British Resort Builders Favor Austin Sector
British developers led by William E. Butlin and General A. C. Critchley visited Austin to evaluate a 4 million dollar 2000 bed holiday resort on Lake Austin. They proposed a 2000 guest facility with local majority control and a governing board drawn from Austin citizens, with park land potential and meetings for industrial and urban markets.
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Austin
Raymond Brooks
Austin American
Austin Lakes Area
United States
William E. Butlin
General A. C. Critchley
Austin Development Foundation
Tom Miller
Lake Austin
Miller
Butlin
British Isles
Bahamas
General Critchley
Georgetown Rebuffed On Dam Plans
Georgetown factions faced a setback as Army Corps officials recommended a dam site at Lanesport, not the planned Georgetown sites. Local leaders urged support for the Brazos watershed plan, while supporters like Homer Thornberry and Lyndon Johnson pledged future backing.
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Dave Shanks
Austin American
Taylor
Georgetown
San Gabriel River
Williamson County
H. R. Norman
Army Corps of Engineers
Corps Division
Lanesport
Brazos River
San Gabriel
Army
Congress
Homer Thornberry
Austin
Lyndon Johnson
Owen Sherill
Chamber of Commerce
Grain Purchase Rule Reversed After Truman Talk
Economic Cooperation Administrator Paul Hoffman said he will revoke the order to end government grain exports, following President Truman’s insistence that the Agriculture Department continue buying wheat and corn for Europe. Hoffman will meet with Secretary Brannan to reverse the grading policy and return grain buying to the Marshall Plan framework.
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Washington
Economic Cooperation
Paul G. Hoffman
Hoffman
Truman
White House
Agriculture Department
Europe
Marshall Plan Agency
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
ECA
Commodity Credit Corporation
French Parliament Delays Vote On Queuille Cabinet
The French National Assembly postponed until Wednesday a confidence vote in Premier Henri Queuille's cabinet amid unrest signals. The government accuses leading Communists of fomenting strikes to wreck American aid to Europe, prompting the delay.
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French National Assembly
Henri Queuille
Europe
Drawing Color Line Hypocrisy Rabbi Says Democracy Needs All
Rabbi Bertram Klausner of Temple Beth Israel told the Austin Rotary Club that calling America democracy while excluding groups from education is hypocrisy. He urged governance of the people, equality as a cornerstone, and warned of threats to liberty from unchecked special interests and economic control.
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Bertram Klausner
Temple Beth Israel
Austin Rotary Club
America
Klausner
Spain
UT air raid fails as Texas A&M bonfire unevoked
A University of Texas student flew a private plane to College Station and dropped two incendiary bombs toward a bonfire for the Texas Texas A&M game. The bombs missed, causing no damage, and the incident was referred to UT disciplinary authorities.
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Texas A&m College
University of Texas
Jack Holland
University
Holland
College Station
Cabinet Resigns In Venezuela Crisis Deepens
The cabinet of President Romulo Gallegos resigned on Tuesday amid a political crisis in Venezuela. A Curacao report claimed Gallegos was under arrest, while a Caracas government statement said ministers offered resignations to allow reorganization. A military takeover rumor was denied. new cabinet expected soon.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Romulo Gallegos
Curacao
Gallegos
Willemstad
Guira
Willemstadt
Curaca
Mendoza
la Guaira
Mrs White in Critical Condition at Memorial Hospital
Mrs. W. R. White, wife of Baylor University president and former First Baptist Church member, is seriously ill in Memorial Hospital Houston. She had been ill since January while her husband began duties as Baylor president in Waco February 1 after serving as pastor here from 1945 to 1948.
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W. R. White
Memorial Hospital
Houston
Baylor University
The
First Baptist Church
Chinese Reds Renew Attack Before Suchow
Chinese Communist columns renewed the assault on Suchow with heavy pressure from the east and southeast. Huang Po Tao's Seventh Army Group near Nienchuang faced a drastic reduction in troops while red forces claimed massive losses for the government. Despite bad weather, air and transport units moved 10 000 wounded from Suchow as new Communist columns pressed toward Su Chow air field and the Nanking railway corridor.
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Nanking
Suchew
Huang Po-Tao
Nienchuang
Suchow
Huang
Communist Radio
Associated Press
San Francisco
Chen Yi
East China
Suhsien
12Th Army Group
Central China
Hankow
China
Paoting
Hopeh
Peiping
10000 Yanks Needed To Aid China Mission
Washington reports estimate that a renewed U S military aid program to China would require about 10000 officers and men on the ground. The plan includes direct supervision of operations, training, hospital systems, and a strong propaganda effort to support Chiang Kai-shek. American funding could reach 500 million dollars annually for several years, atop 125 million already spent this year.
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Washington
United States
China
Administration
Congress
National Security Council
White House
Greece
Chiang
Truman
State Marshall
Inflation controls outlined after first living-cost dip
President Truman directs Dr. Edwin G. Nourse to craft an anti inflation program for Congress. October sees a 0.5 percent drop in the consumer price index to 173.6 as food prices fall while other costs rise, with GM wages unchanged at 1.64 per hour.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Truman
Edwin G. Nourse
Economic Advisory Council
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Labor Department
General Motors Corporation
CIO
BLS
Germany
Poland
Bureau
Detroit
Kansas City
Portland
Ore
Britain All Appearances Cancelled Over King's Ailment
London reports King George VI suffers acute arterial blockage in the legs. Officials warn of risk if he travels for the Australia New Zealand tour and cancel public appearances for months. Doctors note possible hardening of arteries and potential complications including clot or gangrene.
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London
Britain
George VI
Australia
New Zealand
Palace
Royal Court
All Turkey Day Tickets Sold For Texas A&M Game
UT athletics business manager Ed Olle said all 500 remaining student tickets went on public sale at 5 p m and were gone in 30 minutes. Some buyers had stood in line for up to 10 hours.
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Texas A&m
Ed Olle
UT Athletics
MacArthur Upholds War Crimes Verdicts in Tokyo
General Douglas MacArthur announced that he upheld the sentences of 25 former Japanese leaders, including death for Hideki Tojo and six others, life terms for 16, and lesser penalties for two. He ordered execution as pronounced and noted appeals may follow. Tojo and co defendants face execution dates yet to be set.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Hideki Tojo
Eighth Army
Tojo
Pacific
US Supreme Court
Twelve Die as Violent India Storm Capsizes Vessels
In Bombay, a violent storm killed twelve people and injured 26. A passenger vessel and a motor launch capsized, leaving 47 sailors missing, officials said Tuesday.
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India
Bombay
Senators Study Rising Profits
Washington officials announced a Senate subcommittee, led by Senator Flanders, will begin hearings on December 7 to probe rising corporate profits projected near 20 billion dollars this year. Senator O Mahoney warned of possible monopolistic issues as hearings aim to reveal causes and potential policy responses.
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Washington
Flanders
Congress
O’mahoney
D-Wye
Prayers of Thanks as Churches Open Thanksgiving Services
Austin churches open Thanksgiving worship for the national holiday. The Austin Council of Churches plans union services across downtown South Austin East Austin and University areas with sermons by Dr. Carlyle Manrey Rev Pat Armstrong and others. Union services at First Methodist Church Ward Memorial Methodist and University Methodist feature choirs and a slate of pastors guiding prayers of gratitude.
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Austin
Austin Council of Churches
Austin Council of Churches Union
First Methodist Church
South Austin
South Austin Christian Church
East Aus
Ward Memorial Methodist Church
University Area
University Methodist Church
12Th
Colorado
Carlyle Marney
First Baptist Church
South Austin Union
Pat Armstrong
Grace Methodist Church
First Street Christian Church
First Church of the Nazarene
J. Erleen Moore
Nazarene
O. E. Grimes
University Union
John Barclay
Central Christian Church
Truman Names Nourse to Head New Inflation Program
President Truman named Dr. Edwin G. Nourse to lead a coordinated effort with the Treasury Commerce Labor Agriculture Interior and other agencies to craft next years anti inflation program. The plan aims to align with the Democratic platform and Truman policies with final decisions resting with the President.
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Washington
Edwin G. Nourse
Truman
Nourse
Economic Advisory Council
the Treasury
Commerce
Labor
Agriculture
Interior
Congress
New Altitude Mark Recorded By V2 Rocket
A captured German V 2 rocket fired from White Sands New Mexico reportedly reached 114 miles altitude. Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory said the 14 ton warhead, found 20 miles from the firing site, showed the highest United States rocket altitude.
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Washington
New Mexico
Applied Physics Laboratory
Johns Hopkins University
Silver Spring
White Sands Proving Grounds
Navy
United States
Boy shoots father to stop beating mother in Peoria
In Peoria Illinois a 16 year old said he fatally shot his father Nicholas J Setlech 39 after finding him beating his wife Melva Setlech. The teen claimed he fired a shotgun to scare rather than kill. Detective Captain Fred Nussbaum quoted the boy.
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Peoria
Ill
Fred Nussbaum
Charles Anthony Setlech
Nicholas J. Setlech
Melva Setlech
Charles
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King George VI
Allied Trial Court
EAC
Institute of Economics
Brookings Institution
Lockport
N.Y
Key West
Fla
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