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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1949

Page

20

Spending in Japan To Get Close US Check

Two visiting Congressmen warned that further US spending in Japan will face strict scrutiny. Representative Deane of North Carolina urged reducing aid while Rep. Huber of Ohio foresaw opposition in Congress to allowing Japan to use its own ships for trade. The talks touched on civilian personnel cuts and rebuilding merchant marine as a path to economic recovery.

Japan Tokyo Deane Rep Huber Ohio Congressional Executive Department Far East MacArthur Public Information Office Congress Seaboard States United States

Bulgarian Greeks Get Orders for Army Duty

Athens radio reported that Bulgaria ordered all Greek men living in Bulgaria to join the Democratic People's Army. The broadcast said those who refused would be confined in Nazi-like concentration camps, citing reliable sources as heard by Astra.

Trieste Free Territory Athens Bulgaria Democratic People’s Army Astra

Lea Penman Chooses From Three Stage Offers After Paramount Run

Lea Penman finishes Paramount's Where Men Are Men then heads to New York to pick among three stage offers. She came to Hollywood after a three year run with Ethel Merman in Annie Get Your Gun.

Paramount Lea Penman New York Miss Penman Hollywood Merman

Nationalists Secure Yunnan After Bloodless Revolt Ends

The Canton news agency reports Yunnan province returned to Nationalist control after a bloodless coup led by Governor Lu Han. Lu met Chiang Kai-shek in Chungking as Nationalist troops withdrew southward. Observers link the revolt to Communist pressure and internal rivalries.

Yunnan Canton China Yunnan Province Tuesay Lu Han Chungking Chiang Kai- Shek Kunming Lung Yun Lung Chiang Ministry of National Defense Canton-Hankow Sing Tao Wan Pao Hong Kong Amoy Tungan Szechwan Red Nancheng Hu Tsung-Nan

Man Accidentally Shot Getting Ready for Hunt

Weatherford Texas report says J Harold Beavers 44 accidentally shot himself in the stomach while cleaning a shotgun for a hunting trip. He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition after the weapon discharged in a filling station office. Beavers is married and father of four.

Weatherford Tex J. Harold Beavers Beavers

Henry W. Taylor Heads Two Month European Tour

Henry W. Taylor sails Wednesday from New York aboard the George Washington for Le Havre to lead a 15 member party on a two month motor tour of Europe. He left Austin on August 29. The party includes Mr and Mrs Walter Fisher and daughter Julia Emerson Fisher of Austin, who spent the summer in Cape Cod.

Henry W. Taylor New York le Havre Europe Austin Walter Fisher Julia Emerson Fisher Cape Cod

Body of Man Found On Rail Spur Tracks

Dallas dispatch reports a man, tentatively identified as William Wesley Massey, found on a railroad spur near Irving early Tuesday. A train crew said the man probably was run over by a night freight train.

Dallas William Wesley Massey Irving

Greatest Wheat Producer State for Kansas Rise

Kansas is identified as the greatest wheat producing state in the United States, highlighting its dominant agricultural output in the national landscape. The report notes Kansas leads in wheat production among all states, underscoring its pivotal role in U.S. grain supply.

Kansas United States

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