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Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1950

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Mass Migration of Korean Civilians Toward UN Lines

Dec. 11 report describes a vast refugee exodus from Chinese and North Korean forces drifting south toward UN positions. Observers estimate 300000 to 500000 refugees with 80 percent men in black, many evacuating villages and clogging roads and rails as they seek safety near Seoul and Pusan.

Korea Couny N Lines Seoul Chaeryong Haeju Red Army Chongchon Pyongyang Reds Seventh Division Changjin Reservoir Eighth Army Manchurian Sariwon Red Citadel Maeju Republic OF Korea ROK United Nations Syngman Rhee Pusan Rhee Rome MacArthur Washington 38Th

Bertram Man Hurt In 10-Foot UT Scaffold Fall

A Bertram man, Winston Barton Massey, was injured Monday while working on a building under construction on the University of Texas campus near 21st and Wichita. He fell from a 10 foot scaffold and struck a pile of iron at the base. Police officers A. K. Harvey and Herbert Taylor reported. Seton Hospital officials said Massey has one broken rib.

Bertram University of Texas Winston Barton Massey University 21St Wichita A. K. Harvey Herbert Taylor Seton Hospital Massey

Refugees Leave Seoul as Gloom Settles in Korea

In Seoul refugee flows rise as doubt over UN aid and Korea's defense grows. President Syngman Rhee urges citizens not to flee without secure destinations while officials warn morale and supply delays strain the capital.

Seoul Korea

Two BAFB Soldiers Charged in Burglaries

Two Bergstrom Air Force Base soldiers Duane Pierce and Don Smith were charged in Justice Travis Blakeslee's court in two joint complaints. They were arrested in connection with burglaries at the W. A. Butler Service Station 229 South Congress Avenue and the Shaling Palace 525 Barton Springs Road last summer.

Bergstrom Air Force Base Travis Blakeslee W. F. Flow Duane Pierce Don Smith W. A. Butler South Congress Avenue Shaling Palace Barton Springs Road

Education coordination eyed for Texas colleges

The Texas Legislative Council heard 13 speakers on a coordinated higher education system, expansion of Negro facilities, and integrating colleges. University of Houston president Kemmerer urged voluntary coordination in two years, warning against drastic action.

BO Byers Associated Press Monay Texas Legislative Council W. W. Kemmerer University of Houston Texas Kemmerer D. M. Wiggins Texas Tech Lubbock Wiggins Council v. College Presidents of Texas W. R. Banks Texas State University For Negroes Board of Regents R. O'Hara Lanier Texas State University For Negroes Prairie View TSUN J. H. Morton Samuel Huston College For Texas Council of Negro Organizations Legislative Council

Daisy Mae Type Coed Gets Straightened Out

A Baylor University coed worried that her boyfriend on the rifle squad would face top opponents like Michigan and Notre Dame. A staffer explained each school shoots separately and only shares scores by letter, so no head to head matches occur.

Waco Baylor University University of Michigan, Notre Dame

Two Austinites Jailed After Battery Thefts

Two Austin men arrested after stealing 37 car batteries and two sun visors from a downtown parts store. One brother stacked batteries at the rear while the other hauled them to a junk yard for resale. Police said the haul totaled 37 batteries and over 9250 dollars.

Austinite Reports Loss of over $400 in Town

D. K. Brook of 102 West Second Street told police he lost between $400 and $500 downtown Sunday night. He said $250 of the money was in three checks and the roll was secured with a rubber band.

D. K. Brook West Second Street Brook

Laugh Pagliacci Gets Three Star Foreign Film Rating

A foreign Italian film shown at the Texas Theater features Beniamino Gigli singing in excerpts from I Pagliacci. The film expands music in this format and tells how Leoncavallo wrote the opera, with Alida Valli as the daughter and strong supports. The review rates it fair to very good with high entertainment value.

Texas Theater Beniamino Gigli Gigli Leoncavallo Alida Valli Valli

UT Arts College To Present Recital By Hattie Garwood

A junior recital by soprano Hattie Page Garwood will be presented during Listening Hour at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Recital Hall. Garwood, student of Floyd Townsley, has sung in New York and at Junior League musicals in Houston. The program includes works by Schubert Schumann Mozart Debussy Hahn Paule' ce Vaughn Williams and Carey. admission is free and the public is invited.

Hattie Page Garwood The College of Fine Arts Miss Garwood Floyd Townsley New York Studio Club Houston Pi Beta Phi Schumann L'amoro Saro Costante Mozart Debussy Hahn Paulence Vaughn Williams Carey

Through Thursday Screenings With Star Casts At Local Theaters

Paramount offers The Secret Party with Claudette Colbert and Robert Ryan and The Breaking Point with John Garfield and Patricia Neal. Queen shows The Scarlet Claw with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce plus a second feature with Bill Williams and Barton MacLane. Capitol ends runs with Bombardier starring Pat O’Brien and Randolph Scott and China Sky with Randolph Scott. Varsity runs A Lady Without Passport starring Hedy Lamarr and John Modyak. Texas presents Pag­nacci an opera by Richard Tauber. Austin lists The Man from Color with Glenn Ford. Ritz shows Intruder in the Dust with Claude Jarman Jr. Yank presents The German Browsing with Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Toronado Range. North features The Savage Horde with William Elliott and Adrian Booth and Women of Headquarters with Virginia Huston and Barbara. South items Bunse Boulevard with William Holden and Gloria Swanson. Montreal and Burnet theaters show further double features and cross listings.

Supreme Court grants Fifth Amendment rights to witnesses

The court ruled witnesses may refuse grand jury questions about Communist Party activities on self incrimination grounds, reaffirming the Fifth Amendment. The decision could affect contempt cases, the McCarran Act section on registration, and protections for statements made in hearings. Twenty people have been indicted for contempt recently, including Earl Browder and Phillip Jaffe. the case involved Patricia Blau who refused grand jury questions in Denver.

Washington Supreme Court High Tribunal McCarran Earl Browder Communist Party United States Frederick Vanderbilt Field New York Phillip Jaffe Amerasia Magazine Senate Tydings Committee Patricia Blau Denver Blau

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