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Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1950

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US rocks bottom policy on Korea withdraw of Reds in South

The United States urged a firm solution to the Korean crisis demanding North Korean troops withdraw to their own territory. The State Department asserted no direct talks with Russia and affirmed UN led negotiations. Washington also said no deal to admit Communist China to the UN in exchange for Russian intervention.

Washington United States South Korea State Department Nehokkdia Korea United Nations Russia Nehru Moscow China Lincoln White Acheson Secy New Delhi India White UN Security Council Security Council 38Th Parallel North Korea Council Lie South Korean Red Cross

Koreans Halt Breakthrough as U S Reinforcements Arrive

Washington forecasts partial mobilization and up to 6 billion dollars for Korean war needs. Hershey favors registering women for national service if required and says the first draft may start in 21 or 22 days. Austin issues urgent reserve volunteer call as Selective Service forms quotas. Front reports say American reinforcements check a North Korean advance at the Kum River near Taejon with Allied air forces hammering targets in the western sector.

Hershey Washington Lewis B. Hershey Gen. Hershey Lyndon Johnson Texas National Guard Texan Senate Armed Services Committee Austin Oscar B. Abbott Texas Military District Col. Abbott Barton Springs Road Marine Corps Selective Service Boyd Sinclair Paul I. Wakefield Gen Armed Services Truman L Luca D-Ni Senate Congress Air National Guardsme Arm Tokyo Kum River Taejon Douglas MacArthur Samgyo Kum Robert Miller United Press Fifth Air Force Kimpo Seoul Far East Air Forces Stratemeyer Korea 24Th

UN Appeals 52 Nations for Ground Forces to Korea

Secretary General Trygve Lie announced that the United Nations has sent telegrams to 52 member countries urging urgent aid including effective ground fighting forces for a UN army to push back North Korean invaders beyond the 38th parallel. The move follows an informal meeting with the United States delegation and Norway’s Arne Sunde.

38Th Parallel United States Security Council Arne Sunde Norway Andrew Cordier Soviet Bloc Yugoslavia

Miss Boyd Dies After 24 Years Teaching in Austin

Miss Mattie Lee Boyd longtime Austin educator died at home 4613 Depew after teaching in the Austin public schools since 1926. She taught 19 years in Wooldridge primary and later Baker School. Survived by mother Mrs P F Boyd and brothers Frank and William P Boyd. Funeral held at Central Christian Church with burial in Austin Memorial Park.

Mattie Lee Boyd Austin Depew Wooldridge School Baker School State Teachers Association National Education Association American Childhood Education Association Austin Classroom Teachers Association P. F. Boyd Frank Boyd William P. Boyd Weed Corley Central Christian Church John Barclay Austin Memorial Park

Weekend of Pleasant Weather in Prospect

The Weather Bureau forecasts a pleasant weekend in Prospect with cloudy skies and a few showers Saturday morning keeping temperatures under 85. By afternoon skies clear with similar conditions expected in the west and east parts of the state.

Prospect Weather Bureau

As You Like It: Aerial Feats and Crime Scene Irony

The piece notes a human cannonball spectacle in tights and spangles, then contrasts it with a robber scene where the crime scene itself arrives as the criminal screams. It also jokes about a household fly’s jet-assisted takeoff as a comic aside on missed targets.

Wheat Production Goal Stepped Up

The Agriculture Department urged a 20 percent larger wheat crop next year aiming for 1,150,000,000 bushels, 193 million more than this year. The goal seeks a safe supply for war needs, livestock feed, and export, aided by a 450 million bushel reserve under price support programs.

Washington Agriculture Department Korea

Audie Murphy Joins Texas 36th Division to Fight

Audie Murphy, the most decorated American WWII soldier, was sworn in as a captain in the Texas 36th Infantry Division at Camp Mabry. He plans to return to Farmersville for a week, withholding studio plans as he begins service and reflects on wartime campaigns from Africa to Germany.

Audie Murphy Farmersville Texas Friday 141St Infantry 36Th National Guard Division H. Miller Ainsworth Luling Murphy Camp Mabry United States Third Infantry Division Africa Sicily Maly France Germany Hell

Texas Oil Production Increased Under War Proration

The Railroad Commission ordered a 107 523 barrel daily boost in Texas oil output to meet wartime demand. August allowables rise from 2 472 805 to 2 580 328 barrels daily, with most fields maxed under a wartime formula. East Texas keeps 19 day, most others 21 day cycles, five fields set at 25 days for retests.

Railroad Commission Texas East Texas Canyon Lime Kelly Snyder Sharon Ridge Canyon Cogdell and Reinecke Scurry County Commission Bureau of Mines Magnolia Petroleum Company Keith Kelly Fort Worth Rowan Oil Company Jared

Austin Police to Enforce Old Blue Law Next Sunday

Austin police will begin enforcing the Sunday closing law, filing charges July 23. City officials said notices will be served Tuesday to businesses affected, with complaints to Corporation Court to follow. City Attorney said enforcement requires legal clarification, while the council urged action after a month of delays.

Austin R. D. Thorp Trueman O'Quinn Thorp Citiz Wlite Legal Department Austin E

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