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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1949

Page

3

Murray Warns Reds Through In CIO as New Union Chartered

CIO President Philip Murray opened a new labor union chartered as the International Union of Electrical Workers. He declared Communists through in the CIO and warned they would not quit trying to break the new union, earning a thunderous ovation from 700 delegates.

Murray CIO New Union Philadelphia Philip Murray International Union of Electrical Free Labor United Electrical Workers

GI Accidentally Killed Showing Friends Gun

In Wiesbaden Germany on November 28 the Air Force reported the accidental death of Corporal Hector R. Arreola of Phoenix Arizona. He died November 24 after a pistol he was showing to three friends discharged.

Wiesbaden Germany US Air Force Hector R. Arreola Phoenix Ariz Air Force Arreola

Train Suction Kills Three Women at Gary Station

Three women died after being drawn against a fast passenger train at a Gary Indiana station. Two men were injured as they waited for another train. Mrs Julia Rubenstein Detroit aged 42 died in hospital. Rose Nagy Gary 44 and Ruby Winters Gary 36 died at the scene. Police investigate. a warning from nearby fireman was reported.

Gary Ind Julia Rubenstein Detroit Rose Nagy Ruby Winters Nagy Joseph Ottis Hurley

McDonald Pleads Innocent in Lobbying Case

James E. McDonald Texas agriculture commissioner and others including Tom Linder Georgia agriculture commissioner Ralph Moore and the National Farm Committee entered innocent pleas to charges of violating federal lobbyist registration law. Trial set for Feb. 13 with motions due by Jan. 9. Defendants alleged to lobby Congress for higher farm prices and to hide receipts and expenditures.

Washington James E. McDonald Texas National Farm Committee Tom Linder Georgia Ralph W Moore Robert M. Harris New York Alexander Holtzoff Congress

Texans hunted after jewel thief ring chase near Spokane

Spokane dispatch reports three Dallas men Hollis D. Green 31 indicted in a $40,000 jewel theft in Dallas and wanted in McKinney for armed robbery. Charged with Green on a Coeur dAlene Idaho warrant are Thomas Garner 30 and James D. Smith 31 both of Dallas. The trio identified after a 90 mile per hour chase near Spokane.

Spokane Wash Idaho Washington Hollids D. Green Dallas McKinney Texas Green Coeur D'Alene Thomas Garner James D. Smith

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