Seaton defends Army manpower cuts saying nation grows stronger
Fred A. Seaton, assistant defense secretary, told a University of Nebraska class that Army manpower reductions to 1,027,000 by mid 1956 still leave the force strong with 85 percent more firepower per division than WWI. He warned critics that national defense remains robust as atomic and guided missiles enter the arsenal and the Air Force expands toward wings.
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Lincoln
Fred A. Seaton
University of Nebraska
Seaton
Nebraska
Defense
Eisenhower
141 Year Old Corpse Still Unidentified
In Monroe Indiana a 141 year old, unidentified woman in black lace was reburied in a steel casket unearthed during housing project work. The only clue is a silver plaque reading St Clair Wade and burial date Sept 7 1814. A bronze plaque now marks the grave with known details.
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Monroe
Lady In Black
St. Clair Wade
Navy Scientists Prep For Thermal Barrier Viking Flight
Navy scientists at White Sands Proving Ground prepare for a near record Viking rocket test to study the thermal barrier as instruments ride a nose section. The mission, a joint effort with Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Co., reached 144 miles altitude with deceleration to 4,100 mph, and the nose with instruments was blown free and scattered in desert sands awaiting recovery.
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White Sands Proving Ground
Num
Viking
Navy
Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Co
Aoman
White Sands
Quiet Messenger Served Four Chief Justices at Court
Washington February 9 George Raleigh Robinson a 72 year old longtime Supreme Court messenger died at his apartment of a heart attack Friends and court officials recall his devotion and his quiet faith in the tradition he kept He served Chief Justices Hughes Stone Vinson and Warren and never spoke much about his work He was found dead after not reporting for duty and was described as a fine loyal public servant by colleagues and officials
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Washington
George Raleigh Robinson
Supreme Court
United States
Robinson
Chambers
Charles Evang Hughes
Harlan Fiske Stone
Fred M. Vinson
Earl Warren
Margaret Snead
Mr. Warten
East Texas Forest Fires Reach Record 1954 Year
COLLEGE STATION Tex Feb 7 J C Burnside head of the Texas Forest Service Fire Central Dept said there were more wild forest fires in East Texas last year than since 1939. A total of 4184 fires burned 316734 acres with February the worst month. Over 100 fires in every month except May and 797 fires burned 97 acres in February amid a wave of incendiarism in Southeast Texas.
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College Station
Tex
J. C. Burnside
Texas Forest Service
Fire Central Department
Texas
Eas
Turnside
Four Atomic Blasts Reported by France Says Soviet Tests
Paris reports France states Russia carried out four secret atomic explosions last autumn between September and November. One test allegedly involved a hydrogen bomb. French officials kept no contrary public announcement from the Soviet Union.
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Paris
Russia
Mandy
Henri Longe Ehambon
Atomic Research
Linia Sid
Soviet Union
Navy Faces Cancelled Plane Orders Run Up To 31 Billion
Navy Secretary Charles S. Thomas told a House Armed Services subcommittee that untested aircraft bought during the Korean rush led to more than $1 billion in cancelled orders. Production was rushed and many planes lacked complete range demonstrations, forcing substitutions like the WWII Corsair. A new procurement policy was later adopted to prevent repeats in emergencies. The article also notes the Skinkolobwe mine in the Belgian Congo as a major uranium source.
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Washington
Fen
Navy
Korea
Charles 8. Thomas
House Armed Services
Thomas
Thomas Sal
5.5 Million Bushels Of Feed To Southwest Under Plan
Dallas official C H Mosu ley reports drought aid program has sold over 6.3 million bushels of feed to Southwest and Southeast dealers since July. Government cost around 7.33 million dollars. Feed includes grain sorghum oats corn with surplus stocks totaling millions in Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi and other regions under drought. Farmers receive purchase orders for supplemental grain orders.
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Dallas
Web
Dallas Commodity Stabilization Service
C. H. Mosuley
Southeast
Ue Drouth
Moseley
Moses
Texas
Homa
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Mexico
Calanda
Tennessee
Drauth
Sugar Officials Meet On Sugar Act Revisions
Washington February meeting of sugar officials and industry spokesmen discussed potential revisions to the sugar act. Deputy Thomas H. Allen said officials will listen with no fixed policy, as the domestic industry seeks an emergency quota increase and a population-based share of annual quota growth, much of which currently goes to Cuba.
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Washington
Aida
Thomas H. Allen
Dements Sugar Division
Allen
Cuba
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