Austin Election Looms As 51st Texas Legislature Opens
The Austin American notes the 51st Texas Legislature opening and governor inauguration on Tuesday. It highlights expected council turnover on May 1, upcoming April city and county elections, and large city projects from water and sewer to a new police court building. It urges informed voting and civic participation, tying to the March of Dimes drive and polio relief funding for Travis County.
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Alexan Shivers
Tom Miller
Eugene C. Bartholomew
Taylor Glass
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T. Johnson
Emma Jackson Long
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Brackenridge Hospital
East Avenue
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Travis County
National Foundation For Infanstile Paralysis
Charles “O. Betts
Warm Springs Foundation
Gonzales
Labor Unions Push for Big Political Lift in State Affairs
Labor leaders ally with AFL CIO to expand influence in Washington and state governments. Acheson Harriman appointments ease coalition ties with unions as driving forces plan nationwide lobbying in 15 states to repeal Taft Hartley regimes and boost labor representation.
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CIO
Arkansas
New Hampshire
North Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Walter Reuther
General Motors
Naval enlistment rules and historical year origins
A Q and A excerpt explains 18 year olds may enlist in the Navy for one year as USNEVS seamen recruits and cannot extend or be discharged early for reenlistment. It also covers that January became the year's start at different times, with England formalizing it in 1751. It notes Lloyds as a mutual- syndicate insurance group and Chesterfield letters published after his death by his son's widow.
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Anderson Joins Agriculture Panel Ahead of Dixiecrats
President Truman rests confidence in Clinton Anderson as he secures a seat on the agriculture committee, despite seniority rules. Anderson, ex Secretary of Agriculture, replaces Eastland Johnston Gillette on three seats and aims to bolster farm co operatives while handling land and water issues for New Mexico.
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New Mexico
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Oklahoma
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Iowa
Guy Gillette
South Carolina
Olin Johnston
Mississippi
James Eastland
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Strom Thurmond
Gillette
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Carl Hatch
Claude Wood
Wood
Interior Committee
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Roosevelt
Winchell on Broadway and Nightlife Snippets
Margie Lee notes stars studying acting in case Televiz opens. A nightclub scene at 4 a m finds Tallulah banked with banter. Producers and critics swap quips about revues, personal supervision, and labor of appearances in a bustling Broadway snapshot.
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Margie Lee
Hollywood
Televiz
Editor's Notebook on Split Civil Verdict Bill Untouched
The piece surveys a Texas legislative session with hundreds of bills and notes the long-standing push for a split jury verdict in civil cases. It argues ten to eleven jurors could reach just and fair outcomes, potentially raising awards and encouraging settlements while noting political resistance from powerful groups.
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Association Ap News Rate Note
The notice announces subscription rate details and policy about local news rights. It notes AP content is exclusive for republication and credits the Associated Press for local news and dispatches. The item functions as a standard newspaper notice about licensing and access.
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