This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1948
Page
2
The revolutionary Junta in El Salvador promises a democratic government with moderated executive power and nonpolitical army. It pledges fair electoral laws, local autonomy, cultural and economic ties with neighbors, and support for the United Nations.
Washington December 26. GOP liberals push for delay in choosing Senate leaders. Senator Millikin confirms no decision yet as letters await careful consideration. Named opponents include Morse and talk of new floor leader rivalries with Taft Knowland Baldwin among possible alternatives.
In Sydney on December 26, a mass beach tragedy left eighteen drowned and one man reportedly eaten by a shark as Australians sought relief from midsummer heat.
The Berlin airlift ended its first six months as 6,099.6 tons were flown in 705 flights, bringing total delivered supplies to 700,172.7 tons. The daily average was 3,805.3 tons, with seven fatal accidents in 96,640 flights and airmen totaling 34,410,000 miles flown.
The Navy conducts weeks long tests of the Martin AM1 Mauler aboard the carrier Kearsarge off the East Coast. The one pilot aircraft weighs over 22 000 pounds and carries torpedoes rockets and machine guns with a top speed above 300 mph and a range over 2000 miles.
A strong earthquake struck Antofagasta in Northern Chile at 3 a.m. Sunday. The state telegraph office reported no casualties or damage from the tremor.
General Anastasio Somoza warned Nicaragua will defend its territory if Costa Rican forces provoke border incidents. The border tensions involve a group Costa Rica says invaded Nicaragua to topple Jose Figueres. An OAS commission blamed both nations in its inquiry.
John Connally, long time KVET manager since 1946, departs for Washington to serve as administrative assistant to Senator-elect Lyndon Johnson. Willard Deason becomes KVET manager, acquiring substantial interest, with Charles Howell named sales manager. Howell, a KTBC veteran, is an Austin businessman and former outstanding young man.
A modest young woman who shuns the term calches horse and buys only one or two new outfits each season tops the list of the 10 best dressed women of 1948, chosen by the New York Dress Institute.
President Truman walked and dined in near zero weather with Mrs. Truman and daughter Margaret, driving to Grandview for a turkey dinner with relatives. He later resumed official work on the State of the Union while resignations ripple through major posts.
Moscow papers say Sir Henry Dale, British physiologist, has been dropped as an honorary member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences. The Presidium issued a lengthy reply to his resignation letter from the Soviet scientific body.
Reports say a large fire gutted part of Lorica in Cordoba State destroying the business sector. Dispatches indicate no lives were lost. Lorica population is about 7,000.
Senator McClellan of Arkansas proposed Sunday that Congress create one joint Senate House committee to handle major inquiries with federal department support. He, appointed head of the new expenditures committee, said coordinated investigations would gain credibility and reduce duplicated effort.
In Big Bear California on December 26 a Santa Barbara physician Dr Jerome G Schendorf 35 his son Tommy 3 his daughter Judy 8 and his mother 60 were found dead among unopened Christmas packages in a cabin Sheriff’s Captain H C English reported Dr Fred Greusel a coroner’s chemist said a preliminary stomach contents test of a surviving child showed slight traces of arsenic.
Representative Kennedy proposes a law to develop a fleet of freight planes for peaceful commerce and defense. He argues freight lines would bolster national security and criticizes subsidies to major airlines while noting veterans face delayed applications for air freight ventures.
The CIO and British trade unionists plan a London meeting next month to discuss a new world labor federation. They helped form the World Federation of Trade Unions with the Russian group, but Soviet Western policy clashes spark debate. The AFL watches developments with interest.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.