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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1949
Page
15
In East Moline on April 26 Mayor B. H. Ryan left a club after members pressed him to let them use slot machines. Police court later fined bartender Peter Brown 200 dollars for possessing gambling devices.
King George and Queen Elizabeth celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary quietly at Buckingham Palace. The royal couple marked the day with a private observance on Tuesday in London.
A high ranking member of a visiting Czechoslovak financial mission defects and asks for asylum in the United States. Diplomats report Hugo Skala, the No. 2 official, quit his post after arriving in Washington and before continuing his journey to the capital. He reportedly broke with his Communist government while en route.
Trustees of the Mark Twain estate seek a Clayton Circuit Court order to prohibit Cyril Clemens from publishing Twain letters and to require financial accounting for proceeds. The Mark Twain Quarterly and International Mark Twain Society, both led by Clemens, are named as co-defendants. The case involves estate publication rights and matters tied to Czech government asset disputes and diplomatic fallout.
AP analysis outlines Soviet willingness to lift the Berlin blockade if the Western Allies lift theirs and agree to a foreign ministers conference to discuss Germany. The piece notes skepticism about Russian motives, the likelihood of a Bonn delay, and the broader aim of justifying the blockade while pursuing world conquest. It cites Senator Vandenberg on the need for deeds backing peace rhetoric.
Major General Charles W. Lawrence, commanding general of Keesler Air Force Base, leaves Biloxi for a new post as head of the Air Force doctrination division at Lackland AFB in San Antonio. Lawrence, the first two star general to lead Keesler, took command April 1, 1948, succeeding Brig. Gen. Edward W. Anderson.
The Burlington Railroad argues that routing decisions aim to serve the most passengers with best service. Electra officials vow to pursue legal action to block the revised Zephyr timetable dropping towns and adding conditional stops amid protests, even threatening a sanitary inspection stoppage.
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