Austin Detectives Underpaid Yet Loyal to Public Service
Loyalty of city detectives with 10 to 20 years on the force is noted as they earn $231 a month, far below private sector pay. Despite financial strain, they stay committed, turning down high paying offers to serve the public, while some leaders warn of talent drain if salaries aren’t raised.
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Austin
Texas
Houston
Galveston
O. M. Doherty
T. O. Lang
Congress Avenue
West Virginia
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
New York
Steve Nelson
Stevey Boy
FBI
Labor Youth League
Progressive Party
American Labor Party
Greenwich Village
Louisiana
East
Midwest
Illinois
International Workers Order
Washington
Dean Acheson
Georgetown
Felix Frankfurter
Sidney Hechinger
Hechinger
Wiley Rutledge
Supreme Court
Jesse Donaldson
Mrs. Donaldson
YWCA Marks National Week With Triple Austin Roles
The YWCA in Austin joins more than 2000 communities for National YWCA Week, serving as downtown YWCA and the USO. It reports 22,265 participants in the first quarter, about 90,000 yearly, with Bergstrom and Fort Hood visitors frequenting a drop-in center and an East Austin branch. The drive promotes a better world starting with the individual, through wholesome contact and entertainment for young people and service members.
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Austin
Young Women's Christian Association
YWCA
USO
Fort Hood
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Austin Ywca
Bergstrom
East Austin
Labor racketeers eye union welfare funds amid fraud concerns
An analysis warns of a supposed union welfare fund scam as insurers pay billions in premiums. It alleges mobs may skim 25 percent of large premiums through broker fronts or own insurers, while detailing a claimed Communist mobilization in labor disputes and the Pittsburgh area.
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Phil Murray
Murray Latimer
Martin Segal and Company
Johnson and Higgins
Chrysler
Parasitic Fig Strangler Fig of Florida
The Strangler Fig, fiscus aurea, parasitically overgrows host trees in southern Florida. Seeds establish on a limb, send roots downward, and tighten around the trunk to kill or stunt the host’s growth.
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Florida
Politicking Drives VA Hospital Locations in 1950s Washington
The article alleges political pressure shapes VA hospital siting with Dr. Magnuson clashing with administrator Gray. It cites Salisbury and Durham North Carolina sites, Congressman Doughton’s influence, and funds tied to TV image. Other examples include Senator Murray and Dublin Georgia and budget bureau meddling in Augusta Georgia.
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Washington
Veterans Hospitals
Paul Magnuson
Veterans Administration
Carl Gray
Omar Bradley
Muley
Bob Coughton
Salisbury
N.C
Durham
Winston-Salem
Duke University
Wake Forest College
Army
Gordon Gray
Bob Doughton
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Doughton
Senator Murray
Mile City
Mont
James Murray
Montana
Minot
N. C
Murray
Vinson
Budget Bureau
Augusta
Navy Hospital
Atlanta
Emory University
Navy
Broadway Spotlight Dazzles with Names and Notable Stops
The column surveys social luminaries and showbiz chatter from New York streets and theaters. It notes Joan Brondell at Lindy’s with Paris shoes, Bob Hope, Lord Hore-Belisha, Ernest Truex, and fledgling memoir talk by Whittaker Chambers. It catalogs fashion, nightlife, and industry moves, including Warren and social set figures, book projects, and gossip on entertainment ventures.
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Joan Brondell
Lindy
Paris
Bob Hope
Leslie
George, Patton Jr
5Th Ave
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Daily Mirror
Ernest Truex
Babe Jan
Sabu
W. Bedford Sharp, Jr
Baroneer Artie Shaw
Forever
Amber
AP News Note on Copyright and Use
The Associated Press retains exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches printed in this newspaper. Readers are reminded of republication restrictions and copyright ownership.
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International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
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Whittaker Chambers
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Rinehart
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Ciro’s
Miami Beach
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Philip van Rensselaer
Philip Truex
Yolande Donlan
London
Martin Fisher
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M. Todd
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Richard Mansfield
Huston
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Mairzy
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Runyon Fund Committee
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Mrs. Burton
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Showgel
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Hungary
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Hitler
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Ogeler
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Mirror
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Austin Statesman
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Nations Organisation
United States
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