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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1950
Page
3
Henry Bedell 27 thanked Traffic referee Roland E. Shull for ordering a six month driving ban after a jammed accelerator and stuck brakes caused a collision. Police charged him with reckless driving, but Bedell argued he was not driving as the car operated itself.
Cloudy conditions with scattered sun and occasional peeks of sun across plains. Early Thursday readings show warm highs in the 90s with cooler nights. Momentum shifts across Houston Austin and Amarillo noted with river gauge and rainfall totals and lake levels cited.
Dr. Bertha Barkan Luthy a Stanford biochemistry associate and nucleic acids researcher was indicted for allegedly concealing her Russian birth. She claimed Chicago birth on Feb 13 during immigration inspection. records show birth in 1912 in the Russian Ukraine and arrival with her mother in 1917 at Seattle. The Barkans used the name James Barker in Jackson Michigan. Deportation orders were issued then cancelled after a Supreme Court ruling. No rehearing date set.
Louisiana senators demanded a contempt hearing for editor Clayton Fritchey and publisher David Stern III after the New Orleans Item called them trained seals for voting against a bill at Governor Earl Long's request. The 1921 constitutional provision faces use for disrespect toward the legislature.
Winston Churchill told the Women's Conservative Association that Britain's Feb. 23 vote proves voters reject Clement Attlee's socialism. He predicted Labor will seek a new election and said uncertainty hurts enterprise and trade as Labour abandons wartime restrictions.
In Edinburg on Monday night four Mexican men slept on Missouri Pacific tracks. A freight train killed Jesus Cruz and injured another man, while Fernando Garcia escaped unharmed and flagged a bus for help. Three hours later a second train killed Garcia as officers arrived.
Senator Harry P. Cain began a lone filibuster against federal rent control legislation in Washington on Wednesday. He spoke for three hours and thirteen minutes, criticizing Truman and Senate leaders before targeting the bill itself, which would end control on June 30 unless extended locally. Cain plans to resume Thursday, arguing the move serves political aims and Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson, with local communities needing action to extend controls.
A 190 hour Associated Press survey tallies 455 deaths in accidents from Friday 6 p.m. to Tuesday midnight, with 116 during Memorial Day weekend. The study notes a 20 percent drop from the prior week and lists state totals across Alabama to Wyoming, highlighting drownings and other fatalities.
Arlington report says Jessie Allen, age 8, drowned while wading with three companions. His body was recovered Tuesday from a small creek after unsuccessful revival attempts.
A limestone statue of Steve Canyon was unveiled on Bedford Public Square and formally dedicated by creator Milton Caniff. The sculpture by Webster Bundy attracted Army Navy and Air Force representatives with National Guard honor guard present.
A seven ton statue will be trucked to Chicago for a two week display, then flown to Idaho Springs Colorado where it will be placed on a main highway into the Rocky Mountains. It honors Colorado's first major gold strike of 1859 with Caniff, honorary Idaho Springs citizen, in attendance. The gift comes from William G. Riley president of the Indiana Limestone Company.
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