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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1950

Page

2

New York Prepares for its Biggest St Patrick’s Day Parade

New York gears for a five hour St Patrick’s Day parade led by Police Commissioner William P. O’Brien with 65 battalions. The Irish celebration includes parades, balls, and parties across the city as shamrocks and Irish fare flood stores and venues from midtown to restaurants such as Cavanagh’s.

New York Fifth Avenue Clan-Na-Gael Ancient Order of Hibernians Comann Na Mhan Friends of Irish Freedom Police Department William P. O’brien New O'Yrk Sons of St. Patrick Donegal Tyrone Zechoslovakia St. Patrick's Cavanagh’s Dublin

One Schoolboy Dies in Blast At Tank Farm

A 16 year old Mont Belvieu High School student John Wiley died in a blast at the Sunray Oil Company lease in Mont Belvieu. Firefighters battled flames for two hours, and the cause remains undetermined.

Tank Farm Mont Belvieu Sunray Oil Company John Wiley W. D. Wiley

Leopold Urges Recall to Throne

Exiled Belgian king Leopold III said the Sunday referendum expressed the national will and urged Parliament to make him king in fact or to abdicate. He pledged to accept the decision and remain at the nation’s disposal, while Brussels viewed the move as appeasing. Parliament is expected to invite Leopold to return and end Prince Charles's regency.

Geneva Switzerland Leopold III Belgium Leopold Brussels Prince Charles

Luling Man Dies in Wagon-Truck Crash

John Greenwood a 75 year old Black man died when his wagon was struck from behind by a gravel truck at Prairie Lea near the Luling San Marcos highway. He had lived in the Luling area all his life and died at noon Thursday.

Luling ANS John Greenwood Prairie Lea Luling-San Marcos Greenwood

Flying saucer sighted over Mexico City by film crew

A shiny flying disc hovered above the central airport in Mexico City at noon drawing hundreds of witnesses. Columbia Pictures and other cameramen shot color and black and white film of the object, which officials said would be sent to the United States and Mexico for study.

Mexico City el Nacional Sierra de Morones Zacatecas State Here Zacatecas Pedro Caloca Cortes Guadalajara Homer Davies Columbia Pictures Venus Davies

Cuts Threaten Anti Sub Job Says Sherman

Admiral Forrest P. Sherman warned Congress that Navy cuts threaten the service’s top task of guarding against enemy submarines. He said the budget’s austerity hampers readiness, though he supported the program as the best available. Navy leaders defended the budget while signaling reluctance to oppose Defense Secretary Johnson.

Sherman Washington Forrest P. Sherman Congress Defense Louis Johnson House Appropriations Navy Francis P. Matthews Louis Denfeld Air Force Army Marine Corps C. B. Cates Russia

Texans hunt for statement in Marfa sheriff slaying

In Ojinaga Mexican officials block Presidio County Attorney Norman C. Davis from interviewing Jose Villalobos 26 who is jailed there for the killing of Marfa Sheriff Ottis Morrow. Villalobos allegedly fired four times with the sheriff’s gun during a struggle. a second assailant is not ruled out.

Marfa Texas Jose Villalobos Ojinaga Rio Grande River Presidio Pasquel Valdez Presidio County Norman C Sonny) Davis Villalobos Chihuahua City Ottis Morrow Valdez Davis Chihuahua Mack Tarwater Morrow Mexico Calvin Durst Cuchillo

Local front page feature praised by Austin readers

Civic readers praise the expanded and centralized front page of the Austin American Statesman. Businesses and professionals like J. Rector Allen and Pod Ashford commend the new coverage for its clarity and color. The hometown front page will continue four weekdays and Sunday editions.

American-Statesman Austin J. Rector Allen E. M. Scarbrough and Sons Pod Ashford Reynolds-Penland, Clothiers Austin American-Statesman The American- Statesman

Acheson Outlines Seven Steps for Peace with Russia

Secretary of State Acheson listed seven actions Russia could take to reduce world tension and enable peaceful coexistence, including treaty cooperation for Germany Japan and Austria and allowing satellites their own sovereignty. He warned Moscow is unlikely to change without demonstrations of good faith and stressed readiness to discuss and negotiate while avoiding being exploited.

Berkeley Calif Russia Acheson Germany Japan Austria United Nations Stalin San Francisco Asia Red China

Labor Row Could Cost City 30000 At Power Plant

City Council member Emma Long warned the labor dispute at the Brown and Root boiler project may cost Austin about 30000 per month if delays persist. A 150 day schedule and a union picket line kept non union workers unloading equipment while local labor officials defended the stoppage as a protest against the contract.

Emma Long Brown & Root Construction Company Brown & Root Austin Building and Construction Trades Council AFL Lower Colorado River Authority LCRA Trades Council Bob Hill Bill Parkins Austin Chester Smith Glass Labor City Hall Smith Lonnie Estes Estes Mrs. Long

Navy reveals dosimeter dog tag for radiation illness

The Navy says it can store living skin for grafts after an atomic attack and has a dosimeter dog tag that records exposure. A blue tag signifies a fatal radiation dose, guiding doctors to prioritize near white or pale blue cases. Rear Admiral Clifford A. Swan is involved.

Washington Navy Clifford A. Swanson

Sunny Mild Days for Austin and Texas Friday

Forecast calls for sunny and mild weather in Austin Friday and Saturday with a 45 degree low and 75 degree high on Friday. Saturday brings a 52 degree low and 78 degree high as southerly winds move in. Thursday's Austin range was 49 to 73 with warmer weather expected across West and East Texas.

Austin Texas

TV Ban Sought on Ingrid Bergman and Lover

Senator Edwin C. Johnson demanded that Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini be barred from American television as immoral characters. He argued they cannot enter the United States for moral turpitude and urged FCC programming standards to be adopted if needed.

Washington Edwin C. Johnson D-Cole Ingrid Bergman Roberto Rossellini United States Johnson Wayne Coy Federal Communications Commission FCC Congress Senate Commerce Committee Bergman Ossellini Coy Congressional Record

Target Practice Lands Gun Toter in Exile

Vacurine Melendez a 33 year old busboy pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon after firing into a crowded Chicago tavern. He was sentenced to three months in jail and three years probation. The judge ordered him to stay at least 100 miles from Chicago during probation.

Chicago Vacurine Melendez Melendez Samuel Epstein

City Detectives Hunt Fog Lights and Trumpet Theft

City detectives searched Thursday for two amber fog lights missing from E. B. Hood’s car on Avenue H while in front of his house. A gold and nickel plated trumpet was reported missing from Fred Ponds Jr's room in Loving G Dormitory at Samuel Huston College.

E. B. Hood 420 Avenue H Hood Fred Ponds Jr Samuel Huston College Missi Loving G

Lie detector clears one in Sosa murder case

Austin laborer Joe G. Cruz, 32, was charged with the murder of Pedro Banda Sosa of Seguin after detectives obtained a confession from Cruz's wife and Cruz himself. The lie detector indicated Cruz was truthful about being with Sosa that afternoon and later beating him, while another suspect was released.

Austin Pedro Banda Sosa Seguin Texas Department of Public Safety Sosa Joe G. Cruz Travis Blakeslee K. R. Herbert Woody Rampy Beverly Laws Cers Cruz Ted C. Klaus Sabine Klaus

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