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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1950
Page
9
A Georgia political clash centered on a resolution to ignore Supreme Court rulings on segregation. Governor Herman Talmadge defended state policy while Judge Conger condemned the measure as dangerous. A Venice-scale quake in Central Italy left 2 dead and 35 injured across multiple villages.
Vacant lot 609x110 near 1717 Florida S and other properties listed with PHA appraisal. Describes tiled drain boards and washing machine area. Mentions 2 bedroom homes, no down payment or loan costs to GL.
Tokyo General Douglas MacArthur ordered nine more war criminals released on parole from Sugamo Prison despite Soviet protests. The group, part of a plan freeing 90 inmates, will serve remainder under a Japanese parole system. they previously faced five to seven year sentences as Class B war criminals. In Stockholm Sweden, atom proof shelters valued at about 111 million dollars may be built with 300 million kroner, housing around 750,000 beds and 3 million seals in a peace time display by Sweden’s aid precaution group.
Federal court in Houston postponed a suit challenging state park segregation. Judge Ben H. Rice said a three-judge panel will hear the case, filed by four Texas residents alleging enforcement of racial segregation at about 40 state parks. The matter involves Tillotson College and residents T R Register Presley and P E Tiedlock.
A three judge federal court ordered the University of Virginia to admit Gregory Hayes to the law school and issued a permanent restraining order preventing denial of admission to any similarly situated newsman. University officials defended the decision as required by state segregation laws but face immediate compliance. Hayes intends to pursue a master's in law and later teach or study for a doctorate.
President Truman is expected to deliver a fireside chat early next week on the economic effects of the war situation. The speech will draw on emergency powers in the defense mobilization bill approved by Congress last week. Press Secretary Ross said final signing and a second address to explain plans and citizen roles follow after passage.
The Fish and Wildlife Service will start a federal aid program for sport fishery restoration projects next July under the Dingell bill signed by President Truman. The act, funded from a 20 percent excise tax on sporting gear, allows states to select projects to improve sport fishing, with the federal government paying 75 percent of the 98 approved projects.
A Houston jury acquitted Richard Ward after a ten minute deliberation. The 19 year old was accused of picking up a woman near her home on May 19 and raping her at multiple locations, including near Westfield Livingston and Madisonville. The state presented testimony of the alleged victim, but the jury found him not guilty.
Moscow officials announce that Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky will lead Russia’s delegation to the forthcoming United Nations General Assembly at Lake Success. Adviser A. Aratanyan accompanies him. The move signals Moscow’s early engagement with postwar UN activities.
Logansport Indiana brief item notes a war era marriage matter involving Roy and Conrad Brarried Ger with unclear details. Names appear fragmented but indicate a domestic dispute or complication surrounding the groom and bride amid wartime contexts.
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