Navy rebuffs Weyland bid to aid in air war over Korea
The Navy refuses General Weyland's request for carrier based jets to assist the Air Force against MIGs in Korea. Officials cite range limits while critics argue jets lag both the Air Force and enemy, with two MIGs credited to Navy pilots. Debate swirls over a broader purge of Justice officials with Kefauver eyed as Attorney General.
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Korea
Otto Weyland
Far East
Weyland
Navy
Air Force
Post-Card Poll Seeks GOP Supporters for 1952 Nomination
The Washington Merry-Go-Round column explains backstage lobbying in presidential nominating and launches a post card poll. Readers are invited to mail a postcard to Box 1952 Washington 18 DC stating I’m for you in 1952 to express support for GOP candidates.
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Taft
Union
Washington
Grace stirs Louisiana race amid tax probe links
Lucille May Grace defies expectations as she campaigns in Louisiana. Attorney General Howard McGrath, unsettled by the King income tax committee, cooperates quietly with the income tax inquiry of Senator Williams of Delaware and seeks to place a Williams ally, George Stewart, in a job.
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Truman
Howard McGrath
Sen Estes Kefauver
Justice Department
Averell Harriman
Washington
White House
Charlie Murphy
Internal Revenue
RFC
Federal Judiciary
Supreme Court
Kefauver
Lucille May Grace
Louisiana
King
Senator Williams
Delaware
McGrath
Williams
George Stewart
Texas City Fire And Explosion Tones Decade Disasters
New York reports that the Texas City fire and explosion of April 1947 led with 561 deaths among U S disasters of the 1940s. Other top losses include the 1942 Boston nightclub fire and 1944 Port Chicago ammunition ship explosion, plus a list of 10 more 100 plus fatalities spanning 1944 1947. The study notes postwar catastrophe counts rising in number but with lower total deaths compared with the war years.
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New York
United States
Kansas
Meropolitan Life Insurance Company Statisticians
Texas City
Boston
Port Chicago
California
Hartford
Conn
Texas
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
Cleveland
Ohio
Missouri
Arkansas
Atlanta
Centralia
New York Bay
Man Released from Jail Long Enough to Take Bride
Edward P O Reilly was briefly released from jail in Cleveland to marry Ruth S Creagh on July 23 before being sent back to complete a 19 to 25 year armed robbery sentence. The bride awaits for a honeymoon that will come after his release.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Edward P O'Reiily
O'Reilly
Ruth S Creagh
Everlasting Match Fades as Swiss Patent Expires
The Swiss inventor Rin ger patented the repeatedly ignitible match in 1928. In Holland it sold as 120 lights for a nickel. In the US safety matches cost a penny for 40 sticks, while the everlasting match lights are scarce. US patents expired in 1945, enabling potential production though低 demand keeps it unlikely. The US gives away 190 billion free paper book matches annually.
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New York
Ringer
Switzerland
Holland
United States
Ash Tray and Cigarette Lighter Installed in Marine Planes
The First Marine Aircraft Wing in Korea adopts an ash tray and cigarette lighter for Corsair cockpits to help pilots manage ashes and nerves after combat strikes. The change replaces the canopy open method, but freezing Korean weather complicates such stop-gap measures.
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Korea
Chance Vought
Homeowners who sell face new tax exemption
Fall River residents may gain as the federal income tax law allows profits from selling an owner occupied home to be reinvested in a new residence within a year without tax. Before, gains faced capital gains taxes up to 50 percent, dampening purchases despite new homes’ comforts.
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Fall River
R C B. Hartley
Cook Borden Co, Inc
National Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association
Hartley
Mount Carmel Holy Name Society to Install Officers
The Mount Carmel Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Holy Name Society will host a breakfast and officer installation led by James Velleca at 8:30 Mass. Michael DeLeo will speak, A J Ferrara will toast, and Joseph Vorro becomes president with Frank Randa, Joseph Goulart, Fortuna Caruso, Carl Russo, John Sicignano, Frank Miserando, and Alfred Nunes in key roles.
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Holy Name Society of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Michael DeLeo
Joseph Vorro
Frank Randa
Joseph Goulart
Fortunato Caruso
Carl Russo
John Sicignano
Frank Miserandino
Alfred N Nunes
Russo
John Fasano
Stanley Gray
Nicholas Allessandro
Weekend Gardener on Thinning Crowded Orchards
The column notes hard pruning decisions in orchards due to crowding after twelve years. It explains risks of overcrowding, benefits of removing trees or cutting back, and timing for pruning. It also details seed catalog plans, cold frame seedlings, and weather effects on perennials with advice on mulch and transplanting.
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New Zealand
Bristol DAR Plans Monday Afternoon Chapter Party
The Bristol Chapter of the DAR will meet Monday at 2 30 pm at the chapter house for a brief business meeting followed by a party for Home for Aged Women members. Slides of the Washington DC DAR building interiors and exteriors will be shown hosted by Miss Agnes M Herreshoff Mrs Clara L Dman Miss Alice B Almy Mrs Robert F Munro and Mrs Leo G Cote.
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The
DAR
Home For Aged Women
Washington, D. C. Dar
Agnes M. Herreshoff
Clara L. Diman
Alice B Almy
Robert F Munro
Leo G Cote
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