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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1950
Page
3
Moscow reports the death of Sergei Nametkin outstanding Russian chemist and director of the oil institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The readable lines show a dated radio clock sequence and various program titles such as Alborada and Blues Before Breakfast with times around early morning. The garbled text includes stray words, likely listing shows, hosts, and segments amid a multilingual mix.
The Census Bureau, in a Sunday special report from 1950 census figures, lists Boston as the largest capital city and Carson City as among the smallest. It places Boston ahead of Washington by ten years, with Denver Columbus Indianapolis and others following in size.
Fighting broke out between Indonesian soldiers and native Dutch forces in Macassar on Sunday causing casualties. Indonesian Defense Minister Sultan Hamengku Buwono urged an end to the bloodshed as authorities strained to control unrest in the Western Celebes port amid Indonesia's fragile federal formation. Dutch Major General Scheffelaer and Colonel Kawilarang planned to fly to Macassar for intervention.
Eight white inmates considered dangerous escaped from the Florida State Hospital for the criminally insane in CHATTAHOOCHEE. One was captured two hours after the 2:30 am break, five fled in a hospital grounds station wagon, two escaped on foot. They battered a partition with a concrete slab and used a home made aluminum key to free themselves.
A British Swiss climbing team broadcast from the summit of the Matterhorn, 14780 feet, after an eight hour ascent. Two American students Ninette Massey and Sumner Howard, summer students at the University of Lausanne, also broadcast from the peak. The party used 100 pound packs with walkie talkie radios and included Otto Furrer, John Lamb, five Swiss guides and two porters.
St. David's Hospital workers enter the final week of canvassing ahead of a general solicitation set for August 15. Chairman John A Barclay leads a community volunteer drive with division chairmen and team captains coordinating plans for a $690,000 fundraising campaign to fund Austin’s new hospital.
Thieves steal jewels from the upstairs rooms of American businessman Norman Winston at the Winston Villa Le Roc near NICE France. Initial losses were estimated around 7,000,000 francs but police later revised the figure as more details emerged amid a party of international figures at the estate.
ILLY HUGHSON, famed in San Francisco as the man who lost 35 million dollars in potential gains, bought the first Ford carload from Detroit with 5000 borrowed, launching a lifelong Ford dealership. The piece salutes Hughson and 46 early Ford dealers still active, praising Henry Ford's vision and the Ford idea of citizenship and quality.
Aug 7 Excelsior Springs Missouri reports a free book offer on arthritis and rheumatism titled Rheumatism. The book explains why drugs are ineffective and outlines a specialized system that helped thousands. No obligation to request. letters to The Ballare Dept 22, Exrelust Springs, Missouri.
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