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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1949
Page
4
The Army will start a monetary clothing allowance on July 1, giving new enlistees a free initial clothing allotment and a maintenance allowance. Any unused balance is paid in cash at discharge, mirroring the Navy system and aimed at encouraging better care of uniforms.
Chairman Ray Kirkpatrick of the House appropriations committee signaled support for parts of the eleemosynary building program and state worker pay raises while noting no new tax structure was needed. He warned trimming is possible in two-year appropriation bills, with tough choices between funding levels and anticipated revenues. The House remained more conservative than the Senate in total appropriations, leaving several major supply bills in conference.
House and Senate return to work facing a choice between a $60 million two year omnibus tax increase and a $60 million deficit spending plan. Beauford Jester favors a blanket omnibus tax rise if more funds are needed. The session contends with balancing income and outgo and avoiding new levies while considering a potential $50 million implied deficit.
In Jerusalem Eleanor loses a wrist watch during a lively King David Hotel dinner with Mark Ethridge of the Peace Commission and Ted Lurie. The night features Israeli soldiers, a folk dance, and a circle dance finale as the couple party with veterans before returning to their room to find the watch missing.
A reader asks how to eliminate indoor fruit flies and is advised to discard decaying fruit promptly, seal scraps, and spray sink areas with five percent DDT away from edibles. The piece blends miscellaneous trivia and a humorous anecdote about a stolen watch and fashionably carved footwear in medieval and modern jokes.
In Washington a Senate armed services debate over a civilian review of the air program erupts. Chairman Tydings blocks a bid to bring in civilian advisers while Lyndon Johnson clashed over procedure and scope. Secretary Louie Johnson avoided immediate positions, citing unification.
A collage of theater gossip spans Lily Langtry anecdotes, a Russian consulate club hint, New York Post editors moves, marital details of Jack Gilford and Madeline Lee, and show crises. It notes Lindy’s Times feature, political intrigues, censorship debates over The Naked and the Dead, and vaudeville roots with Alfred unt.
The Austin American notes it retains exclusive republication rights for local news printed in the newspaper and AP dispatches, highlighting the AP news exchange.
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