Senate Puts Brake on Air Force Bill
The Senate resisted a House passed Air Force appropriation of 3 billion 196 million for expansion to 70 groups. Bridges and Gurney expressed caution, while the air power bill faced internal split. Estimates place future costs around six billion annually with thousands of planes and reserves.
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Rainsoaked Hill Moves Crumbles Pittsburgh House
Rain drenched hillside near Pittsburgh shifted today endangering a house, buckling Allegheny River Boulevard and flagging a gas pipeline. Police estimate movement at about five eighths of an inch per hour as fissures widened on the 600 foot hill rising from the river to Longue Vue Country Club. Over four inches of rain fell before the showers ended.
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News High Lights Top Day in Long Beach
Hottest day of the year noted in Long Beach with reports across multiple pages. Other items include Pan American Day parade and Fiesta events, bonds worth three million for Harbor Department, political forecasts on universal military training, and global news briefs across Pages A-2 to A-15.
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Utah Mother Gives Birth To Her Twentieth Child
In Tooele Utah Mrs Vera Allies aged 42 welcomed her twentieth baby Tuesday. The newborn is a boy like her prior nineteen single births. Eleven of the children are living with ages ranging downward to 23 years old.
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Tens of Thousands Hit by Floods Across Eight States
Severe flooding left 22,000 homeless across eight states as the Ohio River crest rose to 44.3 feet at Wheeling and towns like Cincinnati and Marietta faced widespread inundation. Thousands evacuated, homes ruined, and rescue operations using boats continued amid forecasts of lingering mud and silt.
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No Coal G M to Close Plants
General Motors announced it will close all automobile fabricating plants and idle 200000 workers by April 23 due to coal strike disruptions. The company cited shortages of pig iron and steel supplies but said automotive assembly plants would stay in operation.
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U.N. Assembly Reaffirms Plea for Palestine Truce
The United Nations second Palestine session opened with a renewed demand for an immediate Israeli Arab cease fire. Brazil’s Joao Carlos Muniz urged suspension of hostilities to create a cooperative framework. Argentina’s Dr Jose Arce elected permanent president for the session, backed by six Arab states, amid caution about big powers influencing outcomes.
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Coast Guard Ships Hunt Floating Mines
The Coast Guard patrolled west coast shipping lanes for floating mines believed to be Japanese. A spokesman cited 18 mines sighted since Monday, linking the rise to Aleutian storms. A cutter was dispatched to sink one ten miles off Eureka yesterday as others were reported in Seat tle Honolulu steamship routes.
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Briton Heads States Bound by Aid Plan
Paris April 16 A P Sixteen nations and Germany's western zones agreed to form a permanent European cooperation organization backed by the Marshall Plan. Sir Edmund Hall-Patch of Britain was named first president with Paris as headquarters and Robert Marjolin of France as secretary general. Delegates from France Britain Italy Sweden Switzerland Turkey and the Netherlands joined an executive committee for a one year term. The charter was adopted and signed by all at a plenary session in the Clock Room. Bevin praised the agreement noting room for expansion to include all subscribing European nations. The conference also sent thanks to the United States for its aid. The contracting powers listed include Austria Belgium Britain Denmark France Greece Ireland Iceland Italy Luxembourg Norway Netherlands Portugal Sweden Switzerland Turkey and the French British and American zones of Germany.
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Explosives Found in Glasgow Nationalist Headquarters
UPA police raided the Young Scotland movement in Glasgow today uncovering two truckloads of explosives and multiple documents. Three men were arrested on charges of unauthorized possession of explosives. A nearby caretaker told reporters the group appeared friendly.
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Colombia Revolt Rehearsal Spurs US Hearings
Washington April 16 A congressional committee pressed for facts about Colombia's revolt pattern and potential US spillover The panel questioned why the State Department allowed the Bogota Pan American Conference despite warnings of communist plotting Chairman Brown sought clarity on CIA warnings and Marshall comments The hearing cited warnings and compared Colombia events with US conditions noting figures Jorge Galán and Henry Wallace as parallels in extreme left activity
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Army Builds Up Garrison in Alaska From Mobile Reserve
The Army转plans to bolster Alaska with air and ground units from the west coast and Hawaii while no combat troops are stationed there. About 7,000 troops will be strengthened as Congress weighs expanding the permanent garrison to 15,000 under Gen. Omar Bradley. Troops from Hawaii and Fort Lewis will train in Alaska for summer operations, including anti aircraft personnel, to balance air and ground forces. Reports of Russian incursions and a Nome crash being linked to Russia were denied by both Air Force and Alaska Command.
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Curb Exchange Strike Settled in New York
A New York strike at the Curb Exchange ended with a 10 percent pay increase and a signing bonus. The union shop demanded by the AFL United Financial Employees was not included in the agreement. The walkout began in March.
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Body Found on Park Bench Identified
The body found on a park bench was identified as Willard J Hale Exchange, an employee of the New York Stock Exchange. The man, described as a former government worker, was found in Sacramento on April 16 and identified by stock exchange employees.
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Sleeping Pills Hospitalize Mrs James Roosevelt
Beverly Hills April 16 UP Mrs James Roosevelt 22 was hospitalized for overdose of sleeping tablets. Doctor said she took some pills by mistake thinking they were headache tablets. Husband reported she had been taking sleeping pills since birth of their child in January. Condition listed as good hours after admission.
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