Truman Panel Urges 40 Hour Week for Rails
A White House emergency board urged reducing rail workers from 48 to 40 hours a week starting next September. The panel also recommended an immediate seven cent hourly rise dating to Oct 1 1948 with a 20 percent pay boost next September to keep pay level.
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Washington
White House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Emergency Board
G. E. Leighty
George M. Harrison
Leighty
Seven Killed in B25 Crash Near Robeline Louisiana
SHREVEPORT La Dec 17 Seven persons were killed at 3 15 pm Friday when a B25 bomber from Biggs Air Force Base El Paso exploded near Robeline in Natchitoches Parish scattering wreckage over four acres. The plane carried five airmen and two Navy hitchhikers with reports that a woman passenger may have been aboard. An eye witness said the craft exploded on impact after apparently coasting at about 300 feet.
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Shreveport
Biggs Air Force Base
el Paso
Robeline
Natchitoches Parish
Barksdale Air Force Base
Earl Morris
J. C. Doolittle
Doolittle
Sheriff Morris
Times
Government Slaps Lien on Tucker Firm
The Tucker Corporation faces a government lien over an income tax withholding bill of 49121 dollars. John T. Jarecki, collector of internal revenue in Chicago, filed the lien with Cook County recorder's office claiming the amount was due October 31.
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Chicago
Tucker Corporation
Cook County
John T. Jarecki
Internal Revenue
Jarecki
Academic Freedom Debate Over Ayres Speaking Trip
Regents clash over economics professor C E Ayres leaving UT to address Ohio State events. Some members object citing representation concerns while others defend the staff member rights. the trip was funded by OSU, not UT. The board motion approving the docket passed as discussions ended.
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University of Texas Board of Regents
C. E. Ayres
Ohio State University
E. E. Kirkpatrick
Brownwood Oilman
University of Texas
Scott Schreiner
Strick
Schreiner
D. F. Strickland
T. S. Painter
Kirkpatrick
D. K. Woodward
Dallas
Woodward
Matthews' Claim Back to County
The Travis County Commission will consider paying George S. Matthews 10 875 back pay for juvenile board service since Aug 1 1941. County Attorney Perry Jones withdrew a request for a state attorney general opinion, proposing the panel either pay now or pursue an appeal through the Third Court of Civil Appeals and possibly the State Supreme Court. The board previously deadlocked two to two on payment versus appeal, with a district court order favoring payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis County Commissioners Court
George S. Matthews
Perry Jones
Attorney General
Jones
Matthews
Third Court of Civil Appeals
State Supreme Court
Charles O. Betts
98Th District Court
District Court
Inquiry Commission Arrives in Costa Rica
A four nation OAS investigation team from the United States Brazil Colombia and Mexico arrived in San Jose Costa Rica to probe charges that Nicaragua invaded the country. President Jose Figueres and the government junta welcomed the visitors at the airport.
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San Josn
Costa Rica
Organization of the American States
Nicaragua
United States
Brazil
Colombia
Mexico
Jose Figueres
Mrs Maribelle Stewart Weds Houston Lawyer
Mrs Maribelle Stewart, a former state senator, married Houston attorney W J Mills at Riverside Memorial Methodist Church. The bride’s parents Mr and Mrs W P Hamblen Sr announced the marriage. Stewart became senator in 1947 after the death of her husband Lacy Stewart.
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Houston
Maribelle Stewart
W. J. Mills
Riverside Memorial Methodist Church
W. P. Hamblen Sr
30 Years Late I ll Be Home At Christmas
In Greenfield Ohio a mailman delivered to John Rooks his department of Army items sent home from World War I. The carrying case with civilian clothes was mailed by a supply sergeant after he entered the Army. The long-delayed parcel finally reached his home this week.
School Fund's Land Plea Denied in Austin Squares
Attorney General Price Daniel ruled the public school fund has no claim to two valuable Austin public squares. The decision leaves ownership and future disposition to the Legislature and does not determine City-State title disputes. One block houses the Central Fire Station and O. Henry Memorial Museum. the other sits at Fifth and Guadalupe.
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Public School Fund
Austin
Price Daniel
Central Fire Station
O. Henry Memorial Museum
Fifth and Guadalupe
Williams
Trinity
Nueces
Fourth
Fifth
O. Henry
San Antonio and
Guadalupe
Snow at 65 Degrees Reported in Houston
Two Houston housewives witnessed a brief snowfall though the Weather Bureau recorded 65 degree heat. Mrs. Beckman and Mrs. Glueck described the flakes as real snow and feathery.
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Houston
O. L. Beckman
Four Swindling by Bad Check Charges Filed on Hearne Man
In Franklin Texas four charges of swindling by worthless checks were filed Friday against S. B. Jones of Hearne after the First State Bank of Franklin reported an $81,000 loss from bad checks. Jones, jailed in Robertson County, faces charges totaling more than $40,000, with further checks bringing the total to $81,000.
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Hearne Man
Eunice Mitchell
Lyles
First State Bank
First National Bank of
Franklin
UT awards contracts for 6 million in new buildings
University of Texas moves forward on two major campus structures with total bids over 6 million dollars. Nathan Wohlfeld wins general contracts for a 480 foot science building and an 80 bed health center to be funded by bonds and university funds. Work estimated to begin January with completion goals in 1950.
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Nathan Wohlfeld
Dallas
C. D. Simmons
M. F. Fischer and Son
San Antonio
Austin
Bradshaw and Puryear
American Sterilizer Company
Erie
Record 1948 U S crop harvest tops all history
Agriculture Department reports a historic all crop harvest with a corn yield of 42.7 bushels per acre and record outputs in corn wheat cotton and other staples. Improvements in farming and favorable weather boosted production above the 10 year averages.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Police Seek Killer Boasting 52 Rabbit Victims
San Antonio police hunted a "fierce, big yellow dog" described as the killer with 52 domestic rabbit victims. Forty seven rabbits died in one hutch and five in another, as investigators pursued clues on December 17.
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San Antonio
Benis Bay Company to distribute $500000 in bonuses
The St Louis based Benis Bay Company will pay about 1400 employees across 15 states an extra $500000 in wages next week. Texas plants will participate in the bonus.
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ST. Louis
Benis Bay Company
Texas
The Perfect GIFT Gift Card Offer for City Readers
A city promo offers a one year gift card tied to the first issue. Recipients receive a personalized card with their name printed in the inaugural edition.
Coke Stevenson Seeks Full Supreme Court Review of Vote Fraud Case
Former Texas governor Stevenson asks the Supreme Court to reopen proceedings challenging the nomination of Senator-elect Lyndon B. Johnson. The case centers on alleged fraud in the August Texas Democratic Primary and seeks to set aside the primary returns. Johnson won the November election and is to be sworn in January.
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Washington
Coke Stevenson
Texas
Supreme Court
Lyndon B. Johnson
Stevenson
Federal District Court
Fort Worth
District Court
Johnson
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Hugo Black
Black
Court of Appeal
Dan Moody
Court of Appeals
Wife Charged in GI's Death Seeks Acquittal
MARBURG December 17. Mrs Wilma Ybarbo 23 of Malden Massachusetts asks acquittal on a murder charge claiming lack of premeditation in the shooting death of her soldier husband Sergeant John Ybarbo of Goliad Texas. Defense motions to dismiss followed prosecution resting as the US Military Government court adjourned for further consideration.
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Marburg
Wilma Ybarbo
Malden
Mass
John Ybarbo
Goliad
Texas
Ybarbos
Russians accuse France of destroying Radio Berlin towers
The Soviet news bureau charged that French forces dynamited two Radio Berlin antenna towers without proper warning. They denied prior notification and warned of possible retaliation with officials signaling potential protests from Moscow.
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Berlin
Radio
Tegel
G. S. Lukyanchenko
Jean Geneval
Lukyanchenko
Moscow
DPD
Justice Department Moves to Legalize Wire Tapping
The Truman administration plans early 1950s push to strengthen espionage laws including wire tapping in spy cases. Clark says recommendations will address intent proof, statute of limitations, and J Edgar Hoover oversight. McDowell reports leads from witnesses. Norden bombsight case noted. a New York grand jury begins work.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Clark
Department
Justice Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Representative McDowell
R-Pa
un-American Activities Committee
New York
McDowell
John F. X. McGahey
Nationalist HQ Retreats South Near Nanking Front
Nationalist defense lines near Nanking pull back to 30 miles northwest as the 76 mile retreat from Pengpu to Chuhsien signals a weakening government position. News reports note ongoing fighting around Peiping and continued Communist counterattacks near Machuchiao.
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Nanking
Pengpu
Chuhsien
Peiping
Liu Tze
Seymour Topping
Topping
20Th Army
Hankow
Sixth Army Group
12Th Army Group
Hwaian
Paoying
Fu Tso-Yi
Machuchiao
Texans To Participate In Truman Inaugural
San Antonio December 17 Texans will join President Truman's inauguration on January 20 as a guard of honor for Governor Beauford Jester. The Texas Cavaliers a San Antonio group will send 50 to 100 members after an invitation from the Democratic Party committee. Also invited was the Hardin Simmons Cowboy Band from Abilene.
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San Antonio
Truman
Texas
Texas Cavaliers
Beauford Jester
Democratic Party
Hardin - Simmons Weeetany Cowboy
Abilene
Shoe Maker Sentenced For Evasion of Taxes
Boston report states Harry Weinstein a Lynn shoe manufacturer was sentenced to four months in jail for evading 147000 in federal income taxes. He pleaded guilty to the charges and was fined 1000, as was his firm the Weinstein Shoe Company.
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Boston
INS
Harry Weinstein
Lynn
Weinstein
Weinstein Shoe Company
Floods in Brazil Take 400 Lives
Torrential floods across Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro states killed more than 400 people and left hundreds missing or homeless. The Pirapetinga and Parahuba rivers flooded streets in Leopoldina Padua and Sao Fidelis as dozens of towns suffered damage and a typhoid risk mounted. Communications and transport were disrupted over about 1200 square miles as rains persisted.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Minas Gerais
Leopoldina
Padua
Pirapetinga
Parahuba
Sao Fidelis
Campos
Bello Horizonte
Volta Grande
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Margaret Mayer
Austin American Staff
David Warren
Panhandle
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Scott
Margaret Batts Tobin
School Fund
Daniel
Austin Squares
W. T. Williams
Board of Regents
Mammoth Science
Home Economics
Speedway
State Board of Education
Board of Education
Attorney General's Department
Julian Montgomery
The
American
Statesman
Coke
ADN
Alger Hiss
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Russia
Pirapetinga River
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