Air Reserve Training resumes limited flight for reservists
The Air Force will restart flight training on a limited scale at 22 locations this summer after suspending 25 reserve training centers earlier in the fiscal year due to aircraft shortages. Maj. Gen. Leon W. Johnson notes flying will begin for reserve training wings at centers currently offering only ground training, with conventional aircraft first and jets later.
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Washington
Air Force
Leon W. Johnson
Continental Air Command
Johnson
Mind battleground highlighted in River Falls address
Dr. Fred RIVER FALLS Wis The major battleground between communism and democracy is the human mind. E B Fred president of the University of Wisconsin told River Falls State College graduates that individualism is strength and slogans fail when mass reaction governs. He praised cooperation among state institutions and urged unity in solving problems.
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River Falls
Wis
E. B. Fred
University of Wisconsin
River Falls State College
Fred
Service Station Returns to Kopacek in La Crosse
Charles Kopacek new manager of the Mobilgas Station at 5th and State Streets returns to his lifelong career in service stations. Born July 13 1913 in La Crosse he has spent years in station work and local business roles including coin machines and a route sales post. He is married with a 9 year old daughter.
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Mobilgas
5Th and
State Streets
Charles Kopacek
Johnson St
Kopacek
la Crosse
St. James School
Logan High School
North Side
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Capehart Warns of Attacks on American System
U S Senator Homer E Capehart warned in Milwaukee that attacks on the American system threaten freedom and wealth. He accused leaders of dividing citizens and teaching that the system is no good, saying speeches harm government by pitting farmers against city folk and workers against management.
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Sen. Capehart
Milwaukee
U. S
Homer E. Capehart
Ind
Indiana
Rhode Island Democrats Nominate Unpledged Delegates
Providence Rhode Island Democrats select 20 unpledged delegates for the national convention in Chicago next month. Four will have full votes and sixteen will have half votes. Governor Dennis J Roberts, as delegation chairman, said the group will stand by Roosevelt and Truman principles.
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Providence
R.I
Chicago
Dennis J. Roberts
Roosevelt
Truman
Steel strike threatens civilian and defense output
The steel strike endangers both civilian economy and the defense program as inventories hold for two to three weeks. Government actions froze steel stocks for civilian use while production nears a big stride in armament tooling. If the strike lasts, layoffs loom and supply may tighten unless inventories cover demand.
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Sam Dawson
New York
DiMaggio Ex Wife Seeks Custody Over Hollywood Travel
Dorothy Arnold, ex-wife of Joe DiMaggio, says she will seek full custody of their son Joe Jr and asks the court to bar the father from taking the boy to glamor spots and places with drinking. She later said she would support reasonable visiting rights and wants to curb exposure to the smart set.
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Los Angeles
Joe DiMaggio
Joe Jr
Hollywood
Dorothy Arnold
Joes
Bel Air
Marilyn Monroe
Miss Arnold
DiMaggio
Joe
Eviction clash at Elizabeth Stevens farm in Lapeer
Lapeer County Sheriff Clark W. Gregory and deputy Roland Eddy faced irate farmers as they tried to serve eviction papers on Elizabeth Stevens on her 80 acre farm sold to cover a 171 dollar assessment of a failed insurance association. Farmers pushed them back and sang God Bless America.
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Lapeer, Mich
Lapeer
Clark W. Gregory
Gregory
Roland Eddy
Elizabeth Stevens
Stevens
Lapeer Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Association
Eddy
America
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