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Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1948

Page

5

Tear Gas Ends Barricaded Gunman Siege at Saw Mill

Inman a 38 year old Douglas Inman was driven from a canyon cook shack by tear gas after a siege by state police at Inman's Saw mill camp 70 miles NW of Hot Springs New Mexico. A friend died in the snow as officers closed in and Inman surrendered eight hours later. He was wounded and hospitalized under guard amid charges for slaying Lee Callister.

Cook Inman Here Black Mountains Douglas Inman Hot Springs Callister

Former Jap Premier Ashida Cited for Bribery

Tokyo prosecutors demanded arrest of former Prime Minister Hitoshi Ashida on bribery suspicions. The Democratic party accepted his resignation as president after he quit as premier on October 7. Lawmakers must approve arrest. the House committee met with Attorney General Shinkichi Ueda to decide whether to authorize or refer the request.

Tokyo Hitoshi Ashida Japan Democratic Party Ashida House of Representatives House Shinkichi Ueda

Canadian farmer crowned wheat champion at livestock show

S J Allsop of Red Deer Alberta won the wheat king crown for the second year in a row at the 49th International Livestock Exposition. His red spring wheat sample topped hundreds from U S and Canada starved hay and grain show. Oklahoma A M College won the collegiate livestock judging title with 4654 points, Purdue second, Iowa State third.

Chicago S. J. Allsop Red Deer Alberta Canada Allsop United States The International Jack Allsop Wembly L. E. Peterson Victor Mont John Blink Hairy Hill Bierhals Fond du Lacis Oklahoma A&m College Oklahoma Purdue Kansas State College Oklahoma A&m University of Missouri University of Kentucky Purdue University Pennsylvania State College University of Illinois University of Wisconsin Iowa State College West Virginia George J. Sauerman Crown Point Ind Sauerman Herbert Sadro Bad Axe Mich John C. Wilk Alma

Rail Wreck Cleared Off Panhandle Track

Tracks of the Fort Worth and Denver Railroad blocked by a collision of two freight trains in a snowstorm were cleared about noon Sunday. Six empty box cars derailed and overturned. no injuries reported. Northbound service disrupted while passenger trains were returned to schedule.

Washburn Fort Worth Denver Panhandle Amare Washurn

Massive Yugoslav Resistance Seen as Ineffectual

A Foreign Policy Association report cites widespread but disorganized Yugoslav and Eastern European opposition to Communist regimes. It notes leaders’ power stifles action, with Catholic Church opposition facing police challenges and 1948-era suppression described as highly effective.

Washington Marshal Tito Yugoslavia Foreign Policy Association Andrew Gyorgy Yale Europe Gyorgy Hungary Yugoslavian Cratia

Stanford Professor Delivers Talk on Campus Tonight

Dr. C. B. van Niel of Stanford University will speak before Sigma Xi at 8 p m Monday in Chemistry Building 15. The lecture topic is Comparative Biochemistry of Photosynthesis.

C. B. van Niel Stanford University Sigma Xi Scientific Research Organization Dr. van Niel

Government agencies forecast 1949 rise in total construction

Agencies project total construction expenditures to reach a record 18.75 billion dollars in 1949, up from this year but expect a decline in new housing starts to about 875,000 private and public spending to rise from 4.04 to 5.0 billion.

Commerce and Labor Departments Lic Truman Congress Commerce Department Federal Reserve Board Labor Bureau

Auto Crash Injures Three Austin Youths

Three Austin boys were injured Sunday afternoon when their car left East Live Oak and hit a light pole. Driver Ronney Woodmansee 15 was treated for lip injuries and shock and released. Passengers Jimmy Woodmansee 10 and Joe Louis Perry 16 sustained facial lacerations and other injuries. Perry had all front teeth knocked out. both Woodmansee brothers were in good condition at Brackenridge Hospital.

Austin Jimmy Woodmansee East Annie Brackenridge Hospital Joe Louis Perry Leland Woodmansee Perry Ronney Woodmansee Annie East Live Oak

Illinois Memorial Stadium Honors War Dead

The University of Illinois football stadium seating 66,572 stands as a memorial to Illinois students who died in World War I, reflecting a historic campus tribute in college athletics.

University of Illinois Illinois

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