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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1950

Page

5

Texan casualties listed as missing wounded and injured

Casualty list reports five Texans wounded three injured and three missing in action all named. The list includes sergeants privates and lieutenants from Robstown Fort Worth Houston Lubbock and other Texas towns with family relations noted.

Texas Leonard Ferr Jr Geneve Ber Clase Predae V. Bardo Mre Lite May Bardo Robstown First Clase Jr Breen Nettie Leverr Brown Lobbock Donald F Fagan Claude Peelings Eagan Fort

Reds Threaten Strike After Raids in Rome

Communist leaders in Rome warned of a general strike in protest of police raids on seven party sectional headquarters. Security police and carabinieri in battle dress conducted the raids after bomb explosions at three cinemas showing anti communist films. Thirty detainees were held, most released after ID checks.

Rome

Tydings Sees US Atomic Edge Over Russia

Senator Tydings said the United States has a large stock of atomic bombs giving air superiority over Russia, while Russian ground forces are vastly stronger. He urged rapid Western European and US manpower build up and warned Russia would dominate land combat if war occurred. He noted allied air power offsets but emphasized ground force imbalance.

Washington Europe Russia United States Britain Australia Korea Tydings

Shell splinters hit US ship near Hong Kong harbor

Five small shells fired near the Hong Kong entrance damaged the Steel Rover’s hull slightly above the waterline. Officials suspect two nearby junks or Chinese mainland forces. The Isthmian Line freighter paused at Hong Kong for repairs and planned to resume voyage to Sai Indochina.

Hong Kong Steel Rover Gilman and Company Isthmian Line Sai Hong Ss

Texas Prohibition History Through the Years

This Day in Texas recalls votes on liquor licensing in 1854 and 1887 and the failed 1905 amendment. Temperance groups date to 1836 with President Sam Houston approving but not leading by example. Curtis Bishop reports.

Sons of Temperance

Floods Kill 19 in Eastern Japan as Rainstorm Rages

Nineteen Japanese killed fifty eight missing and one hundred ninety six injured after a three day rainstorm floods eastern Japan. Authorities reported Sunday in Tokyo.

Tokyo Japan

Berlin Pastor Denounces Red Peace Talk

Berlin Bishop Otto Dibelius warned Sunday that the church alone stands for true peace amid a Soviet backed effort to frame the Soviet Union as the bulwark of peace. He said freedom of faith is inseparable from freedom and asserted the church must speak for this liberty.

Prerlin Otto Dibelius Berlin Svvet Union Communist “National Front

Discovery of Comstock Lode Sparks Nevada Mining Fame

The Comstock Lode, a famed Nevada silver vein, was reportedly discovered in 1659, marking a turning point in mining history and attracting attention to the region and its prospects.

Comstock Lode Great Nevada

Allies must arm Germany or pray, says analysis

In Frankfurt a lengthy piece argues Western Germany must rearm to deter Soviet aggression, warning that a small force could not hold off a Soviet attack. It notes Bonn rejects rearmament, while occupation powers pushed disarmament. The article warns a large German army would complicate fears of renewed aggression and urges a practical defense coalition under Atlantic Pact guidance.

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