Chrysler Strike Grows Toward Nation's Second-Longest Postwar Holdout
Detroit Feb 11 The Chrysler strike nears the second-longest postwar auto industry stoppage. Eighty nine thousand workers have been out since Jan 25, surpassing the 1947 prewar hiatus and threatening to extend beyond a week. Mediators hint concessions on new pension and insurance issues could alter the picture amid a knotty pension dispute.
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Detroit
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford
CIO
United Auto Workers
A and M Student Killed In Airplane Crash
Reagan D. Roberts a Texas A&M College student died in a crash near Bryan on Saturday. The Army surplus BT-13 plane went down in Shackelford County. Roberts hailed from Moran with ties to the area.
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Bryan
Reagan D. Roberts
Texas A&m College
Moran
Shackelford County
Sweden Trial For Reported Espionage Involving Power Plants
A Swedish court hears Goesta Mittag Leffler on espionage charges for offering data on Sweden’s power plants to a foreign official. He allegedly asked 4000 kronor for a map and plant details, but the offer was rejected and reported to the defense staff. Leffler pleads innocent. authorities say evidence includes the described accounts found at his home. The case is set before a Stockholm magistrates court behind closed doors.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Wegner Rhyninger
Goesta Mittag Leffler
Rhyninger
Leffier
Leffler
Legation
Aggie Describes Cowardly Attack After SMU Game
Bill Thornton of Palestine Texas A&M yell leader and three students said a postgame incident at SMU Perkins Gym was a full assault not a scuffle. He showed a black eye and said teammates were bruised while mascot Moses was injured. SMU officials called it a small escapade and families planned talks for harmony.
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Bill
Tex” Thornton
Texas A&m
Southern Methodist University
Thornton
SMU
Perkins Gymnasium
Mustangs
Aggies
Bob McClure
Bitsy Davis
Dallas
Willis Tate
E Tate
A&m
Mustang
Palestine Herald
Moses
The
Battalion
Dean Tate
Chicago Seminary Revival Ends After 13 Hour Service
Three hundred students at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Chicago ended a 13 hour revival begun after Wheaton College held a 38 hour nonstop service. Dr. Charles Koller led the Chicago service as students confessed sins and invited prayer. Wheaton College crowd filled Pierce Memorial Chapel as Dr. Edman limited testimonials to allow evangelist Edwin S. Johnson to finish his sermon.
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Northern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wheaton College
Wheaton
Charles Koller
Pierce Memorial Chapel
W. Raymond Edman
Edman
Edwin S. Johnson
Seattle
Weather forecast for Austin area with showers and colder night
Weather forecast notes cloudy conditions with showers and a risk of light rain. Sunday turns cloudy and colder with a sharp drop in temperatures overnight. hourly readings include 7 pm and midnight. Saturday temperatures show Abilene and Fort Worth around 51 and 5 degrees, with other Texas cities partially listed.
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Warner
Texas
Abilene
Christi
Soviets and Allies trade claims of bad faith in Berlin
In Berlin on Saturday night Soviet and Western powers exchanged accusations of illegal embargoes on interzonal German trade. The US British and French commanders condemned Soviet scrap metal restrictions from West Berlin to Western Germany, insisting shipments continue. They noted Soviet control over East Germany seizing private scrap for state industry and exporting to Poland and Czechoslovakia, while West Berlin factories and collectors operate scrap as a regular by product.
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Russia
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Germany
Paris
Alexander Kotikov
East Germany
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Kotikov
Pecan Tree Planting Program Gains Momentum in Austin
Mayor Taylor Glass leads a city wide pecan tree planting drive with civic groups and private citizens. Co chairmen Mrs Bess O Beeman and C Ben Hibbetts report 23 residents have planted 62 seedlings and volunteers plan additional plantings on Lamag Boulevard Butler Park and Lamar Avenue as more than 900 in donations fund seedlings at 3 each.
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Austin
Bess O. Beeman
Cochairman
Optimist Club
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lamag Boulevard
Butler Park
Austin Civic Theater
Saengerrunde Hall
Lamar
C. Ben Hibbetts
Beeman
Hawaii Statehood Bill Passage Seen
Delegate Farrington forecast House action on Hawaii statehood before month end and said the bill will pass the House as in 1947. He warned of a Senate battle but predicted eventual approval. Mrs. Farrington led GOP women and noted the 1948 party platform still endorses statehood.
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Washington
Farrington
Hawaii
House
National Federation of Republican Women's Clubs
Senate
Republican Party
Suspect Wins Seven Year Habitual Sentence In Truck Robbery
In St Louis a 23 year old robbery suspect James G Gunn rejected a two year plea and was found guilty under the Habitual Criminal Law. A Circuit Court jury imposed a seven year sentence after Gunn bowed and stuck out his tongue to the jury.
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ST. Louis
William S. Bahn
James G. Gunn
Gunn
Missouri
Trains Crash in France Leaves 17 Dead
In Gaillac between Gaillac and Lisle Sur Tarn two motor trains on a single track collided head on at dawn. Seventeen killed and 38 injured as engineers failed to stop at more than 50 mph. Most victims were in the head coaches. Witnesses spoke of a sudden, terrible shock.
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Gaillac
France
Lisle- Sur-Tain
Gallae
Lisle-Sur-Tarn
Twice as likely: night traffic fatalities twice daylight
A report notes traffic accidents at night are twice as likely to be fatal compared with daytime crashes, highlighting higher risk after dark.
Dimes Campaign Nears Official Tabulation Tuesday
The March of Dimes unofficial total reached 50 087 dollars toward a 50 000 dollar goal after a Friday fish fry and auction at the Longhorn Waffle Shop. Executive Chairman Charles L. Sandahl announced 2 559 participants in the three week drive and thanked volunteers for their public service.
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Austin
Abraham Lincoln
Longhorn
Charles L. Sandahl
Blount To Talk At Johnson City
Johnson City programs close the 40th anniversary Boy Scout observance with state representative R E Peppy Blount of Big Spring as principal speaker. He will address Sunday night church services marking the movement born in 1910.
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Johnson City
R. E
Peppy” Blount
Big Spring
Blount
Henry R. Davis Former Highland Park Mayor Dies
Henry R. Davis, 71, vice-president of Curlee Clothing and early Highland Park mayor, died Saturday. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Monday. Davis, a former Austin resident and granddaughter of Dr. Robert Grant Sr.’s widow, served two terms as Highland Park mayor from 1920 to 1924.
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Henry R. Davis
Curlee Clothing Company
Highland Park
Austin
Ann Ruggles
Robert Grant Sr
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