Reds Build Up In West Korea
Tokyo reports large Chinese Red buildup near Osan and Wonju in Western Korea as UN forces retreat south from Wonju. Combat losses tallied Monday with Allied air power and naval bombardment delaying further advances. MacArthur aims to widen the UN air and sea advantage to cushion ground withdrawal.
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Tokyo
Seoul
United Nations
Korea
Osan
Eighth Army
Fallen Suwon
Wonju
Pusan
Waegan
Heartbreak Highway
Inchon
Kimpo
Han River
Earle £. Partridge
Fifth Air Force
Rochester
Kenya
Ceylon
MacArthur
Taejon-Taegu
Suwon
Truman backs 60 ship super aircraft carrier plan
The Truman administration reversed itself and urged a 60 battle carrier as part of a $2 billion naval buildup. The Air Force eyes around 100 groups, with production rising to meet the president's target of a fivefold warplane increase.
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Washington
Truman
Air Force
John A. McCome
McCone
Truman vows to fight if needed to block Soviet conquest
President Truman told the nation he will fight if necessary to stop Soviet expansion. In a 3,500 word State of the Union address before Congress, he pressed for mobilization to produce 50,000 planes and 35,000 tanks yearly, pledging no retreat from Western Europe and urging tax increases and a bigger draft to prepare for full scale war. He warned of proxy wars in Korea and urged strong united fronts while rejecting appeasement.
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Washington
Truman
Soviet Russia
United States
Western
Europe
Congress
Russia
Korea
Soviet Union
Wherry
Senate
GOP
James Stewart Pays for Hill Country Lease Dispute
The article notes James Stewart has paid 30000 for a Blanco Kendall Gillespie lease, marking a rare landholding by a movie star in Central Texas. It also mentions Bee Cave area proposals to switch school districts and NCAA considerations on sanctions at its Dallas meeting.
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Central Texas
James Stewart
Centexas Mohair Prices Hit Record High
Mohair prices in Centex surged to new records with kid hair at $2 per pound and adult hair at $1.50. Will Crow of Drippings Springs notes the widest gap between adult and kid hair in history, while two Central Texans, John Hixon and Wiley Heftington, sold at the new levels at Bee Caves in Travis County.
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Will Crow
Drippings Springs
Crow
John Hixon
Wiley Heffington
Bee Caves
Travis County
Trucker Hurt in Crash Pinned 45 Minutes at Round Rock
Perry H. Hill, 38, of Round Rock, was trapped inside his crushed trailer truck after it jackknifed at Airport Blvd and 38th Street. He remained in critical condition at Brackenridge Hospital with chest and head injuries, facial lacerations, and leg abrasions. Police investigated with two wreckers removing debris.
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Round Rock
Brackenridge Hospital
Perry H. Hill
Airport Blvd
Otto Ludwig
Ludwig
Hill
Car Producers To Meet To Study Price Fixing
Government reports a second meeting of car producers will be held Thursday to study a price fixing plan for the automobile industry. The session follows an initial discussion aimed at stabilizing prices and production.
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Washington
Indus
Air Force imposes temporary freeze on enlistments at Lackland
Amid a surge of volunteers, Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio receives over 20,000 new arrivals in a week, triggering a temporary enlistment freeze. A quota system aims to cap daily intake near 1,000 recruits, with exceptions for veterans and college-educated volunteers.
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Austin
Air Force
Associated Press
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Lackland
LG. Walker
Fourth Army
Washington
New York
Raymond L. Frazier
Austin Air Force
Frazier
Light Freeze Forecasted as Austin Sees No Rain
The Austin area expected a light freeze Tuesday with no moisture sighted. Weatherman predicted continued dry spell in Central Texas with no rain in sight and warmer daytime temperatures. forecast calls for fair conditions Tuesday and Wednesday with highs near 68 and lows around the 30s.
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Austin
Texas
County Bus Costs Under Scrutiny as Lawmakers Debated Reform
Pflugerville board member J Keumpel called for an immediate investigation into county and state bus transportation charges. He urged hiring a transportation officer to audit expenditures and curb overcharging, noting examples of high bills and questionable grease and wash fees.
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Co. J. Keumpel
Keumpel
I W. Popham
Gilmer-Aikin
Popham
Dale Howard
Travis County
Howard
Schools Oked Dr Adamson As Consultant For District
Austin's School Board voted to retain Dr William C. Adamson psychiatrist as special consultant on mental hygiene for the public schools. The board also approved continuing Child Care Centers at Pease and Rosedale and sent a resolution to Congress for building materials priority. Boundaries for Brentwood and Maplewood schools were adopted with detailed street lines.
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Austin’s
William C. Adamson
Pease
Rosedale
Congress
Brentwood
Maplewood
Northland Drive
Shoal Creek
Burnet Road
Airport
East Avenue
Cemetery
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Gamat Aid Gale A Tame
Opening Texas House Session Promises Tax and War Debate
The 52nd Texas Legislature prepares to convene with Governor Shivers urging cooperation in national security. Key issues include civil defense funding, tax policy, redistricting, and budget priorities amid calls for a $3 billion federal program and a $110 million biennial revenue plan. Representative-elect Edwin T. Dicker faces a sworn-in challenge, while security and anti-sabotage measures loom.
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Capitol
Tidelands
Allan Shivers
Edwin T. Dicker
Dallas
House
Senate
Cat
Texas
Shivers
Reuben E. Senterfitt
San Saba
Pat Bullock
Colorado City
Wardlow Lane
22Nd
Board of Control
Legislative Budget Board
University of Texas
Robert S. Calvert
Dicker
Dallas Republican
John Ben Shepperd
Senterfitt
Marshall O. Bell
San Antonio
W. J. Isaacks
el Paso
Harvey Sadler
Sweetwater
Blount
Big Spring
W. R. Chambers
Brown County
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Legislature
Legislative Pbx
Appeinim
Conttel 'Esukaagt
IN THE TILL Legislature It’s Magic Word For Businessmen
The Legislature convening in Austin boosts downtown business from cafes to hotels as 800 to 1,000 visitors arrive. Local leaders estimate increased rents, hotel stays, and service volume, with utilities and printing firms gaining from the congressional session.
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Austin
Bush
George Sandlin
Sandlin
Western Union
Capitol
D. L. Hamilton
I. W
Stormy) Davis
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Davis
One Redistricting Plan Would Give County 3 Solons
Travis County would gain three House members under a tentative redistricting plan. It would create a flotorial district with no share for other counties and add one seat in 1953. The plan outlines regional apportionment with counties grouped into districts and shows Harris with eight members, Dallas Tarrant and Bexar with seven each.
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Travis County
House of Representatives
Harley Aaler
Sadler
West Texas
Travie County
Panhandle
Texas
Williamson County
Burnet County
Llano
Mason
San Saba
McCulloch
Blanco-Gillespie
Hays County
Hays-Caldwell
Blanco, Gillespie
Kendall
Bastrop
Caldwell
Lee
Comal
Guadalupe
Milam
Robertson
Bell County
Peppy Blount
Big Spring
Harris County
Dallas
Tarrant
Bexar
Austinite Posthumously Awarded Bronze Star
The US Second Infantry Division announced on January 8 posthumous Bronze Star to Sergeant John E Johnson of Austin Texas for gallantry in Korea his wife is listed as living in Tacoma Washington
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Tokyo
US Second Infantry Division
John E. Johnson
Austin
Texas
Korea
Johnson
Tacoma
Wash
Austin seeks revenue bonds for municipal auditorium
Austin plans to ask lawmakers to authorize revenue bonds to build a municipal auditorium, possibly through a city auditorium authority. The move could allow any city to use the new statute, with related land and zoning amendments discussed by Travis County lawmakers. The group may also pursue housing authority powers to condemn slums under federal housing provisions.
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Travis County
City of
Austin
Travis
Austin School Board
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