City water rates in Austin compared with district charges
A column reveals Austin’s city water rates claim as the second lowest among nine Texan cities. It notes a Janus split: city rates vs Travis County Water Control and Improvement District No 3 and No 4 charges, showing higher bills outside city limits and inside the city’s rate structure under district contracts.
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Austin
Troup G. Webb
Mr. Webb
Webb
Water District
Travis County
City of
Water District No. 1
District Board of Directors
Water District No. 2
Texas
United Nations and Utopia Echo in Fragmented Quip Text
The text hints at a United Nations staying a force for good only if nations unite while contrasting a notion of Utopia as a place to buy a new car for a thousand dollars. It also wryly notes Hollywood's softened image and a character named Cagney not hitting a blonde in months.
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Utopia
Travis Gains Court House Seat in State Redistricting Debate
The Editor's Notebook notes Austin growth from the census will drive two bills in the 2nd Legislature to expand Travis County’s official roster. A redistricting plan would give Travis a third House member, with possible linkage to another county. Proposals seek a fourth district court amid heavy local caseloads, plus ongoing push for domestic relations courts. Legislature may redraw House and Senate districts or rely on an official board. the 150-member House may shift as cities gain population. Senatorial maps may shift, but Austin’s lawmakers dominate.
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Austin
Travis
House
Carlos Ashley
Liano
Senate
A. E Wood
Willamson County
Texans Struggle Over Adoption Inheritance Rights And Johnson Watchdog Team
An editorial reviews Texas laws hindering adopted children's inheritance rights, noting Senate approval but House opposition by a few lawyers. It cites upcoming efforts by civic groups to push reform. Also covered is Lyndon Johnson’s seven senator watchdog group pressuring defense preparedness, with profiles of its members and aims.
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Texas
Senate
House
United States
Lyndon Johnson
Senator Johnson
Harry Truman
Washington
The
Washington Post
Judy Garland Moves to Manhattan After Broadway Chat
Billy Rose reflects on three favorite moments from his column cuts. Murvyn Vye steals a scene in The Live Wire. Eddie Cantor bows out in gloom and hope for big laughs. Judy Garland agrees to relocate to New York, moving next month.
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Garson Kanin
Katharine Hepburn
Murvyn Vve
Wire
Murvyn Vye
Cantor
Charles Friedman
Bucke
Judy Garland
Manhattan
Hollywood
Judy
New York
Billy Rose
Questions and Answers from Austin American Information Bureau
Reader queries receive answers on rainfall in Honolulu large university size and porcelain origin. The magazine offers a 32 page booklet of puzzles with solutions printed in the back for 15 cents postage. Send request to Austin American Information Bureau 1200 Eye Street NW Washington.
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Austin American Information Bureau
Eye Street
Washington 2
Honolulu
Austin
Charles E Green Editor of Austin Texas
The Austin American announces Charles E Green as editor in Austin Texas with a noted leadership role for the paper.
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Charles E. Green
Tax and war profits debate pacts sour in Congress
In Washington the 81st Congress is blamed for raising working tax burdens by up to 20 percent while failing to tax large war profits. Key fights occurred in closed Senate-House conferees sessions over excise taxes on baby powder and oil and a withholding tax on dividends. Congressman Dingell led protests urging relief for working families and warned GOP Senator Millikin, with general Bradley’s appeal on GI watches, that tax concessions were needed for the poor. The VFW pushes anti-communist community programs and offers 35,000 dollars in prizes to posts for positive action against communism. Evie Robert suggests an atomic attack on Washington is imminent, discussing inside-the-capital bomb placement and school moves with J. Edgar Hoover.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
John Dingell
Detroit
Dingell
Michigan Democrat
Eugene Millikin
Colorado
Gene
Millikin
Omar Bradley
Bradley
Malikin
Walter George
Georgia
Uncle Sam
Bob Doughton
North Carolina
Jere Cooper
Tennessee
Wilbur Mills
Arkansas
George
GOP
Dan Reed
Dunkirk
N. Y
Byrd
Virginia
Connally
Texas
Butler
Nebraska
Truman
VFW
Beauteous
Evie Robert
Democratic National Committee
Evie
16Th Street
Robert
J. Edgar Hoover
Praise and party split over Marshall as Defense Secretary
The House Armed Services Committee backed General George Marshall 18 to 8 in a closed vote. Republican Dewey Short led opposition, insisting the post be civilian. Walter Norblad and William Blackney crossed party lines to support Marshall amid a partisan clash.
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House Armed Services Committee
George Marshall
Marshall
Dewey Short
Missouri
Paul Shafer
Michigan
Short
George Washington
Gen. Marshall
Walter Norblad
Oregon
William Blackney
Broadway and Hollywood Gig: 1950s showbiz notes
Walter Winchell surveys stage and screen chatter from 1950s cinema and television. Mentions Irving Berlin’s Call Me Madam song They Like Ike, Sunset Boulevard revival with Gloria Swanson, Faye Emerson versus Veronica Lake, Paulette Goddard aging in Grounds for Murder, Bob Hope in Paney Pants, Judy Garland in Summer Stock, Clark Gable’s MGM pension, Dick Rodgers, Shaw on television, Tony Martin’s The Thrill Is Gone, All the King’s Men reception, Antonio Moreno in The Asphalt Jungle, Kay Thompson’s London notices, and AP syndicated.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Jones
Irving Berlin
Ike
Sunset Boulevard
Music Hall
Glorious Swanson
Hollywood
Faye Emerson
Veronica Lake
Paulette Goddard
Bob Hope
Bruce Cabot
Judy Garland
Clark Gable
MGM
Dick Rodgers
George Bernard Shaw
New Yorker
Tony Martin
Antonio Moreno
Kay Thompson
London
Piccadilly
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Massachusetts
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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BY Billy Rose
Flying Saucer Eyes
Eddie Cantor
Eddie
Kid Boots
Ts. A
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Berkeley
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Porcelain
China
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Austin American
Louis N. Goldberg
Nevers, Inc
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Colorado Streets
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Seattle
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Broadway
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