Inauguration Week Marks Time in Texas Legislature
The Texas House and Senate plan brief sessions Monday ahead of Governor Allan Shivers and Lieutenant Governor Ben Ramsey taking office Tuesday at noon. Introduction of bills begins, committees are named, and a wartime austerity inauguration follows with no major ceremonial events.
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Shivers
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Capitol
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Wichita Falls
Pioneer Resident Dies in Taylor
George Walter McCutcheon age 13 died Sunday at his Taylor home. He was a retired farmer and member of a Williamson County pioneer family. Survived by widow G W McCutcheon three daughters Eva Dolan Verna Mae Fullerton Florine Sefick all of Taylor three sisters Mary Lockett El Paso Vera Sappington Houston Annie Stone Alpine and three brothers Jim Roy Bruce of Houston. Services Monday at 3 p.m. Condra Funeral Home with Rev R Clark Calvert officiating. Burial in Taylor City Cemetery.
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Jim McCutcheon
Roy McCutcheon
Bruce McCutcheon
Condra Funeral Home
Rev
R. Clark Calvert
Taylor City Cemetery
Curtis In Line For Raider Job
Texas Tech weighs a new head football coach as Eck Curtis back field coach at the University of Texas expresses serious interest. Curtis, one of 20 interviewed in Dallas, says the job offers a tremendous challenge and that a decision is expected within about 10 days. Other finalists include Abe Martin, Gomer Jones, Red Bale, Dick Todd and Bowden Wyatt.
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Texas Tech
Eck Curtis
University of Texas
Tech
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Curtis
Dallas
D. M. Wiggins
Abe Martin
Texas Christian University
Gomer Jones
Oklahoma University
Red Bale
Rice Institute
Dick Todd
Texas A&m
Bowden Wyatt
Wyoming
Wiggins
Navy Upsets Army Named The Upset Of The Year
Nation wide sport writers crown Navy football over Army as the upset of the year. The item highlights the surprise victory and its acclaim across sports pages.
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Navy
Army
Senate Europe deployment debate nears climactic stage
Washington January 14 heated Senate clash over President Truman’s plan to send troops to Europe may reach a sudden climax Monday. GOP leaders urge delay while Chairman Connally counters with study proposals and Eisenhower’s report is awaited. Taft Millikin Bridges weigh impact of congressional approval versus Truman’s claimed authority.
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Jan
Truman
Europe
Senate
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Dtexas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Taft
Ohio
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Cole
GOP
United States
Allies Retake Yongwol and Budget Battle Looms
Washington lawmakers brace for a record peacetime federal budget near 70 billion dollars as Congress debates funding for Korea and global defense. President Truman pushes paid-as-spent taxes, with talks on income tax increases and broader excises to cover mobilization costs.
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Capitol
Korea
Capitol Hill
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Senate
House Ways and Means Committee
One-Cent Milk Price Hike From Austin Dairies
Milky Way Dairies announced a one cent per quart price increase in ads in the American-Statesman. Hillcrest Farms co owner Harry Peterson said his firm will raise prices Monday to include Grade A pasteurized at 23 cents and homogenized at 24 cents per quart. Superior Dairies manager E A Moeller said retail customers will see the increase Tuesday. The company cited extreme drought raising costs and forcing many dairy farmers to sell cows.
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American-Statesman
Harry Peterson
Hillcrest Farms
Fred Barga
E. A. Moeller
Superior Dairies
Milky Way
Drouth
Canadian Leader Returns Home After Paris Talks
Louis St Laurent left Paris by plane after two days of talks with French officials. He had traveled to Europe following the British Commonwealth conference in London.
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Paris
Louis St. Laurent
London
Infiltration Push Halted and Korean Front Tensions
Allied gains ease pressure on the US Second Division in Korea as Yongwol is recaptured 30 miles southeast of Wonju. US forces vow to stay and fight with replacements due in two to three months amid Tokyo talks and secrecy surrounding large impending moves plus reports of North Korean infiltrations into the division rear.
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China
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Tenth Corps
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West Korea
Survivor tribute to stewardess in National Airlines crash
Survivors of the National Airlines crash paid tribute to stewardess Miss F Housley of Jacksonville Fla, credited with guiding 10 passengers to safety before reentering the burning fuselage as a baby and a woman were cited by several servicemen for bravery. A 19 year old Marine recalled grabbing a woman and child during the blaze.
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Mass
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Manville
N. J
Norfolk
Philadelphia Air Crash Kills 7 and Injures 13
A National Airlines four engine plane overran a runoff at Philadelphia International Airport, killing seven and injuring 13. Stewardess Mary Frances Housley, 24, died aiding passengers as others escaped. Pilot and co pilot questioned as victims identified include four Navy, Marine and Army personnel among the injured.
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International Airport
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N. J
Norfolk
National Airlines
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Hubian
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Edward Zatarian
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Bert “Frankie” Housley
Robert Clim
Manville
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Gavanl
Weather Outlook Austin Sees Freeze Drops to 28
Austin forecast shows a light freeze Monday and a colder one Tuesday morning with temperatures dipping to 28. A norther from New Mexico brought showers and minor hail Saturday night, but rain chances drop by midweek. Meanwhile, strong winds and blowing dust reduced visibility in the Rio Grande Valley with flights hampered only if vis drops to half a mile.
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New Mexico
Weather Bureau
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Alice
Brownsville
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Harlingen
National Production Authority to imposes temporary ban on new commercial construction
An order will temporarily ban new construction of most commercial buildings to reserve steel copper and other materials for defense production and essential expansions. The ban will be flat for a short period with limited exceptions only if specific needs are shown by the A.
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National Production Authority
Tokyo Talks May Affect Korea War
In Tokyo on Monday top American military leaders met under secrecy fueling speculation of a new Korean War move. Generals Collins Vandenberg and Smith plus Major General Bolling arrived with McClure removed from command of the US Second Division. Reasons remain undisclosed as briefing proceeded and no direct comment was offered.
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Second Infantry Division
Korea
Clark L. Ruffner
Tokyo
Korean
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Air
MacArthur
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Vandenberg
McClure
Matthew B. Ridgway
Eighth Army
Chiang Kai-Shek
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