Armed Forces Merger Favored By Voters Who Follow Debate
A Princeton Womans Journal style poll shows a majority favor a unified command for the armed forces. President Truman supports merger. Navy opposes current form. Among educated groups favor is highest, while overall sentiment remains below 1945 levels due to Navy opposition.
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Princeton
N. J
Washington
Truman
Unified Command
Army
Navy
United States
Congress
McGill Becomes First Negro On Chicago Public Library Board
Nathan K. McGill, 67, joins Chicago Public Library Board as the first Black member. A former Illinois assistant attorney general and former general manager and counsel of the Chicago Defender, he was born in Quincy, Illinois.
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Chicago
Nathan K. McGill
Chicago Public Lhtary Board
Illinois
Chicago Defender
Quincy
Fila
La Follette’s Senate Re election Split Noted by Taft Supporters
Washington reports Morse of Oregon and Tait of Ohio clashed over Bob La Follette’s party move from Progressive to Republican. Taft endorsed La Follette, while Morse hinted he would add comment later. La Follette agreed to honor the Aug 13 primary and avoid an independent run if renomination fails.
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Morse
Oregon
Tait
Ohio
Senator la Follette
Wisconsin
Caine
Bob la Follette
Taft
la Follette
Oshkosh
Wayne Morse
Rma Morse
Joseph R. McCarthy
Lester Bradshaw
Milwaukee
Sailors Held For Sabotage On Sakawa
Court martial specifications prepared against five U. S. Navy crewmen accused of sabotaging the Japanese cruiser Sakawa en route to Bikini. Lieut. David Merrill testified the acts damaged fuel systems and high pressure lines during April 5 to 7 at Eniwetok, endangering crew. The five named include Fireman 2c Larne Faulkner and Seaman 2c William N. Lambright Jr.
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Pearl Harbor
U. S. Navy
Bikini
Cmdr
L. W. McConnaughay
14Th Naval] District
David Merrill
Hartford, Conn
Larne
Faulkner
William N. Lambright, Jr
East Palestine
Butter Shortage Squeezes Wisconsin Creameries Across State
In Wisconsin butter production has fallen about 50 percent from last year and 64 percent below the 1940-45 average. OPA price ceilings blamed as creamery output drops, with major declines noted in Portage, Eau Claire, Monroe, Trempealeau, and Vernon counties. Local plants report suspensions or drastic cutbacks while dairy officials warn of a potential end to butter production at current price levels.
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Wisconsin
OPA
Harvey Weavers
State Department of Agriculture
Weaver
Sheboygan
Walter Grasse
Sheboygan Products Company
Grasse
Oscar A. Damrow
Sheboygan Falls
Midwest Creamery Company
Plymouth
Edgar E. Peters
Eau Claire
Fall Creek
Washington Creamery
Portage County
Stevens Point
Wausau
la Crosse County
Electric Chair Survivor Awaits Official Rescue
Seventeen year old Willie Francis faces a possible rescue from a second electric chair attempt. Bertrand De Blanc will seek relief from the Louisiana Supreme Court after a habeas corpus bid failed. Governor Davis issued a six day reprieve as clemency pleas pour in following the botched execution for the murder of druggist Andrew I. Thomas.
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ST. Martinville
Willie Francis
Louisiana Supreme Court
State Attorney General's Office
Betrand de Blanc
Francis
Andrew I. Thomas
St. Martinsville
Former Michigan Official Arrigned on Gambling Conspiracy Charge
Laurence A. Lyon 53 a former Michigan deputy state police commissioner was arraigned in Glendale California municipal court on a fugitive warrant from Michigan accusing him of conspiring to violate gambling laws Lyon called it a political deal and said authorities knew his whereabouts He was arrested and two associates were held in Lansing
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Glendale
Calif
Laurence A. Lyon
Michigan
Lyon
Lansing
Parliament attendance recorded by machine in Persia
Members entering the Persian house of parliament have their names recorded by machine and absentees face fines, reflecting a shift to automated attendance tracking and penalties for absence.
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