Case revived in agriculture funds misuse case
The state suit claiming misused funds in the Department of Agriculture was revived with a deposition hearing for J. E. McDonald and other defendants. Judge Betts authorized depositions from about 50 people to be used at trial, with hearings likely in May or June and a trial date in the 98th District Court.
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State Department of Agriculture
J. E. McDonald
Charles O. Betts
C. K. Richards
98Th District Court
Department of Agriculture
McDonald
J. M. del Curto
Austin National Bank
Continental National Bank of Fort Worth
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Senate Knocks Down Truman Housing Plan Provision
The Senate rejected a $1 billion cooperative loan for middle income families by 43 to 38, then passed an omnibus bill authorizing about $3 billion for housing loans and insurance. Provisions include $1.75 billion FHA insurance expansion, $500 million for home modernization, $300 million for college housing, $150 million for veterans housing, and $400 million more for large rental properties. Fulbright then led elimination of a $25 million RFC authorization for prefab housing.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
House
RFC
Lustron
Senator Fulbright
D-Ark
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Last Rites Today For Mrs Pfluger In Taylor
Mrs. Augusta Pfluger 82 a German native who lived in Taylor 25 years died Wednesday. Funeral at St Pauls Lutheran Church Taylor with Rev H C Ziehe officiating. Burial in Coupland Cemetery. Pallbearers include Mrs Pflugers grandsons Carl and Emmett Pfluger. Survived by four daughters five sons two brothers and two sisters.
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Taylor
ANS
Augusta Pfluger
Germany
Louis W. Pfluger
Gilstrap
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
H. C. Ziehe
Coupland
Pfluger
C. E. Oberrender
Bishop
W. A. Ahlrich
Robstown
M. M. Ewing
Lubbock
Erna Pfluger
Alfred Pfluger
Emmett Pfluger
Arthur Pfluger
Theodore Pfluger
Car! Pfluger
New Stramfels
Car! Stern
Manor
Theo Stern
C. J. Raase
Blue Ve. Mo
W. C. Steger
Local front page praised as Austin readers flood the phones
Austin residents express strong approval for the American-Statesman local front page. Readers note easier access to Austin news and photos, with many calling it a welcome consolidation and a brighter, more readable approach.
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Austin
The
American-Statesman
New
Lorms
Walter L. Butler
Dudley Piland
Bull Creek Road
Sterling Sasser
Cc. J. Baldwin
Austin Exchange Club
Jake Wheeler
Braniff Airways
American
the Statesman
Rudy Schuh
Nixon- Clay College
George R. Snowden
Brownwood Road
Ken Harper
Ralph Shinners
Milwaukee Brewers
American Baseball Association
Disch Field
McCarthy agrees to reveal 81 suspected Reds list to Senate
Senator McCarthy reluctantly will hand over his 81 name list and related records to a Senate subcommittee after pressure from Chairman Tydings. Separately, John Stewart Service is recalled from India to face loyalty reviews, and the House passes tougher internal security laws increasing penalties for mishandling national secrets.
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Washington
McCarthy
Senate
State Department
Wisconsin
Senate Foreign Relations
House
India
Sen
Tydings
Service
Lucas
Defense asks big hike in military publicworks bill
The Defense Department seeks a 187 million dollar increase to the 477 million dollar public works bill for high priority military construction. Total requests reach 692 million with added Marine housing at Quantico and a possible depot at Albany Georgia.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Navy
Air Force
Vinson
Dga
House
Armed Services Committee
Quantico
Albany
Defense
W. J. McNeil
Acheson Warns Red China and Outlines Asian Aid
Secretary of State Dean Acheson told the Commonwealth Club that the United States would provide limited aid to Asiatic nations resisting communism. He warned Soviet imperialism seeks to pervert independence movements and cited Red China as an example, urging restraint and appropriate aid including military grants loans and technical help.
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San Francisco
Dean Acheson
China
Commonwealth Club
Russia
Red China
America
Asia
Acheson
Soviet Russia
Republic of the United States of Indonesia
Dillard Cleared On Charges He Beat Dallasite
A six man County Court at Law jury cleared Highway Patrolman T. O. Dillard of beating Dallas truck driver Fred L. Mannis. Mannis sued for $1,000 claiming cursing and injury after a September arrest on US Highway 81 near Austin. The jury found Dillard acted within duty and Mannis cursed and kneeled him first, awarding no damages.
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T. O. Dillard
Dallas
Fred L. Mannis
Mannis
Dillard
Austin
Thief Returns Cloaks and Cheese After Polite Fetch
In Bristol on a Wednesday night a thief left a church canteen with two tablecloths and the cheese ration. Vicar W J Jenner reported the polite suspect returned the items and apologized before police were called. The thief was released with his items returned.
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Bristol
England
W. J. Jenner
Jenner
Critic of Services Unification Ordered on Furlough
The Navy furloughed Captain John G. Crommelin effective April 1 after he criticized service unification. Crommelin, speaking in San Francisco, said he would comply and return to his Montgomery home, while denying plans for a court martial. He called the move an old law and defended his public remarks as part of citizens acting as a court of last resort.
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Washington
Navy
John G. Crommelin
Montgomery
Ala
Naval District
Philadelphia
Gubitchev Reneges and Goes Home to Russia
Convicted spy Valentin A Gubitchev withdrew from further appeals and said he would return to Russia next Monday. The 33 year old remained jailed as his attorney announced the 15 year sentence would be suspended if he goes back never to return. Judith Coplon, released on bond, appeals her conviction.
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New York
Valentin A. Gubitchevy
Russia
Abraham L. Pomerantz
Gubitchey
Irving H. Saypol
Judith Coplon
Miss Coplon
Bertram
Gubitchev
State Department
Attorney General's Office
Iron Curtain
Pomerantz
Dust Storm Dumps Sand Across South Plains
Strong winds over 50 mph swept topsoil across the South Plains blanketing cities from Lubbock to Dallas with a heavy dust haze. Travel became hazardous as downdrafts reduced visibility. Amari llo and Wichita Falls reported notable gusts while Abilene measured drifts and reduced visibility.
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Associated Press
Texas South Plains
Texas
Dallas
Fort Worth
South Plains
Lubbock
Hale County
Texas Panhandle
Amarillo
H. C. Wilburn
Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Wichita Falls
Abilene
Clear Skies and Warm Weather Forecast for Austin
Fair weather is forecast for Austin with clear skies and warm days. An afternoon high near 85 degrees follows a morning low around 50, with Wednesday rainfall of 0.08 inches and a year start deficit of 0.02 inches. Mercury peaked at 83 at 4 p.m. while 48 at 6 a.m. marked the low.
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Austin
East
Texas
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Margaret Mayer
Capitol
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Mrs. Pfluger
Ray McLaughlin
Brackenridge
Alice Schwab
Bertha Pryor
Retail Merchants Association
M. L. Spivey
Nueces
Doris Wolff
Funston
Frank Roll
Theresa
Lex C. Berry
Cornell
Stanley Bliss
Dancy
John Morrison
Jack Holland
Northwood
George T. Henderson Jr
M. B. Turner
Fredericksburg Road
Harvey P. Paul
Brazos
Vernon T. Sherman
Evans
Bruce W. Fields
Brackenridge Apartments
Cybil C. Banister
Rosedale Terrace
Don Phillips
Wilbur Evans
University of Texas
W. A. Boone
Austin Post Office
J. Mason Brewer
East 11Th
Joseph Tom
San Marcos
W. J. Stark
East 43Rd
F. N. Woodruff
Altort
J. D. Newberry
Cherry Lane
D. K. Bruce
Lamar Boulevard
Henry Eklund
W. A. Lehman
Haskell
Preston Craig
Travis Heights Road
Townes Dawson
Speedway
N. L. Hopkins
510 East 40Th
G. C. Reeves
Bailey Lane
D. P. Penrod
East First
R. D
Thorp
Hugh Brinkley
Austin Fire Department
Mace B. Thurman Jr
Statesman
Joe Prowse Jr
City Recreation Department
Blair Cherry
Lewis Berry
State Highway Patrol
Port Arthur
Johnny Kitchen
Dorothy Kenyon
Washington, D. C
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Joseph McCarthy
Rwis
D-Md
John Stewart Service
US Civil Service Loyalty Review Board
Department
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Alaska
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Canada
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Azores
United States
Portugal
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Elmendorf Air Force Base
Ladd Air Force Base
Fairbanks
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Sino Beds
Department of State
Travis County
T. ©. Dillard
Nol
W. K. McDaniels
Crommelin
Air Force General Staff Corps
Yuri Novikov
Gubitechev
Ryan
Gubitehev
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