Senate report faulted gadget filled air programs
Senate defense investigators faulted an overabundance of gadgets and indecision in top defense decisions as slowing U.S. aircraft production. The Johnson led subcommittee urged a full time production czar, design freezes, and greater airpower funding, noting past recommendations were not carried out. The 1951-52 plan fluctuated from 1050 to 1400 monthly production before a 800 monthly target in January.
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Senate
U. S
Senate Armed Services Preparedness
Sen
Johnson
D-Texas
Defense Department
Clay Bedford
Secretary of Defense
Air Force
Army Secretary Pace Reports Substantial Korea War Gain
Secretary of Army Pace told the American Legion convention in New York that the army has grown from 593000 to over 1550000 since the Korean conflict began. He praised training, leadership, and future firepower with guided missiles and artillery.
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New York
Pace
Europe
American Legion
Kimball
Legion
America
Sea Brings Cure To Doomed Man on a Boat
In Bristol England J C R Griffin told he was given six months to live then bought a boat with wife and three daughters to sail away. He returned to port Wednesday claiming a cure and plans to live on the ketch with his family.
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Bristol
England
J. C. R. Griffin
Griffin
Ex-lowa Woman Is Found Slain In Locked Room
A former Des Moines woman, Jeanne Brown aged 33, was found murdered in her Bronx apartment with throat slashed and jugular severed. Wires cut, no sign of struggle or robbery. Her husband, John T. Brown, a ship engineer, was at sea aboard the S S Soucron.
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New York
Des Moines
Bronx
Jeanne Brown
Tydings Proposes Debate With McCarthy in Wisconsin
Former Maryland Senator Tydings offered to debate Wisconsin Senator McCarthy on McCarthy’s home ground. The proposal arose amid a dispute over alleged financial meddling in Wisconsin. Tydings challenged McCarthy to accept and promised a documentary expose if he does.
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Appleton
Wis
Tydings
Maryland
Sen
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Baltimore
Joseph E. Davies
Russia
Premonition Proves True as Home Invader Shot Fled
In Des Moines AP report Mrs. J W Cronin credits a long-shot warning from her mother in law J Ray Cronin for a prowler scare. He fired five shots after waking to find an intruder entering via a kitchen window. Police noted only two bullets found in the wall and one through the screen door. The Cronins plan to reunite with her husband in Los Angeles.
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Des Moines
J. W. Cronin
Cronin
Tama Woman Shot in Hip by Luger Pistol
Mrs. Harry Sevcik about 30 was accidentally wounded at home in Tama while cleaning a desk drawer. A .38 caliber German Luger pistol in the drawer discharged, the bullet striking above her left hip. She is in Marshalltown hospital in good condition as officials investigate.
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Gazette
Toledo
Harry Sevcik
Tama
Walter Willet
Willet
Sevcik
Severkoe
Marshalltown
Wills
Bus Service Curtailment Planned in Cedar Rapids
National City Lines will curtail Cedar Rapids bus service starting Sept. 2. Union President W D Andrew warned of potential layoffs and public hardship as service drops from 300 to 400 miles daily. Union officers Walirath Moss and Regennitter accompanied him at the Thursday meeting.
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Cedar Rapids
National City Lines
W. D. Andrew
Andrew
Boy Pulls False Alarm In Weather Box Tale
A 12 year old from a rural area came to Richmond to buy books when he pulled a red fire alarm box lever. He believed city boys who said a bird would pop out and forecast the weather. Police explained this was a hoax and sent him home.
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Richmond
Ind
Stevenson Builds Alliances With Eastern Nationality Groups
Adlai Stevenson worked to rally Eastern nationality groups and labor leaders behind his bid. He hosted ten CIO executives at the Biltmore in New York for 30 minutes and met with White House aides David Niles, Samuel Rosenman, and Robert Sherwood, who offered but were not assigned campaign roles.
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New York
Adlai Stevenson
CIO
King Pins
Stevenson
Biltmore Hotel
David K. Niles
White House
Roosevelt
Truman
Samuel S. Rosenman
Robert E. Sherwood
D. B. Robertson
Brotherhood of Railroad Firemen
Niles
Sherwood
Rosenman
Retail Food Prices Reached Record High in August
Washington reports government data show retail food prices hit an all time high on August 15, signaling likely new peak in living costs. The announcement underscores ongoing inflation pressures affecting households nationwide.
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Washington
Oscar-winning writer La mar Trotti dies of heart attack
Oceanside California reports the death of La mar Trotti, 54, an Academy Award winning movie writer, who died Thursday from a heart attack.
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Oceanside
Calif
Lamar Trotti
Zorin to replace Malik as U.N. delegate
United Nations officials announced Russia named Deputy Foreign Minister Valerian Zorin to succeed Jacob Malik as U.N. chief delegate. Malik, ill with a heart ailment, will return to Moscow for rest and reassignment, with Zorin arriving by September 15 ahead of the General Assembly.
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United Nations, N. Y
Russia
Valerian Z. Zorin
Czechoslovakia
U.N
Jacob A. Malik
International Organization
Zorin
General Assembly
Malik
Moscow
Andrei Y. Gromyko
Forxample
Andrei Vishinsky
London
Washington
Peiping
Bloodhounds Fail In Fugitive Hunt Near Pacific
FBI's 10 most wanted fugitive William Merle Martin remained at large after bloodhounds, a patrol plane, and road blocks failed to trap him in rugged Missouri terrain near Pacific. The deputy sheriff slaying suspect fled after a highway chase near Olathe Kansas on June 23, with the search centered in a 20 mile square, using troopers and FBI agents.
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Pacific
FBI
William Merle Martin
Here
Martin
Willard Carver
Olathe
Kan
Doc Dorman Retires From Coaching After 47 Years
Fayette dentistry family marks 85 years of service since 1867 as Dr. J. M. Dorman and then son Dr. John E. Dorman built a long local practice. The Dorman dental office sells to Drs. M. J. and L. F. Molumby of West Union, who will operate in both towns. Dorman’s coaching tenure at Upper Iowa University spans 47 years, rivaling legends like Stagg Camp and Warfield, before turning to full-time sideline work.
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Ayette
Dorman
J. M. Dorman
Fayette
John E. Dorman
Dr. Dorman
A. A. Stagg
Stagg
Walter Camp
Pop” Wara
Servce
Georgetown University
Washington, D. C
J. M
J. E. Dorman
Dormans
Iowa
Ward Dorman
Manchester
Eastern Iowa
Stevenson paints GOP as split on policy in New Jersey rally
Adlai Stevenson assailed the Republican platform calling it a bushel of eels and warned Ike may run on the Democratic line. He told 8,000 in Asbury Park that the GOP faces a crisis of governing and drifting toward liberal Democratic ideas while clinging to a dead past.
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Asbury Park
N.J
Adlai Stevens
Eisenhower
G.O.P
New Jersey
Stevenson
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Showers Move In Across Iowa As Cool Front Arrives
The hurricane off Florida has collapsed the high pressure system, enabling a low pressure front to sweep Iowa. Storm Lake reported an inch of rain, Mason City had light rain, and Sioux City reached 93 degrees. Eastern Iowa outlook eyes partly cloudy cooler conditions with scattered showers through Friday and a likely fair Labor Day weekend.
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Iowa
Florida
United States
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Storm Lake
Mason City
Sioux City
House Probes Claim of DOJ Interference in Tax Case
Federal Judge George J. Moore testified that the justice department pressured a St. Louis grand jury investigation into tax scandals. He quoted U S attorney Drake Watson describing Ellis Slack as seeking a partial report to close the matter, a claim Slack denied.
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Washington
House
George J. Moore
Justice Department
St. Louis
Moore
Drake Watson
U.S
Ellis N. Slack
Sleck
Slack
Watson
Grand Jury
James P. Finnegan
Truman
Ottawa County
Mich
J. Howard McGrath
McGrath
Department of Justice
Internal Revenue Collector’s Office
Jenner Praises Eisenhower in Vevay Campaign Swing
In Vevay Indiana Senator Jenner a Taft supporter assails Adlai Stevenson as a silk stocking tinhorn and extols Dwight D Eisenhower as a proven leader saying the election of Ike is the surest way to head off moves like drafting fathers Jenner notes Eisenhower's leadership and military bearing while contrasting foreign policy views with Eisenhower.
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Vevay, Ind
Sen
Jenner
R-Ind
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Vevay
Eisenhower
Taft
G.O.P
Chicago
Ike Eisenhower
Eisenhower and Labor Leader Debate Government Involvement
New York dispatch reports Dwight Eisenhower and Daniel B. Robertson of Cleveland, head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, agreed government interference in labor relations is too deep while not detailing specific points. Eisenhower aide Arthur H. Vandenberg Jr. said the talk covered broad views.
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New York
INS
Dwight Eisenhower
D. B. Robertson
Cleveland
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Eisenhower
Arthur H. Vandenberg, Jr
Ike
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