Sine Agreement Stabilizes Major Arms Bill In Senate Path
A late compromise on foreign armaments aid to China trims controversy as two committees vote to send a 1.314 billion dollar bill to the Senate floor. The measure allows President Truman to spend 75 million in China’s general area with discretion. The plan shifts away from a Far East focus and skirts a hard Greece Turkey cut. Senate actions: armed services and foreign relations approve 20 to 3 and 16 to 5 respectively.
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China
Senate
Truman
Far East
Knowland
Vandenberg
R-Mich
United States
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
George
D-Ga
Russell
Byrd
D-Va
Thomas
Utah
Green
D-Ri
Greece
Turkey
North Atlantic
North Atlantic Defense Council
Atlantic Pact Partners
House
Admiral Halsey backs Crommelin amid unification clash
Admiral William F. Halsey urged naval officers to support Captain John G. Crommelin after Crommelin accused Air Force and Army leaders of trying to wreck the unified military plan. Navy Chief Louis Denfeld stalled immediate suspension, citing a naval court of inquiry. Crommelin, facing possible discipline, will testify when hearings resume September 21.
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William F
Bill) Halsey
John G. Crommelin
Navy
Louis Denfeld
Crommelin
Air Force
Army
Halsey
Third Fleet
Pacific
Naval
Denfeld
Kimball
Naval Court of Inquiry
Faye Emerson Seeks Divorce From Elliott Roosevelt
New York, Sept. 12. Actress Faye Emerson said she and Elliott Roosevelt have separated and that she plans a divorce after finishing her current motion picture Guilty Bystander in New York. The second marriage for Emerson and the Roosevelt union began in 1944.
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New York
Faye Emerson
Elliott Roosevelt
Miss Emerson
Mr. Roosevelt
Elliott
New York Journal-American
Roosevelt
Dorothy Kilgallen
Seattle Veteran Flies From Burning Car Wreckage
EUREKA Calif September 12 Rowe Van Horn a disabled war veteran from Seattle escaped death after his car left the Redwood Highway near Prairie Creek Hatchet and plunged over an embankment. He crawled from the burning vehicle and lay in the brush about ten hours before discovery. He suffered scalp lacerations and blood loss but was reported in good condition.
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Eureka
Calif
Rowe van Horn
Seattle
Prairie Creek
Redwood Highway
State Hospitals Board names Kelly director
The State Hospitals Board selected Mayne Kelly, 48, as director of the newly created eleemosynary board overseeing 22 state institutions. Kelly, formerly Corsicana orphan home superintendent, was chosen from 13 applicants after interviews. He will assume duties immediately and help plan building needs for mental hospitals ahead of the January legislative session.
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Mayne Kelly
State Board For Hospitals and Special Schools
Board of Control
Kelly
Corsicana
Claud Gtmner
Eleemosynary
Board of Control of
Eleemosynary Affairs
Allan Shivers
Beauford Jester
Shivers
Democratic Executive Committee
Bob Calvert
Hillsboro
Methodist
Waco
Lubbock
Dickens County
Austin State Hospital
Camp Fire Girls
Rotary Club
14 474 Students Enroll as Austin Public Schools Open
Enrollment rose to 14 474 after day one, up 1 343 from last week. Late arrivals Friday and Monday pushed totals, with Rosedale School surpassing 600 students to become the largest elementary institution.
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Austin
Rosedale
Conciliation Fails For Hawaii Strike
In Hawaii the dock strike peace talks collapsed with Chief US Mediator Cyrus S. Ching declaring no further mediation would help. CIO ILWU president Harry Bridges asserted the strike would continue.
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New York
Cyrus S. Ching
Harry Bridges
CIO International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Houston Air Activity Shows Big Increase
Houston officials report municipal airport traffic rose in eight months to 26 998 landings and takeoffs from 22 005 in the same period last year.
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Houston
Setback for creditors in Patton's cab bankruptcy case
Judge Jack Roberts denied creditors request to intervene in the Patton's Inc bankruptcy suit and sale. A hearing on sale of the taxi fleet and radio equipment is set for Saturday September 17 in 126th District Court after earlier federal court denial of a temporary injunction. Creditors include Laula Mae Harrison Dale Anderson Webb Buddy Hughes Clifton Harrison Willie Kocurek Co F D Nelson and Capital National Bank with a $30 000 lien.
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Jack Roberts
Patton's, Inc
Taxi Cab Corporation
126Th District Court
Ben H. Rice Jr
98Th District Court
126Th
Capital National Bank
Roberts
Capital National
Patton’s
Laula Mae Harrison
Dale Anderson Webb
Buddy Keeton Hughes
Thomas Clifton Harrison
Willie Kocurek Co
F. D. Nelson
Bank
Pioneers Bow Out In Big State League Playoff Series
The Pioneers lose 5 3 to Texarkana in the final Big State League playoff game as the Bears advance to face Waco, who beat Wichita Falls 12 8. Major league teams rest before World Series race. Texas League Shaughnessy playoffs start Tuesday. Betsy Rawls shocks in first day of women’s US golf title match play. UT to name Perry Samuels and Errol Fry as co captains for Tech game Saturday.
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Texarkana
Bears
Waco
Wichita Falls
Fort Worth
Shreveport
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Austin
Betsy Rawls
Perry Samuels
Errol Fry
Texas Tech
Ten Point Plan Aims to Rebuild Britain's Dollar Reserves
Washington reports a 10 point program by the United States Britain and Canada to ease Britain's dollar crisis. Cripps says the plan will boost dollar earnings and conserve reserves while allowing freer use of Marshall Plan funds. The pact notes aid ends mid 1952 and seeks trade concessions and policy reviews on tariffs shipping and procurement.
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Britain
Washington
United States
Canada
Stafford Cripps
Panhandle Cool Front Signals Showers and Cooler Texas Weather
A cold front moving into the Texas Panhandle Monday night is set to reach Austin by Tuesday afternoon, bringing showers and cooler air. Amarillo is expected to drop into the 50s, while cities like Dallas and Laredo see mixed readings from the 90s to over 100. Showers were reported in Beaumont Midland and Marfa as the front advances, with a brief cool spell likely followed by warming in the Panhandle midweek.
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Amarillo
Childress
Clarendon
Laredo
Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Beaumont
Midland
Marfa
Montana
Wyoming
Dakotas
Cut Bank
Mont
Seaboard
Former Nazi Justice Kills Self in Bavaria
Walter Buch, once chief judge of the Nazi Party Supreme Court, killed himself in Bavaria. Bavarian police reported he slashed his wrists and jumped into Ammer Lake. his body was recovered last Friday. Investigators could not determine the exact time of death.
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Munich
Germany
Walter Buch
Supreme Court
Buch
Ammer Lake
Elbow Injuries Suffered In Highway Sideswipe Near Healdsburg
Two drivers, Dorrance Sager and Adam Carley, were treated for fractured elbows after their left arms extended from windows collided two miles north of Healdsburg on Sunday. Sager, 28, of Geyserville, and Carley, 60, of Milford NL, were hospitalized in Santa Rosa.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Dorrance Sager
Geyserville
Adam Carley
Millford
Sager
Carley
Healdsburg
Union Accepts 11 Day Truce Extension in Steel Strike
CIO Steelworkers suspend plans for a fourth round wage increase and accept President Truman’s 11 day extension of the strike deadline plus the Presidential fact finding board recommendations. President Murray telegraphed regret over dropping the wage demand but backing the board. Republic Steel says it will bargain on pensions and study the entire issue by March 1, 1950. White House aide sees the accord as a model for peaceful settlements in industry.
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CIO
Truman
Philip Murray
United Steelworkers
Republic Steel Corporation of
Cleveland
Republic
Pres. Truman
White House
Hotel Sheraton
Murray
United State Steel Corp
US Steel
US Steel Corp
Unions Veto Offer To End MP Strike
Four operating brotherhoods rejected a management plan to end the Missouri Pacific strike and agreed to continue talks with a citizen committee. The meeting included Mayor Darst and ex Mayor Kaufmann, with Mo Pac trustee Guy Thompson presenting the proposal. Dennis lines: additional note about ongoing discussions set for Tuesday.
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ST. Louis
Sept
Missouri Pacific
Guy Thompson
Citizens’ Committee
Joseph M. Darst
Alous P. Kaufmann
Guy M. Thompson
Mo-Pac
Russell Dearmont
Paul J. Neff
T. Short
School Chiefs Act To Examine Pupils Health In Austin
The Austin School Board tentatively approved a plan for regular health exams for students every three years and to create accumulative health records. Final action awaits a feasibility report from the Travis County Medical Society. The board also eyed an experimental Friday Mountain Camp and advanced McCallum High construction and a salary revision for maintenance staff.
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Travis County Medical Society
McCallum High School
North
Austin
Ben Primer
Travis County Medical Association
Centex Driver Killed Near Johnson City
Alfred H. Whipple Sr. 61 of Kerrville was found dead beneath his overturned car at Middle Creek Curve on Highway 290 about 12 miles east of Johnson City. The crash likely occurred around 2 a.m. with the body found at 9 a.m. by Miss Mary Davis. Surviving are his widow, a daughter and Alfred H. Whipple Jr. The death was ruled accidental by Justice of the Peace W. E. Stevenson.
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Johnson City
Alfred H. Whipple Sr
Kerrville
Middle Creek
Highway 290
W. E. Stevenson
Whipple
Mary Davis
Croft Funeral Home
Fort Worth
Alfred H. Whipple Jr
Wrong Birthday Tots Co op School Solves Parents Difficulty
A group of Austin parents opened the Rosedale Cooperative School in a Boy Scout hut near Rosedale Elementary to educate children not yet six by Sept 1. Led by teacher Mrs. A R Hartung, 26 students enrolled with a budgeted program from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. Enrollment includes a $10 fee and $10 monthly tuition, under a board including F M Johnson and G H Bennett.
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Rosedale Boy Scout Hut Cooperative
Avistin
Rosedale
A. R. Hartung
Sinclair
Rosedale Cooperative School
Hartung
F. M. Johnson
G. H. Bennett
Paul Deats
T. L. Hickman
H. J. Joseph
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