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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1949
Page
14
The Army began interviewing young women to serve as recreational directors in Japan Okinawa and Guam. About 35 recruits will depart for the Far East in early July with annual salaries ranging from 2724 to 2974 dollars.
The Civil Aeronautics Administration said a pilot's late notification allowed a Yale student flight to depart Seattle without inspection. The plane crashed, killing 11. CAA head Rentzel cited conflicting testimony and said the pilot is responsible for safe conduct and airworthiness.
Thirty to sixty thousand residents live below sea level in California's Imperial Valley. The report notes the unique flood control and irrigation challenges facing the region and its dense population.
The Texas Port Association urged banning tidelands oil well operations within five miles of Gulf port entrances. The resolution was approved at a one day meeting to discuss tariffs and foreign trade.
The Army Signal Corps announced it will sell 3,000 mine detectors to aid in criminal evidence gathering. The devices detect metal and any hidden foreign substance including buried clothing and corpses. They are declared obsolete this year but will aid police in locating buried firearms and other items.
Washington June 7. Wright Morrow said he may answer Senator J Howard McGrath about a diplomatic post before leaving for home this week. He notes that a possible ambassadorship could settle Texas party disputes and mentions funds raised totaling 820000 for the national party.
Oscar R. Ewing head of the Federal Security Administration tells a Senate subcommittee that the education system is probably the worst in history. He says as much as 10 billion dollars is needed to build 400000 classrooms over the next decade, with Earl J. McGrath agreeing on urgency.
St. Louis institutions share nearly one million from the estate of Tom W. Bennett, banker and broker, who died March 2. The Greater St. Louis Community Chest gets 62,430 with 41,620 shared among 13 groups and more than 20,000 to 11 organizations.
Washington June 7 Governor Ernest Gruening of Alaska said President Truman told him he would like to visit Alaska but would not do so while Congress is in session. Gruening returns to Alaska next week and noted fog risks after Aug. 15.
Dallas senior federal judge William Hawley Atwell of Wisconsin birth will celebrate his 80th birthday Thursday with a full docket of court work. His son Ben Atwell will host a luncheon at a Downtown club.
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