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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1952
Page
6
The piece notes Americans are eating more and better food, boosting farming as a fast growing industry. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland data suggest food consumption has doubled since 1929, with future demand potentially doubling by 1975 if population and purchasing power stay high.
Ralph Yarborough of Austin says Gov. Allen Shivers consistently supported organized gambling in Texas. He cites Shivers being entertained aboard the yacht Balinese in 1948 by Anthony J. Fertitta, named as a Galveston crime kingpin, and accuses Shivers of voting for big gambling interests while a Texas senator.
Proposed Laredo area sites for a new state tuberculosis hospital will be inspected Sunday by representatives of the state board for hospitals and special schools the legislative budget board and the legislative council. Weaver Baker Memorial Hospital occupied part of the facilities of old Moore Air Force Base near Mission but was relocated to allow reactivation of the field.
College Station city announces promotion of Ran Boswell from assistant city secretary and tax assessor collector to city manager. Mayor Ernest Lansford said Boswell will replace Raymond Rogers who resigned.
About 50 youths disrupted an education and civic leaders meeting in Pusan protesting Syngman Rhee. Violence broke doors and chairs at the International Club restaurant. police restored order in 16 minutes. Three arrests reported. Kim Chang Suk injured.
Dallas police chief Carl Hanson received the International Association of Chiefs of Police annual award for traffic law enforcement from Public Safety Chief Homer Garrison. Dallas won the prize for the second straight year.
As coronation year nears, tourists flood Britain and locals debate strict licensing rules. A London club faces closure and possible sale of equipment after illegal late drinking, prompting criticisms of a harsh and inconsistent two hour daily gap.
In Weymouth Massachusetts doctors say a 27 year old mother Mrs Marion L Manning delivered a girl and three boys on Wednesday at South Shore Hospital and all four babies are doing very well. Mrs Manning is reported as fine and the quads are expected to take their first glucose meal from a medicine dropper today.
Washington June 20 Tennessee Gas Transmission Co of Houston received approval from the Federal Power Commission to spend 128,216,000 to expand natural gas deliveries into Pennsylvania New York Massachusetts Tennessee and Kentucky.
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