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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1950

Page

6

Junior Colleges Rise in Texas Higher Education Reorganization

A Texas Legislative Council survey outlines a four part higher education system with overlap among institutions. Junior colleges expand across communities with state support surpassing that of many grade schools, while senior colleges maintain varied roles. The plan may push graduate programs and consolidate specialties into a unified system or keep distinct components like Texas Tech and North Texas. Racial integration and the Houston Negroes university question could shape the final structure.

Texas Legislative Council Texas A&m College Arlington Stephenville Lamar College Beaumont Education School University of Texas Texas Tech State College For Women College of Arts and Industries College of Mines Texas Western College Capstone A&m College Tech A&m North Texas College Denton North Texas Medical Dental College Griffenhagen Board of Higher Education United States Supreme Court Houston State University of Texas Medical College

Propriety No 845 Paragraphs On Modern Life

Wry mini essays contrast old fashioned values with modern trends. Notes on a backward area lacking neon signs, debt ethics, and the coin machine era frame a social snapshot. The piece spoofs generational shifts and the persistence of old and new behaviors.

Draft call in 20 000 men tests draft boards and reserves

The piece describes a national 20 000 man draft call and its expected effects on enlistments and Organized Reserve activity. It notes Texas volunteers and the Legion’s backing of Korea policy, plus a board shakeup at Hospitals and Special Schools and moves to reassign leaders and restructure the system for efficiency.

Texas National Guard American Legion Rogers Kelley Edinburg Austin Kelley Legion National Foreign Relations Commission Indianapolis Harry Truman Louis Johnson United Nations South Korea The Texan Board For Hospitals and Special Schools Mayne L. Kelly W. C. Cason J. S. Scarborough Kelly Kerrville

Trade unions fortify democracy against communism says Vic Riesel’s critic

A Ma chinists Union leader argues that free trade unions strengthen democracy and counter Soviet propaganda. He praises U S unions for wage growth, living standards, and democratic skills learned in local union halls, urging Vic Riesel and others to recognize unions as essential anti communist force.

Washington Vic Riesel Riesel United States Machinists Union Communist Party Europe Asia America Vic Congress

Questions and Answers from the Information Bureau

Readers ask about state boundaries river lines and patch wear in the Air Force blue uniform. Answers discuss boundary rules in rivers Kentucky Indiana Georgia Alabama Arkansas Tennessee and exceptions. wine bottle sediment and decanting. panda anatomy. WWII era shoulder patches. Bikini explosion seismic records. and Federal Reserve membership for banks and trust institutions.

Kentucky Indiana Ohio River Georgia Alabama Chattahoochee River Arkansas Tennessee

Propaganda Debate and Voice of America Funds

Washington column argues that the Senate factions and isolationists stalled a record vote on aid. It recalls Korean fighting and Eisenhower's plea for morale, criticizing cuts to the Voice of America and praising the Friendship Train and Tide of Toys as truth-telling propaganda.

Washington Senate Congressional James Kern Missouri George Malone Nevada Arthur Watkins Utah Oregon Wayne Morse Cabot Lodge Massachusetts Lodge Kem Malone Watkins Korea Eisenhower Voice of America Senate Appropriations Committee George Marshall Bernard Baruch Bedell Smith David Sarnoff RCA State Department France Italy United States Marseilles Europe American Legion USA Moscow William Benton Connecticut New York Benton Uncle Sam John Taber Congress

Broadway Gossip and Legal Headlines Fly in Daily

Winchell on Broadway hauls a parade of stars and marriages with Groucho Marx and Karen Steele. Frances Rafferty, Ann Dvorak, Yvette Madsen and others figure in reconciliations, divorces, and court matters. Legal notes include a $225000 verdict for Fred F French and policy battles over cinema holdings.

Groucho Marx U. S. Steel Karen Steele Ginger Rogers Myrna Loy G. Markey Burgess Meredith Winter Garden Johnny Kaja Sundsten M. Todd Peeple Shannon Dean Maestro Mordkin Michael Biz Joan Fontaine Chums Wm. Gillette

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