Hoover urges new UN setup excluding communists
Former President Herbert Hoover calls for scrapping the present United Nations and forming a new body without communist nations. He argues for a "new united front" of noncommunist states to counter Soviet influence and warns the U S is becoming isolated in the Cold War.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
United Nations
United Front
Hoover
Russia
Bureau of
ANPA
Waldorf- Astoria
Jakob A. Malik
United Nations Arms Commission
Pres
Malik
Security Council
China
Arms Commission
United States
Peter the Great
Accidental Shot Kills Centeran in Smithville
Charles James Winkler 24 was found dead from shotgun wounds in his Smithville home Wednesday around 8 30 p m An inquest verdict of accidental death by gunshot was recorded Justice of the Peace W C Dickson Winkler a World War II veteran served in the 164th Infantry Division in the Asiatic Pacific Theater and in the Army of Occupation in Japan He is survived by his widow parents two brothers and three sisters Rosary services are set for Friday at 8 p m at Marrs Memorial Chapel Requiem mass will be said Saturday at 9 a m with Father Kiesfer officiating Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery
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Smithville
ANS
Charles James Winkler
Kirtley
Justice of the Peace
W. C. Dickson
Winkler
164Th
Japan
Mildred Kielberg Winkler
Charles Winkler
Waldo
Norbert
William McCaskill
Houston
Woodrow Hoffman
Leona Winkler
Marrs Memorial Chapel
P. J. Kiesfer
Oak Hill Cemetery
Pflugerville to Name School Head Today
Pflugerville school board interviewed six superintendent candidates Thursday night. Board President Carl Wieland said the new leader would be named Friday.
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Pflugerville
City Council Approves Five Point Slum Clearance Plan
The Austin City Council approved a five point program to abolish slums and expand low rent housing with federal and private aid. The plan includes slum clearance, revised building codes, subdivisions development, and cooperation with the County Court, with a referendum rejected by the council.
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Austin
Stuart MacCorkle
MacCorkle
Trueman O’quinn
Glass
O’quinn
Austin Housing Authority
Paper notes on typing work and quirky science tas
A collage of short items notes a secretary’s typing workload in odd units, mentions Fort Knox brick value shifts, a Navy cost for cosmic ray tests, and introduces an omegatron gadget for atomic fingerprints. It also sports a street racing scene with hot rodders stuffing a Cadillac engine into a Ford.
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Fort Knox
Navy
City Bans Pit Toilet Construction In Austin
Austin City Council banned future pit toilets pending a new building code. The measure, urged by Health Officer Ben Primer and Councilman W T Johnson, directs inspectors to block new permits unless sewer connections or approved septic tanks are planned within 100 feet of a sewer. Existing pits inside city limits are not slated for immediate abolition.
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Austin
W. T. Johnson
County Commissioners Court
State Department of Health
City Health
Ben Primer
City Health Department
Frank Costello Admits Bookmaking Past but Claims Legitimate Income Now
Senate panel hears Costello acknowledge prior bookmaking and illegal slot machines in New York and Louisiana but says current earnings come from legitimate investments. He asserts no protection payments and says gambling can evade laws. He identifies as a real estate investor with Texas oil leases and a Louisiana night club stake, while avoiding disclosure of casino locations.
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Washington
Frank Costello
New York
Senate
Costello
Senate Commerce Subcommittee
Louisiana
George Wolf
Texas
Frank Erickson
Erickson
New Jersey
Russell Brophy
Los Angeles
Continental Press Racing News Service
Cleveland
Austinite Heads State's Dentists
Dr. Barney E. Farmer of Austin was installed as president of the Texas State Dental Society succeeding Dr. Crawford A. McMurray as the 70th annual meeting closed. Dr. W. Talbot Foster of San Antonio was named president elect and other officers and delegates were announced. About 1,500 dentists assistants and exhibitors attended the Dallas meeting, with San Antonio slated to host the 1951 convention.
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Dallas
Barney E. Farmer
Austin
Texas State Dental Society
Crawford A. McMurray
Ennis
W. Talbot Foster
San Antonio
House of Delegates
Emet Dickson
Paris
R. A. Mitchell
Wichita Falls
J. Frank Johnston, Jr
Galveston
Leslie Maurer
Williard Ogle
Foster
Bruce F. Wilkinson
Tyler
O. J. Shaffer
el Paso
P. Earl Williams
R. D. Bridgford
Colorado City
R. L. Rogers
Amarillo
San Ancmo
Scattered Showers Forecast For Austin And Texas Friday
A few widely scattered showers are expected in the Austin area Friday with partly cloudy skies. Temperatures may range from 63 to 65 degrees, while Thursday saw a low of 65 and a high of 85. East and West Texas also face partly cloudy conditions.
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Austin
East
Texas
McCarthy Seeks Suspension Amid Hanson Communist Allegations
Senator McCarthy charged State Department official Haldore Hanson with being an active Communist based on Louis Budenz testimony. Hanson denied the charge and demanded a suspension, while Budenz testified behind closed doors. The investigation also touched on Earl Browder, John Huber, and other figures amid calls to pursue contempt actions and further subpoenas.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Louis F. Budenz
State Department
Haldore Hanson
Hanson
McCarthy
Senate
Voice of America
Budenz
Millard E. Tydings
Brien McMahon
McMahon
Subcommittee
Catholic Church
New York
Austin Couple Die In Beau mont Highway Crash
An elderly Austin couple Ed and Ella Garrison, ages 74 and 76, were killed Thursday afternoon in a two vehicle collision on the Beaumont highway near Houston. They moved to Austin 15 years ago from Buda where Garrison worked as a carpenter and contractor. They had no children and were linked to Hyde Park Baptist and Shettles Memorial Methodist congregations. A neighbor said they were en route to Louisiana to visit relatives. a brother named Dave Garrison lived in Buda.
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Houston
Austin
Beaumont
Here
Ed Garrison
Garrison
Buda
Hyde Park Baptist Church
Shettles Memorial Methodist
Garrisons
Louisiana
Dave Garrison
Progress Reported In Telephone Talks
New York April 27 progress was reported in wage talks between long lines telephone operators and the American Telephone and Telegraph Company The dispute nearly led to a national phone strike two days earlier but was resolved and the walkout called off CIO official Robert T Creasey said progress was made on wages housing and pensions for about 21000 long lines workers and noted it may take time to settle details.
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New York
Long Lines Telephone
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Robert T. Creasey
CIO Communications Workers of America
CWA
Long Lines
Tito Proposes 9 Point Policy Easing West-West Tensions
Premier Marshal Tito unveiled a nine point foreign policy plan as Yugoslavia seeks better relations with the West while maintaining a hard line against the Soviet bloc. He announced plans to resume full diplomatic ties with Greece and to send an envoy by May first amid improving Greek politics.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Greece
Munanan Aavwe
Alea
Bae
Italy
Austria
Tito
West
Soviet
Russia
Cominform
Senate Rejects 50 Million Loan To Franco Spain
The Senate defeated a plan to add a $50 million loan to Franco Spain to the foreign aid bill by a 42 to 35 vote. Senators McCarran and Brewster had urged including Spain in anti Communist efforts, but Connally Lehman and others argued for keeping Spain out to avoid European recovery interference. The original $100 million loan was halved prior to the vote.
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Senate
Spain
Washington
The
Marshall Plan Club
McCarran
New
Brewster
Maine
Connally
Texas
Foreign Relations Committee
Lehman
D-Lib-Ny
Generalissimo Franco
Bridges
Truman urges draft extension and defense budget rise
President Truman renews his call to extend the draft beyond June 24 and supports Secretary Johnson's claim that evolving global threats justify a $350 million increase in the defense budget mainly for new aircraft. A House committee approves, and Truman praises Vinson's shift to a two year extension amid defense concerns. The White House also names Stanley Woodward ambassador to Canada and pushes government reorganization plans.
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Washington
Truman
Johnson
House
Congress
Russia
Mr. Truman
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
State Department
United States
Baltic
Berlin
Stanley Woodward
Canada
Laurence C. Steinhardt
Jesse H. Jones
RFC
Jones
Pres. Truman
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
Stateme
State Acheson
Connally
D-Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
White House
Air Force brass plan covert Berlin airlift exercise
At Camp Mackall Puerto Rico and nearby bases senior Air Force leaders reviewed the Swarmer exercise a 60 000 man airborne test to retake a captured airfield and pilot a Berlin style airlift if needed The gathering included Vandenberg Finletter and ten top generals outlining secret strategy amid Baltic and Trieste tensions.
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Camp Mackall
N. C
Air Force
Caribbean
Couny
Berlin
Hoyt Vandenberg
Vandenberg
Alaska
Germany
Japan
England
Ramey Air Force Base
Puerto Rico
Baltic
China
Trieste
Yugoslav
West Germany
Florida
Wilmington
Finletter
George Kenny
Air University
George Stratemeyer
Far East Air Force
Curtis Lemay
Strategic Air Commander
Ennis Whitehead
Continental Air Commander
Ben W. Chidlaw
Nathan F. Twining
Alaskan
Commances i
Cannon
Europe Force
Nanner
Pay Air Ground
Joh Rgalco
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Charles A. Malik
Lebanon
UN Assembly
John Foster Dulles
Dean Acheson
Society of International Law
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Thursey
William Parker
Charles Granger
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Tewar Inmiivyrials
SEARS
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Austinite
Pelt City
M’carthy
Earl Browder
Oall Tit
Communist Party
Edward P. Morgan
Browder
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
R Ia
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Freida Utley
Lattimore
Morgan
John J. Huber
FBI
Subpena
Huber
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Earl B Browder
Owen Lattimore
Athens
US State Department
Prudential
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Thomas K. Finletter
11Th Airborne Division
Sonmien Caer
Atniaten Linn Mae
Ueexes Ly
Eocar Mackall
Fort Bragg
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