Russia Dominates 800 Million People Warned By Civic Leader
A speaker links Soviet expansion to global aims and urges Austin civilian defense readiness. He notes Russia's dominion over 800 million people after postwar advances and warns of potential economic and strategic pressure on the United States. The piece ties local civic issues to national security discourse.
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Far East
Guston Morgan
Austin
Travis County
Morgan
Russia
Soviet Union
Latvia
Esthenia
Lithuania
Germany
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
China
United States
The
Austin American
Austin Statesman
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Vely
Associated Press
Modest Homes and Career Dreams in Old Times
A reflective piece notes how attitudes toward jobs and romance have changed. It contrasts political appointments and ambitions with practical salaries and long courtships, reflecting on a simpler era and attainable home life.
Creager Death Triggers Texas GOP Leadership Scramble
The death of Rene B. Creager, Brownsville, longtime Texas National Committeeman, sparks a scramble among Republican contenders for his successor. Observers expect quick visits by hopefuls to Texas to discuss with local leaders as the Republican National Committee edges toward decisive talks on the nomination process.
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Texas
Rene B. Creager
Brownsville
Creager
Taft
Warren
Eisenhower
Dewey
Roosevelt
Republican National Party
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Committee
Wright Morrow
National Committee
Republican National Committee
Republican Party
Red Is the Harvest Moon at Nominations Scene
The piece notes how the harvest moon symbol frames the 1952 presidential nomination and signals which potential nominees hold weight in the Republican national setup. It also covers Col. Oscar B. Abbott’s retirement after a notable Texas Military District career and his reflective farewell letter to colleagues and civilians.
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Oscar B. Abbott
Texas Military District
Austin
Organized Reserves
Col. Abbott
Government aid to ship war material to China sparks outcry
A critical column accuses U S agencies of facilitating shipments of military related goods to Communist China during the Korean conflict. The piece cites Commerce Customs and Treasury licensing, Maritime Commission routes, and subsidies that move steel, oil, pumps, gas, and other war potential items to Chinese ports. It mentions Senator O Conor's inquiry and clashes within CIO and Catholic unions over anti Communist and non Communist factions.
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Commerce, Customs and Treasury Departments
United States Maritime Commission
Washington
China
Korea
Myselff
Herbert R. O’conor
D-Md
Treasury
State Commerce and Defense Departments
Senate
Flying Cloud
Dunkirk
United States Department of Commerce
Commerce Department
Medieval Armor Counts and Global Illness Facts
A reader asked about knight armor and centipede legs. Answers note centipedes vary from 15 to 173 leg pairs, with 35 as a rough average, and a 16th century Metropolitan Museum suit has 219 plates and over 1 400 rivets. The World Health Assembly estimate suggests about one half of people ill each year, roughly one billion worldwide.
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K.Z. A
J.C.J. A
Metropolitan Museum
World Health Assembly
Public Health Service
Austin American publication notice from 1950
The fragment shows the Austin American with business manager Louis N. Goldberg and editor Charles E. Green. It notes publication details and an October 31, 1950 date, alongside a Sunday issue titled The American Statesman.
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The
Austin American
Louis N. Goldberg
Charles E. Green
Newspapers, Inc
Seventh and
Colorado Streets
Austin
Texas
Hope of Peace Hints in Truman UN Speech Remark
Washington column notes Indian delegate Jamsaheb offered a peace talks idea during Truman UN address. The exchange prompted Acheson to handle talks, while domestic advisers debated arming Europe. The piece also covers Holt’s Nazi-era connections and Navy League efforts to shift air power and Navy Day.
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Truman
Washington
UN General Assembly
Jamsaheb
Vinchinsky
Acheson
Mr. Truman
State Department
White House
Europe
Navy
Strat
Air Force
Tse
San Diego
Navy League
Calvin Durgin
Western Sea Frontier
Wilder Baker
11Th Naval District
Hecht
Marine Corps
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
Congress
Armed Services
Vinson
Georgia
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Broadway Showbiz Rumors Stir Pageant of Deals and Debates
Walter Winchell surveys Broadway and filmKit shows J Arthur Rank paid 100000 for Snow Goose rights which won t be filmed Mary Orr earned about 1000 for Wisdom of Eve now All About Eve as box office smash. Variety notes strong TV grosses and theater strikes with several shows folding 300000 deficit. Andrews, Brooks Atkinson blasts Steinbeck Burning Bright. Quo Vadis filming in Italy with 1500 per minute cost. Cast chatter includes Joan Crawford Harriet Craig Moss Hart critics Dolly and Bing Crosby Bob Hope Ozner etc.
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J. Arthur Rank
Paul Gallico
Mary Orr
Eve
Cue Mag
Tallulah Bankhead
Richard Mantoned
Brooks Atkinson
John Steinbeck
MGM
Italy
Variety
Leland Hayward
Francis X. Bushman
Bethe Douglas
Loew's State
New Orleans
Capitol
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Civil Service Commission
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Social Security Act
Davis
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University of Texas
Central Texas Life
Stephen F. Austin
Texas Longhorns
Southern Methodist Mustangs
Texas Memorial Stadium
Longhorns
Fighting Texas Aggies
College Station
John L. Lewis
John L
Creager Death
By Smith
BY Victor Riesel
North Korea
O’conor
Department
State
Defense
United States Senate
Isbrandtsen
American President Lines
Commie
Association of Catholic Trade Unions
ACTU
CIO
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
Walter Reuther
Detroit
Michigan
CIO News
CIO Auto Workers
Drew Pearson
West Virginia
Rush Dew Holt
Pearl Harbor
Holt
George Sylvester Viereck
the Kaiser
Hitler
Viereck
Dickinson Letts
Hans Dieckhoff
Foreign Office
Portugal
Bermuda
House of Representatives
Pentagon
North Atlantic
Britain
George Wiles
Sir George
Frank Hecht
Walter Winchell
Broadway
Joan Crawford
Harriet Craig
Craig
Ruth Roman
Joseph Cotten
Jolson
Brid
Ava Gardner
Pandora’s Box
Alf Lunt
Lynn Fontanne
Cole Porter
Moss Hart
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Bing
Bob
Dimitri Trompkin
Bella Spewack
Golden State
Philly
Jocelyn Brando
John Randolph
Josephine Hull
Ernest Truex
Kostelanetz
L. Berlin
Miler Tetas
Air Wall Water
Tevan
Jared
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