Air Power Gap Highlighted Before Twining Moscow Trip
Congressional sources say General Nathan Twining will visit Moscow for air show tours and Russia inspections. The trip could influence bigger Air Force funding as Democrats push billions more while Republicans seek a smaller increase.Twining warns Russia outnumbers the US in combat planes and is closing the quality gap. He leaves Washington with nine experts to assess Russian air power ahead of Senate and Armed Services reviews.
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Nathan F. Twining
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Air Force
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Appropriations Committee
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Dennis Chavez
N.M
Senate Armed Services Committee
Richard Russell
U.S
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Front Line: War Era Over Says Army Research Chief
Los Angeles report quotes Lt Col. Michael J. Strok of the Army as saying atomic-age warfare will need a dispersion-based force, with a fluid battle area and the front line largely eliminated. He argues only aircraft can meet atomic battlefield demands, noting that Army air vehicles must operate without reliance on long air bases.
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Michael J. Strok
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Strok
Army Air Vehicle
Loftus Eng. Ins Sign Sparks Traffic Safety Debate
A new highway safety sign near a local cemetery prompted debate after Yu suggested traffic officials not erect the sign beside the cemetery. The sign read Take care and get there.
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Union Pressure on Eight-Hour Dock Workday
Union leaders and shipowners in San Francisco negotiate a new contract that could cut the West Coast longshore workday from nine to eight hours with no pay loss. The ILWU cites abusive practices and safety-code abuses as targets, while progress hinges on membership approval and timely negotiations.
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Harry Bridges
International’ Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's
Uzlor
Pacific Maritime Association
Bridges
ILWU
Ben-Gurion Defies Arab World Threat
In Jerusalem Premier David Ben-Gurion secured a 64 to 124 vote of confidence amid a reshuffled cabinet. He warned Arabs against aggression, rejected a preventive war, and said Israel would defend itself but not be forced into action by European British or American powers. He attributed Moshe Sharretts resignation to the need for closer military and foreign coordination against growing Arab threats.
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David Ben-Gurion
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Moshe Sharrett
Double Slaying Innocent Plea in Killer Case
In Sacramento a Galt youth about 16 to 17 years old faced superior court on charges of killing his mother and stepfather with an ax and gun. He pleaded innocent and not guilty by reason of insanity after arraignment yesterday. Judge Raymond Coughlin appointed two state psychiatrists to examine the teenager. The youth admitted to fatally shooting and hacking his stepfather and then killing his mother.
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Tornadoes Back In Hot Midwest
A heat wave returning to the Midwest sparked tornadic winds across Illinois Iowa Minnesota South Dakota and near Faribault and Kimball. At Pittsfield a radio station building was blown across a highway injuring three. More storms threatened from St Louis to Grantsburg with hail warnings. A Wyoming wall collapse killed a carpenter and a Colorado farmer died from lightning near Trinidad while New England cooled toward freezing.
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GOP Wins Lose One On Diamond
Republicans beat Democrats 8 to 7 in a five inning baseball game at the summer camp fund event. Rep. Thomas B. Curtis dislocated a shoulder in a fifth inning collision with Rep. Eugene McCarthy as the Democrats staged a late rally, leaving the GOP with the victory after trailing most of the game. About 1,500 cheering fans watched the Washington Evening Star fundraiser for underprivileged children. Democrats had won seven of nine games so far this season.
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Eugene McCarthy
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Truman Receives Oxford Doctor of Civil Laws
In Oxford England former President Harry S Truman was honored with the degree of Doctor of Civil Laws by the university. Clad in red robes he appeared moved as Chancellor Lord Halifax read a Latin citation praising him as "the truest of allies" amid medieval pageantry at the Fehenter event.
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England
Harry Truman
Oxford University
Lord Halifax
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Fehenter
Wilson Warns Of Big Risks On Aid Slash
Washington defense chief Charles B. Wilson warned the Senate appropriations committee that any major cut in foreign military aid would pose serious risks to U S defense and the free world. He urged maintaining support while noting the need to reconsider international posture and U S military budgets. He backed the president’s request for foreign military assistance as essential to national security.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
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Arthur
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Senate
John Foster Dulles
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Danish Sailor Wins 16000 On TV Quiz Show
A 70 year old peg legged Danish sailor and writer won 16000 dollars on CBS TV's The 364 000 Question by correctly handling a four part prompt on The Seven Seas. He weighed options to take the money or go for 32000 next week and impressed with knowledge of seas currents and ocean depths.
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