Forrestal Pushes Unification Of Military Services
Defense Secretary Forrestal's first report on 15 months of merged Navy and Air Force links outlines flaws in unification. It calls for stronger centralized authority, a full National Military Establishment direction, and a single representative on the National Security Council.
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Hoover Commission
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National Security’ Council
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Army
Joint Staff
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of Defense
Air Force
Swiss Snow Plow War Sparks St Moritz Row
The private railroad linking St Moritz with the outside world asked Cantonal authorities to allow Julier Pass to stay open and let a tunnel be built to move autos and passengers. Motorists hotel interests and anti railroad placards denounced the move as anti Swiss and liberty being strangled. The appeal was rejected.
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St.moritz
Switzerland
Juliet
St. Moritz
Julier
Still Going Strong Dr Grace Stevens Drives At 80
In Northampton Massachusetts Dr Grace Stevens at eighty years old continues to drive her car and make rounds to see patients, showing remarkable independence and energy for her age and profession.
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Northampton
Mass
Grace Stevens
Federal unity drive gains momentum in Congress
A political note states that Congress will be asked to pass measures to perfect unification, with efforts just beginning. It frames the move as the start of a broader effort to weld disparate elements into a cohesive national framework.
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Congress
Greek Assassination Plots Target Greek Leader
In Athens, Communist terrorists threaten Greek political leaders with frequent anonymous death calls as the nation endures intensified woes. Prime Minister George Papandreou, long a target, has survived two grenade incidents and narrowly escaped a planned assassination tied to a friend’s wedding. six suspects were arrested after a repentant Communist disclosed the plot. The era recalls wartime upheavals and ongoing political violence.
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Athens
Christos Ladas
George Papandreou
Greece
OPLA
Papandreou
Repub
Unclear political tensions amid 1944 rebellion
Fragmentary text notes hostility between socialist and communist factions over guerrilla leadership and radio broadcasts. Mentions Chief Markos and orders claimed to be issued to comrades in cities. Describes coercive demands and suppression attempts amid unrest.
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Hican Socialist Party
Markos
Moscow revives Gudonov opera at Bolshoi Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow premieres a new rendition of Modest Mussorgsky's Boris Gudonov. The revision restores the Kremlin wall rebellion scene omitted two years ago and aims to preserve Mussorgsky’s concept of the Russian people as the principal actor.
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Modester Moussorgsky
Boris Gudonov
Bolshoi Theatre
Moussorgsky
Kremlin
Last rose of winter blooms in Kendallville park
In Kendallville Indiana residents gathered at the city park as unseasonably warm December weather brought a rose into bloom attracting curious onlookers and lifting holiday spirits.
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Kendallville
Ind
Iup
Ethiopia Imposes Road Toll Tax
An Imperial Proclamation published in the Official Gazette introduces a road toll for Ethiopian road users traveling by automobile. The Road Tax Proclamation of 1948 requires a toll for each 100 kilometers or less traveled, with passenger automobiles paying a minimum rate of 5 pes for every 100 kilometers. New toll gates are to appear on highways soon.
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Army
Andis
Ababa
Ethiopia
Gnder
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