Jefferson Chemical to locate large Austin research lab
Jefferson Chemical Company plans a major Austin facility on the Holland Page tract near Dallas Highway. The project will relocate New York City and Port Neches research away from production sites, with 65 initial staff rising to about 150, bringing nearly 100 families to Austin. The $500,000 plus investment hinges on UT library and tech facilities, with payroll exceeding $1 million annually as operations expand.
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Austin American
Austin
Jefferson Chemical Company
Holland Page Industries
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New York City
Port Neches
Austin Area Economic Development Foundation
C. B. Smith
Philip M. Dinkins
Texas Company
American Cyanamid
Austin Laboratory
Lastics
Prescient Dinkins
University of Texas
Ibrary
Dallas Highway
State Appeals Direct to High Court on Heyser Field Shutdown
The State appeals the Railroad Commission shutdown order for Heyser Field in Victoria and Calhoun to the Supreme Court seeking a ruling on validity. The motion to advance argues only questions of law are involved, with 16 similar cases in Travis County and 18 suits seeking injunctions across 15 fields.
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Supreme Court
Railroad Commission
Heyser
Victoria
Calhoun
Attorney General
Commission
Sterling Oil and Refining Company
Charles O. Betts
98Th District
Egan Dickson
Travis County
East Berlin election widens East West rift
The 86.2 percent Western Berlin turnout defied Soviet pressure as the Social Democrats win a near sweep of the city’s postwar vote. Ernest Reuter, a key SD leader barred by Russians, is set to become mayor of a newly formed Western Berlin government.
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Iron Curtain
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Israel Hopes Dim For Joining UN
UN diplomats in Paris on December 6 said Israel likely will not become a United Nations member this year. It remains doubtful the Security Council will approve Israel’s bid before the General Assembly adjourns. Britain and Syria oppose admission, leaving seven votes needed in the council unattainable.
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Israel
Unitedations
Security Council
General Assembly
Britain
Syria
China Air Crash Kills 25 Nanking Evacuees
Twenty five persons were killed when a Chinese Air Force transport evacuating Chinese Army dependents from Nanking crashed into a hill near Keelung Formosa, Chinese press reports said Monday.
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China
Nanking
Keelung
Formosa
State Department Praises Berlin Civic Courage in Vote
The State Department lauded Berliners for high voter turnout in a vote seen as a rebuff to Soviet policy. Officials noted 86.2 percent participation amid a Communist boycott, hoping Western Germany’s opposition to Communists would grow, while cautioning no immediate relaxation of occupation aims.
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US State Department
Berlin
Washington
Russia
Germany
Moscow
Red Army claims encirclement of three Government Army groups
Chinese Communists announced they trapped and were destroying the Second 13th and 16th Army groups, totaling about 250 000 with 110 000 combat troops. They reported 20 000 annihilated from Dec 2 to 4 and warned the rest, including civilian officials from Suchow, facing a manifold encirclement and possible surrender.
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Nanking
Suchow
Hsiaohsien
Tangshan
Yungcheng
Court Review Stand Delays Jap Hangings
The U S Supreme Court agreed to review convictions of seven Japanese warlords linked to the Pacific war delaying their hangings. Justices Jackson Black Murphy Douglas Rutledge voted to review while Vinson Reed Frankfurter Burton opposed. The court will decide legality of the Far East Military Tribunal and its jurisdiction.
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Supreme Court
Far East
Pearl Harbor
High Court
Far East Military Tribunal
Jackson
Nuernberg
Hugo L. Black
Frank Murphy
William O. Douglas
Wiley Rutledge
Fred M. Vinson
Stanley Reed
Felix Frankfurter
Harold Burton
Murphy
Johnson Plans Probe of AF Cut Rumor
Senator-elect Lyndon Johnson said he would go to Washington to probe reports that the next U S budget would slash Air Force strength. He helped secure 4 891 000 000 to reach 70 groups, but authority to build to that level failed. the appropriation allowed 59 groups.
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Fort Worth
Lyndon Johnson
Washington
Johnson
Air Force
West Coast Dockers End Strike With Rising Workforce
San Francisco reports show waterfront employers confirming 425 longshoremen at work by Monday, 900 reporting that night, and 2,000 expected on the job by 8 am Tuesday as the West Coast strike winds down.
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Bell Employees Vote to Strike If Demands Aren't Met
St Louis report says unionized workers of Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. have voted to strike if a new contract is not agreed. Negotiations with Southwestern Division 20 of the Communications Workers of America will resume in St. Louis on Wednesday. The union says it represents about 50,000 employees across five states.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Southwestern Division 20
Communications Workers of America
Southwestern Bell
Friends Honor Dean of Capitol Newsmen
About 80 friends paid tribute to Tudie Thornton dean of Capitol newsmen and Dallas Morning News staffer Monday night at the Crystal Ballroom Driskill Hotel. Thornton, long a reporter in Austin for The News, received candles on his cake and expressed appreciation though he deflected praise. He was recognized as the dean of the Capitol press corps for his many years covering the Austin scene.
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Tudie Thornton
Capitol
Dallas Morning News
Crystal Ballroom
Driskill Hotel
Thornton
Capitol Press Corps
Austin
Governor and Wife Safe After Plane Landing Crash
The Governor of Texas and his wife were unhurt after a plane landed safely following a crash attempt Monday afternoon. Pilot Glenn Darnell of Houston, a 27 year old Air Force veteran, guided the aircraft through the emergency.
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Glenn Darnell
Jester
Margaret Mayer
Austin American
Texas
Air Force
Houston
Probers Bare Editor's Blast Against Hiss
The House committee released sworn testimony by Whittaker Chambers accusing Alger Hiss of giving restricted State Department documents to a Russian agent. Nixon read excerpts in Baltimore amid a $75,000 libel suit Hiss filed against Chambers, with Chambers detailing meetings in 1937 and 1947 and notes of documents Hiss allegedly brought out.
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House on-American Activities Committees
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
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Carnegie Foundation For International Peace
J. Peters
Peter
Bykov
Rankin
D-Miss
United States
New York
Marbury
Mrs. Hiss
Mr. Hiss
Department
Rep. Rankin
Cold Front Brings Colder Weather Across Texas
A new cold front moved into Texas from the Panhandle forecast for colder temps West and East Texas Tuesday with clearing by Wednesday. Dust remained aloft across Brownsville to Lufkin while wind and a light freeze were anticipated in Dallas. The Beechcraft carrying Gov. Jester landed belly first at Dallas Municipal Airport after gear malfunction with no injuries.
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Texas Panhandle
West Texas
East Texas
US Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Austin
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
Victoria
Alice
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Waco
Lufkin
Dallas
Salt Flats
Clarendon
Dallas Weather Bureau
Municipal
Darnell
Herman Brown
Navy Carrier Rescues 33 C54 Survivors at Sea
Thirty three airmen were plucked from the Pacific by USS Rendova after drifting 39 hours in two rubber rafts. The rescue followed sighting of flares and lights, with four other crewmen unaccounted. The C54, en route from Okinawa to Spokane with 98th Bomb Group personnel, disappeared early Sunday.
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Rendova
Pacific
Johnston
Okinawa
Spokane
Wash
Honolulu
Harry A. Hazzard
Catalina
Navy
William C. Bender
Houston
Texas
Bender
Zelma
Passumpsic
Refueling Island
Johnson Island
98Th
Ex Hungary envoy to Egypt to be hanged Tuesday
Victor Csornoky the 29 year old former Hungarian envoy to Egypt and son in law of former President Zoltan Tildy will be hanged for treason at 7 am Tuesday local time (12 am CST). The execution scheduled follows treason charges carried through a Budapest court and comes amid ongoing political turmoil in Hungary.
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Budapest
Hungary
Victor Csornoky
Egypt
Zoltan Tildy
Truman Says Greece in Military Stalemate Despite Aid
President Truman told Congress that despite 170 million dollars in U S aid a military stalemate has developed in Greece against Communist led guerrillas. He forecast rejection of a plan to expand the Greek army from 168 500 to 250 000 and urged renewed training and leadership development to exploit Greece's military capability. The report notes 22 000 guerrillas remain and that Turkish army improvements show progress under U S aid.
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Truman
Greece
Congress
Turkey
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