she resisted his advances in a bed.
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Snowbound Chester Residents Fume Over Missing Snowplow
Snowbound residents in Chester Montana fumed after repeated calls for a snowplow went unanswered. Officials explained the only plow was stuck east of town, delaying service for the northern community on January 19.
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Violence Marks Strike Hit in Pittsburgh Coal Mine Chaos
A dynamiting at a coal mine during a 90,000 worker strike damaged two giant power shovels valued at 100000. A worker was beaten near Morgantown West Virginia where a nonunion miner was found unconscious. Duquesne Light blocked power cuts. coal shipments easing amid crisis.
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Earthquake Shakes LA Beach Suburbs at Night
An earthquake awakened many residents in beach suburbs and was felt in Hollywood on January 19. There were no reports of damage.
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Rain and Drizzle Persist in San Antonio Forecast
A mild cold wave arrives but rainfall and drizzle stay through Thursday and Friday, possibly linger into Saturday. Temperatures cool but rebound from Thursday’s low. Friday morning may dip to around 48 degrees, with highs near 63 or above. A cold front earlier brought near normal seasonal temperatures. Wednesday's mean reached about 70 degrees above normal.
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State Will Insist on Sandra Guilt
Loretta Fae Mozingo, key prosecution witness, contradicted earlier statements claiming Sandra Patterson, 18, held the pistol that killed Lewis Patterson after a confrontation. Prosecutors vow to press for conviction as court trials continue amid testimony about marijuana influence and a car struggle with two shots fired.
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