Spaatz Defends B36 Dominance in Senate Hearing
General Carl Spaatz told the House Armed Services Committee that without the B36 bomber and atomic bomb Russia could overrun Europe and Asia quickly. He argued the weapons deter war, deny favoritism to any builder, and urged a 70-group Air Force to ensure national security.
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Carl Spaatz
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House Armed Services Committee
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van Ndt
Muir S. Fairchild
J. T. McNarney
National Defense Management Committee
Harold A. Craig
Vinson
D-Ga
Gen
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Gen. McNarney
Keenan
Defense
Johnson
Floyd Oldum
Lucas Says US Gone Too Far On Farm Price Aids
Senate Majority Leader Lucas criticizes current farm price support as excessive and costly. He urges limiting mandatory price support to major crops such as corn, wheat, and cotton while Brannan weighs rival plans from Gore Gere and Aiken. Brannan hints at possible controls if needed to handle a large 4 000 000 000 bushel corn crop and hog market pressures.
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Prison Farm Cotton Harvest Nears At Central and Eastham
Augie Joe Hines, warden, reports first prison bale at Central Farm gin after repairs, with Harlem Farm and Eastham Prison Farm expected to yield several hundred bales. Managers project 6,000 bales from 6,000 acres, surpassing last year’s 3,441 from 7,600 acres.
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Augie Joe Hines
On Farm
Fort Bend
Hines
Central Farm
Merlo Farm Des
Harlem
O. B Ellis
T. T. Easley
Eastham
Weldon
First Wisconsin Settlers: French Traders and Missionaries
A historical note places Wisconsin’s initial settlement by French traders and missionaries in 1670, marking the earliest European presence in the region and setting the stage for future exploration and trade.
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Wisconsin
Mexican rail derailment injures hundred near Monterrey
A train derailment north of Monterrey involving a mixed passenger freight service from Torreon to Monterrey left the rails injuring about 100 people. The engine mail car and two passenger coaches derailed. the train seldom carries tourists.
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Monterrey
Mexico
Torreon
Centenarian says she wants to go to Washington
In Watertown New York centenarian Mary Hollis Ackley aged 102 celebrates her birthday and says she would like to travel to Washington to “straighten out a few things” as the widow of a Civil War veteran.
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Watertown
Mary Hollis Ackley
Washington
Mra Ackley
Fat Is Not a Nice Word When Applied to the Body
An exhortation against fat stigma promotes sensible dieting and warns against gland issues. It cites a Texas druggist survey lauding a laxative weight loss plan that lets you eat but reduces intake, claiming dehydration and fat loss with a money back guarantee.
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Texas
Family Rites Highlight NTSC Graduation Duo
At North Texas State College 742 graduates join in a family centered night with mother and daughter pairing Betty Randies to receive a bachelor’s degree and Mrs Carrie Haymes of Eastland to earn a master’s degree among others. Couples and siblings appear, including Raymond Blommer and his wife from Dallas and EW Car son and his wife from Greenwood, plus numerous brothers and sisters from Denton and surrounding towns.
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North Texas State College
Yoo
Mother Daugh
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Carrie Haymes
Eastland
Joanna
Randies
Mere Raymond Blommer
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EW. Carson
Greenwood
John Koonce
Kenneth May
Lobbock
Charlies
Smith Jr
Fort Worth
Marvin Stevens
Waco
Tem Brothers
Wilken
Woodrow Holbert
Jack
Gleam Cox
Breckcordge
Mildred
Maxie Drain
McKinney
Shelton
Queen City
Gambler Linked To George Raft In Police Transcripts
Los Angeles police released transcripts from Mickey Cohen and associates found in Cohen's home. The records reference gatherings at George Raft's house with Cohen, Neddie Herbert, and others and discuss bets and horses. District Attorney Simpson orders further inquiry into who sold the transcripts and how the information was kept secret.
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Rus
Mickey Cohen
George Raft
Cohen
Raft
Mickey
Neddie Herbert
Laverne
William E. Simpson
William W Werten
James R. Fisk
Pink
Rudy Weliper
Brentwood
C. B. Horrall
Joseph Reed
Simpson
Airmen Drop Leaflets During Training Exercise at Misawa
During Air Force training over Misawa Air Base in Tokyo area Crews found leaflets scattered. One side warned anti-personnel bomb you are dead while the other read this is cleanup week as ground crews rushed to collect them.
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Tokyo
Misawa
Siamese elephant Taffy to give birth in California jungle ward
Taffy the big Siamese elephant from Bangkok will be housed at Oaks in San Fernando Valley with a moist jungle maternity ward. Observers will watch through a one way glass panel as the birth, if it occurs, could be the first elephant birth in the United States since 1917 and may weigh about 78 pounds, with delivery expected in two to eight months.
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San Fernando
Calif
Tafty
Bangkok
United States
Taffy
Taft
Oaks
Sean F Perneande Valley
Pee
Sino Nationalists Claim Fresh Gains Near Canton Rail Line
Chinese nationalist forces report fresh gains on both flanks of the rail route to Canton, with General Chang Yi-Ting announcing advances 466 miles northwest of Canton and 95 miles from Hengyang. The Central China Commander Pai Chung-hei traveled to Canton with Premier Yer Kee Shan as fighting continues near Lanchen and Lanthen.
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China
Chang Yi-Ting
Sinhwa
Hengyang
Chine
Pai Chung-hei
Canton M
Yer Kee Shan
Engyansg
Indians Live on New Mexico Reservation
A damaged blurb notes Native peoples living on a reservation in New Mexico. It references the term Indians and a regional home area, with no clear events or dates readable.
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