Little Old Lady Shoplifter Trows Austin for a Spin
A 73 year old California to Florida crime veteran was arrested in Austin after residents found her probing doors at Colorado Street. With a roll of cash and multiple suitcases of belongings, she bragged of California and Texas wealth and teased officers with stories while Kansas parole violations loomed.
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Florida
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Woody Rampy
K. R. Herbert
Joe Cope
University Tower
Austin American
Herbert
Rampy
Baby walks at three weeks roils Utah life
A Utah baby reportedly walked at three weeks, prompting babysitter concerns about keeping pace. The piece notes scientists from 50 nations aiming to raise living standards, while publics wish for a slower pace set by the Joneses. It also observes parents worry about future behavior more than present behavior and comments on a man unselfconsciously used to photo sessions.
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Utah
Austin Population Growth Shapes 1950 Census Projections
The editor notes Austin and Travis County growth outpaces earlier estimates with a 145000 city population figure for highway signs and maps. Census timing, college enrollment, and wartime birth rate rise affect counts, prompting calls to extend city limits for accurate 1950 figures. Air travel woes follow, with CAB oversight urged to improve interline connections and direct routes for faster passenger movement.
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Austin
Travis County
Highway Department
Inside Labor Soviet Labor Agitators Gearing for War
A New York Post analysis traces Soviet labor influence through the Cominform system, noting a downsized Moscow Labor Secretariat directing national Communist Parties to pursue unified policy while local unions retain leadership. It warns of planned fall actions like picket lines and wage-stand contracts as part of broader strategy.
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International Labor Secretariat
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Communist International
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Cominform
Greece
Pirasus
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Moscow Labor Secretariat
Communist Party
Davits
France
Italy
Rome
Joe
New York Post Corp
Questions and Answers from the Military and History Notebook
A series of concise Q and A items address naval pennants since 1933, the bloodiest Revolutionary War battle Oriskany, San Francisco Filbert Street as a hill-climb test, Bolivia and Malaya tin production, the single horse to beat Man o War Upset, Yulee Florida senator name change, Bethesda Naval Hospital tower height, and lowest year round humidity in the U S deserts.
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Oriskany
Utica, N. Y
Herkimer
Saratoga Springs
US Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Rockville
Johnson Flight Curbs Spark Bipartisan Backfire on Junkets
Washington story outlines how Secretary Johnson's retreat over congressional airplane junkets prompts a mutual retreat by both executive and legislative branches. It notes Army and Navy planes used for private trips, probes paused, and a broader pattern of cabinet officers charging flights.
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Defense
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White House
Secretary of Defense
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Congress
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Hoover
Hurley
Indiana
Pat Hurley
War Department
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China
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Air Force
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Snyder
Coast Guard
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Cincinnati
Matthews
Omaha
Honolulu
Hawaii
Bob Patterson
Patterson
Supreme Court of the United States
Lecy. Johnson
Broadway critique cites Puerto Rican slum in New York
Clarence Woodbury surveys Spanish Harlem calling it a worst slum with 600000 residents in Marcantonio’s district. He links migration from Puerto Rico to relief programs and political loyalties, while criticizing relief rackets and poverty narratives.
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Clarence Woodbury
Harlem
Puerto Rico
New York
18Th Congressional District
Vito Marcantonio
Woodbury
Marcantonio
Fiorello LaGuardia
Congress
Columbia
Austin American Subscription Rates Change
The Austin American announces revised subscription rates affecting local news and AP dispatches. The move impacts readers statewide and outlines new pricing for standard and digital access.
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Austin American
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