Eisenhower Urges Unity Among Armed Forces
General Eisenhower told House leaders the nation can lick the world if unified and urged stopping name calling. He warned setbacks will come but urged that unification work from this moment, while Generals and admirals trade blame over inter service rivalries and calls for elimination of dissenters.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Riley Will Stand Trial on Murder and Pandering Count
John Thomas Riley, 63, of Austin, indicted on murder and pandering after a man, Charles L. Clark, 19, of Detroit, was shot dead on a sidewalk near Riley’s East Austin home. Clark’s death followed a shotgun and small bore shooting, with Riley’s wifeion observed for mental health.
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Austin
126Th District Court
Charles L. Clark
Detroit
Mich
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Santa Heads Today For Buster's House
Santa Claus heads to Hyde Park to visit John Buster Edwards a cancer patient in October gifts pour in from Austin readers. The Echols family receives toys clothes and cash to help with mounting medical care as doctors consider X ray therapy for retinoblastoma.
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Santa Claus
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W. S. Echols
Austin
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American-Statesman
Echols
Norther Threat Falters as Cold Spell Fizzles in Texas
A feared early winter front from the Rockies weakened before reaching North Texas and the Panhandle. Dallas area forecast calls for mild temperatures with warm, humid skies and Saturday football expectations. Low readings ranged from 38 in Dalhart to 73 at Dallas area, with highs near 88.
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Austin
Rice
Texas
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Amarillo
el Paso
Lubbock
Texas Freshmen to Meet Rice at Memorial Stadium Friday
The University of Texas and Rice freshmen will tangle Friday afternoon at Memorial Stadium. Austin High travels to Triple for a non-conference game. South Carolina beat Clemson 27 to 13 Thursday. Texas cross country defeated North Texas 12 to 25. Lockhart meets New Braunfels in Centex clash. St Edward's hosts Peacock Academy Friday afternoon.
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New Braunfels
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Peacock Academy
Mayer Named France Premier To Tackle Wage Price Crisis
Rene Mayer a moderate Radical Socialist leader with business background was confirmed as France’s new premier by 341 votes in the National Assembly. He sails to form a cabinet to replace Henri Queuille amid lingering wage and price problems and ends weeks of political deadlock. Mayer back calls for wage unfreeze and rapid collective bargaining while supporting a monthly bonus for low wage earners and cautious Germany policy.
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France
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Mayer
Radical Socialist Party
Henri Queuille
Jules Moch
Vincent Auriol
Elysee Palace
Moch
Germany
Mach
Bank Robbers Just Students in Recess
In Chicago three police squads rushed to the Marquette National Bank to foil bank robbers but found the supposed criminals were business school students taking a smoke during a class on the bank�s fourth floor. The group was spotted by a patrol and not identified.
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Hamer Charge Probe Quickly Clears Lyndon
US Senator Lyndon B. Johnson was cleared by a 98th District Court grand jury of a charge of false swearing in an affidavit. The grand jury returned a no bill after about one hour, citing that the alleged false swearing occurred in the course of a judicial proceeding. Johnson had faced potential arrest if the charge had not been dropped.
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98Th District Court
Pete Nairn
Johnson
Coke Stevenson
Texas
Frank Hamer
Hamer
126Th District Court
Stevenson Hamer
Kellis Dibrell
Bexar County
Alice
Jim Wells
Washington
Nairn
Acheson labels Soviet Union imperialist power of our times
Secretary of State Dean Acheson said in New York that Russia is the aggressively imperialist power of our times, aiming to extend its dominion and spread confusion. He spoke at the Alfred E. Smith Foundation dinner, urging public influence on foreign policy and stressing the State Department must keep close to the people.
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Soviet Union
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Alfred E. Smithie Foundation
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Church minister fights police radio interference in sermons
Rev. Ralph M. Grove of First United Presbyterian Church in Long Beach California reports police radio calls and earlier ham radio transmissions interrupting sermons through the church loudspeaker system. He appealed to the installer to fix the issue.
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Calif
Ralph M. Grove
First United Presbyterian Church
Long Beach
Yugoslavia Wins UN Security Council Seat Amid East West Rift
The United Nations elected Yugoslavia to a Security Council seat, despite Soviet protests and a charge that it shifts Eastern Europe representation. Yugoslavia defeated Czechoslovakia 39 to 19, with U.S. backing and British support for Czechoslovakia on both ballots.
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President Truman Says He Will Ask Congress for Higher Taxes
President Truman told reporters he plans to recommend tax increases next year to close the deficit and keep the government from operating in the red. He blamed fixed charges in the budget and defended defense, foreign aid, pensions, and debt interest as meeting obligations. He criticized some contemporaneous appointments and noted Republicans and some Democrats favor cutting spending over raising taxes.
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Edwin G. Nourse
Economic Advisory Council
Smithwick Bail Fight Fails. trial set for Monday
Former Deputy Sheriff Sam Smithwick lost his habeas corpus bid for bail and will return to Bell County jail to face murder charges. Judge Paul A. Martineau denied freedom after two hours of testimony and ordered trial to begin Monday in Belton, with the state ready for the murder case. Witnesses including Avelino Saenz and Dr. B. S. Joseph testified for the state.
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Bell County
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Smithwick
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Bill) Mason
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Temple
Belton
Byron Skelton
W. M. Wilder
Live Oak County
Sam Reams
Homer FE. Dean Jr
Avelino Saenz
B. S. Joseph
Mason
C. W. Brand
Board Studies Legal Threat To City Finance Over School Transfer
Austin school trustees met in a special session to review an attorney general ruling that declared illegal the $175,000 annual transfer from the water and light department to the city schools. The board voted to hire counsel to study the issue and seek January transfer as required by charter.
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R. W. Byram
Byram
Vernon
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Water and Light Fund
Iie
Austin
J. W. Edgar
Noble Prentice
Fred Nagle
O. D. Weeks
Gus J. Moos
W. J. Kocurek
Truman Urges Industry Labor Unity To End Strikes
President Truman told about 200 top industrial executives at a Statler Hotel reception that there is no sense in letting coal and steel strikes drag on. He urged labor and management to sit down and resolve issues or risk harming the economy. The gathering featured Treasury Secretary Snyder and Fed Chair McCabe, with Westinghouse’s Gwily n Price among speakers.
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