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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1950
Page
4
Britain speeds up naval build and refit programs to prepare for atom warfare. Defense Minister Shinwell orders rapid modernization focusing on aircraft carriers and fast anti submarine ships. Eight pocket cruisers near completion and some reserves recalled as demobilization slows.
On July 31 1868 a buffalo exhibit in Abilene Kansas drew crowds and publicity for Texas cattle. Cattle shipments to Abilene surged with prices rising to 24 to 30 dollars per head, and by 1869 over 150 000 longhorns moved to Abilene for a roughly three million dollar sale. The following year shipments doubled and prices reached 50 dollars. By 1871 about 600 000 cattle moved up the trail, triggering a beef market collapse.
The article states that all icebergs are made of fresh water ice. It presents a straightforward claim about the composition of icebergs without additional context or counterpoints.
A fragmented radio schedule lists morning and daytime programs including musical shows and sermons. Entries mention times such as 6 a.m. 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. with titles in Spanish like La Santa Misa Saludos y Serenatas and Caminos de Mexico.
Lake Success July 30. Soviet foreign minister Jakob Malik, council president for August, withholds the Tuesday agenda. UN officials and Moscow press offer no clarity on Malik's expected proposals. The United States drafts a Korea relief plan and veto expectations loom as Malik threatens to denounce UN actions toward Korea.
Pilot Jim Graham reported his five passenger Cessna was struck by a blue streak with a red yellow flame while flying at 5400 feet near Williamsville, 10 miles north of Springfield. Four witnesses saw a strange object in the night sky before Graham landed safely at the Springfield airport.
Dallas police continued the search for Gerda Wolf a 27 year old brunette from Dallas who vanished after a trip to Europe and a Galveston to Houston bus ride. Her husband John L Wolf appealed to authorities after a private investigation failed to locate her.
Several hundred Sunday visitors gathered in Lamesa to view a new oil well drilled on the D. Huddle farm by Fred M. Manning Drilling Co. The 7,876 foot bore reached 6,200 feet depth top with a test of 4800 feet of oil and gas including mud but no salt water at 2:20 a.m. after a two hour open test. The field lies 112 miles southwest of Lamesa in Dawson County near Spray berry field 11 miles southeast.
The Philippines Defense Department reports a Hukbalahap ambush near Santo Tomas Batangas left one soldier dead and five wounded. The attack occurred Saturday about 30 miles south of Manila.
A large earthquake lasting two and a half hours originated near the Kermadec Islands between New Zealand and the Fiji Islands and was registered by the University of California seismograph at 6 01 p m Saturday in Berkeley California.
GOP strategists predicted a solid gain for Republicans in the November election with a minimum of 50 to 60 seats, enough to seize control of the House. They argue voters will punish the party in power over taxes and living costs, noting the current 262 Democrats and 172 Republicans, plus one American Laborist.
Pravda hailed American Communist leaders for their firmness under fire in opposing intervention in Korea and said the party will play a decisive historical role. It criticized a lack of vigilance that it said aided the FBI and noted spies inside the ranks including personnel linked to J Edgar Hoover.
A historical note claims chimpanzees surpass humans in intellect among animals, emphasizing their cleverness and cognitive abilities within a broader discussion of animal intelligence.
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