Protests Over Two Austin School Sites Grow
The Austin School Board faced heated protests over proposed sites for West Side Junior High and a new North Austin High. About 75 citizens, led by Attorney Fred Isely and the North Austin Civic Club, urged moving the junior high from Pease Park Lamar Boulevard to the T. H. Williams tract. They cited congestion, distance, environmental risks, and cost, while supporting the Williams site.
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North Austin High School
W. I. Kocurek
Kocurek
Fred Isely
Aunior High School
Pease Park
Lamar Boulevard
T. H. Williams
29Th Street
Shoal Creek
Liewlyn Rose
Howard Bull
Julian Montgomery
Jamie Odom
Isely
Congress Avenue
United States Geological Survey
North Austin
North Austin Civic Club Were Paul Pfeifer, Club Resident, and L. W. Giddens
Citizens’ Committee
Dallas Highway
Denson Lane
Koenig
Workman Killed In 40 Foot Fall At City Plant
Pedro Marrero a 46 year old worker on the city power plant addition was fatally injured Monday afternoon when a heavy cement form knocked him from a 35 to 40 foot scaffold onto a concrete floor. Marrero died at Brackenridge Hospital from a fractured skull and other injuries. Detectives Pete Weaver and Marion Lee investigated the accident. Marrero was employed by J. M. Odom Construction Company. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Memorial Park.
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Marrero
Brackenridge Hospital
Hidalgo
Pete Weaver
Marion Lee
J. M. Odom
Tidelands Date Ruling Saves State $8 Million
The Supreme Court ruled Texas and Louisiana must account for oil royalties from Gulf submerged lands with accounting starting June 5, 1950. The ruling aligns with federal top rights to coastal lands, potentially saving Texas about $8 million. It also upholds Oklahoma's minimum gas price for the Guymon Hugoton field to curb waste and protect public rights.
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Supreme Court
Texas
Tidelands
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Justice Department
Justice
Oklahoma
Guymon-Hugoton Field
Fires spread across Central Texas as grass and timber burn
Fires raged across Southeast and Central Texas Monday night driven by strong winds. A Keene area grass and timber fire threatened the college town, with homes and farm buildings destroyed. In Brazoria and Harris counties, blazes damaged homes, a lumber yard, a truck, and sparked arrests for arson.
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Associated Press
Texas
Keene
Ed Ball
Cleburne
Galveston County
Air Force
Jack Marshall
Brazoria County
Alvin
Harris County
Houston
Leonard Trippell
UT basketball captain elected as team heads East
UT basketball players elected a captain and prepare to travel to the East for two games in three days. Austinites weigh mobilization for war with mixed feelings yet readiness to meet a world crisis if called. Weather notes show rain desired by most Central Texans, except one farmer who fears harm to cattle.
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University of Texas
Reuben
Supreme Court tidelands ruling hailed as victory and justice
Texas officials praise the Supreme Court decision on tidelands royalties. Attorney General Price Daniel, in Miami, says the ruling yields an $8 million victory for Texas. Land Commissioner Bascom Giles calls the decision one instance of unprejudiced justice and says it saves the permanent school fund about $8.3 million.
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California
Texas
Price Daniel
Miami
Fla
Austin
Hans Ackermann
Taylor
San Antonio
US Supreme Court
Tidelands
Bascom Giles
Justice Department
Louisiana
Giles
Supreme Court
Congress
Pflugerville JP's Rites Set Today
William E. Pfennig 72 of Pflugerville died Monday in an Austin hospital. He had lived in Pflugerville all his life and served as justice of the peace there for many years. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Hylton Manor Funeral Home and 3 45 p.m. at Pflugerville Lutheran Church. Burial in Pflugerville Lutheran Cemetery. Surviving are Pauline Pfennig, F. N. Pfennig, and R. E. Pfennig of Pflugerville. three sisters Mrs. B. E. Huger of Ausinroe and another sister.
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Pflugerville
Austin
Hylton Manor
Fn Pfennig
Pfennig
R. E. Pfennig
B. E. Uger
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Cone
Effennig Pflugerville
Acheson Move Lingers in GOP Ranks as Crisis Persists
Washington dispatch reports GOP senators slow to act on the Acheson replacement push. Ives notes no conclusion from the policy subcommittee while Millikin Wherry and Smith flag uncertain outcomes. Acheson made a Capitol Hill visit, Truman seeks unity and a possible national emergency briefing. Fulbright urges cooperation over fault finding in foreign policy.
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R-Ny
Secretary of State
Millikin
Colo
Wherry
GOP
Republican Policy Committee
Acheson
Conference For Action
Capitol Hill
Truman
Attlee
Congress
Senator Fullbright
Arkansas
Mr. Truman
Joe Stalin
Fulbright
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
Texas lawmakers vow tidelands push after Supreme Court ruling
Texas members of Congress pledged renewed efforts next year to pass a state tidelands ownership bill after the Supreme Court ordered royalties accounting for Gulf lands. They argued the ruling confirms federal control and urged Congress to grant Texas title if possible.
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Texas
Congress
Supreme Court
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Chapman
Connally
Tidelands
Gossett
Poage
House
Lousiana
Truman
Marines Make Dangerous 60 Mile Retreat From Yudam To Coastal Plain
A 25,000-man US force led a fighting retreat through 25 below zero from Yudam to the Coastal Plain, with Marine casualties estimated high and more than 15,000 Chinese dead in the line of march. General Almond called the trek one of military annals, while MacArthur held talks with Almond and Walker as UN forces regroup. Air drops supplied units as hundreds of thousands fled the advancing Communists toward the south coast.
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Hamhung
Tokyo
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Korea
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E. M. Almond
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MacArthur
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Hungnam
Walton J. Walker
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Kimpo
Seou
Wonsan
MaceArthur
Hyesanjin
Republic of Korea
Northwest
Haeju
38Th Parallel
Seoul
Paegu
MacArthur Sees UN Lines Relatively Secure for Now
General Douglas MacArthur told reporters after visits to Kimpo and Hambung that UN forces in Korea can hold for the moment against heavy Chinese pressure but not for long. He argued the Chinese failed to mass a decisive thrust by Nov. 24 and noted the retreat inflicted huge losses on the attackers, while pledging continued vigilance.
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Korea
Eighth Army
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Hambung
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Bataan
North Korea
Cease-Fire Plea To Reds Favored By Group in UN
Thirteen Arab Asian nations urged the United Nations to press Red China for a Korea cease-fire and immediate mediation. A mediation commission was approved 12 to 0 in the General Assembly with Nasrollah Entezam to head a three member negotiating panel. The seven nation mediation group would seek solutions to Korea Indochina and related Far East issues. The Philippines abstained on the mediation vote citing sympathy with the US.
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Red China
Korea
38Th Parallel
Philippines
Sir Bengal M. Rau
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Assembly
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Entezam
Mediation Commission
Far East
Formosa
Indochina
Senate Approves Yugoslavian Aid Bill
The Senate approved up to 50 million dollars in drought relief food aid for Yugoslavia. A plan by Senator Knowland to add economic and military aid for Nationalist China did not pass. The House planned to begin debate on the Senate bill Tuesday.
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House
Truman Moves Toward National Emergency and Wage Controls
President Truman convenes Republican and Democratic congressional leaders to discuss a possible national emergency and wage price controls. A White House briefing notes a nationwide address may follow as top aides weigh mobilization and a broader program. A 28 percent cut in natural rubber use in tires signals broader conservation efforts.
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