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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1949

Page

4

Austin Gives To Atlantic Union Panel Structure

Will L. Clayton and Will Clayton spearhead Texas support for the Atlantic Union Committee as Austin promotes the United World Federalists plan. The article outlines state leaders, sponsors, and the aim of a world federation under United Nations, with congressional interest and Texas involvement in advancing a peaceful global order.

Austin Atlantic Union Atlantic Union Committee Will L. Clayton Texas United States United World Will Clayton University Union Building W. St. John Garwood Garwood Texas Supreme Court Clayton W. J. Battle Fagan Dickson Dean Charles McCormick Walter Bremond Jr Justice St. John Garwood W. R. Woolrich E. G. Shelton Jr Norma Banton G. B. Smedley Martin T. Todaro Harry H. Ulcom R. E. Dugger Information Bureau Meredith Long Colleges and Universities Paul C. Cruseman Congress United Nations Russia

Fragmented Thoughts On Society And Humor

A string of observational quips on aging, education, TV, psychology, and politics. The piece rails at outdated manners and modern push needed for success while noting changes in society and the jobless leisure class. It weaves literary lines and a poem amid cultural jests about Roosevelts and Petrillo.

New Yorker Neighbors Test a Pom eroy Man’s Theory

Sam Johnson, a Pom eroy Ohio retiree, moves to a Central Park South apartment and meets only four neighbors. A burglary caper leads police to suspect him, but a detective proves the Johnsons helped expose a thief, prompting neighbors to thank them. The tale ends with a wry note on urban life and friendship.

New York Sam Johnson Pomeroy Ohio Sam Johnsons Central Park South Swazey Albert Cushing Brooklyn

Youth Council plans local operation for Texas diagnostic program

The Youth Development Council proposes regional diagnostic centers in Texas cities, coordinating with county probation boards and courts. Partnerships with Galveston Medical Branch and the Southwestern Medical School aim to study every youth in correctional schools for 30 to 90 days to determine best rehab paths possibly avoiding institutionalization. The effort seeks to curb juvenile delinquency by integrating local probation, schools, and social agencies.

Youth Development Council Texas Austin Probation and Juvenile Board State Council Galveston Medical Branch Southwestern Medical School University of Texas

Fluorescent vs incandescent light affects color perception

Fluorescent lamps emit a cool blue white light that highlights blue and green while reducing warm tones, whereas incandescent light gives a reddish yellow glow that intensifies reds, oranges and yellows. Older readers need glasses for close work due to increasing near point distance with age.

Demos Still Undecided On Bringing Up FEPC

Senate labor committee discharged the Fair Employment Practices Bill after 3 years of filibuster. undecided among Democratic leaders whether to bring the measure up before session end or wait for the 1950 election. Several senators debated hearings and proxies as part of the 11 to 1 discharge vote.

Demos FEPC Washington Senate Senate Labor Committee Democratic High Command Forrest Donnell Missouri Drew Pearson Donnell Alabama Lister Hill White House Minnesota Hubert Humphrey Taft Ohio Pepper Florida Hill Withers Kentucky Humphrey Thomas Utah Neely West Virginia Murray Montana Morse Oregon Douglas Illinois Smith New Jersey

Winchell on Broadway The Gold Standard and Devaluation

The column argues that devaluing the dollar and revaluing gold changes the measuring unit, not real wealth. It recalls 1933, when gold and currency shifts collapsed, noting the scales will rebalance slowly through higher prices and cost of living as the dollar’s purchasing power halves since prewar years.

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