Capitol Campaign Winds Build In Texas Legislature
Capitol reporters hedge bets as candidates twiddle thumbs awaiting campaign launch. Price Daniel may run for governor after resolving tidelands and segregation suits. Durwood Manford weighs lieutenant governor bid. Coke Stevenson faces persistent U S Senate speculation and potential Supreme Court race.
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Patchy thoughts on fashion, law, and human nature
A reflective piece notes hat pins may comeback for women and the FEPC bill’s likely death before election. It laments high executive pay and the cost of recovery from a nervous breakdown while praising American know-how in most areas except peace. It remarks on small towns and a survey finding 65 percent of workers fail to cooperate, concluding human nature does not improve.
Pitching Horseshoes Old Good Turn Gets Roses' Jewels Back
A burglarized house yields a tip from a former Casino de Paree employee, leading to the recovery of Eleanor's missing jewelry. The informant recalls helping a young kitchen worker in the 1930s and suggests a Queens bookie was involved, while the narrator reflects on old debts and guilt.
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Answers to a series of general knowledge questions
A long Q and A list covers topics from voting rights outside Europe to World War I pay and the Women's Army Corps. It includes sources on Papaya flowering, Sardines name origin, Civil Air Patrol funding, price supports under CCC, and the handling of wrecked warplanes.
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Parking Solutions Urged At Austin Chamber Meeting
Austin business leaders at Chamber conferences urged multiple congestion cures beyond a one way street test. Proposals include closing Congress Avenue for parking and pedestrians, expanding off street lots near the shopping district, shuttle buses from distant lots, and moving transit buses to Colorado and Brazos to free Congress Avenue for traffic flow.
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Parking and traffic plan for downtown Austin debated
Four to eight additional parking spaces per block were proposed with emphasis on reducing street congestion from buses and double parking. Speakers urged strict traffic law enforcement and long term planning to relocate state buildings away from downtown. Private lots may expand, and multi story garages were noted as a trend, citing a 25 percent rise in cars by 1951.
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Bradley Cold War Budget Remarks Reveal Two Year Forecast
General Omar Bradley told a Senate subcommittee that the current budget is a cold war budget with no immediate war forecast. He warned Russians may boost industry and stockpile atomic bombs, predicting about two years before a potential crisis.
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Winchell on Broadway Celebs in City Strolls and Salons
Celebrity sightings fill Manhattan as Henry Wallace and Prince Bern stroll midtown streets with guards nearby while Mrs Eden carries an umbrella. Betty Reilly and Linda Mountbatten dine at Lindy’s. Sinatra rows through crowds on Broadway.
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