Solons Step in to Halt Waste
A House procurement subcommittee claimed it saved the government and taxpayers 462000 by challenging a Navy bid for 283 water distillation units costing over 2300000. Cleaver Brooks of Milwaukee won after price cuts, while two lower bidders alleged bias. The panel vows continued scrutiny of procurement.
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Russell Brines
Washington
House
Watehdoe
Navy
Armed Services
Taittee
Sebsrit D.-La
Nav
Cleaver- Brooks Manufacturing
Milliwaukee
Wis
Navy Department
Cleavar Brooks
Hebert
Refinite Manufacturing Co
Omaha
Neb
Mechanical Equipment Co
New Orleans
Milwaukee
John Cleaver
Cleaver Brooks
Will of film star Maria Montez found by widower
In Hollywood the missing 1948 will of actress Maria Montez was found in the Beverly Hills garage by her widower Jean Pierre Aumont. The estate is likely about 250000 dollars with major share to Aumont and their 45 year old daughter Marie Christina. Publicist Ken Carter said probate filed by attorney Gregson Bautzer will follow, detailing gifts to Montez's relatives and companions.
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Hollywood
Maria Montez
Jean Pierre Aumont
Paris
Beverly Hills
Ken Carter
Carter
Miss Montez
Consuelo Gracia
Aumont
Gregson Bautzer
Marie Christina
Teresa Gracia
Santo Domingo
Adita Gracia
Lucita Roy
Teresita Gracia
Union Bonds for Libel Judgment Against Seattle Union
GE Superior Judge Malcolm Douglas ordered the Independent National Marine Cooks and Stewards Union to turn over 298000 in bonds to a receiver, in a case arising from a 475600 libel judgment for former members. Wilbur Zandel named receiver. the union appeals to the state Supreme Court.
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Seattle
Malcolm Douglas
Independent
National Marine Cooks'& Stewards Union
Douglas
Wilbur Zandel
City Bar Association
Samuel
Bassett
John. Geisness
State Supreme Court
San Francisco
Doug
Navy Planes Leave for Polar Research Mission
Two Navy planes depart for a thirteen month Arctic study from Patuxent River with a scientist aboard, aiming to be the first to land on the North Polar icecap. The expedition, Skijump II, follows last year’s effort and will operate from Point Barrow with Johns Hopkins Arctic Research Laboratory as home base.
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Washington
Navy
North Polar
Pole
North Pole
Arctic
Irs
J. F. Holmes
Woods Hole
Mass
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Wavy
Naval Air Test Center
Patuxent River
Point Barrow
Alaska
Patuxent
Johns Hopkins University Arctic Research Laboratory
Share and Share Alike Father and 10 Sons Partners
In Clio Michigan a 59 year old Paul Kolenda and his 10 sons run a vacuum cleaner and home sanitation distributorship formed two years ago. The brothers operate as equal partners, none drawing salary or commission, with profits divided at year end after personal withdrawals. The family lives nearby and adheres to Christian principles with no operating disputes reported.
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CLIO
Mich
Paul Kolenda
Kojenda
Flint
Christ
Louis Kolenda
Louie
John
Ernie
Arnold
Roland
Norman
Robert
Sai Bill
Captain Made Vice Admiral 54 Years Late
Adm. William R. White, 75, of New Hope Pennsylvania, says a Dewey commendation from Manila earned him a later promotion to vice admiral. The Navy reportedly knew nothing of the letter until found among Dewey papers. White recounts how a 500 man unit in a small craft tricked Spanish forces into retreating as he probed Manila’s defenses.
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Philadelphia
Dewey
Manila
William R. White
New Hope
Navy
Jutim
White
U. S. Navy
Trumans to Attend Service for King
President and Mrs. Truman will attend a memorial service for the late King George VI at Washington Cathedral at 3 p.m. Friday. Cabinet, Supreme Court, diplomatic corps, and Congressional leaders invited. Right Rev Angus Bun will give the memorial address. Sir Oliver Franks will read the Jesson.
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Washington
Truman
George VI
Washington Cathedral
London
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
Congressional
Angus Bun
Episcopal
Oliver Franks
Mossadegh Wins in Clean Sweep Tehran Election
Premier Mossadegh's Nationalist forces swept Tehran's national election contests. All 11 deputies elected from the city to Iran's Majlis are Mos sadegh men. Seven belong to his National Front, one is a pro Mossadegh independent, and a mutlah is noted. The National Front also leads 22 seats decided so far in the December start election.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Majlis
House of Parliament
Mossadegh
Itional Front
Mutlah
Mosier Uriest
Theats
Kansas City Raises Bus Fare to 20 Cents
Streetcar and bus riders in greater Kansas City will pay a 20 cent basic fare, the nation's highest at the time, effective tomorrow as revisions take effect across the system. Fare increase affects riders citywide including the streetcar network, with service unchanged beyond the higher price.
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Kansas City
Sansas ClLy
Ren
Narcotics Raids Cut U S Trade in Half
Narcotics Commissioner Harry J. Anslinger announced that teenage drug addiction has been cut more than half after a nationwide 1951 crackdown. The annual report cites a 30 percent rise in illicit drug seizures from 1950 and 4172 narcotics law violators arrested, plus a Jan. 4- to mid-year nationwide roundup that nabbed 520 more dope peddlers.
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Washington
Harry J. Anslinger
Anslinger
Narcotics Bureau
Congress
Girl Born Same Night Airman Father Killed
In Auburn Alabama February 9 a baby girl was born to First Lt. Ailent Fy Baker. The child died the same night as the pilot’s father per an Air Force telegram. It is believed Baker was among 13 American crewmen killed when a B29 crashed near Nokota Air Base in a snowstorm.
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Auburn
Nox
Ailent Fy Baker
Tapan
Red Haired Woman Leads L A Bandit Gang
Police hunt a five member gang led by a red haired woman after a $1600 market raid on W Third Street. Two women pretended shopping while two men posed as husbands and two others acted as lookouts. Morris Kushner 45 driven to a safe as cash was scooped up.
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Los Angeles
W. Third St
Morris Kushner
Jungle Girls Live in Trees
LORYO February 9 report in Mainichi describes two pygmy sisters aged 15 and 17 living year round in trees near Shimizu, Japan. They reportedly avoid strangers, speak an unknown language, and have small, undeveloped bodies with bent postures when not climbing.
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Mainichi
Shimizu
Japan
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