Community programs ease servicemen’s integration nationwide
Long Branch New Jersey developed a “A Handshake Not a Handout” plan uniting merchants educators and labor groups to welcome service personnel around Fort Monmouth. Amarillo forms a three member committee to revive the Associated Services of the Armed Forces and merge with USO USAF to USO.
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Department of Defense
ASAF
Associated Services To Arm Forces
ASO
Long Branch
Alfreda Benninger
Detroit
Cpl
James Whipple
Elmira
Arthur Harmon
Truman
Fort Monmouth
Associated Services of the Armed Forces
Asaf Club
Amarillo
Bert Levy
Herbert D. Willborn
John Laughlin
YMCA
Levy
USAF
Amarillo Air Force Base
USO
Air Force to boost manpower to 971000 with new calls
The Air Force plans to raise active personnel to 971000 as soon as possible by calling at least 12 National Guard wings 21 Air Reserve training wings and most ground units plus a volunteer reserve. It has already activated 10 guard wings a guard tactical group 4 reserve wings and 90000 individual reservists.
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Air Force
National Guard
Air Reserve
Air Reserve Training Center
Tactical Air Command
Air Force call to active duty outlines local unit status
Local 9833rd Volunteer Air Reserve Training Unit remains not directly affected by the nationwide mobilization order. Public information officer Capt. Mark Miles notes the unit is overstrength in officers, with about 180 officers and 50 enlisted, and that many members will be called individually though the unit itself is not a table of organization unit. Amarillo leaders plan a community reception and housing support as officials prepare for 20 000 to 30 000 personnel expected at Amarillo Air Force Base this summer.
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9833Rd Volunteer Air Reserve Training
Air Force
Mark T. Miles
Miles
National Guard
Herman J. Meyen
Johnson Building
Gene Klein
Amarilla
Klein
Amarillo
Amarillo Air Force Base
Silver Grill
Fourth
Polk
Rex B. Baxter
Chamber
Baxter
United States
Chrysler to Build Tanks in Army Contract
Detroit January 18 The Army announced a 99 million dollar contract award to Chrysler for heavy tank production.
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Chrysler
Detroit
Army
Tenderloin Steaks Hit Record High In Providence Markets
In Providence RI on January 18 tenderloin steak sold at 2.29 dollars per pound in several markets. Meat merchants report an all time high for the cut, signaling rising grocery prices locally.
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Providence
Soldiers Bitter At Politicians In Korea War
In central Korea on January 18 soldiers vent anger at politicians blamed for prolonging the war and failing to bomb Manchuria or deliver new gear. GIs say morale remains practical as they follow orders, while politicians face accusations of electioneering at the cost of American lives.
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Korea
Manchuria
Casualty totals rise in Korea to 45 137 in US forces
Department of Defense figures show 45 137 total US battle casualties in Korea through Jan 12, up 2 424 from the prior week. Killed 6 509, wounded 29 951, missing 8 677. Deaths total 7 303. wounded includes 772 who died later. missing includes 822 returned to control and 108 POWs. Army 36 956 casualties. Marines 7 332. Navy 496. Air Force 353.
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Washington
Korea
Department of Defense
Department
Navy
Air Force
Eisenhower in Rome Amid Riots Over Visit
In Rome on January 18, Gen Dwight D Eisenhower met government leaders amid anti government protests that turned violent across Italy. One person died and about 100 were injured as communist unions called strikes and workers staged walkouts. Police cleared streets while rioters faced blunt government action warnings.
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Rome
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Italy
Atlantic Pact Defense Army
Alcide de Gasperi
Carlo Sforza
Randolfo Pacciardi
Ezio Vanoni
Eisenhower
Giuseppi di Vittorio
Weather and politics glimpse in a single page
The Amarillo weather forecast shows fair conditions with mild temperatures this afternoon and tonight with 59 as the day high and 35 tonight. New Mexico and West Texas expect little temperature change and fair skies. Eisenhower met with Italian leaders in Lisbon with heavy police presence in Rome and a Sicilian strike turning deadly in Adrano as clashes with police left one dead and thirty-two injured.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
West Texas
New Mexico
President Truman Reasserts His Stand On Troops to Europe
President Truman said he favors Senate approval to send more troops to Europe but will act as needed to meet world events. He backed a Democratic resolution approving use of U S troops under Eisenhower's western command, while asserting constitutional authority as commander in chief. He outlined positions on Red China, a tax plan, and impending price wage controls, urging reporters to report his exact statements.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Western Defense Command
Congress
Wherry
Nebraska
United States
Red China
Acheson
Korea
House
Ways and Means Committee
Miners to Sign Voluntary Raise Pact for Diggers
Washington January 18 John L Lewis and a large part of the soft coal industry plan a voluntary agreement for a $1.60 daily increase for coal miners. The move comes as union and industry sources report the proposed raise in wage terms. Also noted, the administration told Congress that 18-year-olds should be drafted to prepare for potential all out war. Selective Service Director Hershey urged a 30 month service period as 27 months may be too short to sustain manpower income.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
U.P
Congress
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Defense Department
Reds Stagger Gl s TOKYO Front Report on Korean frontline shifts
A United Nations spearhead fights to break free from a Communist trap south of Seoul as Red forces surge along the 140 mile front. Chinese troops attack a U N patrol near Kumyangjang while Allied air power targets enemy concentrations and parachutes 290 tons of supplies to central front troops.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
Eighth Army
No Man's Land
Kumyangjang
Seoul
China
Pusan
Wonju
Chunju
Worju
Samchok
Kagnung
38Th Parallel
Semchok
Wellington Man A Battle Hero
Tokyo dispatch reports decorations awarded to one Ninth Corps officer and 43 members of the Tenth Corps. Silver Star goes to Lt. George A. Keller of Wellington Texas, in the Ninth Corps, among the honored.
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Tokyo
Ninth Corps
George A. Keller
Wellington
Tex
Worker Fires Three Bosses Then Shoots In Corpus Christi
William R. Wood Jr., 28, a construction worker, shot three company executives and a bystander after being fired three times in a week for smoking in explosive areas. He claimed union bias while officials said all workers are union members. Wood, from Houston, was arrested after calmly drinking coffee at a cafe.
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Corpus Christi
Jan
U.P
William R. Wood, Jr
Wood
A. E. Dishman
Caruth and Dishman Construction Company
W. A. Moedus
William P. Mathers
Everett Beeman
Beeman
Great Southern
Pontiac
Dishman and Caruth
Dishman
Beaumont
AFL Boilermakers Union
Sa Pus Christi
Houston
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William Chapman
US Weather Bureau
Lisbon
Luigi Einaudi
Ugo Luca
Adrano
Sicily
Neely
Greenhill
Lowndes
Insugnce
Bulletin
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