Preparedness Plan Faces 17 Billion 1950 Budget Rise
Defense plans forecast the 1950 fiscal year starting July 1 to require about 17.5 billion dollars, up from 15.25 billion for 1949, driven by Army growth to 837,000 personnel, Air Force expansion to 10 groups, and Navy needs. Officials warn costs could reach 22 billion by 1953 without a shift in world events.
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Defense
James Porrestal
Army
Air Force
Naval Air Army
Navy
Congress
Labor Day Sees High U S Employment and Calls for Action
National Labor Day reports show about 61.5 million Americans employed and 2.28 million unemployed, with inflation offsetting gains. President Truman urges repeal of Taft Hartley while AFL CIO leaders press for wage hikes and social security protections.
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Kington
American Federation of Labor
Truman
Labor
80Th Congress
United States
Walter P. Reuther
United Automobile Workers
CIO
Congress
Philip Murray
Jack Kroll
Political Action Committee
Joseph D. Keenan
League For Political Education
USA
Russia
US Department of Labor
Maurice J. Tobin
Gin Rummy Strategy and a Navy Cruise Note
Oswald Jacoby discusses risky discards in gin rummy showing when to break a dangerous hand. The column mentions two Amarillo Naval Reserve members completing two-week cruises aboard the USS Waldron in the Caribbean and a local student entering Wentworth Military Academy.
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Amarillo
Naval Reserve
Caribbean
Ray Small
Collee M. Small
Arch ‘Terrace
Don P. Rogers
C. C. Butler
North West Ninth
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