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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1949
Page
4
William J. Weeg reports on the potential need for a capital city street plan to accommodate an exposition. The piece outlines proposed routes, civic impact, and the role of the American Staff in presenting the story.
City planners push an Exposition Boulevard extension along the east side of the Municipal Golf Course from Enfield Road to West Sixth Street to ease traffic from the east and reduce congestion on Enfield and West 12th. The plan faces site and funding questions tied to a police courts building and potential shared facilities.
The Democratic Association of Dallas County canvassed party leaders on ten proposed constitutional changes on next month’s ballot. Prominent Democrats and various groups urged adoption of all amendments including the anti poll tax repeal. Judge Sarah T. Hughes led calls to end gender-based jury service. Beauford Jester’s stance on poll tax was cited by Mrs. Will Decherd.
A wartime style briefing traces the impact of coal and steel strikes, noting $60 million weekly wage losses and mounting political tension. It cites Phil Murray and John Lewis, FBI criticism and Communist influence, with global examples from Brazil, Siam, and Denmark as context.
John L. Lewis presses for welfare fund increases while US Steel resists, fearing labor demands. Johnson testifies on foreign policy funding, Greece, Yugoslavia, Spain, and China. senators press Webb and Johnson for specifics as defense and alliance plans unfold.
Critic J Chapman omits South Terrific from Ten Best Plays. Canada Lee to address vets near Peekskill on Nov 6. X Cugat to give Thrill Me shares to Buddy Clark’s widow. Kiss Me Kate ticket woes in Chicago. Dorothy Beattie in Edward My Son married Asheville lawyer J Adams. Elliott Roosevelt visits Guilty Bystander set. Guiomar Novaes tempera ment on Telephone Hour. Butterfly Etude played. Irving Berlin quips his left hand tired. New York’s largest Howard Johnson’s opens near Cardina. Berlin score in Miss Liberty questioned. Annie Get Your Gun score deemed undistinguished.
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