Promised Action On Cox Charges Sparks City Response
Acting Mayor W S Drake pledged Wednesday to investigate every Cox complaint after State Health Officer George Cox accused Austin of being dirty. Drake, filling in for Taylor Glass, said the administration will hire investigators to trace all Cox’s claims and insisted the city remains above reproach.
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George Cox
Austin
W. S. Drake
Cox
Drake
Taylor Glass
New Orleans
State Health Department
Ee Ee
E. C. Nelson
Dallas
Nelson
Sanitation Division
J. G. Shelton
Optimist Club
Seventeen B36 crewmen survive bomber crash off B C coast
Seventeen airmen parachuted from a blazing B36 bomber are located alive with ten en route to McChord AFB. Six survivors are inland on Princess Royal Island, B C. one critically injured sergeant, Vitale Trippodi of Brooklyn, hangs from a cliff for hours. Captain Barry of the Cape Perry describes wet, exhausted crew after a three engine loss en route from Alaska to Fort Worth.
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Seattle
US Coast Guard
Canadian Navy
Princess Royal Island
British Columbia
Coast Guard
McChord Air Force Base
Tacoma
Wash
Vitale Trippodi
Brooklyn
N. Y
Vance King
Cape Perry
White Holly
King
Trippodi
Vancouver
Prince Rupert
B. C
H. L. Barry
Hillsboro III
Alaska
Fort Worth
Cap
Barry
Ashdown Island
San Antonio
Ernest C Cox
Pampa
Hole Ascot
Elbert W. Pollard
Bowie
Dick Thrasher
Chiltons
Plane crashes killing eight on takeoff near Great Falls base
A Spokane based B29 bomber crashed while taking off from the Great Falls Army Air Base to lead a search for a missing B36. Eight crew were killed, seven survived with injuries. Survivors were questioned and may undergo formal investigation as authorities restrain details.
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Great Falls
Mont
Great Force Base
British Columbia
Alaska
Fort Worth
Texas
Spokane
John Ben Shepperd Takes Oath as Texas Secretary of State
Gladewater attorney John Ben Shepperd will be sworn in Thursday at 10 am as Texas secretary of state. The oath will occur in Governor Allan Shivers’ office after his nomination was confirmed by the Senate following Ben Ramsey’s resignation.
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American Capitol
John Ben Shepperd
Gladewater
Texas
Allan Shivers
Shepperd
Ben Ramsey
Senate
Pregnant Wildcat Case Stamps Western Sheriff
An unusual case challenges the sheriff's office as Mrs. H. W. Comstock of Rivera asks how to handle a pregnant wildcat nesting near the area. She notes residents cannot catch it and county services would only remove it if kept in a box, prompting a call for a solution.
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Los Angeles
Sheriff's Office
Not Seeking Re-election Steps Down From School Board
R W Byram, president of the City Board of Education in Austin, will not seek re election this year. He has served six years as a school trustee and would have faced a six year term if re elected. Two fellow board members Gus Moos and Noble Prentice also plan to run April 1.
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City Board of Education
R. W. Byram
Austin
Gus Moos
Noble Prentice
Moos
Byram
Board of Education
Prentice
Paul Bolton
Bolton
State Board of Education
Tot Kills Self By Turning On Five Gas Jets
A three year old boy in Baltimore turned on five gas stove jets while a babysitter slept. Eugene Vagenos died from asphyxiation and Keith Gordon, 14, was unconscious and hospitalized. Rita Vagenos reported finding both boys after waking to gas smell and entering the apartment.
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Tot
Baltimore
Eugene Vagenos
Keith Gordon
Rita Vagenos
Eugene
Skunk Valentine Gift Stirs Hollywood Sparring
Actress Joan Bennett bought and sent a deodorized skunk to columnist Hedda Hopper as a publicity stunt valued at 435 dollars. Full page heart shaped ads ran in Variety and Hollywood Reporter, touting Bennett's jab at rival Harry Crocker and friend Joan Fontaine. The gag drew wide comment and a flood of calls.
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Hollywood
Hedda Hopper
Joan Bennett
Miss Bennett
Variety
The
Hollywood Reporter
Joan Fontaine
Harry Crocker
Miss Fontain
Miss Hopper
Hedda
Joan
James Masons
Forecast of Soviet Chinese alliance and regional response
diplomats in London seek forecast on Moscow and Beijing pact as ASEAN and Formosa leaders eye secret deals. Thai premier notes timing to check communism. Philippines and Bangkok discuss defense plans amid talk of regional military ties. East European nations join multi nation trade pact with Moscow. Bevin criticizes atomic energy stunts as Berlin imposes new canal traffic limits.
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Pibulsonggram
Thailand
Siam
Southeast Asia
Elpido Quirino
Philippines
Bangkok
Far East
Formosa
China
Russia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Finland
Acheson
Moscow
Ernest Bevin
Berlin
Bergstrom Plane Crashes in Gulf Near Matagorda Island
An F 2 twin Mustang from Bergstrom Air Force Base crashed during a routine gunnery training flight in the Gulf of Mexico near Matagorda Island. Two crewmen are missing. wreckage was found and Navy search boats were deployed.
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Bergstrom Air Force Base
Gulf of Mexico
Matagorda Island
Bergstrom Public Information Office
Associated Press
Naval Air Base
Corpus Christi
Paasikivi Re-Elected Finland President on First Ballot
In Helsinki Paasikivi the 79 year old statesman who resists Soviet influence was re-elected by the Electoral College on the first ballot receiving 171 of 300 votes. Communist Mauno Pekkal a former premier finished second with 67 votes and Agrarian Urhe Kakkonen 62. He will serve a six year term.
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Helsinki
Finland
Juko K. Paasikivi
Paasikivi
Mauno Pekkala
Urhe Kakkonen
One Up Maroons Lead Playoff Charge
The Maroons defeated the Buccaneers 44 to 35 in Corpus Christi to take a district I4AA playoff lead. The Bucs host a second game Friday in the Maroon gym with a deciding tilt planned Saturday in San Antonio’s Alamo City gym.
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Toney Burger
Austin Maroons
Buccaneers
Corpus Christi
Bucs
Coastal City
Alamo City Gym
San Antonio
Texas House approves 30 million omnibus tax bill
The Texas House passed a 30 million temporary omnibus tax measure to fund the eleemosynary program. The plan adds a 10 percent levy for 18 months from March 1 and allocates 22.5 million for hospital operations and 7.5 million for the school fund. The vote reached 107 to 32 as part of a broader finance package tied to cigarette taxes and permanent building program funding.
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Raymond Brooks
Capitol
Austin American
the House
House
Senate
Allan Shivers
Durwood Manford
Kirkpatrick, Rampy, Smith
Lubbock
Hanna
McLellan
Manford
Max Smith
San Marco
Truman Urges Nationwide Drive Against Totalitarian Crime
President Truman and Attorney General McGrath launched a campaign to curb postwar crime by targeting racketeers and gamblers. New Orleans Mayor Morrison named Capone and Costello as leading syndicates, citing massive gambling proceeds and wire service ties. Truman urged federal and local cooperation, civil rights expansion, and public anti crime mobilization to fight the surge in lawlessness.
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Washington
Truman
J. Howard McGrath
Mr. Truman
de Lesseps
Morrison
New Orleans
Capone Gang
New York
Frank Costello
McGrath
American Municipal Association
Capone and Costello
Costello
Lewis and Operators Hold Talks on Wage Contract
John L. Lewis and soft coal operators met for four hours in Washington on a wage contract, but made no progress and scheduled a new session for Thursday morning. The strike continues with 10 days of coal supply, while roving pickets caused damage at the High Splint Mine in Harlan County before police intervened.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
George H. Love
Lewis
Harlan County
Harlan
High Splint
Here
Virginia
Jack Taylor
High Splint Coal Company
Motor Cavacade
Mary Helen Coal Corporation
South Harlan Coal Company
Crummies Creek Coal Company
Violence in Johannesburg Flares After Second Race Riot
In Johannesburg South Africa a second race riot erupted in New Clare township. Five stores burned while cars were pelted and several people wounded as natives and police exchanged fire. Authorities warned of a looming racial war amid government segregation policies and tension between communities.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
New Clare
Grand Jury May Study Raid on VFW Slot Machines
The Travis County grand jury is to meet at the courthouse Thursday and may revisit the VFW slot machine case. County Attorney Perry Jones and Police Chief R D Thorp defended actions around the Feb. 5 raid at 103 Riverside Drive, while Rex Fowler claimed Jones refused to file gambling charges. Jones and Thorp said law applies to private clubs as to public places, and the matter will be presented to the grand jury for a clear policy on gambling devices in private clubs.
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Travis County Grand Jury
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Grand Jury
VFW
Perry Jones
R. D "Boss" Thorp
Rex Fowler
Fowler
Riverside Drive
Jones
Oeal
George Pope
Austin
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