Snub Seen for Truman Interior Dept. Appeal
Washington July 28 UP President Truman asked Congress to lift limits in the Interior Department appropriation bill but Rep. Jensen says no. Jensen, chairman of the House subcommittee, says the 11 week bill writing process kept all limits and that more money was not promised. The measure totals 407,836,974 dollars with 50,547,507 in contract authority and imposes engineering requirements that would affect current officials.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Interior Department
Rep
Jensen
Iowa
House Appropriations
Commissioner of Reclamation
Michael W. Straus
Richard L. Boke
California
Singapore Saga Vessel Docks With Odd Crew
A 506-ton former U S lighthouse tender the Heather arrives in Singapore after a 9000-mile voyage from Seattle. Captain Martin Gagino and an unusual crew including a honeymooning couple, bridesmaid, amah, and the captain’s son as mate, plus later additions aboard in Hong Kong and Cebu, plan further sailing between Singapore and the Dutch East Indies. Gagino, a former U S war shipping administration master, calls Singapore home.
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Singapore
U. S
Seattle
Heather
Martin Gagino
Amah
Gagino
Desmond
Hong Kong
Cora
Stephen L. Velge
Yvonne D’almedia
Velge
Cebu
U. S. War Shipping Administration
Dutch East Indies
Women Wing to Their Classes at Western Washington College
Two San Juan Island women, Mary Mordhorst and Lois Minsch, commute 31 miles each morning to summer classes at Western Washington College in Bellingham. After classes, a local pilot flies them back to their Puget Sound island homes, saving on food and rent while avoiding long separations from husbands. they have not missed a day except once when the pilot's alarm failed during a power outage.
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Bellingham
Wash
San Juan Island
Mary Mordhorst
Lois Minsch
Western Washington College
Puget Sound Island
Friday Harbor
Malay Tin Production Up Sharply for 1948
Singapore July 28 official figures show Malaya produced 20,951 tons of tin ore in January to June 1948. That total equals the amount mined in the first ten months of 1947, indicating production nearly doubled from the same period a year earlier.
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Singapore
Malaya
Fastern Building Breaks All Marks
New York July 28 contracts for construction across 37 eastern states in the first half of 1948 totaled 4 766 795 000, a record, with gains led by nonresidential building up 60 percent from 1947. Residential awards rose 24 percent and heavy engineering 26 percent as total volume exceeded the prior high set in 1946.
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New York
Rocky Mountains
F. W. Dodge Corp
Dodge Corp
All-weather Flying Chief to Get Award
Col. J. M. Gillespie, former chief of the Air Forces all weather flying division, to be honored in New York on August 5 for accomplishments including last fall's push button flight to England. The 52-year-old retiree will fly to accept the award from the National Air Council during Air Research Day at New York International Airport.
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Los Angeles
J. M. Gillespie
Air Forces
New York
England
Col. Gillespie
Army
Air Research, Inc
National Air Council
Air Research Day
New York City International
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