Egypt urges UN to demand Dutch withdrawal from Indonesia
Egypt called on the UN Security Council to order immediate Dutch troop withdrawal from Indonesian territory. India and the Philippines backed the move while no formal amendment was submitted. The council adjourned as debate continued and a vote on the four power resolution appeared likely Thursday.
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Lake Success
Egypt
UN _ Security Council
India
Philippines
United States
China
Norway
Cuba
Russia
United Nations Commission On
Indonesia
Mahmoud Bey Fawzi
Security Council
New Delhi
Railway Brotherhood To Meet in Laredo
The Railway Brotherhood of Maintenance and Way Employes will meet in Laredo on February 11 and 12. G. W. Kelly of the Texas Mexican Railway Co. announces the gathering, with H. H. Reddick of Houston as general chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Railway Brotherhood of Maintenance and Way
G. W. Kelly
Texas-Mexican Railway Company
H. H. Reddick
Houstin
Brotherhood
Jester Proposes Rebuilding Texas Prison System
Jester outlines a five phase program for reforming Texas prisons. It calls for rehabilitation, religious activity, vocational training, and a readjustment plan for discharged inmates to gain lawful work. Other aims include separating inmates by age and offense, improving housing, boosting staff pay, modernizing farm operations on 73010 acres, and passing bills to reduce losses and modernize industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jester
Italy Raises Tel Aviv Consulate to Legation Status
Rome reports Italy elevates its Tel Aviv consulate to legation but says this does not alter relations with Israel. Italy had established consular representation on Oct 1, 1948 and treated it as de facto recognition. formal recognition talks continue.
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Rome
Tel Aviv
Foreign Office
Italy
Israel
Power Failure Knocks KRLD Off Air in Dallas
A power failure at Texas Power and Light kept radio station KRLD off the air for several hours Tuesday morning. Maintenance men suspect ice and rain damaged the transformer system.
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Dallas
Texas Power Am Light Company
KRLD
Warm Rains Bring Temporary Relief Across Texas
Weather brings warm rain easing cold grip in Fort Worth and Dallas areas as highways clear but ice caused hundreds of minor accidents. Trinity River rose to 31 feet Monday but expected to fall without major damage. statewide patrol reports hazardous driving north of Austin.
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Fort Worth
Dallas
Trinity River
State Highway Patrol
Austin
Wyoming
Montana
Washington
Senate
Dakota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Senate Studies School Financing Plan Highlights
The Senate reviews a proposed foundation funding pattern for Texas public education. A 45 million dollar state effort would be raised county by county using an economic index based on valuation, population, income, and payrolls to share costs. The plan preserves local control and expands teacher pay with raises tied to experience and degrees.
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Central Education Agency
Gilmer- Aikin Committee
Taylor
Gilmer-Aikin
Texas
Lock
Gilmer-Aikin Committee
Peace Declared In Long Feud On Camp Swift Lands
Bastrop officials declared peace in a long dispute over Camp Swift lands. The War Assets Administration rejected the Texas Game Fish and Oyster Commission bid for 35000 acres, transferring the land to surplus property. Former owners may buy back land. breeding farms and game preserves are debated.
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Bastrop
Watt
Game Commission
Camp Swift
Crider
Moore
Howard Dodgen
Commission
Dodgen
Woods
Bryson
Bastrop County
Austin
Washington
War Assets Administration
Texas Game, Fish & Oyster Commission
Homer Thornberry
War Assets
State Game, Fish & Oyster Commission
Thornberry
Farm Credit Administration
Obituary notices from Austin area dates and burials
The body of Private Norman G. Hearn arrived in Austin Tuesday. Hearn born Sept. 10 1915 in Austin was killed in Germany April 8 1945. He attended Austin High School and worked for Sherwin Williams before joining the Air Corps in 1942 later Infantry. He earned the Purple Heart and is buried with full military honors at Memorial Park. Other obituaries include Mrs Rhoda L Glenn, Mrs Isabelle Skains, Hallie McKellar city clerk, Mrs Lula F Cole, Mrs Florence Hooper and Alvin T Peterson with survivors listed and funeral arrangements noted.
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Norman G. Hearn
Austin
Pvt
Hearn
Germany
Austin High School
Sherwin-Williams Paint Company
Armed Forces
Air Corps
Infantry
Pvt. Hearn
Cook Funeral
Daniel Grieder
Memorial Park
Edwin Hearn
Claude E. Hearn
Calvin Hearn
Leslie Hearn
Albert Harris
C. A. Clayton
Ruth Hearn
Paris
W. W. Hearn
Karen
Gayle Hearn
Steve Zimmerman
San Antonio
Trumanites Push Control Measure on Steel and Rent
Sawyer defended voluntary steel agreements while warning of a 7 million ton finish goods shortfall. He urged mandatory powers to fix flaws, as Tobey urged real teeth. Congress schedules hearings on export controls and rent law extensions ahead of February expiration.
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Sawyer
Tobey
Rn.h
Commerce Department
Senate
House Banking Committees
Capitol
Spence
D-Ky
House Banking Committee
Maybank
D-S.c
Senate Banking Committee
Taft Defends Limited Public Housing Stance
Senator Taft says free enterprise cannot solve low rent housing needs and urges federal and local governments to replace slums with public housing. He criticizes Truman’s 1,000,000 unit plan as costly and overreaching, arguing for a limited program and warning against full socialization of housing. He notes public hospitals exist but deeming broader socialization unnecessary.
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New York
Taft
Ohio
Mortgage Bankers Association of America
Truman
Taft Long
San Antonio Solon Heads Rules Group
Representative Jack Ridgeway of San Antonio was named chairman Tuesday of the temporary House committee on rules. Other members named are William S. Fly of Victoria Don A. Lewis of Midlothian Henry Lehman of Giddings and Pearce Johnson of Austin.
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Jack Ridgeway
San Antonio
House Committee On Rules
William S. Fly
Victoria
Don A. Lewis
Midlothian
Henry Lehman
Giddings
Pearce Johnson
Austin
Peterson Family Funeral Plans Incomplete
Anna Peterson of Georgetown and her children including William Roland and Eugene Peterson are listed with Georgetown as their home. Rueben Peterson of Leander is noted with two daughters and extended relatives. The obituary notes 11 grandchildren and that funeral arrangements are incomplete with the body at Friedrich Funeral Home.
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Frank J. Estrada
Frank J. Estrada Sr
Mary Estrada
Austin
G. A. Martins
Jimmie Swope
Frank Gruber
Delores Lofgren
Washington, D. C
Frank Estrada Jr
Alameda
California
Bennie Estrada
Sarah Rodriguez
Fred Adams
Los Angeles
Lupe Benavides
Saldana
Corpus Christi
Tony Estrada
Houston
Cook Funeral Home
Anna Peterson
Georgetown
William Peterson
Roland Peterson
Eugene Peterson
Rueben Peterson
Leander
Herbert Swenson
O. G. Anderson
C. W. Peterson
Edward Peterson
Round Rock
Rudolph Peterson
San Antonio
Ellen Berkman
Nora Peterson
Friedrich Funeral Home
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Fawzi
Netherlands
Alexander Cadogan
Britain
Sir Benegal Ramu Rau
Shoe Service
Capitol Saddlery
Lavaca
Frigidaire
Willie
San Jacinto
Detroit
Packard
Senate Studies School
WAR Rejects Game Commission
Rhoda L. Glenn
Confederate Women’s Home
Agnes Dietrich
Midland
Isabelle Skains
Route 3
Joe Skains
J. C. Brewer
Lean Roden
Herlong
Calif
C. Basham
John H. Harris
N. H. Harris
Ed Watkins
Delleker
John Watkins
Laura Silver
Canyon City
Weed-Corley
W. C. Hartgrave Jr
Gause- Ware
Hallie McKellar
Kenneth Pope
R. E. Ledbetter Jr
Oakwood Cemetery
I. W. Popham
Robert Hamner
Sam Page
W. H. Busche
Roy Pearce
Percy Diehl
Lula Florence Cole
Lula F. Cole
Wilke Funeral Home
Florence Hooper
Marble Falls
First Baptist Church
Hooper
Ralph Gardner
Lillian Hooper
Dwight Hooper
Mason
Euba Claypool
Hugh Claypool
Waco
Clement Claypool
Alvin T. Peterson
Williamson County
Taylor Hospital
Howard’s
Montopolis
Neers
Montopelis
UNI
Colorado
Austin’s
Thurlow B. Weed
Jack Corley
Levaca
Eldon Powell
Florist
San Antonio Solon Heads Rules Group
Congress
Petes Pe
Lecant
Guadalupe
Travis County
Nalle
Texas State
W. B. Pryatel
S. J. Rogers
Texas State Optical
Walgreen Drug Store
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