Cotton Acreage Increase Finally Sent to Truman
The Senate sent a farm price bill to President Truman by a 38 to 31 vote after a tense parliaminary tangle over reconsideration. The measure expands price supports for cotton and peanuts and allows about 1.2 million extra cotton acres and 100 thousand peanut acres while tightening potato marketing rules. Senator Connally said relief was not as broad as hoped but the bill is the best achievable.
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Washington
Senate
White House
House
Russell
D-Ga
Capitol
Ken and Donnell
Missouri
Millikin
Colorado
Lehman
New York
Douglas
Illinois
Benton
Connecticut
Senator Connally
Texas
Congress
FBI Gives Probers Loyalty Files Data
The Justice Department disclosed it has supplied information from confidential FBI files to a Senate foreign relations subcommittee. The data covered one principal case the panel sought, with McGrath stressing strict confidentiality. Hoover joined the briefing as the panel prepared to hear him testify about disclosing loyalty files.
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FBI
Probers
Washington
Justice Department
Senate Committee
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations
McGrath
Man Changes Name to Woo Girlfriend in Court
Detroit March 24 Steven S Jackimovisez changed his name to win his girlfriend’s hand. He told Judge Cotter that she would not marry him with the old name and that he would change it or lose the woman. The judge allowed the name change and dismissed the case.
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Detroit
Steven S. Jackimovisez
Jackimovisez
William J F. Cotter
Mr. Jackson
Burglar Steals $106 From Orange Service Station
Four employees unloaded shells at the rear of an Orange service station when an intruder entered and escaped with 106 dollars from the cash register. Local authorities investigated the burglary reported on Thursday.
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Orange
Powder Truck Blast Kills Two On highway 41 A
A dynamite laden truck caught fire and exploded on US Highway 41 A north of Nashville killing two men and injuring several. The blast widened a 15 by 35 by 30 foot crater in the concrete and shattered nearby windows. The Hercules Powder Company truck stopped after a signal from a second driver, E. E. Minis, before the blast knocked out communications and plunged the countryside into darkness.
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Nashville
Tenn
Here
Hercules Powder Company
Bessemer
Ala
Clarksville
Minis
Brantley
J. L. Gwinn
Wilson Trucking Company
American Airlines
Berry Field
State Highway Patrol
Pleasant View
Atomic powered plane aims to circle globe on supersonic flight
Cleveland report says NEPA scientist Andrew Kalitinsky announced a definite timetable for an atomic powered aircraft under Fairchild Aviation contract to the US Air Force. The craft would be larger than bombers, use atomic fuel for performance, and rely on fuel weight for shielding against radiation, with first test flight date set.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Andrew Kalitinsky
NEPA
Oak Ridge, Tenn., Atomic Center
Fairchild Aviation Corp
US Air Force
Kalitinsky
Los Angeles
Lawrence R. Hafstad
Atomic Energy Commission
Kalininsky
Institute of
Aeronautical Sciences
Funeral Rites Set For 3 Fire Victims In Local Blaze
Final rites are scheduled Saturday for Milton King Edwin A. Gordon II and Walter Otis Dyer, three men killed in the T. H. Williams Company fire. T. H. Williams Jr. said rebuilding will take about six weeks and temporary space may be rented. Wadie Hill, a survivor, showed improvement after severe burns. Services will be held at Weed-Corley and Hylton Manor funeral homes with military honors and local clergy officiating.
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T. H. Williams Company
T. H. Williams Jr
Williams
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Brackenridge Hospital
Wadie Hill
East 52Nd Street
Milton King
West Avenue
Weed-Corley
Lawrence Bush
Memorial Park
Edwin A. Gordon, II
Rosedale
Marvin S. Vance
Martin
Walter Otis Dyer
East First
Hylton Manor
C. L. Lansing
Shoalcrest Baptist Church
Horace Shelton
American Legion
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Guard of Honor
Marine Corps Travis Post 76
Adolph Hohertz
Werner Stahl
Dyer
A. G. Dyer
Austin
Jessie White
San Antonio
Maggie Macry
Wallace George Dyer
W. J. White
Eisenhower to Explain Deep Concern Over Disarmament
Senate panel requests Gen. Eisenhower explain his remark that he is deeply concerned by U S disarmament levels amid criticism of Air Force budget cuts. Officials urge restoring 43 million dollars in proposed funding as Congress questions defense strength and Russia rearmament.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Senate Military Appropriations
Eisenhower
New York
America
Russia
Defense
Louis Johnson
Tudget
Air
W. Stuart Symington
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Air Force
Senate
Girl Seriously Sick From Rattler's Bite
Five year old Erlene Law of a Liberty Hill area farm was bitten by a rattlesnake Friday at 11 30 a m while taking a dog to the barn. She was treated by her mother who killed the snake and applied a tourniquet before the child was moved to a Bertram hospital in serious condition.
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Bertram
Erlene Law
Robert E. Law
Liberty Hill
Weekend Forecast For Austin Warm Sunny Days Ahead
Sunny skies will warm Austin over the weekend with mild cloudy mornings and warm afternoons. Saturday highs reach the 66 to 82 degree range with only a trace of rain possible, and a late Sunday or early Monday shower chance noted by forecaster Hoye St. Dunham.
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Austin
Hoye St
Harold Laski Dies at 56 Former Labor Leader
London reports Harold Laski former chairman of the British Labour Party died Friday night at age 56. He led the party during his career and was a prominent political figure in Britain.
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Harold Laski
Laborite
London
British Labor Party
Firing upheld in Bailey loyalty case ruling
The US Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of the loyalty program in the Dorothy Bailey case. Bailey, an $8,000-a-year Federal Security Agency employee, was dismissed in February 1949 for loyalty questions, and the court ruled any government worker may be fired by a loyalty board.
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US Court of Appeals
Dorothy Bailey
Federal Security Agency
Miss Bailey
Carrier additions expand Pacific Fleet reach in war plan
Pearl Harbor March 24 Navy announces transfer of the light aircraft carrier Bataan with four destroyers from Atlantic to the Pacific Fleet. Bataan will join carrier Division 15 at San Diego, boosting to six carriers in the Pacific and creating reinforced command structures ready for rapid expansion in emergencies.
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Pearl Harbor
Bataan
Pacific
Navy
Washington
Atlantic
Pacific Fleet
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Southeast Asia
Mediterranean
Greece
Forrest P. Sherman
Philippines Sea
Valley Forge
San Diego
Boxer
Western Pacific
Chrysler Strikers Reject New Plan
Detroit March 24 Chrysler Corp offered 89 000 striking workers a 30 million pension program and major benefits but union leaders dismissed it as half good enough They produced a counter proposal Mediators halted peace talks until Sunday to give both sides time to consider the moves This boosted hopes for a quick settlement of the 59 day strike.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Alamo City Cab Driver Reinjured After Robbery Attempt
C R Wright, 39, a taxicab driver, returned to work after a broken neck and was hospitalized again when a passenger in the rear seat grabbed him by the neck and another robber took $12 from Wright’s pockets during a Friday pickup in San Antonio.
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Alamo City
San Antonio
C. R. Wright
Wright
Dog and girl clash in playful bite in San Antonio
In San Antonio on March 24 a collie bit five year old Barbara Rabenaldt after a prior incident. Barbara grabbed the dog by the tail in retaliation. Barbara's mother Mrs. Robert L. Rabenaldt called the city pound to remove the injured animal due to lack of space in their yard.
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Barbara Rabenaldt
Barbara
Robert Ll. Rabenaldt
City
Panel Approves BAFB Quarters and Texas Projects
A House committee approved a military public works authorization bill including 1.551 million for Bergstrom AFB housing. The package funds future construction at Bergstrom, Camp Hood, and other Texas sites. no funds are appropriated yet, with an omnibus bill pending for fiscal year starting July 1.
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House
Washington
Bergstrom Air Force Base
A. B. Packard
Bergstrom
Associated Press
Armed Services Committee
Army
Navy
Air Force
Texas
House Committee
Camp Hood
Army Bases Bill Gets Green Light
The House approved a top priority 689 million dollar plan to expand U S military bases at home and overseas In Alaska and the Far Pacific the program includes 447 million for 34 states and Washington DC 229 million abroad plus over 12 million for a secret special weapons project About 100 million will fund Army Air Force activity in Alaska General Navy construction exceeds 46 million at Guam Okinawa and Kwajalein allocations And 4 5 million for Saudi Arabia Dhahran air station with US and allied base enhancements at Moses Lake McChord and Hanford housing and defenses are included with over 43 million for classified projects
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Washington
House
Armed Services Committee
Alaska
Far Pacific
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
District of Columbia
United States
Army
Air Force
Navy
Guam
Okinawa
Kwajalein
Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
Northwest Defense
Moses Lake
Wash
Air Force Base
Hanford
McChord Field
Tacoma
Circular Saw Fatality At Mt Pleasant Sawmill
Edward Cotton Kirby aged 30 was killed at the John B Stephens Sawmill when his hook slipped while feeding logs and he fell head first into a circular saw. A World War II veteran, Kirby died after the saw ripped through his head and much of his body before power was cut.
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MT Pleasant
Edward
Cotton) Kirby
Here
John B. Stephens
Kirby
UT Permanent Fund Surpasses 100 Million on Lease Sale
The University of Texas permanent fund exceeded 100 million dollars after 1 437 500 dollars in high bids were accepted from a five hour lease auction at the Austin Hotel. The 19 000 dollar bid by City Service Oil Company secured the key 1615 acre Upton County lease.
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University of Texas Permanent Fund
Austin
Permanent Fund
City Service Oil Company
Upton County
Bascom Giles
Outcom
Crane County
Atlantic Refining Company
Continental Oil Company
Upton
Reagan Counties
Sandra Johnson Crowned Most Beautiful At AHS Beauty Review
Sandra Johnson, 17, senior daughter of Mr and J F Johnson Jr, won the seventh annual Maroon Beauty Revue at Austin High School auditorium from 65 entrants. Norma Dean and Nancy Ritter placed second and third. Janet Lee of the University of Texas presented loving cups.
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Sandra Johnson
J. F. Johnson Jr
Austin
Norma Dean
D. N. Curry
Nancy Ritter
AHS
Bill McKinney
Marvin King
Billy Peel
Joe Coffey
Harvey Roberts
Don Pritchett
Red Dragon
Tommy Taylor
Thomas White
Swanee
Janice Ray
April Checks for Old Age Aid Needy Blind Cut 50 Cents
Texas will reduce April old age assistance and aid to the needy blind by 50 cents below the authorized grant. John H Winters explains the cut aims to fit the $35 million total across three programs. March payments totaled 7.6 million to aged, 224 thousand to needy blind, and 821 thousand to nearly 18 thousand families with 51 thousand children.
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Texas
John H Winters
State Department of Public Welfare
Winters
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Cox
Georgia
H. Alexander Smith
New Jersey
L. L. Brantley
E. E. Minis
Nashvvile
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Dtexas
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Mahon
House Armed Services Committee
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