Kill the Umpire in Texas League Satire Draws Fire
A film titled Kill the Umpire set in a fictional Texas league provokes backlash from Texas baseball officials players and fans who warn lawsuits. The comedy features Lee Weeyte and actors including William Bendix Betty Una Merkel and Tom DAndrea with spoofs and irrelevant gags that critics say threaten the sport.
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Film Schedule Highlights From Austin and Yank Areas
Last day showings feature Father of Ride with Spencer Tracy and Joan Fontaine. The Story starts June Havoc in Ras a and Tarnished with uth A ord cet. Cheaper by Jeanne Crain Myrna Loy Webb screens through Thursday with Border My Fred MacMurray. So Proudly We Hall with Colbert Paulette starts 2 4 6 8 10 in Austin. Last day Twelve oclock High Gregory Peck Hugh OBrien and The Nevadan John Wayne Dorothy Malone show in Yank.
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Hundred Ill After Alliance Anniversary Party
State health officials tested Tuesday to find a cause after about 100 people fell ill at a 25th wedding anniversary celebration in Alliance Ohio. Many were treated at City Hospital and four were kept overnight.
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Negro Women Seek UT Graduate Entrance in Biology
Two Austin women applied for UT Graduate School admission as of June. Mrs. Wilhelmina Perry 25 year old Tillotson College sociology assistant professor mailed her doctoral degree application June 24. Mrs. June Harden Brewer Samuel Huston College English assistant professor had her application received but awaits transcripts.
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Flames Sweep Navy Facility in Honolulu Fire
A block long Navy commissary outside Pearl Harbor Navy Yard burned with an estimated loss of 1.5 million dollars. Honolulu Hickam Field and Pearl Harbor firemen battled the blaze and saved the chief petty officers club and a children’s nursery. Ten firefighters were overcome by smoke.
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Restrainer Issued In Pollution Case
A temporary restraining order was issued in a river pollution suit in 126th District Court. Judge Jack Roberts barred Allied Oil Company L D Ormsby and Salt Flat Water Company from polluting the Guadalupe and San Marcos Rivers. The suit, brought by state agencies, seeks to prevent water problems for Gonzales Cuero and Victoria. A move to Harris County was denied after a day-long hearing.
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Pedernales Co-Op opens new power line from Johnson City
The Pedernales Co operative began an 18 mile transmission line from Johnson City to the Granite Shoals dam site via a temporary Granite Shoals substation. LCRA completed construction with some transformers awaiting changes over 15 to 30 days. Rural customers rose from 8,313 to 11,371 from 1946 to 1949, with a 110 percent rise in demand.
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Portuguese Led Way The First Settlers On the Gold Coast
Portuguese navigators established early presence on the African Gold Coast shaping trade and settlement patterns. The phrase indicates their pioneering role among European powers in the region during the age of exploration.
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34 Hot Checks Break Record of City's Day
County Attorney Perry Jones reports Austin saw 34 bad checks in one day the largest total in history. He notes the previous high was 26 on May 31 and expects June to break that record as well.
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Perry Jones
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Rainwater Harvesting Court On Farallon Island
A tennis court off San Francisco on Farallon Island is graded to divert rain into cisterns. The feature aims to collect water for island use amid distant weather conditions and limited fresh water access.
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Farallon Islands
San Francisco
Ray Hatch Named Best Sport of the Week
Bob Lansdell and Sue Lewis, playground leaders, named Ray Hatch Best Sport of the Week at West Austip ay. Hatch received all the ice cream allowed as the weekly prize for sportsmanship.
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Farallon Islanders Use Kites To Tow Fish From Sea
Residents of the Farallon Islands off California catch fish with lines attached to kites flown far out to sea. The method enables lines to reach deep waters and bring back catches to shore.
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