Russians Said To Field Eight Thousand Jet Planes
Paris reports say Allied estimates now place Soviet jet strength at about 8000 aircraft, 3000 more than prior U S intelligence. The claim cites a top American officer and notes increased production, with 95 air fields in Europe and bases near Norway and Finland. It adds a Soviet air force of 500000 men and bases stocking jet fighters along the western frontier.
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Paris
Russia
Atlantic
Soviet Union
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Romania
Europe
West Germany
Morgenposten
Oslo
Norway
Arctic Circle
Finand
Kola Peninsula
Norway- Finland
Finland
White Sea
Molotovsk
Arkhangelsk
Remington Convicted of Perjury in Soviet Data Case
Former government economist William W. Remington, 35, was found guilty of perjury for denying he shared secret government information with Elizabeth Bentley for relay to Russia. He also denied knowledge of a Dartmouth unit of the Young Communist League in the 1930s, with potential penalties up to 10 years and $4000 fines on each count.
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New York
William W. Remington
Elizabeth Bentley
Russia
Young Communist League
Dartmouth College
Remington
Department of Commerce
Communist Party
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Miss Bentley
Gregory F. Noonan
Split Family Reunited After Depression Era Separation
Doris June Murphy, a 2 year old from St. Louis, reunites with most of her 14 siblings in Davenport Iowa after a long search sparked by welfare separations during the depression. The family members gathered at a brother Jack Murphy’s Davenport home, while the parents had earlier separated. the father had died and the mother had remarried and moved to Hampton Illinois.
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Davenport
Iowa
St. Louis
Doris June Murphy
Missouri
Doris
Dan Murphy
East Moline
Jack Murphy
Hampton
Iln
California workers reach all time high in 1952
California employment rose to a record 4,726,000 during 1952, state officials announced. James G. Bryant and Paul Scharrenberg stated the figure reflects average monthly employment for the year, based on data from the State Department of Employment and Industrial Relations.
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Los Angeles
California
James G. Bryant
State Department of Employment
Paul Scharrenberg
Experts Say Secretaries Can Deduct Beauty Costs
Two tax consultants Glenn Graves and Hugh McMahon urged that working women such as secretaries and clerks be allowed to deduct beauty costs from their income for tax purposes, arguing it is as essential for wage workers to look attractive as for film and radio stars.
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San Francisco
Glenn Graves
Hugh McMahon
Internal Revenue Bureau
Vaccine Believed To End Polio Scourge
New York report cites an FDA funded vaccine with killed polio viruses Brunhilde Lansing and Leon strains showing it can induce antibodies in humans and protect against all three virus types. Field tests planned for 1953 though full availability may wait on longer efficacy data.
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New York
Harry M. Weaver
National Foundation For
March of Dimes
Weaver
Woman Shot on L A Street by Jilted Suitor
Miss Tris Chadwell a 32 year old secretary was shot as she returned to work after a coffee break in Los Angeles. Peter J Freeman 34 was jailed on suspicion of assault with intent to commit murder after confessing jealousy over her seeing another man. Freeman bought a rifle and hid near Broadway and Slauson. Nearby pedestrians fled as two bullets struck Chadwell in the abdomen. Curran says Chadwell had tried to break off the relationship.
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Los Angeles
Peter J. Freeman
Tris Chadwell
Freeman
Broadway
Slauson
Paul Phelps
Chadwell
Zella Curran
Divorcing Judge Offers Men Four Types of Women
Penzance Cornwall. Judge J Scobell Armstrong, a five year divorce court veteran, warned men against four kinds of women in a Church of England Men's Society talk. He described catty women, saintly women, funsmad types, and stupid women, arguing marriage to a fool is a drab affair.
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Penzance
Cornwall
Eng
J. Scobell Arm
Strong
Army Favors Universal Training. Navy Opposes UNIT
Washington AP army leaders push universal military training while the Navy opposes it. The Army defends the current quota distribution method as aiding recruitment. the Navy argues UMT is costly and impractical. Navy officials criticize media coverage of its Korea drone publicity and note officer shortages among higher ranks.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Korea
Air Force
Association
North Atlantic
National Security Commission of the American Legion
A. C. McAuliffe
Adm
R. N. Smoot
Naval
McAuliffe
Sunday School Teacher Aids Capture of Robber
Mrs Lorraine Fisher a Sunday school superintendent helped police capture Dorothy May Platt 24 after a bank robbery at Manufacturers and Traders Trust Co in Buffalo New York. Platt fled with 3000 dollars and a loaded 25 caliber pistol. police arrived within 15 minutes and took her into custody.
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Buffalo
Lorraine Fisher
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Co
Fisher
Wilson OKd as Defense Chief in Senate Vote
Charles E. Wilson won Senate confirmation as Secretary of Defense by 77 to 6 after a 10 day battle over his General Motors stock holdings. The vote split along party lines with most Republicans supporting and several Democrats opposing. He agreed to divest and faces scrutiny over two proposed aides. Senator Morse condemned the stock sale as insufficient while urging full disclosure. Byrd praised Wilson's patriotism and support for his confirmation.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Senate
Defense
Eisenhower
Wilson
Sen
Morse
Johnston
South Carolina
Kilgore and Neely
West Virginia
Lehman
New York
Willis Smith
North Carolina
General Motors
Defense Department
Robert T. B. Stevens
Army
Harold E.talbott
Air
Ike
Stevens
Talbott
Senate Armed Services Committee
Oregon
Byrd
N-Va
Refugees claim Red Purge worse than Nazi terror
Jewish refugees from behind the Iron Curtain report intensified anti Jewish oppression in Hungary and Czechoslovakia under the Communist regime. They describe forced labor camps near Budapest, brutal conditions, long workdays, and public signs calling for Jews to be persecuted as authorities crackdown. They cite deportations to Russia and public denunciations.
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Munich
Germany
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Budakeszi
Budapest
Eisenhower Seen Best Hope For Korea Crisis Say Leader
House Majority Leader Halleck voiced support for building the Korean army and said President Eisenhower could steer the United States out of the Korea crisis. He noted no specific legislation was being sought in the Far Eastern conflict and stressed Eisenhower’s involvement.
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Vwaonuvygton
Republic of Korea
Korea
Fisenhower
House
Halleck
R-Ind
Eisenhower
Religion grows in Korea War say chaplain and soldiers
U S 48th Division reports front line Chaplain Capt Everett Peterson says soldiers show a stronger and more conscious interest in religion in Korea than in World War I. Officers and men praise faith as comfort and hope amid monotony and danger while Second Lt Robert H Douglas notes reduced temptation and a sense of purpose guiding duty in battle.
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U. S
Korea
Everett Peterson
Walnut Creek
Calif
Collins
Robert H. Douglas
Merion
Ind
Koreans to Present Tea Pot to Van Fleet
Seoul reports Korea will present a silver tea pot inscribed with Van Fleet’s name and the words Friend defender brother in arms to retiring U S Eighth Army commander General James A Van Fleet. He received Korea’s Medal of National Service on Monday as locals plan a Thursday farewell parade at the capitol grounds for their honorary mayor who has led UN ground forces since April 1951.
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Seoul
Republic of Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
James A van Fleet
van Fleet
Korea
Capitol Grounds
Farwell
United Nations
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