Council Nears Streets Ballot on One Way Plan
City Council weighs six month trial of one way streets in downtown Brazos area. Public input split. supporters cite traffic control with limited cost, opponents warn of parking loss and reduced retail value. Officials expect a vote at Thursday meeting and discuss extensions if needed.
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Blayne Salyer
City Plan Commission
Oneway Streets
Taylor Glass
Glass
Commission
Enfield
West 12Th Street
Lamar Boulevard
Charles Granger
Walter Guttman
Plan Commission
Brazos
Colorado
Will T. Johnson
Emma Long
W. S. Drake Jr
12Th
Lamar
Stuart A. MacCorkle
Harry E. Kelly
Harry Kelly Motors
Fifth
Earle E. Burkhalter
Austin
Martin J. Ferrick
The
Ferrick Adjustment Company
George E. Shelley
Gerald B. Knape
Lavaca
Trinity
H. Crockett
Minnesota visitors praise Austin weather
Four University of Minnesota baseball players toured Austin and praised the city's mild weather. Asked about the town, one visitor replied it is grand and noted that you don’t have to wear ear muffs.
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Austin
Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Jet Air Defense Strengthened for Northwest Atomic Plants
Washington reports expanded jet interceptor coverage in the Pacific Northwest to defend Hanford and other key installations. About 1,200 personnel move with the 81st Fighter-Interceptor Wing from Kirtland to Moses Lake, while the 325th wing at Moses Lake shifts to McChord and adds radar-equipped F94 jets.
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Washington
Pacific Northwest
Hanford
Wash
Atomic Works
New Mexico
Air Force
Army
81St
Kirtland Air Force Base
Albuquerque
N. M
Moses Lake
Kirtland
Special Weapons Command
Northwest Air Shield
325Th
McChord Air Force Base
Tacoma
McChord
Oscar Favorites Named For 1949 Academy Awards
Hollywood reporters list sure bets for the 1949 ceremony with Broderick Crawford and Olivier de Havilland favored for acting, All the King's Men dominant for best picture, and Robert Rossen directing. Dark horses include Kirk Douglas and Susan Hayward as potential surprises.
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Hollywood
Broderick Crawford
King’s Men
Olivie de Havilland
Dean Jagger
Mercones McCambridge
Robert Rossen
Dark Horse
Kirk Douglas
Austin Considers Large Bond Issue for City and Schools
City Manager Guston Morgan calls a major municipal bond plan "problematical" and only suitable for public discussion after extensive detail work. He notes needs of schools and city departments, requirements to project interest and tax impacts, and that final decision rests with Austin voters after thorough planning.
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Guston Morgan
Austin
Morgan
Taylor Glass
City Hall
W . Dr
New AEC Nomination and Loyalty Ruling Reach High Courts
President Truman nominates Thomas F. Murray of New York to the Atomic Energy Commission vacancy created by Lilienthal's resignation and confirms Sumner Pike as acting chairman. The Court of Appeals upholds the right to fire federal workers under the loyalty program in Dorothy Bailey’s case, signaling potential Supreme Court review.
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Fla
Truman
Thomas F. Murray
New York
Atomic Energy Commission
White House
Murray
David E. Lilienthal
Charles G. Ross
Sumner T. Pike
Lewis Strauss
Washington
Senate
Dillon S.myer
Ohio
War Relocation Authority
Albany
N. Y
Yale
Chrysler Corpora
Metrowiiee Engineering Company
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
State of New York
Bank of New York
Fifth Avenue Bank
Manhattanville College
American Society of Chemical Engineers
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
United
Shivers Named to Capitol Sesquicentennial Committee
Governor Allan Shivers was appointed to the states and territories committee of the National Capital Sesquicentennial. The governor's office confirmed the decision on Wednesday.
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Shivers
Capitol
Allan Shivers
House Rejects Co-Op Housing Plan in Major Truman Setback
The House killed the administration’s $2 billion cooperative housing program for middle income families by a 218 to 155 vote, then passed a broad housing measure worth over $4 billion, expanding federal mortgage insurance and rental housing support while discarding the co-op provision.
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Washington
House
Truman
Senate
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Key West
Fla
Public Austin Chest drive nears end with shortfall
The 1950 Austin Community Chest public appeal faces termination this Thursday unless the individual subscribers division posts over $30,000 more since Monday. The drive stands at 23.9 percent of its $46,000 sub quota and 4 percent of the overall $22,354,000 goal, with $119,000 already raised.
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Austin
Salvation Army
Fred Catterall Jr
Wayland D. Towner
Advance Gifts
Towner
Fast US Action On Loans Likely
Texas Real Estate Commission leader predicts Congress will replenish exhausted GI and FHA loan funds soon. Builders may shift to insurance companies if funds stay tight, while local bankers report continued processing but no new final commitments until funding is restored.
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Federal National Mortgage Association Authority
Texas Real Estate Commission
Congress
George Sandlin
Commission
Austin Realtor
Austin
Sandlin
W. H. Bullard
First Austin Investment Corporation
Federal National Mortgage Association
Federal Housing Administration
Bullard
FHA
FNMA
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Mortgage Agency
Federal Mortgage Association
Twin murders haunt Fresno funeral as girl scholar refuses rites
In Fresno on March 22 14 year old Sally Richards was buried after being shot by her twin Alice Richard who later refused to attend the funeral The authorities offered last minute to attend but the sister remained in confinement at a juvenile detention home The judge ordered psychiatric and probation reports due April 7 to decide if Alice will be sent to a mental institution bound over for trial as an adult or handled by Juvenile Court The mass drew nearly 100 former classmates and the Richards family attended the graveside service
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Alice Ricard
J. W. Ripperdan
Fresno
Calif
Sally
Alice Richard
Alice
Shepard
Edgard V. Richards
Richard
More Fair and Warmer Weather Likely Today
Weather forecast calls for fair conditions and warmer temperatures in Austin on Wednesday with more cloudiness in the southwest. No rain is expected as temperatures rise from 50 degrees Thursday morning to around 80 in the afternoon. a high of 77 was recorded yesterday and showers are possible in East Texas with partly cloudy skies in West Texas.
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Austin
East Texas
West Texas
Suit seeks ruling on where to buy 1950 license plates
Kimble County and two Texas trucking firms file an in junction suit against the Texas Highway Department in 98th District Court seeking a declaratory judgment that Kimble County is the proper place to purchase their 1950 license plates. The action names Alamo Freight Lines Inc and Alamo Motor Lines Inc, County Judge M C Blackburn, and Tax Collector J O Wright. The plaintiffs contend headquarters and operations have been in Kimble County for 10 years and accuse state officials of directing plate purchases in Harris, Bexar, and El Paso Counties, alleging threats of prosecution if plates are bought in Kimble. They seek a temporary restraining order.
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Kimble County
Texas
Texas Highway Department
98Th District Court
Alamo Freight Lines, Inc
Alamo Motor Lines, Inc
M. C. Blackburn
J. O. Wright
Junction
Texas Railroad Commission
FE. J. Amey
Amey
Bexar County
San Antonio
Texas Highway Patrol
San An
Harris
Bexar
el Paso
Kimble
Charles O. Betts
Wright
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