Senate probes uncover trivial waste at Air Force bases
The Senate armed services subcommittee on preparedness reported multiple instances of trivial waste across six Air Force bases. It cited luxuries like elaborate dining hall equipment, hotel‑style dormitories, lavish recreational facilities, and misused personnel, while noting shortages in planes and parts at several facilities.
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Senate
Air Force Bases
Washington
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee On
Air Force
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Texas
WAF
Mather
Lowry
Boeing Aircraft Co
Mareh
Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Corp
Carswell
Puhgee
National Guard
Rlub
March
Dust Storm Ravages Southwest Stripping Topsoil
Winds up to 60 miles an hour sweep across New Mexico to Louisiana turning a dust belt into a choking haze. Louis P. Merrill of the Salt Conservation Service warns this may worsen through winter as 7,000 acres suffer severe damage and 90,000 more endure wind erosion across Texas New Mexico Oklahoma Kansas and Missouri. Regular rainfall remains scarce with Lubbock in the center of the hardest hit area and dust obscuring the sun.
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United Press
New Mexico
Texas
South Plains
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Louis P. Merrill
Salt Conservation Service
Fort Worth
Lubbock
Hobbs
Big Springs
Big Spring
Plainview
Panhandle
Merrill
Army Chief Says Atomic Shell Cannon Ready Soon
Army Chief Gen J Lawton Collins disclosed on Mutual radio that an atomic artillery cannon has been tested and could be ready for battlefield use in the not too distant future. He stressed only the cannon, not the shell, has been proved in field tests and cited tactical employment under certain conditions. He predicted armistice in Korea may come, vows UN forces will stay, and warned stronger Red forces still leave the Allies prepared. Collin’s comments place the weapon as America’s tactical response amid Nevada tests and ongoing atomic arms development.
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Army
J. Lawton Collins
America
Russia
Wll
Collins
Mutual Broadcasting System
Nevada
Korea
United Nations
Manchuria
U. N
U. S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
el Paso
Texas
Ordnance Proving Ground
Aberdeen
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