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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1949
Page
3
Former Foreign Minister Laszlo Rajk and seven co defendants on treason trial admit guilt as court closes. Rank declares he served Tito and Hitler policy in the Balkans. Sentences to be handed down Saturday morning amid expected death penalties.
Hollywood officials warn of alleged Communist goon squads planning disruption at Paul Robeson’s September 30 concert at Wrigley Field Los Angeles. The Conference of Civic Organizations cites Peekskill echoes and mobilizes 50 groups to counter communism as the city council urges citizens to stay away.
In Chetopa Kansas an 18 month old boy Earl Roland Oakley Jr. drowned after slipping head first into a 10 gallon jar of water at home. The incident was discovered by his father.
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Attlee summoning Parliament for an emergency session to debate devaluation and the pound slump from $4.03 to $2.80. Cripps’ rival role, potential autumn election, and repercussions abroad in Jordan and Germany are noted amid union reactions and rising prices.
In South Bend Indiana on September 22 a string of mysterious tremors rattled the city at intervals. Police and firemen reported no known cause and Notre Dame geologist Prof Knowles B Smith suspected earth tremors though lacking instruments. Loyola Chicago seismograph showed no quake and no damage was reported.
Texas children attending school in other states may be counted for average daily attendance in computing teacher units and state aid to Texas schools. They may not affect the classification of the Texas school where enrolled. The count determines the aid factor for classroom teacher units.
The article notes that during winter about 95 percent of migratory birds remaining in the United States stay in a coastal strip along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico and extend north along the Mississippi or along the West Coast from Puget Sound to California.
Archbishop Joseph F. Rummell of New Orleans said the remains of St Peter’s body have been found before boarding the Queen Mary for New York. Vatican officials refused to confirm the claim citing secrecy around excavations under St Peter’s Basilica and pending Papal announcements.
An advertisement promotes BC tablets and powder as a fast relief for simple headaches neuralgic pains and minor muscular aches. It asserts the formula works better when ingredients act together and markets two tablet equals one powder with 10c and 25c prices.
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