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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1950

Page

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Senator Vandenberg urges H bomb ban and UN pledge

Senator Vandenberg called on President Truman to notify the United Nations that the United States would suspend mass destruction weapon work when the hydrogen bomb can be dependably outlawed. He cited world threats and urged international control while others push for rapid H-bomb development and deployment plans amid air guard measures.

Washington Vandenberg Truman United Nations Tydings D-Md Congress Bricker Ohio White House Russia Air Guard Air Force Ben. Vandenberg

TB X RAY BOX SCORE

X rayed Wednesday pennee 510 total x rayed to date 12 034 The mobile X ray unit will be stationed on Congress Avenue at the Chamber of Commerce Building Thursday.

Congress Avenue Chamber of Commerce

State of Emergency Ordered at Bonham

Officials in Bonham and Fannin County declared a state of emergency as a severe ice storm cut communications in at least 34 cities and left several towns without water. The storm stretched from Wichita Falls to Dallas and Fort Worth and into Paris and Greenville, with emergency crews mobilizing from Temple to restore services and aid hundreds of affected families.

Associated Press Bonham Fannin County Texas Wichita Falls Abilene Dallas Fort Worth Paris Greenville Austin Weather Bureau I. W Stormy) Davis Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Corpus Christi Fannin Red River

UT Enrollment Lagging With 13 718 Registered

The University of Texas enrollment stood at its lowest figure since the end of the war with 2 937 students registered for the second semester. Total enrollment through Wednesday reached 13 718, with late registrants expected to push it just above 14 000. H A Calkins said lines moved rapidly Wednesday except for a final jam before closing.

University of Texas H. A. Calkins University

Senate backs constitutional amendment ending Electoral College

The Senate voted 64 to 27 to submit a new proportional system for presidential elections to the states. It would abolish the Electoral College but keep state vote totals, distributing votes by proportion of the national popular vote. If no candidate exceeds 40 percent, Congress would name the President from the top two.

Washington Senate Lodge R-Mass House Lucas Illinois Congress Truman House Rules Committee Banking Labor Committee Fair Employment Practices Commission FEPC Chamber Smith D-Va Federal Home Loan Bank System Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation

Wanda Wiley Ends East Coast Polio Campaign Tour

Wanda Wiley poster girl for the March of Dimes and her companion Linda Brown returned home after touring eastern cities to promote polio funds. They were joined by Linda's mother Mrs Leonard Brown and Wanda's guardian Mrs Lewis Hatelin along with Trudy Whitman from the NFIP. They head to a fashion show in Little Rock before continuing to Austin and San Antonio.

New York Wanda Wiley March of Dimes Linda Brown Fund To Linda Leonard Brown Wanda Lewis Hatelin Trudy Whitman National Foundation For Little Rock Ark Texas Austin San Antonio

Bastrop County 4 H boy wins steer championship at Houston Fat Stock Show

Heine Niedig of Elgin captured the boys breed championship with a Brahman Shorthorn crossbred steer at Houston's Fat Stock Show, aiming to challenge the open class Brahman champion and possibly claim the grand championship valued around $15,000 at Friday's auction.

Dave Shanks Austin American Houston Bastrop South Heine Niedig Elgin Bastrop County Edwin Zieschang FFA Niedig Mills County Bobby Zane Egger Star Frank Norvell Burnett Egger Mim Texas Mason County Fort Worth Aberdeen Angus Burnett Ffa Central Texans Theo Crenweige Llano Norvell H. A. Fitzsimons Fritzsimons Pecos County Chicago Red Eye

Reds Demand Japs Emperor Be Prosecuted

Soviet note to Dean Acheson calls for trying Emperor Hirohito as a war criminal for alleged germ warfare plots. U S officials say the move is a propaganda gesture and will be vetoed. Congress leaders condemn it as nerve.

Washington Russia Hirohito Japan Communist Party Philippines United States Far Eastern Commission Kremlin

Texas House Urges Truman Fire Acheson

The Texas House approved a resolution urging President Truman to dismiss Secretary of State Dean Acheson over statements supportive of Alger Hiss. The vote was 92 to 24 with three present, after a two-thirds suspension tally and rapid passage from the rules to final approval.

Texas House Truman Dean Acheson Acheson Alger Hiss Hiss House Rules Committee Sam Hanna Dallas J. M. Heflin Houston Lyndon Johnson Texas Rep Heflin Harris County Democratic Executive Committee Woodrow Bean el Paso Manford

Atomic cribbing rustles brain wave cheaters

Turin based School Inspector Professor Giulio Pedinini reported that two students were caught using atomic age cheating methods during Latin exams. One student submitted papers identical in punctuation. the other wore bandages housing a walkie talkie receiver, while the partner used a cast concealing a transmitter.

Turin Italy Giulio Pedinini Pedinini

Governor Allan Shiver Appeals for Mental Health Funds

Governor Allan Shiver urged immediate funds to operate state hospitals and to start a long range building program. He asked for a special temporary tax to cover the emergency, raising levies on oil, gas and sulphur production, liquor, cosmetics, autos, cigars, and utilities.

Margaret Mayer Ameri Capitol Allan Shiver Keith Kelly Fort Worth Kelly W. O. Reed Dale House Durwood Manford Senate Grady Hazlewood Hazlewood Texas Manford

Omnibus Tax Tops Revenue Proposals

Three tax bills up to 42 million a year were unveiled in the Texas House amid Governor Shivers call for hospital program funding. The omnibus levy would add 15 percent to all tax schedules, with funds set for eleemosynary care.

House Allan Shivers Joe B. Fleming Revenue and Taxation Committee Ay Graham Dolph Briscoer

Negro Prof Pays His Fees at UT

W. Astor Kirk paid enrollment fees in the University of Texas Graduate School on Wednesday. He paid $26 for two government courses and had not been officially informed where or when he would be taught, later saying he sought advice from his father in East Texas.

W. Astor Kirk University of Texas Kirk J. C. Dolley University Ymca East Texas

Amputee WWI Veteran Kills Self After Confession

Andrew Louis Blasko, 25, a World War I amputee from Norfolk, dictated a suicide confession while pinned beneath his wrecked car near Danville Florida. He claimed a buddy lied about Sgt Lemons and then shot himself as dozens watched. Detective records note campaign ribbons and a Purple Heart.

Danville Fla Andrew Louis Blasko Norfolk Blasko James Hughes John Tate Bee Tate McGuire Veterans Hospital Richmond H. A. Wiseman Danville City McGuire Hospital Julich Germany

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