Solons Back 26 Month Military Service Term
Washington March 12 AP The House Armed Services Committee approved lowering the draft age to 18 years six months and lengthening service to 26 months Final action was taken without objection The committee in closed session is considering Vinson's revised bill to cut the draft age and extend service plus a Universal Military Training Program The House bill differs from the Senate version which sets the draft at 18, extends service to 24 months, and adds civilian and military advisors to guide training A ceiling of 4 000 000 troops is required in both measures Vinson proposes ending the draft provisions July 1 1954 unless extended The passage would trigger a conference to resolve differences between the two chambers
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Vinson
D.-Ga
Senate
House
Tle
U. S
Rep
Arends
R.M
Truman Worried Over Gl Ceiling
President Truman held a long distance conference with Democratic leaders from the Little White House in Key West. He expressed grave concern over Senate moves to cap troops and impose a four million man ceiling, and discussed reversing those plans in a 15 to 20 minute talk with Vice President Barkley, Rayburn, McCormack, and Priest. The leaders also talked about authorizing shipment of two million tons of grain to India and the upcoming visit of President Auriol of France.
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Key West
Europe
Truman
Senate
White House
Barkley
Rayburn
House
McCormack
Priest
Tennessee
India
Auriol
France
Off the Teletype Highlights and Page References
A busy midwestern edition teases future features with references to King Winter in midwest weather, beach combing on page 8 1 Boyle A 8, bridge A 13, classifieds B 8 to 11, comics A 13, editorial A 12, financial B 6 and 7, obituaries B E, radio A 10, shipping table 8 7, sports A 14 and 15, theaters A 8, tides temperatures B 7, and women’s activities on 8 2 and 3.
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Boyle
Legislators Back at Desks Tackle Samish Inquiry
California lawmakers returned to work after a 47 day recess as they faced thousands of bills and an inquiry into Kingpin Lobbyist Arthur H. Samish. The Senate screened advocates while a committee reviews Kefauver and Philbrick transcripts for possible action.
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Samish
Bacramento
California
Arthur H. Samish
Assembly
Sam L. Colling
R Fullerton
Tower Court
Senate
Hiis
Kefauver
Jack B. Tenney
Los Angeles
San Francisco
California Brewers Institute
Arthur B. Dunne
Philbrick
Sam’ Sh
Labor Union Starts Boycott on Meat
In Aliquippa Pennsylvania on March 12 the 10,000 member CIO United Steelworkers local began a 50 percent meat strike to pressure lower meat prices. Union officers urged workers and families to do without meat entirely or halve purchases.
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Aliquippa
CIO United Steelworkers
Soviet Near Accord on Big Four Agenda
ARIS March 12 The Soviet Union moved toward a Big Four agenda accord with the West for a foreign ministers conference. Andrei Gromyko proposed a draft on German unity and peace treaty, while US Britain and France warned on wording. Deputies briefed foreign minister Schuman before a four hour meeting and plan to reconvene tomorrow.
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Aris
Soviet Union
Fon
Dep
Andrei Seomsko
Germany
United States
Britain
Franc
Robert Schuman
Government sets self up as sole importer of tin
The National Production Authority declared the Reconstruction Finance Corporation the only tin importer and seller to curb price gouging by foreign sellers. Use of tin remains controlled under essentiality rules for items like jewelry and buttons, with a May 1 allocation start and a temporary May rise to allow packing of perishables.
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Washington
Senate
National Production Authority
NPA
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate Armed Services
Air Force Calls 10 000 Guard to Active Duty in Nine Months
The Air Force announced it will mobilize 19 nonflying Air National Guard units totaling about 10 000 personnel. The first units move into active status within two months, with the remaining six to seven months spread. The units include 11 aircraft control and warning groups, five signal light construction companies, and three communication squadrons. This call supplements existing mobilization orders for 22 fighter and light bomber wings.
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Washington
Air Force
Air National Guard
French Building Eisenhower Quarters Near Paris
Bulldozers moved into a French government hunting preserve ten miles west of Paris to construct General Dwight D. Eisenhower's permanent headquarters. Five French firms hold contracts to build the complex and barracks, targeted for completion around June 1.
Two L.B. Men Saved When Ship Hits Reef
Coast Guard rescued 45 aboard the freighter Andrea F. Luckenbach after it struck a submerged reef 100 miles northwest of Honolulu near Nawiliwili Harbor. Four and a half miles from harbor the ship sank, six crew reapportioned to safety, and passengers plus crew landed at Nawiliwili.
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Honolulu
Coast Guard
Andrea F. Luckenbach
Here
Kauai
Nawiliwili Harbor
Hawaii
Fred Dietrick
Nawiliwili
Vernon P. Greenland
Greenland
Robert D. Timmerman
Long Beach
Luckenbach
Luckenbach Steamship Co. Inc
San Francisco
Andrea Luckenbach
Pacific Far East
Lines, Inc
New York City
Carl B. Zimmerman
Philippines
Lucken_bach
Oakland
Calif
Kawuat
New Casualty List in Korea Names 624
The Defense Department released casualty list No. 248 naming 624 additional war casualties in Korea. The official notice confirms the latest figures and identifiers for the recently compiled losses.
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Korea
Beware Chinese Reds Purge Threatens Foreigners
Hong Kong reports of a great purge inside Red China describe growing danger to foreigners. Missionaries traveling through Hong Kong relay arrests on charges from Imperialism to murder and espionage. Nationalist China claims over a million Chinese have been purged, with estimates of further lethal targets amid Soviet support.
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Fred Hampson
Hong Kong
Red China
China
Russia
Raceway Counsel Hired Costello to Oust Bookies
New York reporters recount Senate crime probe testimony on March 12. George Morton Levy, Roosevelt Raceway general counsel, said he paid Frank Costello about 60.40 to remove bookmakers and protect the track license. Levy testified Costello helped rid the track of bookmakers, paid 15,000 a year for four years to 1949, and claimed Costello’s “very fine son” aided the effort amid warnings from a state official.
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New York
George Morton Levy
Roosevelt Raceway
Senate Crime Investigation Committee Today
Frank Costello
Levy
Lcense
Brookles
Costello
Benjamin Downey
Bookles
Marine Corsair Crashes at El Toro Killing Pilot
A Marine Corsair crashed on the El Toro Air Base runway killing the pilot. Officials said the plane was returning from a mission and caught fire on impact. The pilot's name is not clearly recorded in the readable text.
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Santa Ana
el Toro Air Base
Ex-solon Tells Huge Profit in Ship Deal
Former Massachusetts Democratic House member Joseph E. Casey testified he invested $20,000 in American Overseas Tanker, a company that bought five surplus government tankers and later sold the stock for about $270,000. He described the financing, leasing to Standard Oil and eventual sale for profit, plus his treatment of $270,000 as capital gains.
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Washington
Joseph E. Casey
Congress
Casey
Democratic House
Massachusetts
Joseph Rosenbaum
Maritime Commission
iStandard Oil
New Jersey
Sen
Bricker
Rosenbaum
Aid signals raise hope for missing B 29 airman family
Mrs Betty Brown of 2268 Grand Ave and their daughter Leslie Ann await news as two B 29 search planes report faint SOS signals near the Spanish coast. Capt David C Brown, co pilot, and 11 other airmen were aboard the B 29 missing off Almeria two days earlier. Brown, a World War II veteran, re entered service in 1948 and moved from Los Angeles to Long Beach in 1947.
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Betty Brown
Grand Ave
David C. Brown
United Press
Frankfurt
Germany
Brown
Air Force
Spain
Almeria
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Leslie Ann
Huntington Park High School
University of Southern California
Weather update: mostly clear and warm tonight and tomorrow
Forecast calls for mostly clear skies and continued warm temperatures tonight and tomorrow. Light variable winds eased by evening with no precipitation expected.
Allies Advance At Will In Wake Of Fleeing Foe
Communist resistance collapsed along the Korean central front as Reds fled toward the 38th Parallel. U N divisions gained up to three miles amid scattered rear-guard fire while advancing to Changpyong and Hongchon. South Koreans seized Soksa and other junctions as forces closed on the 38th Parallel.
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Finokyo
Seoul
U. N
Hongchon
Changpyong
U. N.j
Hongkhon
38Th Parallel
United Press
Wiliam Burson
East Central Front
U.S. Seventh Division
Mt. Taemi
Korea
Soksa
Hongchow
First Cavalry
Ridgway Denies Stalemate View Amid Korea Clash
Lt Gen Matthew Ridgway in a Suwon briefing disputed MacArthur’s stalemate claim and urged a positive, decisive path for UN forces in Korea. He called a victory at the 38th Parallel possible and argued China’s failure to push UN troops back is a monumental setback for Beijing.
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Central Front
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
United Nations
U. S. Eighth Army
North
South Korea
Ridgway
U. S
MacArthur
Suwon
China
Eighth Army
Parihwata
U. N
Jet clash over Korea leaves several MiG-15s damaged
In northwest Korea two MiG-15s collided and exploded during a high altitude chase with an American F-80. Four MiGs were damaged in the 10 minute battle, with three more damaged in morning and Sunday dogfights, totaling seven damaged in two days. Lt. Arthur Walton of Bethesda described the action as the best show.
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GAFTH
Korea
Arthur Walton
Bethesda
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