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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1949
Page
9
President Juan D. Peron announced to 11,000 students that all university fees would be abolished. He said education would be free and within reach of all Argentine youths pursuing studies for the country’s benefit.
The Samuel Goldwyn produced film directed by Wood starring Gary Cooper tells Lou Gehrig’s rise from immigrant roots to Yankee legend and his final battle with ALS. Cooper captures the restrained emotion as the story traces Gehrig childhood, marriage, Ruth years, and last days.
Review traces scenes from Pride of the Yankees and Act of Violence. It lauds Zinnemann direction, Van Heflin and Robert Ryan performances, and Janet Leigh’s growth as an actress in a hard hitting script. The piece lists showings at Paramount Queen and various local theaters with start times through Thursday.
Governor Fuller Warren plans to dock his 1948 Cadillac for 3000 dollars to tide the state over as Florida faces a budget shortfall. He will suspend his 1000 dollar monthly salary for three months and fly to California for his Sunday wedding to Barbara Manning. Representative Marcus Frank called the move ham acting, but Warren retorted that the legislator should aid the needy instead.
Judith Coplon acknowledged spending two nights with a man in Philadelphia and Baltimore hotel rooms under the alias Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Shapiro. She initially denied the claims, then admitted the facts while denying any illicit relationship, and referenced her feelings for Valentine A. Gubitchev, a Russian associate.
In Memphis a spring shower left William B. Johnson drenched and unprotected after his umbrella, kept as a sister gift, proved unusable.
The board of trustees for St Stephen's Episcopal School gave general approval to plans for the new institution at a Tuesday meeting. Fehr and Granger presented preliminary sketches. Water discovery on the Rob Roy Ranch site confirmed at about 1,000 feet in the Travis Peak sand formation. The school aims to open in fall 1950 with an initial investment of 250000 dollars. The meeting was held at the office of Rt. Rev. John Hines, bishop coadjutor.
Johore government scholars in Egypt express dissatisfaction with the policy forcing certain branches of study. Four Malay students on Johore scholarships in Egypt are affected by the dispute over required courses.
Mrs. Perle Mesta, Washington's leading hostess and close Truman family friend, was nominated on Tuesday to serve as minister to the Duchy of Luxembourg. She is wealthy and widowed.
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