Capital City Polio Center Among Projects On Health List
Austin plans a polio foundation therapeutic center on a triangular lot between 29th and 30th on Monle Drive. The city squares of 1949 include two new hospitals UT student hospital at 26th and University, Holy Cross on East 19th, and a $1.5 million Brackenridge wing with $500,000 federal aid plus a $4 million Lake Austin vacation land project by William Butler and A C Critchley. City budget talks center on police and fire raises, with a balanced budget required and a general fund tax levy of $1 per $100, unchanged since 1933, despite worker calls for higher pay.
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Austin American
Austin
National Polio Foundation
Monle Drive
29Th
30Th
University of Texas
University Avenue
Holy Cross Hospital
East 19Th Street
Brackenridge Hospital
Lake Austin City Park
William E. Butlin
General A. C. Critchley
Central
Texas
Southwest
Guston Morgan
Morgan
Tom Miller
Miller
Labor Fourth Round of Wage Bulge Bout Opens
Victor Riesel analyzes the CIO 1948 convention as it signals a broad wage push. He notes plans for higher wages, price controls, and extensive industry bargaining with Chrysler Ford and steel firms, potentially affecting 750,000 steel workers and 450,000 auto workers.
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Portland
Ore
CIO
Murray
Walter Reuther
Auto Workers
Henry Ford
Ford
Emil Mazey
Mazey
Auto
Detroit
Chrysler Corporation
Pittsburgh
Historical Q&A prompts on history and symbolism
A compilation of quiz style questions and answers covers topics from the 12 mile circle boundary and Civil War troop actions to the oldest flag, the Philadelphia statue of Penn, and the origin of jackanapes. It includes details on burial flag presentation, early Treasury balances, and notable portraits.
Politician Debate Over War and Voting Solidarity
The writer argues that public worry cannot help others with their troubles and questions whether nations desire war. They urge clear stance toward Russia and criticize candidates for focusing on classes instead of appealing to American voters.
Editor’s Notebook: Small Taxpayer Cheer in Payment
The piece surveys tax policy debates touching on income tax changes and federal spending. It notes Uncle Sam’s pile of 30 000 letters in Austin urging fourth quarter payments due by December 15 and discusses possible shifts in tax burdens and defense, social security, and education funding under a new Democratic Congress.
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China
Europe
Uncle Sam
Internal Revenue Collector
Austin
Washington
Democratic House
Senate
Congress
New Democratic Congress
These Bonds Offer Own Incentives
A Tuesday Treasury conference with Travis County officials stresses saving through United States savings bonds. Austin favored the bond a month plan allowing monthly payroll deductions. Bonds offer interest though future value may outpace current prices.
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United States
Treasury
Fred C. Morse
Travis County
Austin
Modern Letter Writing Guide Promoted by Information Bureau
A brief advertisement offers a booklet titled Modern Letter Writing covering materials punctuation and formats for business letters invitations thank-you notes and varietal correspondence. It promises 100 brief courteous examples and invites readers to order by sending 20 cents to the Austin American Information Bureau in Washington DC.
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Austin
Dixiecrat Purge Threats Roil Washington Power Shifts
Washington notes a new generation of Democratic leaders led by Hubert Humphrey and Adlai Stevenson, with California's George Luckey rising as a pivotal party boss. Luckey, once a cattleman, underwrote party deficits and built a statewide machine, earning White House access and a lasting friendship with Truman. Northern and Southern Democrats clash over committee control, threatening coalitions with Republicans and a potential shift in Congress.
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Drew Pearson Washington
Truman
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Chester Bowles
Connecticut
Illinois
Adlai Stevenson
California
Democratic Party
George Luckey
Luckey
Jack and the Beanstalk
Los Angeles
Southern California
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Snyder
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Brannan
Howard McGrath
Louis Johnson
New Mexico
Roosevelt
Agriculture Department
Utah
Texas
San Antonio
Luckey-Truman
God
George
Capitol
Congress
House
Senate
Republicans
GOP
James Eastland
Mississippi
John McClellan
Arkansas
Mendel Rivers
South Carolina
John Rankin
Gene Cox
Georgia
The
Bell Syndicate Inc
Winchell on Broadway exposes Key West meeting with Truman
Inside notes reveal Forrestal flew to Key West at his request for a private talk with President Truman but found a crowded house and little private time. Truman greeted him late, chats centered on others, and Forrestal was seated right of the President yet excluded from conversation.
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Charlie Ross
Forrestal
Truman
Defense Forrestal
Key West
Marshall
Florida
Member of the Associated Press tail pens
A terse AP statement notes exclusive rights and tail pen attribution in the press pool.
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Associated Press
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