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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1950
Page
3
The government reported a record 3.1485 billion investment in farm price supports as of Oct 3, with $1.018 billion in wheat, $724 million in cotton and $526 million in corn. Losses through October were about $43.96 million, while stockpiled surplus included eggs butter beans dried milk and potatoes.
In a Los Angeles court, William S. Hart Sr. is described as mentally incompetent when making his 1944 will. His sister Mary Ellen Hart alleged to have wielded control over his life, affecting marriages and romance, with the Hart estate valued around $1.17 million and a $250,000 ranch set for Los Angeles County memorial park.
A highly educated young man with amnesia asked police for aid in identification. He described himself as six feet one inch tall, 174 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. He speaks English and Italian and his fingerprints were sent to Washington for match.
An unidentified man calling himself Private John J. Miller alias J. J. Cosgrove said he hated Camp Hood Texas and sought to surrender. He contacted the Fort Smith Times-Record, then was detained by FBI agents in Sebastian County jail awaiting status from federal military civil charges. Camp Hood authorities say Miller fled on AWOL swindling and discipline charges. FBI investigates his status as a fugitive.
Federal Judge Sylvester J. Ryan ordered the government to show that its espionage case against Edith Coplon and Valentin Gobut chev rests on evidence beyond wire taps. He demanded proof from independent sources or dismissal of the indictment. The prior hearing questioned Foley’s decoy paper and the FBI recording gaps in Coplon’s office.
Anita Blair of El Paso Texas won entry to the Senate visitors gallery with her seeing eye dog after guards argued rules barred animals in the Capitol. Blair 28 is a freelance safety lecturer who lost her sight a decade ago in a car crash and refused to leave Fawn outside.
Fort Worth, Jan 5. Albert S. Jones a civil engineer of Fort Worth and Paris has taken office as first city manager of Arlington at a salary of 500 dollars a month. The council prioritizes extension of water and sewer mains and formal ratification occurred at a Wednesday meeting.
Analysis notes restlessness in Asia over negative policy toward Formosa and the need for an anti-Communist line. It weighs military intervention risks, calls for Asiatic self-led action, and argues nationalism could be harnessed to contain communism if the US supports independent Asian efforts without imperialism.
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