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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 26, 1948

Page

3

Traffic Troubles After Local Game Draws Police

Police log Thursday details heavy post game traffic on Nineteenth Street with seven accidents and multiple injuries including an Austin officer, two others, and a Mrs Greer. Several fights and numerous blocked drives prompted impounded cars and frenzied radio calls as Aggie and University crowds clashed near Webberville Road and Airport Boulevard.

Blackman Thursy Roger R. Roundtree Brackenridge Hospital T. L. Smith Blum George N. Smith James Dailey Manor Webberville Road Airport Boulevard Brackenridge James McClure A&m Stu Joe Morris Riley Epps College Station Regan Roberts Aggie Roberts

Neutrals Seek Berlin Currency Solution Parley

UN neutrals plan a comprehensive Berlin dispute solution including currency issues. Argentina China Colombia Belgium Syria and Canada study responses from Russia Britain the United States and France on a Bramuglia currency questionnaire. Bramuglia awaits Kremlin approval to publish Russia’s answer as Vishinsky withholds. Russia demands simultaneous Soviet mark and blockade removal. Western powers refuse to negotiate on currency until the blockade ends. Bramuglia pursues a fluid, gradual two phase settlement.

Argentina China Colombia Belgium Syria Canada Russia Britain United States France Bramuglia Bramugliia Kremlin Vishinsky Berlin

France Granted Pact In Control of Ruhr

London reports a Whitehall spokesman says Britain and the United States will invite France to join oversight of Ruhr steel and coal. France objects to the pace of German industry recovery and protests German trusteeship plans. France would gain a full role in Ruhr management and output allocation.

London INS Whitehall Britain United States France Ruhr

Man Killed in Collision With Gasoline Truck

J. B. Reid, 65, of Comanche was killed when his car struck a gasoline transport truck on Highway 281 between Alice and George West. Police said Reid was blinded by approaching car lights and swerved into the truck.

Alice J. B. Reid Comanche George West Reid

British Smoke Damage Toll Sums Up To 400 Million

London reports the national smoke abatement society says Britain loses about 400 million dollars yearly to smoke and smog. It notes Manchester chimneys lengthen housework time for wives compared with Harrogate and a winter smog disaster caused orchid losses at Kew Gardens within a day.

National Manchester Harrogate England Kew Gardens Society St. Louis Britain

US Thanksgiving Celebrations Across Nation Highlight Aid and Hope

The day features unions settling a long dock strike on the East Coast with members to approve terms. In Los Angeles a 23 person group marks the holiday after a foggy airliner landing burned but caused no injuries. Displaced New York residents, a vegetarian society dinner, Bowery assistance programs, and moving personal stories weave a hopeful Thanksgiving portrait.

Turkey AFL Los Angeles New York Munich Germany Caracas Venezuela International Airport Vegetarian Society of New York Bowery Bowery Comeback Association Gladys Layton

Chiang Kai-Shek kin leads tank force near Suchow front

Major General Chiang Ching-Kuo, Chiang Kai-Shek's eldest son, was reported leading a tank force on the Suchow front though his exact location was not given. He recently resigned as Shanghai's economic czar after price controls collapsed as Reds maintain pressure.

Chiang Kai-Shek Chiang Ching-Kuo Suchow Shanghai

Navy Gives Italian Children Thanksgiving on Roosevelt

About 250 ragged Neapolitan children enjoyed their first American Thanksgiving dinner aboard the aircraft carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt and two escort destroyers Mall and Glennon in Naples Bay. City trucks brought the youngsters from bombed districts to the waterfront and Navy launches ferried them to the ships. Each child received a cardboard box with candy and food for their families plus a brochure in Italian explaining Thanksgiving.

Naples Franklin D. Roosevelt Mall Glennon Naples Bay

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