Veteran critic blasts National Guard as tin soldiers
Gaines, a war veteran, attacked Adjutant General E K Berry's charge that a employer can ruin Guardsmen by leaving the Guard. He identified as Gene A, 20, who left the Guard for the US Air Force at Lackland, saying the Guard provides no training or incentive. Gaines warned anyone in the Guard to quit and find better work, noting his own vow to keep the employee employed.
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EK. L. Berry
Pies
Berry
Guard
Uts
James
Genea
US Air Force
Lackland Ice Base
San Antonio
Gaeta
Accused Spy Sobell Arrives in New York for Arraignment
Morton Sobell, a 33 year old electronics expert linked to the Klaus Fuchs ring, arrived shaken in handcuffs from Houston with a US marshal and guard. He faces arraignment in federal custody after fleeing to Mexico on June. Sobell worked for Reeves Instrument Corp with top secret government contracts, and Mexican officials extradited David Greenglass earlier.
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New York
Morton Sobell
Houston
Sobell
Federal House of Detention
Lnk
Klaus Fuchs
Mexico
David Greenglass
FBI
Laredo
Reeves Instrument Corporation
Parachute Jumper Drowned In River
Lieutenant Colonel William Orr 35 of Anderson South Carolina died after a parachute test jump went wrong in the Mississippi River near St Paul Minnesota He had served in Bataan and three years as a Japanese prisoner He reportedly failed to deploy his Mae West life jacket and rescuers were unable to revive him. Orr headed the St Paul District Army Engineers and had sought transfers to war troops despite medical concerns.
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Mins
Wei
William Orr
Anderson
South Carolina
Mississippi River
Orr
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St Paul
Army Engineers
Holman Airfield
al Brandt
Bruised WAVE member found dead near Philadelphia base
The 23 year old blonde navy wife Ann Victoria Barrett was found in League Park lagoon with bruises and blood stained handkerchiefs. Police and coroner said foul play suspected and autopsy planned. Barrett had been missing since Monday after leaving a tavern with three other WAVE members.
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Philadelphia
League Parke
Ann Victoria Barrett
Denver
Joseph Ominsky
George Metzler
Ominsky
Barrett
Jazoon
Naval Base
Packard Unveils New 1951 Models At Dealers' Show
Packard Motor Car Company unveiled its 1951 line at dealer previews in New York, Chicago and San Francisco, detailing a $20 million investment in styling, interiors and engines aimed at lifting sales 30 to 40 percent. The lineup ranges from a three passenger business coupe to the Patriic ian 400 luxury touring sedan, with prices to be announced.
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Detroit
Packard Motor Car Company
Packard
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Hugh J Ferry
General Motors
Oldsmobile
Ford
Mercury
Kaiser
DeHarts Attend Insurance Meeting in Dallas
Mr and Mrs Joe A DeHart of 321 East Sterling travel to Dallas for the annual meeting of the Great Southern Club the top production group of Great Southern Life Insurance sales. The three day affair at the Baker Hotel will feature the President's Annual Ball with new officers and leaders for 1949-50 introduced. About 125 representatives from Texas Oklahoma Louisiana and New Mexico are expected to attend.
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East Sterling
Dallas
Great Southern Club
Great Southern Life Insurance Company
Baker Hotel
DéHart
Great Southern Insurance Company
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
New Mexico
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