Legislators Pay Defeat Spurs No Resignations Across Committees
Capitol Correspondent notes the defeat of a year round pay plan for legislators has not triggered resignations from interim committees. Texas lawmakers still reimburse actual expenses, while a new joint legislative audit and budget group gains authority to shape parallel budgets and review proposed appropriations.
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Austin
Texas
Finance and
Appropriations Committees
Congress
Board of Control
Joint Legislative Audit Committee
Curbstone
Gilmer-Aikin
James V. Allred
Legislative Branch
New State School Board Elects New Era in Education
A state board of education, elected from 21 districts, takes office to drive a broader public education program and appoint an executive head. The shift ends the old elective superintendent era and aims to align policy with administration, promising a modern, reform-minded system.
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Board of Education
S. M. N. Marrs
A. L. Woods
Leon Rogers
ABC
Anthony
Teevee
New York
Gary Moore
CBS
St. Louis
Texas Board Reshuffle Signals Education Reform
In a final session the appointive board acknowledged its replacement by a new system under Gilmer Akin guidelines. Five of nine members were confirmed by the Texas Senate after the transition, as the Vocational Board shifts under the department. Texas education ranks rise with higher teacher pay and a total public school program cost of about 180 million dollars funded by Gilmer Akin funds regular levies and local taxes. Twenty one new state officials assumed duties.
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Board For Vocational Education
Board of Education
Texas
Gilmer-Akin
The Sage Barroom Talk on War and Wealth
In a neighborhood tavern Jerry the bartender and two regulars debate war and economics. Long George Smiley and Sid Perry challenge The Inch on capitalism, propaganda, and atomic weapons, mixing satire with sharp remarks about Wall Street and power.
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the Inch
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Bernard M. Baruch
Peanut Gallery
Answers and Answers Q A Reader Can Compile Facts
A reader’s questions to The Austin American Information inquire about anesthesia origins, counts of medical graduates, leather used for doeskin gloves, coal mine fires, speech-making guides, who coined comptometer, Stalin’s travels, fastest land speed, and wisdom teeth. Responses cite Holmes, 1949 medical grads 5004, lamb or sheep leather, 70 fires investigated, speech guidance booklet, Dorr Felt, Stalin's World War II conferences and Potsdam, John Cobb at 403.135 mph, and molar function.
Washington Merry-Go-Round exposes Thomas campaign cash links
The column alleges Rep. Parnell Thomas used influence to protect a soldier from overseas duty while soliciting campaign contributions from his family. It outlines connections between Thomas, the unAmerican Activities Committee, and various favors that benefited Thomas and his associates, including insurance referrals and FHA dealings.
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Parnell Thomas
Sam
Cong. Thomas
Herman Kimmel
Long Beach
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New Jersey
Kimmel
Thomas
unAmerican Activities Committee
House
War Department
Edward Allen Kimmel
Second Service Command
New York
Young Kimmel
unAmerican Committee
C. E. Miller
Camp Upton
Internal Security Division
Col. Miller
New York University
Army
Ray Rockefeller
UN- American Activities Committee
Pvt. Kimmel
Broadway Central Hotel
Camp Blanding
Fla
Insance
Godfrey
Spencer K. Godfrey
Joseph J. Brunetti
Federal Housing Administration
Brunetti
Maywood
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Broadway Show Gossip and Critics’ Mixed Verdicts
The column surveys Katharine Cornell’s That Lady with praise for acting and production but calls the rest ordinary. It notesGentlemen Prefer Blondes opulence, opera openings, and a stretch of Broadway notices from stage to cinema including The Great Lover and Intruder in the Dust.
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Katharine Cornell
Katharine the Great
Timesman
Atkinson
Texas
L'il Darlin
Milton
Dixie
la Colbert
Roberto Hope
Janet Leigh
Treasure of
Monte Cristo
Local News Redux Statement From AP Licenses
A brief policy notice explains that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to use and distribute local news printed in the newspaper and all AP dispatches within this publication. It outlines ownership of content and distribution rights for republication.
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