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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1949

Page

2

Miners Walkout Begins as Trace Deadline Fades

Western and Ohio mines report no-shows as UMW locals strike. Vesta No 4 and 5 and Bellaire district mines join the stoppage. White House weighs Taft Hartley action while Truman monitors the dispute for possible emergency orders.

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Valley on Watch For Bogus Bills

Local merchants and cashiers are urged to watch for counterfeit ten and twenty dollar bills in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The First National Bank of McAllen reported three counterfeit tens and five counterfeit twenties in four weeks since a border ring was uncovered. Fugitive Mexican trio arrested in Rio Grande City and others tied to the case will face federal grand jury action in Brownsville next week.

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Menjou Narrates Lincoln Portrait to Austin Audience

San Antonio Symphony led by Max Reiter performed in Gregory Gym with Adolphe Menjou narrating A Lincoln Portrait and Peter and the Wolf. The concert opened with Bach Prelude and Fugue in F Minor and closed with Zandonai Torch Dance, under the Cultural Entertainment Committee of the University of Texas.

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All Aboard Dead in Mt St Helens Air Force Crash

Portland reports 54 dead after an Air Force C14 crash on Mt St Helens. Rescue crews said wreckage was found with no survivors as winds 40 to 50 mph and snow hindered efforts. Flight observer Edward Pesik had spotted the wreckage previously and indicated no signs of Mey.

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New Zealand Ousts Labour After Fourteen Years in Power

In Auckland on December 1, after fourteen years of socialist rule New Zealand elected the National Party over Labor. National won 46 of 80 seats while Labor took 34. Maori candidates won four seats. Sidney Holland will become prime minister as Labour ministers face defeats and reduced majorities. The result echoed in Australia Canada and Britain as a shift against labor.

Auckland N. Z New National Party House of Representatives Labor Party Laborite Peter Fraser Fraser Sidney George Holland Laborites New Zealand Australia Robert Gordon Menzies Melbourne Great Britain Lord Woolton Britain Conservative Party London London Stock Exchange British Commonwealth Canada

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