House committee approves record postwar defense bill
The House appropriations panel backed a 15.9 billion national defense bill to fund Army Navy and Air Force for the year beginning July 1. The Air Force leads in total, with the Army and Navy under Truman’s request. General Bradley said war is not expected within the year, while Rep Mahon warned that anxiety and sacrifice are necessary to prepare for possible trouble. The bill sets 4,743,100 military personnel including 677,000 Army and 527,300 Navy with 35,700 Marines under regulars.
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United States
Rep. Mahon
Texas
Omar N. Bradley
Congress
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National Guard
Lava Boiling Again in Hawaiian Volcano
Honolulu reporters observed Mauna Loa erupting again as lava welled up from a gas blown fissure. A gray smoke plume rose about 800 feet, following last January’s lava flow that reached 15 miles downslope.
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Truck Crash Claims Pedestrian Woman Life
A pedestrian woman died after being struck by a truck in a city incident. The page notes plans for a shoreline proposal hearing slated Tuesday on Long Beach and mentions ongoing state tidelands battles with coverage across multiple pages.
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Cominform Accused Of Aiming At Yugoslav Civil War
Belgrade April 9 Tito accused the Cominform of trying to spark a civil war in Yugoslavia to overthrow his regime and strip the country of sovereignty. He warned the Communist Information Bureau that Yugoslavia would fight arms that have nothing in common with Marxist Leninist views of equality and sovereignty of small nations. He spoke two hours ten minutes at the Third Congress of the Yugoslav People's Front, denouncing the Soviet Union and its allies while pledging not to join warmongering blocs.
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Cominform
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Yugoslav People’s Front
Slovenia
Soviet Union
Stable fire at Pickwick Stables kills man in Burbank
A stable-hand perishes as a fire at Pickwick Stables in Burbank destroys the facility. Emil Hill, 47, is tentatively identified by the coroner as the victim. About 50 riding horses are saved after the blaze burns for two hours. cause remains undetermined.
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Pickwick Stables
Emil Hill
Quick Action Urged for German Republic
Dr Konrad Adenauer urged West German leaders to form a federal government quickly or face catastrophe. He warned failure would jeopardize democracy as Bonn’s Constitutional Assembly remains deadlocked amid disputes between Social Democrats and Christian Democrats over federal versus state control. Allies push for a swift constitution to grant semi sovereignty and unity with Western nations.
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Bonn
Navy to Keep Loaders on West Coast in Emergency
Secretary of Navy John Sullivan told House appropriations hearings the navy intends to retain West Coast personnel to load service ships in an emergency. He said the policy would ensure the navy can lead its own ships despite labor unrest.
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Secretary of Navy
John Sullivan
Navy
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Sullivan
Anti U S Riot Rocks Panama Over Aviation Pact
Panama April 9 Mounted police charged a crowd protesting a Panama United States aviation agreement and broke up the meeting with tear gas sabers and shots into the air Several persons were bruised by saber blows The Assembly debates a bill granting U S commercial aircraft landing rights at Panama airfields the opposition filibustered for days
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Eunpire
U. S
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Pix Dayne
Hope Remains Child in Well Still Is Alive
April 9 AP report from AN MARINO details rescue efforts for 3-year-old Kathy Fiscus trapped in a 95 foot section of a 14 inch well. engineers drill a second shaft while workers note a dress seen at depth and mixed expert opinions on survival. crowd of 3000 gathers as line of duty rescue continues with warm air pumping since yesterday.
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Associated Press
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Metz
Kathy
Raymond A. Hill
Los Angeles
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U S Plans Extension of Airlift Action
Washington April 9 The Air Force plans to keep flying supplies into Berlin indefinitely despite earlier hopes to end the airlift by summer Top air officials told the House appropriations committee they do not expect combat needs to end this year July 1 12 month funding bill discussed Lt Gen E W Rawlings warned June 1 hope may be abandoned and no firm end date exists for the operation
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Air Force
Berlin
House Appropriations Committee
Ithey
E. W. Rawlings
Fel
War Debates in House Over European Recovery Program
Washington April 9 Opponents cry war insanity and questions as the House opens a five hour debate on continuing the European Recovery Program Backers promise control and aim to pass the measure to keep aid flowing to non Communist Western Europe through July 1 1950 A Senate approved 70 to 7 a 5 58 billion bill while the House convened in extraordinary session led by Speaker Rayburn seeking final action.
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Texas
Election bet payoff planned for Los Angeles race
April 9 Sacramento reports elaborate plans to settle Murray Stravers’s un American activities committee bet with Arthur Samish. The wager tied Sen. Jack Tenney against Ellis Patterson for Los Angeles mayor. Patterson placed third, Tenney fourth. pay off set for lobby circuit at the Senate Hotel with peanut and beer concessions and a tailor made red white blue outfit.
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Murray Stravers
un-American Activities Committee
Calfornia Senate
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Arthur H.samish
Jack B. Tenney
Los Angeles
Ellis Patterson
Don- Fresenan
Patterson
Tenney
Sena
Tor Hotel
Sebastian
Cotton Club
O Samalsh
Bey
Russia in UN blast on bases in former Italian colonies
Andrei Gromyko accused Britain and the United States of maintaining strong bases in former Italian colonies to use for aggressive aims. He cited Libyan and other deployments while criticizing Western moves on the colonies at the UN Assembly. Hector McNeil rebutted the Soviet charge as propaganda.
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Italy
Andrei A. Gromyko
United Nations Assembly
Gromyko
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United States
France
Soviet Union
Hector McNeil
58 Nation
General Assembly
Britain
Libya
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Viet
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Palestine
Cirenaica
U.S
Tripoitania
Warren to Block Rent Decontrol Without System
Gov. Earl Warren rules out any lifting of rent ceilings in California under the federal home rule law until a uniform decontrol system is in place. He met with the League of California Cities to plan a standard procedure and advisory board of mayors to guide hearings. Ward Cox said municipalities may end rent controls after a proper hearing, but only with a governor approved resolution and adequate standards.
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Earl Warren
California
Warren
League of California
U. S
Ward Cox
Cox
Two Infants Perish in Flaming House in Burg Pa
Firefighters from three nearby towns battled flames as two infants died trapped in a burning Burg Pennsylvania home. Dennie Lee Yoder, 17 months, and Rebecca Ann Yoder, six months, were killed yesterday. details incomplete due to damaged text.
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