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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1949
Page
2
Tornadic winds lashed orchards five miles east of Sebastopol in sunny California, uprooting trees and destroying several buildings. A violent rainstorm accompanied the disturbance, but no injuries were reported.
The three day Battle of Gettysburg left more than 50 000 men listed as killed wounded or missing. The Civil War engagement drew heavy losses for Union and Confederate forces and reshaped northern and southern war aims.
Ed Riedel was named president of the Texas Public Employees Association by directors. He is a former Texas Department commander of the American Legion and serves as business officer and personnel director for the State Health Department. He was unanimously elected at a board meeting with Morris Stevens named vice president, William A. Harrison treasurer, and Mrs. Jessie Ziegler Wand secretary.
The Texas Employment Commission reported that 37 labor-management disputes existed at the February peak with 5,564 workers affected. Seven disputes began that month involving 624 workers, 10 disputes were removed, and by month end 27 disputes remained with no stoppage in 19 cases, complete stoppage in 14, and partial stoppage in four.
Boston March 16 A 13 year old boy Gerald Sullivan who cannot read or write was kept largely indoors by his mother Anna Sullivan 45 as she pleads guilty to neglect. Police Captain Russell questions the boy and doctors will monitor his condition under 30 day custody by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The mother plans to appear next Monday on the neglect charge. maximum penalty is up to one year in prison or a 200 dollar fine.
In Colombia, government officials warn the June 5 general elections could be called off and a state of siege declared after a wave of political violence. Reports say troops killed attackers in Malaga, Santander Del Sur, and homes of political leaders were dynamited while minority members fled. Liberal and Conservative leaders urge restraint.
Robert S. and John C. Lewis moved to Calvert Reserve, praising its milder mellowness fitting their moderate tastes. Calvert Reserve is 86.8 proof, 65 percent grain neutral spirits, from Calvert Distillers Corp. in New York City.
New York reports explain that Dr. Karl Von Frisch of Graz University describes bee communication through waggle and round dances. A successful find is conveyed by distance indicated by wiggles and direction by dance orientation, guiding other bees to a food source two miles away.
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