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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1949
Page
9
Bangkok police say 200 Chinese were rounded up for subversive political activity and will be deported from Siam. Arrests involved illegal radios used for contact with Hong Kong and Singapore. six former members of Chinese Communist or government armies were among the detainees.
The United Nations named Admiral Chester W. Nimitz administrator of a Kashmir plebiscite to decide union with India or Pakistan. He will supervise balloting for about 4 million residents after negotiations between India and Pakistan. Nimitz planned to depart for Jammu and Kashmir from San Francisco soon.
A sharp earthquake struck at 5 a.m. in Ferndale on the Southern Humboldt County coast with no damage reported. Local residents felt the tremor in the early morning, triggering brief alarms across the area.
The article notes severe overcrowding at the Texas state hospital, with Dr. Anderson acknowledging insufficient floor space and funds to provide beds for all patients. It cites that San Antonio would need double the space to meet APA minimums and suggests many of the 2,900 patients belong in other facilities.
Delma Oran Clemons 45, former Mobeetie and Silverton teacher, died at sister's home in Amarillo after a heart attack while feeding chickens. Survived by widow and son in Silverton. he resigned as Silverton teacher last month. The piece also includes a broad critique of mental health care facilities in San Antonio, detailing overcrowding, staff shortages, and calls for new construction to address tuberculosis and psychiatric patient care.
An advertisement touts Blue Bonnet margarine claiming three benefits Flavor nutrition economy and a quick yellow bag color change in two minutes. It features a Mrs. America and Mrs. Maria Strohmeier as part of a promotional stance.
Huntsville March 22 Students may bring dairy cows to Sam Houston State College as part of a special subsistence program. About 25 bovine co-eds are housed on college property and used as a laboratory dairy project to earn academic credits for agriculture students.
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