House Rejects Single Shot Tax Plans in Key Votes
The Austin American Capitol reports the House rejected Rep Deno Tufares’ $42 million natural gas tax plan and tied revenue bills, as well as a push to direct funds to roads and new colleges. A general 1 percent omnibus tax increase faces slim odds amid Senate-budget skirmishes and stalled appropriations.
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Revenue and Taxation Committee
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House walkout planned to stall Gilmer Aikin bill
Dallas critic Rep Sam Hanna says opponents plan a Wednesday walkout to stop the Gilmer Aikin school bill. AP reports many representatives may be absent for roll call as Dallas opposes the reorganization bill led by Senator Jim Taylor.
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Sam Hanna
Dallas
Jim Taylor
Hanna
Durwood Manford
Gilmer-Aikin
Connally Urges Go Slow on Arms for Europe
A broad wire report summary notes Senator Tom Connally urged delaying arms for Europe until the North Atlantic Pact is ratified. The dispatch covers multiple items including a Communist conspiracy trial witness, a New York hearing on Ford plant firings, a Paris World Peace Congress kickoff, and budget and House actions on European recovery and labor issues.
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Tom Connally
Texas
New York
Ford Motor Company
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Communist Party
Ford
Paris
Reds Spurned as Yangtze Battle Looms in China
Nanking reports the government rejected a Communist demand for unopposed Yangtze crossings. Red forces, with about 400,000 veterans and up to a million overall, prepared to strike a 650 mile front from Nanking to Shanghai. Officials faced heightened tension and mobilization across the capital as talks broke down.
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British Sloop Amethyst Hit On Yangtze River
A British naval sloop on the Yangtze was hit by shore fire and run aground between Shanghai and Nanking. The Amethyst suffered casualties and was beached at Kouanchen about 9 am, as Communist forces held the north bank from Nanking to Hankow while Nationalist troops controlled the south bank.
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China
Norris to name University Communists at Texas Legislature
Baptist minister J. Frank Norris told a Corpus Christi audience he would name the Communists on the University of Texas teaching staff at the Texas Legislature session. Norris called UT a hotbed of communism and urged lawmakers to cut support for schools with Communist staff.
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J. Frank Norris
Texas Legislature
University of Texas
Norris
First Baptist Church
Fort Worth
University Student Hurt in Car Wreck
18 year old University student from Tyler was admitted to Seton Hospital for possible back injuries after the car she rode in overturned near Rockdale Tuesday night. Her Austin address is 710 West 24th and a half Street.
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Seton Hospital
Rockdale
Austin
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UT Professor to Join Tulane as Dean of Commerce
Dr. Robert W. French, director of UT Bureau of Business Research and international trade professor, resigns to become dean of Tulane University College of Commerce and Business Administration. He will stay at Texas through May 30 and assume the Tulane post July 1.
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Bureau of Business Research
University of Texas
Tulane University
College of Commerce and Business Administration
French
University
Texas
Bureau of Business
T. S. Painter
Tulane
New Orleans
Leslie Buchan
College of Commerce
Washington University
St. Louis
University of Michigan
Louisiana State University
Division of Monetary Research
Treasury Department
Hail and Windstorms Run Through Texas Causing Damage
Many thousands of dollars in damage were counted Tuesday from hail and windstorms across Texas. Heavy rains brought moisture to farms and ranches while a flood threat persisted for low-lying Brownwood areas as hail hammered late Monday night and early Tuesday.
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Brownwood
Heavy Central Texas rain and hail refresh crops and raise rivers
A sweeping storm drenched the Centex area with soaking rains and rare hail from Bertram to Del Rio, boosting soil moisture and crop germination. Rain gauges reported two inches or more across eleven stations, with Llano and Burnet Rivers rising and Buchanan Lake may increase. hail damaged windows and orchards, while Cedar Park to San Angelo experienced widespread showers and flood data.
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Midland
Famed Rabbi Stephen Wise Dies in New York Hospital
Dr. Stephen S. Wise world renowned Jewish leader dies at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York at age 75 after surgery for a malignant stomach ailment. He founded the American Jewish Congress in 1917 and led the World Jewish Congress, criticising war and policies while promoting Jewish unity and international aid. His wife Louise Waterman had died in 1947.
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Acheson to Outline Arms Plan to Senate Panel
Secretary of State Acheson will brief the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in a closed session on Thursday about the arms plan to bolster North Atlantic defense and the German situation. Chairman Connally noted no decision to lift secrecy yet, and a possible delay until ratification. The debate includes which committee takes up the plan and how soon hearings on the treaty occur.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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D-Texas
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Tydings
Dmd
Armed Services Group
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United States
Douglas
D-Nl
Albert Thomas
Dutah
World Organization
Theater Ceiling Falls Injuring Dozens in Houma
The Park Theater in Houma Louisiana partially collapsed its acoustic ceiling on Tuesday night injuring 39 people. The most serious injury was a compound leg fracture while another suffered a simple leg fracture and a man had a broken jaw. Four others had minor cuts and thirty-two were treated and released. The building seats about 1200 and officials urged doctors and nurses to report to Ellender Memorial Hospital.
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Ellender Memorial Hospital
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Park Theater
Everett Talbot
Wade Scott
Poetry Breaks Out In Congressional Record
Washington April 19 The Congressional Rec ord bursts into poetry as Sen Neely D WV reads eight poems quoting McGuffey Matilda and idle painted ship lines He recalls March 17 filibuster over rules and notes Wherry civil rights stance and a prosaic line from Charles Thomas of Colorado about lunacy on a filibuster
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Reds Shut Consulates At Iran's Request
Tehran says Russia is gradually closing most consulates in Iran except the Tehran office, in line with Iran’s long standing request.
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Iran
Tehran
Foreign Ministry
Russia
Truman urges support for $1.04 billion Opportunity bond drive
President Truman called on Americans to back the Opportunity Savings Bond Drive from May 16 to June 30, aiming to mobilize 3 million volunteers and 250000 newsboys to reach 12 million homes. He said bonds give security and opportunity for all workers, farmers, and families nationwide.
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