Sec Johnson Acts to Unify Forces Quickly
Defense Secretary John Johnson orders immediate consolidation of the Army Navy and Air Force moving to the Pentagon. He aims to abolish 30 to 40 boards and agencies, reduce duplication, and coordinate roles. Johnson plans talks with Eisenhower in Key West to settle joint chiefs’ duties within days.
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Washington
Defense
Johnson
Army
Navy
Air Force
Pentagon
Key West
Fla
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Joint Chiefs
News High Lights Runaway tuck kills pedestrian
A brief entry notes a runaway tuck caused a pedestrian death, with coverage on Page 8-1. It also mentions milk price changes and assorted sections across the newspaper such as local news, sports, and weather, guiding readers to relevant pages.
Truman to Study West Coast Plea for Shipbuilding
President Truman promised a West Coast delegation to probe a shipbuilding plea. They urged the Maritime Commission to allocate part of its contracts to West Coast yards and to set a 15 percent cost differential to boost coast competitiveness. Representative Jackson said the president saw justice in the plea and would study options under the 1936 Merchant Marine Act.
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Washington
Truman
Maritime Commission
West Coast
Jackson
D. Wash
Submarine sightings off Luzon reported by provincial official
Governor Gregorio Santayana of Quezon Province reports unidentified submarines off the east coast of Luzon. Philippine Constabulary HQ says similar sightings have been frequent for three months but efforts to confirm them have been fruitless.
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Manila
Gregorio Santayana
Quezon Province
Luzon Island
Philippine Constabulary
Italy Joins North Atlantic Defense Pact as 10th Nation
Italy notified Washington of willingness to join the North Atlantic defense alliance, bringing Western democracies to ten. Government officials expect Portugal and Iceland to decide in time for the April 4 signing. British ministers discuss a Mediterranean defense link with the pact as Bevin meets leaders aboard the Queen Mary. In Rhodes, Israel and Trans Jordan approved a draft armistice for submission, while Britain defends its Aqaba garrison as defensive. The Dutch announce talks with Indonesian republicans to lay peace groundwork.
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United States
North Atlantic Defense Alliance
State Department
Michael McDermott
Portugal
Iceland
Carlo Sforza
Dean Acheson
Washington
Britain
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
Belgium
Paul-Henri Spaak
Holland
D. A. Stikker
Joseph Beck
Luxemburg
Israel
Trans
Jordan
Rhodes
Aqaba
Red Sea
London
Christopher P. Mayhew
United Nations
Hague
Indonesia
Wall Street rallies on lower margin rules prompt renewed gains
New York March 29 AP The stock market rallied on news that cash requirements would be cut to 50 percent but momentum faded later. Early trading saw shares jump with some up to $2, while the tape lagged the floor. The Federal Reserve Board announced the lower margin rule to take effect tomorrow, surprising many. Prices of Montgomery Ward and Loew's hit year highs as consumer goods price cuts widened. Fed official Marriner Eccles described the recession as ongoing but healthy, noting the living cost decline. Major cuts included Wesington Electric radios and Kaiser-Frazer car prices. Henry Ford II indicated possible Ford reductions.
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New York
Wall St
Federal Reserve Board
Wall Street
Montgomery Ward
Loew's
Marriner
Eccles
Weslington Electric
Kaiser-Frazer Corp
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co
New Citizens Group Backs Hoover Reforms
Temple University president Dr. Robert L. Johnson heads a national citizens committee formed to back far reaching reforms in the federal government. The nonpartisan group, tied to the Hoover Commission report, includes 700 prominent citizens and 300 researchers who aided Hoover’s study. The panel aims to urge President Truman and Congress toward modernization.
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APA National Citizens Committee
Robert L. Johnson
Temple University
Johnson
Hoover Commission
Congress
United States
Herbert C. Hoover
Federal Executive Department
Dr. Johnson
Citizens’ Committee
Truman
Henry Luce
Time
Life
N Y Charity Fraud Sends 3 to Prison
New York reporters: three men were jailed for organizing a Park Avenue penthouse party in which supposed charity fundraising misled participants. William Buckner 42 and Stephen S. Tolk 58 received one year each, Charles Chic Farmer 41 a press agent got six months. Judge Perlman labeled Buckner and Tolk as professional gamblers.
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New York
Park Ave
Charite
Vincent A. G. O'Connor
Monte Carlo
William Buckner
Stephen S. Tolk
Charles
Farmer
Nathan JD. Perlman
Buckner
P-51 Racing Across U S in Record Try
BURBANK March 29 UP Speed Pilot Joe Di Bona in Jimmy Stewart’s souped up P 51 fighter plane started from Lockheed Air Terminal at 6 28 in his third attempt to break the trans continental record for reciprocating engine planes just over six hours His destination is New York City or nearby New York state location not fully specified.
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Burbank
Joe di Bona
Jimmy Stewart
Lockheed Air Terminal
Extension Bill Faces House Action After Senate Vote
The Senate approved compromise rent control legislation extending the program 15 months and permitting home rule decontrol and a fair net operating income for landlords. The measure heads to the House, with administration leaders predicting approval before nightfall as Bricker and others challenge the meaning of fair net operating income. The debate centers on how rents should be set to ensure a reasonable return, with conferees agreeing on a formula that Bricker calls meaningless.
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Ashington
Senate
Sen
Bricket
Ohio
Senate House Conference Committee
Bricker
Sens
Taft
Cain
Wash
House
State Department Blocks U S Tour by Red Delegates
The State Department blocked a planned two week tour of U S cities by Soviet and satellite delegates to a New York World Peace conference. It warned embassies the delegates may leave within a reasonable time after the conference ended.
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State Department
U.S
Washington
New York
United States
U. S
National Council of the Arts, Sciences and Professions
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Detroit
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Young Michigan girl 14 gives birth to twins
In Plainwell Michigan a 14 year old girl, Rosemary Schwab, became a mother to twins born Sunday afternoon at Crispe Memorial Hospital. Doctors said the twins were only fair. Rosemary’s husband Edwin Schwab is in the Army. the parents live on a farm near Shelbyville, Michigan.
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Plainwell
Mich
Crispe Memorial Hospital
Rosemary Schwab
Shelbyville
Rosemary
Edwin
Ex College Proxy Seated in Senate
Washington March 29 UF Dr Frank P Graham was sworn in today as Senator from North Carolina. Graham a Democrat resigned as president of the University of North Carolina and head of the Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies to accept the appointment to succeed the late N J Melville Broughton.
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Frank P. Graham
North Carolina
Graham
University of North Carolina
Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies
N. J. Melville Broughton
D.N.C
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