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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1950

Page

4

Austin power house faces union dispute and growth warned

Contractor Jamie Odom says work will resume in 30 to 40 days after Brown and Root finish boilers, with union workers offering double shifts at no extra cost. City officials note Seaholm will not be replaced as utilities head, ensuring continuity of a $7 million expansion, while a bond issue is urged to meet rising electrical demand over the next decade.

Jamie Odom Austin Congress Avenue New City Odom Brown and Root Walter E. Seaholm Seaholm Guston Morgan Morgan Electrical World Buick Motors Walter Reuther Auto General Motors Joe Sicker

Mistaken Identities and Policy Proposals Highlighted in Paragraphs

The text notes cases of mistaken political identity as voters misread ballots. It suggests an armored auto to protect occupants when overturning. It mentions Senator Johnson seeking to outlaw slot machines and protects people from one armed bandits. Abandoned street cars are sent to Korea, labeled as street car Desire models.

Senator Johnson Korea

Memorial Day Observance and Texas Political Quiet

Memorial Day in Travis County honors World War II fallen with a memorial unveiled and ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery. The piece notes an austere Texas political scene with few major races, praise for civic duty, and a call to vote despite lackluster campaigns.

Travis County America Arlington National Cemetery Texas South Flanders Field

Labor unrest and espionage fears color 1950 union politics

The piece sketches a web of fears around left wing influence in labor, the Truman AFL/CIO rift, and the Amerasia spy case. It cites grand jury probes, FBI attention in labor divisions, and labor leaders courting political strategy while warning of covert influence shaping U S labor relations.

New York Grand Jury Amerasia State Department AFL CIO Rpublicans GOP

Birth control and social progress: Sanger's focus sparked by nursing work

Q A traces Mrs Margaret Sanger to birth control shift through nursing career and concern for large families lacking support. Factual answer confirms water freezing point under extreme pressure. S asks about Great Salt Lake. response notes nine islands exist in the lake.

Margaret Sanger R.mcm

British Approve Pooling Plan But May Weaken It

Washington notes that France and Germany favor a Western Europe iron coal pool and that Britain, wary of ceding sovereignty, may undermine the plan. Acheson urged Bevin to back cooperation at Lancaster House. Attlee supported Schuman, but London officials fear a softened outcome and potential British constraints on a coal and steel authority.

Washington Drew Pearson Washington Dean Acheson Lancaster House Ernie Bevin Bevin Acheson Paris Schuman Alsace Germany France Ruhr Rhineland London Gooderham- Hiram Walker Sciuman Economic Union of Western Europe Britain Attlee House of Commons State Department John F. Reynolds Foreign Office M. Bonnet Europe Treasury International Coal and Steel Authority

The Schering Patent Conspiracy and Health Drug Control

Winchell discusses a planned sale of the Schering asset and a alleged scheme to privatize hundreds of health drug patents. He argues Roosevelt's license order was ignored, Bazelon and Clark intervened, and a private sale could grant monopoly power over Pregnenelone and related drugs, harming patients with cancer and arthritis.

Schering Corporation Bloomfield N. J Schering Roosevelt Albert Q. Maisel Reader's Digest Schering Outfit David L. Bazelon Bazelon Bat Peop Tom Clark Dillion, Read and Company SEC Truman

Local Newspaper Summary Row From OCR Fragments

Fragmentary OCR hints at Associated Press context with scattered letters and stray phrases. No coherent event or names emerge, leaving only partial references to newspapers and agencies.

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