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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1950
Page
4
Austin's two week two campaign to make the capital city's cleanliness a public health priority gains broad backing from civic clubs led by Dr. Ben M. Primer. State Health Department aids by distributing water safety guidance and sanitary practices to prevent disease.
A fragmented report notes the tour of The Biggest Show on Earth while political tensions simmer. It contrasts Congress’s steady performance with the quiet day, condemns hate groups, and quotes Truman on McCarthy as a major U.S. asset for Russia.
The piece argues postal cutbacks reflect broader government waste and GOP pressure for bigger appropriations. It cites Judge Harry N. Graves in the Ross case, noting how jury composition and Supreme Court interpretations challenge legal formalism and uphold the lay belief in fair justice.
A column criticizes Owen Lattimore and U S policy on Formosa amid a wartime training program for 20 Army officers and a supposed Communist lean in a Chinese curriculum. It cites Lu Ching Shih of the Free China Labor League and questions Western views of China and Chiang Kai-shek while warning against appeasement of Maoist forces.
A long Washington column by Drew Pearson collates Soviet and Scandinavian tensions, noting a missing PB-4Y in the Baltic region and Russian secrecy around V bombs and naval force buildup. It also profiles Louis Budenz and critiques McCarthyism, arguing wartime friendliness to Russia does not prove communism and calling for careful public judgment.
Dr. R E Lapp warns H-Bombs could wipe ten to fifteen million people in the first day. He cites U S city density, Moscow as Russian target, and proposes moving branches from Washington while noting limited current work on H bombs.
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