Austin Edges toward Route 19th Street Extension Plan
The city opens paving on Lamar Boulevard from 24th to 29th with more lanes to 45th Street by November 1. City planners discuss adding 19th Street to relieve east west congestion. Officials unveil a 393000 paving program funded with 35 percent city share and 65 percent for abutting property owners. Public hearing set alongside a tax and poll tax note for 1948 changes. National Fire Prevention Week observed with fire losses down. public schools launch sixth grade outdoor education camps.
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Lubbock
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Heaton
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Murray’s Steel Strike Strategy Predicted to Endure Through Thanksgiving
Pittsburgh observers say Phil Murray aims to stretch the steel strike from Armistice Day toward Thanksgiving. The coal veteran plans a public relations push to force White House intervention while press chief Vin Sweeney guides messaging. Murray’s stance: none signs below 10 cents without his terms, keeping pickets on duty over the holiday.
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Minneapolis
Ebbets Field
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Steel Corporation
Murray
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Truman
John L. Lewis
Old John
Vin Sweeney
CIO
Cleveland
Vention
New York Post Corp
Texas Prisons and Hospitals Face Overcrowding and Reform
State plans nearly five million dollars to modernize prison facilities with more staff and better care. By contrast more than twenty two thousand Texans in state hospitals suffer overcrowding and inadequate treatment. Houston police abuse cases spark citizen-law enforcement accountability debates. Citizens possess power to demand lawful policing.
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Texas Prison Board
Texas
Houston
Curious Q and A items on flags laws and naval stability
A compilation of trivia and Q A items answers on flag visibility at the Capitol, Quisling’s execution, Ambrosia in myth, ship roll limits, a World Atlas booklet offer, who presides at government meetings, Congressional immunity, and honey to beeswax ratios.
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Department of the Navy
Webster
Austin American Information Bureau
Eve Street
Washington , DC
Washington Wemy Go Round Barkleys Tie Break Vote
Sparks fly between Vice President Barkley and Majority Leader Lucas over parity farm price support. Lucas vents at Barkley privately while Denfeld faces naval faction clashes over submarine needs and cruiser guns. Maragon impersonation scare targets James Hunt in housing office probe.
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Peeves
Truman
Scott Lucas
Ilinois
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Lucas
Senate
Kentucky
Great West
Jack O’brien
Office of Housing
Drew Pearson
James Hunt
Hunt
Harry Vaughan
John Maragon
Maragon
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Bell Syndicate, Inc
Umpires and Baseball Quips From Winchell on Broadway
A collage of sharp retirements and sharp wits about baseball figures and fans. Umpires, players like Frankie Frisch and Joe DiMaggio, broadcasters, drivers, and entertainers are vividly recalled with humorous, stock phrases and trivia from New York culture.
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Joe
Dodger
Wyatt
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