Yellow fever threat looms over Rio Grande region again
A decades old fear revisits the Texas to North Carolina corridor as yellow fever could reappear via the Aedes aegypti mosquito. The piece traces Gorgas, Finlay, and early 1900s U.S. efforts, noting Latin America’s eradication work and warning that careless control risks reintroduction through travelers and a vast reservoir of infected mosquitos.
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Brownsville
Yong
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Mexico
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Health Organization
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Aegypti
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Siefan
Skyscraper Plan for Austin Faces Height Debate
Mayor Lester Falmer attended a slide show urged by Gov. Manuel to curb a proposed 12 story Austin tower by Timber Co that would rise above the State Capitol skyline. Palmero remained unconvinced the city erred in approving a 200 foot height cap beyond the current 40 feet.
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Falmer
Tree
Enterprise
State Capitol
Pelee Manuel
Austin
Tuimber
Men's Co. of
Palmero
Palmer
Rail Pay Hike Plea From Lumbermen’s Investment Firm
The Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen sought a 10 percent pay rise and broader welfare for rail workers. Mayor Lumbeurmen discussed a Lumbermen’s Investment Corp tie, with Palmer listed as an incorporator. The plan includes hospital care, fire insurance, and other benefits funded by employers, tied to a proposed capital project and tower design by Edward Stone, touching on former Gov Allan Shivers’s land and Capitol Area plans.
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Cedar Ratlds
Fnshermen’s Co
Lumbeurmen's
Palmer
Lsted
Lumbermen’s Inestment Corp
State's
Slack
Lumbermen’s Co
William §. Drakedy
Caleadieu Lumber Co
Caleadieu’s
Allan Shivers
Lumbermen’s
Shivers
Capitol Area
Fune
Edward Stone
University At Texas
Louis J. Wagner
Oklahoma Senator Appointment Delayed Until Monday
Oklahoma officials indicated a decision on appointing a U S senator to succeed the late Robert Kerr would be announced Monday. Governor Edmondson and press secretary Criswell gave cautious remarks amid competing claims, with Edmondson reportedly expected to take the post himself and his brother Ed Edmondson still in contention.
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Oklahoma
Rep
Ed Fidmondson
China accuses Khrushchev of trying to restore capitalism
The Chinese Communist party editorial in Red Flag claims Khrushchev seeks to restore capitalism in Russia. The piece aired via New China News Agency and was monitored. It argues friendship and unity between China and Russia are unlikely while Khrushchev remains in power.
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Tokyo
UPI
China
Khrushchev
Russia
Chinese Communist Party
Ching
Communist New China News Agency
Rockefeller mediators to tackle New York millinery strike
Nelson A. Rockefeller met with state mediators Saturday night as the city’s millinery strike, the first in 82 years, continued to affect about 10,000 workers at 450 firms. Monday talks aim to end the dispute.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Exercise With A Ballionaire Exercise With A Ballionaire
London UPI reports Keith Smith a 28 year old board member of al Tandon bullion firm keeps fit with a brief daily weightlifting routine using two acid bars amid his schedule on Saturdays and Sundays.
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London
UPI
Keith Smith
al Tandon Bullion Firm
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