Industry poised to switch to war production on cue
A United Press survey found U S industry ready for rapid rearmament with hundreds of firms on standby and steel mills capable of ship and tank output in days. Government signals and large orders like a Jeep contract show mobilization is underway, though some sectors warn of longer reconversion times and gaps in aircraft production.
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Norman A. Cafarell
United Press
Washington
Steel
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Boyle Rallies Senators for FEPC Vote
Democratic National Chairman William M Boyle Jr asks party officials to urge Senators to attend a test vote in the Senate on a compulsory Fair Employment Practices Commission bill next Wednesday. He predicts a debate gag if all Democrats support the President and Republicans cooperate, though many Democrats are skeptical after a May 19 vote showed one vote short of cloture. Senate leaders plan to defeat a motion to take up the bill Wednesday, with cloture petitions filed by Sen Myers and Sen Lucas.
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Washington
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FEPC
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Pennsylvania
Lucas
Ilinois
Industry on war footing eyed for 9 to 18 months
Edward B. Newitt of General Motors Allison division in Indianapolis says total conversion to wartime production would be a vast job taking nine to 18 months. Curtis Wright in Columbus and Boeing in Seattle admit current production is only a fraction of wartime peak, while Bendix Aviation in Kansas City is ready to begin full war production immediately.
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Charles Wilson
General Electric Co
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General Motors
Allison
Indianapolis
Curtis Wright
Columbus
Ohio
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Air Reservists Fly to Oakland for Summer Maneuvers
Air Reservists from Marine Fighter Squadron 141 and supporting units depart Oakland to join Cherry Point and El Toro training camps. About 180 Marines and 300 reservists will participate, with F6F Hellcats TBM aircraft and four engined transports involved in the transfer and summer drills.
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Bitter Carolina primary reshapes 1948 race in South Carolina
In a heated Democratic primary coverage centers on Olin Johnston facing a Truman snub as James Byrnes seeks a comeback for governor. Thurmond denounces Johnston while Byrnes ignores opponents marking a race defined by civil rights, loyalty to the party, and federal aid themes.
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Truman
Olin D. Johnston
James F. Byrnes
J. Strom Thurmond
Johnson
Byrnes
Supreme Court
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Newberry
House of Representatives
Lester L. Bates
Marcus A. Stone
Florence and Dillon
U.S
W. P. Baskin
Senate
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Ellison D
Catton
National Democratic Party
Europe
Draft to Spur Enlistments Anticipated
Washington observers expect a small early draft call to encourage voluntary enlistment as the United States prepares for potential crises in Korea or elsewhere. Selective Service plans a continuing operation with trained reserves and raw recruits, hiring replacements for district boards, while Army officials decide the size of the first call and timing.
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Washington
Armed Services
National Selective Service
Leig
Selective Service
Army
Daniel O. Omer
Omer
New York Population Rises in Preliminary Census Figures
Preliminary census data show New York City at 7,841,610, up 5.1 percent from 1940. The New York metropolitan area reaches 15,440,697 across nine New York and eight New Jersey counties, with Manhattan at 1,538,551 and Brooklyn at 2,720,298. London remains larger globally with 8,390,941.
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New York
New York City
New Jersey
Bureau of the Census
Washington
Manhattan
Brooklyn
London
Greater London
Two Married Men Kidnap Girl Aged 17
Tampa Florida report says a terrified 17 year old girl was abducted at gunpoint by two married men and held for 24 hours. Deputy Swann noted a south-wide alert and a boy named Paul Moroz, 17, involved as a companion. One suspect is 22 and the other 28. police deem it a sex case rather than ransom.
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Fla
Sher'tf L. J. Swann
Florida
Paul Moroz
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