State Schools Win Approval for Building Program
The Texas Supreme Court denied petitions by opponents, allowing a $75 million state college expansion funded by a 5-cent property tax and $15 million in UT and A&M bonds. The plan, tied to a 1947 amendment, aims to fund 14 state colleges despite prior litigation and appeals. UT Board of Regents will proceed with the project.
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Dave Cheavens
Supreme Court
Texas’ A Colleges
State Supreme Court
US Supreme Court
Texas High Court
Dallas
Dudley K. Woodward
University of Texas Board of Regents
University of Texas and
A&m
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Trial Court
Court of Civil Appeals
Another Low Below Freezing Predicted Here
The Austin Weather Bureau forecasts a 28 degree low for early Thursday morning between 6 and 8 am. No rain is expected as low clouds retreat and expose the cold air, ending the lingering overcast across Central and East Texas.
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Austin Weather Bureau
Central
East
Texas
Lockhart Man Dies Of Collision Injuries
George McMahan 82 died in a local hospital after an auto pedestrian crash on South Main Street in Lockhart Tuesday night. Driver Elmer Blaschke of Lockhart was involved. Funeral services set for 3:30 p.m. Thursday at McCurdy Funeral Home with burial in Lockhart Cemetery. He is survived by three sisters and four brothers.
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Lockhart
George McMahan
Max Westerman
McMahan
South Main Street
Westerman
Elmer Blaschke
McCurdy Funeral Home
Lockhart Cemetery
John Clark
M. T. Baker
Ada Walton
San Antonio
John McMahan
Fred McMahan
Skidmore
Will McMahan
Ed McMahan
Travis County Court Doubles Down In Matthews Pay Fight
The new Travis County Commissioners Court refuses to withdraw its appeal against paying former County Judge George S. Matthews 10 875 for seven years of service on the juvenile board. The court votes to carry the case to the Third Court of Civil Appeals while planning to seek repayment if Matthews is upheld.
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Travis County Commissioners Court
George S. Matthews
Perry Jones
98Th District
Matthews
Jones
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Sam N. Allred
Arthur Swenson
Tom Johnson
N. L. Gault
Warren S. Freund
Lawson Boofhe
U. S. McCutcheon
Boothe
Gault
Austin
Commissioners Court
Travis County
Tornado toll rising in Warren Arkansas area
The Arkansas storm killed 56 and injured 400 as the Warren area experienced extensive damage. A late Wednesday death raised totals after earlier Red Cross figures of 59 then 55. Insurance crews assess losses beyond 1 million dollars while many houses and a lumber plant suffered major destruction.
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Warren
Ark
Louisiana
Red Cross
el Dorado
Jim Hurley
Lyon
Big Bradley Lumber Company
Truman 'Fair Deal' Urges Tax Hike Price Control Social Aid
American policy outlines tax increases, price controls, and expanded social aid. President Truman called for stronger welfare measures as part of the Fair Deal agenda to reshape postwar U S policy. He urged Congress to enact new measures to raise revenue and support social programs.
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Truman
WINGS YET Christmas Trees Mark Stapleton Runways
A three day Denver storm left Stapleton Airfield buried in snow and pilots reported difficulty seeing landing strips. Abandoned Christmas trees were gathered from sales lots and alleys to outline runway boundaries, aiding navigation.
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Denver
Stapleton Airfield
Rites Planned Friday for longtime Austin postmaster
Carl William Besserer 59, assistant Austin postmaster since 1941 and 35-year Post Office Department worker, died after surgery. Funeral planned for Friday at Wilke Funeral Home. He held civic roles in Travis County groups and was active in music, Kiwanis, and postal supervisory associations. He leaves a wife, two sons Earle and Bill, a sister Edna, and a brother Ewald.
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Carl William Besserer
Post Office Department
Besserer
Wilke
R. L. Phinney
North
South Austin
University
Capitol
United States Post Office Department
Phinney
Austin Post Office
Travis County Tuberculosis Association
Salvation Army
Travis County Association For the Blind
Chamber of Commerce
William Besserer
Austin Saengerrunde
University of Texas
Shrine Band
Austin Lodge No. 12
Af&am
Ben Hur Shrine
Hermann
Scholz
Post Office Inspection Service
Post Office
Fort Worth
Dorothy Besserer
Earle
Lackland Air Base
San Antonio
C. W. Jr
Bill
Silver Springs
Edna Ruse
Ewald Besserer
Earle Besserer
Democrats pledge support for Truman plan in joint address
In Washington on January 5 Democrats in the new Congress largely backed President Truman's State of the Union program while southern Democrats objected to civil rights proposals. Republicans questioned the cost and tax implications as both parties weighed the funding needs and political impact.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
House
Senate
Republicans Challenge 8-to-5 Foreign Committee Ratio
Senator Vandenberg accused the Senate Democratic majority of breaking bipartisan cooperation by increasing the foreign relations committee seats for Democrats to eight and Republicans to five. Senator Barkley defended the move, saying there is no disposition to alter bipartisan foreign policy.
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Washington
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate
Barkley
D-Ky
Congress
Capitol Hill
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Truman Proposes Four Billion Levies for Fair Deal
President Truman in the State of the Union calls for a broad Fair Deal program expanding social and economic legislation. He seeks a 4.0 billion tax increase mainly on corporations to fund bigger Social Security, universal health plans, housing, and education, plus wide ranging controls and civil rights measures.
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US Health Program
Truman proposes sweeping 1946 economic program
President Truman outlines a broad congressional program including 4 billion dollars in new taxes on business, repeal of the Taft Hartley Act, reenactment of the Wagner Act with improvements, a raised minimum wage to 75 cents, expanded Social Security benefits, universal medical insurance, and extensive public housing, farm, and civil rights measures. The plan also seeks strengthened anti trust laws, price and wage controls if needed, and renewed rural electrification and power projects.
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Department of Labor
Senate
House
Newspapers Split On Truman Talk
Seven American papers weighed President Truman's State of the Union message with views from praising to critical. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch praised his leadership and social aims, while the Minneapolis Star noted a milder stance than campaign rhetoric. The St. Paul Dispatch framed it as a redeal of the New Deal.
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Associated Press
Truman
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Portland
Press-Herald
Congress
Atlanta Constitution
St. Paul Dispatch
Storm Wanes as Dig-Out Task Begins Across Plains
The storm faded but left vast drifts and a massive dig-out ahead. Up to 48 mph winds blasted North and South Dakota while Wyoming Nebraska Utah and Colorado reported thousands stranded and two deaths. Rail service west of Omaha halted as crews race to reopen routes. Temperatures near freezing aided plow crews amid widespread citrus losses and cold snaps in California.
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Nebraska
Kansas
Rockport
Colo
Colorado
Wyoming
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Omaha
California
Los Angeles
Redlands
Ohio
Texas Senatorial Controversy Referred to Rules Committee
The Texas senatorial election dispute was sent to the Senate rules committee. A petition signed by hundreds of Texans seeks a Senate investigation of the August Democratic primary where Lyndon B. Johnson narrowly defeated Coke R. Stevenson, claiming the free election guarantee was violated.
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Washington
Texas
Senate Rules Committee
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Coke R. Stevenson
Texans Back Truman Farm Drive But Oppose Tid lands Policy
Washington Texans greet President Truman's State of the Union with support for the farm program, rural electrification, price supports, and soil conservation. They oppose federal tidelands control and express cautious optimism that Congress will cooperate, while differing on education, health, and Taft Hartley reform.
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Truman
Tidelands
White House
Congress
Homer
Austin
Texas
Thornberry
John Lyle
Corpus Christi
House Rules Committee
J. M. Combs
House
Ways and Means
Beaumont
Combs
Clark Thompson
Galveston
Eugene Worley
Amarillo
J. Frank Wilson
Dallas
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