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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1949
Page
5
Mrs. Ethel Collins, 27, gave birth to four children two boys and two girls at Lebanon Hospital Wednesday night under light anesthesia. Father Charlies Collins, 20, a Wall Street clerk, visited the hospital after doctors telephoned the news.
A 32 year old divorcee, Mrs. Charlotte B. Van Every of Phoenix, was found dead from a head wound in a Geneva hotel room Wednesday night. A .25 caliber German pistol lay beside her as Sheriff Byron R. Scott questioned two companions, a man and a woman, who claimed suicide by the deceased. No charges were filed.
Paris remains among the world’s safest cities per Police Chief Roger Leonard. He cites rapid response times, a 20 000-strong uniformed force, 2 500 detectives, and a connected network of commissariats with radio and teleprinter links. Postwar crime shifts show more organized youth gangs, but overall crime statistics are down. Leonard, aged around fifty, is a former Resistance member who emphasizes modernization and mobility.
A report discusses Pacific Ring of Fire activity with quakes in Washington Oregon April 13 and Chile April 20. It notes deaths in those events but far larger losses in Tokyo 1923 and cites expert Dr. Lynch explaining fault lines and the unpredictability of future quakes.
Southern Illinois University in Carbondale announces a three day coaching clinic from August 22 to 24. Don Faurot of Missouri, Hank Iba of Oklahoma A&M, and Burt Ingwersen of Illinois will participate as speakers and instructors.
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