Senate censure of Air Force over lackland trainee policy
Senate Preparedness Sub committee censured the Air Force for seeking top trainees by flooding Lackland with recruits to avoid losing them to the Army and Navy. The report cited overcrowding, unlighted tents, and inexperienced supervisors, calling the policy deliberate and harmful to national interests. Air Force officials acknowledged a mistake and study recommendations.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Air Force
Army
Navy
Lackland, Texair
Sen
Johnson
D.-Tex
Lackland
Dieht
Air Force Headquarters
Central Korean Front Seen Reversing Communist Offensive
Lt. Ridgway declared the UN has regained initiative as central Korea reports say Communist counter-offensive was defeated. In Tokyo Kas Feb 19 INS notes Communist shore batteries opened fire on US fleet units bombarding Wonsan while UN ground push advanced six to eight miles in central Korea.
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U. 8
Eighth Army
Korra
Feb
Matthew 8
Ridgway
United Nations
PT. 8 Fighth
Korea
Tokyo
United States
Wonsan
North Korea
Central Korea
Bay
Red Shore
Most complainers make the best workers, study finds
Newark report from the University of Michigan Institute of Social Research says the loudest critics at work often become the top producers. The study, conducted at Prudential and other firms, notes complainers drive energy and success, while management perks show little impact on output. A separate Venice scene reports an unidentified nearly nude woman found strangled on Ocean Park sand, likely raped, with a powerfully assumed killer. The victim, about 35, had most clothes missing and a green blouse, a coat, and scattered matches and a cigarette lighter nearby. Detectives put time of death around 2 a.m.
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Newark
N.J
University of Michigan
Institute of Social Research
Venice
Ocean Park Amusement Area
Job Insecurity and Plant Closures Explained
The piece discusses how business or industrial plant closures cause unemployment and economic hardship. It outlines bankruptcy and unprofitability as common causes, noting that doors shut, assets liquidated, bills paid, and workers lose jobs, with effects felt regardless of the closure reason.
Millions of Homes Substandard, Census Data Warns
Housing Administrator Raymond Foley announced that millions of American homes fail livability standards. Referring to the 1950 housing census released last week he stated that 2,500,000 occupied non farm dwellings were dilapidated, signaling a broad housing quality issue nationwide.
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Washington
Raymond Foley
Soldier asks mother for fare to Korea twist ends in aid
A Lackland trainee told his mother he faced deployment to Korea and asked for money for a travel ticket. The mother contacted the base chaplain who explained that government funds would cover the GI’s fare rather than rely on family aid.
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Washington
Lackland
Tix
Ale
Korea
Gun Battle at Local Café Ends With Narrow Escapes
A Los Angeles officer and Long Beach bartender exchanged shots at Jack's Red Pool Cafe in Anaheim Street, narrowly missing fatal wounds. Aubrey L. Johnson, 24, bartender, fired near the heads of two drivers before Walter W. Smith, 29, intervened in civilian clothes and ordered a drop. Smith fired twice. Long Beach Sgt. Alvin Cobble arrived, ordered Smith to drop his weapon, and peace returned after a long pause.
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Long Beach
Aubrey L. Johnson
Jack's
Red Pool Cafe
Anaheim St
Johnson
Walter W. Smith
Smith
Alvin Cobble
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