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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1950
Page
1
City and school officials push a five year bond package totaling 20 million dollars with eight propositions. If approved, taxes rise about 13 percent over five years to fund street and bridge improvements water and sewer expansion parks and airport and new schools.
Randolph R. Robertson died after being struck by a car in Comfort on Sunday. The 75 year old native of Austin spent much of his life in Corpus Christi and was the son of Texas’s first game commissioner R. R. Robertson. Survivors include sister Mrs. Robert W. Stayton of Austin and brother Captain R. S. Robertson of Vallejo California. Funeral services planned at Comfort and in Austin at Weed-Corley Funeral Home.
Coach Blair Cherry leads the Texas Longhorns to a celebrated victory. A looming test awaits next Saturday against Baylor University. A local musician overcame odd instrument sounds to join another in a standout Austin Symphony musicales display that pleased audiences.
Campaign Chairman Tom Miller says Austin's Community Chest is $3,000 short of its $182,863 minimum, with late reports from the employment division and other agencies due. Volunteers plan a push Monday as football and weekend events paused solicitations, inviting remaining supporters to donate to 610 Guadelupe headquarters.
Istanbul dispatch notes a bill to criminalize Communists and supporters with the death penalty. Over 100 deputies reportedly signed the proposal, and Cumhuriyet claims the bill allows death for press support including writing or caricature aiding the Communist cause.
Reuters report from Tokyo details renewed Chinese Communist offensives across the Chongchon River in northwest Korea. US and allied forces, including the 24th Division and British Commonwealth units, hold bridgehead positions as air and ground operations clash with reinforcements massing north of Sinanju.
UT vice president Dr J C Dolley announced Sunday that UT students will get a class holiday Monday to celebrate Texas defeating SMU. President Painter left word before leaving town, and Cheerleader Mac Bintliff organized an Appreciation Day pep rally for 12:45 PM Monday in front of Hill Hall.
Despite a press run ending at 6 am Sunday all copies of Sunday's American Statesman with Texas victory stories and pictures over ore were sold out by morning. Newsstand dealers said the coverage was the most extensive ever for a sporting event. Fourteen newsmen and photographers covered the grid clash. a dozen assisted.
Swiss fliers located the wreck near Mont Blanc in the Alps. Airline officials say all 48 aboard are dead. The charter from Bombay to London carried 40 East Indian seamen and eight crew. Captain Alan Saint was the pilot.
A 23 year old Austin man Lucio Mendoza died after a Sunday morning stabbing in front of a cafe on East Sixth Street. Edward Martinez Olvera, 26, of East Third Street, was critically hurt and later reported in good condition at Brackenridge Hospital. Detectives arrested two men for questioning as they link the incidents. Funeral services for Mendoza are set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the family home with burial in Memorial Park.
General MacArthur said a fresh army of alien Communist forces entered Korea from Manchuria in a covert move he called the most offensive act of international lawlessness. He warned any large scale reinforcement from the north would be of grave international significance.
Associated Press reports Texas voters face a light election with less political fervor than usual. Fewer than 400000 of 1662000 eligible are expected to vote, with Republicans seen as unlikely to win statewide. The main contest pits Ben Guill against Walter Rogers in District 18, while other races include Shivers Currie and Daniel among statewide offices and a slate of Democratic contenders across federal and state posts.
The United States reportedly planned to warn China that power from the Suiho Dam on the Korea Manchuria border would be destroyed if Red China sends more troops against UN forces in Korea. The message also cited upholding existing power-sharing from the dam if China limits intervention.
Miss Sherry Royster 20 remained in critical condition at Brackenridge Hospital after fracturing a skull when she fell between two uncoupled coaches on a special SMU train returning from a Texas game. Fellow students Clay Umberfield Jr and Billy Bob Brown from Dallas were not seriously hurt.
Sources say the start of World War II may hinge on China's response to MacArthur's claim that alien Communists are in Korea. The article notes 600,000 Chinese troops in Manchuria and North China under Lin Piao, with possible moves affecting UN forces. It discusses strategic impact and implications for international prestige.
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