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Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1948

Page

3

Mao Tse-Tung signals tough talks as Communists push China toward Nanking

AP analysis by James D. White notes Mao Tse-Tung asserts no coalition with Chiang Kai-Shek may be possible while China’s Communists expand power. Moscow likely approves the stance, but the article warns the Chinese bargaining culture favors hard bargaining as pivotal clashes loom along the Yangtze.

James D. White Poreien China Nanking Comunists Chiang Kai-Shek Nists Mao Tse-Tung Chinese Communist Party Cominform Bulletin Bucharest Asia Mao Stalin Soviet Union Yangtze River

British to test defenses in atomic B nuclear war games

The British Navy plans off the Southern English coast exercises simulating an atomic blast to test home fleet defenses as it returns from a cruise to South Africa and the West Indies. Admiral Sir Roderick McGrigor will lead the Duke of York assault Plymouth defended by Royal Navy and RAF forces with subs and small craft.

London South Africa West Indies Admiralty Duke of York Home Fleet Roderick McGrigor Plymouth Royal Navy Royal Air Force Robert Bennett F. L Airorce

City to Turn On Christmas Lights November 24

Austin to officially open the Christmas season on Thanksgiving Eve with street lights activated by the city and merchants. About 50 stores will assist in the official opening, and lights will stay on from Nov. 24 to the day after New Year. Participating merchants include T. H. Williams & Company Vogue Slipper Shop Austin Shoe Store Leon's Slipper Shoe Store and the J Music Company.

Austin Chamber of Commerce Merchantise Bureau T. H. Willams & Company Vogue Slipper Shop Austin Shoe Store Leon's Slipper J Music Company

Pecos River Water Split Talks Set By Commission

Pecos River Compact Commission will convene here Monday to hear engineer reports on how to divide Pecos River waters between Texas and New Mexico. Texas member Charles H. Miller said Governor Mabry of New Mexico is invited. Governor Beauford Jester will attend. The panel has studied the dispute for months.

Pecos River Texas New Mexico

Brady Pilot Identified In Reich Crash

London November 7 UP Air Force headquarters released names of three men killed in the C47 crash near Wiesbaden last Tuesday. They included Captain Lyle L. Crume of Brady Texas. Officials said the other two aboard would be released from Wiesbaden.

London Air Force Headquarters Wiesbaden Lyle L. Crume Brady Texas

American businessman shot in Johannesburg holdup dies

Samuel Morris Schiff of Los Angeles Calif dies from wounds after a holdup at the Carlton Hotel in Johannesburg Union of South Africa. Schiff was celebrating his 54th birthday when the shooting occurred Saturday night authorities report.

Johannesburg Union of South Africa Carlton Samuel Morris Schiff Los Angeles Calif

Slaying and Juvenile Sex Delinquency Alarm Chicago

Chicago officials moved to address what they called appalling juvenile sex delinquency after the slaying of 13 year old William Gervais in Fuller Park. Rocky Villasenor 15 confessed to choking the boy with a belt and hiding the body. Police reported many reports of drinking and sex parties among local youths and officials sought a large police budget boost to patrol parks.

Chicago Robert Jerome Dunne Rafael Rocky) Villasenor William Gervais Dunne Richard B. Austin Martin H. Kennelly John C. Prendergast City Council Gervais Clara Foote

Day of Job Surpluses Ending Says GE Executive

Maynard M. Boring of General Electric spoke to engineering students at Texas A&M College, declaring the era of job surpluses is ending as employers seek well-trained and well-rounded hires who can communicate and live balanced lives.

College Station Maynard M. Boring General Electric Company Texas A&m College Boring General Electric

Federal tax evasion curb via poll type checks announced

Washington congress details a new poll type sampling plan by the Internal Revenue Bureau to catch up with 1948 tax returns. Agents will randomly sample returns by occupation locality and income bracket and verify accuracy, expanding checks on groups with higher evasion risk.

Washington Internal Revenue Bureau The Revenue Bureau Treasury

Pretty Bride Reunites Nose After California Wreck

Newhall California November 7 A young bride Mrs Flora Lee Griffin 25 of Van Nuys regains her nose after a car wreck. The nose was cut off by the windshield and found on the running board. Dr E C Innis reattached it and reports it looks pretty.

Newhall Calif Flora Lee Griffin Edward D. Griffin van Nuys

Fire Farm Killer Claims Thousands Each Year

Rural fires reportedly kill over 3 000 people annually across regions, highlighting dangerous conditions and the need for improved prevention measures and public awareness.

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