Senators Agree To Limit Draft Of Medical Men
Senators on the armed services committee discussed restricting calls of doctors and dentists into service. Chairman Gurney said final action is delayed by medical manpower limits, while House members push a straight two year draft bill. The debate frames a broader fight over universal military training integrated with the draft.
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Washington
Armed Services
Gurney
S.D
Senate Armed Services Committee
House Armed Services Committee
Martin
Mass
House
Congress
Senate
Army
Navy
Air Force
Andrews
N.Y
House Committee
Rep
Arends
Armed Services Committee
Royall
Defense Forrestal
Rules Committee
Aiken
Finance Committee
Sen. Fulbright
D-Ark
Tornado Rips Texas Towns
A violent tornado leveled parts of McKinney and Princeton Texas killing three people and injuring 53. Across six states in 48 hours the death toll reached 23 with 156 plus injured. Names include J H Maynor 35 near Princeton Yola Lowry 78 of McKinney and Arthur Holmes. Maynor died when struck by lightning while on a tractor.
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McKinney
Tex
Princeton
Texas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
Kentucky
West Virginia
Earl Walker
Collin County
Red Cross
Wee
J. H. Maynor
Yola Lowry
Arthur Holmes
Maynor
Mediator Reports Gloomy Outlook in Rail Talk
A mediation conference with the nations railroads ended with no prospect of averting a strike by May 11. Frank Douglass, chair of the National Railroad Mediation Board, said carriers would offer only what the presidential fact finding board recommended. The three brotherhoods reject a 15 cent an hour wage rise as insufficient amid rising living costs.
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Chicago
Frank Douglass
National (Railroad) Mediation Board
Brotherhoods of Engineers
Douglass
Francis A. O'Neill, Jr
Mediation Board
Brotherhoods
City Hears Claus Anderson for Police Fire Board Term
Claus Anderson, Nash Motors personnel manager and ex council member, was named to the police and fire commission for a five year term ending May 1, 1953. The appointment followed petitions urging veteran residents and local workers. Anderson succeeds Morgan Chase. The council also filled the county supervisor seat, readied a subway project, and approved sewer relief work and a vocational school bond.
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PF Commission
Claus Anderson
Nash Motors
Monday
Police and Fire Commission
Morgan Chase
Anderson
Olkives
Builders
34Th Subway
RHA
A. E. Axtell
Tha
E. C. Nelson
Nelson
Gilbert Petzke
Wade
Consoer, Townsend and Associates
Chicago
Thirtyfourth Avenue
Kenosha
Jerusalem Quiet Amid Arab Attacks and Political Shifts
Arab gunfire rocked Neve Yacov and Atarot as Jewish residents reported bombardment from Judean hills while Kibbutz Kefar Etzion faced massing threats south of Jerusalem. Yehudia fell to Irgun after an overnight clash, depriving Lydda airfield approach.
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Neve Yacov
Atarot
Jerusalem
Holy City
Kefar Etzion
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Yehudia
North Shore Seeks to Drop 30-Mile Branch
Directors of the strikebound Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee railway plan to seek stockholder approval to abandon the 30 mile Shore Line branch from Chicago to North Chicago. A deficit of 600000 in 1947 is cited and 1400 jobs could be lost if the line closes. The electric line has been idle since March 27 due to a wage dispute.
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North Shore
Chicago
Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railway
North Chicago
FHA
Senate Delays Oleomargarine Bill Calendar Action
The senate voted 56 to 15 to study the oleomargarine tax repeal bill before calendar placement. Senator Van denberg weighs whether to refer it to the finance or agriculture committee as Aiken seeks a compromise and a plan for possible action.
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Washington
Senate
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Finance Committee
Agriculture Committee
Aiken
R-Vi
Alea
Penny Bets Charged Man Held for Court Action
Edward C. Burton, 35, was held in bail today on charges of taking penny number bets from children.
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Philadelphia
Edward C. Burton
Junk Truck Outdoes Bull In China Shop
A collision 12 miles east of Oklahoma City caused 15,000 pounds of industrial glass to shatter on the pavement when a trailer truck overturned. A junk truck involved suffered minor damage and was hardly scratched.
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Oklahoma City
Here
Greeks execute 154 guerrillas amid mass crackdown
Athens reports 154 alleged guerrillas and Communists executed by firing squads in a single day. Authorities say most had long death sentences for crimes during late 1944 unrest, as a roundup follows the assassination of Justice Minister Cristos Ladas and a surge against subversives.
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Athens
U.P
Cristos Ladas
Optical Firms Named in Suits
Washington reports attorney general Clark filed four anti trust suits against midwest optical wholesalers and eye doctors charging rebates of about half the prescription fee. Actions aim to halt payments or acceptance of rebates to lower eyeglass prices. Defendants include White Hains Optical Co and subsidiaries in Columbus Springfield Detroit, N P Benson Optical Co of Minneapolis, and Uhlemanh Optical Co plus House of Vision Belgard Spero Chicago.
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Washington
Clark
John F. Sennett
Columbus
White Hains Optical Co
Springfield
Ill
Detroit
Mich
Minneapolis
N. P. Benson Optical Co
Chicago
Uhlemanhtical Co
House of Vision-Belgard Spero
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KHA
Aaneru
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