Capital B36 Scandal Letter Sparks Silence in Washington
Washington observers debate who wrote the anonymous memo charging corruption in the Air Force B36 bomber program as House investigators press the case. Key figures Floyd Odlum Louis Johnson W. Stuart Symington are named in rumors, while Van Zandt demands inquiry and others refuse to talk.
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Air Force
House Armed Services Committee
James E. van Zandt
R-Pa
House
Floyd Odlum
Consolidated Vultee
Defense
Louis Johnson
Corporation
Air
W. Stuart Symington
Symington
van Zandt
Congress
Armed Services’ Committee
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
Danton Walker
Washington Times - Herald
Nicholas Gregory
Philadelphia Inquirer
Charles B Deane
D-Nc
Deane
Washington
55 Graduate At Samuel Huston College
Samuel Huston College held summer commencement on campus with 55 graduates including 30 in service teachers. Dr. Tom W. Brabham urged faith in government fellow man and God as keys to a peaceful world. Degrees were conferred by Dr. Robert T. Harrington. two honorary degrees went to Dr. Ernest Nelson and Dr. Ira B. Loud. Baccalaureate speakers were Dr. Fred D. Young and others.
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Samuel Huston College
Tom W. Brabham
Central Methodist Church
Robert T. Harrington
Ernest Nelson
University of Southern California
Ira B. Loud
St. Paul Methodist Church
Dallas
Nelson
California
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Organist jailed by court returns to church service
Mrs. Alice Ramstetter 68 year old cafe owner and organist at St Marys Catholic Church attended Sunday service in Central City accompanied by a deputy sheriff and jailed over gambling charges. The deputized officer was the sheriff daughter. The case tied to Justice of the Peace Lowell Griffiths anti gambling drive and warrants against 39 people including University of Denver.
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Central City
Colo
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Alice Ramstetter
Francis Potemka
St. Mary's
Ramstetter
Kenneth McKenzie
Donna Mae Blake
University
Griffith
Rae Laird
Weekly Register Call
Deaths and funerals list services across cities
Funeral services for Mrs D Barrow are set for Monday at Cook Funeral Home with Rev Charles Sumners officiating. Other obituaries note services for Mrs Clemie Barnes James Frame Lindon W Sutton and the death of retired minister Rev William Lee Morrow. Pedro De Leon is to be honored in Texas with a Mass at Guadalupe Church and military rites. W J Willingham Ira Richard Barker and Angelia Wilbur D Tabor also listed with services and burials at local cemeteries. Survivors and pallbearers are named for several is local postings.
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D. Barrow
Rockwall
Cook Funeral Home
Charles Sumners
Capitol Memorial Park
Lindon W. Sutton
East 6Th Street
Frederick E. Brook
L. J. Knight
J. H. Johnson
A. W. Nichols
Carl Mann
J. G. Harris
J. C. Darwin
M. H. Waghalter
J. B. Russell
T. N. Watt
Will Watt
William Keen
J. W
William Lee Morrow
Austin
Lois Schroder
Houston
Lula Jester
Manor
Della Wilcoxson
Lawton
Okla
L. M. Morrow
Shakespeare Morrow Sr
John Morrow
Lynnville
Tenn
Pedro de Leon
Germany
Nicholas Diaz
Guadalupe Catholic Church
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
American Legion Post 76
Aveside
Horace Shelton
de Leon
Pedro de Leon Sr
Stephen de Leon
W. J. Willingham
Rockdale
Milam County
Baptist Church
Milano
Willingham
S. T. Willingham
Borger
H. W. Willingham
Port Arthur
W. J. Willingham Jr
W. M. Jolly
van Horn
M. C. Brown
Troy
Fred Reno
Cameron
Ray Sewell
Chriseman
Kermit Grabner
Lufkin
Williamson County
Friedrich Funeral Home
Chambers
The
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Sebern Barker
Ray Barker
Georgetown
Jewel Barker
Dan Ahlberg Jr
J. L. Barker
Leander
Commission To Study Loan for Yugoslavia Belgrade
Yugoslavia will host a special bank commission this week to review its World Bank loan request. The panel, arriving Monday, will assess the application aimed at strengthening the economy amid rising attacks from fellow Communist states in Eastern Europe.
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Yugoslavia
Belgrade
World Bank
Europe
Maryland Senator Tydings Calls for Shorter Debates
Washington August 14 Senator Tydings of Maryland criticized long winded debates in Congress. He said sessions could end around Labor Day but might run to October or November unless members discipline themselves. He urged limits on debate on defense or public health and safety matters.
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Washington
Tydings
D-Md
Congress
Sen
Senate
Pictures Reveal New Navy Rocket
San Diego Calif August 14 Pictures of a new naval weapon a radio guided anti aircraft rocket were released here Sunday Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation builder of the bullet shaped missile said it was designed for ship board launching against enemy planes. The company said the missile was rocket powered and that operated by remote control it had made successful initial tests as early as December 1947. The Navy disclosed in 1948 it was developing a guided missile to knock down enemy planes more than seven miles away and would be ready for fleet installations by 1950. Convair Lark is its working caption and the experimental designation SAM.
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San Diego
Calif
Consolidated Vultee AirCraft Corporation
Washington
Navy
Consolidated Vultee
S “Convair Lark
Buoyant Billions draws tepid notice at Malvern festival
George Bernard Shaw's newest play Buoyant Billions received mixed reviews at its Malvern Festival opening. Shaw was absent for the first performance. Frances Day played the rich girl and was praised, though critics questioned the work's substance and structure while noting flashes of quality.
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Malvern
England
George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Frances Day
Harold Hobson
The
Sunday Times
Ivor Brown
the Observer
Ad Shifts on Claims of A E A Wedding
Ad notices reveal a claim related to a wedding reported days after publication. The brief outlines parties involved and the timing of the notice.
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Olind
Eithio
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New York
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Jean Peters
Paul Douglas
Texas
Jeanne Crain
Linda Darnell
Vek
Calamity Jane and
Sam Bass
Yvonne Decarlo Howard Duff
Pwa
Judy Garland
van Johnson
Technicolor
Wee Caon Liek Ae
A Eae Ane Lay
Joan Lund MacDonald Carey
Drive-In Theatre
Ronald Reagan
Jack Carson
Wayne Morris
Edward Arnold
Cinecolor
Monkeyland
Esi
John Barrymore
Virginia Bruce
the Invisible Woman
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Bela Lugosi
the Invisible Ray
PLUTO
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Catal
Santa Monica
Horizons Unlimited
Pacific
Otis Barton
Barton
Samuel Huston
Loud
Texas University For Negroes
Fred D. Young
San Antonio
West Texas Methodist Conference
SUN Valley Ranch
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South
Gene Kelley
Frank Sinatra
Esther Williams Color
South Austin
John Loves
Mary
Owald Reagan
Peggy Nea
Hela Lee
EL Paso
John Payne
Gail Russell
Rogues Regiment
Colorado Seminary
University of Denver
A. D. Barrow
Mrs. Clemmite Burnes
Clemmie Barnes
West 13Th
Dran
James Frame
Oakwood Cemetery
J. Melvin Eidson
Richard Barker
Ira Richard Barker
Wilbur D. Tabor
Patsy Tabor
Vanderbilt
William Jackson
Thorndale
Bemus
Graham
Dick Jackson
Cecil Jackson
Huntsville
Curtis Jackson
Robstown
Leonard Brown
Edith Blunt
Gilstrap Funeral Home
Maryland
Rans
Lone Star Melody Boys
San Antonio Hwy
Floyd Tillman
Dessau
Dessau Hall
J. T. Rice Music Store
the Sunday Pictorial
Cool Terrace Pods Reasonable Larry S Supper Club
Hegman
James Cagney
William Bendix
Jeannie Cagney
James Barton
Wart Bond
Brad Crawford
Pedro de Cordoba
Reginald Beane
Colorado
Austin's
Thurlow
Jack Corley
Laved
Eldon Powell
Florist
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of the Bells
South Congress
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Jee Manor
Garvecues
Alamo Coffee Room
Alamo
Daly
Sanat
Capitol
Chevrolet, Inc
San Jacinto Ph
Invita
Amigos
Trocas Nuevas
Usadas
la Agencia de
Capitol Chevrolet
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San Jacinto
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