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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1952
Page
13
Secretary of the Air Force Finletter said House budget cuts and a cap on cash spending jeopardize Air Force goals. He warned that the squeeze delays expansion from 1954 targets, lengthening the path to peak power and complicating long range planning.
Finletter argued that bombers serve as a deterrent over years while warning of a feast and famine program inviting attack. He said the United States holds advantages in lower air combat and gun platforms, noting MiG-15 has edge at higher altitudes and in numbers downed, but Sabre better in certain fields. He stressed caution in interpreting attack success statistics and highlighted U.S. electronics and armament as advantages.
More than a thousand American Airlines workers began returning to their jobs ending a four day sit down strike that led to 172 canceled flights. The airline sued the strikers union the Transport Workers Union and sought a permanent injunction. Operations were to be fully restored after the National Mediation Board arranged arbitration. The dispute involved mechanics and baggage handlers routed from Newark and Idlewild airports with Newark closed after crashes.
The Sun day Chronicle says British scientists at Harwell have developed an alloy enabling a compact atomic reactor to produce vast power. The metal shields radiation with a thin layer, potentially replacing thick concrete walls in an atomic engine. The report notes the advance as a major step toward an atomic powered aircraft.
Milton Berle wrapped up a 22 hour television marathon appealing for cancer research funds. The National Broadcasting Company said pledges reached 570,211 for the Damon Runyon Memorial Cancer Fund, the comedian's fourth such effort in memory of Damon Runyon.
Suniti Matsumoto, Japan's first postwar ambassador to London, told reporters at an airport in Rome that communism is not a serious problem for Japan. He cited postwar recovery and stability as factors diminishing any threat while en route from Tokyo.
London described the situation as Japan being in a sound position and stated that for the time being Japan has no intention to rebuild an army. The remark emphasized Japan's current military stance amid regional tensions.
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