Nationalists claim victory over Reds in Hainan Island invasion
Hong Kong reports suggest Nationalists claim a clear victory against Communist forces on Hainan Island though red resistance may linger at Limbo Cape. Independent papers cite higher casualty figures and sunk invasion craft, with Red assault units possibly from Lin Piao's 110th and 118th divisions.
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Hong Kong
Hainan Island
Red
South China
Hainan
Formosa
Limbo Cape
Sing Tao Jih Pao
Hoshow
Lin Paio
Mop Burglar In Critical Condition After Jail Bar Impact
A 20 year old suspect believed to be the mop handle burglar was in very critical condition after head striking jail bars. Detectives link him to five Austin burglaries and recovered items from multiple victims. President Truman pledges bipartisan role for Republicans in foreign policy after White House talks with Dean Acheson and Senator Bridges.
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Truman
Ted C. Klaus
Austin
Washington
White House
Dean Acheson
Styles Bridges
Acheson
Bridges
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Alligator Pets Grow To Six Feet In A Philadelphia Home
A Philadelphia man discovers his foot long alligators have swollen into six foot plus monsters cluttering his house prompting a rush call to the zoo. The strange case unfolds with local color as residents react to the escalating reptile challenge.
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Philadelphia
Love Motive Out In Bomb Attempt
John H. Grant told police heavy indebtedness drove his plan to kill his wife and two children and 13 others aboard a United Air Lines flight. He said he planned to collect $25 000 in insurance and cited personal finances while Betty Suomela claimed he proposed marriage and sought her help.
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Los Angeles
John H. Grant
Hollywood
Bety Suomela
Airlines
Grant
Ned G. Logsdon
Jack Gouldstone
Betty Suomela
Gouldstone
Cooler, Partly Cloudy On City Weather Menu
Partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures are forecast for Austin on Wednesday with a 50 to 70 degree range. Conditions also trend cooler in East and West Texas Wednesday following a 50 degree low and 80 degree high earlier in the day.
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Austin
East
West
Texas
One Mail a Day Delivery Ordered for Home Areas
James Bruce, director of the billion dollar arms aid program, resigns to return to private life. The President may offer Bruce the Britain ambassadorship when Lewis Douglas steps down, per AP report.
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James Bruce
Truman
Bruce
Britain
Lewis Douglas
Britain Cuts Middle Class Income Taxes in 1950 Budget
London reports the Labour government enacts a 1950 51 budget aimed at winning votes with a 11 pound 7 shilling annual tax cut for middle income groups. It also raises gasoline price and ration, boosts beer strength, reduces welfare costs, trims food subsidies, and taxes 1949 bonuses of industrialists. Rolls Royce relief applies to high earners. Budget presented by Sir Stafford Cripps. Churchill's Conservatives argue strategy.
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Britain
Stafford Cripps
Sir Stafford
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Wents
Labor Party
Attlee
Mediators Predict Chrysler Strike End This Week
Federal and state mediators forecast a settlement of the billion dollar Chrysler strike within days as negotiators shift focus from pension talks. E Mar vin Schonyers said the strike should be settled this week after 84 days of walkouts. Norman Matthews of CIO United Auto Workers praised progress and optimism rose for 89,000 workers to return to work. Only a few pension issues remain, with non economic contract differences being discussed.
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Detroit
Chrysler
E. Marvin Schonyers
Dentists Will Install Austinite as Head
Dr. Barney E. Farmer of Austin will be installed as president of the Texas State Dental Society at the society's 70th annual meeting in Dallas next week.
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Barney E. Farmer
Austin
Texas State Dental Society
Postmaster General Orders Major Postal Delivery Cuts
Washington April 18 Postmaster General Jesse M Donaldson orders immediate nationwide cuts in postal service including one delivery daily in residential areas and reduced Saturday hours. The plan, tied to stalled rate increases, caps night processing and box pickups and trims the federal payroll while sparing no crowded districts.
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Washington
Jesse M. Donaldson
Donaldson
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Department
Postal Bulletin
Tax experts judge Truman undercounted deficit by billion
Treasury deficit projection widened to 6.7 billion by June 30 1950 from Truman's January estimate of 5.5 billion. Deficit to date stood at about 1.889 billion with total national debt near 255.484 billion. Senate Finance Committee briefing by Senator George noted updated tax forecast from the joint internal revenue taxation committee.
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Treasury
Truman
George
D-Ga
Senate
House Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Saucers Vie With Jets as Texas Towns Stare Sky
The Memphis Texas crowd watched a strange sky object at noon on Tuesday while reports of sightings spread from Clarendon to Austin. Convair officials described a six‑engine bomber sighting, and witnesses described a round or cigar shaped, aluminum colored, translucent object. Authorities noted possible connections between the bomber and a reported saucer sighting.
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Texas
Panhandle
Clarendon
Childress
Sherman
Fort Worth
Austin
Air Force
Lewis Foxhall
Ed Foxhall
Convair
Dallas Morning News
Austin and
Ira Maxey
Jack Cox
CAA
Childres
W. S
Divorce Action Filed Here By Mrs Agnes Bible
Mrs Agnes D Bible filed for divorce from Dana X Bible UT athletic director in 98th District Court on Tuesday alleging personality differences. The couple married February 1 1944 and have no children. she seeks restoration of her maiden name Agnes D Stacy.
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Agnes D. Bible
University of Texas
Dana X. Bible
98Th District Court
Bibles
Solons Back U S Demand Over Baltic Air Attack
Congress members from both parties supported the State Department demand that Russia pay indemnities for the unprovoked destruction of an American Navy Privateer. The note rejected Soviet claims the bomber violated Latvia and urged punishment of those responsible.
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State Department
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Baltic
Moscow
Navy
Red
Latvia
Russian
United States
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Michael J.dermott
McDermott
Kirk
Andrei A. Gromyko
J Im
Greenwich Time
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