Jester Seeks Smooth Ties With Mexico After Incident Concerns
Governor Beauford Jester met President Miguel Aleman in Matamoros to discuss discrimination against Latin Americans and to push for Texas removal from the Mexican labor blacklist. The talks covered contracts, pay standards, living conditions, and cross border cooperation.
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Matamoros
Mexico
Beauford H. Jester
Texas
Miguel Aleman
Aleman
Vester
Matamoros Bank
Jester
Raymondville
Rogers Kelley
Edinburg
United States
Austinite Faces Shooting Charge
An Austin man faces charges of assault with intent to murder after a shooting at Dassau Hall late Saturday. R F Nichols, 5505 Avenue F, remained in fair condition at Brackenridge Hospital Sunday afternoon with a gunshot wound to the right side. H W Platt, 102 East 15th Street, is charged in Travis Blakeslee's court. he was arrested at the scene and released on a 2600 dollar bond as deputies Perry Miller and Alfred Prince investigated.
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Austin
Dassau Hall
Satur
R. F. Nichols
Avenue F
Brackenridge Hospital
H. W. Platt
Fast 15Th Street
Justice of the Peace
Travis Blakeslee
Perry W. Miller
Alfred Prince
Nichols
Platt
Miller
Communists trap Nationalist force after entry toward Shanghai
Communist armies moved from the Yangtze crossing toward Nanking and encircled 300000 Nationalist troops between Shanghai and Hangchow. Reds bypassed Shanghai and seized Kashing, cutting the last rail escape toward Hangchow. AP correspondent James Flood notes Shanghai residents fear surrender without a fight as rail lines are severed and sea evacuation becomes the only option.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Hangchow
Yangtze
Kashing
Big Sea
Associated Press
James Flood
Tang En-Po
Manchuria
China
Yangtze River
Ussr
English Official In Russia Hits Sell Out to US
Pravda cites Archibald R Johnston editor of Britanski Soyuznik accusing Attlee's Labour government of war mongering and selling Britain to the United States. Johnston says Britain must resist American dominance, calling for peace and criticizing US influence in London shops and streets.
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Russia
Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
Attlees
Britain
United States
Archibald R. Johnston
Soviet Union
Johnston
Britanski Soyuznik
Foreign Office
Hitler
London
Opposition Crumbles in House Over Vast Housing Plan
Washington April 24 A leading House opponent signals the final passage hurdle is crumbling as the Senate approved housing measure moves toward final House action. The plan would finance 810,000 public housing units over six years with a $275 million farm housing program and housing research. The House banking committee resumes hearings after a 10 day Easter recess.
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Washington
House
Representative Walcott
R-Mich
Senate
Truman
SS Commnand
House Banking Committee
16 American Nations Nominate ILO Candidates
Delegates from 16 countries met in Montevideo to nominate candidates for the American section of the ILO. The 14 day session begins Monday as delegates study ways to improve workers' conditions across the hemisphere.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Canada
International Labor Organization
ILO
CIO Calls Packard Strike On Eve Of Jubilee
United Auto Workers Local 190 orders a midnight strike at Packard Motor Car Company affecting nine thousand workers. A week earlier, two thousand Packard dealers gathered in Detroit to celebrate the company's golden jubilee.
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CIO
Retroit
United Auto Workers Local 190
Packard Motor Car Company
Packard
Detroit
Rainy Weather Holds On Here in Central Texas
Rain continued across Central Texas on Sunday with Austin reporting a sixth straight day of rain and a forecast for a seventh. Across the region rainfall reached heavy levels including Blanco with 7.74 inches in just over three hours and Kerrville over two inches. The Colorado River rose eight feet at Llano while Lake Buchanan gained nearly five feet. Hail, thunder, and gusts up to 40 mph affected areas from Cameron to Waco and the Dallas region. Two drownings were reported in Miers near the border.
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Austin
United States Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Texas
Blanco
Kerrville
Colorado
Llano
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Lake Buchanan
LCRA
Austin Power Department
Cameron
Lamp
Rio Grande Valley
Starr County
Miers
Hell Freezes Over Rep Hanna Drops GA School Stand
Rep Sam Hanna of Dallas capitulates on the Gilmer Aikin school bills as Archer City Rep Jimmy Horany concedes passage of the $200 million school modernization plan. The Legislature inches forward amid tax concerns and a push to avoid late adjournment with salaries at stake.
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Gilmer-Aikin
Shoutin
Sam
Hanna
Ben
Jimmy P. Horany
Archer City
Senate
House
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Byrd Questions Acheson on Vote for North Atlantic Pact
Senator Byrd asked Secretary Acheson if approving the North Atlantic Pact commits the U S to arming member nations. He seeks to know if any moral obligations exist to supply arms and what communications imply such promises. The issue shapes Senate ratification and the arms program debate.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Aches
State Department
United States
Acheson
Senate
Virginian
George
Senate Finance Committee
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Secretary of State
Red
Moscow Official Describes Death of Soviet Deputy Chairman
Moscow dispatch announces the death of Mir Bashir Fattakh Ogly Kasamov, deputy chairman of the Supreme Soviet, and former chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic in Southern Russia.
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Moscow
Mir Bashir Fattakh Ogly Kasamov
Supreme Soviet
Russia
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
Planes Search Oregon For Missing AF Bomber
Squadrons of civilian and military aircraft patrolled the mountains around Portland on Sunday in a renewed search for a B26 bomber missing since Thursday. Three Air Force crewmen were aboard the aircraft.
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Oregon
Portland
Ore
Air Force
Police Save Pollitt From Plymouth Mob Led by Sailors
Police spirited Communist Leader Harry Pollitt from the Corn Exchange Auditorium after a siege by nearly 3,000 anti communist demonstrators. Sailors in uniform helped breach doors and carry Pollitt to safety as chairs stones and eggs were thrown and windows smashed. Pollitt criticized British policy amid clashes recurring from the Yangtze incident.
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Plymouth
England
Harry Pollitt
Pollit
Pollitt
Dartmouth
John Lindsay
Corn Exchange
British Communist Party
Yangtze
Plymouth Harbor
Coplon Spy Trial Set for Monday in Washington
Judith Coplon a 27 year old Justice Department worker accused of copying and removing confidential documents to aid a foreign nation is scheduled to stand trial in Washington Monday. She faces charges of conspiring to obtain secret government data with Valentine Gubitchev a Soviet employee of the United Nations.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
Petite Brunet
Justice Department
Miss Coplon
United States
New York
Valentine A. Gubitchev
United Nations
Third Avenue
FBI
Scouts Among Victims Of Philippine Robbers
Manila April 24. Guerrillas robbed 10 vehicles on the highway 60 miles north of Manila Saturday night. One Philippine Constabulary private and one robber were killed in skirmishes near the holdup scene. One group of robbery victims included a Boy Scout troop.
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Manila
Farila
Philippines Constabulary
Red Troops Enter Nanking in Victory Parade Toward Canton
United Press report from Nanking describes Communist forces streaming through the city shouting loyalty to Mao and the People’s Army as crowds cheer. Students join the procession while order is restored, shops reopen, and services continue. the Civic Order Maintenance Committee coordinates with Communist liaison officers as takeover begins.
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Chang Kuo-Sin
United Press
Nanking
China
Canton
Civic Order Maintenance Committee
Mao Tse-Tsung
Sun Yat-Sen
United States
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