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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1950
Page
10
Taipei Formosa July 17 The Chinese Nationalists confirmed Monday one of their planes attacked the British steamer Glenearn Saturday north of Formosa The foreign office said it has requested the United States to convey Nationalists apologies to Great Britain
New York July 17 UPI reports mapmakers struggle to supply accurate Korean maps as Japanese renaming and lack of current details hinder draftsmen. Rand McNally and other firms lack up to date Korea maps. Army maps exist but are scarce for public use. Breland notes risks if civilians obtain such maps, while British maps are also outdated.
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company raised prices on its bag-packed coffee by four to five cents per pound. Eight O Clock will cost 74 cents, Red Circle 76 cents, and Bokar 77 cents. A&P cited higher green coffee prices from adverse crops, not the Korean War, as the reason.
The City Zoning Board of Adjustment will hold three hearings on zoning changes at 7 p m in City Hall. Proposals include reclassifications from C to C-1 at East 1th and Waller, C-1 to C-2 at West 29th and Fruth, and 1904-1906 South Congress Avenue. Nine appeals for minor variations will also be heard.
Tel Aviv reports that Israeli news dealers will stop stocking American French and Canadian magazines due to lack of import licenses. Affected titles include the New York Herald Tribune New York Times Newsweek Time Life and Colliers.
In Korea, Private Leroy G. Palmer recalls his father Guy Palmer of Anderson Indiana as a long remembered figure of home. He recounts his father’s habit of stashing beer across Madison County and their bond over simple country moments.
Bamboo often grows to 60 or 70 feet in a few months according to the report.
The Army reduces volunteer qualifying score to 70 test grade equal to draftees. volunteers retain minimum acceptance at 90, while Marines require 90 for line duty and 110 for aviation. Air Force set 100 for non grads and 90 for grads, Navy unchanged at 106. Unified scoring aligns education and intelligence. only 12 percent fail minimum 70, leaving about 31 percent below 90.
LONGVIEW July 17 Texas and Pacific freight No 54 head brakeman E L Maricelli aged 59 of Shreveport was killed in the T&P yards early Monday. He apparently died after being struck while cutting cars from the freighters by west bound passenger No 15. He died en route to a hospital.
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