Army Budget Is Hit Again At Hoover Subcommittee
Former War Production Board member Ferdinand Eberstadt leads a Hoover subcommittee review of the army budget. The panel says army requests were inflated and tied to the president's ceiling while the army often disputes the facts, offering new information to justify old requests.
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Rdinand Eberstadt
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War Production Board
Hoover
Lerstadt
Secretary of Defense
Quake damages schools and buildings across state
Damage from the quake affected Chehalis Boys Training School dormitories and Old Soldiers Home at Retsil, with boys moved to new dorms. Two boys were hurt and many in Tacoma and downtown Seattle reported injuries or shock. The Bankers Trust building and Lowell school steeple were affected as officials ordered evacuations and assessments.
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Chehalis
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Retsil
Bremerton
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Seattle
Bankers Trust
Lowell
Holy Rosary Church
North Carolina Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy With Light Showers
Partly cloudy today and tonight with scattered light showers possible in the extreme west late tonight or Friday. Warmer today with little change tonight and Friday. Sunrise 5 47, sunset 6 53.
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North Carolina
Tacoma Area Quake Damages Bridges And Waterways
The Tacoma region suffered severe earthquake damage including the Narrows Bridge collapse threat with a 23 ton saddle causing a scow sinking and two hospitalizations. Trains delayed between Seattle and Portland while slides block the Narrows route. Lake Louise and Puyallup reported geysers and collapsed buildings with a woman injured in Stewart apartments.
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Seattle
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Narrows
Narrows Bridge
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Puyallup
Stewart
Easter meat outlook shows hams cheaper while lambs stay high
Easter menus expect plentiful hams with prices down two to six cents a pound in many stores though not a broader meat price trend. Lamb remains expensive due to shortages, with all time high regional prices, while eggs rise slightly and produce like lettuce cucumbers inch higher on limited shipments. Tilts in dried egg price support create artificial shortages despite near record production.
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Associated Press
New York
Butter and Egg Merchants Association
Department of Agriculture
Florida
California
Congress approves money bills with large VA and atomic energy cuts
The package funds 26 agencies at 734.68 million under the president’s request with VA cut by 508.75 million and atomic energy cut by 76.88 million. It includes 237 million for veterans hospitals despite the president’s veto push. Defense gains none as the bill passes 271 to 1. total cash and contract authority exceed the president’s request by 630.74 million.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Rep
Marcantonio
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Compromise Bill Approved In Congress On Foreign Aid Plan
The bill totals 4.28 billion dollars for the year starting July 1 as requested by President Truman and the ECA. The Senate House group rejected extending ECA authorizations beyond 1950 but approved a 150 million dollar fund to guarantee abroad profits in foreign currencies convertable to dollars.
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Truman
ECA
Senate House Group
Raleigh residents debate rent control repeal
Labor voices fear for poor households if controls end now. Mrs. C. B. Barbee backs the resolution as the simplest democratic way to remove controls. Alvin Wingfield Jr. cautions that decontrol may spike rents before they fall. W. A. Lucas urges a Senate inquiry to decide if the state should stay under rent control.
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Labor
C. B. Barbee
Raleigh
Alvin Wingfield, Jr
W. A. Lucas
Wilson
Senate Committee
Truman doctrine shift tensions in Greece amid guerrilla reverses
The Truman doctrine for containing communism faced renewed focus as British and American talks between Foreign Secretary Bevin and Secretary Acheson took on importance. Guerrilla forces claim major blows to government troops in northern Greece, with radio reports alleging 2,137 killed 4,986 wounded and 1,084 captured over the past 1212 days.
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Greece
Ernest Bevin
Dean Acheson
Washington
Free Greece
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