Defense highway plan calls for emergency landing strips
Senator McCarran outlined a proposed national defense highway bill authorizing landing strips along highways to accommodate giant bombers and passenger airliners in emergencies. A related plan would widen crossroads to create 400 satellite airdromes for mass military aircraft movements as part of strengthening the highway network. The measure, to include access roads, is expected for Senate action next week.
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Germany
Saellite
House Roads Committee
George H. Brett
Army Air Corps
Senate Post Roads and Post Office Committee
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Old tin hats collected in Rochester for New York Guard
Mrs. Robert Lawrence started a collection of World War steel helmets to outfit the 21st Regiment New York Guard in Rochester.
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O.R
21St Regiment
New York Guard
Robert Lawrence
Texas May Establish Aeronautics College
Legislature weighs creating the Texas School of Aeronautics and Engineering near Sherman to train cadres for the armed forces. A $500000 project may be added to higher education funding as 76 House members backed a petition. Governor would appoint a nine member board. debate on the plan continues amid other budget items. Delegates head to Houston for police and identification bureau meetings next week.
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Texas School of Aeronautics and Engineering
Texas
W. Lee O'Daniel
Senate
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W. O. Reed
Dallas
House Appropriations Committee
Reed
Sherman
Amarillo
Houston
International Association of Chiefs of Police
International Association of Criminal Identification Bureau
Beavers
Electric chair executes Tommie Harris in Huntsville
Tommie Harris a 20 year old Negro was executed in the electric chair at 12 02 AM for the murder and criminal assault of Edna Earl Allen an 18 year old expectant mother in Fort Worth Harris lips carried the words I m ready to meet my maker The case upheld by the state court of criminal appeals in March 5 noted that jurisdiction argued between Johnson and Tarrant counties was rejected The same article also reports expanded craft classes in Los Angeles County to train workers for national defense industries including shipbuilding.
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Tommie Harris
Edna Earl Allen
Grandview
Harris
Fort Worth
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Fort Wort
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Justice Court
Johnson County
Tarre
Los Angeles
U.P
Los Angeles County
National Defense Industries
Homer C. Fetty
The Hot and Cold of It
Theodore A. Petras of the Byrd expedition mailed a postcard from Little America to a Richmond supper club seeking reservations for a May 28 family reunion. The same day Richmond sweltered at 98 degrees, marking the hottest spell of the year.
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Theodore A. Petras
Little America
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