Taft estimates $90 billion defense outlay by 1953
Senator Taft warned that government spending could reach 90 billion dollars per year in 1953, double this year’s outlay, risking inflation. He urged slower spending and a pay-as-you-go defense program, proposing 70 to 72 billion as the practical annual limit without harming the economy.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Sen
Benton
D-Conn
Congress
Renton
Sen. Monroney
D-Okla
The
Oklahoman
Three Car Smash Up Kills Paraplegic Driver In Aurora
A three vehicle highway crash near Aurora, Illinois involving a paraplegic driver left one man dead and another injured. John W. Victoria, 30, of Naperville, attempted to pass Sidney Neeley, 27, of Aurora, and struck Neeley’s car, which burst into flames. Neeley, paralyzed from a previous accident, died later. Neeley’s passenger Carlos Buchanan and truck driver John W. Taylor of Dixon were shaken but uninjured. The incident occurred on Illinois Highway 65 in Aurora.
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Aurora
John W. Victoria
Naperville
Ill
Sidney Neeley
Victoria
Neeley
Neely
John W. Taylor
Dixon
Carlos Buchanan
Dlinois Highway
Rich Lady Rancher Free After Killing Trespasser
Wealthy New York widow Mrs. R A Basil Ryan shot and killed Erwin Ray 22 claiming self defense after he trespassed on her ranch near San Luis Obispo. Foreman Piovera, also from New York, aided in the incident and both were released without charges as officers planned further questioning. Ray had approached with a rifle and fishing gear. Ryan said he shoved the rifle toward her and she fired to compel him away. The case follows the man’s mother saying he was taken to the hills for fishing and that his wife, 17, is in Tennessee seeking a divorce.
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San Luis Upiary
Val
June Lu
R. A. Basil Ryan
New York
Erwin Ray
San Luis Obispo
Ray
Piovera
Ure
Tennessee
Ryan
San Luis Gbispo
Lightning Strikes Destroy TwoStory Forest Hills House
A thunderstorm struck Homewood Road in the Forest Hills area as a lightning bolt hit the attic of a two story frame house, burning it to the ground. Fire captain C H Jones said damage reached about $1,000 with $250 insured. No injuries were reported despite limited water and equipment. occupants were Flossia M White and J L Persinger, and firefighters saved some first floor furniture.
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Forrest Hills
C. H. Jones
Flossia M. White
J. L. Persinger
Capt. Jones
Homewood Rd
Central Station
No. 5 Station
South Hills
Jones
Monks Move After Threat at Rangoon University
Four hundred Buddhist monks surrounded Rangoon University councillors for five and a half hours to protest a senate decision barring monks from classes. Police were summoned but not used. then six hundred students issued an ultimatum to leave.
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Rangoon
Burma
Partridge Gets New Job
Lt. Gen. Earl E. Partridge former Fifth Air Force commander in Korea left by plane to become commanding general of the Air Force Research and Development Command in Baltimore Maryland.
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Partridge
Tokyo
Earl E. Partridge
Fifth Air Force
Korea
Air Force Research and Development Command
Baltimore
French Envoy Sees Schuman Plan End to Franco German Wars
Henri Bonnet, France's ambassador, predicts the Schuman Plan will end Franco German wars as he spoke at Bucknell University. The plan aims to bind France Italy Western Germany Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg economically fostering unity. In Philadelphia the railroad announces new electronic control to slow or halt trains for safety.
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Lewisburg
Henri Bonnet
United States
Schuman
Bucknell University
Bonnet
France
Robert Schuman
Italy
Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Philahlia
Pennsylvania Railroad
White to lead Army Air Post Exchanges abroad
Brig. Gen. Edward H. White will return to the United States to direct the Army Air Force Post Exchange system starting July 1. He has led the 1503d Air Transport Wing at Haneda Air Base since August 1942. The PX system is a worldwide, joint Army and Air Force operation worth about 700 million dollars annually.
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White
Pxs
Tokyo
Edward H. White
United States
Army-Air Force Post Exchange
General Headquarters
3 White
1503D Air Transport Wing
Haneda Air Base
Army
Air Force
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Broadway Limited
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