Nelson Presses Joint Chiefs Over Army Reconversion
War Production Chief Donald M Nelson again clashed with Army leaders calling on the Joint Chiefs of Staff to review procurement programs. He released a WPB report on army ordnance stocks the Army had withdrawn, arguing the chiefs should determine if stock adequacy allows modification despite Army objections.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Army
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Nelson
Arm
WPB
Joint Chiefs
Seven Families Routed In $100000 Fire
Huntington Park reports two simultaneous blazes destroying a large feed supply building and two downtown structures housing a furniture shop bar and industrial plant a dry-cleaning business and several hotels burning to the ground. The text also references the joint chiefs of staff and army demands for increased production of certain shortage items, with the chairman suggesting easing some demands could help boost output of other materials.
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Huntington Park
WUP
Stame
WPE
Karma Eddy Breaks Arm On Teeter Totter
Karma Eddy, five years old, broke her left arm jumping from a teeter totter at Hayward Memorial Park Sunday evening. Her mother Bertha Eddy of 14281 Orchil Ave San Leandro said Karma misjudged the ground distance and landed on her arm. Taken to Hayward hospital the two bones in the left forearm were set.
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Karma Eddy
Hayward Memorial Park
Karma
Bertha Eddy
Orchil Ave
San Leandro
Hayward
Downtown Fire Leaves Homes Empty After Hours of Blaze
A major city fire destroyed furniture store and spread to several upstairs rooms causing about 100000 dollars in losses. Fire crews from city and county battled for over three hours with residents of seven upstairs rooms evacuating safely. A bystander was injured when he fell from an upper floor while aiding effort. The feed supply fire swept through the area.
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John Slocum
Bombers miss aim injure Canadians during raid
Canadian headquarters in France reported that some B 17s and B 24s dropped bombs by accident during the air bombardment of German defenses below Carny yesterday. A few Canadians were killed and others wounded including a high Canadian staff officer, but the attack’s overall success was unchanged. The Strategic Air Force confirmed some of the 600 heavy bombers dropped their explosives in error among Canadian forces.
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Amy
France
Carn
Strategic Air Force
G. I. Bill Would Save $60,000,000 For California
The California State Department of Employment estimates that Congress will save the state about 60 million dollars by adopting a federal unemployment insurance plan for World War II veterans. The change excludes veterans on the federal fund from the state program, with state benefits to California veterans resuming once the federal system begins on September 3.
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Sacramento
State Department of Employment
Congress
California
Nct
Alibi Offered For Socialite In Lovett Death
San Francisco up Surry witnesses testified they saw Frances Andrews a 37 year old Carmel socialite find Jay Lovett 19 at a roadside near her home on July 1 suggesting corroboration of her assertion of innocence in the murder case.
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San Francisco
Frances Andrews
Carmel
Jay Lovett
Federal unemployment benefits for veterans via state facilities
Federal unemployment insurance will be paid to veterans through existing State facilities, and the State will be reimbursed for funds paid under the bill as well as for administrative expense, officials said.
Youth Lovett Death Case Ties Men to Car Near Scene
Glenn Willard a San Francisco musician and William H. Wood of Palo Alto, occupants of a car near where Lovett’s body was found, say they believed the youth was dead when discovered by Mrs. Andrews. They hint they have evidence that Lovett killed himself after identifying themselves to Monterey County District Attorney Anthony Brazil as two of four passengers in a “mystery” car. Willard and Wood suggest they were in the parked car with their wives before Lovett’s body appeared, and Willard vows to tell his story at trial. Brazil previously arrived in the area.
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Glenn Willard
San Francisco
William H. Wood
Palo Alto
Lovett
Willard
Wood
Brazil
Navy to Discipline Sailors Who Refused Explosives Duty
In Mare Island Navy yard, a group of enlisted sailors who refused to handle explosives resumed loading ammunition after Navy assurances. The 12th Naval District reported the men, once at Port Chicago where a massive munitions blast killed 823 people, showed active reluctance to handle explosives.
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Navy
San Francisco
W.R
Mare Island Navy Yard Depot
12Th Naval District
Port Chicago Magazine
Monterey society woman refuses lie detector test in murder case
From Monterey last night, an unnamed man announced he would be inclined to dismiss the case against Mrs. Andrews, indicted for the alleged murder last week, if she would submit to a lie detector test. The society woman refused for a second time to submit to the test.
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