Strife Torn Burma Held Ripe for Red Incident
The Charleston Gazette reports Burma faces imminent risk from Communist China and internal unrest. Rangoon hosts extensive Soviet and Chinese Communist activity while the border areas in Yunnan and the Shan states see rebel movements and Nationalist influxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston Gazette
Burma
William L. Ryan
China
Rangoon
Peiping
Southeast Asia
Indochina
Bangkok
Yunnan
Shan
Burman
Nickel use curtailed in nondefense products in UK
The British Supply Ministry announced a ban on nickel in a wide array of nondefense goods starting Friday. The prohibition covers items from cars and carpet sweepers to television sets and toasters as nickel use grows in defense programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Supply Ministry
Thei
FCC Chairman to Appear on First Color TV Show
FCC Chairman Wayne Coy will appear on Columbia Broadcasting System’s first public color television program on June 23 alongside William Paley Frank Stanton Arthur Godfrey Ed Sullivan and other entertainment stars The event marks color television’s world premiere.
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FCC
New York
Wayne Coy
Federal Communications Commission
Columbia Broadcasting System
William S. Paley
Frank Stanton
CBS
Arthur Godfrey
Ed Sullivan
Fight over Air Forces decisions looms in Senate action
Senate Armed Services Committee reversed two major House provisions on Air Force organization. The bill would shift command to the Air Force chief of staff under the secretary, removing the three rigid commands. Secretary Fine and Gen. Vandenberg welcomed the changes. Sen. Hunt expected Senate approval, arguing a flexible, globally oriented structure preserves civilian control and avoids rigidity.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
Air Force Organization
Air Force
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Fineletter
Vandenberg
Hunt D-Wye
Navy
Sen. Hunt
Army
Chief of
Naval Operations
Hunt
House
Defense Command
United States
Strategic Command
Tactical Command
Hamburg Port Cuts Hungary Trade Immediately
Hamburg officials announce the official port authority will halt all imports and exports with Hungary with immediate effect. The move comes after Allied and German efforts to tighten controls on strategic materials routed to Communist nations, affecting Hungary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Germany
Hamburg Shipping Agency
Senate panel warns on undervaluing small businesses
The Senate Small Business Committee urged agencies to recognize the high productivity of hundreds of thousands of small firms vital to defense and competition. It notes many small plants face material shortages, lose civilian work, and cannot secure defense contracts, causing labor to shift to larger defense firms.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Small Business Committee
America
Sen. Benton
D-Conn
Japan Admitted to World Trade Group as Turkey Joins
Washington June 17 Japan becomes a member of the international materials conference with Takio Oda of MITI named as representative and now in Washington as chief of the Japanese section of the SCAP mission. The Allied commands say Japan is competent to assume membership obligations. Turkey also accepts membership and will sit on the cotton committee.
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World Trade Group
Washington
INS
International Materiale
Japan
Takio Oda
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
Tokyo
Oda
SCAP
Allied Supreme Command
The
Pacific
Turkey
Rush Creek Auto Victim Identified
A woman struck and killed by a car near Marmet late Saturday was identified as Evelyn McCallister 37 of 210 Welch St. The death occurred on U S Route 119 at Rush Creek around 10 p m. She died en route to a local hospital. Identification was made by a relative after a city police file search. Surviving are her mother two brothers two sisters and three nieces and nephews. The body is at Cunningham Mortuary.
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Marmet
Cunningham Mortuary
Evelyn McCallister
Welch St
U. S. Rt. 119
Rush Creek
Sally McCallister
Shirley
Los Angeles
Cal
Secrets Lost as China Plans Widespread Security Check
Hong Kong June 17 The People's Daily says China ordered a broad security purge after a serious loss of state secrets. It cites leaks by spies and non-spy sources, bureaucratic inertia, and calls for nationwide ideological education while noting Formosa reports of coastal mines and forced relocations as possible clues.
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Hong Kong
People’s Daily of
Peiping
Red
People’s Daily
Formosa
Two City Youths To Get Degrees
Dartmouth College awarded bachelor of arts degrees to 320 seniors in the 1824 commencement. Among them were Cearce W. Goldthorpe and Lester B. Kinnamon Jr. of Charleston West Virginia and Richard J. Price Jr. of Fayette County.
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COHEN
M, Vaosenss
Marowad
Ohio
West Flist St
Daytona
Shan States
Korea
People's Freedom League
AFPFL
Burma Workers and Pessante Party
Thakin Nu
Democratic Party
Thakin Ba Sein
Britain
South Charleston
ST. Albans
Donald W. Smith
University of Michigan Medical School
Department of Bacteriology
Ann Arbor
Smith
Marietta
Gilbert C. Williams
Amin Temple Howe
Thaorlaston, W. Va
Red Army
Kwangsi
Canton-Hankoaw
Galdthorne
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Faternity
Duling Club
Kinnamon
Charleston
Nappa Kappa Kappa Fraternity
Dartmouth
Rufis
Q Mier
Dartnyonts Fren Staunton Military Academy
Delis Kappa Epsilon Fras Dernity Ane Sphinx
Hong Kong Harbor
Goldthorpe
E. F. Collins
R. A. Gardner
Fyel
Quarrier
Zack Martin
Rank of Commerce
Bidar
Peru
Cessac
Kasey Vaa
Space
Glidden Company
Spred Sain
Baird Hardware CO
West
Washington ST
Parsons Howe. CO. Dunbar, W. Vo
Cali
Spring Hill Howe. CO
South Charleston, W. Vo
J. W. Gandee & Son Clendenin
W. Va
Glenn Elk Lumber CO
Charleston, W. Var
Stie Wea R
Home Outfitting Co. Montgomery
W. Ye
Bae UD Elk Lumber CO
Cherleston, W. Va
Maddox Grocery
Rand
7. & Y. Furniture CO
Smithers, W. V
Cunningham Howe. CO
St A Albans, W. Va
Kopelman
East Bark
W. $. Pierson CO
Cley, W. Va
HDWE
South Charleston, W. Yo
SACCO
Hdwe, CO
Cabin Creek, W. Yo
Belle Hardware CO
Balle, W. Yo
Coe TV
Higgins
East Nitro
W. Yo
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