Truman Calls For Four Billion To Arm West Allies
President Truman asked Congress to authorize four billion dollars to arm anti Communist nations. He outlined allocations for the North Atlantic region Greece Turkey Iran and Asia with a total to boost free nations defenses in response to the Korean crisis. Senate critics urged higher totals citing urgency as the United Nations faced renewed aggression and the White House argued the aid would deter future outbreaks.
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Washington
Truman
Capitol Hill
North Atlantic
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Phillipines
Asia
Tydings
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
Mr. Truman
Korea
United Nations
Free Nations
Six Million Paid Center Schools In Central Texas
State funds totaling 6 in the first year of the Gilmer Aiken school laws went to 179 districts in a 14 county Central Texas region around Austin. Funds of 6 783 142 90 supported 68 494 students across Bastrop Blanco Burnet Caldwell Comal Fayette Gillespie Hays Lampasas Lee Llano Milam Travis Williamson. The foundation program guarantees a nine month school term and supports positions such as teachers librarians nurses and counselors. Per capita rates vary by county ability to pay.
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Texas
Gilmer-Aiken
State Department of Education
Austin
Bastrop
Blanco
Burnet
Caldwell
Comal
Fayette
Gillespie
Hays
Lampasas
Lee
Llano
Milam
Travis
Williamson
Foundation
Coaching School Knuckling Down on Class Work
The 18th Annual Texas High School Coaches Association Coach School drew 1,326 active Texas coaches plus 204 in college and out of state attendees, 301 wives, nine instructors and 45 sports writers. Key speakers included Bud Wilkinson, Biggie Munn, Eddie Wojicki, Adolph Rupp, Hank Iba, Clyde Littlefield, and Marty Karow with lectures on football basketball track and baseball. The All Star basketball game is set for Gregory Gym and the football game for House Park as final highlights.
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Texas High School Coaches Association
Texas
Beaumont
Bud Wilkinson
University of Oklahoma
Biggie Munn
Michigan State
Eddie Wojicki
Rice Institute
Adolph Rupp
University of Kentucky
Hank Iba
Oklahoma A&m
Clyde Littlefield
Marty Karow
Texas A&m
Ohio State
University of Texas
Stephen F. Austin
Odessa
Dallas
el Paso
Galveston
Abilene
San Antonio
Munn
Wilkinson
Wojicki
Iba
Rupp
Karow
Littlefield
Gregory Gym
House Park
AS YOU LIKE IT Schools face WWII scale military growth
The city schools face new strain if military installations expand massively. Officials urge district input as war readiness rises. Drew Pearson notes US forces in Korea position for heavy tank use. Rural areas near San Marcos seek telephone service after a meeting. Austin not chosen for Texas High School Coaching School by random draw. host city must still prepare.
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Korea
Pearson
All-Day Auction Opens Green Valley Livestock Yard
San Marcos reports a record opening sale at Green Valley Livestock and Commission Company drawing 3000 to 5000 Central Texans. The new million dollar yards packed with 1000 plus daily crowds saw 1400 head of cattle traded by 6 p.m. while stockers and packing plant buyers filled the rest of the day.
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San Marcos
Green Valley Livestock and Commission Company
Com
Texas
Green Valley Company
Jim Cummings
Ernest Cummings
Jack Sullivan
Waylon
Garland Hauck
Harris County
South Texas
Green Valley Farms
Ellinger Resident Drowns in River
LA GRANGE August 1 The body of Lee Roy Kovar 25 of Ellinger was found in the Colorado River above Ellinger by La Grange volunteers after a fishing trip with four others. The boat overturned and Kovar disappeared as his fishing partner Eddie Chalupa and the others returned. Funeral services set for Thursday at 8 am Jeemenck Funeral Home Ellinger then Immaculate Conception Church Hostyn Hill. He is survived by his parents sister and three brothers.
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LA Grange
ANS
Lee Roy Kovar
Ellinger
Colorado River
Kovar
Eddie Chalupa
Capula
T. J. Flournoy
Jeemenck Funeral Home
Immaculate Conception Church
Hostyn Hill
Anthony Gorek
Fayetteville Catholic Cemetery
Adolph Kovar
Frank Lave
Willie Kovar
Daniel Kovar
Jessie Kovar
Columbus
Texas' Oldest Barber Dies in Belton at 93
Ike Cox aged 93 died in a Belton hospital after a long career as the state's oldest active barber. He arrived in 1883 shortly after Killeen area settlement, becoming Belton's first barber and working until three weeks before his death.
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Texas
Belton
Killeen
Ike Cox
Belton Hospital
Cox
Austin Chamber Buys Pipkin Property for HQ
The Austin Chamber of Commerce reports purchasing the Pipkin residence at 305 East Seventh Street for its new permanent headquarters and will take possession by November 1 with occupancy before January 1. The nine room brick building will serve as temporary offices.
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Austin Chamber of Commerce
W. Luther Thompson
Deal
Pipkin
East Seventh Street
Onnosite St. David's Episcopal Church
Chamber of Commerce
Thompson
Taylor Glass
Guston Morgan
Austin
Texas Football Coaches School
Louis N. Goldberg
Wesley Pearson
Marble Falls
Senate approves $100 million loan to Franco regime
The Senate voted 65 to 15 to authorize a $100 million export import bank loan to Franco's Spain. President Truman asked Congress for $4 billion in foreign arms aid and may win broader economic controls including price and wage ceilings and rationing.
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Washington
Spain
Senate
Congress
Truman
Franco
McCarran
D-Navy
US Tanks Hit Koreans Near Pusan Front
Western front reports say American armored forces counterattacked south of Pusan as UN troops withdrew north to ease Red pressure. Reinforcements from the U S rushed to Korea while Allied air strikes hit Mokpo bridges yards and docks.
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Tokyo
Pusan
United Nations
United States
MacArthur
Far East Air Force
Mokpo
Chinju
Defense Department
Washington
Korea
Navy
Associated Press
Leif Erickson
Eighth Army
Naktong River
Hamenang-Yechon- Andong
Hamenang
Erickson
Sangju
First Cavalry
Kumchon
Yechon
Hwanggan
Taegu
Kochang-Hyopchon
Yongdok
Hyopehon
First
Malik Labels US Aggressor Demands Halt in Korean War
In a United Nations Security Council session Malik accused the United States of aggression in Korea and called for an immediate halt to military action. He charged US policy aims to broaden warfare to Vietnam China and Indochina and claimed Formosa ties influenced US moves. The council 8 to 3 rejected his ruling on Tsiang as a usurper with heavy attendance and sharp exchanges between Malik and US delegate Warren Austin.
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Malik
Lake Success
Russia
Jacob B. Malik
Security Council
China
United States
Korea
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Indochina
T. F. Tsiang
Britain
France
Cuba
Ecuador
Egypt
Norway
Tsiang
Yugoslavia
India
Council
Margaret Truman
Warren R. Austin
Austin
United Nations
Truman
Formosa
Mr. Truman
Republic of Korea
Kuomintang
Missouri Senate Race Tightens as Hennings Leads Allison
Missouri results from 3 037 of 4 676 precincts show former congressman Thomas C Hennings Jr. ahead of Emery W Allison by 125 935 to 121 935 in the Democratic senatorial primary. Kansas GOP and other contests also progress with Arn leading Mayberry and Aiken leading Rice.
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Thomas C Hennings Jr
St. Louis
Truman
Emery W. Allison
Missouri
Hennings
Allison
Kansas City
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Edward F. Arn
Willard Mayberry
London
Arn
Mayberry
Paul Aiken
Carl Rice
Frank Carlson
Harry W. Colmery
The
American Legion
Rush Dew Holt
Congress
West Virginia
Holt
Cleveland M. Bailey
Rufus C. Hart
Bailey
Cooler Weather and Showers Mark Central Texas Forecast
Austin and Central Texas expect cooler weather on Wednesday with more clouds and scattered showers. Highs will reach the low 80s, the Weather Bureau says. Wichita Falls eyed rising streams after rain, but Red Cross cautions no immediate flood danger as Holliday Creek nears crest.
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Austin
Texas
US Weather Bureau
Wichita Falls
Red Cross
Holliday Creek
President Truman May Seek Standby Economic Powers
The White House and Republican lawmakers move toward granting standby authority for price and wage controls and rationing if needed. Truman backs prompt action on defense production powers while signaling no objection to added powers if speed remains intact.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
House
Republican Policy Committee
White House
Senate Committee
Senate
Maybank
Bernard Baruch
House Republican Committee
GOP
Army identifies guard divisions called for duty
The Army named four National Guard divisions to active service the 28th of Pennsylvania the 40th of California the 45th of Oklahoma and the 43rd of Rhode Island Vermont and Connecticut with two guard regimental combat teams the 196th of South Dakota and the 278th of Tennessee. They will be federally mobilized around Sept 1 and kept on active duty for at least one year with possible six month deferments. Training length uncertain but not expected to take a full year.
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Washington
National Guard
Army
Pennsylvania
California
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
Vermont
Connecticut
196Th
South Dakota
Tennessee
Germany
Japan
October Quota For Draft Due Here Thursday
Travis County may not meet its October draft quota until Thursday according to Selective Service officer Captain Boyd Sinclair. Wakefield reports Texas seeks 2514 men for October, while September 2513 faces delays from registrants not updating status.
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Travis County
Boyd Sinclair
Selective Service Information Officer
Texas Selective Service Headquarters
Army
Paul L. Wakefield
Texas
Wakefield
Gen. Wakefield
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Bill
Tiny) Scurlock
Texas Sportswriters Association
Scurlock
Texarkana High
Beaumont Journal
Neal Douglass
Eres
Pereene
Eosasdeoeves
C. A. Nelson
Pipkin Property
Okeh
Kored
DEMOS
Senate Banking Committee
Spence
House Banking Committee
Capitol
Warren Austin
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