Britain to deploy half its army to Eisenhower command
London reports half of Britain's fighting strength to be stationed in Germany under General Eisenhower by year end. Five of ten divisions will be in West Germany with detachments in Berlin, Vienna and Trieste, plus a transfer of the 6th Armored Division from Britain in November.
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K. C. Thaler
London
Britain
Germany
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Atlantic
Mand
West Germany
Berlin
Vienna
Trieste
Austria
Belgium
Holland
Hamburg
Gasless Private Plane Lands Amid Dense Fog
Chicago dispatch reports Victor Morrell a 47 year old New Britain businessman piloted a private plane with empty fuel in heavy fog to a perfect landing at Glenview Naval Air Station. Morrell was en route from Toledo to a Chicago convention when he became lost over Lake Michigan yesterday. He is a radio wholesale dealer.
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Chicago
New Britain
Ae Glenview Naval Air Station Field
Victor Morrell
Toledo
Lake Michigan
Morrell
Maj. Yeager Named Airman of the Year
Maj. Charles E. Yeager received the Hap Arnold award from Civil Air Patrol ceremonies attended by 110 cadets from 14 countrys through New York. Yeager, who broke the sonic barrier in 1948 aboard the Bell X-1 rocket plane, was honored as airman of the year.
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New York
Charles E. Yeager
Coun- Yeager
Civil Air Patrol
General MacArthur Receives Fuel Request in Massachusetts
Boston dispatch reports General Douglas MacArthur was welcomed in Massachusetts where officials urged immediate action on restoring fuel supplies. The state pledged full cooperation and said prompt measures would be taken to expedite availability.
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Boston
Douglas MacArthur
Massachusetts
Ture
MacArthur
Army all-woman band forms at Camp Lee training center
The WAC training center at Camp Lee Virginia hosts the only all woman band in the U S Army highlighting unique roles for women in military music and training programs during the postwar era.
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WAC Training Center
Camp Lee, Va
U. S. Army
Frolic at YWCA for Y Teens Friday Night
Frolic at the YWCA for Y Teens Friday at 8 p.m. Also Legion Auxiliary to meet with Mrs Ariese Lem ons on 4th Street Friday at 8 p.m. Rev M C White to lead worship at St Mark Sunday 11 a.m. Presbyterian pastor returns to pulpit Sunday 11 a.m. First Baptist contest winners announced Emmanuel first $41.81 second Ann Brown $31 third Mary Ann Nelson $17.10. Club Day rehearsals set after morning worship Sunday 6:45 p.m. United Order of Tents 326 to meet at Odd Fellows Hall Friday 7:30 p.m.
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YWCA
Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Ariese Lemons
4Th Street
Dorothy
M. C. White
St. Mark
Patterson
Presbyterian
A. W. Waddell
First Baptist Church
Aia
Emmanuel
Ann Brown
Mary Ann Nelson
Mez Levertus Rose
Phil Curry Vern
McLeod
Coroner rules on death by own action in England
In Streatley England coroner ruled yesterday that the death resulted from the act of the wife Lovelock. Her husband testified that he had urged her not to worry about cooking as they could eat out after they married.
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Streatley
Eng
Adolf Spins Bordentown to Aid Steel Defense Effort
In Bordentown New Jersey Adolf attempts a spin to support the nation’s steel drive for defense. The short item notes a local figure aiding the war effort with a spin in town.
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Adolf
Bordentown
N. J
Britain weighs whether to build its own atomic bomb
United Press reports Britain could construct an atomic bomb whenever desired but faces a debate on necessity. Proponents urge production to demonstrate independence from U S aid, while opponents cite strong ties with the United States. The piece notes Harwell and Sellafield facilities, uranium-235 and plutonium, and plans for a future atomic power plant.
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Paul F. Ellis
United Press
London
Britain
United States
Harwell
Ird
Chester
Sellafield
Nagasaki
Japan
Ie Brookhaven
N.Y
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