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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1949
Page
11
Tsurgery Japan news says Eighteen crew members on a 14 ton fishing vessel died when their boat overturned in strong winds in the Sea of Japan on Thursday.
A vintage ad pitches Vicks VapoRub as a reliable remedy for children's colds. It claims fast relief on the throat chest and back and lasting comfort through the night, with improvements by morning.
London reports scientists backed by the Colonial Office plan a 25,000 mile hunt in the Royal Research Ship William Scoresby for Latimeria Chalumna a Coelacanth believed extinct 50 million years. The specimen was found in 1938 off Cape Province and named Latimeria Chalumna after curator Miss Courtenay Latimer.
The threat of a strike by 150 directors and associates at NBC ABC CBS and Mutual was halted as negotiations continue to January 31. The mediation board spokesman said recognition and scope issues are solved and next talks will cover wages hours and conditions.
Glendale police issue a order to shut off car heaters and wear long underwear after patrol cars overheat. Police Chief Carl R. Eggers cites risk of illness and extended time off work as reason for the rule.
Senator Tom Connally reaffirms support for locating the proposed Air Force Academy at Randolph Field Texas calling it the West Point of the Air He aims to push a February bill to establish the academy at San Antonio and works with Rep Paul J Kilday to approve the site Air Force surveys will review Randolph Field and other sites for the academy and report to General Carl Spaatz led site board for Defense Secretary Louis Johnson.
The London Times ran a Thursday headline declaring a granddaughter for the Aga Khan, noting Rita Hayworth’s new baby in a brief paragraph.
Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt maintains her memoir account that Logan County coal miners lived in tents after eviction and blacklisting. She rejects calls for apologies, notes the matter was long ago, and credits John L. Lewis and unions with later gains.
An 11 year old Indian boy was shot to death apparently by a companion who concealed the body. Wayne Matte died from a rifle shot after two boys played with the gun at the Sorrell home. The coroner says the accident occurred and the other boy carried the body away. An inquest decision pending.
Mrs. Kate Field, living near London, cabled Secretary Acheson asking what steps the United States has taken to locate her husband Herman H. Field who disappeared while in Eastern Europe. The report from London dated December 29 notes her plea for action.
A Santa Fe super Chief collided with a gasoline truck at a downtown Azusa crossing causing a blast. The truck driver Aksel W. Olson, 44, of Inglewood died in cab. two trainmen suffered second degree burns and were hospitalized. No passengers injured. Locomotives and cars were damaged. firemen saved the mail cars. rail service delayed to Los Angeles.
Walter Weber, a German native and art critic, plans to donate his $300,000 collection to the Houston Museum of Fine Arts in memory of his late wife Josephine Procter of Houston. The Weber collection includes works by Hopner Lawrence Goyen and other European artists.
A major quake hit Luzon causing widespread damage across the island from Manila to Ilagan with landslides isolating towns. Buildings cracked and redrawn fault lines, with at least five Manila structures damaged and injuries reported in several towns. Aftershocks followed as officials urged caution reentering damaged buildings.
Ten Chinese Civil Air Transport planes shuttled between Manila and Taipeh moving 10 million dollars in Mexican minted silver coins to Formosa. The operation, done with Philippines Airlines, aims for 66 flights totaling 412 ton loads to the Nationalist seat of government.
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