National Guard Duty Extended by Texas Governor
Governor Allan Shivers orders a 12 month extension of all Texas National Guard and Texas Air National Guard enlistments expiring after January 18 1951 to July 9 1951 with optional reenlistments allowed. Adjutant General Berry directs unit leaders to keep personnel in the Guard unless approved for regular service. Similar actions reported in 33 states as a measure to preserve unit strength.
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Allan Shivers
Texas Nationaluard
Air National Guard
Texas National Guard
K. L. Berry
Berry
National Guard
Guard
United States
Texas Air National Guard
Adjutant General
Miners Agree to Voluntary Pay Increase
John L. Lewis and of nearly all soft coal producers reach a voluntary $1.60 daily pay hike for about 400,000 miners, raising basic wages to $16.35 starting February 1. Operators expect coal price increases to follow, while Disalle reviews for wage price control compliance.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Michael V. Disalle
Disalle
Lewis
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
Indiana
Air National Guard units move to Bergstrom base
The nationwide call-up adds at least 2,000 personnel to Bergstrom Air Force Base. The St. Louis 131st Composite Fighter Wing and the Meridian Mississippi 153rd Fighter Squadron and Weather Station are ordered to active duty by March 15, joining the 12th Fighter Escort Wing. Governor Forrest Smith of Missouri notes many are married. Bergstrom and Texas officials had not been officially notified.
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Air National Guard
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Missouri
Mississippi
131St
St. Louis
Bergstrom
153RD
National Guard
Meridian
Miss
Eugene Vinson
12Th
27Th
Korea
Forrest Smith
Austin
Vinson
153Rd Weather Station
Fred Fulton
Smith
Texas
Firing Problem Fatal To Fort Worth Recruit
Recruit Joe Tull Rabb of Fort Worth Texas was killed at Fort Riley Kansas during a squad firing problem in a close combat live fire exercise. He was 21 and a member of Company I 8th Infantry Regiment in the 10th Division undergoing a 114 week training cycle.
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Fort Riley
Kans
Joe Tull Rabb
Fort Worth
Texas
Rabb
Joe Price Rabb
8Th Infantry
Mayor faces council over city plans in tense session
AS YOU LIKE IT Mayor Glass faces two fellow council members who demand briefing on any city-improvement plans before public discussion. A separate feature notes a discovered Sam Houston letter and a Bastrop County push with Elgin Bastrop and Smithville cooperating to reactivate Camp Swift. Additional items cover Central Texas cattle breeders and 4‑H FFA entries for the San Antonio livestock show.
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Glass
Central Texas
San Antonio
Air Force calls 150000 reserves to active duty nationwide
The Air Force announces immediate activation of about 150,000 Reservists and National Guardsmen to reach a target force of 3,462,205 by June 30. The move faces Congress as Gen Hershey backs universal training and drafts of 18 year olds, with debate over deferments and service terms.
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Washington
Air Force
Capitol Hill
Lewis B. Hershey
Defense Department
Congress
Gen. Hershey
Senate
Armed Services Preparedness
National Guard
Department
Reserve Training Center
Tactical Air Command
Senate Armed Services Committee
House Armed Services Committee
Defense
Marshall
Johnson
D-Tex
Indochina Reds Resume Attacks Near Hanoi
Vietminh forces strike again east and west of Hanoi amid a five day offensive halted near Vinh Yen. French posts are reoccupied after withdrawal while Vietminh guerrilla raids occur in Haiduong. General De Lattre De Tassigny plans to deploy American tanks and equipment soon.
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Saigon
Indochina
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
Vinh Yen
Bancanh
Dongzhieu
Haiduong
Red River
Haiphong
Phueyen
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Jack Holt Dies Veteran Movie Star at 62
Jack Holt, 62, a veteran motion picture actor known as a he man of many Westerns, died Thursday night in the Veterans Hospital in West Los Angeles after weeks of heart illness. His son Tim, also a western star, was frequently at his side during his final days.
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Los Angeles
Jack Holt
Veterans Hospital
Tim
Holt
Santa
Reds mass for knockout assault on UN in Korea
United Nations forces faced a renewed Red offensive as Chinese and North Korean units pressed toward Seoul and Kumyangjang. Reports quote warnings of a possible broad assault, with two Red companies and a battalion moving to close on Western Front while air and ground actions continue along the front.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
Don Huth
Eighth Army
Suwon
Ichon
Seoul
31St
Taegu
Pusan
Kumyangjang
Red
Kum- Yangjang
Associated Press
Jim Becker
Fifth Air Force
Becker
Samchok
Far East
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
Arthur D. Struble
Seventh Fleet
J. N. Niland
James Doyle
Hangnam
Sohun
Haeju
Nanam
Sinmak
O'Donnell
China
Manchuria
Announced Korean War casualties reach 45 137 in week
Washington reports American casualties in Korea total 45 137 through Jan 12, up 2 424 from last week. Death toll stands 7 303 with 29 951 wounded and 8 677 missing. Service breakdown shows 6 509 killed, 772 died of wounds, and 222 missing later dead.
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Washington
Department of Defense
Department
PTI
Sewate Rar
Draper
Soest rieNe
Truman vows rapid wage price controls to curb inflation
President Truman announced plans to invoke wage price controls as fast as possible to halt inflation. He refrained from naming a freeze date but emphasized ceilings would be imposed quickly. Mobilization Chief Charles E. Wilson urged swift inflation controls and warned rationing could come if needed, though not immediately.
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Washington
Truman
Charles E. Wilson
Mr. Truman
Capitol Hill
Wilson
Senate
Humphrey
D-Minn
Tobey
R-Nh
America
General Favors A-Bomb's Use Against China
Major General Emmett O'Donnell urged using the atomic bomb as the most effective weapon against China. He said the UN should act decisively, while officials cautioned about policy and objectives and noted the remark reflects his views, not the government.
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China
March Air Base
Calif
Red China
Emmett
Rosie) O'Donnell
Far East
Gen. O'Donnell
Washington
Joseph Short
Truman
O'Donnell
United States
Short
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Air Force
Mukden
Manchuria
Vandenberg
Austin Warns UN Panel To Face Facts
Warren R. Austin demanded the United Nations confront facts and condemned China as an aggressor in Korea at Russia's urging. He warned the Chinese Communist leaders have allied with the Soviet bloc, urged UN actions and a cease fire, and outlined six points for a formal resolution to press Peiping to withdraw and seek peaceful settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Red China
General Assembly
Pieping
Korea
United Nations
Britain
Commonwealth
Jacob A. Malik
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Tsarapkin
Russia
Red
Texas Oil Wells Begin Pumping on New Order
Texas oil wells started producing under an emergency order by the state railroad commission. The panel boosted January output to 2,750,292 barrels daily and set a February lowable at 2,758,953 barrels per day. The action adds 161,461 barrels per day to January’s limit and increases February by 170,323 barrels per day.
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Houston
Texas
State Railroad Commission
Solons Send Far Reach Proposals to Committees
Texas legislators sent an armload of measures to committees for early action. Highlights include constitutional amendments to ban a state income tax and raise old age assistance limits, a lower voting age to 18, water law revisions, redistricting, and expanded education for mentally retarded children. Also proposed were prison building funds, judges salary increases, and ratification of the Canadian River compact.
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Mac Roy Rasor
Associated Press
Capitol News
House
Senate
House Committee
Harley Sadler
Gilmer-Aikin
M. B. Etheredge Jr
Huntsville
Supreme Court
Court of Criminal Appeals
D. B. Hardeman
Sherman
Grady Hazlewood
Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
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Seattle
Wash
South Korea
Nelson
Changjin Reservoir
Cy Wilson
Sam Houston
Bastrop County
Camp Swift
Elgin
Bastrop
Smithville
Capitol Eee
Eee Ener
RADIO
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Eaneneoruns Te
Sccosecensas Vee
Ereee
Sheen
Reds
Solons
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