Weather forecast notes warmup after brief Thursday freeze
After a light Thursday freeze in Austin the forecast calls for thickening clouds and a warming trend into Friday. A Friday freeze is forecast with Thursday’s low around 30 and high near 48. Rain or drizzle possible Thursday night as southerly winds shift in Texas.
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Rail Unions Voice Dissent After Three Year Pact
Mutters of dissatisfaction rose from union strongholds over last week's wage pact in the rail dispute. James P. Shields said final acceptance rested with railroad chairmen. about 125 engineers to meet Thursday. The Order of Railway Conductors voiced discontent. St. Louis meeting set Jan. 7. Other unions mentioned include Brotherhoods of Railroad Trainmen and Firemen and Engineermen. President Robertson offered no opinion, noting government control limits.
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Civil defense urges health services in target areas
The Civil Defense Administration told critical target areas to immediately create civil defense health services to cope with potential atomic, germ, or nerve-gas attacks. It warned cities could face mass casualties and urged disposable gas masks and filterable air shelters. A federal aid program for bomb shelters is under consideration in Congress.
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Four-Year-Old Dianne Ratliff Killed in Highway Crash
Llano, Dec 27 A family tragedy as four year old Dianne Ratliff was thrown from a car on a highway near Dublin while en route from Llano to Fort Worth. She died en route to Comanche. Survived by her parents Obed and Mrs Ratliff and her seven-year-old brother Jimmy and her grandparents. Funeral planned in Llano with Rev James Vermillion.
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City Employees to Gain Pension and Insurance Plans
The new year may bring salary increases for city workers plus a pension plan and a group insurance program. Also noted is a 22 percent drop in Texas crop values from last year, with reports of ongoing drought conditions in Texas including a 30 month dry spell at San Saba in 1885 86.
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Remington Accused of Gifting Secrets to Russian Agent
The ex-wife testified at William W. Remington perjury trial that he provided a top secret explosives formula to a Russian agent named Elizabeth Bentley. She described meetings in Washington and New York during 1942 to 1944, and said Bentley collected Communist Party dues and introduced them to Golos, head of a Soviet spy ring.
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Mount Etna Eruption Ends After Month Long Siege
Mount Etna's month long eruption ended Wednesday causing $300000 in damage and forcing thousands from their homes in Sicily.
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Adenauer Sees West Germany In Partnership
Bonn reports Chancellor Konrad Adenauer saying West Germany and the Western democracies are moving toward a real partnership. He stresses equality as essential to international justice and peace, urges end to occupation controls, and supports a security treaty. He notes 1950 economic progress including 340,000 new homes and export growth.
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Nearly 500000 Chinese Set For Drive on Korea Front
Four clashes with Chinese forces near Korangpo 28 miles north of Seoul were reported by the US Eighth Army. The Chinese armies massed along the 38th parallel threaten a second invasion, with air and ground offensives described as aimed to disrupt UN defenses.
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City School Board Eyes Land Near Golf Course for West Austin Junior High
The City School Board considered buying 143 acres near the municipal golf course to host a West Austin junior high. City officials and H H Lenthe ownership were central, with a three-person committee to set price if terms are agreed. Plans also call for preliminary studies of sites in South Austin and Allandale and a broader redesign of area elementary and junior high programs.
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Amputee Robert Smith to reunite with mother at Walter Reed
Private First Class Robert Smith, severely frostbitten in Korea, arrived in Washington on an Air Force plane en route to Walter Reed Hospital. His mother Mrs. Clara Smith travels from Middleburg Pa to visit him, with officials praising his resilience and potential for rehabilitation.
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Robbers Take $1,000 From Dallas Citizen
James Cole, 78, told Sheriff Bill Decker he was robbed by two men who entered his Dallas home Wednesday. He reported his life savings, about $1,000, was in a money belt and taken, with some money in old Roosevelt era notes among the bills.
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Lost Wife Recovered After Long Drive in New Mexico
Master Sergeant Pete Van Hekken of Bremerton Washington returns to Gallup New Mexico after a long midnight stop. He finds his wife and child were briefly missing from the car then retraces 145 miles to Dolores where the youngster realizes Mommy is not in the seat.
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Stanton Griffis Named U S Envoy to Franco Spain
President Truman selected Stanton Griffis a 63 year old New York banker to be the first United States ambassador to Franco Spain since 1945. He has previously served as envoy to Argentina Egypt and Poland and will be sent to the Senate in January for approval amid moves to deepen Western defense ties with Spain through a new loan.
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Austin Man Dies Of Crash Injuries
Cecil D. Woods, 36, of Austin died in a local hospital Wednesday from injuries suffered in a two car crash four miles west of Temple on the prior Saturday. He had moved to Austin about 10 days earlier to work for the Austin Baking Company at 300 Lamar Boulevard after transferring from the Waco branch for the holidays.
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Baylor Student Killed in Deer-Hunt Rifle Accident Near Harper
Harold Kenneth Cannon 23 of Waco a Baylor University student was killed when a rifle in a car discharged while he leaned over it during a hunting trip near Harper Texas. The accident happened on the J R Peril Ranch seven and a half miles west of Harper. Sheriff investigators and Justice of the Peace ruled it an accidental death. Survivors include his wife a small daughter and several relatives. The body was sent to Austin for funeral arrangements.
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