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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1949

Page

3

Young Socialite Prefers Trucking In New Haven Story

Frederic C. Dumaine III, 21, heir to Dumain fortunes, chooses truck driving over desk work. He owns a truck, hauls for a Manchester sand and gravel firm, and does winter snow plowing for the state. He recently married Millicent Livingstone Gove, a 33 year old restaurant hostess.

Dumaine Frederic C. Dumaine New Haven Railroad Boston and Maine Railroad Young Dumaine Millicent Livingstone Gove Dumains Manchester

Brazilian President Dutra Plans Two Week US Visit

Brazil's President Eurico Gaspar Dutra leaves Rio de Janeiro for a two week trip to the United States with stops in Trinidad Puerto Rico and Key West en route to Washington. It marks the first Brazilian head of state visit since 1876 and aims to strengthen trade and finance ties.

Rio DE Janeiro Brazil Eurico Gaspar Dutra United States Trinidad Puerto Rico Key West Fla Washington Dom Pedro II Dutra

Burglary Reported at Girls' Boarding House

Austin police noted a burglary Sunday at a girls' boarding house 1928 San Antonio. A prowler entered late Saturday rummaging through drawers and desks. a billfold with about 75 cents was missing from Tomasini Armstrong. Dorothy Gates also reported a radio theft from 1301 Cotton on Saturday.

Austin Police Department San Antonio Tomasini Armstrong Dorothy Gates Cotton

End of the Lone Star Navy and the Austin's Condemnation

On May 16 1848 Pensacola reported the last Texas ship leaking beyond repair and unfit as a receiving ship the Austin was condemned In 1849 the Austin was reported broken up after annexation made the four boats US property Their fighting career ended in 1843 with ships docked at Galveston during Texas entry into the Union.

Lone Star Navy Pensacola Texas Austin Secretary of Navy Galveston

Hotel Hijackers Linked to Waco Case

Waco police captain linked the Alamo Hotel hijacking early Saturday to a prior fruit stand robbery in Waco. He described two suspects in a black coupe, ages about 23 and 20, with similar heights and builds to those who robbed hotel workers.

Alamo Waco Wiley Stem

Express Workers To Accept Terms

New York May 15. Railroad Express Agency workers accept recommendations of a presidential fact finding board to settle the dispute. Daniel J. Sullivan says union leaders agreed to the settlement and will meet with Express officials within a week to formalize the contract. Acceptance ends strike threats and avoids a June 6 strike under the railway labor act.

New York Railway Express Agency Daniel J. Sullivan AFL Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks Sullivan

Cominform Explains Ousting of Bulgarian Leader Kostov

BUCHAREST May 15 Vassil Kolarov Bulgaria acting premier and foreign minister said Kostov was ousted last month for Bonapartism and anti Soviet attitude. In Cominform Journal he cited Kostov's refusal to reveal price data on Bulgaria’s Western trade as proof of anti Soviet stance.

Bucharest Romania Vassil Kolarov Bulgaria Traicho Kostov Ont Kolarov Kostov

Houston Man Killed In Head-On Crash

George A. Thomas, 33, of Houston, was killed early Sunday and two others injured in a head-on automobile collision on a local street.

Houston George A. Thomas

UN Assembly Faces Two Hottest Issues at Close

The United Nations General Assembly, stalled over Franco Spain and Italy's former colonies, aims to wind up its spring session in two days. A Latin American bid to lift the Franco boycott faces a showdown vote, followed by a plan to divide Mussolini's prewar African empire among four nations. The proposals seek a two-thirds majority, with 16 nations including the United States abstaining on the repeal of the 1946 Madrid withdrawal resolution.

New York United Nations General Assembly Italy America Britain France Russia Mussolini Bolivia Brazil Colombia Peru Madrid United States

Soviet Aggression Threat Still Present Declared

NEW BEDFORD MASS May 15 A State Department official said the threat of Soviet aggression remains after the Berlin truce. Dr William P Maddox urged that Moscow must prove readiness for genuine cooperation in all policies to end expansion and aggression.

New Bedford Mass State Department Berlin William P. Maddox Foreign Services Institute Russia Maddox American Legion United States United Nations Soviet Union Iran Turkey Greece Hungary Czechoslovakia

Five Years To Start China Reds Build Future

AP analyst James D. White outlines how the Communist regime in China, hard to report on, is rebuilding infrastructure and industry while preparing a future political economy. Railways, mines, and factories reopen. Stakhanovite style speedups rise. workers and students are mobilized, with Li Li San guiding reform.

China Red Radio Russia Li Li-San Peiping Communist Party

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