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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 06, 1950

Page

4

Political Front Big City Vote Will Be Heavy In Tuesday Election

New York City faces a three cornered mayoral fight along with contests for governor US senator and reps. Taft strengthens in Ohio while Indiana shows high registration. Truman urges a large turnout and notes eligibility limits and varied state rules affecting midterm voting.

Big City New York New York City Ohio Taft Indiana Truman House Solid South Massachusetts Tennessee Kentucky Wisconsin California

TV Power Clash Over Sunday Night Shows

The piece critiques NBC CBS rivalry over Sunday night telecast choices. It praises Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town for simplicity and warns against gaudy productions from NBC rivals. It cites Cantor Allen Burns and Gracie as contrasts to flashy, crowding formats.

Nero NBC CBS Joe McConnell Ed Sullivan Mr. McConnell McConnell Eddie Cantor Fred Allen Martin and Lewis Bobby Clark Broadway Sullivan George Burns Gracie Allen

New Congress Seat in Texas Tied to Census Shifts

The article explains Texas being entitled to an additional congressman after the census and explores implications for redistricting in 1952. It notes potential impacts on presidential electoral votes and party representation, discusses possible district placements, and anticipates many candidates in upcoming state and federal races.

Washington Texas House Senate Congress Pennsylvania South Southwest Republic of Texas New York Mississippi National House Homer Thornberry Washington County Lee County Austin Burleson Washington and Lee Texas House

Questions and Answers on Historic Topics

A compilation of Q and A items covering pipe break in questions on tobacco usage corals plants or animals and early American history. It includes notes on Governors Island Indians Negroes in the Revolutionary War and hunting licenses with an offer for a booklet about U.S. presidents and their wives.

Indo- China Korea Indo-China Cripsus Attucks Boston White House Washington Truman Foundation of the Union Austin Bureau Eye Street N.W

Secret Service wary of Truman walks amid Puerto Rican threat

Washington column reveals Secret Service notes on President Truman’s early morning strolls past Blair House, the Puerto Rican nationalists not on the protection file, and background on the Hanley Dewey gubernatorial intrigue with Aldrich and Rockefeller connections. The piece also recounts extensive screening of threatening letters and past investigations.

Washington Secret Service Blair House Truman White House St. Elizabeth's Mental Hospital Puerto Rico Oscar Collado Grizelio Torresola Torresola

Winchell Notes Broadway Buzz and Book Sales

Walter Winchell surveys Broadway chatter noting Dewey makeup on TV, Patti Stokes merger rumors denied, Doubleday's MacArthur biography selling out, Olsen and Johnson flop at $146 325 in first month, Mamie Eisenhower profile, and Campo suing railroad over wife loss of companionship with no explicit graphic detail.

Dewey Sumner Welles Patti Stokes State Dept. Exec Doubleday MacArthur James Linens Pop Olsen & Johnson Margaret Truman Maggie Smith Honey U. S. Senate Maine Sidney Kingsley McCall Mamie Eisenhower Nanette Kutner Billy Rose Campo Diosa Costello Paul Crabtree Noel Coward New Yorker Mag Philip Hamburger

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