Price Controls Studied To Meet Rising Costs
President Truman said the government is cautiously studying price controls to combat rising costs and will act expeditiously but orderly. He cited the Defense Production Act and noted plans to fill key anti inflation posts while defending his foreign policy stance and UN commitments.
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Averell Harriman
AFI
Houston
Texas
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Kremlin
Ohio
Hendrickson
R-Nj
George C. Marshall
Senate Armed Services Committee
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Tion
United Nations
New York
Austin to host Arlington Heights in opener at House Park
Austin High meets Arlington Heights of Fort Worth in the season opener at House Park Friday night with about 15 000 fans expected. Arlington Heights, coming off a 33 21 win over Abilene, is rated No 2 in City Conference. Austin is No 13 in Class AA after a 21 0 win in Waco last weekend.
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Austin Weather Drops From 94 to 5 For Friday
The weatherman forecasts a cool spell for Austin with a high near 5 degrees Friday, a drop from Thursday’s 94. Night temperatures will fall and isolated showers are possible Friday afternoon as skies stay partly cloudy.
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Eight year old Japanese girl breaks tradition for freedom
Yoshiko Kasahara, age 8 from Japan, rejects arranged marriage and seeks independence. The column links her story to a broader note of personal choice amid varied human-interest items and regional notes.
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Yoshiko Kasahara
Japan
French Drive Toward Donghke as Vietminh Withdraws
French Foreign Legion and North African troops push toward Donghke in Indo China while Vietminh forces withdraw toward the Chinese border. Spokesmen say Donghke may fall within hours though ambushes and destroyed bridges slow the advance.
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Dallas Phone Workers Pull Quickie Walkout
Western Electric telephone installers and maintenance men in Dallas walked off the job for two hours in a protest tied to lengthy wage negotiations. About 130 Communications Workers of America members left at 10 a.m. and returned by noon, part of a four‑strike series linked to talks in New York ongoing for a year.
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Western Electric Telephone
New York
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J. C. Lee
The
Nion
South Koreans Open Assault Along Pusan Beachhead Rim
Tokyo dispatch reports US Marines storming Seoul as about 50 000 South Koreans join a general offensive along the northern rim of the Pusan beachhead. UN forces claim multiple Red strongholds fallen near Kasan Yongdong Po and Kigye while refugees and guerrillas skirmish inside Seoul.
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Five Year Old Drowns in Farm Tank Near Cedar Valley
Albert Willie Jr aged five was found drowned in a farm tank near Cedar Valley about 14 miles from Austin. He was missing from home, located by his parents, rushed to Brackenridge Hospital where doctors failed to revive him after more than two hours of artificial respiration. Survived by parents Albert and Mrs Willie Sr. and sister Joy Yvonne. grandparents listed. Funeral arrangements set at Hylin Manor Funeral Home near Austin.
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Cedar Valley
Austin
Brackenridge Hospital
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R. G. Rutter
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M. E. Willie
Hyltin Manor
Legion Chief Demands Acheson Resignation
In Indianapolis on September 21 George N Craig national commander of the American Legion urged the immediate removal of the secretary of state and a house cleaning of State Department personnel to restore public confidence. He did not name Dean Acheson but called for swift action.
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Dean Acheson
Legion
Reds Press Berlin Demands Tighten Cold War Strain
In Berlin the Soviet Union demanded Western access be allowed for communist demonstrations and protested Western bans on peaceful activity. The move followed border incidents and a tense standoff with British and American forces around a checkpoint, with arrests and troop movements heightening the confrontation.
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Allee
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Weert Heriin
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Soviet Walks Out On Dewey Speech
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky walked out of a United Nations dinner at the Waldorf Astoria after Governor Dewey said Russia interned 10 to 15 million people in slave labor camps. Dewey spoke about UN proposals and pledged Republican support.
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Thomas E Dewey
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New York
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Ex President Hoover Suffers Mild Attack
Former President Herbert Hoover suffered a mild gall bladder attack but is recovering well. The 87 year old Hoover was stricken last week, kept in his hotel suite, and was not hospitalized according to his office.
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Herbert Hoover
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Marshall decries citizen army need in United States
Secretary of Defense Marshall laments lack of universal military training and citizen army after World War I. He recalls Congress and Rep. Wadsworth’s 1920 proposals and urges steps toward national defense, while planning talks with Britain and France on German rearmament.
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Gas Plant Blast Desdemona Shocks West Texas Town
A massive explosion and fire destroyed the Magnolia butane gasoline plant in Desdemona Texas on Thursday. No deaths were reported though crowds evacuated as fire crews from De Leon Dublin and Gorham battled flames for hours. The plant produced 12 000 to 14 000 gallons daily from the Desdemona Field and the full loss is still being assessed.
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Texas
Terrell
Dallas
Enine
Vera Bennett
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Bennett
Engineers Estimate Wider Bridge Cost Exceeds Two New Spans
The Travis County chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers says widening the Congress Avenue bridge would be more expensive than building two four lane low water bridges. Traffic would not ease with widening and complete closures could occur during construction. The report recommends a study and possible construction of two low water bridges to alleviate left turn conflicts and disperse traffic from Barton Springs Road and Riverside Drive.
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Tom Johnson
Taylor Glass
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Senators Pass Tough Red Bill End of Filibuster Haste
Congress sent the anticommunist bill to President Truman after Senator Malone ended a long filibuster. House and Senate approval followed as leaders hoped for a quick veto or signing, with new taxes and wartime controls shaping the economic bill. A companion measure targets trade with Russia while a $4.7 billion tax increase takes effect October 1.
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FCC OKs Changes In 2 Texas Radio Stations
The Federal Communications Commission approved changes for Texas stations KFTY Brownfield and KSTV Stephenville. Interests shift with a purchase by Mike Allen Barrett of 58 percent from partners J. Parrish and Esther Parma Lee for 8670 dollars, and a license assignment of KSTV from Doyle Collup to John Blake for 6000 dollars.
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