House Endorses Cutting Spending by 45 Million
The House approved an 87 to 18 vote backing a plan to cut 45 million dollars in proposed state spending. The measure moves to the Senate where opposition is anticipated, as lawmakers consider trimming appropriations and financing options for state buildings and hospitals.
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Associated Press
King
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State University
Senate
John Crosthwait
Widow Recounts Roper Slaying at Anniversary Party
Mrs. McCreary Crow testified in 98th District Court that Dr. C. H. Roper shot her husband during a party celebrating his first wedding anniversary. The trial drew a massive crowd as she described the July 17 shooting at Roper’s home on Fredericksburg Road.
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Austin American
McCreary Crow
98Th District Court
C. H. Roper
Austin
Roper
Crow
Fredericksburg
Dan Moody
Polk Shelton
Emmett Shelton
Bob Long
Leslie Proctor
Henry Brooks
Poll Tax Fate Ties to Gilmer Aikin Board Election
Legislators foresee possible delay of the Gilmer Aikin State Board of Education election with State Auditor Cavness in interim charge. Senate moves to place a poll tax repeal on the Sept 24 ballot, abolishing the poll tax and current registration lists. A new voter system would fruitfully start Jan 31 1950 with potential delay of board elections to 1950.
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Gilmer-Aikin
Board of Education
Cavness
L. A. Woods
Three Held in Theft Of Activated Cobalt
Three men including two Princeton University lab workers were arrested after radioactive cobalt stolen from a university gamma ray experiment was recovered in a Trenton junk yard. The cobalt was found in a shack floor inside a lead brick, along with 12 to 15 other lead bars weighing about 600 pounds.
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Trenton
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Here
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Raymond Muirine
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Muirine
Pukala
Diloute
Blue Baby Operation Triumph At Dallas Hospital
Billie Eugene Hutson of Austin, 14, underwent a three hour blue baby operation at Childrens Hospital of Texas to correct a circulatory defect. Doctors called it a successful start though color fade may continue over days as a seven member team led by an unnamed surgeon monitors recovery.
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Billie Eugene Hutson
Austin
Joseph Hill
Childrens Hospital of Texas
Policeman Kills Man After Toy Gun Hold Up
In Los Angeles on Tuesday night David Haynes Livingston 25 held up a bowling alley with a toy pistol and commandeered a taxi. Policeman George Barber chased the taxi, ordered Livingston to halt, and shot him once as he fled on foot.
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Los Angeles
David Haynes Livingston
George Barber
Livingston
Barber
Legislators Clash Over Deficit Spending and Sales Tax
Representative Pattison denounces spending schemes aimed at a future sales tax while urging cuts to match funds. Lieutenant Governor Shivers argues for living within means without new taxes. Rep. Rust calls deficit spending cowardly and unsustainable, and Rep. Graham warns against earmarked tax increases, urging drastic cuts now.
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Austin American Capitol
James B. Pattison
Pattison
Allan Shivers
Texas
Lloyd G. Rust Jr
Wharton
Rust
Callan Graham
Junction
Polio cases in state rise sharply in seven days
Texas health officials report 94 new polio cases for the week ending June 11, up from 37 the previous week as San Angelo and Dallas areas face surging numbers. Hardest hit is Tom Green County with 28 new cases. hospital counts rise in San Angelo and Dallas County reports strain, prompting calls for cleanup and fly control. The tally for the year reaches 464, with deaths and new investigations at Plainview and Camp Hood contributing to the outbreak narrative.
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San Angelo
Dallas
Parkland Hospital
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Dallas County
Tyler
Health Department
Bexar County
Tarrant
Wichita County
Ector
Howard
Harris
Nueces
Atascosa
Cameron
Coke
Karnes
Wharton
Doctor Is Admitted As 12th Polio Case
Travis County's 12th 1949 polio patient, Dr. Lebert R. Leggett, 26, resident physician at Austin State Hospital, was admitted to Brackenridge Hospital on Wednesday night. His Austin address is 408 West 32nd Street. The polio ward now holds nine patients, four out of town and five Travis County cases, all reported in good condition.
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Brackenridge Hospital
Lebert R. Leggett
Austin State Hospital
Austin
West 32Nd Street
Hitler’s Yacht Arrives in New York at Harbor Entrance
A 3800 ton white steamer named the Grille delivered to George Arida Sr. in New York docks after a 15 day crossing from Gibraltar. The ship dipped its flag to the Statue of Liberty as four of Hitler’s original crew boarded. Arida, a British consul in Tripoli and Middle East industrialist, plans display tours in New York and Washington with proceeds to eight charities.
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Adolf Hitler
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George Arida
Tripoli
New York Harbor
Gibraltar
Arida
Middle East
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Washington
Ridiculous Story of Hoover Resignation Denied
Attorney General Tom Clark called reports that FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover resigned ridiculous and denied any resignation. A Washington Times-Herald story claimed Hoover submitted a resignation during a clash over Justice Department policy. Clark and an FBI spokesman rejected the report. editors defended publishing due to circulation.
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Tom Clark
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
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Washington Times- Herald
Judith Coplon
Justice Department
Clark
Workers Injured As Art Gallery Collapses in Manhattan
In New York on June 15 an under construction East Side art gallery building collapsed. Supports gave way sending workers about 15 feet. at least ten people were injured, three seriously. The poured concrete structure between 76th and 77th Streets will house the New Parke-Bernet Galleries.
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Anhattan
76Th
House approves compromise pay hike for military
The House passed a broad pay raise bill for all uniformed services, trimming top commander bonuses and some flight and submarine pay. The measure, costing about 458 million dollars in pay for all ranks, would go into effect October 1 if the Senate confirms.
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Senate Adds Three Labor Bill Amendments
The Senate approved three amendments to President Truman's labor measure by voice vote, aligning it with elements of Taft-Hartley while preserving key differences. The changes require good faith bargaining by unions, protect free speech unless threats or promises of benefit are involved, and mandate annual financial reports from both unions and employers for NLRB cases. A fourth amendment on non Communist oaths was deferred.
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Love-sick stenographer shoots baseball star Waitkus
Ruth Steinhagen 19, a Chicago stenographer, lured Eddie Waitkus to her Edgewater Beach Hotel room and shot him near the heart in a bid for excitement. Police say mental illness and loneliness underlie the act while Waitkus fights for recovery.
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Eddie Waitkus
Philadelphia Phillies
Ruth Steinhagen
George Holmes
Waitkus
Edgewater Beach
Chicago Cubs
Wrigley Field
Edith Steinhagen
Joyce Stringly
Backseat Driving Conviction Dismissed in Los Angeles
The case of Mrs. Cora Elizabeth Stately, who argued her husband ordered her to go ahead, was reversed and sent back to city court. City Judge Leo Aggeler dismissed the charge for failing to yield to a pedestrian after hearing her testimony about her husband’s instruction.
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Los Angeles
Cora Elizabeth Stately
Julius
Leo Aggeler
Robeson Heads Home from Moscow After Testimony Trip
Paul Robeson leaves Moscow bound for the United States to testify in defense of Communist Party leaders charged with conspiring to overthrow the U.S. government. He says he departs spiritually uplifted and remains a devoted friend of the Soviet Union.
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Paul Robeson
United States
Communist Party
Soviet Union
UT List Requested by House Un-American Activities
The University of Texas will provide a list of social science textbooks as requested by the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Dr. T. S. Painter said the list is public information and can be obtained by anyone. The committee seeks texts and authors across fields including literature geography economics government philosophy history political science and related social sciences.
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US House Committee On un-American Activities
T. S. Painter
Associated Press
Washington Wedness
Committee On un-American Activities
John S. Wood
Georgia
Washington
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