Tax reallocation proposal may be defeated in Travis County
County officials push a tax reallocation referendum to raise the general fund levy beyond 33 cents while avoiding broader assessment increases. Aimed at funding libraries welfare services and rural needs, the plan risks higher state taxes if property assessments rise, prompting a campaign of informed voters and careful explanations.
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Travis
Tom Johnson
Johnson
Brackenridge Hospital
Austin
Travis County
Deep Blue Sea
Attorney General's Department
One Shirt at a Time and Texas Driver Bills
The column critiques Truman as a human but flawed leader and notes public scrutiny of his persona. It then reports on Forty four states enacting driver responsibility laws, with Texas and four others lacking protection for crash victims and facing a renewed bill next January.
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Harry
Truman
Vaughan
Washington
Harry S. Truman
Council of State Governments
Texas
Union
Harry Truman
J. Ralph Magee
Methodist Church
Illinois
Prosperity Persists Despite Rising Jobless Figures
Washington analysts dismiss fears of economic collapse as unemployment climbs to 4.5 million. They cite strong homebuilding, high wages, and rising manufacturing output, with 1950 starting amid record construction and ongoing gains forecast through spring.
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Washington
Constitutional Avenue
Capitol
Crossroads America
Iron and Steel
Q and A on poison ivy myths and history prompts
A mixed Q and A page covers poison ivy oil causing skin irritation, Jefferson as Burr trial witness, Hadrian renaming Jerusalem to Aelia Capitolina, height categories for women, breaking mirrors superstitions, U S rights under the Constitution, Pope's twig bent line, chamois leather origins, and the 1854 Black Sea storm prompting weather bureaus.
Washington Worried Round Public Mixed on Solons Communism
The piece surveys McCarthy's 57 name claim down to four State Department officials, notes prior charges by Rep. Bartel Jonkman and Panuch libel suit, and highlights Truman and Senate social life including Mrs. Barkley presiding over Senate ladies events.
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Washington
Joe McCarthy
State Department
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Lou Henderson
India
Sen. McCarthy
Bartel Jonkman
Michigan
Jonkman
Joseph Panuch
Panuch
Keeney
Duran
Cong
Winchell on Broadway items mix celebrity news
A collage of Broadway gossip notes features June Haver, J Campbell, and Mag Truman with RCA Victors deal, plus Solon Alben Barkley, Mrs. LaGuardia urged to run, Warren Wright recovering for a private flight. Reports cover dateworthy rumors on Carroll, Runyon Fund, Murray Forbes custody case, births, and theater notes at London and New York venues.
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June Haver
Girltown
Cal
J. Campbell
Rca-Victor
Mag Truman
Alben Barkley
Sam Rayburn
la Guardia
Congress
Buckley
Warren Wright
A. Capone
Baron de la Boullerie
Elinor Marcus
Bendix
J. Jelke
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Thomas Jefferson
Aaron Burr
Jerusalem
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Hadrian
Aelia Capitolina
Aelia
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Jupiter Capitolinus
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Commie
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Ingrid
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China
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Virginia
Willis Robertson
Roberto Rossellini
Miss Bergman
Tom Connally
Red Cross
Rs. Barkley
Bykley
the Bell Syndicate, Inc
MAN About Town
Communist Party
New York
Medina
Bronx
Madeleine Carroll
Margaret Whiting
Nancy Andrews
Runyon Fund
S. Pacific
Murray Forbes
Bob Chambers
N. Carmels
Nancy Choremi
Lois Andrews
Cafe Society
Patty Murellc
Rudolph Bing
Met Opera
Flagstad
Art Ford
Peggy Yancie
Bistro Biz
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Morntelly
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Mary Small
George M
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Morey Amsterdam
London
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Orange
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Clinton Green
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Doris Cole
New Theater
Dolores Gray
Austin American
Austin Statesman
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Associated Press
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