UT Student Drew 38th Parallel Survey Backstory
Keith Okamoto, a UT graduate engineering student and technical sergeant in the 657th Survey Battalion, recalls surveying the 38th parallel in Korea in 1946 with Russian partners. He describes the fast seven day effort coast to coast, rough terrain, meals with Russians, and living at Russian outposts, noting U N troops may see more 2x4 stakes along the road.
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University of Oklahoma
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Engineers Seabees Repair Korea Railroad
Army engineers and Navy Seabees on October 2nd restored the Inchon Suwon railroad to operation. They repaired 10 engines and 50 miles of track under sniper fire, with about 200 cars ready to move supplies from the Indian beachhead to troops. Captain Joseph Eversole of Springfield Oregon led the Army group and Chief Petty Officer Donald T Bloomer of Tulare California led the Seabees.
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City Lights shines as Chaplin's masterwork in reissue
Charlie Chaplin’s United Artists reissue of City Lights showcases a blend of tears and laughter. The silent era treasure, written directed and produced by Chaplin, follows the Tramp who helps a blind florist regain sight while facing hardship and love.
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Engineer Board To Register 150 at Oct Meeting
The Texas Board of Registration for Professional Engineers will hold its regular quarterly meeting October 3 to 6 in the Tribune Building. More than 150 applicants will be considered with 25 oral and 50 written examinations. Written tests cover civil electrical industrial mining and metallurgical petroleum sanitary and structural engineering. New officers will be elected for the coming year.
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Movie Theater Lineup With Charley Lincoln and Star Pairings
Through Thursday city listings show daily features at multiple venues. Key engagements include Queens Thro with Astaire Skelton pairing, Varsity presenting Crisis with Cary Grant Jose Ferrer, Capitol airing Three Little Words with Astaire and Skelton, and Ritz presenting Winchester 73 in last shows. Additional runs include YANK Call of the Forest and South’s June Allyson with Dick Powell programs.
Frank A Louis Frank Services Scheduled Today
Funeral services for A Louis Frank longtime Austin Rotary Club secretary will be held Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Cook Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. He died Monday in a local hospital after an extended illness. Frank was a mailing clerk in the state comptroller department and long engaged in the family cigar store business. He is survived by his daughter Lois Breitenbach and four sisters. Rabbi Bertram Klausner will conduct the services.
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Dallas
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Beaumont
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San Antonio
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Zoning Changes Scheduled at City Hearing
Three zoning change applications will be heard by the City Zoning Board of Adjustment at City Hall 7 p m Tuesday night. The cases include a move from Residential A to Residential B at West 24th and Longview, Residential B to Commercial C along East 13th Street, and Commercial to Commercial C 1 at 1809 San Jacinto Boulevard.
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UT Engineers to Lead Regional AIChE Session in Galveston
Chemical engineers from the University of Texas will play a major role at the fifth annual AIChE South Texas Section meeting in Galveston on October 27 with an expected 300 attendees. Dr. John J. McKetta heads the program committee and will preside over a student session on career opportunities. Papers include The Electric Discharge and The Use of Radio-Active Isotopes in Industry.
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Texas
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Police in Samoa Ask for Guidance
The Austin Police Department has been selected as a guide to organize a police force in American Samoa. Chief R. D. Thorp disclosed that a government official, Napoleon A. Tuiteleleapaga, requested literature on the Austin force and its administration, saying Austin would be “our guide in every method in connection with police administration.”
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Local Elks To Honor Newsmen At Dinner
The Austin Elks Lodge will honor Austin newspapermen with a stag dinner at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Elks Home 305 East 12th Street.
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Truck Traffic Barred on Glen Rose Bridge
Heavy trucks were barred from the Highway 67 bridge over the Paluxy River on the west edge of Glen Rose after a truck carrying road building equipment damaged overhead braces Saturday night. Passenger cars may cross. detours will stay in place until repairs are completed.
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Gephart sanity trial opens in 98th District Court
A sanity trial begins today in Travis County for Foley Ford Gephart charged with sex offenses against two girls ages 5 and 10. Attorneys argued insanity and present sanity. District Attorney Bob Long sought trial on present sanity before continuing. Gephart, once committed to Austin State Hospital, faces indictments from a Travis County grand jury with jury selection set for Tuesday at 10 a.m.
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Wichita Falls Lawyer Named District Attorney by Capitol
Governor Allan Shivers announced Monday the appointment of Alan B. Haley as district attorney in Wichita Falls. Haley, the Democratic nominee, will succeed Clyde Fillmore who resigned and did not seek another term. Haley has served as Fillmore’s assistant for about a year and a half.
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