State of State Message Set for Joint Session
The Texas Senate and House will hold a joint session Thursday at 11 a.m. to hear Governor Shivers outline his views on emergency civil defense mobilization, tax policy, spending, and economy. Lawmakers moved swiftly to pass a $750,000 biennial appropriation for legislative expenses as part of a strict economy agenda.
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Texas Senate
House
Allan Shivers
Appropriations
W. H. Ramp
Senate
Rogers Kelley
John L. Crosthwait
Rep. Rampy
Sen. Kelley
Marshall O. Bell
San Antonio
Reuben Senterfitt
Shivers
Ben Ramsey
Ramsey
Texas
Wonju Front Holds as Allies Fight Off Reds
In Korea, American French and Dutch troops halted a seven hour assault that left about 2,100 North Koreans killed or wounded. Allied forces briefly controlled key roads south of Wonju and linked up with a tank led squad entering Wonju from Chechen.
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Tokyo
Wonju
Chechen
Chungju
Chungju-Wonju
Eighth Army
Wonju- Chungju
Osan
Seoul
Sriattinesos
Manchuria
CST
United Nations
Chongju
Wonju-Chungju
Korea Casualties Rise to 42713
Washington reports American combat casualties in Korea rising to 42,713, an increase of 2,537 from the prior weekly tally. The total includes 6,247 killed in action, 29,306 wounded, 7,160 missing in action, with 7,023 confirmed American deaths.
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Washington
Korea
Defense Department
Army
Marine Corps
Navy
Air Force
Central Texas chambers plan annual banquets and elections
The report notes several Central Texas chambers of commerce planning banquets and electing officers and directors. It references UT basketball implications in the Southwest Conference with the Steers and SMU Mustangs tied to Friday night results.
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Central Texas Chambers of Commerce
University of Texas
SMU Mustangs
Marshall Asks Draft-UMIT Plan With 18-Year-Olds in Uniform
Defense Secretary Marshall urged Congress to adopt universal military training and service. The plan calls for 18-year-olds to serve 27 months active, with 3 to 6 years in reserve, deploying many youths at age 19 after four months training, and expanding enlistment to women later.
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Marshall
Washington
Defense
George C. Marshall
Congress
Anna M. Rosenberg
Senate Preparedness Committee
Rosenberg
Korea
Defense Department
National Guard
Truman
MacArthur Denies Evacuation Report
A MacArthur spokesman denied a Chicago Daily News story claiming General MacArthur advised withdrawing UN forces from Korea. Colonel M P Echols said no official or unofficial comment supported evacuation talks, while reporter Keyes Beech cited an authoritative source.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
United States
United Nations
Korea
Keyes Beech
Chicago Daily News
M. P. Echols
Seth
Beech
Gen. MacArthur
Japan
Asia
Eighth Army To Censor All Korean News
Tokyo reports that US Eighth Army will control ground fighting news in Korea starting Thursday. Far East Air Forces will handle aerial operations, while naval dispatches stay under Far East naval forces. Tokyo will still release general UN command news and human interest stories.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
Eighth Army
MacArthur
Far East Air Forces
Far East Naval Forces
M. P. Echols
Echols
United Nations Command
Fighth
Matthew B. Ridgway
Washington
Walton H. Walker
Inchon
Ridgeway
Skeptical Jury Gives Two Years for DWI
In Dallas the District Court jury gave Frank Joe Straka a two year sentence for driving while intoxicated. He had claimed his collie dog was driving the car, then changed his story to say another man was behind the wheel.
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Dallas
Frank Joe Straka
Robert Burns
Robert Pecot
Straka
Sinclair Lewis dies in Rome at 65 after stroke
Sinclair Lewis 65, first American Nobel Prize winner for literature, died at 7:40 a.m. in a Rome clinic after a heart attack. He had lived near Florence and in Rome, recently divorced from Dorothy Thompson, and had battled heart disease while producing renowned novels like Babbitt Arrowsmith and Elmer Gantry.
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Sinclair Lewis
Midwest
Lewis
Villa Elettra
Bastione Fiume
America
Florence
Dorothy Thompson
Grant Wood
Babbitt
Arrowsmith
Elmer Gantry
Stockholms
Linwood Boulevard Christian Church
Kansas City
God
Vermont
Metropolitan Club
New York
Theodore Dreiser
Russia
Dreiser
Yale
Marble Falls bond election ends by one third of a vote
In Burnet County precinct 3, road district 4 residents approved a $40,000 bond for right of way and fence construction to link Marble Falls and Austin. The tally was 269 yes to 134 no, just one vote more than the two thirds required, as Mayor R O Smith notes.
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Marble Falls
Burnet County
Austin
Colorado River
R. O. Smith
Early order to hold line remains in effect
Washington formal statement from Alan Valentine and Michael DiSalle rejects any immediate across the board price or wage freeze. They affirm voluntary price holding continues while selective controls may unfold in basic materials and automotive sectors amid inflation concerns.
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Washington
Alan Valentine
Michael V. DiSalle
Valentine
DiSalle
Economic Stabilization Agency
ESA
Charles E. Wilson
Defense Mobilization
John L. Lewis
The
Wage Stabilization Board
Ira Mosher
National Association of Manufacturers
Associated General Contractors
Mosher
Eisenhower Carries Atlantic Pact Survey Through Belgium and Holland
General Eisenhower continued his Atlantic Pact mission in Belgium and the Netherlands. He met Belgian officials and Dutch authorities to discuss defense against communism and armament, signing or signaling commitment via Belgian royal and Dutch government statements. He tours Copenhagen next.
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Belgium
Holland
the Hague
LMP
Hague
Europe
United States
France
Selden Chapin
Copenhagen
West
Russia
Eisenhowers
Prince Royal Baudouin
Paul van Zeeland
Texas Worker Killed In Steel Firm Mishap
Beaumont reports a 10 ton steel plate slipped from an overhead crane at Bethlehem Steel Company shipyard killing 35 year old Woodrow Buxton. The accident occurred Wednesday as he worked at the facility.
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Texas
Beaumont
Woodrow Buxton
Bethlehem Steel Company
Freeze Forecast Touches Austin and Texas Panhandle
A light freeze is forecast for Austin and vicinity Thursday morning with temperatures near 30 degrees. Thursday will be slightly colder with a high around 61, followed by partly cloudy skies Friday as temperatures warm. Most of Texas enjoyed fair weather Wednesday, with highs from 46 in Dalhart to 82 in Brownsville and Corpus Christi. sunshine and mild conditions spread to the Great Lakes region.
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Austin
Weather Bureau
Texas
Dalhart
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
Great Lakes
Houghton
Mich
US Weather Bureau
East Texas
West Texas
West Texans
Electrical Shock Kills Taylor Man
Cecil Davis Jr. 21 of Taylor died from an electrical shock from a 4160 volt line at a Cameron substation. He worked with a TP&L maintenance crew and was killed Wednesday while on duty. Survivors include his parents and grandmother of Taylor. body at Condra Funeral Home awaiting arrangements.
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Taylor
Cecil Davis Jr
Texas Power and Light Company
Cameron
Davis
W. A. Shrade
Tp&il
Taylor High School
The
Power Company
Cecil Davis Sr
J. E. Davis
Condra Funeral Home
Carolyn Eyes Saved as Mayo Doctors Reject Operation
Four year old Carolyn Purcell of Alpharetta Georgia avoided eye removal after Mayo Clinic doctors found no cancer evidence. Atlanta doctors will continue treatment back home. Shrine Patrol notes and prayer supported the trip.
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Minn
Mayo Clinic
Frank Purcell
Carolyn
Alpharetta
Atlanta
Shrine Mounted Patrol
Dudley Fort
Mayo
Atlanta Mounted Shrine Patrol
Purcell
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