MacArthur to Stay in Japan Amid Return Debate
President Truman left the decision to General Douglas MacArthur on whether he would come home from Tokyo. MacArthur announced his view that he should remain in Japan for now, citing duty in a critical Far East situation and the need for a peace treaty. Senate foes push a recall resolution, while Senator Connally opposes it, saying MacArthur should stay to serve U.S. interests.
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Washington
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Tokyo
Department of the Army
Japan
Hoover
Palo Alto
Calif
Far East
Connally
General MacArthur
United States
Divorce suit targets Texas official J E McDonald
Mrs Anita McDonald claims extreme cruelty in a 126th District Court filing seeking divorce and half of the couple’s $40 000 community estate. A temporary restraining order bars disposal of property or near the wife, with a hearing set for Aug 19. McDonald, in his ninth term as Agricultural Commissioner, is a former Ellis County representative.
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J. FE. McDonald
Anita McDonald
126Th District Court
Charles ©. Betts
Jack Roberts
McDonald
Betts
McDonalds
Riverside Drive
Austin
House of Representatives
Ellis County
Polk Shelton
Texas
Aroma of Mystery Surrounds Freezers in Five Percent Probe
In the Senate investigation into five percenters a freezer shipment to Army aide General Vaughan drew an aroma of mystery. Witness Albert J. Gross said Albert Verity Company funded the freezer. Hoey paused further evidence as to whether it was a gift or purchase. Mundt and McCarthy warned the ruling left open questions about Vaughans payment. President Truman said the matter does not alter his view of Vaughan.
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Washington
Harry H. Vaughan
Mundt
Rs.d
Senate
Truman
Vaughan
Milwaukee
Senators
Albert J. Gross
Albert Verity Company
Chicago
Gross
Hoey
D-N.c
Special
Senator McCarthy
Wis
Aroma
Verly Company
McCarthy
John Maragon
Bootblack
White House
War Assets Administration
James V. Hunt
Clarence W. Oehler
WAA
Hunt
H.S.T
H.H.V
Tanforan Race Track
Army
Quartermaster Corps
Chemical Corps
Herman Feldman
Alden Waitt
Capitol Hill
28 Blanco Beauties Seek Title Tonight as Rodeo Queen
Twenty eight Blanco County belles compete for the 19th Blanco County Fair and Rodeo queen title. The two day event opens with a 4 pm street parade and features livestock, homework entries, and horse races. Coronation is Saturday at 7 pm during the rodeo.
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Johnson City
Blanco County
Three Killed and Three Hurt in Wharton Car Crash
A three-vehicle collision near Wharton killed Charles Pless 44 Minnie Pless 46 and their daughter Mrs Joe Rejsek 24. Joe Rejsek 24 Frank Batta 29 and Robert Lake Houston were badly injured. Sheriff Buck Lane reported bodies mangled with an arm missing. H V Garner 29 Corpus Christi driver avoided injury.
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Charles Pless
Minnie Pless
Joe Rejsek
Frank Batta
Wharton
Robert Lake
Houston
Buck Lane
H. V. Garner
Corpus Christi
Vote in House Panel Defeats Arms Aid Slash
The House approved a 75 cent minimum wage bill 361 to 35, led by Rep. Lucas, a move seen as a partial boon for President Truman. The measure would lift over a million workers from wage-hour coverage, while exempting local retail, seamen, farm workers and several small businesses from federal rules. The bill advances to the Senate for action.
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Washington
House
Lucas
Texas
Truman
House Labor Committee
Senate
Approval for Entire Program By Monday Believed Possible
The House armed services committee narrowly defeated a bid to halve arms aid for Western Europe. Chair Kee said full funding of 1.45 billion dollars for Western Europe and other nations may win approval by Monday. Richards proposed 580.5 million for NATO European members. total aid would reach 1.161 billion.
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Washington
Western Europe
House Armed Services Committee
Kee
D-W. Va
Truman
Richards
D-Sc
North Atlantic Alliance
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Western
Europe
Michigan
Dulles
State Department
North Atlantic Advisory Council
Senate
Foreign Relations
Armed Services
Atlantic Council
Department
Council
Connally
D-Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
ICC Approves Four Percent Rail Freight Rate Hike
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized a general four per cent increase in railroad freight rates, adding about 293 million dollars yearly to freight bills. The order, effective on 15 days notice, excludes iron ore at the Great Lakes head and certain services, with maximum increases set for fruits vegetables sugar lumber coal coke iron ore and lignite.
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ICC
Washington
Interstate Commerce
Great Lakes
Senate panel nears approval of Clark Supreme Court bid
The Senate judiciary committee closed hearings on Attorney General Tom C. Clark for the high court and did not vote. Chairman McCarran said a Friday session could yield approval with some Republicans likely to vote against. Testimony was generally favorable, with Laughlin noting opposition from Communist sources and Patterson endorsing Clark before hearings ended.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Tom C. Clark
Supreme Court
McCarran
D-New
Clark
Laughlin
High Court Place
Cabnet
Robert P. Patterson
Secretary of War
Polio Claims Centex Child as New Victims Rise
A 3-year-old Central Texan died of polio on Thursday and two more children were added to Brackenridge Hospital’s list of cases. The patients, all from Williamson County, include Douglas Slouson 5, L Wayne Hall, and Carmen Ortiz was released. David Baldree died after an ambulance trip to Houston City-County hospital. Brackenridge reported 109 polio patients with conditions listed as good.
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Brackenridge Hospital
David Baldree
Elgin
Vior
Houston
Brackennridges Polio Ward
Douglas Slouson
D. L. Slouson
Nueces
L. Wayne Hall
Ray Hall
Route 2
Coupland
Williamson County
Carmen Ortiz
Ronnie Barnett
Brackenridge
Former Critic Kenney Now B36 Convert
General George C. Kenney told the House Armed Services Committee that the B36 is a capable aircraft and once he opposed it. He said the night bomber can operate at high altitude and is safe to fly anywhere. The hearing reviewed the super bomber program and its contract with Consolidated Vultee Aircraft. Patterson admitted responsibility for authorizing 100 B3s in 1943 before testing, saying he acted after pressure to meet production goals. Major General Frederick H. Smith indicated the Air Force expects to replace bombers with a jet version, the B52, in five to six years, with no order yet placed.
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House Armed Services Committee
Kenney
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Company
Robert P. Patterson
War Department
Frederick H Smith
Air Force Requirements
Air Staff
Boeing
Smith
Air Force
Fans raise 1532 for polio at Disch Field game
Baseball fans at Disch Field collected 1532.38 to fight polio. Texarkana Bears and Austin Pioneers players assisted the appeal led by Charles Sandah Jr Harriet Graham and Pat McNamara, all polio victims. Funds go to the State Commission for Infantile Paralysis headed by L M Rice of Dallas for use in Texas.
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Texarkana Bears
Austin Pioneers
Disch Field
Charles Sandah Jr
Harriet Graham
Pat McNamara
State Commission For
L. M. Rice
Dallas
Texas
Bradley Named Joint Staff Head
General Omar N. Bradley was chosen by President Truman as permanent chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, becoming the nation’s top military officer. The post, created by a new unification law, grants prestige without command authority. Eisenhower had been temporary chair. Bradley, a Missouri native, had been Army chief of staff and led troops in two world wars and the VA.
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Washington
Omar N. Bradley
Truman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
Veterans Administration
Bradley
Missouri
Joint Chiefs
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Miss Texas Receives Royal Welcome In Austin
Ysleta Leissner crowned Miss Texas returns to Austin with a welcome from sponsors the Austin Junior Chamber of Commerce. She attends luncheons radio shows and a Disch Field ceremony where Pioneer Manager Hank Dana and Fred Campbell present a signed bat and cap.
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Austin
Ysleta Leissner
Miss Austin
Austin Junior Chamber of Commerce
Disch Field
Pioneers
Pioneer
Hank Dana
Fred Campbell
Atlantic City
Port Arthur
Ysleta
Jaycees
Houston
Glenn McCarthy
McCarthy
Braniff
Hearing slated on park tract sale near Austin
The City Council will hold a public hearing in about two weeks on selling 400 acres of the Austin Metropolitan Park tract along the Colorado River to private interests for a holiday resort. The AEDF would hold an option to purchase with terms including 25 percent down, construction milestones, and possible reversion of title if goals are not met.
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Austin Metropolitan Park
Colorado River
C. B Smith
Austin Area Economic Development Foundation
Trueman O'Quinn
AEDF
Austin Foundation For Study
Next Frsday
Foundation
Austin
The
Austin Area Economic Foundation
Bath House
Civilian Conservation Corps
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Crider’s Cafe
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Elec
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Joyce Ann Foss
Hugo Klappenbach
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Joyce Winters
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Winter's Hardware and Supply
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Raymond Casparis
McKinney's Farm and Ranch
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Jackie Odiorne
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Frank Gliddon
W. H. Crider and Company
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Walter Edwards
Amve Fuqua
Patricia Stewart
Martin Meier
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Lee
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Val Smith
Barrow
Frances Martin
Jimmie Kealey
Ranchlander
Mildred Lehman
Buddy Lindig
Sandy Community
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Warren Stanton
Chamberlain’s
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Robert Taylor
Lois Beauty Shop
Pauline Wagner
Keith Greebon
Blanco
Dolores Fossell
Murry Burnham
Johnson City Rainbow Assembly
Claudia Martin
Mickey Dunn
Austin Statesman
Joy Lynn Naumann
Billy Kruger
San Antonio Light
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Roy Conn
Blanco Valley Grange
Knox Chevrolet Company
Biavcee Theater
Cecil Presnell
Lone Star Brewery
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Johnson City Bridge Club
Blanco and Lampases
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Fredericksburg
Twinkle Barnett
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New Braunfels
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