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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1949
Page
4
A satirical piece describes a deadly Taxation potion dispersing in the Texas House, linking tax hikes and bond debates to unsafe behavior and political peril. It laments potential votes on a $25 million bond for institutional improvements and possible state tax increases amid a recession. It also notes traffic hazards on Bee Caves Road from reckless driving and arm dangling trends.
eyewitness account describes Chief Boss Thorp’s alert motorcycle cop scolding a pickup driver at Ninth and Colorado, starting with a handshake and ending with a sharp finger wag. Also notes a flashy Hollywood visitor and a waterfront redevelopment scene at Lake Austin amid humorous gossip.
Washington report details a heated dispute between General Douglas MacArthur and Chief of Staff Omar Bradley over Pacific strategy. Bradley urges withdrawing forces from the Pacific except Japan and Hawaii, while MacArthur presses for extended spheres of influence to counter communism, including resistance to leaving the Philippines and South Korea. The piece also notes Dan Tobin’s confidential letter to Teamsters locals urging restraint amid strikes and remarks on labor unrest and Communist influence, plus a brief White House scene with 4-H Club members and Ohio lawmakers presenting a securities post.
The anti-highway lobby argues oil interests oppose new roads while motorists pay higher gas taxes. In North Carolina Governor Kerr Scott proposed a 1 cent per gallon tax to fund a 200 million road program. urban voters opposed it, farmers outweighed them 225000 to 175000. Across the nation highway condition worsens as auto travel climbs since 1945, inflation erodes road funding, and traffic deaths rise. public choice neglects safety improvements left to deteriorate.
A whirl of celebrity marriages and divorces tracks high society in New York and Hollywood. Madelein Carroll selects a fourth husband amid overseas arrangements, Beatrice Straight and Peter Cookson are linked post-divorce, and many stars face personal turmoil from Hawaii honeymoons to Paris guest appearances. The column mixes scandals, party chatter, and industry notes touching Lena Horne, Joe Louis, Jane Powell, Gary Steffen, and others, with theater and media insider updates.
Complicated delays push multiple statewide elections into November. The 10 amendments and Board of Education races hinge on adjournment timing, with 90 day rule and Sept 24 publication looming. A separate clash over old age assistance earnings and a real estate lien compounds the stalemate.
Answers describe the Capitol finishing during Lincoln's Civil War era with Crawford's statue of Freedom placed in 1863, plus notes on church membership counts from 1948, wildflowers in ruins, Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, unsolved scientific mysteries, Van Gogh's lifetime sales, and intelligence ratings defining a genius.
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