Barkley to Take Oath First at Truman Inauguration
Washington coverage details Barkley set to take the oath first in Truman's 1949 inauguration. Associate Justice Reed will administer to Barkley while Chief Justice Vinson swears in Truman. Officials anticipate about 1,000,000 along the parade route and seats priced from $2 to $10.
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Woman Attacked on West Coast Limited Train in Oregon
The Southern Pacific West Coast Limited was halted for 4 hours as officials investigated a rape case on board near Oakridge Oregon. The assault echoed the 195? Lower 13 murder case with a similar time frame and location, though no knife was involved and the woman survived.
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Group Sponsors Plan For State School Of Medicine In Dallas
In Dallas on January 15 a plan to create a state supported medical college in Dallas emerged from a meeting in Longview reported by the Dallas Morning News. UT alumni with doctors would form a school absorbing Southwestern Medical Foundation to graduate about 100 yearly, while not affecting the Galveston medical program. Dr. W R Hurst noted Dallas and Dallas County have a $7 million hospital bond issue and a $3 million potential addition to cover rising costs since the original vote.
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Omaha teen elected 31st mayor of Boys Town
Jack Dredla of Omaha a 17 year old high school senior class president was elected today as the 31st mayor of Boys Town nos ing out Harlan Smith of Mankato Minnesota by a single vote He will be installed tomorrow succeeding Jim Shores of Alliance Nebraska Dredla hopes to study law after graduating from high school next spring.
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Inaugural Week Starts in Washington Amid Parade Plans
Washington gears up for a gaudy inaugural week with 250,660 visitors expected. The schedule centers on the January 20 oath for Harry S. Truman, highlighted by a seven mile parade, three main events, and public Nevada open house with Bourbon and ditch. Governors from 28 states attend. Dewey unable to attend. A steam calliope stirs debate but remains part of the parade.
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Telegraph Workers Union Plans Merger With Affiliated Groups
San Antonio January 15 Directors of the Telegraph Workers union representing 4200 Western Union employees in the southwest approved a merger with two other Western Union unions. A referendum will decide, ballots begin Monday. Joint negotiations with the telegraph company in Washington start January 24. contracts expire April 15.
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Freedom Crusade Planned in Capital Draws Civil Rights Group
A pre inauguration freedom crusade announced by the Civil Rights Congress in Washington predicts 3 500 participants. Rep John S Wood warns the event may turn violent while the crusade aims to press for civil liberties and oppose red baiting in government probes. Patterson of the Civil Rights Congress says the protests will pressure Truman and the 81st Congress on civil liberties.
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Pact to Block Reds in Far East Considered by Western Powers
London reports a regional Cold War pact to halt Communist expansion in the Far East may be next Western move. Possible members include the United States Britain Canada Australia France Holland New Zealand China and India with Indo China Indonesia and Malaya possible later. Bevin and Schuman discussed mutual Far East problems and the need to back independent movements not Soviet led.
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Attendance In Schools Past Week High Despite Weather
The Lubbock Public schools kept overall attendance at 75 percent for the week despite inclement weather. Bus-heavy schools fell to 50 percent on Wednesday and Thursday when buses couldn't run or were kept off the pavement, but overall enrollment remained at 75 percent. Teachers and principals ensured students dried wet clothing before classes while rooms stayed dry and comfortable.
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Change Of Venue Ordered In Architect's Claim On Estate
Dallas judge transferred a $40,000 suit by architect Frank Lloyd Wright against the Rogers Lacy estate from Longview to Gregg County. Wright claimed Lacy owed $40,000 for hotel plans and sketches made after contracting in April 1946 for a fee of $50,000, with $10,000 paid.
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Phoenix Ariz
CAA offers 46800 To Repair Olney Municipal Airport
Olney receives a Civil Aeronautics Administration offer of 46800 for airport repairs as settlement of the towns claim for wartime field rehabilitation. Mayor Emmett Hallman and the city council expect to decide on a formal reply early next week.
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Mass Typhoid Immunization Considered in Loudonville
Loudonville Ohio plans mass inoculations for about 2500 residents after over 1000 fell ill from suspected contaminated water. Health commissioner Dr. C B Meuser warned of possible epidemic as chlorination plant failures prompted the response. The outbreak forced many pupils and workers to stay home from school and factories.
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Eight hundred Mexico City pawn shop employees demand more pay
About eight hundred workers at pawn shops in Mexico City staged a wage protest demanding higher pay and better working conditions, signaling widespread discontent in the capital's informal lending sector.
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