Austin Metro Area population tops 160000 in new count
District census supervisor John Manning announced final figures showing the Austin Metropolitan Area at 160,381, with Greater Austin at 147,239. The report notes growth in Travis County and the metro area gains, outlining urban expansion and agricultural development as key factors.
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Austin
Travis County
Austin City
Elaine Wiley
Texas
Manning
el Paso
Ysleta
Rio Grande Valley
Greater
Texas Highway Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Greater Austin
Dam Break Floods Two Towns Near Crooksville and Roseville
A small dam east of Crooksville O H O broke after a cloud burst, sending water over Route 75 and cutting communications with Crooksville. The Ohio highway patrol reported no injuries or damage and rushed cars to the scene. the Ohio National Guard was asked to assist the region as water from Black Creek flooded nearby areas.
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Crooksville
Here
Roseville
Ohio Highway Patrol
Ohio National Guard
Black Creek
Senate Groups Reject Truman Arms Aid Expansion
The Senate foreign relations and armed services committees rejected the presidents request for blanket authority to aid any nation to halt communism. They trimmed a $1,222,500,000 second arms installment to European allies and left room for limited aid to Tito if needed, delaying final action until Monday.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Truman
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Philippines
Korea
China
United States
Overburdened taxpayer dives to end tax woes
A distressed taxpayer plans to stay beneath the lake in a steel and glass cage until taxes fall. He declares he cannot keep his head above water and insists he will remain until relief comes. Page 10.
Anhui Strikes Mine Off Swatow With 800 Aboard
The British steamer Anhui reported striking a mine Friday night off Swatow while 800 passengers endured danger. Only one injury confirmed. passengers, chiefly Singapore Coolies, were moved to the Yangyang. The 3500 ton vessel remained afloat after the incident.
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Hong Kong
Anhui
Swatow
Hong Kong Standard
Singapore
Yangyang
Butterfield & Swire
Amoy
Hongs Kong
Pilot Bails Out As Bergstrom Jet Crashes Near Manchaca
First Lieutenant Billy L. Van Bibber bailed out from a Bergstrom Air Force Base F84 jet moments before it exploded in a field on the J. E. Kruemcke farm one mile west of Manchaca. He was found uninjured and the crash is under investigation. No fatalities reported.
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Bergstrom Air Force Base
Manchacha
San Antonio
Kruemcke
C. W. Summers
Bergstrom
Jack Garner
Manchacha Road
Monotonous Weather Looms Over Austin Weekend
The US Weather Bureau reports no change in Austin weather for the weekend. Expect more sun and heat with moderate nights. Saturday highs near 92 degrees and lows around 71.
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Austin
US Weather Bureau
Ex-GI A-Bomb Worker Snared in FBI Spy Net
FBI arrested 28-year-old David Greenglass on charges of supplying atomic secrets to the Soviet spy ring led by Dr. Klaus Fuchs. Greenglass, a New York machinist, worked at Los Alamos in 1944 in the A-bomb program and allegedly conspired with Harry Gold from 1945 onward.
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FBI
New York
Klaus Fuchs
David Greenglass
Lower East Side
Syracuse
N. Y
Alfred Dean Slack
Harry Gold
Fuchs
Pasadena
Calif
Sidney Weinbaum
Communist Party
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Weinbaum
Greenglass
Slack
Washington
Irving S. Saypol
Army
Los Alamos
N. M
Russia
Brooklyn
Saypol
New Mexico
Gold
Albuquerque
Philadelphia
England
Alfréd Slack
Utica
Knoxville
Tenn
Holston Ordnance Jh
Kingsport
Truman vetoes basing point bill as unnecessary
President Truman vetoed the basing point bill calling it unnecessary and confusing and a possible blow to anti trust laws. He said delivered prices with absorbed freight already clarified the legality and that the bill would obscure the law. Supporters vowed to press for action in the next session.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Mr. Truman
McCarran
Dnew
Walter
Dpa
House
Judiciary Committee
Federal Trade Commission
Speeders Argue Over Mile Pace Near Scottsbluff
In Scottsbluff Nebraska on June 16 a Nebraska safety patrolman claimed Jack Stephen MacRoberts of Casper Wyoming was speeding at 110 mph after a five mile chase. Judge set a $100 fine on the driver for the excessive speed.
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Scottsbluff
Neb
INS
Nebraska
Jack Stephen MacRoberts
Casper
Wyo
Leo Knudtsen
Prs
MacRoberts
Cottsbluff
Farm Wife Claims Virgin Mary Visitation Near Necedah
In Necedah Wisconsin on Friday Mrs Fred Van Hoof a mother of seven said the Virgin Mary appeared to her before a crowd of more than 1500 Catholics as prayers for Russia were urged. Witnesses saw no sign of the visitation though priests revived her after she collapsed and she described a blue robed figure with a rosary and gold chain. Authorities said an investigation is underway to determine authenticity.
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Necedah
Wis
Fred van Hoof
Here
van Hoof
Dan Hoof
Two Women Charged In Guthrie Death In Travis County Court
Anna Wheeler 21 surrendered in Dallas after being questioned about the Austin fatal shooting of T. R. Guthrie. Helen Goodroe 19 appeared in Houston claiming to be 17 and signed a statement saying she was in Guthrie’s home when he was shot. Both face murder charges in Travis County.
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T. R. Guthrie
Austin
Anna Pearl Wheeler
Dallas
Helen Goodroe
Houston
Guthrie
Justice of the Peace
Frank W. McBee
Travis County
Bob Baker
Miss Goodroe
McBee
Goodroe
Baker
Anna Pearl] Wheeler
Ernest Best
Frank Ivey
J. W. Wheeler
E. P. Cage
Best
Manchaca Road
Ori
Mand Brand Funeral Home
Las
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Spain
Tito
Yugoslavia
Europe
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Southeast Asia
Homer Clements
Sacarias Mendoza
OREO
Eae * Ween
Winchell
Manchaca
Semen M. Semenov
Amtorg Trading Corporation
L. J. Chapman
E. O. Best
Manchaea Road
Associated Press
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