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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1948
Page
3
The Air Forces describe a new R4360-VDT engine that combines a Pratt and Whitney 28‑cylinder Wasp Major with a jet exhaust system. It boosts takeoff power from 3500 to over 4000 hp, adds jet thrust via a variable nozzle, and lets bombers fly farther faster and higher to eight miles altitude.
The El Paso Chronicle reports the Municipalities League meeting in El Paso on October 6 proposing state level revenue measures. Officers elected include H Kucera as new president and Galveston convention site. mayors Barger Ponder Curtis named. Proposals seek tax powers on amusements, refund of gasoline taxes, state funding for city transit taxes, highway maintenance by state, tax broadening, per capita revenue sharing, and more flexible revenue bonds.
General J. W. Moore of Selma becomes commander of the United Confederate Veterans, succeeding General William Mercer Buck. Buck missed the gathering in Montgomery as the reunion nears closing, with Moore traveling 50 miles by car to attend. Plans for a joint 1949 reunion with Union Army survivors remain undecided.
Bulgaria and Finland signed a trade pact providing for exchange of agricultural products chemicals and machinery. The agreement was signed in Sofia on Wednesday October 6.
Springfield police and state agents arrested a man who confessed to shooting a 14 year old girl near a Springfield grade school. He was brought to the police station with Lillian Weaver, a police records clerk, who had dated him since February and resigned after the arrest.
The article notes some of the largest kangaroos stand seven to eight feet tall and weigh around 200 pounds, detailing impressive size ranges for the species.
Ithaca NY October 6 A radio telescope unveiled Wednesday opens a new window to outer space by receiving signals through the earth atmosphere.
A $100000 damage suit was filed in Federal Court naming Elizabeth T. Bentley National Broadcasting Company and General Foods Corporation as defendants. Remington alleges Bentley falsely labeled him a Communist on a September 12 Meet the Press program damaging his career and public standing.
The Australian government forms a six-state federation framework, established in a historic arrangement detailing the powers and roles of each state within the federation. The description outlines how states cooperate under a central government structure.
Mrs. Vera C. Bushfield was named U.S. senator from South Dakota by Governor George T. Mickelson after the death of her husband Harlan J. Bushfield. The appointment, with an understanding her resignation will occur before December 30 when the 80th Congress reconvenes.
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