Mine Months Added To Gis' Enlistments
The Defense Department extended enlistment terms by nine months for about 125000 personnel across the Army Air Force Navy and Marine Corps with Truman approving. The move affects those due to end between July 25 and June 30 1953 and does not alter reservists draftees or prior extensions. About 143000 servicemen are affected including 60000 Army 25000 Air Force 3600 Marine 30000 Navy with no impact on earlier extensions.
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Dean W. Uittmer
Washington
Pentagon
Army
Air Force
Marine Corps
Navy
Defense Department
Irrigation Ban Tightens As Valley Water Shrinks
In Brownsville a court order restricts Rio Grande Valley irrigation districts to domestic and municipal uses only due to dwindling water from the Rio Grande. Judge Arthur Kiely and four nearby judges granted the injunction to ensure cities receive adequate supply. Valley officials seek relief from the Marte Gomez reservoir in Mexico, with assurances it will be used for domestic needs, not irrigation.
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Brownsville
ICR
Rio Grange
van Berg
Mercedes
Rio Grande Valley
Mag
Walters
Arthur A. Kiely
Rio Grande Vile
Rio Grande
Cameron County
Edinburg
Marte Gomez
Mexico
Roma
San Juan River
Homberto Calderone
Matamoros
Mex
David Hercera
International Boundary and Water Commission
Mario Gomez
Texas Valley
Local doctor cancels $38000 in unpaid bills at birthday party
In Varrish Alabama a country doctor marked his 6th birthday by waiving $38,000 in 437 unpaid bills for several hundred coal country residents. Bo John Wesley Simpson said he has cared for patients since 1906, emphasizing faith over money. The Azores note appears garbled.
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Varrish
Ala
Alabama
Bo John Wesley Simpson
Merchant Fleet Near Prewar Level Reaches 60 Percent
Japan reports its merchant fleet has recovered to 60 percent of prewar capacity with 1,036 ships totaling 3,541,185 tons as of April 1, marking a significant postwar milestone. The Transportation Ministry notes this represents a stride toward restoring wartime scale. In Clinton Massachusetts a campaign plane damaged lauding a candidate as the motorcade traveled.
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Tlooryo —Vi
Japan
Transportation Ministry
NAACP Dismissive of Presidential Candidates Civil Rights Stance
NAACP leaders in Atlanta condemn all declared candidates for failing to show genuine civil rights concern. They reject Democratic hopefuls Robert S. Kerr and Richard Russell and doubt Herries, while criticizing Eisenhower’s record on segregation and Taft’s FEPC opposition.
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Atlanta
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
At Y
NAACP
Robers
Kere
Oklahoma
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Herries
NAACE
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
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