Lovett Faults Korea War Ammunition Supply
Former Defense Deputy Robert A. Lovett told Senate investigators the ammunition program for Korea was definitely unsatisfactory and he removed it from the Army’s control. He said the shortage was first clear to him in September 1951, months after Gen. Van Fleet’s April 1951 return, while Van Fleet testified there was a shortage throughout.
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Washington
Robert A. Lovett
Lovett
George C. Marshall
Korea
James A. van Fleet
van Fleet
Eighth Army
Far East
Normandy
Europe
Senate
Armed Services
Gl Who Slew Girl Shot Self Critical
A West Burlington Iowa man Air Force S Sergeant Donald Rhoads shot and killed his French girl friend before turning the gun on himself. Hospital officials described him as critical, with fluctuating consciousness through Tuesday night.
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Paris
Air Force
Donald Rhoads
Burlington
Iowa
Taft predicts Eisenhower will run again in 1956
Senator Taft said Eisenhower will likely seek a second term when the time comes and predicted a party pressure push to keep him in the White House. He noted no one-term suggestion from the President and commented on related GOP leadership selections and Dewey opposition within the party.
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Washington
Robert Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
Taft
Senate
White House
Leonard W. Hall
New York
Hall
Thomas E. Dewey
GOP
Ohilean
Dewey
National Committee
Democrats Capture St Louis Mayoral Victory Big Margin
Ray mond R Tucker, a 56 year old engineering professor on leave from Washington University, won the St Louis mayoral race by an all time margin of 61433 votes, delivering a landslide for the Democrats in the city�s first major election since the national Republican victory.
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ST. Louis
Demoocrats
Raymond R. Tucker
Washington University
Farjr
Stifel
Tucke
Auto industry cuts pay amid living cost drop
Ford Motor Co and General Motors announced penny an hour pay cuts for production workers affecting more than 500000 employees as part of five year contracts with CIO United Auto Workers. The reductions, effective April 13, mirror industry wide patterns for hourly and salaried staff.
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Detroit — GP
Ford Motor Co
General Motors
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford
British Led Force Kills 21 Mau Mau in Kenya War Update
British led forces report 21 Mau Mau killed in the past 24 hours in Kenya. A new 1500 troop reinforcement from Britain arrives in Nairobi by air as part of intensified anti Mau Mau operations. Separately, wage adjustments tied to past late BLS index releases trigger minimal hourly pay changes for workers at various U S firms and railway crews.
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Nasrobs
Kenya
Vuv
Britain
Nairobi
Military POW Return Plans Under Discussion
Washington reports high level talks on bringing home American prisoners of war held by the Communists. Military Air Transport Service plans to fly released POWs to U S bases in Japan before final transport to the United States for medical care near home.
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Washington
Pentagon
Military Air Transport Service
MATS
Army
Japan
U. S
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Dunning
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Ihe
By Jack Bell
Milton Carpenter
Bureau of Labor Statistics
International Harvester Co
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