OPS cracks down on price violations across hundreds of towns
The Office of Price Stabilization enforces CPR 34 with ceilings posted and records kept, filing injunctions against violators. About $60,000 in various damages from overcharges have been awarded, with roughly $140,000 restitution to customers. Excludes small job printing shops under $50,000 yearly. Army reports show small businesses secured large prime contracts in 1951 and early 1952. DiSalle’s resignation and cost of living changes cited. Labor and steel data follow with child labor, locomotives, NPR tax write offs, and plant expansions noted.
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Disalle
Air Force pilot training for high school grads
A column outlines that high school graduates enlisting for four years in the Air Force become eligible for pilot or observer training immediately, with selection for flying training on a competitive basis and a prior eighteen month requirement removed.
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Air Force
Marines Seek Officers From Ranks in 1000 Promotion Plan
The Marine Corps will promote 1000 officers from enlisted ranks. Commanding officers must recommend applicants meeting standards, prioritizing senior NCOs with about ten years’ service and WWII veterans. Younger Marines with college degrees or tested equivalents are also eligible.
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Marine Corps
Old Boston Family Tours California After Linger of Home
An old Boston family reluctantly travels to California and asks residents by what route they came. A San Francisco theater manager uses a marquee stunt and a humorous ad reads Wanted A YOUNG GENTLEMAN on the point of marriage seeks a married man to dissuade him. A Bridgeport ad offers odd jobs from the Post Telegram. Lost found notice offers a Lady's purse with playful conditions.
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Concord
Dedham
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