House Backers Fail To Stall School Pay Bill
The Texas House education committee defeated an effort to keep Rep. Jimmy Horany’s $2,400 minimum pay bill in committee for three weeks. The bill then moved to House passage by voice vote. Horany of Archer City argued the move tests Gilmer Aikin funding strength, as opponents insisted money should be secured first.
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House
Jimmy Horany
Horany
Archer City
Gilmer- Aikin
Gilmer-Aikin
Horang
Gilmer-Aikinson
Mrs. Still
Dolph Briscoe
Uvalde
William J. Craig
Miami
John E. Morrison Jr
Chillicothe
George Nokes
Corsicana
G. P. Pearson Jr
Navasota
W. K
Bill) Tippen
Abilene
High-profile Washington resignations and NATO talks
The Daily News reports Secretary Forrestal and Secretary Royall will resign soon with possible successor Louis A. Johnson named. Acheson says major NATO treaty issues are settled though signing peers remain undecided. Italy’s PSLI party agrees to back the government to avert a cabinet crisis. A UN report blames the Netherlands for Indonesia’s deadlock, and Mildred Gillars faces continued treason trial questioning her wartime romance.
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New York
New York Daily News
James V. Forrestal
News’ Washington
Kenneth C. Royall
Army
Louis A. Johnson
Forrestal
Man Dragged to Death by Building Elevator
In Houston eight stories above a downtown street, construction hoist operator Thomas T. Lee was dragged to death when the elevator pulled him through a narrow opening as he checked the platform’s approach. A crowd of about 250 watched.
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Houston
Thomas T. Lee
Photographer Captures Smashup Then Realizes His Car
Santa Paula photographer Tracy Dubose of the Chronicle photographed a car smashed into a store front. He then realized the car was his own, borrowed to a friend. The incident occurred in Santa Paula, California, on March 2.
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Santa Paula
Calif
Tracy Dubose
The
State House Report State House Report
State House Report covers pages 2 3 5 and 20 detailing legislative actions committee votes and bill statuses. The section highlights key debates local impacts and session milestones with quotations from lawmakers and staff brief summaries of each topic.
Rogers Snubbed In Travis Pay Raise Feud
Representative Johnnie B. Rogers and Pearce Johnson clash over employe pay hike bills in Travis County. Rogers says he was edged off the conference committee and laments being excluded despite authoring two of four major measures. Johnson defends the plan, claiming it reflects his bill and fast tracks to Gov. signature before March 1.
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Austin American Capitol
Travis County
Johnnie B. Rogers
Pearce Johnson
Rogers
Johnson
Free Conference Committee
Durwood Manford
Brown Receives Committee Okeh for State Fire Insurance Chief
The Senate committee on Governor's nominations recommended confirming Paul H. Brown of Harlingen as state fire insurance commissioner. Brown joined 12 other appointments approved at an executive session as opposition to his nomination appeared to fade. Senator Rogers Kelley pledged to personally sponsor Brown, a former secretary of state and former Beauford H. Jester campaign manager, along with several other nominees including highway commissioners and public safety officials.
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Senate
Paul H. Brown
Harlingen
Brown
Rogers Kelley
Edinburg
Beauford H. Jester
Fred Wemple
Midland
A. F. Mitchell
Corsicana
R. J. Potts
Hoxie Thompson
Trinity
Public Safety
H. L. Mills
Houston
State Teachers Colleges Board of Regents
B. L. Autry
Dallas
State Board of
US Communists Pledge Reds Aid in War Scenario
New York March 2 The two top American Communists Foster and Dennis said in event of war between the United States and Russia the Communist Party would oppose predatory war aims of American imperialism They warned Wall Street would drive the US into war and urged cooperation with democratic forces to defeat aggression They linked the Marshall Plan and Atlantic Pact to peacetime threats and called out cartel connected interests seeking atomic conflict.
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New York
United States
Russia
Communist Party
Dennis
Foster
Wall Street
Lincoln
America
World
Kansas Senate OKs Liquor Control Law Conference Report
The Kansas Senate adopted by 28 to 12 a conference report settling differences on a state liquor control law and sent the bill to Governor Frank Carlson for signature.
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Topeka
Kas
Kansas Senate
Frank Carlson
Poll Indicates House Panel Split on G A
The Austin American Capitol Staff reports the Texas House education committee deadlocked eight to eight with five undecided on Senate Bill 115 part of the Gilmer Aikin plan. Debates center on administration change and board elections with a March 16 hearing set.
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Austin American Capitol
House Education Committee
Senate
Rae Files Still
Waxahachie
House
Eight Cops Cited In Parking Tag Prank At Lecture
Pasadena officers attended a crime prevention lecture by City Prosecutor Evelle Younger. While notes were taken one officer wrote, eight cars overstayed and were tagged. Younger’s car was tagged as well. all nine paid $2 bail.
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Pasadena
Calif
Evelle G. Younger
Younger
21 Months To Pay US Controls Relaxed On Installment Buying
The Federal Reserve Board relaxed credit controls extending time payments to 21 months and cutting down payments from 20 to 15 percent for all goods except automobiles Auto purchases still require a 33 percent down payment and longer terms. The action follows a January drop in installment credit and supports a bright business outlook per Truman advisers.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Truman
Patman
Texas
House
Small Business Committee
Reserve
Dixie Talks On Despite Truman
President Truman urged a quick decision on the three day old Senate filibuster fight as the Dixie bloc strengthens its opposition to a two thirds vote curb. Senator Langer warned small states and minorities could be harmed by limiting debate. Senate leaders shifted tactics with no firm pledge on cloture petitions or immediate votes.
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Truman
Senate
Dixie Bloc
Langer
North Dakota
Taft
Ohio
Senate Republican Policy Committee
GOP
Wherry
Nebraska
Dixie
Elbert Thomas
Utah
White House
Lucas
D-Ill
Barkley
Marshal Petain Shows Gradual Weakening
Paris reports the health of Marshal Henri Philippe Petain is weakening with age. Three physicians said his condition is deteriorating as he battles age related decline. The cabinet noted health concerns in its Wednesday briefing.
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Marshal Petain
Paris
Henri Phillipe Petain
Long Drake to Run as Candidates Line Forms for City Council
Two more candidates join the Austin city council race as Mrs. Stuart Long announces her run and petitions circulate for William S. Drake Jr. Drake, Calcasieu Lumber president and WWII veteran, will file by Friday. Mayor Tom Miller and several other potential contenders weigh their positions as petitions surface for multiple hopefuls.
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Stuart Long
Austin
William S. Drake Jr
Drake
Calcasieu Lumber Company
Drake’s
Ed St. John
Tom Miller
Cyclone Strikes Queensland Killing Three and Wrecking Homes
A cyclone hit the Queensland coast near Gladstone 320 miles north of Brisbane. It killed three people and injured many as winds of 120 miles an hour unroofed over 60 houses and toppled buildings amid torrential rain leaving more than 300 homeless.
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Brisbane
Australia
Queensland
Gladstone
Lucky Lady II Completes Non-Stop World Flight
The US Air Force’s Lucky Lady II, a B50 bomber, completed a 94 hour non-stop circumnavigation of the globe, covering 23 425 miles with in-flight refueling from Lagens, Dhahran, and other bases. Captain James Gallagher led the crew of 14 as secrecy surrounded the mission and authorities noted strategic lessons from the feat.
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Fort Worth
United States Air Force
Globe
Carswell Air Force Base
Carswell
Air Force
High Command
James Gallagher
Melrose
Minn
Curtis E. LeMay
Strategic Air Command
Russia
LeMay
Carswell Air Base
Karachi
India
Japan
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Azores
Lagens Field
Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
Philippines
Hawaii
Gallagher
300 Turks Feared Dead in Istanbul Explosion
An explosion at the Nuri Pasha Munitions and Pistol Company in Istanbul early Wednesday caused fears of up to 300 deaths. The blast shook areas up to 20 miles away as police and troops cordoned off a large radius. Official casualty figures were not yet available.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Nuri Pasha Munitions and Pistol Company
Golden Horn
Founder of Bank at Bastrop Dies
Hugo J. Kesseluf 80 a founder of Citizens State Bank Bastrop died suddenly at his home Wednesday. Funeral Thursday at 4 p.m. Calvary Episcopal Church with Rev. Fred L. Nolting. Burial Fairview Cemetery. Charter director since 1909, assistant cashier in 1910, cashier from 1926 until retirement two years ago. Survived by widow and son William R. Kesseluf.
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Bastrop
Hugo J. Kesseluf
Citizens State Bank
Calvary Episcopal Church
Fred L. Nolting
Fairview Cemetery
Kesseluf
William R. Kesseluf
French Spy Roundup Targets Cabinet Employee
Paris March 2. Paul Moret, an employee of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, was arrested in a France spy roundup. He faces conspiracy to conceal espionage charges and had dealings with Major Louis Teulery, jailed for supplying military information. Interior Minister Jules Moch says 20 questioned and eight arrested. seven names released.
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Hepis
Paul Moret
Ministry of Industry and Commerce
France
Moret
Louis Teulery
Italy
Belgium
Switzerland
Jules Moch
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Bert) Maloney
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Tom G. Die
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