Forrestal Endorses 66-Unit Air Force Plan Amid Budget Limits
Secretary Forrestal told a Senate subcommittee that a 66 group Air Force best fits current budget limits and strategic needs. He argued a larger 70-group force lacks balance with Army and Navy and urged restraint while stressing the wartime lessons on essential components.
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Forrestal
Washington
United States
Secretary of Defense
Senate Appropriations
House
Senate
Congress
Army
Navy
Truman
Armed Services Committee
Omar N. Bradley
St. Patrick's Day
Bradley
Wicksburg Man Declared Death by Own Action
Lonial W. Peters thirty three of Newton route two died of self inflicted shotgun wounds at his home near Vicksburg. Witnesses said a fight with brother in law Warren Vann preceded the tragedy. Coroner and deputies reported Peters placed the shotgun in his mouth and pulled the trigger. He left a note. Funeral set for Panther Creek Church with Ward Wilson directing.
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Lonial W. Peters
Newton
Vicksburg
Eldredge Cameron
Peters
Warren Vann
Vann
Cameron
Maxwell Hartzog
A. F. Kirkland
Smith Hall
Hall
Eugene
Robert
Billy Max
Edward Peters
Fred Jones
Bea
Nadine
Eileen Peters
Harold Hartzog
Slocomb
Pennie Peters
Hartford
Panther Creek Church
H. M. Givens
Ward-Wilson Funeral Home
Travis Enfinger
Jack Enfinger
J. W. Kileser
Harold
Two Candidates Seek Ouster Of McCorvey In Alabama
In Gadsden, two Democratic primary hopefuls Roy D. McCord and George C. Hawkins seek an injunction to bar McCorvey from the State Democratic Executive Committee chairmanship. They allege misuse of party funds to promote only pledge-signing delegates who would walk out if a civil rights plank appears. The suit asks Circuit Judge J H Disque to set a hearing for May 1. McCorvey is a delegate-at-large candidate and signer of the walkout pledge.
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Gadsden
Gessner T. McCorvey
Mobile
Roy D. McCord
George C. Hawkins
McCorvey
State Committee
McCord
Hawkins
J. H. Disque
Montgomery
Bus Slips Off Road Near Malone Florida
A southbound Greyhound bus slid off the road and bogged in a water soaked shoulder near Malone Florida. The incident yesterday delayed schedules about two hours but no injuries were reported. Waters still cover Reedway as reported.
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Greyhound
Malone Fla
Silayae Eee
Reedway
Funeral Held Today For Raymond Saliba Drowned Student
Funeral services for Raymond J. Saliba a 19 year old Dothan youth who drowned in the Warrior River near Tuscaloosa were held at First Baptist church at 3 p m Saliba a University of Alabama sophomore and member of the First Baptist church was buried in the city cemetery Pallbearers were fraternity brothers from the university and he is survived by his parents two brothers Alfred and 3 E Saliba and a sister Norma Saliba
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First Baptist Church
Raymond J. Saliba
Dothan
Warrior River
Tuscaloosa
University of Alabama
Young Saliba
Raymond
Joseph E. Saliba
Duly Street
Adj
James Saliba
Dothan High School
University
H. A. Parker
Ward- Wilson
Saliba
Alfred
3. E. Sadba
Norma Saliba
Rosenwald Funds Exhausted After Long Philanthropy
Chicago AP Julius Rosenwald funds totaling 22.29 million were spent over 23 years on projects to enrich and equalize opportunities for Americans. Trustees led by Edwin R. Embree said the gift from Julius Rosenwald, who died in 1932, has been allocated though the fund’s value rose more than threefold.
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Chicago
Julius Rosenwald
Manland
Edwin R. Embree
America
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Train wreck near Adamsville claims three lives
A Miami to Chicago passenger train fell 100 feet down an embankment near Adamsville Alabama killing engineer W B James fireman Ernest Mayhall and passenger Emma Dahnke and injuring 30. Two baseball teams from Sheboygan and Cairo helped rescue passengers and provide first aid. Mayhall died from burns suffered in the blaze.
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Adamsville
Ala
Hainois Central Railroad
Birmingham
Sheboygan
Cairo
Brooklyn Dodger
Vero Beach
Fla
W. B. James
Haleyville
Ernest Mayhall
Emma Dahnke
Chicago
Mayhall
Methodist Leaders Converge On Boston
Methodist leaders from around the world gather in Boston for the quadrennial General Conference with over 7,000 expected to attend the 10 day session starting Wednesday May 9. Sixty six bishops including 17 from abroad will be present and Bishop C Bromley Oxnam of New York will deliver a key episcopal address on April 28, a speech likened to a State of the Union message.
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Boston
C. Bromley Oxnam
New York
Stassen Seeks New Jersey Delegates for GOP Nomination
Harold Stassen plans a New Jersey visit to woo all 35 unpledged delegates as Taft lobbies elsewhere. Senator Smith says talks with possible rivals like Vandenberg and Dewey are on hold while Stassen speaks at Princeton and broadcasts from Smith’s home. The delegation may back Alfred Driscoll early, with some delegates hoping to tilt toward Vandenberg if he signals interest.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Harold FE
Stassen
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
New Jersey
H. Alexander Smith
Taft
Smith
Arthur Vandenberg
Mich
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Princeton University
Princeton
Minnesota
Alfred E Driscoll
Vandenberg
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Edward Martin Ue
Martin
James H. Duff
United Nations Acts To Protect Jerusalem Area
The United Nations assembly voted 46 to 0 for immediate action to safeguard Jerusalem and its inhabitants. Russia abstained in the final vote after opposing trusteeship council intervention, while Syria pressed for no partition linkage and debate over which UN body should handle the crisis.
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Larry Hauck Lake
Success
United Nations Assembly
Jerusalem
Trusteeship Council
Holy
Russia
Ukraine
Palestine
Philip C. Jessup
Special Palestine Assembly
St-nation
U. N
Andrei A. Gromyko
Soviet Union
Assembly
Jerrusalem
Syria
Faras el Khoury
Haifa
Iraq
Mediterranean
London
Samson Baby Killed By Dad's Automobile In Driveway
Douglas Anderson fourteen months old, son of Mr and Mrs Dr G Anderson of Samson, died from internal injuries after being backed over by his father's car in the yard. The father did not see the child follow him outside. Mrs Anderson found him critically injured ten minutes later. he died after the family physician arrived. The funeral was set for 3 pm at Marvin Chapel north of Samson with Rev Hal Powell officiating. Burial at the chapel cemetery. Pittman Funeral Home of Geneva in charge.
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Geneva
Douglas Anderson
G. Anderson
Sanson
Anderson
Samson
Douglas
Hetty Joan
Fimmett
Marvin Chapel
Hal Powell
Bueford Bradley
Chapel
Pittman Funeral Home
Battle for Jerusalem Seen in Making Amid New Attack
Fighting intensifies around Jerusalem with Arab Legion believed ready to lead a major offensive. Irgun forces clash with Haganah in Jaffa while Acre and Haifa endure bombardment. British evacuation plans and mandate end loom as tensions rise in Tel Aviv and surrounding areas.
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Jerusalem
Jaffa
U S Puts Down Korean Rioting in Osaka Kobe
Rioting in Kobe and Osaka waned after Allied and Japanese authorities banned further demonstrations. About ten thousand Koreans dispersed from Osawa Park near Osaka Castle where several hundred arrests occurred including eight Japanese and many Koreans linked to the Communist party.
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Kobe
Japan
Kobe-Osakan
al- Hed
Otenae Park
Osaka Castle
Hideyoshi
Osaka
Suzuki
Communist Party
Tokyo
South Korea
Walking Baby At Five Days Draws Attention In Lewiston
In Lewiston Maine a newborn known as the "walking baby" took a first stroll at five days old. Dr John Cartland reports advanced mental and muscular coordination though the infant remains nervous and otherwise normal. The baby now five weeks old shows coordination greater than at first steps. A Lewiston judge recently prohibited public exhibitions of the child by Mrs Tare Crenne Kootrep from exploiting him.
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Hartford
Conn
Lewiston
Tadey
Robert McKelrey
John Cartland
Cartland
Tare Crenne
De Gasperi Says Communism Remains Major Factor in Italy
Premier Alcide De Gasperi tells United Press communism will stay a key factor in Italy for the next four years under the Marshall Plan. He advocates peace treaty revision to allow Italy fuller participation in the Western European Union and to help curb Communist strength through reform and economic revival.
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Italy
de Gasperi
Hugh Baillie
United Press
Rome
Alode de Giaperi
Hhe Christian Democratic Party
Communist Front
Falitor
Alcide de Garver
Dinelowd
Tie
Hallie
Tee
Neers
Marschal
United States
Europe
Sndian
Marshall Plas
King Abdullah May Lead Arab Legion Against Palestine
A Cairo source says King Abdullah of Trans-Jordan will lead the Arab legion in Palestine against the Jews. About 10 000 of his troops already serve with the British, who plan to end the Palestine mandate by May 35 and withdraw by August 1.
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Abdullah
Arab Legion
Palestine
Max Hkoyd
CAIRO
Abdullah of
Trans-Jordan
Palese
Waittan
Ohios
Arman
Trans-Jordania
Jordan
Iraq
Hissy
Haifa
Committee Approves Oleo For Army and Navy
The House armed services panel approved a plan to allow the use of oleomargarine in Army Navy and Air Force messes within a broader defense food policy. Chairman Rey Anderson said the measure clears a path for repeal of bans on oleo use and must pass the full committee before final House approval.
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Washington
Armed Services Suocon
Savy
Air Force
Yale
Rey Jack Anderson
Cab
Communist Rioting Isolates Italy Police Break Up Protest
In Milan a Communist led 25,000 strong protest in Cathedral Square was dispersed by police using clubs rifles and machine guns. One national policeman was killed. The post election rally violated a ministry ban and followed earlier defeat of the Popular Front to the Christian Democrats. Further clashes occurred as police and armored units battled demonstrators amid a thunderstorm. Damage included a streetcar hit by gunfire. Elsewhere offices were looted near Naples and a hand grenade exploded harmlessly near Adria police post.
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Milan
Italy
Naples
Crispano
Velarica
Adria
Vonice
Pastor finds bag containing nearly 400 dollars
The Rev. Jack Hand of First Presbyterian Church in Albany Georgia found a hag with almost 400 dollars on his front porch. He was gratified by the unexpected donation but the money appeared to be misplaced or abandoned.
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Albany, Gsa
Jack Hand
First Presbyterian Church
Hand
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