Russia Leads U S in Aircraft Production and Service
An American aviation expert notes Russia surpasses the United States in production and in the number of military planes in service. He argues U S aircraft remain superior in performance and effectiveness, and stresses air power as key to security and world peace. The report also covers atomic secrets, Fuchs trial, and a national defense study on protective structures.
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James J. Strebig
Washington
Russia
United States
John F. Victory
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
NACA
U. S
Cosmopolitan Club
National Security Resources Board
NLRB
Hiroshima
Japan
Hearings Ended As Negotiations Fail
President Truman's fact finding board wrapped up coal dispute hearings and will draft a report to the White House aimed for Saturday. The report could prompt Attorney General McGrath to seek a court order forcing 370,000 striking miners back to work.
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Washington
Truman
Factfinding Board
White House
McGrath
Republicans Plan Senate Fight Over Civil Rights Bill
Republican leaders moved to force a Senate showdown on civil rights, with Taft promising action within two weeks on the fair employment practices commission bill. Senators Lodge and Ives urged debate, while Southern Democrats would filibuster, risking a stalemate without 64 votes to curb debate.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
FEPC
Lodge
R-Mass
Ives
RNY
Russia Seizes North Korea Naval Bases Leasing Ports
An Associated Press report says Russia has acquired naval bases in North Korea, with ports leased similarly to Port Arthur. Moscow allegedly stations Soviet officers there while expanding Pacific submarine reach as U S anti submarine drills loom.
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Associated Press
Russia
North Korea
Seoul
Port Arthur
Manchuria
Pacific
U.S. Navy
Tokyo
Shanghai
Hitler
Gestapo
Volk
Two Drug Firms Charged With Unfair Practices
The Justice Department filed a civil antitrust action in federal court at Detroit against Parke-D Davis and Co. and Eli Lilly and Co. Both firms, based in Detroit and Indianapolis, allegedly conspired to monopolize hard gelatin capsules used for vitamin pills by gaining control of capsule-making machinery.
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Washington
Justice Department
McGrath
Detroit
Parke-Davis and Co
Eli Lilly and Co
Indianapolis
Department
Catholic Paper Attacks Bergman Film Ban
In Rome the Il Popolo, organ of Premier De Gasperi's Catholic party, urged restraint while criticizing calls in the United States to ban the Ingrid Bergman Rossellini film Stromboli. The paper urged judging the work serenely and suggested church censor boards may permit adult showings.
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Rome
Il Populo
Alcide de Gasperi
Christian Democratic
U. S
Id Populo
Vatican
Osservatore Romano
de Gasperi
Nashville Hit By Flash Flood
A fresh blanket of snow covered areas in the northern Great Lakes region today but there was no severe wintry weather in that section or elsewhere. A flash flood spurred the rise of the Cumberland river in Nashville early today flooding streets and highways after two inches of rain and hail with lightning. Temperatures across the nation showed mild readings with New York at 42 and Boston 27, while sub zero readings persisted in northern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota.
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Great Lakes
Cumberland
Nashville
Weather Bureau
Gulf States
Ohio Valley
Atlantic
Charlotte
Carolinas
Minnesota
North Dakota
Pembina
N.D
Bemidji
Minn
Elgin unit rewrites air force tactics at Eglin base
A secretive Elgin group, the 3200th proof test squadron at Eglin Air Force Base Florida, tests subsonic speeds and new weapons to determine optimal use for frontline units. They evaluate the F 48 Thunderjet and the B 36 and B 45 bombers, exposing how they perform under combat conditions from arctic to tropical environments.
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Elgin Air Force Base
Fla
Elgin
Air Force
Air Proving Ground
Florida
America
3200Th
Air Force Army
Eglin
Gulf Coast
Arctic
Massachusetts Roads Rendered Dangerous
Freezing rain glazed highways around Boston causing one death and injuries or shock to over 100 bus passengers. Traffic halted on major routes into the city with tie-ups up to a mile and a half. Western Massachusetts saw light freezing snow making driving hazardous as Maine warmed after six days below zero.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Maine
Indochina Faces Split Over Bao Dai Ho Chi Minh
In Saigon Indochina struggles for leadership as Bao Dai backed by France and Western powers competes with Ho Chi Minh supported by the Soviet Union and Red China. Officials estimate 80,000 Vietminh troops plus widespread guerrilla activity across Tonkin Annam and Cochin China amid France's transfer of internal powers toward autonomy.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Indochina
Bao Dai
Ho Chi-minh
Soviet Union
Red China
Bao Ji
Texas
Tonkin
Annam
Cochin China
Vietnam Republic
House Passes Postal Rate Increase Bill
The House voted to raise postal rates by about 130 million dollars annually to reduce the Post Office deficit. The measure, supported by the administration, faced delays over a technical reading requirement before final passage sent it to the Senate.
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House
Washington
Post Office Department
Senate
Stock Market In Upward Trend
New York stock market edged higher though gains were fractional. Television and radio stocks rose about a point with Magnavox Admiral Emerson Philco Radio Corp. Zenith Motorola among gainers while coal talks news did not alter trends. Higher prices paid for Chrysler U S Rubber Columbia Gas American Smelting Homestake Air Reduction American Tobacco Chesapeake Ohio Southern Pacific Standard Oil NP Pan American Airways and U S Gypsum.
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New York
Magnavox
Admiral
Emerson
Philco
Radio Corp
Zenith
Motorola
John L. Lewis
Chrysler
U. S. Rubber
Columbia Gas
American Smelting
Homestake
American Tobacco
Chesapeake & Ohio
Southern Pacific
Standard Oil
Pan American Airways
U. S. Gypsum
Gross Mentioned for Atomic Chief
The New York Times reports Dr Paul Gross vice president of Duke University is recommended for the chairmanship of the U S Atomic Energy Commission. The push comes from Senator Frank P Graham of North Carolina and Gross has served on the Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies board.
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Gross
The
New York Times
Paul Gross
Duke University
Durham
N. C
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
North Carolina
U. S
Frank P. Graham
Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies
Railroad and Steel Workers Face Mass Layoffs as Coal Strike Sours Talks
Pittsburgh report details nationwide disruption as 34 400 workers enter idleness. Inland Steel Chicago closes a blast furnace Republic Steel shuts a Youngstown furnace Delphi Indiana schools close. Detroit automakers suspend overtime and Saturday work while railroads cut coal burning and passenger services by large margins. Pickets attack Island Creek Coal Company division superintendent as negotiations collapse.
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Pittsburgh
Washington
Inland Steel Company
Chicago
Republic Steel Corporation
Youngstown
Detroit
General Motors Corporation
Ford Motor Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Island Creek Coal Company
Nick
Family Burned To Death In Apartment
In Albany New York a young unemployed truck driver his wife and their three children died in a basement apartment fire. The five victims named Robert H Pelle 28 Margaret 24 Henry 3 months Fall 18 months and Theodore 3. The blaze likely started from a defective oil stove and firemen arrived after the basement was already burning.
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Albany
N. Y
Robert H Pelle
Margaret
Henry
Fail
Theodore
Frank O'Connor
Modernized Magistrate Court System Proposed
A North Carolina committee urges reform of traffic justice citing speed trap criticism. The plan suggests magistrate court modernization to speed cases, with governor Scott naming Harry McMullan Landon Rosser and Charles Parker to study and propose changes. Travelers complain about excessive costs and delays, as magistrates cannot handle traffic cases directly.
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Raleigh
Scott
Charles J. Parker
Justices of the Peace
Recorder’s Court
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Board of Inquiry
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George H. Love
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