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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1948
Page
4
The Gilmer-Aikin Committee presents an ambitious yet cautious education reform package for Texas. It proposes funding changes tied to average daily attendance and highlights statewide tax assessment disparities, noting equalization would be unpopular and not feasible now.
The Gilmer Aikin Committee outlines a Minimum Foundation Program with twelve years of schooling, one teacher per 25 students, needs-based state funding, and consolidation of districts. It calls for a modern state education management structure, an elective State Board of Education, and a new commissioner of education, while warning of political pushback and lobbying. The piece also critiques Congressman J Parnell Thomas over constitutional oath violations and alleged kickbacks, noting his grand jury indictment and upcoming trial amid broader political controversy.
After the 1948 election, plans emerge for a total repeal of the Taft Hartley Act and crafting a new Wagner Act based bill. The administration aims to restore closed shops union rights and broaden labor agency powers while limiting strikes with cooling off periods and possible court recourse.
A parade of stage legends and rising stars shows how newcomers rise while veterans seize chances. Kibbee’s brief Broadway flash, Gravedigger gimmicks in Hamlet, Maude Adams to Helen Hayes shifts, Katherine Cornell’s breakout, Tibbett’s Falstaff win, Mary Martin on Leave It to Me, plus a King George V funeral pigeons gag and a Democratic Convention dove distraction.
In a Kiwanis meeting Austin G. Scott of Dallas describes Big Brothers programs helping underprivileged boys avoid delinquency and gain guidance. A Philadelphia city planning report by Zisman and Stonerev discusses revitalization, zoning reform, and bringing planning to the people for Austin’s growth.
A mixed Q and A list covers topics from state liquor monopolies to papaya trees and asteroid numbers. It notes 16 states with liquor store systems plus Maryland and North Carolina counties, UN savings stat, corn cob pipes from Missouri, asteroid counts up to 30,000, papaya on trees, George Bernard Shaw living rules, and Gilbert Stuart’s Washington portrait on U.S. currency.
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