Senate Orders UT and state colleges to expel avowed communists
The Senate joined the House in ordering UT and state colleges to expel avowed Communist and disloyal students after an executive session. University President Painter pledged compliance. The measure targets Wendell Addington and raises questions about legality and due process, with Governor Jester to sign.
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Raymond Brooks
Austin American Capitol
Senate
House
University of Texas and
State Colleges
T. S. Painter
Wendell Addington
Communist Party State Committee
University of Texas
Communist Party
Barbecued Beef and Roasted Republicans on Menu Tonight
A Texas Democratic fundraiser at the City Coliseum features Sam Rayburn as keynote. About 1,600 attendees, with Wright Morrow and Byron Skelton among leaders, gather for a seated barbecue with two tons of food and planned square dancing.
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Austin American
Democrats of
Texas
Sam Rayburn
Washington
Rayburn
Coliseum
Powell's Steers Sweep Show At Caldwell County Fair
Powell Maxwell 4-H Club member W D Powell won grand and reserve steer titles at the Caldwell County Youth Fair. The grand champion Hereford 1 045 pounds sold for 3712 cents per pound to Adams Livestock Co of Lockhart. reserve champion sold for 30 cents. Other winners include lamb, capon, and swine awards with judges Bob Tate and Arthur Mohle. Special Jersey heifers were shown thanks to Lockhart Chamber of Commerce donations.
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Austin American Agricultural
Lockhart
W. D. Powell
Maxwell
Caldwell County
Adams Livestock Commission Company of
Pittman Grovery
Roy Schuetzenberg
Rogers Ranch
Carl Glass
Luling
John Mudd
Martindale
Kenneth Hoffman
Milton Eppright
Armo Mills
Esdale Barron
Barron
Eppright
Walter Dletcher
Terry Farm
Bill
Apman Insurance
Jimmy Horner
Walter Fletcher
Robert Forrester
Hugh Spring
Glass
Nolan Petty Jr
Pittman Grocery
Petty
Bobby Parish
John Hernandez
Lytton Springs
Jimmy Hellum
McMahon
Edward Nance
Stacy Elam
Bobby May
Bob Tate
Bexar County
Arthur Mohle
Lockhart Chamber of Commerce
Ed Horn
Blanks
Horn Lockhart
Basic Sciences Revision Opehed House Bill Reported Favorable
The Senate public health committee reported the House adopted basic science bill favorably after Arkansas doctor W H Abington led speakers against it. Senator Tynan supported amendments and acceptance of the series. Chiropractors did not oppose. Abington, 79, said the policy hurts medical competition by limiting doctors.
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Senate Public Health Committee
Arkansas
Tynan
House
W. H. Abington
American Medical Association
A Tribute to Hard Work in Austin Democratic Dinner
Austin to host Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner featuring Speaker Sam Rayburn. State officials and Legislature back the event with Mayor Tom Miller and Crekmore Fath leading efforts. Rayburn’s address will include a joint session, highlighting party unity and national victory.
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Sam Rayburn
Washington
Tom Miller
Creekmore Fath
Rayburn
Congress
Woodrow Wilson
Texas Legislature
Austin
Joe Bailey
Jester
J. P. Citizen
Wright Morrow
Houston
Byron Skelton
Temple
Texas
Mayor Miller
Fath
Allan Shivers
Durwood Manford
John C. Calhoun
Corsicana
Claude Hudspeth
San Antonio
Texas House of Representatives
Labor Party Endorses Broad Nationalization Platform
London March 23 Labor party leaders approved an 18 000 word platform for next year's general elections that reportedly proposed nationalization of the production and distribution of cement meat sugar and water.
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London
Labor Party
The Shame of Texas Unplanned Hospital That Just Grew
The piece critiques Terrell State Hospital 65 years after opening noting shifting earth and unanchored structures cause cracked walls tilted stairways and jammed windows. It contrasts Terrell with Big Spring State Hospital opened a decade ago calling Terrell poorly planned and grown rather than designed.
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Texas
J. P. Porter
Terrell State Hospital
Dallas
Terrell
Big Spring State Hospital
Big Spring
East Texas
West Texas
Justices Rule City Election Not Valid in Texas
The Texas Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 ruling, says Austin did not have a valid August city council vacancy election for Emma Long though the city may pay about $2,000 in election costs. The majority holds the council exceeded authority. the minority argues the election was advisory and not an election. The ruling relates to a taxpayer suit by J. Albert Thompson and ongoing payment decisions. The city delays payment pending final settlement.
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Texas Supreme Court
Austin
Emma Long
Homer Thornberry
Long
James P. Hart
G. B. Smedley
Few Brewster
A. J. Folley
R. H. Harvey
J. Albert Thompson
Thompson
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Supreme Court
O’quinn
Bonus plans for Texas veterans face Hills committee setback
Two veteran bonus bills seeking 200 to 500 dollars for three wars were soundly rejected by a House constitutional amendments committee. The bills were sent to a subcommittee for study amid a 2.5 hour hearing with calls for funding via sales or income taxes and loud veteran displays.
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House
Eugene Sanchez
Floresville
Blake Timmons
Amarillo
Sam Hanna
Dallas
Jim Horang
Archer City
Canada Cuts Income Taxes 32 Percent
Ottawa reports the Canadian government reduced income taxes by 32 percent retroactive to January 1 and removed about 750,000 people from the tax rolls.
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Canada
Ottawa
Senate backs home rule rent controls extension in key vote
The Senate approved a 12 to 15 month extension with a home rule provision allowing states and localities to decontrol rent limits, sparking administration objections that the change would wreck the federal program. The vote was 68 to 10.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
House
Sparkman
Ala
Congress
District of Columbia
New York
Chicago
Magnuson
D-Wash
US Warns Reds In Middle East Acheson Outlines Policy
Secretary of State Acheson told reporters and in broadcasts that the United States will keep blocking Soviet expansion in the Near and Middle East. He reassured Greece Turkey and Iran and suggested possible defense treaty ties akin to NATO while denying aggressive aims. He outlined three points on US Middle East policy and solidarity with Greece.
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Washington
Acheson
Russia
Greece
Turkey
Iran
United States
Middle East
Western Europe
Near
Uncle Sam
Tehran
Soviet Union
State Department
Truman
Congress
House Riddles Rankin Pension Bill With Amendments
Amid sharp wrangling the House amended the Rankin veterans pension measure for World War I and II veterans then postponed final action. The plan would pay 65 year olds $90 monthly with more terms based on service and income, drawing opposition over cost and eligibility. National Amvets opposed the bill.
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Washington
House
Rankin
D-Miss
Veterans Committee
Jacobs
D-Ind
Huber
Ohio
Kearney
Carroll
R-Cole
Harold A. Keats
Amvets
Gas Fire Rages in Houston Field
A massive gas fire erupted Wednesday night in the South Houston Oil Field about 10 miles southeast of Houston. Police formed a corridor amid fears for nearby residential areas as glare was visible across the city. Drillers reported gas trouble while drilling a new well about 2,500 feet deep. Harris County Sheriff Buster Kern ordered auxiliary deputies and 14 squad cars to the area as the blaze flared multiple times after 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
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Houston
South Houston Oil Field
R. Y. Smith
Harris County
Buster Kern
Marble Falls Poised for Growth If LCRA Expands
Marble Falls hopes for a population and economic boom if the Lower Colorado River Authority gains permission to raise its debt and build more dams. Mayor R O Smith and local bankers anticipate rapid development including 15 new houses and a large woolen mill employing 250 workers by April 1.
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Marble Falls
Texas
R. O. Smith
Colorado River Authority
Colorado River
LCRA
Carter Stewart
Austin
San
Morris Barnam
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High Court
Committee On Constitutional Amendments
House Constitutional Amendments Committee
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Kaufman
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