Naval officers to drop one grade under Davis Amendment
The Navy will publish a list of 5400 lieutenants reverting to lieutenant junior grade as of March 31. Officers with temporary Apr 1 1953 or later dates of rank are affected. Reversions align with the Davis Amendment restricting pay and allowances for excess commissioned officers. Aboard the US3 Symbol, Lt. BE. Hellyfield Jr. awarded Good Conduct Medals to Clyde B. West Wayne T. Herndon Robert B. Skinner and Wilbur F. Donaldson. Additional notices include promotions of Clarence J. G. Duncan and Clifton B. Duncan, Soldier of the Month Stan Olson at Fort MacArthur, and Sgt. R. Jones promotion at Fort Bragg.
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Tre Chief of Naval Personnel
Leutenant
Dept. of Defense Appropriations
BE. E. Hellyfield Jr
Clyde BE
West
Wayne T. Herndon
QMC
Robert B. Skinner
EMI
Wilbur FP. Donaldson
Census Finds 43.88 Million U.S. Dwelling Units in 1950
The Census Bureau reports 43,883,398 dwelling units in April 1950, up 23 percent from 1940. Most growth occurred in the middle Atlantic and east north central regions, with rural and farm areas at 36 percent. About 20 percent were built 1940–1950, led by rural non farm houses. Arizona shows a 147 percent jump, while Vermont and Massachusetts rise 9 and 10 percent respectively.
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Washington
Ucr
Census Bureau
United States
Middle Atlantic
Lural
Arizona
Vermont
Massachusetts
Legality Question Clouds Alhambra Bond Issue
A state Education Code technicality questions whether Alhambra School District bonds worth 500000 and other county bonds totaling over 43 million are valid. County officials argue previous votes in Long Beach issues in 1945 1948 and 1950 show clear majorities, suggesting legality remains despite the challenge. A test case may be filed in Superior Court to resolve whether two thirds of all ballots or two thirds of votes on the bond issue determine approval.
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Alhambra
Long Beach
Board of Supervisors
Bank of America
Thut
William Lamoreaux
Samortar Court
Georgia House rejects coined word andor for treaty wording
A cryptic report from Atlanta notes Georgia state legislators debated replacing and/or with a single term andor in treaty language. The discussion touched Egypt and East Germany contexts with minimal influence on final draft. No clear resolution cited.
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Georgia Senate
Atlanta
Georgia
Georgia House of Repre
Cairo
Egypt
United States
East Germany
Senate
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