Unions Fight Brown and Root Contract Award
City council conference hears 11 unions oppose awarding the boiler work contract to Brown and Root, arguing non union and out of state labor implications. unions claim wages and tax concerns, while officials say bids must meet state labor standards and Austin labor priority. Morgan to present findings to council as union reps urged attendance at Thursday session.
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Brown
Root
Sparks
Brown and Root Company
Austin
Fred F. George
Houston
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
Morgan
Boilermakers
George
Brown and Root
Building Trades Department of
United States
Texas
Louisiana
Chester Smith
Carpenters Union
C. N. Griffin
State Council of Carpenters
Henry Lucksinger
Austin Bricklayers Union
Lucksinger
Seaholm
Texas Labor Department
Reds Add Cars to Slow Motion Berlin Blockade
The Russians slowed traffic at Berlin by inspecting passenger cars and turning back some drivers over shipping document errors while allowing trains. Acheson reportedly approved about 28 million dollars in aid to Chinese Nationalists in Formosa. In Czechoslovakia priests face arrests amid government pressure, while Rajendra Prasad was elected India's first president as the country nears sovereign republican status.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Washington
Formosa
Connally
Texas
Senate Foreign Relations
Mittee
Czechoslovakia
Indian Constituent Assembly
Rajendra Prasad
Prasad
Mohandas Gandhi
India
Fog and wind shift with colder afternoon in Central Texas
Weather report notes fog in the Austin area with wind and showers. A cooler change arrives in the afternoon with temperatures dropping below freezing by Thursday morning. Moon phase and astronomical data included, along with scattered precipitation and temperature readings across Texas cities such as Austin and Rio Grande.
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US Weather Bureau
Austin
Texas
Perseu
Colorado
Coloiver
Rio Aco Paso
Jury Chosen In Gubitchev Coplon Spy Trial
In New York on Tuesday a jury of twelve plus three alternates was chosen to try Judith Coplon and Valentin Gubitchev on charges of conspiring to spy for Russia. Defense delays failed. three alternates will be chosen Wednesday. Gubitchev, 32, faces up to 15 years. Coplon, 28, up to 35 years.
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New York
Judith Coplon
Valentin A. Gubitchev
Gubitchev
Gubitehev
Miss Coplon
Justice Department
Anlyst
Guard Officers Staff Courses Open At Fort Leavenworth
Texas National Guard officers will be selected to attend 10 month courses at the reestablished Army War College and the Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth Kansas. Announcement was made Tuesday by Adjutant General K L Berry.
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American Capitol
Texas National Guard
Army War College
Command and General Staff College
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
K. L. Berry
Smithwick Testimony Closes as DA Under Guard
Smithwick’s trial closes amid a heavy security presence after a gunman fired twice at DA Evetts as he arrived home. Testimony features Smithwick's account of the shooting, Mason's radio remarks, and details of the Rancho Allegro operation. Witnesses include Maria Smithwick, Manuela Garcia, and Willy Chapa who described dates, payments, and ties to Sam Smithwick and proprietor Betervo Flores.
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Smithwick
DA Evetts
Belton
Evetts
Bill Mason
Mason
Taylor
Wesley Dice
E. T
Buck
Ray Ald
Ray
Rancho Allegro
Manuela Garcia
Sam Smithwick
Willy Chapa
Alice
Chapa
Betervo Flores
Flores
Willie Mancha
Federal Council Drops Plan for New Brief in Sweatt Case
The Federal Council of Churches will rely on an old brief in support of Heman Marion Sweatt after dropping plans to file a new one. Attorney General Price Daniel said the court will hear oral arguments March 13 in the landmark case challenging segregated schools as unconstitutional. The council says its stand does not erase the need to highlight facts about segregation in church and state facilities.
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Federal Council of Churches of Christ
Heman Marion Sweatt
Price Daniel
Daniel
Charles H. Tuttle
New York
Sweatt
US Supreme Court
Joe R. Greenhill
Greenhill
Federal Council of Churches
Texas Attorney General
Houston
Supreme Court
Texarkana Cancer Victim Eats Florida Melon Sent by Legion
Mrs. Troy Baker, a cancer victim unable to retain food, has eaten three fourths of a Florida melon sent by American Legion Post 24 of Bradenton. Confined to bed for over two months, the patient has now received a second melon after the first arrived last Friday via Dalton of Anna Maria Island.
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Texarkana
Jan
Troy Baker
American Legion Post 24
Bradenton
Fila
Baker
Florida
Express
Ce Dalton
Anna Maria Sland
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Avelino Saenz
Henry Taylor Sr
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