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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1950

Page

6

Texas Could Gain Congress Seat From Census Shifts

The preliminary census estimate signals Texas may gain one or two seats in Congress as its population grows faster than the national average. The piece outlines how reapportionment could unfold, including potential at large elections and the impact of future redistricting by the Texas Legislature.

Texas Congress California Mississippi Senate Oer E Peer Austin

West Point of the Air Site Studied by Air Force

Washington officers study Texas air fields for the potential West Point of the Air. Randolph Field near San Antonio is favored to hold the major training center, though debate exists over using it as an Academy site versus a flight training hub. Texas advantages include climate, facilities, and training concentration. A separate note describes Texas beekeepers moving hives to Minnesota for a dual-season honey crop.

Air Force Washington West Point Randolph Field San Antonio Randolph Air Academy Texas West Coast Austin Rio Grande Valley Minnesota Texas Rio Grande

Cancer Detection Plan could save thousands annually

A letter to Alfred S. Black proposes using the Black Stevenson Foundation funds to compile a Cancer Detection Center concept. Dr. Harold T. Hyman backs a national program to place diagnostic knowledge with family doctors, aiming to save about 50,000 lives per year at under five dollars per life. Local doctors would receive free volumes and updates to promote early cancer detection nationwide.

Harold T. Hyman New York Time Magazine Dr. Hyman Hyman Black Stevenson Foundation Central Park West Damon Runyon Hattiesburg Joe Harry

Answers and Questions From The Austin American Information Q and A

Readers can submit questions to The Austin American Information Q A. Answers include details on the USS Malabar transporting Austrian art treasures to the United States and the 70 degree 55 percent humidity requirement. The piece cites figures on Dionne quintuplets viewers and notes about the Secret Service guarding the President. It lists river volumes and provides trivia on U S Savings Bonds prices for servicemen and historical stock exchange intruder customs.

United States

Budenz Credibility Under Scrutiny Over Past Allegations

Washington column recounts Louis Budenz's contested background as a key witness in Senate anti communism hearings. The piece notes Budenz faced questions about multiple marriages and alleged misdeeds, with several witnesses disputing his claims.

Drew Pearson Washington State Department Johns Hopkins United States Senator McCarthy Louis Budenz Owen Lattimore Earl Browder Communist Party Frederick Field Bella Dodd Communist Policy Committee Senate Committee Budenz Margaret D. Rogers John Santo Gizella Budenz Margaret Rogers Miss Rogers Senate US Immigration Bureau Harry Sacher Santo Sacher

Broadway Gossip and Celebrity Rumors Ahead of June

Singly spun items name Sinclair Lewis Ruth Mattinson in gossip rounds. Figures like Jack LaRue, Wally Beery, Audie Murphy, and Franchot Tone surface amid hints of marriages, widowhoods, and show business deals. Las Vegas gambling plans and a misused name controversy also appear in this brisk, era-tinged column.

Sinclair Lewis Ruth Mattinson Robert Goelet Lynn Merrick Reno Jack LaRue Wally Beery Widder Rijg Patrick Stone Wisconsin D. Miller Wanda Hendrix Audie Murphy John Suttons Suzanne Lloyd Oklahoma J. Goffs Natalie Draper Lloyd Odlums Jacqueline Cochran Pat di Cicco Gussie Moran Orville Hode

Audit Bureau of Circulation and AP note

The text identifies The Austin American Statesman as members of the Audit Bureau of Circulation and Associated Press. It states AP’s exclusive right to republication of local news printed in the newspaper and AP dispatches. The note underscores licensing and content rights.

The Austin, American Austin “Statesman Audit Bureau of Circulation United States Associated Press

Also Mentioned on This Page

BY Raymond Brooks Capitol Editors West Point of Air Gulf Coast By Scott Billy Rose Alfred S. Black Miss Mr. Black Black-Stevenson Foundation Austin American Information Eye Street Ll.b. A Secret Service V.C.A. A McKinley White House Treasury Department Theodore Velt R.F.R. A Amazon la Plata- Parana South America Congo Africa Yangtze - Kiang China Ganges-Brahmaputra India Mekong Southeastern Asia Mississippi- Missouri Mackenzie Canada Nile Egypt St. Lawrence Ussr London Stock Exchange Stock Exchange Mt. McKinley Archdeacon Hudson Stuck North America Prohibition Claude A. Watson Los Angeles Budent Margaret Gizella I. Budenz St. Louis Terre Haute Ind Gizella Buderz Court of Chancery New Jersey Louise Gahen Easton Hotel Easton Miss Gahen Great Northern City of Great Northern Hotel Bernard Bernardsville Louise Stamford Conn Bell Syndicate, Inc MAN About Town Ray Wilsons Samuel Goldwyn Jr Uickie
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