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Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1950

Page

2

Himalayan King Flees Nepal for Indian Refuge

The Nepalese king Tribhuvana Bir Bikram seeks medical treatment in India after fleeing from Katmandu. The move follows growing demands for democracy from about 6 million subjects and amid Indian pressure for reform to counter Communist influence.

New Delhi India Nepal Tibet Katmandu Foreign Ministry Tribhuvana Bir Kikram Maharaja Mohun Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Indian Foreign Ministry

Rotarians Introduce New Executive Secretary Dorothy Fitzgerald

At a Tuesday meeting in the Stephen F. Austin Hotel Rotarians welcomed Dorothy Fitzgerald as executive secretary succeeding Louis Frank who died last month after 14 years in the post. President Harry Akin introduced Miss Fitzgerald then three Rotarians Bill Ransom R. O. Zollinger and Murray Ramsey gave brief talks on competition in their lines of endeavor.

Stephen F. Austin Dorothy Fitzgerald Harry Akin Louis Frank Miss Fitzgerald Bill Ransom R. O. Zollinger Murray Ramsey

Youngster's Obedience Saves Father's Hand

Waverly Nebraska November 7 1930s report says four year old Lydell Otley quickly turned off a corn picker when his father Robert J Otley became entangled in the machine. The child then ran a quarter mile to seek help from his mother, saving his father's hand.

Waverly, Neb Robert J. Otley Waverly Otley Lydell

Munitions Plant Explosion Kills 3 in Britain

A massive explosion at the explosives plant south of Harwich England killed three workers and injured 25 with one youth missing. The 180 acre site scattered huts and sheds across the coast saw debris thrown, windows shattered eight miles away and a thick white smoke plume rising from the cratered site. An official blamed unknown cause.

Harwich England Britain Explosives and Chemical Products Company Walton-on- Naze Clacton North Sea

Attempts To Reach Crash Scene Halts In Mont Blanc Disaster

In Chamonix France on November 7 authorities halted efforts to reach the Mont Blanc crash site where an Indian constellation crashed Friday with 48 people aboard. Rescue attempts were suspended after the death of ski guide Rene Ayot and adverse weather hindered access to the wreckage.

Chamonix France Ministry of Interior Mont Blanc Rene Ayot

Laundry Marks Identify Victim of Hotel Fire

In CORSICANA on November 7 a hotel fire last Friday at the Commercial Hotel left one body. The deceased is tentatively identified as J. M. Jarvis, address unknown, by laundry marks found on his clothing in the ruins.

Corsicana J. M. Jarvis

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