House Approves Rent Decontrol and Bill Flush
The House approved ending all rent controls in Texas and sent the measure to the Senate. Multiple bills passed, including county salary hikes, juvenile court designation, and a nine member game commission discussion. The Senate adjourned briefly for quorum issues while the liquor bill faced debate and a veterans bonus was rejected in committee.
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House
Texas
Senate
Deno Tufares
Wichita Falls
Sam Hanna
Dallas
Jimmy Horany
Archer City
Texas School of Mines At
el Paso
Texas Western College of
The
University of Texas
Supreme Court
Tornado Toll Rises as Amarillo Hit Hard by Storm
Four killed and 83 injured as a twister ripped through Amarillo and northern Panhandle wheat country. Damage topples homes, destroys 40 aircraft at Tradewinds Airport, and hits rail, utilities, and Massey Harris lines with relief funds and disaster loans activated.
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Mickey Maguire
Texas Panhandle Home Builders Association
Shelby Kitser
Tradewinds
Massey-Harris
Panhandle
Dalhart
Red Cross
Amarillo Globe News
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Amarillo
Truman Opens New Bond Drive
President Truman urged nationwide investment in the Treasury’s Series E savings bonds as part of a drive running through June 30 with a goal of 1.04 billion dollars. He linked the campaign to national security and world peace, noting broad possible participation in contrast to early Hamilton era appeals to the wealthy. The program began in Kansas City, Missouri, after an Independence, Missouri wagon parade, with the talk delivered from the White House projection room.
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Washington
Truman
Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
Kansas City
Independence
White House
State Hospitals Pinpointed As Fire Hazards In Austin
A report by Paul H. Brown warns Texas state institutions in Austin are at risk of deadly fires. It cites locked exits unusable fire escapes and defective wiring at Austin State Hospital and other facilities, urging monthly drills alarms inspections and hydrant overhauls to prevent tragedy.
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Illinois
Paul H. Brown
Brown
Austin
Austin State Hospital
Austin State School
Blind, Deaf and Orphan School For
Texas School For the Deaf
Confederate Home For Women
Confederate Home For Men
State School Farm Colony
Eisler May Face New Charge Returned From Britain
British authorities returned Communist fugitive Eisler to the United States amid renewed calls for a congressional probe into how he escaped custody and fled after bail on passport fraud and contempt charges. Officials said a fresh charge could be filed if extradited, with bail forfeiture and higher conditions under review.
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Eister
Britain
Washington
Gerhart Eister
England
Capitol Hill
House
Arends
R-Il
Justice Department
William Hitz
Eisler
Hitz
United States
House of Commons
State Department
Ford Strike Talks Break Up Without Progress
Federal mediator Arthur C. Vint planned separate talks with Ford Motor Co and the CNO VAW to decide by Tuesday whether to enter the dispute. The session ended without reports of progress.
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Detroit
Cnovaw
Ford Motor Company
Arthur C. Vint
Ring Tailed Cat Triggers Power Outage at Hoover Dam Plant
A ring tailed cat climbed a transformer bank at the Colorado River Hoover Dam power plant, shorting 16 500 volts and causing a week of repairs. The incident left Las Vegas Boulder County Clark County Lincoln County and Kingman Arizona without power for about an hour.
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Boulder City
Reclamation Bureau
Colorado River
Hoover Dam
Las Vegas
Boulder
Clark County
Lincoln County
Kingman, Ariz
State lawmakers study bond plan to fund hospital building program
Legislators discuss a state building bond constitutional amendment to finance an $22 million hospital expansion and other state needs. The plan would allow all new construction by bonds, benefit the $80 million permanent school fund, and require voter approval at the Sept. 24 amendment election. If adopted, hospital, cancer research, dentistry, and university buildings would be funded with bonds while reducing rent and ghost-budget risks.
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Austr
American Capitol
Senate Finance Committee
Beauford Jester
Cancer Research Foundation
School of Dentistry
State University For Negroes At
Houston
House
Jester
Senate
Austin approves 7.15 million utility bond by 10 to 1 margin
Austin voters approve a 7.15 million revenue bond issue by a 10 to 1 margin to expand electric, water and sewer plants. Only 2,164 votes cast. final tallies 1,977 187 for electric, 1,979 182 for water, and 1,983 175 for sewer.
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Austin
Will T. Johnson
Hankow Falls to Reds Without a Fight
Shanghai dispatch reports Communist troops occupy Hankow, central China, without resistance. Reds press Shanghai assault as Nationalists hold sea and air outlets. Hankow entry claimed at 4 p.m. Monday, with evacuation of Hankow Wuchang and Hangyang announced.
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Shanghai
China
Hankow
Sin Wan Pao
mid-Yangtze
Wuchang
Hangyang
Tri-Cities
Hiram Walker Plant Workers End Strike in Peoria
Production workers at the Hiram Walker and Sons whisky plant in Peoria Illinois returned to work after a two day strike. Some 1250 workers voted Sunday to accept a 10 cent hourly raise previously rejected.
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Peoria
Ill
Hiram Walker and Sons Whisky
High Court Lets Suit Over Tid lands Oil Riches
The Supreme Court allowed the United States to sue Texas and Louisiana over tidelands off their coasts, with billions at stake from offshore oil leases. Texas officials vowed to fight and push Congress to grant the states title, while some lawmakers urged quick legislation. The court set filing deadlines and weighed whether federal control over submerged lands extends to Gulf waters as it did off California.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Texas
Louisiana
United States
Jackson
California
Justice Department
Gulf
Philip B. Perlman
Daniel
Perlman
Austin
Bascom Giles
Tidelands
Congress
Senate
States
Migrant workers injured in truck wreck near Round Rock
Twenty six migrant laborers were injured when a one and a half ton truck overturned on Highway 81, one half mile south of Round Rock. Driver Antonio Barego, 20, from San Benito, lost control on slippery pavement. Injuries ranged from skull fractures and internal injuries to broken arms and bruises. Several families received aid at Brackenridge and local shelters.
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Austin
Taylor
Georgetown
Round Rock
Antonio
Huperte Rodriguez
Edinburg
Carmen Rodriguez
Eugenia Castillo
McAllen
Brackenridge
Gen
Georgetown Hospital
John’s Clinic
Otilia Castillo
Jean Castillo
Olivia Rodrigues
Roberto Rodriguez
Irene Rodriguez
Moses Rodriguez
Jose Gonzales
Harlingen
Evenida Gonzales
Juan Torrez
Home and Family Service Relief Agency
Brown Hotel
Salvation Army
Irene Gonzales
Guadalupe Reyes de Alvarado
San Juan
Isaac Alvarado
Guadalupe
San Juanito
Savino Castillo
Francisco
Beatrice
Supreme Court Upheld Free Speech Against Disturbance Charge
The Supreme Court ruled that speech cannot be punished merely for anger or unrest. It voided a Chicago disorderly conduct conviction against Catholic priest Arthur Terminiello, who spoke Feb 7 1946 under suspension from duties. Justice Douglas delivered the majority opinion. Justice Jackson dissented.
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Justice Jackson
Chicago
Arthur Terminiello
Birmingham
Ala
West End Women’s
Steel Workers Strike At Philadelphia Plants
Massed picket lines surrounded two SKF Industries plants in Philadelphia as 1,200 Local 2898 United Steel Workers of America CIO members walked off the job in a contract dispute. They demanded wage increases a union shop health benefits a pension plan and improved vacations.
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Philadelphia
SKF Industries Inc
United Steel Workers of America
CIO
State City Managers Gather In Sherman
Sixty seven Texas city managers met in Sherman for a two day conference focusing on the functions of municipalities as service institutions. It was the largest conference in the history of the Association of City Managers.
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Sherman
Texas
Association of City Managers
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