Majority Vote On Woman Jury Duty Pondered
Raymond Brooks analyzes Texas debate over women serving on juries. Senate shows 21 votes to allow submission of the measure, while House action remains uncertain. The piece links jury service to broader rights and to San Jacinto Day as Texas defends its sovereignty against federal encroachment on tide lands and navigable waters.
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Labor Chiefs Map Invasion of the South
A plan emerges from Chicago labor chiefs allied with AFL and CIO to mobilize 2,000,000 Black voters in the South and push for the New Deal or Fair Deal in the 1950 elections. The CIO PAC also eyes marching orders for registration in Southern cities amid broader labor and political clash.
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Republicans Urged to Back Civil Rights Fight in Senate
The Republican National Committee warns that failing to join a filibuster-closing petition could jeopardize Taft Capehart and Donnell reelection. It urges all 42 GOP senators to sign to show good faith and blunt Democratic gains, citing recent press criticism over the Dixierat deal.
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Broadway Notes From Winchells World Of Stage And Screen
Notes from the Broadway scene: Fannie Brice invested 25000 in The Biggest Thief in Town. Kingsleys Detective Story cost 56000. Rodgers and Hammerstein praise in South Pacific. Oscar plans teased. Betsy Blair stars in Othello. Roddy MacDowell named producer. Hollywood items cover press stunts and new talents.
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Texas Poll Tax Repeal Gains Senate Support
The Editor's Notebook notes a 25-2 Senate vote favoring Texas voters choosing to lift the poll tax for voting. It highlights expected House action, shifts since 1941, and compares the $1 poll tax to school funding while suggesting repeal would let Texas decide without federal intervention.
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Open Up or Shut Up Poll Tax Debate and Reforms
Texans defend the poll tax as constitutional while warning a substitute voter registration system is needed. The Legislature considers prison modernization youth conservation and new facilities for the insane to end dangerous fire traps and toward humane care and modern treatment. Governor Jester pressures for building programs and expanded services to prevent jail confinement of the mentally ill.
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Answers and Questions on History and Geography
The quiz covers Martha Washington's children with her first husband four total two girls and two boys and notes the infant deaths. It asks about Titian's Christ With the Tribute Money the Coxey's Army crowd size about 500 in 1894 and the Duluth Press owned by Buffalo Bill and sister staffed by women Angel Falls height 3300 to 5000 feet mail censorship in Civil War and Spanish American War letters signed by officers.
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Local News Wire Introductory Rates Cited
Subscriptions and rates for the Austin American and Associated Press service are outlined, noting AP exclusive rights to local news content and dispatches for the newspaper. The notice underscores AP control over the local news feed and distribution terms.
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