Stage set for House fight over Ike defense plan
Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr. announced amendments to reshape Eisenhower's defense reorganization bill for a House floor showdown possibly late next week. The measure, drawn by the Armed Services committee and approved unanimously, would boost the secretary of defense and Joint Chiefs of Staff powers while reducing service chiefs authority. Republicans and Democrats debate provisions on civilian oversight and transfers of functions to the secretary.
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Washington
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
House
Eisenhower
Martin
House Armed Services Committee
Eeisenhower
Senate
Secretary of Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House Committee
Army
Navy
Air Force
Congress
Paul Kilday
Armed Services
France
Kilday
Three Hurt as Capital Airlines Training Plane Crashes
A Capital Airlines training plane crashed and burned at Martinsburg airport during landing practice. Pilot Edwin Henderson and trainees James Kenny and Lee Tompkins were injured, with Henderson in serious condition and Kenny and Tompkins in fair condition at King's Daughters hospital.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Capital Airlines
King’s Daughters
Edwin Henderson
James Kenny
Lee Tompkins
Henderson
Norwalk Man Sentenced for Assault and Weapons Charge
Arthur W. Lyles of South Norwalk was jailed 10 months and fined 200 dollars after pleading guilty to assault breach of peace and concealed weapons. Judge Benjamin Leipner handed the sentence. Prosecutor James J. O Connell cited slapping a female guest and brandishing a pistol. Public Defender John F. James represented Lyles.
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Arthur W. Lyles
South Norwalk
Common Pleas Court
Benjamin H. Leipner
James J. O'Connell
Lyles
Norwalk
John F. James
King Mahendra and Queen Begin Moscow Tour
Nepalese King Mahendra I and Queen Ratna Rajya Lakshmi Devi arrived in Moscow aboard a Sov iet TALO4 jet airliner, escorted by nine fighters, welcomed by President Klementi Voroshilov, and given red carpet treatment after arriving from New Delhi to tour Russia. Six Cincinnati pitchers started for the Redlegs in their first IL games of spring. Bob Purkey threw the only two complete games.
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Mahendra I
Ratna Rajya Lakshmi Devi
Nepal
Klementi Voroshilov
New Delhi
India
Russia
Cincinnati
Redlegs
Bob Purkey
Pittsburgh
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