Who Owns the Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin
County Judge Tom Johnson seeks a ruling from the attorney general on bridge ownership after the 1939 act shifted 81 200 in bonded debt. If the county owns it, a bond issue to widen the span may go to voters. The state highway dept plans a future replacement, leaving the county to handle widening. The city cannot fund the project.
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Tom Johnson
Attorney General’s Department
Congress Avenue
Commissioners’ Court
Highway Department
Austin
Rugged individualism and old aphorisms in public life
The text surveys public manners and political adages. It critiques slogans and the idea of peace by bargain prices while noting shifts toward normalcy and restraint. It references Shaw, self control, and social habits like hosting and childcare changes.
Edtter Notes on Safety Dispersal Plan and Cold War Gossip
The piece discusses President Truman's request for 129 million dollars to fund a nationwide dispersal program to protect essential government functions. It notes congressional scrutiny, potential site decentralization near Washington, and the risk of misinterpretation by the public. It also comments on wartime rhetoric by Secretary Matthews and how domestic gossip could aid Soviet messaging.
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Congress
Washington
Truman
White House
General Services Administration
National Security Resources Board
National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Bureau of the Budget
State Department
Matthews
Stalin
Russia
Psych Commission Formed by American Communist Party Eyes Underground
The Politburo orders a psychiatric screening unit to vet US members especially new recruits. The party plans a clandestine underground modeled on European cells, destroying records and limiting internal reporting to two partners. It seeks to pressure Congress against registration laws and may disband publicly, while maintaining fronts in industry, housing, colleges, and war plants.
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Politburo
Communist Party
Europe
Washington
Moscow
Congress
Truman
World Cominform
William Z. Foster
New York
Matthews Speech Sparks Debate Over Memoir and War Cost
Washington reports reveal Navy Secretary Francis P. Matthews drafted his Boston peace speech at home in Omaha and had it copied by the defense public relations office after returning to Washington. The piece stirred questions about wartime wage demands and potential wage and price controls amid post Korean War inflation. AFL President William Green urged a 13 percent rise, while official price data showed modest living-cost increases.
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Secretary of the Navy
Francis P. Matthews
Washington
Navy
Boston
United States
Omaha
Department of Defense Public Relations Office
Steve Early
Packard Motor
House
Truman
Bureau of Labor Statistics
General Motors
Chrysler
Questions and Answers G Ask and Answer History Quiz
Answers cover Lilian Gilbreth named Woman of the Year by American Women's Association on November 7 1948 for motion study. Others cite saccharin value, Happy Birthday composition late 1890s Mildred J Hill, President’s flag 1916, Farallon Island light built 1855 with 2200000 candlepower, Margaret Truman union membership since 1947.
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A. Dr. Gilbreth
American Women's Association
Farallon Islands
California
L.E.T. A
US Coast Guard
Farallon
Pacific Coast
Musicians’ Union
G.C. A
Margaret Truman
American Guild of Musical Artists
AFL
Austin American names editor and bus manager
The Austin American lists Louis N. G Berg as bus manager and Carles E. Green as editor in the masthead. The names appear in the publication’s byline and administrative credits.
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The
Austin American
Louis N. G Berg
Carles E. Green
Probes of Korea War expose equipment shortages and leadership faults
The article reports unpublished intelligence from Western Europe and Asia warning of weakened American prestige due to Korea. It cites lack of troop training, outdated bazookas, tank and air power issues, slow troop movements, and top commanders' failures, with Sen Lyngon Johnson proposed to lead a congressional inquiry.
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Navy
Pacific
MacArthur
Clark Field
Pearl Harbor
Lyngon Johnson
Texas
Japan
USA
Pentagon
Air Force
Korea
Philadelphia
Washington
Lait on Broadway and Jazz Age Odd Facts
Column quotes Jack Lait on Broadway and rocks through a collage of pop culture oddities. Mentions Trixie Friganza born in La Cygne Kansas, Hollywood deals, Sidewalks of New York public domain, Chicago Confidential, and publishers reactions, with a flurry of names and places across the era.
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Mirror
Trixie Friganza
la Cygne
Kaw
Rockingham Park
Washington Park
Trixie
Local News Republication Note Clarifies AP Use
The notice states exclusive republication rights for all local news printed in this newspaper and mentions the Associated Press affiliations. The text confirms AP usage and redistribution terms for the paper’s local content.
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Associated Press
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