Growth of City Presents New Tasks for All
Austin eyes rapid growth with estimates near 200000 by next census. major construction planned includes a $180000 police courts building, a $1500000 Brackenridge Hospital wing, university building programs, church and housing projects, and a $700000 Holy Cross Hospital for Negroes. federal housing for 520 units expected, plus commercial expansion along Lavaca Guadalupe corridors. Traffic safety urged after August totals show 121 accidents, 40 injuries, 2 deaths. speeding and stop-sign violations rise.
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Newman Club
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Shadowlawn
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St. Mary’s Academy
Driskill Hotel
Butlin
Federal Public Housing Authority
Austin Housing Authority
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Lavaca
Lamar Boulevard
Airport Boulevard
Red River Street
East Seventh Street
East First
R. D. Thorp
Thorp
Lunacy trial reform proposal heads for November vote
The upcoming Nov 8 ballot will include a proposed constitutional amendment to abolish juries in lunacy cases. The plan aims to humanize process by allowing bedside or home hearings with expert testimony, preserving jury option only if chosen. Polio reports show steady but uneven decline as resources remain stretched. Frank OD Quinn named to State Parks Board, aiding Big Bend National Park project and park system expansion.
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George W. Cox
Quinn
United States
Big Bend National Park
Gordon K. Shearer
State Parks System
House of Representatives
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House
Congress
National Science Foundation
Labor Front on Time Bomb as Strikes Ripple Worldwide
Washington observers fear a tense 10 day window could trigger widespread strikes from the Atlantic docks to steel plants. President Truman presses for a White House settlement with CIO and shipowners amid dockworker leverage, while blasts of unrest flare at Bell Aircraft and in auto plants.
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International Longshoremen’s Association
AFL
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Norfolk
Buffalo
Walter Reuther
Martin Gerber
Bell Aircraft
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Aircraft Company
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John Lewis
Ford
Chrysler
Questions and Answers From the Nation in Brief
A series of reader questions and concise replies cover topics from why Washington D C is central to early New England food sources and Cape Horn’s location. Answers note historical settlement patterns, communications, and geographic details with a short booklet offer on outdoor cooking.
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Washington
Mississippi
Austin
American Information Bureau
Eye Street
Washington, D. C
New England
P.N.L. A
Cape Horn
South America
Cape Horn Island
Strait of Magellan
Pet Peeves and Parley Marks in Truman Era News
President Truman harbors a few pet peeves including Bernard Baruch and a caustic letter over Holland ambassadorship. The piece notes Senate House friction over four key bills and four Truman measures, plus several congressional junkets. It mentions exchanges with Admiral Leahy,Maverick Civil War collection gifts, and diplomatic postings including Robert Murphy as ambassador.
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Truman
Gray Bernard Baruch
Baruch
Herman
Holland
William D. Leahy
Mr. Truman
Admiral Leahy
Herman Baruch
Wright Morrow
Democratic National
Independence
Maverick
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Broadway whispers plan a woman vice president candidate
Jack Lait reports secret GOP talks in New York about nominating Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine as running mate in 1952. The plan aims to energize female voters, with Smith identified as the prospective VP choice while presidential candidate remains undecided.
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Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Senate
New York
Joe Martin
Taft
GOP
Gabrielson
Edgar Queeny
St. Louis
Senator Smith
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