Austin man dies in Lake Travis boat accident
Perry Fields aged 35 of 1811 Nickerson Avenue drowned when a fishing boat capsized near Lohmans Crossing on Lake Travis. Companions William Bible and Troy Briscoe survived after clinging to a floating box as rescuers searched rough waters. Fields left a wife Pauline and three children.
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Austin
Lake Travis
Perry Fields
Nickerson
William Bible
Wilson Street
Troy Briscoe
South Third Street
Fields
Bible
Briscoe
Hurst Creek
Texas Rangers
Perry Miller
Miller
Crow Cleaners
Mar Boulevard
Pauline Fields
Mary Ann Fields
W. Luther van Fields
Linda June Fields
Joe Fields
Eugene Fields
San Antonio
Mattie Lou Clark
Yorktown
Auto Crash Kills Del Valle Youth
An 18 year old Del Valle resident, Jesse Wilson, died after the car he drove overturned one mile east of Montopolis Bridge after 5 p m. Six youths were in the car. five others were hurt lightly or not at all. Wilson worked for Hillcrest Dairy Farms.
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del Valle
Montopolis Bridge
Jesse Wilson
Brackenridge Hospital
Jack Jackson
Dan L. Patterson
Leroy Davis
Charlie Andrews
Huet Davis
Johnny Krumnow
Charles Brandon
Wilson
Hillecrest Dairy Farms
Army's Buying Jumps Budget 500 Per Cent
The Army says it will spend about 2 billion for major weapons in fiscal year 1951 up from 312 million before Korea. Defense aid to Atlantic Pact allies rises about 400 percent with an extra 2 billion dollars added to approved funds.
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Washington
Korea
Congress
ESA Head Named as Quick Move On Stabilization Agency
President Truman named Dr. Alan Valentine to lead the new Economic Stabilization Agency with a 17 500 dollar salary as work begins on the central price and wage control plan. A wage stabilization board and a price director are expected soon with Cyrus S. Ching as a leading candidate for the chairmanship. Final staffing may lag beyond election day as boards set ceilings and industry wide rules.
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Washington
Alan Valentine
Rochester
N. Y
Truman
New Economic Stabilization Agency
ESA
White House
Cyrus S. Ching
Ching
Valentine
Gulf Coast Health Convention Opens in Houston
The third annual Gulf Coast regional conference on industrial health begins in Houston Thursday. Harvard faculty Brigadier General James S. Simmons and Dr. Stanley J. Sarnoff will exhibit a new respirator for bulbar polio victims. Simmons will also speak on health and manpower in peace or war. About 500 delegates are expected to attend the three day meeting.
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Houston
Harvard University
James S. Simmons
Stanley J. Sarnoff
Simmons
Harvard
School of Public Health
Southwest Conference Poised To Improve In National Football Picture
The Southwest Conference looks stronger as the season opens. A complete AP report on the current situation provides context for a rising national football standing, noting improving prospects and anticipated competition ahead.
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Associated Press
Frank D. Quinn Elected President Of State Parks Group
Frank D. Quinn of Austin was elected president of the National Conference on State Parks during its Austin convention. He previously served as vice president and helped bring the meeting to Texas. Other national officers were named and the group planned its 1951 convention in Ohio.
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Frank D. Quinn
Austin
State Parks Board
National Conference On State Parks
National Park Service
Longhorn State Cavern
Garner State
Davis Mountain
Big Bend
Quinn
Texas State Parks Board
Texas
LCRA
Lake Austin
Colorado Lakes
Buchanan Dam
Charles A. DeTurk
Washington State
Arthur C. Elmer
Michigan
James Segrist
Alabama
Kenneth N. Cougill
Indiana
Herbert Maier
California
Henry Ward
Kentucky
Abner Gwinn
Missouri
Ruth Peeler
Washington
Bastrop State Park
Ohio
Ex Burnet Sheriff Claude Shipp Dies at 63
Claude S. Shipp 63 longtime Burnet County sheriff died at Marble Falls. Graveside service at Marble Falls Cemetery Monday 3 p m with Edgar Funeral Home Burnet in charge. Survivors include widow Minnie Shipp and several relatives.
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Texas Rangers
Shipp
Masonic Lodge
Minnie Shipp
Marble Falls
Tom Shelley
Hous
Luther Moore
W. T. Etter
Rogers
W. S. Shipp
Belton
W. B. Hubbard
Guy Zimmerman
Bill Koon
A. J. Wirtz
Don Bridges
B. Pogue
Fred Davis
Ballard Dorbandt
French Columns Reach Safety of Fort Town
Two French columns retreating under Communist fire reached the protection of Thatkhe's big guns in Tonkin Province, a French spokesman said Sunday. The withdrawal began Tuesday when headquarters ordered the frontier fortress of Coabang to evacuate.
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Saigon
Indo-China
Thatkhe
Tonkin Province
Legionaires
Coabang
Austin Men Injured When Auto Hits Tree
Two Austin men were treated at Bracken Ridge Hospital after a car skidded 210 feet and struck a tree in the 1300 block of East Third Street. Johnny Martinez was x rayed and released while Isebell Gonzales received treatment for a facial lacoration. Police report the vehicle skid to the left before impact.
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Austin
Brackenridge Hospital
East Third Street
Johnny Martinez
East 11Th Street
Isebell Gonzales
Barnet boy to be inaugurated Texas education chief
Dr. J. W. Edgar, a Barnet native with 27 years in public education, will be inaugurated as Texas commissioner of education in Hogg Auditorium. The ceremony caps the 1950 Citizens Advisory Conference on Education with faculty, music, and a Senate-confirmation path for Edgar who led Austin and Orange schools through rapid growth and building programs.
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Barnet
Texas
Hogg Auditorium
J. W. Edgar
Edgar
Texas Educational Pro
State Board of Education
Citizens Advisory Conference On Education
University Methodist Educational
Edmund Heinsohn
University Methodist Church
Austin High School
State Board
R. B. Anderson
Senate
Anderson
Orange
Austin
Burnet County
Austin Public Schools
State Educators and Citizens Convene in Dallas Meetings
Nearly 500 educators attend the banquet opening the two day Texas Association of School Administrators session. About 1,000 educators are expected for the conferences at the University Methodist Church and Driskill Hotel. The programs cover the Gilmer Aikin Laws progress, Texas Education Agency topics, and local education control versus state policy. Dr. J. W. Edgar and Harold E. Hunt headline remarks on educational leadership and community welfare.
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American Council On Education
Orange
Austin
Burnet County
Howard Payne College
Howard Payne
Victoria Public Schools
Heidenheimer
Bell County
Miranda City
Texas
Ruth
Sally
Susan
1517
Parkway
Texas Association of School Administrators
Dallas
Citizens Advisory Conference On Education
University Methodist Church
New
Texas Educational Agency
J. W. Edgar
Harold E. Hunt
Chicago
Hunt
J. W Edgar
J. P. Moore
Fort Worth
E. T. Robbins
San Antonio
TASA
Association
Driskill Hotel
Texas Education Agency
Fagar
L. P. Sturgeon
J. W. Hitt
Lee Wilborn
M. A. Browning
Citizens Advisory Conference
L. D. Haskew
The
University of Texas
West aims to build a strong West to deter war says McCloy
In Frankfurt on October 8 American High Commissioner John J. McCloy told German listeners that a strong Western alliance can prevent war. He called recent Western ministerial talks a turning point for European security and predicted a unified European defense force will become a vital force soon.
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Frankfurt
Germany
John J. McCroy
United States
New York
McCloy
East Germany
Berlin
Europe
West Germany
Western Berlin
Just To Remind You Cold Front Hits Austin
A cool mass of air touched Austin early Sunday morning bringing the first hint of fall. The Weather Bureau forecasts cool nights and warm sunny days for the next few days.
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Weather Bureau
Austin
Flood Waters Drown Four in Philippines
Flood waters breached levees in Pampanga Province drowning four people as Manila reports the disaster on Sunday. Local authorities warn of further floods and urge residents to evacuate low-lying areas amid rising rivers and wind damage.
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Philippines
Manila
Pampanga Province
Ultimatum Follows First GI Sweep Beyond 38th Parallel
General Douglas MacArthur issued a last chance ultimatum to North Korea to surrender or face a UN offensive across the 38th parallel. He warned of heavy bombardment by more than 150000 UN troops and a large air and sea force ready to strike if surrender does not occur.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
38Th Parallel
MacArthur
Wonsan
38Th Vallel
Korea
Kim Il Sung
Escapees Headed South Through North Korea Says US Air Force
US Air Force reports 150 to 190 escapees believed west of Pyongyang moving toward UN lines. Pilot saw group spelling food with earth, food drops provided, but rescues failed to locate them. Authorities note escapees likely among 3,000 Americans held by Reds near Pyongyang and Sariwon.
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Fifth Air Force
Korea
North Korea
United Nations
Pyongyang
Kimpo
US First Cavalry Division
38Th Parallel
Kaesong
Sariwon
Seoul
UN to debate U S plan to stop aggression
United Nations debate opens on an American plan to empower the UN to act against aggression. John Foster Dulles argues adoption would strengthen the UN and deter future conflicts. The plan would earmark troops for UN use and allow swift emergency sessions. A roving peace observation commission would report developments with consent of host nations. The Soviet bloc is expected to oppose the plan to preserve veto power.
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Lake Success
N.Y
United Nations
John Foster Dules
Dulles
General Assembly
Security Council
Council
Assembly
San Francisco
Soviet Bloc
World Organization
French Reds End Direct Sabotage Plan In France
Paris reports say French Communists halted direct sabotage of rearmament after Moscow ordered a cease fire three weeks ago. A government source says the move followed harsh criticism of failed efforts to stop American arms shipments and French arms production, with sabotage tactics alienating many French supporters.
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Paris
Oct
France
Cominform
Moscow
Yale Med Prof Killed By Unknown Gunman
Yale medical school professor Dr. Louis Thorne was shot and killed at his New Haven home by an unidentified gunman. His wife Mrs Helen Thorne, 36, was critically wounded and taken to New Haven Hospital for treatment.
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New Haven. Conn
Louis Thorne
Yale Medical School
Helen Thorne
New Haven Hospital
First Cavalry unit opens crossing of the 38th parallel in Korea
In Korea near Kaesong at 5 14 p m Saturday a platoon from the 16th Reconnaissance Company First Cavalry Regiment became the first American troops to reach the 38th parallel. Led by Lt Jack Bender the unit found the area unmanned. Fire from hills north of Kaesong was met with returned fire while advancing patrols reported North Korean forces heading north and later surrendered without resistance.
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Wonsan
Nogunjok
Pyongyang
Songhyon
Namchae River
Kafsong
Korea
38Th Parallel
16Th
First Cavalry Regiment
Jack Bender
Bremerton
Wash
Kaesong
Changdan
Seoul
George Miller
Indianapolis
Ind
8Th Cavalry Regiment
Bender
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Lorraine Barnes
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