Blockaded Soviet Mission Holds Out in Frankfurt
In Frankfurt German March 2 the blockaded Soviet repatriation mission refuses to leave the US zone despite General Clay order. US MPs seal 8 Russians inside the three story building cutting water gas electricity and food. They predict a month long stand as the mission may be turned over to Soviet control. Colonel Vasily Argoonov heads the group amid the flare up with German servants released after questioning.
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Lucius D. Clay
Frankfurt
Russia
Clay
Kremlin
Vasily L. Argoonov
Berlin
Hoover Panel urges VA overhaul to fix flaws and speed up programs
The Hoover Commission urged major VA reforms citing serious internal organizational defects and slow handling of death claims and insurance. It proposed creating a VA veterans insurance corporation, separating insurance from other functions, and centralizing school lists while improving training grants and loan guarantees.
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Washington
Hoover Commission
Veterans Administration
Herbert Hoover
Commission
Congress
Military
Treasury Departments
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Veterans Insurance Corporation
Va’s
Boy Scout Executive Addresses Optimists on Citizenship
Herb Gaskin, executive of the Capitol Area Council, spoke to Optimists at the Austin Hotel. He urged combating Communism by addressing complacency in citizenship and developing youth character, warning America could fall not from wealth or education but from lacking character due to complacency.
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Herb Gaskin
Capitol Area Council
Optimists
Austin
America
Gaskin
Anglo Showmen Decry Film Quota Laws Disastrous
The Cinema Exhibitors' Association reports that England's 45 percent British film quota has produced disastrous results for British production. The quota aimed to revive local cinema but led to fewer successful British films, with exhibitors noting that pairing British titles with top American films previously boosted success.
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London
England
Cinema Exhibitors’ Association
Aussie Son of Negro Vet on Way to States
Five-year-old Geoffrey Joiner, aged five, flies from Sydney to Cleveland Ohio to join his father Tren non Joiner, a Negro veteran who served in the Australian theater. Geoffrey's Australian mother renounces him, with airline fare paid by wealthy businessman E. J. Hallstrom.
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States
Sydney
Australia
Geoffrey Joiner
Cleveland
Ohio
Trennon Joiner
E. J. Hallstrom
Geoffrey
US Tops in Petroleum Output Worldwide
The United States leads global oil production while the Caribbean and the Middle East follow in second and third place respectively.
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United States
Caribbean
Middle East
Santa Fe Freight Derails Near Pampa
Ten cars of a Santa Fe freight derailed west of Whitedeer on Wednesday causing travel delays. No injuries were reported as workmen cleared the main track after a broken cross bar dropped to the rails.
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Pampa
Santa Fe
Whitedeer
Texas Cavalry Group Observes Holiday
The Lone Star flag was raised at the First Cavalry Division headquarters in Tokyo on Texas Independence Day. Major Joseph W. Long of El Paso led the ceremony. The division began at Fort Bliss in 1921, with four regiments that served earlier at Fort D. A. Russell, Marfa, and Fort Clark. now mechanized, they uphold a long Texas service record dating before 1921.
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Tokyo
Lone Star
Texas
First Cavalry Division
Joseph W. Long
el Paso
Fort Bliss
Fort D. A. Russell
Marfa
Fort Clark
C L Vaughn Chiropractor Offers Modern Care
C L Vaughn brings twenty years of experience with modern equipment and diversified methods. Gentle painless adjustments, convenient parking, and accessible 1010 Rio Grande office. Phone 2 7354.
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C. L. Vaughn
Rio Grande
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New York
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