First A bomb description by eyewitness Berryman
Jim Berry man Washington Star cartoonist gives what he calls an authorized description of the A bomb. He saw an air dropped device described as 20 feet long 9 to 10 feet in diameter with a tail and four wings. Weight about 10000 pounds. The bomb nicknamed The Thing and shown in a practice run from Hunter AFB Savannah.
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Gps Lock Magazine Today
Jim Berry
Washington Star
Lock
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Berryman
Beig
Hunter Air Force Base
Savannah
Roscoe c. Wilson
Atomic Energy
Hoboken
Manhattan
Brook
Posses Continue Clueless Search for Lost Youth
Sheriff's posses in southeast Los Angeles County still seek 10 year old Norwalk boy Charles Henry Houghton Jr who vanished 12 days ago. Detective Sgt Robert Friele says no clues exist and the boy may be lost in McNally Ranch region or abducted or locked in a freight car while playing. Father works as railroad switchman.
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Sheriff's Posses
Los Angeles
Norwalk
Robert Friele
Charles Henry ‘Houghton Jr
Friele
McNally Ranch
Coast Guard and Wardens Crack Down on Sport Fish Boats
Coast Guard and game wardens fined sport fish boat skippers and passengers at Long Beach for over limit catches and poor records. Several passengers were cited and to appear in municipal court. Wardens report passengers exceeded limits while the Coast Guard surveys sport craft with sleeping accommodations to enforce certified space rules.
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Long Beach
Coast Guard
Wedding Rate Up as Divorces Dip
U S Public Health Service reports 1 669 934 Americans married in 1950 up nearly 1.8 percent from 1949 while divorces fell to 385 000 the lowest since 1943 and 3 percent below the prior year. Statisticians estimate 11 per 1000 persons married and 2 5 per 1000 did not marry. Nevada leads in marriages and divorces with marriage rate 311.7 per 1000 and divorce rate 55.7 per 1000.
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Cupid
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Nevada
Release Planned for Air Volunteers
Washington April 23 AP news that enlisted Air Force volunteers who did not receive drill pay before being called will be released after 12 months of active duty. Assistant Secretary Harold C. Stuart told a House subcommittee most non drill pay reservists will be released in August and may choose to stay on active duty. He noted plans to keep all Air Force reserve officers and airmen of the organized reserve in active service for 21 months, with about 223,000 reserve officers and 75,000 reserve airmen remaining uncalled by July 1.
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Apu
Air Force
Congress
Harold C. Stuart
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Organized Reserve
Air Force Organized Reserve
Air National Guard
Hukbalahap Killings Spark Manila Hunt for Huks
Philippine army swept the Can ada swamp area without finding the Communist Hukbalahap gang blamed for killing five American airmen and two women in an ambush near Santa Rosa, as U.S. and Philippine officials vow to pursue the attackers. One Filipino soldier was wounded in further clashes.
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Manila
Philippines
Canada
U.S. 13Th Air Force
Clark Air Force Base
Santa Rosa
Cabanatuan
Ramon Magsaysay
Shinwell Sees New Peace Hope for Korea
Haswell England April 23 Emanuel Shinwell British defense minister said the dismissal of Gen MacArthur creates a new chance for the United Nations and the Peiping government to end the Korean fighting. He told constituents the opportunity has been present for some time and MacArthurs removal offers a chance for both sides to come together to end the Korean affair.
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Haswell
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Gen
MacArthur
United Nations
Emanuel Shinwell
Peiping
NLRB Orders Port Guard Election Between Unions
The National Labor Relations Board will hold an election within 30 days among 121 Newton Investigation Bureau waterfront guards to choose between the ILWU and the Seafarers International Union. The AFL petitioned for the election, TLWU opposed. Pinkerton guards at the harbor were absorbed by ILWU and sent to jobs.
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National Labor Relations Board
Newton Investigation Bureau of
Long Head
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
Seafarers International Union
AFL
TLWU
NLRB
W. F. Smith
Love Marriage and Security in Parenthood
A condensed Reader's Digest feature by Henry C Link argues that marital security grows with experiencing parenthood and summarizes four key influences on a happy marriage. The piece suggests not waiting to have children due to money concerns and highlights the value of emotional compatibility, shared goals, and communication in building a lasting home.
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Henry C. Link
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