Austin to raise policemen and firemen salaries in 1950
Austin plans a 1950 budget increase for firemen and policemen raising minimums by 15 dollars monthly starting May 1 to reflect a projected population move into the 100000 plus bracket. The raises, plus longevity steps, lift police and fire payrolls by about 51914 dollars and fund radio system overhauls and new staffing.
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Austin
Public Safety Division
Federal Communications Commission
Fire and Police Department
Austin Prepares for Bigger 1950 Recreation Budget
The city projects a larger payroll and new facilities in 1950 including the Northside Municipal golf course, Northside Community Center, and Caswell Tennis Center. Recreation costs rise with expanded rest room upgrades, shelter, playground improvements, and bleacher covers. Airport upgrades and utility line extensions add to the growth as city expenditure increases.
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Recreation
Old Country Club
Northside
Northside Community Center
Caswell Tennis Center
Butler
Gillis Playground
Austin
Zilker Park
Red River Street
Downs Field
Utilities Division
Budget Board to Save Time In Starting Legislative Work
The Legislative Budget Board signals purpose to streamline budget preparation by combining hearings and review of operating budgets before sessions. It will appoint its own director and staff to process over 100 000 line items quickly, producing a ready pattern for early session action.
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Legislative Budget Board
House
Senate
Board of Control
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Finance Committee
New Budget Board
Budget Board
Joint Legislative Audit Committee
Li'l Darlin
Army of
Labor Drives a Scientific Campaign for 1950 Elections
A 1949 analysis notes labor unions shifting from romance to science in politicking. CIO PAC plans nationwide voter registration reform and micro targeted campaigns to expand labor voting power, with examples from Maryland Virginia California and Milwaukee. It contrasts old street campaigns with modern data driven efforts.
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Tammany Hall
al Smith
First Avenue
Labor Congress
CIO
Political Action Committee
Roy Reuther
Automobile Workers Brothers
PAC
Washington
Philadelphia
Dick” Dillworth
Jack Kroll
Kroll
Joe
Maryland
Virginia
California
AFL
United Automobile Workers
Milwaukee
Democratic Party
International Office
Union
Cleveland
Ohio
Taft
Post-Hall Syndicate Tne
Answers and questions on insurance Tibet uranium and more
A reader asked about FDIC coverage including checking accounts with a $5 000 limit per bank. Tibet bans foreigners. Nepal can host a permanent legation. Uranium is white silver like and tarnishes. a 1 inch cube weighs over 1 half pounds. Key West city island area is 4.7 sq mi. Brain cell estimates range 10 to 15 billion. A chalet is a Swiss dwelling with a roof over living quarters and attached stables.
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H.O.M. A
Fortune Telling Booklet Adventures In Superstition
A 48 page booklet on face reading card reading tea leaves and coffee rounds offers fortune telling amusement for parties. It includes sins omens and superstitions and costs 15 cents from Austin American Information Bureau.
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Austin American Information Bureau
7 Street
Fascism Gains Ground Near U S Front Door
Washington column reports Latin American unrest shows fascist influence growing with Arnulfo Arias in Panama and Franco aiding Colombia. It critiques U S policy under Truman and notes internal RFC and political tensions surrounding Sam Rayburn Day in Houston.
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Washington
Latin America
Europe
Panama
United States
Arnulfo Arias
Germany
Italy
Hitler
Mussolini
Pearl Harbor
Colombia
Franco
Spain
Jesse Jones
Texas
Texas Oil
Glenn McCarthy
Houston
Sam Rayburn Day
McCarthy
Shamrock
RFC
Sam Rayburn
Broadway Celebs Gather for Park Avenue Spotlight
A parade of stars and socialites visit New York venues. Vanderbilts, Astors, and actresses mingle at high profile events from Park Avenue to Radio City while industry chatter, show news, and fashion details fill the pages.
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Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilts
Park Avenue
Vince
Minnie Astor
St. Regis
Martha Wright
Faye Emerson
Elliott
Maharajah Shabeb
Nawanager
Radio City
Countess Carina Paves
Rumania
Denise Darcel
Cafe St. Dennis
Sloan Simpson
Nbsee
Sateves
Rosita Serrano
Charlie Farrell
Barkley
Miami Beach
Ricco
79Th Causeway
Jeb Stuart
Memphis
Classified Policy Note From Local Paper
An AP copyright notice states the newspaper holds exclusive rights to locally sourced news and AP dispatches. It covers republication control and distribution terms for Associated Press material in the publication.
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Associated Press
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Edward Miller
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Puerto Rico
Export-Import Bank
James Consodine
Allen Freeze
Narvin Weaver
Baltimore and Ohio
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Old Guards
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Bill Carter
House On American Activities Committee
Carter
Bell Syndicate, Inc
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Frank Wead
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Simon & Schuster
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Burgess Meredith
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