Spring brings spike in Travis County aggravated assault
County Attorney Perry Jones notes a spring surge in aggravated assault cases in Travis County. Winters show only a few per month, but spring brings almost daily complaints. A 21 year old woman on emergency leave after killing another with fights and barroom incidents dominates headlines as officials seek to revoke leave.
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Inside Labor Developing Robot Gives Labor Jitters
A 1949 New York Post report from Princeton discusses worker anxiety over autonomous factories and robots. It notes union leaders fearing wage losses at Ford and across hundreds of plants, and cites experts like Wiener and Von Neumann on self reproducing machines and automated production.
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N. J
Ford
Midwest
Institute of Advanced Study
Norbert Wiener
United Automobile Union
Little
Wiener
UAW
Auto Union
Little Wiener
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Vanced
John von Neuman
California
America
West Virginia
Cleveland
New York Post Corp
Navy Good Conduct Medal and hash mark requirements
Navy says three years of service earns a Good Conduct Medal in both regular and reserve components. Four years earns a hash mark for regular, reserve, and minority enlisted men. The Good Conduct Medal is worn after USN decorations and ahead of campaign ribbons.
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Navy
Navy Department
Reserve Navy
Secrecy of Ballot Spurs Vote Law Push in Texas
Lawmakers warn that abolishing the poll tax could erase eligibility checks and halt elections. Bills to create a voter registration system face logjam while poll tax lists guide 1949 elections and future primaries. Texas oilmen press Congress to curb imports amid budget risk and school funding concerns.
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Senate
Frank Oltorf
Texas
Congress
Mild Mannered Brannan Fights for His Principles
Washington profile of Charlie Brannan, secretary of agriculture, highlighting his frugal lifestyle, public service mindset, and clashes with fellow Cabinet members. It explains his Brannan plan for farm subsidies, aiming to reduce market intervention and shift support to farmers via government checks, while avoiding rotten-egg surpluses.
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Charlie Brannan
Oscar Chapman
Interior
Denver
Brannan
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Agriculture Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Louise Nylander
Miss Ny
Brannans
Capitol Hill
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Secretary of Interior
Krug
ECA
Hoffman
Regis College
University of Denver
Roosevelt
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Broad Americans cited in a patriotic collage on history
A collection of remarks highlights how immigration, politics, and religion shaped early America. It cites figures like Robert E. Lee and George Washington, notes foreign-born influence, and calls out debates over rights, liberty, and national symbols across centuries.
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George Washington
France
Library of Congress
Bob Hope
Harvard
John Harvard
England
Marine Corps
Continental Congress
America
Alexander Graham Bell
Scotland
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