Bergstrom Becomes First Jet Base In Texas
Bergstrom Air Force Base welcomes six F84E Thunderjets marking Texas’s first jet fighter base. The 27th Fighter Wing, led by Col Cy Wilson, will receive 75 jets from Republic Aviation, with a public display planned for Armed Forces Day.
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Bergstrom Air Force Base
Texas
Bergstrom
Barksdale Air Force Base
Shreveport
Cy Wilson
Army
Texas Military District
Navy
Marine Corps
Republic Aviation Corporation
Farmingdale
Ng Island
N. Y
Raymond F. Rudell
Armed Forces
Joe M. Jackson
Newnan
George W. Williams
Chicago
G. K. Dunaway
Blackwell
Okio
Bergstrom Public Information Office
President Truman Orders Taft Hartley Action Amid Coal Strike
The 400000 strong United Mine Workers strike mid winter over pay and welfare funds. President Truman invoked Taft Hartley, appointing a three man fact finding board to report by Monday and seek a 60 day injunction if needed. Union leader John L. Lewis warned of mass coercion while miners chant no contract no work.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
McGrath
Lewis
Mr. Truman
Uniontown
Taft-Hartley
UMW
Taft-Hartley Fact Finding Board
David L. Cole
Paterson
N. J
John Dunlop
Harvard University Business School
W. Willard Wirtz
Northwestern University
Wage Stabilization Board
Not You, Son Pockets Empty, But We're for John
In Bridgeville Pennsylvania on February 6 striking miner James Ross, 40, laments one of his 23 years in coal as he questions his family's future. He plans to follow John L. Lewis and the union, refusing to work without a contract despite hardship. His family relies on relief and sparse meals as they await better conditions.
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Bridgeville
James Ross
Ross
Miner Ross
John L. Lewis
Hearing Underway on Fair Share of Taxes by Industries
The House revenue and taxation committee opened a two day hearing on the Fleming Graham omnibus tax bill proposing a 15 percent base increase and cigarette taxes to fund a 26 million eleemosynary program. Oil, gas, and sulphur interests signaled willingness to share costs, while details on gas taxes and metering remained unsettled.
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House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Fleming-Graham
Revenue and Taxation Committee
Joe P. Fleming
Callan Graham
Graham
R. B. Anderson
Vernon
Waggoner Estate
Texas
Canada
Saudi Arabia
Transylvania
United States
Russia
Anderson
Harry C. Webb
Jimmy P. Horang
A. W. Mourland
Houston Mystery Blast Leaves Hole as Only Clue
A two foot deep hole ringed by gray powder was found beside a highway near Sheldon Texas, 12 miles northeast of Houston, in the wake of a Sunday night blast. Baytown worker Louis Cloughy noticed mud and torn brown paper along the road after the event. Deputy Sheriff N O Morrison said there was no visible damage at the site.
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Houston
Harris County
Sheldon
Here
Louis Cloughy
Baytown
N. O. Morrison
McCloy Warns Germany No Army or Air Force to Rise
US High Commissioner John J. McCloy outlined policy to postwar Germany. He said there will be no German army or air force and warned Nazism could jeopardize freedom. He urged Germans to pursue democracy and cautioned against blaming others. Berlin and Bonn are central to plans for a democratic, integrated West European future.
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Stuttgart
Germany
United States
John J. McCloy
McCloy
Carping
James F. Byrnes
MecCloy
Bonn
Britain
France
Berlin
Worldwide Hunt for Accomplices in Atomic Spy Case
FBI reports Dr Klaus Fuchs, long a Communist sympathizer, helped leak hydrogen bomb data. Scotland Yard seized him in England and jailed him after a lead from the FBI. Senator McMahon notes possible further arrests as Hoover details Fuchs’s alleged espionage since 1939 and work in New York Washington and Los Alamos from 1943 to 1946.
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London
FBI
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Scotland Yard
Fuchs
England
Moscow
McMahon
J. Edgar Hoover
Joint Congressional Committee
Hoover
Fuch
Soviet Russia
United States
Segate House Committee
Capitol Hill
New York
Los Alamos, N. M
Jobless total hits 4.5 million postwar record
Unemployment jumped 991000 in January reaching 4.48 million the highest since the war. Secretary Sawyer said midwinter lull and bad weather explain much of the drop in available jobs while industrial employment remained steady. The Census Bureau count shows 50.749 million in nonagricultural work and 6.198 million on farms.
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Washington
Sawyer
Census Bureau
GOP Platform Attacks Truman on Socialism and Promises Growth
The Republican Party adopted an election-year platform accusing the Truman administration of sabotaging bipartisan foreign policy and promoting socialism at home. It pledges to halt world communism, cut government spending, retain Taft Hartley, expand social security, overhaul loyalty programs, and advance civil rights. The kickoff included a $1-a-box chicken supper at Ulines Arena in Washington, selling about 10 000 tickets ahead of Lincoln Day dinners nationwide.
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Washington
Republican Party
Truman
GOP
Payrool
High Command
Philadelphia
X-RAY BOX SCORE AND MOBILE UNIT DEPLOYMENT
The document notes 510 total X rays performed and 13 499 X rays to date. A mobile X-ray unit will be stationed on Congress Avenue at the Chamber of Commerce Building on Tuesday to continue screenings.
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Congress Avenue
Chamber of Commerce
Pressure Used To Secure Delay In Phone Strike
Government mediation chief Cyrus S. Ching urged the CIO telephone workers to postpone the nationwide strike to Feb. 24 and warned both sides to reach a prompt settlement. He warned a prolonged walkout could harm the national economy and prestige, potentially prompting Congress to act beyond the industry. He asked for a noon Tuesday decision and a Feb. 20 report on negotiations.
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Washington
Cyrus S. Ching
CIO
Ching
New York
Communications Workers
CWA
Bell Telephone System
Congress
County Demands Probe of Child Dependencies
Travis County Commissioners call for a full investigation of every dependent and neglected child case on the rolls. They plan to compel income-earning parents to aid financially, after conferring with District Attorney Bob Long. County Judge Tom Johnson criticizes city cost shifting while acknowledging budget limits. The board will meet with the County Juvenile Board to craft a funding and care plan.
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Travis
Bob Long
Tom Johnson
Austin
Swenson
Johnson
Dimes Fish Fry Planned Friday with Local Officials
Governor Allan Shivers Mayor Taylor Glass join a post campaign fish fry at the Longhorn Waffle Shop Friday to raise at least 1000 dollars for the March of Dimes. UT students will provide music as collectors gather dimes from 7 a m to 7 p m with receipts handled by Walter Bremond.
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Allan Shivers
Taylor Glass
Longhorn Waffle Shop
Tom Miller
Guston Morgan
R. D. Thorpe
Stuart Long
Mildred Hatch
Steve Heffington
University of Texas
P. K. Odiorne
Charles Sandahl
It Will Brighten After Fog Today
It will brighten after fog today with a sunny afternoon and mild temperatures in Austin. The AP notes Austin had the only rain at 0.02 inches on Monday and was the only Texas city with an overcast sky that day.
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Austin
Texas
Associated Press
Panhandle
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