Waco Air Force Base Named for Texas Flier Connally
The Air Force renamed its Waco Texas base for Col James T. Connally a B29 squadron commander killed in a Japan raid on May 2 1945. Connally born in McGregor Texas graduated Texas A&M 1932 learned to fly at Randolph Field San Antonio 1933 distant native of Senator Connally.
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Retired Army Officer Kills Self in Home
Santa Ana California June 10 A retired Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Charles A Morris 41 shot and killed himself at his home after firing twice at policemen trying to stop him Police Chief Boyd Hershey said a note to Morris wife Margaret said he faced financial troubles planned to die and said I didnt have the nerve to take you with me
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Child Aid Roll Increases Force Payment Cuts
The State Department of Public Welfare said May rolls of dependent children rose, requiring June payments to be cut to 95 percent of authorized grants. 224 more families totaling about 600 children are affected with average family grants around 47.13 dollars.
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Heart Disease Texas' No. 1 Killer in 1948
State Health Officer George W. Cox reported 64,034 deaths in Texas in 1948. Heart disease caused 16,638 fatalities, followed by cancer 6,913 apoplexy 5,406 accidents 2,898 tuberculosis 2,593 diarrhea and enteritis 1,797 and diabetes mellitus 1,990.
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