City orders UT to stop trash dumping in Austin area
City health officials demand end to illegal dumping described as a fly in the ointment above the water supply. University leaders suggest residents may be moved rather than sewered while leases in the area run one year. Residents report refuse from veterans housing projects and campus areas in a ditch filled with debris. Council hears complaints and praise as Joe Lucas cites unsanitary conditions behind his property.
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Ex-Worker Challenges Texas Health Department Holdout
A former state health official charges Texas officials ignored health education needs among Latin Americans and kept critical health information from the public. She asserts she served 1941 to 1949 and was an assistant state director and health information specialist while criticizing Dr. Cox for censorship and delayed actions.
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Moderate Quake Near Kuriles Reported by UC
University of California recorded a moderate earthquake at 12:41 a m Thursday likely centered near the Kurile Islands in the Pacific. The university said the temblor was very deep perhaps 300 miles beneath the earth's surface.
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University of California
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March Digest explores women's sexual fears in marriage
A feature on a discussion group reveals that many wives suffer sexual repression and fear, with readers learning they are not alone in unhappy marriages. The March issue discusses how love in marriage must be learned and practiced rather than expected naturally.
Mrs Owens Divorce Filing Ties to Death Case
State testimony places Mrs Owens filing for divorce before her death. City Detective Lang described discovering a nude body in the back floor of her Cadillac at 13th and Poquito. Bloodstains found in the bedroom and blood-soaked sheets and shirt near the home are noted.
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Doherty
Douglas
New Use for Alcohol in Cold Climates
In cold climates some car drivers add a pint of wood alcohol to a tank of gasoline to help engine starting.
Lockhart Chamber Hears Water Source Talk
Lockhart Chamber of Commerce held a chicken dinner for 120 at the American Legion Home. guest speaker W. K. Powell, president of the American Water Company, spoke on Lockhart Caldwell County underground water sources and the history of finding groundwater. Youth Fair progress was reported for the March 29 show.
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ANS
Youth Fair Committee
Ex-Labor Leader Christoffel Convicted on Perjury Count
Harold Christoffel, former Milwaukee labor leader, was convicted on all five counts of perjury for lying under oath about Communist ties. A federal jury of eight women and four men delivered the verdict in his second trial. Judge F Dickinson Letts jailed Christoffel and rejected a bail request. Maximum penalties span two to ten years per count, with sentencing pending possible acquittal or a new trial motions.
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Harold Christoffel
Milwaukee
F. Dickinson Letts
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Supreme Court
Letts
O. John Rogge
Fowl Cholera Organism Not Soil-Dwelling Says USFWS
The organism causing fowl cholera does not reside in the soil according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
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US Fish and Wildlife Service
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