Austin Fight Over Public Housing Fights Amendments
City council supports 520 low rent units but faces Hill amendments aimed at constraining the Austin Housing Authority. AHA argues income caps and internal policy controls threaten federal funding and the 40 year cooperative agreement. Debate centers on referendum authority and a broad housing policy shift to clear slums and enforce codes.
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Linking Phrases and Political Jabs Stir Public Debate
The column muscles through a mosaic of modern politics and social satire. It cites Truman and Baruch while poking at public discourse and consumer culture. A playful mockery of a door salesman closes the piece with seasonal humor.
May Day Reflections on Loyalty Day and Freedom
The piece contrasts Berlin May Day threats with American Loyalty Week in Texas urging demonstrations of loyalty to democracy. It notes potential subversive activity and labor disputes while urging unity, education, religious freedom, and economic opportunity as benefits of democracy.
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National Unity and Mobilization Amid War Readiness
The piece argues federal leadership has boosted defense readiness while mobilizing public spirit. It praises the reshaped National Security Resources Board and Loyalty Week, urging broad citizen participation. It also reports Austin facing high paving assessments, urging uniform application to fix traffic hazards.
Notorious Heel Harry Ness and Evie Endings in Vegas
A column sketches vaudeville hoofer Harry Ness and his wife Evie. Ness deserts Evie after a Variety headline and a $2,000 prize. Evie finally leaves for Nevada to obtain a divorce, ending their troubled marriage.
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Billy Rose
Answers and Questions Revealed by The Austin American
Reader Q and A cover city status definitions United States legal variations and governing structures. Other entries address Independence Hall function Ford's Theatre origins buffalo nickel three legged specimen type antimony in metalwork milk composition marijuana distinguishing features hops in beer Freedoms Foundation origin and motto A cat may look at a king proverb origin and questions on animal learning from experience.
Maragon Case Links White House to Vaughan Axis
Washington gossip centers on the Maragon trial and a suspected Vaugh an White House axis. The column links campaign finance, influence peddling, and FBI probes to the Truman era, noting Maragon as a pawn in a larger power game and urging continued investigations into monopoly and lobby influence.
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Winchell on Broadway and Newsroom Hard Facts
A look at famous editors and newsroom quirks with pithy quotes from Chapin Scripps and McCormick. Anecdotes cover bylines, dangers of sensationalism, and the evolving role of reporters from early 20th century to midcentury trends.
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Audit Bureau details for Austin papers
The Austin American and the Austin Statesman are listed as members of the Audit Bureau of Circulation, a national body certifying newspaper circulation. The Associated Press retains exclusive rights to republication of local news and AP dispatches from the papers.
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