Austin Firemen Seek Fast Pay Rise by Referendum
Austin firemen approved a refer endum petition to push pay raises for both fire and police departments. The plan calls for longevity pay, extra vacation days, overtime, and a nine-class salary scale with chiefs at 450 base plus longevity. About 2,000 signatures needed for council review under the city charter.
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Austin Firemen
Austin
Austin Police
Austin Firefighters Association
Blanco Street
Austin Civic Club
Rudy Rice
Tenth Ward Civic Club
Supreme Court
Steen Smith
Firefighters Group
Truman Plan Seeks M ore Manpower and Funds
President Truman signals no current tax cuts and defers on resisting worldwide aggression while pressing for rapid mobilization. Senator Lyndon Johnson urges 24 hour production and reactivating 2000 ships, and Senator Ferguson calls for sharp UN council action against Soviet aggression.
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Snyder
Truman
Korea
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Senate Armed Services Committee
Johnson
Texan
Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate
Russia
United States
Free World
Michigan
United Nations Security Council
United Nations
UN Council
Ussr
Kremlin
Dutch Destroyer Everton Joins Allied Fleet
The 1,760 ton Netherland destroyer Everton departed Hong Kong on Thursday to operate with the allied fleet in Korean waters. Commanded by Commander D. J. Van Doorninch, the ship sails as part of ongoing naval efforts in the region.
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Hong Kong
Everton
D. J. van Doorninch
Yanks Beat Back NK Forces in Kum River Clash
Allied air and artillery fire slowed North Korean attempts to cross the Kum River as U S and South Korean forces countered near Taejon Taegu and Chungju. B29 raids dropped 500 tons on targets including Wonsan while MacArthur spoke of reducing enemy superiority.
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Laejon
Tabek
Taegu
Taejon
Manchuria
Tanyang
Pusan
Pyongyang
Wonsan
Red
Emmett
Rosy) O’donnell
West Point
Japan
Korea
Air Force
Uncle Joe
Kum River
Douglas MacArthur
Kum
Chichowon
Chungju
Kumchon
MacArthur
Seoul
Chungju-Tanyang
Chungsan
Chongnim
Peking Radio
Tokyo
United Nations
Palestine
Hong Kong
Tibet
Tid lands Fight Persists as Delegates Back Action
Texas delegates commit to a four point program to secure submerged lands titles, press Congress, organize tidelands groups in other states, and inform the public. Texas leaders discuss sovereignty and potential secession as a theoretical option while lauding limits on foreign influence.
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Texas
Texans
Robert Lee Bobbitt
San Antonio
Tidelands Committee
State Bar
Supreme Court
Texas Tidelands
Korea
Price Daniel
Congress
Roy Sanderford
Belton
W. W. Heavey
Houston
Marvin Nichols
Fort Worth
Guy C. Jackson
Anahuac
Nichols
Heavy
Jackson
W. M. Bauer
Port Lavaca
Farley
Amarillo
J. C. Wilson
Pecos
Fritz Hofmokel
Brownsville
Henry Bell
Tyler
L. M. Fisher
Corpus Christi
Jack C. Vowel
el Paso
W J. Oxford
Stephenville
Arch Underwood
Lubbock
Reagan Houston
Glen R. Lewis
San Angelo
H. Y. Cartwright Jr
Galveston
W. H. Bauer
John W. Carpenter
Dallas
Charles Tennyson
Austin
Heavey
Hofmokel
Wilson
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Lamar Dial
Tidelands Defenders
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Texas Property Defense Association
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Neal Douglass
S.J. Rogers
W. B. Pryntel
T. Willson
Y Mivli
Texas State Optical
Kored
Peng Teh-Wei
Sinkiang
Bremerton
Wash
Navy
Hugh E. Haven
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Navy Bureau of Ships
Valley Forge
Western
Pacific
Far East Bomber Command
Ori Oe Coe
San Jacinto
Willie
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