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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1949
Page
3
Donald Bunce about 30 died in a local hospital after a fatal shooting spree that left his wife critically wounded and her parents dead. The sheriff said Bunce, armed with multiple firearms, broke into the Shoemaker home. The couple’s four children were unharmed.
Forty four seniors from the University of Texas College of Education are candidates for degrees this summer. The list, released by Education Dean L. D. Haskew, names Central Texans including graduates in Bachelor of Science in Education and Physical Education and a candidate for Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education with home towns and addresses.
Teresa Porcaro aged 52 collapsed and died of a heart attack after viewing her tax bill at the Bari tax office in Italy on Saturday.
The overthrow of the Syrian government at Damascus unsettles regional rulers notably King Abdullah of Jordan. Abdullah seeks Greater Syria but faces opposition from King Farouk of Egypt and King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia, with Feisal of Iraq aligning with Jordan. Syrian leader Sami Haddawi tightens military grip amid regional tensions.
An argument over the Civil War at a Chicago party led to a one shot engagement injuring Joseph Kuhn and John Nichols with Nichols slightly wounded. Odel Emberton, a Tennessee native, was detained for questioning as police investigated the incident.
Former president Herbert Hoover, en route from Palo Alto to New York, steps off a train in transit, chats with Archy Shaw, and mentions plans to stay at the Waldorf Astoria. He dismisses illness concerns and notes many messages reacting to his Palo Alto speech on government economy.
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