Berlin Blockade Lifts Before Midnight Elsewhere
The Soviet Union and Western Powers announce that two way traffic to Berlin and across the Soviet zone border will begin at 12:01 a.m. Berlin time May 12. Chuikov orders restoration of transport postal and trade links and waives Soviet travel permits at checkpoints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
V. I. Chuikov
Germany
Chuikov
New York
Lin
Helmstedt
Frankfurt
Hannover
Berlin- Helmstedt
Marienborn
Nowawes
Austinite Drowns In Boat Mishap
Henry Logan Hamby a 41 year old from 20 Red River drowned when his boat capsized on the Colorado River below the Congress Avenue Bridge. He was alone. his body was recovered about two hours later. Hamby’s companion Clifton Bowdrick reported fishing earlier. Funeral arrangements were set. survivors include parents two brothers a sister and a daughter.
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Henry Logan Hamby
Red River
Colorado River
Congress Avenue
Hamby
River Street
Ed Schwartz
Gilbert Haene
L. H. Hamby
Chester Hamby
Ekel Hamby
F. C. Verreil
Austin
Laverne Logan Hamby
Galveston
Truman Urges Fast Action on Government Reorganization
President Truman pressed Congress to hurry on a reorganization bill to empower the executive branch. The House has passed a plan exempting some departments while the Senate debates a broader version. Hoover and Truman praise the Hoover Commission’s work as a landmark in government organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Mr. Truman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
Truman
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Hoover's Commission
Commission
Vet Bonus Bill Virtually Killed In State House Action
The state affairs committee sent the veterans bonus bill to a two week subcommittee study after a 10 to 6 vote. The measure would, if enacted, provide 200 to 500 dollars to veterans by length of service, with higher caps for certain groups, and up to 750 for some. Funding would come from taxes on cigarettes and alcohol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House State Affairs Committee
J. A. Benton
Wylie
Benton
David Clifton
Farmersville
Reuben Senterfitt
Senterfitt
Protestant Princess To Visit Pope Today
Protestant Princess Margaret of Great Britain will visit Pope Pius XII Tuesday afternoon in Rome. A Vatican source said the planned meeting was confirmed on Monday night.
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Rome
Margaret of
Great Britain
Pius XII
Vatican
Texas Tech Directors Vote Building Bonds
Texas Tech directors voted to issue 2.5 million dollars in bonds to finance new buildings. The board designated three projects as main building needs.
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Texas Tech
Lubbock
Austin School Board approves four new high schools plan
The Austin School Board approved a long range program to build four high schools including a Negro high school and a North Austin campus within two years. Funding would follow a joint meeting with City Council as bond limits may restrict full financing.
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Austin
North
J. W. Edgar
Guston Morgan
Edgar
A. N. McCallum
North Austin High School
Austin Schools
Bluebonnet Lane
UT money bill for two years awaits House action
A $22,063,492 UT budget for the University of Texas and branches is included in the higher education appropriation bill for 1949-51, totaling $58,051,893 from all sources. The measure, with salaries and operations, moves to House debate this week with many line items across campuses and related institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin American Capitol
University of Texas
Woman's Murder Trial Delayed After Son's Death
In Quitman on May 9 Mrs Jewel Rogers won a delay in her murder trial following the death of her three year old son Billy last Tuesday. She faces charges of forcing Mrs Viola Gilbreath to take poison at gun point after a January street fight in Mineola. Judge Otis Dunagan ruled Rogers not mentally or physically able to stand trial or consult with lawyers and granted the defense motion for delay.
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Quitman
Jewel Rogers
Billy
Viola Gilbreath
Mineola
Otis Dunagan
Rogers
Colorado Rape Slaying Jury Convicts Walker
In Boulder on May 9 a jury convicted 32 year old Joe Walker of second degree murder in the rape slaying of Theresa Foster, an 18 year old University of Colorado coed. The verdict after 17 12 hours of deliberation carries a possible penalty of 10 years to life.
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Boulder
Colo
Joe Walker
Theresa Foster
Colorado University Coed
Rent Decontrol Bill Passes 2nd Reading In Texas House
The Texas House approved the rent decontrol measure on second reading by 98 to 30 but did not secure enough votes to suspend rules for final passage. A city local option amendment failed 87 to 50, with Travis County split 50-50 on repeal. Senate actions included a real estate commission bill sent to governor and a school reorganization proposal advancing to conference. The American Legion urged public hearings and opposed backdoor legislation.
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Texas
House
Senate
Congress
Tidelands
Jerry T. Stockard
Frost
House Appropriations Committee
Ray Kirkpatrick
Juior
Panel Proposes Law Changes To Reform Election Reporting
A joint House Senate and governor named panel urged seven emergency changes to election laws and called for hiring three lawyers to rewrite the code. Proposals include raising campaign expenditure limits, tighter contribution reporting, and precinct level return disclosures. The move follows the Lyndon Johnson Stevenson 1960s race and postprimary disputes over delayed returns and counts.
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House
Senate
Keith Kelly
Fort Worth
W. R. Cousins Jr
Beaumont
Carlos Ashley
Llano
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Coke R. Stevenson
Rape Charge Filed Against Austin Man
Alfred Vernon Davis, 20, of 2702 East First Street faces a rape charge in Travis Blakeslee's Court for an assault on a 16 year old Austin girl last Saturday. Bond set at 2500 dollars. The girl, treated at Brackenridge Hospital, underwent surgery and suffered injuries and possible infection and blood loss. She reported being with a date near a gravel pit when the attack occurred. police seek the other couple involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Vernon Davis
East First Street
Justice of the Peace
Travis Blakeslee
Austin
T. O. Lang
Marion Lee
Blakeslee
Davis
Brackenridge Hospital
Ed Garrison
High Court Hears Tidelands Fight
The U S Supreme Court hears arguments from Louisiana and Texas over federal rights to oil lands off their coasts. The government seeks to sue for paramount title and recover millions in royalties since 1947, while Louisiana and Texas urge limits on federal suits and prefer federal court or Congress action.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Louisiana
Texas
California
Justice Department
Congress
Philip B. Perlman
Spending fights split Senate and House over single purpose bills
Senate members rejected suspending rules to advance nine and a half million dollars in single purpose projects for two years, while the House approved higher junior college funding and a vocational education appropriation. Debate centered on tax implications and long term fiscal restraint amid growing education demands.
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Associated Press
Senate
House
Whistle Stop Schedule Approved for Zephyr Route
The Texas Zephyr will make only whistle stops at eight small towns between Fort Worth and Amarillo after a 2 to 1 Railroad Commission vote. Electra and other towns protested claiming bad faith for failing to honor a prior agreement to maintain regular stops. Railroad officials planned to implement the streamlined schedule Wednesday, canceling an April 30 order halting the plan.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Denver City
Railroad Commission
Texas Zephyr
Amarillo
Cityttorney
John McKelvey
Electra
Decatur
Clarendon
Bowie
Henrietta
Chillicothe
Claude
Channing
McKelvey
W. J. Murray
E. O. Thompson
Navy Plane Retraces First Atlantic Path
In Lisbon Portugal on May 9 the US Navy bomber Truculent Turtle completed a 16 hour 50 minute flight retracing the NC4’s first trans Atlantic crossing done 30 years earlier. Rear Admiral Albert C Read, who piloted the NC4 in 1919, rode as passenger noting the flight’s ease but reflecting on past endurance.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Navy
Albert C. Read
Walter Long to Step Down as CC Manager After 1949
Walter E. Long announced his retirement as Austin Chamber of Commerce manager at year’s end after 34 years of service. He wrote to President Joe C. Carrington and the Board of Directors detailing his plans and praising Austin’s teamwork. Long has served with 30 presidents and 276 directors and will stay in Austin to finish law work and fish. A committee will be named to advise on his successor.
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Andrew Zilker
Zilker
Tarrytown
Casis
Josephine Casis
Miss M. Casis
Austin Manual Training Fund
Becker
Virginia Cadwell
Ridgetop
T. N. Porter
Austin
Gus J. Moos
R. W. Byram
Paul Bolton
W. I. Kocurek
Hal P. Bybee
O. D. Weeks
Walter E. Long
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Joe C. Carrington
Chamber of Commerce
University of Texas
Southwest
Long
Texas
Texas Association of Commercial Executives
National Association
Texas Association of Commerce
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Soviet Zone
Austinite
Clifton Boatwright
Haskell
Herby Taylor
Hyltin Manor Funeral Home
Solons
President Truman
Lucas
D-Ill
BY Raymond Brooks
Texas Memorial Museum
School of Dentistry
Anderson Cancer Research Center
Texas Western College At
el Paso
A&m College
Texas State University
Houston
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
San Marcos
Colorado
Walker
Jack Brooks
Travis County
Pearce Johnson
Johnnie B. Rogers
Carlton Moore
Leslie King of
Vernon
Miller Walker
S. J. Isaacks
Isaacks
American Legion
William McCraw
McCraw
American
Legion
Veterans’ Organizations
BY Dave Cheavens
Gulf of Mexico
Perlman
Price Daniel
House of Two Minds
Dallas
San Antonio
Temple
Lamar Junior College
Kirkpatrick
Leslie King
C. S. McLellan
Eagle Lake
Gilmer-Aikin
Abraham Karen Jr
Laredo
Walter Long
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