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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1950
Page
4
The city moves to raise utility income to cover rising costs and debt. Likely next year are higher water rates or a sewer charge plus property tax boosts to fund bonds and operating needs. Officials cite construction limits and slowed home-building as reducing future revenue.
A jumble of social reflections covers money crime culture and global affairs. Mentions cold cash television the Balkans China germ labs Eden Eve and aging. The piece critiques crime payoffs youth refreshers drunks and small towns.
The column notes Texas and five other states have kept the poll tax for voting while South Carolina abolishes the requirement. It argues the tax disenfranchises voters, critiques registration provisions, and urges Texas to repeal the poll tax on its own initiative. It also discusses uncertainty in Austin over new building and defense-related construction plans.
Reporter Victor Riesel describes internal CIO battles, pro Communist activity in Ford plants, anti Communist trials, and labor union pressure linked to Truman’s 1952 bid. He notes pro left influence in Schenectady and Pittsburgh atom works and a campaign against anti-Communist families amid union hostility and investigations.
The first census with record in Acadia was 1671, listing 25 families and 440 persons. Other Qs reference Champlain’s marriage in 1611, Champlain’s death, and the meaning of the name Sheila linked to Celia.
A condensed history of the United States highlights presidents who expanded borders and asks who was the only bachelor president and which First Lady was born in London. Send 25 cents to Austin 316 Eye Street, N. ton2 D.
Washington column reveals troopships carrying GI troops to Korea lack safe lifeboat gear and fire safety standards and that Navy plans to upgrade with auxiliary generators. It notes Taft McCarthy issues after Acheson joke and mentions De Gaulle revival amid Indo China unrest.
Walt Winchell notes New Yorkers discuss secret White House industry talks and off the record world situation. Mentions James Roosevelt as a potential chancellor candidate and Mae West marriage plans hitting a snag along with Garbo, Cantor, and other star rumors. Christine Cromwell shows a trained mouse act and legal notices mix with theater gossip and industry backers.
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