Hoover Commission weighs civilian chairman for joint chiefs
Washington February 5 AP reports the Hoover Commission weighs a civilian chairman over the three equal chiefs of staff to curb interservice rivalry. It also favors trimming secretaries power while keeping titles, and centralizing authority with the Defense Secretary.
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Washington
Hoover Commission
United States Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
Navy
Air Force
Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Defense
Congress
Commission
Air
Hoover
Defense Secretary
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Tigatig
Joint Chiefs
Defense
Forrestal
Ghiets
Coast Guard Feeds Ducks by Airplane
In PORT ANGELES Washington on February 5 a Coast Guard PSY plane dropped 400 pounds of grain to feed about 15000 ducks starving in heavy snow near Seouim and Frere. The action followed an order from the U S Fish and Wildlife Service to aid wildlife during the harsh conditions. Willam Tierre and Bover ing assisted the feeding effort as Washington State Game Commission officials.
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Port Angeles
Wash
Coast Guard
Frere
Ation
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Willam Tierre
Bover Ing
Washington State Game Commission
Seouim
Strait of Juan, de Fuca
West East Record Set by Constellation Flight
The Gm Constellation transport set a new coast to coast record by flying Los Angeles to New York in six hours 17 minutes 3 92/5 seconds. Capt. Fred E. Davis of Miami piloted the routine delivery to LaGuardia with two crew aboard, timed by the National Aeronautical Association.
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New York
Gm al Constellation Transport
Los Angeles
Eastern Airlines
Fred E. Davis
Miami
Fla
la Guardia
National Aeronautical Association
Debutante Miss Sue Mason Kendal Weds James King Norris Jr
Miss Sue Mason Kendal a debutante of this season was married today to James King Norris Jr of New York. The bride is the daughter of Messmore Kendall, New York financier and theatrical official, and of Mrs. Paul C Bancroft Jr of San Francisco.
Bette Davis Tops 1946 47 Salaries As Highest Paid Woman
Treasury lists show Bette Davis earned 328000 in 1946 47, with Deanna Durbin earning 232477 and Betty Grable 159333. Humphrey Bogart led actors at 467361 while Charles P. Skouras topped all at 985800 in earlier figures. Dorothy Shaver was the highest paid businesswoman at 110000.
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Tashington
Bette Davis
Treasury
Misa Davis
Wagner Bros
Betty Grable
20Th Century-Fox
Deanna Durbin
Universal Pictures
Hollywood
Humphrey Bogart
Bogart
Warner Brothers
Seouras
Movieland
Charles P. Skouras
Jacob W. Schwab
New York
Dorothy Shaver
Lord & Taylor
Trade Pacts Are Urged by House Ways and Means
Washington February 5 A majority of the House Ways and Means committee formally recommended restoring reciprocal trade agreements. The report calls that course the only action consistent with our foreign policy as a whole. The measure extends the president's power to negotiate mutual tariff cuts with other nations until June 12 1951 and removes Republican restrictions from the 80th Congress.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Congress
Tariff Commission
Free Fracas Round-robin Fight Kills Snake in Ipswich
In Ipswich near Brisbane a cat bit a snake and the snake bit the cat. An outsider killed the snake. The cat owner Kevin Bailey aged 6 patted his cat in sympathy. The cat bit Kevin on the wrist and he was taken to hospital after the bite. The cat fled as a result of the snake bite.
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Brisbane
Ipswich
Kevin Bailey
Kevin
Hospital
Wolcott Urges Caution on Rent Controls and Inflation Powers
Rep. Wolcott of Michigan urged Senate action only after price and employment trends clarified. He proposed a six month extension of rent ceilings and cautioned against broader inflation powers for Truman, while noting unemployment rose 700,000 in January and landlords in Tulsa threaten to withdraw rental properties.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Rep
Wolcott
Michigan
House Banking Committee
Spence
D.-Ky
Banking Committee
Tulsa
Okla
Sam
C. E. Marsastle
Marshall
Election bet loser to move to chauffeur bodyguard role
A former St Louis resident who lost a bet on Missouri's next governor will work as a chauffeur bodyguard at $20 weekly plus room and board. Fred Kiesel Jr of St Louis posted the job ad in Los Angeles, with the winner choosing the craftsperson to fill the post.
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Truman
Morgan
The
Treasury
Stanley Morner
Dennis Morgan
Warner Bros
Joseph Pulitzer
Pulitzer Publishing Co
St. Louis
William Goetz
Universal Pictures
Ann Sheridan
R. S. Lesage
Lesage Co
Tex
Robert Montgomery
George W. Mason
Nash-Kelvinator Co
Detroit
T. Louis
Missouri
San Francisco
Kiesel
Kiesele
Defense chief reports storm relief under control
Washington February 5 1949 Defense Secretary James Forrestal told President Truman that the western storm disaster is being brought under control relief operations proceeding satisfactorily The report prepared by Acting Army Secretary William H Draper Jr outlines Army Navy and Air Force efforts in the storm belt over the past week and notes open primary highways with focus now on secondary roads to reach isolated communities and livestock. The Army has over 1000 snow removal units spread across Nebraska South Dakota and Wyoming with more on the way The Air Force has provided 75 transport planes helicopters and ground equipment for Operation Hayride while the Navy supports aircraft and gear to distribute feed to snowbound herds.
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Washington
Defense
James Forrestal
Truman
Army
Whillam H. Draper Jr
Navy
Air Forces
Nebraska-South Dakota-Wyoming
Draper
Utah-Nevada-Arizona
Air Force
Bombers Reach Bermuda En Route to England
Eight U S bombers from the 92nd Group of the 1th Air Force landed at Kindley Field Bermuda from Spokane Washington. They are slated to fly to Sculthorpe England with eight more planes due tomorrow and a similar group Monday.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
U. S
Kindley, Field
Spokane
Wash
Sculthorpe
England
92Nd Wing
1Th Air Force
Outstanding Scouts to Meet Truman
President Truman will greet 12 outstanding Scouts at the White House next Thursday as part of the observance of the 39th anniversary of the organization. The 12 represent 2,221,157 Scouts and leaders nationwide, including James E. Gill, 17, of Berkeley, California.
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New York
Fen
Truman
White House
James E. Gill
Berkeley
Calit
Yakima Sportsmen Clash Over Elk Slaughter War
Yakima Valley ranchers push to kill invading elk blamed for orchard damage amid a heated clash with sportsmen, state game officials, and the county prosecutor. About 151 elk reported killed as drives continue. officials warn of legal action if laws are violated.
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Akin Wash
Yakima Valley
Washington
Valley Sportsmen's Association
Tieton-Cowiche
Here
Elk Protective Association
Yester
Iday
Fred van’ Arsdal
Ame
Harlan Eden
van Arsdol
The
Protective Association
Boy Wounds Pal as They Watch Film
In a New York East Side theater 10 year old Edward Ryan was wounded in the cheek and ear by a revolver fired by 9 year old Martin de Angelis during a film showing. The manager seized the pistol from Martin and police say the gun used lacked a license. Martin faced juvenile court proceedings and his father Peter de Angelis was charged with illegal possession of firearms.
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New York
East Side
FBI
Scotland Yard
Edward Ryan
Edward
Martin de Angelis
Martin
Eddie
Peter de Angelis
Children's Court
Moscow Plans Vast Building Boom This Year
Moscow announces plans to build nearly 1000 buildings in the year, about double last year’s total and surpassing prewar 1940 pace. The program includes housing, utilities, transport, and the cornerstone laying for the new Moscow University on Lenin Hills.
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Moscow
Moscow University
Lenin Hills
Fliers Pitch Hay at Record Rate Over Snowbound Flight
The Navy transport crew over the Navajo reservation claimed a world hay pitching record when a fire started in an engine. Pilot Lt. Ray M. Taft and crew juggled speed and altitude while tossing 80 pound bales to livestock, then returned to Litchfield Park, Arizona, with the hay cargo lost.
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Phoenix
Navy
Ray M. Taft
U. S. NW
Berkeley
Calif
Tuba City
Ariz
Tutt
Naval Air Facility
Litchfield Park
Cornhuskers Show Spunk Despite Snowbound Roads
News from Stuart and nearby towns details bulldozer crews opening farm routes, helping Rudolph Kubick keep nearby hay for winter feed, a farmer grinding wheat by hand near Sargent, and a bulldozer clearing a cemetery at Verdigre for the burial of Theodore Moticka who died two weeks ago.
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Stuart
Neb
Rudolph Kubick
Kubick
Sargent
Larry
Verdigre
Five wounded as grenades hit crowd in Shanghai theater
A Sunday incident in Shanghai left one Chinese person dead and four injured after Nationalist soldiers, blocked from entering a theater, threw two hand grenades into a watching crowd.
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Shanghai
Poles to Get Courses in Farm Collectivism
In Warsaw a series of agricultural schools will teach socialism and farm collectivization to aspiring experts. Leaders say schools must become centers of socialism and cultivate fighters for the new structure. Officials warn the plan targets nationwide socialization, though the minister expects only about 1 percent of farms to be affected in 1943.
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Warsaw
Poland
Hilary Mine
Industry and Commerce
Storm Toll 579 Lives and $236 Million Losses Told
A nationwide survey shows 579 deaths since January 1 due to storms and weather linked accidents. Property losses reach 236 million dollars with 174200 cattle and 153200 sheep killed, mainly in Wyoming Nebraska and South Dakota. Army and Air Force rescues continue as relief funds total 2.36 million.
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Acaco
Middle West
Arizona
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