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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1949
Page
2
Shanghai dispatch reports on Seokan Marines withdrawing and returning in flux as Naval spokesmen avoid firm stance. The piece labels the Chinese civil conflict as a delicate state, with peace-seeking Chinese watching the military moves define the evolving struggle.
Columbia announces a seven inch long playing disc with playback equal to standard 10 and 12 inch records, signaling a battle with RCA Victor. The two giants race to win buyers with new formats requiring different turntables, while critics weigh risks to market and consumer costs. Risks include three separate turntables, unequal compatibility, and potential ruin if one format dominates.
Washington January 9 The new Congress may add two new stars to the United States flag as Hawaii and Alaska seek statehood. Democratic control supports immediate statehood, and President Truman backs it, raising expectant views among legislators and territorial delegates.
A P A L Jennings advertising manager at The Austin American Statesman was elected president of the Texas Newspaper Advertising Managers Association at its Fort Worth meeting. He has guided the Statesman advertising department for 10 years, led it for five, and holds multiple industry and civic roles in Austin. He and wife Vera and their daughter Joanne reside at 1613 Preston Avenue.
Cyrus S. Ching condemned the Taft-Hartley emergency provisions as delaying settlements. He told Congress mediators must stay neutral, with Tobin arguing for mediation under the Labor Department. The mediation service highlighted injunctions delays, fact finding limits, nonbinding boards, costly ballots, and weak penalties in last offer conferences.
The Anglican Bishop of St Edmundsbury orders clergy to lecture betrothed couples that marriage is a serious lasting bond. He warns against the view that spouses may seek happiness through divorce, insisting till death do us part has clear meaning.
The CIO urged a sweeping shift in the federal tax burden. A family of four earning under 4200 would pay no income tax, lifting about 20 million families from tax liability. The plan, by Stanley H. Ruttenberg, shifts burden to corporate profits and high earners to promote full employment.
Senator Glen Taylor, Wallace's vice presidential running mate, is smoothly integrated with Democratic colleagues in Congress. He remains officially a Democrat, receives seniority, and is named co sponsor on two administration bills while enjoying committee assignments and party social invitations.
Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington denied on Sunday that he has wed actress June Millarde. He said reports were completely absurd and that heavy West Coast snowstorms forced him to abandon his car in San Francisco and fly back to Washington after starting from Seattle.
Dr Ralph J Bunche acting UN mediator for Palestine left New York by plane Sunday headed to Athens en route to Rhodes for talks with Israeli and Egyptian officials. He voiced optimism an armistice in the Holy Land might emerge from the parley with Greek and other officials.
King George failed to attend Sunday services at Sandringham Church drawing disappointment from more than 3,000 mourners and royalists. The king remains convalescent from an arterial ailment at Sandringham House and reportedly planned the absence in advance.
Western Berlin Mayor Ernst Reuter hailed the Berlin airlift on the 200th day of the Soviet blockade as a symbol of peace and friendship. He called the airlift a guarantee that Germany will regain freedom and independence.
J R McLean a Union Pacific telegrapher acted on a hunch and went outside to flag traffic as the City of Los Angeles streamliner approached Pico station. The train struck a cattle truck killing 15 steers and injuring the driver Charles Nash. McLean survived as wreckage filled his telegrapher room.
A Soviet Army spokesman condemned Berliners for focusing on Russian misdeeds and forgetting Soviet aid. Captain Tregubov recalled Berliners’ charges of rape and looting by Red soldiers, noting German bitterness over stolen watches and other injuries.
Metropolitan Opera star Lauritz Melchior flew to East Africa for a planned big game hunting trip. He said he would pursue lions and other game and joked about bagging a dragon for the Met’s Siegfried production.
A two year cross sectional survey covering 1 180 551 employees in 277 plants across 33 states shows about 54 percent of plants had some form industrial hygiene services. Dr C O Sappington of Chicago for the Mellon Institute notes improvements over the last decade with emphasis on home health and calls for better coordination between medicine and management and clearer terms in the field.
Washington police and traffic experts debate if car radios distract drivers. Chief prosecutor Clark F. King argues listening to radios hinders full attention and could be illegal, while AAA notes no state law bans car radios and cites benefits like alert weather updates and driver vigilance.
Mrs. Frank M Howell, 87, and her husband, 81, marked their 70th wedding anniversary begun in 1879 at Galesburg, Illinois. The couple, who characterized their bond as eyes and ears for each other, hosted an anniversary gathering with five children, four grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren present.
Raymond Parsons caught three fish on one hook at Lebanon Missouri. Two of the fish were already strung on his steel stringer when he snagged a three pound channel cat and found the others tangled in his line.
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