Jekyll and Hyde Legislation Seen in Statehouse Life
The Austin American Capitol Staff notes a mix of on the record and off the record styles among lawmakers. Some field reports reach constituents via radio and home papers, while others withhold details until back home. Joe Belden and Phil Willis are cited for timely political dispatches and a tavern incident involving a quorum check.
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Austin American Capitol
Statehouse
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Willis
Fredericksburg
Joe Belden
Belden
L. A. Woods
Woods
Joe
R. D
Boss) Thorp
Hotel Union Battles Communists Amid Espionage Claims
The Hotel and Restaurant Union convention at Stevens Hotel in Chicago brings 1,000 delegates under scrutiny as FBI and immigration agents probe alleged Communist espionage networks. The piece details hotel based spying methods, past thefts of dossiers, and a long history of anti-Communist leadership within the union.
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FBI
Special Immigration Department
Chicago
Behemoth Stevens Hotel
Hotel and Restaurant and Bartenders Union
America
Hugo Ernst
AFL
International Communist Trade Union Section
Moscow
International Hotel and Restaurant and Bartenders Union
Ed Miller
New York
Miller
National Union
Thunderstorm patterns and Q and A practice column
A compiled Q and A feature covers weather distribution with eastern Gulf States leading in thunderstorm days, plus brief answers on topics from anatomy of the term patient to codicils, Antarctic temperatures, parachute safety, dog wood varieties, Mackinaw ship details, Chiang Kai Shek residence, and historical grasshopper plagues.
Austin Zoning Hearings Tackle Lamar Boulevard and Govalle Plan
City Council considers major zoning changes for Lamar Boulevard and East Avenue to ease parking and traffic with set back rules and off street parking requirements. Govalle industrial area also due for zoning review as commercial growth expected. Realtors push to end Austin rent control, citing falling rents and a new council to address decontrol. Local housing pace and Jefferson Chemical Company expansion loom over market. Governor’s approval required for any decontrol move under federal act.
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Austin
Lamar Boulevard
24Th
East Avenue
First Street
Govalle
Govalie
Texas
Jefferson Chemical Com
Pany
University of Texas
Congress
Todays Booklet Offer Almanac for 1949
The ad promotes Uncle Sam's Almanac 1949 as a compact yearly reference. It highlights Nobel Prizes Oscars Olympic winners horse racing payouts state nicknames birds flowers and hundreds of other quick facts. Send 25 cents to Austin American Information Bureau 316 Eye Street N E Washington D C.
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Uncle Sam
Austin
Subscription Rates and News Service Note
The Austin American notes its subscription rates and states that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches published in the newspaper. The notice emphasizes AP exclusivity and the paper’s use of AP material.
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Associated Press
The
Pact Under Scrutiny How Senate Probes North Atlantic Plan
Senate foreign relations hearings scrutinize the North Atlantic Pact amid questions about collective security versus traditional alliance. Acheson Johnson Harriman face pointed inquiries on security logs arms aid and press disclosures as lawmakers seek clarity on UN Charter ties and Europe armament strategy.
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Bell Syndicate, Inc
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vandenberg
State Acheson
Defense Johnson
ECA
Harriman
Acheson
Johnson
McMahon
Connecticut
Pentagon
Tom Connally
Security Council
Russia
Pepper
Florida
Thomas
United States Army of
Europe
Fulbright
Arkansas
United States
Peephole gossip and old showbiz quips from Winchell
Elsa Maxwell scowls at peephole gossip while Ingrid Bergman rumors swirl around Rossellini. At the Stork Club a talkative guest mocks manners as a husband jokes yawns may mask remarks. Will Rogers defuses a foreigner jibe from a dowager at dinner.
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Ingrid Berrfman
Roberto Rossellini
Roberto
Ingrid
Elsa
Stork Club
Nobdy
Fdr
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