18 year old draft protest grows in Congress
Washington January 27 Opponents of drafting 18 year olds mount in Congress with new alternatives. Lyndon Johnson calls for a three point plan to widen the pool by using 4-F classifications and nonveteran husbands while Vinson urges a restudy of the draft pool to plug loopholes and ensure older men are taken first if needed.
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Washington
Congress
Carl Vinson
D.ga
House Armed Services Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate Preparedness Committee
Johnson
T Vinson
Defense Department
Vinson
Trapper Fights Cougar Then Survives Harrowing Cabin Attack
Campbell River report details Edward McLean 63 barehanded battle with a 60 pound cougar that crashed through his cabin window. He stabbed the animal, escaped barefoot to a rowboat, survived a two hour drift, phoned for help, and was taken to hospital in good condition after rescuers later killed the cougar.
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Campbell River
B. C
Edward McLean
Department of Transport
British Columbia
Vancouver
McLean
Transport Department
Kelsey Bay
Frank Dingwall
William Firsch
McClean
Erskine Declares Colonialism Ends in Asia
Los Angeles January 27 Maj Gen Graves B Erskine commander of the Marine Corps Pacific says colonialism is over worldwide. He returns from Southeast Asia as chief of the military section for the joint State Defense Department mission and notes Communist problems there. He calls Indochina a war of independence now controlled by Goramunista rebels.
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Los Angeles
Asia
Graves B. Erskine
Marine Corps Department of the Pacific
Southeast Asia
Joint State Defense Department
Erskine
Indochina
Long Beach Men Killed Fighting in Korea
Defense Department reports two Long Beach men previously listed as missing in action with the 452nd Bomb Wing have been killed. Maj William Hiatt of Long Beach was killed December 20 when his B 26 was destroyed. Sgt Richard R Upton also died the same day as a gunner with the 452nd. Anthony J Ricciardi, 622 Mira Mar, wounded in Korea, recovering in Yokosuka base hospital. Ricciardi fought at Guadalcanal and Inchon, returning from a Mediterranean tour aboard USS Worcester before deployment to Korea. The Ricciardis have two children.
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452Nd
Defense Department
Japan
U.N
Korea
William Hiatt
Virginia
Brayton Ave
Trans-Continental Airlines
Municipal Airport
Robert
Richard R. Upton
E. First St
Upton
City College
June
Anthony J. Hiecardi
Mira Marive
Yokosuka
Guadalcanal
Third
Marine
Ricciardi
Inchon
Ricciardis
Patricia
Mary Jean
Divorcee Wife Killer Scheduled for Monday Execution
Theo dore William Gregory, convicted of fatally shooting his second divorced wife Mrs. Margaret Tarr, 34, of Stafford Pennsylvania, in Reno on Sept. 15, 1948, is set to die Monday. The state pardons board refused clemency despite appeals from his first wife Mrs. Ola Gregory and six children. his mother Mrs. Gertrude Burch also urged mercy.
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Carson City
Theodore William Gregory
Gregory
Margaret Tarr
Stafford
Reno
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Ola Gregory
San Bernardino
Calif
Gertrude Burch
South Gate
Simulated Airborne Attacks in Alaska
EI Twin columns of green-clad American infantry troops acting as enemy paratroopers stalked Elmendorf Air Force Base and Fort Richardson in Alaska. Umpires reported enemy planes penetrated defenses as air raid sirens wailed signaling a two-day alert exercise across the Anchorage area.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Fort Richardson
Housing expediter Woods to be evicted from Capitol area
Washington report says Tighe E. Woods housing expediter, who oversees rent controls, is being moved from Temporary Building E near the Capitol to make room for new price and wage agencies. Sacramento dispatch notes Gov. Warren says California corrections staff gains and relocations have begun, with some workers already moved and more to leave by February 10.
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Washington
Tighe E. Woods
Capitol
Gov. Warren
Washheen
California
Correctington
Congress Agenda Light One Bill Ready for Debate
The Eightieth second Congress in its fourth week meets with little action as committees prepare legislation. Only one major bill may reach a vote in the House on Wednesday a three year extension of reciprocal trade agreements. The Senate may consider emergency presidential authority to reorganize agencies with a 12 day veto window. Prior actions include life insurance for armed forces and a multi billion shipbuilding bill. Draft age may be lowered to 18 and service from 21 to 27 months. The House committee on appropriations weighs single or separate agency budget bills.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Armed Services Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Red Cross Fundraiser H. Swett Dies in Seattle
A 42 year old Red Cross fundraising director for the Pacific area was found dead in his Seattle hotel room. He had headquarters in San Francisco and his death was attributed to natural causes by Coroner John P Brill Jr. He was from Mill Valley California.
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Seattle
Wirethrop H. Swett
Mill Valley
Calif
Red Cross
Pacific Area
San Francisco
John P. Brill Jr
Life expectancy of American workers hits record 68.2 years
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Co reports that life expectancy at birth for American wage earners and their families rose to an all time high of 68.2 years in 1950.
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New York
The
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Q and A on freezes price wage order details
Here are questions and answers about the Friday night price and wage freeze. Exemptions include farm prices and professional fees while wages face limits with possible future exemptions for public workers. The plan aims for a temporary, flexible framework with industry by industry orders and appeals procedures forthcoming.
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Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Office of Price Stabilization
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