British defense setup to be unified under single commander
Admiral Earl Mountbatten is expected to be named the first supreme commander of air, land and sea defenses as Britain plans a major reorganization. The move would keep services separate in operations but place overall coordination in one theater through a single commander.
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Britain
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Earl Mountbatten
Mountbatten
British Isles
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Recorder’s Court of
Decatur
Chiefs of Staff Committee
Defense Minister
Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
Queen Victoria
Royal Navy
Fingerprints Help Lawmen In Blast Probe
Birmingham police say four good fingerprints were found on a card inside a bag containing 54 sticks of dynamite outside Temple Beth-E1. A human hair was also recovered. FBI teams assist with fingerprint files and lab work as about $10,000 in rewards awaits arrest and conviction. The fuse failed near explosive caps, averting a larger blast. Commissioner Eugene Connor spoke after a Jacksonville meeting of southern mayors and police to curb future dynamitings.
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Birmingham
Eugene Connor
Temple Beth-E
FBI
Connor
Jacksonville
Fla
Crooner Bing Crosby’s Son Dennis Marries Showgirl in Las Vegas
Dennis Crosby aged 23 married Pat Sheehan 26 in a Protestant ceremony at Gretna Green Chapel Las Vegas. The couple dined nearby and plan no honey moon. Sheehan, former Miss San Francisco 1950, has a six year old son from a prior marriage.
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Las Vegas
Bing Crosby
Dennis
Pat Sheehan
Gretna Green
James A. Herndon
Miss Sheehan
Dotty Harmony
Mary
Marcia Darcy
Bing
Kathryn Grant
John J. Ryan
St. Anne's
George Douglas
American Guild of Variety Artists
Carson City
Nev
UA Student Kills Self at Tuscaloosa
University of Alabama senior R T Palmes, 24, of Mobile, shot himself on Keenes Mill Road seven miles east of Tuscaloosa. The coroner said a foreign pistol caused death from a self inflicted wound. Palmes left notes for family and an unidentified girl. He had been brooding amid scholastic difficulties while pursuing a commerce degree.
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Tuscaloosa
University of Alabama
R. M. Wallace
R. T. Palmos
Mobile
Ala
Keenes Mill Road
Wallace
Palmes
School of Commerce
Trinidad West Indies Hosts Surging Hummingbird Population
A report notes a large hummingbird population in Trinidad in the West Indies, highlighting its abundance and potential impact on local ecosystems and biodiversity.
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Trinidad
West Indies
Blood Draws Laughing Battle Tale Ends In Hurt Finger
Dr. Don Blood of Western Washington College injures a finger while demonstrating quick draws to his young son. The light incident ends with a single broken finger and a humorous note on training and safety.
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Bellingham
Wash
Don Blood
Western Washington College
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