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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1950
Page
1
Longtime rivals Texas and Texas A&M meet in Memorial Stadium with a sellout 65 408 crowd for the 57th Southwest Conference game. Texas aims to clinch the title while A&M seeks a landmark upset, seeking momentum into upcoming bowls and coach records.
More than 6000 fans packed Gregory Gym and Freshman Field in Austin for a Thanksgiving Eve bonfire and pep rally in support of the Longhorns. Coaches and leaders spoke as thousands filled downtown Congress Avenue, chanting Beat the Aggies. Dean Nowotny and Mac Bintliff rallied students after a hospital update on Coach Blair Cherry.
President Truman will ask Congress for nearly a billion dollars to expand A production. The emergency request was to be sent to Friday or Saturday, with congressional leaders expecting it Wednesday and a House appropriations subcommittee meeting planned this week.
Educators, aided by colleges, discuss a key control with implications for the St. Louis Cardinals. On Wednesday, Marty Marion was chosen to manage and play, taking the helm of the Redbirds.
Coach Blair Cherry was admitted to St. David's Hospital in Austin with stomach ulcers and a bad heart condition. He will not attend the Texas Longhorns game against the Texas Aggies at Memorial Stadium Thursday. His doctors ordered four days of rest and his condition was listed as fair.
The Austin American Statesman announces their advertising offices will be open until noon Thursday for display and classified needs. Classified messenger service will not be offered. Subscribers will receive their Venus copy Thursday afternoon.
Secretary of State Acheson warned that the Korean crisis poses unparalleled danger to world peace and urged the Chinese Communists to end aggression. He outlined a six point strategy of freedom and stressed U.S. readiness to fight if needed to preserve liberty. Republican senators accused him of undermining General MacArthur, while Acheson defended national policy over party lines.
Warren R. Austin, United States representative to the United Nations, charged Peiping with challenging two thirds of the world and urged a swift vote on a six power resolution to force China out of Korea. He said Wu Hsiuch’s statements lied and distorted facts and warned that the UN must act to stop the spread of war in Asia. Some delegates favored delaying the vote as the council debated the crisis outlook.
Washington reports military sources say President Truman may inform Congress this week that the armed forces will boost mobilization to 3.5 to 4 million men by June. Hearings on Selective Service are planned for January as Vinson signals possible changes to permit WW II veterans' induction. Hershey seeks extending draft service from 21 to 30 months.
US forces in Korea faced Chinese formations threatening to trap UN units as 86 000 troops pressed from three armies. In Changjin Reservoir area a main supply route was temporarily blocked. Regiments from the Seventh and other divisions were cut off while Allied forces fought to cover river crossings near the Chongchon.
Paris reports show war weary Western Europe reacting to Korean setbacks with anger toward General MacArthur. Critics press for his replacement as UN commander while Britain and France weigh buffer state ideas on the Korea Manchuria frontier. Bevin defends UN goals and warns against unilateral action.
Washington reports a rumor that General George N. Bradley may replace General Douglas MacArthur as United Nations commander in Korea. Senator Styles Bridges called it an blunder to remove MacArthur and cited his military genius against political missteps of the Truman Acheson group. Officials offered no substantiation for the rumor amid Korea setbacks.
Judge Charis Q. Betts refused to halt the injunction suit brought by Brown & Root Inc. and kept the hearings active. He extended a temporary restraining order against AFL unions for 10 days and rejected two motions. The sprawling case involves picketing at a Brown & Root project and questions over union shop legality, with a master in chancery handling parts of the proceedings.
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