Cox Withholds Specific Cases On Dirty City
State Health Officer George W Cox will not hand over detailed complaint lists to Austin officials as he accuses the city of a dirty town condition. He says he wants to avoid prosecutions while he supplied The American Statesman with photographs and cites Acting Mayor Drake's warning of potential legal action over past cleanup complaints.
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Cox
George W Cox
Austin
W. S. Drake
Drake
Brackenridge Hospital
State Department of Health
George Cox
East First Street
Dow Plant Blast Kills Eight at Dow Chemical
Midland Michigan February 16 Eight workers died and 26 were injured in a framing explosion at Dow Chemical Co Building 414 where latex rubber paint was made. Four others escaped unharmed and the blast caused property damage estimated over half a million dollars. The 11 25 am explosion shattered windows and lifted part of the roof into the air.
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Midland
Mich
Dow Chemical Co
Dow
Truman says he will grant exclusive interviews when he pleases
President Truman told reporters he will grant exclusive interviews to whom he pleases despite a White House custom against it. He criticized reporters for their attitude after Arthur Krock’s interview in the New York Times and warned he may speak freely without censorship.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Arthur Krock
New York Times
Truman Pledges Dems to Broad Fair Deal
President Truman addressed 5,300 Democrats in Washington promising a broader fair deal that advances freedom and warns against a do nothing 80th Congress. He rejected tax cuts, vowed to cut federal spending while protecting national security and peace, and framed the 1950 campaign as a march for progress.
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Washington
Truman
Democratic Party
Austinite in Bedroom Fire Leaves Man in Serious Condition
Vernon Pickle of 4002 Ramsey described as between 40 and 50, was found unconscious but breathing in a bedroom fire at 6:07 p.m. He suffered third degree burns over 80 percent of his body and was transported to Brackenridge Hospital with an inhalator. His wife Ruth Pickle remains in Seton Hospital since February 2 in good general condition.
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Vernon Pickle
Ramsey
Brackenridge Hospital
Asistant
Robert H. Dickerson
Pickle
Ruth Pickle
Seton Hospital
M. F. Kreisle
Dickerson
Korea President Asks Agreement With Japan
Tokyo reports President Syngman Rhee of the Republic of Korea urged both nations to reach a common understanding for their common safety against Communism. He spoke during talks with Japanese leaders and stressed cooperation to deter the Soviet threat.
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Korea
Japan
Tokyo
Syngman Rhee
Republic of
South Korea
Four shot in coal strike violence sparks nonunion mine clash
Four men were wounded in a gun battle at a nonunion West Virginia coal mine as pickets aimed to close the pit amid escalating strike tensions. The United Mine Workers and operators resume talks in Washington amid potential back-to-work movements and a Taft-Hartley injunction decision looming.
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Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Washington
John L. Lewis
David L. Cole
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Richmond B. Keech
Eye safely kept rules marbles for Bill in London
A London story reports an eleven year old boy with one eye used his glass eye and a spare to play marbles at school. He broke both eyes and the NHS and NCPCC ensured a new glass eye is provided with strict placement and no rolling in the playground.
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London
Britain
National Health Service
Bill
National Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
NCPCC
Young Bill
Rescue Slow in Hunt for Missing B36 Crew on Princess Royal Island
Rescue teams on Princess Royal Island, 400 miles north of Vancouver, hunted for five missing airmen from a burning B36 after 12 of 17 parachuted crew members were rescued. Lieutenant Charles G Pooler was found with a broken ankle, and Staff Sergeant Vitale Trippodi suffered multiple injuries. Weather and rugged terrain hampered searches as Canadian and U.S. forces pressed on with the joint operation.
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Mcchord Air Force Base
Wash
British Columbia
Princess Royal Island
Coast Guard
Charles G. Pooler
Fort Worth
Carswell Air Base
McChord Air Base
Tacoma
Vancouver
B.C
Theodore F. Scheier
Madison
Wis
United States
Paul Gerhart
Germantown
Hecate Strait
Queen Charlotte Sound
Gerhart
Princess Royal
Harold L Barry
Hillsboro
Ill
It the X Bomb Next Tydings Pushes World Disarmament
Senator Millard E. Tydings warned that an X-bomb could follow the hydrogen device and threaten civilization, urging a world disarmament conference. He attacked Acheson’s approach and urged tougher U.S. defense boosts amid a stark U.S.–Soviet military comparison.
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Washington
Millard E. Tydings
DMI
Truman
Jury Delays Gambling Report On VFW Slot Case
Travis County grand jury postpones action on a gambling report until Friday. Prosecutors police and VFW officials awaited a decision on prosecuting VFW Post 856 for slot machine violations after a Feb. 5 raid at 103 Riverside Drive.
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Travis County Grand Jury
Grand Jury
VFW
Austin
Travis County
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Riverside Drive
Death of Rosa Perry in local hospital
Miss Rosa Perry died unexpectedly Thursday at 8 p m in Brackenridge Hospital after a long illness. A Bastrop resident for years she moved to Austin ten years ago and was active in community affairs. Funeral services are Saturday at 10 a m at Cook Funeral Home with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. She is survived by a sister Mrs E E Shropshire of Austin and a brother E H Perry of Austin.
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Rosa Perry
Brackenridge Hospital
Bastrop
Austin
Cook Funeral Home
Oakwood Cemetery
Miss Perry
E. E. Shropshire
E. H. Perry
Gas Hot Water Heater Blast Fatal to Child
A seven month old, Billy Jay Patterson, died in Wichita Falls when a gas hot water heater exploded. Three family members were injured in the blast late Thursday.
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Wichita Falls
Billy Jay Patterson
Two Bergstrom Airmen Missing After Gulf Search
Rescuers searched the Gulf near Matagorda Island for First Lieutenant John J. Anderson and Staff Sergeant Olin J. Smith after their fighter aircraft crashed during air to ground gunnery practice at Matagorda. Wreckage found Wednesday. only small pieces recovered as crews persisted Thursday. Anderson, 28, of the 522nd Fighter Squadron, is married to a Austin resident. Smith, 30, of the 4004th Base Service Squadron, has a wife in Douglas Wyoming.
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Bergstrom Air Force
Gulf of Mexico
Matagorda Island
John J. Anderson
Olin J. Smith
Matagorda
27Th
Bergstrom
Corpus Christi
Anderson
Bergstrom Public Information Office
522Nd
Austin
Laird Drive
Smith
Douglas
Wyo
More Fair Weather Forecast for Centex
Fair weather and rapid temperatures are in store for Austin Friday and Saturday. Thursday readings ranged from 38 degrees at 7 a m to 71 at 3 p m. They predict fair and mild weather for East Texas and warmer, fair conditions for West Texas.
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Austin
East Texas
West Texas
Mrs. J. P. Lewis Rites Scheduled in Gonzales
Funeral services for Mrs. J. P. Lewis 79 will be held Friday morning at her home with burial in Masonic Cemetery. She was the daughter of G. N. Dilworth founder of the Dilworth Bank and oldest living member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include daughter Mrs. B. N. Peck son J. P. Lewis granddaughter Mrs. Perry Rayes and brother C. E. Dilworth.
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Gonzales
J. P. Lewis
Holmes Memorial Hospital
Masonic Cemetery
Perry Rayes
San Antonio
C. E. Dilworth
Tax Action Delays Other Bills in 30 Day Session
The Senate slows eleemosynary tax measures in a 30 day special session. Opposition to a one cent cigarette tax appears for the first time, risking delays to omnibus tax plans and Governor Shivers agenda. Senate and House tariff progress stalls as committees delay hearings and conferees focus on the eleemosynary appropriation.
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Senate
House
Allan Shivers
M. D. Anderson
George Nokes
Corsicana
Shivers
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