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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1950
Page
8
Houston grocer C M Eckstrom found his Pick-N-Go left unlocked on Christmas Eve. Shoppers returned, helped themselves and paid honestly, some acting as cashier. An Oklahoma City visitor locked the door and left after 45 minutes, with every penny accounted for.
Seven Austin High School entertainers and Junior Red Cross Council members will travel to Ft Hood on Wednesday to visit patients in hospital wards. A quartet named the Tune Spinners Judy Vick Violet Taylor Barbara McMurry and Shirley will entertain Wednesday afternoon with a string duo Warren Cross Jerry Ward and ballad singer Marilyn Bronson. Junior Red Cross Council members will write letters for patients and visit as many as possible.
A condensed 36 page Reader's Digest portrait of Ernie Pyle the famed war correspondent. It recounts his marriage tragedy and devotion to American troops through letters and narrative by his close friend. The piece frames Pyle as a lasting American legend in a January issue.
The Rural Electrification Administration approved loans including Karnes Electric in Karnes City Texas for 143000 dollars and Coos Curry Electric Cooperative in Coquille Oregon for 205000 dollars. The announcement came from Washington on Tuesday December 26.
Ex World War II Air Force captain Walter G Burke 34 died aboard a Pan American airliner en route from Mexico to the United States. Police and FBI were awaiting to arrest him on a federal charge of interstate transportation of stolen property. An inquest ruled death due to natural causes likely a heart attack.
Harbin is identified as the chief farm center of Manchuria, highlighting its leading status in regional agriculture and management within Manchuria's farming network.
The Indochinese Nationalists radio states Ho Chi Minh will free about 400 French civilians held for four years. The hostages, including women and children, were seized during the December 1946 Hanoi uprising and are urged to reserve thanks for French democratic groups. French officials previously estimated 400 to 500 hostages, with about 60 released earlier.
Washington dispatch reports four Texans missing in action and seven wounded in the Korean fighting casualty list. Names tied to Fort Worth Dallas and San Antonio appear, with a mix of missing wounded and those returned to duty.
Leaflets signed by the Communist Party of Austin and Labor Youth League accuse the US government of prolonging the Korean War. The pink mimeographed sheet calls generals and diplomats reckless and urges ceasefire talks with China Korea and the Soviet Union. Police urge the public to hand in or mail the literature to the FBI.
The Capitol Staff reports Attorney General Price Daniel ruled that county official pay depends on the federal census figures and bracket rates, with conflicting decisions elsewhere but no Texas point on record. The opinion notes variances by county population changes and bracket payments.
The United States agreed to aviation talks with France to assess if excessive American flights into Paris hurt Air France operations. A French American delegation finished eight days of talks and will meet in Paris in late January to resume discussions. Transworld Airways operates flights weekly to Paris while American Airlines has a schedule of three weekly round trips.
CORSICANA, Dec 26. Harry O. Blanding Jr editor of the Temple Reach am, is mourning the death of his father Harry O. Blanding, 62 Corsican arch itect, who died in Mesa Arizona Tuesday after a heart attack in Chandler three weeks ago. The body will be returned here. Survived by his widow a daughter and a son James G. Mason of Chandler Arizona.
Reports indicate 16 year old Dalai Lama may flee to India to avoid Chinese advances. Nehru stated Chinese troops had not moved beyond Chambo, with other forces pressing from Xinjiang. Tass and New China agency mention new Tibetan regional government in Sikang, but no clear link to Tibet proper.
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