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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1950
Page
4
The Austin Police Department faces recruiting hurdles due to high outfit costs for rookies and the disparity with other agencies that furnish gear. Non veterans earn about 175 monthly after taxes, while veterans reach 210 with on the job training. top pay tops at 240 after 18 years.
The north and south of Ireland are connected by express trains spanning 283 miles from Cork to Belfast via Dublin, marking the longest run in Irish history. Forest and grass fires in national parks totaled 336 for the first eight months of 1949. The Hilo Civil Air Patrol provides a plane and pilot for recon work and goat censuses in the park. Airplane manufacturers use high nickel alloys to resist exhaust gas heat.
The piece explains how purchasing power has shifted since 1939, noting that an average family’s dollar on Oct 15 was worth 61.2 cents of the 1939 dollar, 71.5 cents of the V J Day dollar, and 96.14 cents of the 1939 dollar last year. It contrasts urban and farm incomes, rents, and food costs, and cites rising gross incomes and real wages for workers. It also recounts the sesquicentennial of Congress meeting in DC, detailing 1800 conditions in Washington and remarks by John Adams and congressional responses.
A closed door briefing in Washington brings 100 top labor and management officials to criticize slow military contracting. They cite delayed orders, scarce metals, and idle plants including Ford arene and River Rouge as thousands face layoffs while heavy weapons output stalls amid Korea war concerns.
A mixed quiz column covers origins of Skid Road to Seattle, Victor Berger as first Socialist in Congress, a Masonic lock of Washington’s hair, and a range of trivia. It also rails at wartime supply contracts with Henry Kaiser’s aluminum plant bids and labor advisory board tensions in Washington.
Todays booklet advertises a 118 song collection with nursery songs singing games and Christmas carols. It promises complete directions for playing games and includes beloved American childhood favorites. Send 25 cents to the American Information Bureau in Washington DC.
Washington gossip links Governor Dewey with a bid for a London ambassadorship via Acheson discussions. The piece alleges a backroom plan to steer bipartisan foreign policy, with Dewey’s later campaign denouncing Acheson’s China policy cited as pivotal. It notes Truman’s dismay over shifts in ambassadorial appointments and the maneuvering of Wall Street interests.
Walter Winchell surveys Broadway social life noting Gloria Swanson Jane Russell Hedy Lamarr and Fannie Hurst at clubs and venues from Gogi LaRue to Lindy’s. He cites Daphne du Maurier posting from Lexington Avenue and mentions Frances Langford Jon Hall and Lew Parker at Lindy’s and Armando's with Judy Sinclair. The item also touches on gossip about married couples ex Mrs Clark Gable and other nightlife figures plus a quip about a Great Storm impacting patrons.
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