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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1950
Page
4
The Austin Police Association is described as fragmented and leaderless after a disputed push by detectives for higher pay. Patrol officers opposed the raise, prompting internal splits and a plea for Police Chief R D Thorp to restore unity. City finances and charter changes loom over pay talks across departments.
A collection of aphoristic lines contrasts Eden myth, travel sales, and interpretations of servitude with reflections on freedom. It touches on motives, aging hats, Rip Van Winkle, trust in Communists, and the high cost of liberty versus slavery.
The article notes expected low turnout for a non presidential election year in Texas with attention to precinct conventions July 22 shaping who selects Texas electors for 1952. It highlights the Texas Regulars Dixiecrat split and calls for broad Democratic participation to ensure representative convention outcomes. It also discusses one way street plans in Austin and traffic safety concerns.
The author mocks fame from public relations and ad claims, arguing experts profit from advice while many fail to acknowledge simple truth. He cites FTC actions against cigarette ads, notes psychology shows people defy claims of being best, and ends with a quotation from Theodore F. MacManus.
A long reader Q and A page lists varied trivia and facts. It covers unemployment in 1933 at 24.8 percent, ice fishing tips, Pan American Highway travel, aircraft carrier Roosevelt dimensions, Grand Canyon scope within Arizona, milk production increases, Shakespeare era Bible, rocket altitude, Buenos Aires street name, a dog awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Eiffel Tower steel and rivets, and advertising philosophy.
In Washington General Charles Willoughby faces criticism for intelligence errors on Korea. Jonathan Daniels warns Truman that FEPC support weakens the Democratic South and aids Republican gains. The piece traces North Carolina Senate runoff tactics and Republican meddling to defeat Graham and shift votes.
In this column Winchell warns that Nazis and Nazi sympathizers are infiltrating the United States. He cites cases including Walter Gieseking, Ference Vajta, Edward Sittler, and Lajos Marschalko, with deportation or legal actions noted and a reference to Tiso’s execution in 1947 as used by Nazis to claim persecution.
A notice states The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news republication in this newspaper and to AP dispatches, restricting use of the content. The policy outlines AP’s exclusive entitlement and distribution rules for local coverage.
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