Spitzbergen bases for strategic bombers alarm Soviets
MOSCOW reports claim the United States may begin building bases for strategic bombers on Spitzbergen, about 1000 miles from Murmansk, with Gen Taylor cited as discussing the plan. The note recalls Norway’s protest over allied use of Arctic islands and Russia’s warning of consequences.
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Russia Could Reach Channel in 35 Days
United States officials warn that a Soviet overland advance to the English Channel could occur in about 35 days given current European buildup. They say Allied air power lags, and MDAP deliveries are incomplete, complicating efforts to accelerate defenses across Britain, France, Italy, and other NATO partners.
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Mother Denies Cruelty Charge In Detroit Case
Mrs Ethel Lashbrook 30, mother of five, pleaded innocent to cruelty charges for alleged punishments on her children. Bond set at 500 dollars for next Friday hearing. Prosecutor quoted her blaming upbringing for her actions while police cited burned hands and tying two boys to punish theft. Children placed in boarding homes as juvenile court acts.
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Traces of First People Found in Alaska
Smithsonian archaeologist Ralph Solecki suggests nomadic hunters in northern Alaska 25 000 to 30 000 years ago may mark the Western Hemisphere's first human inhabitants. Based on surveys, the Brooks Mountains foothills may have been man's earliest bivouac and possibly fed animals on unglaciated pastures.
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House Group Will Probe King Rumors
Washington November 10 reports Rep King California announced the House internal revenue investigating subcommittee will examine false rumors that he intervened in a tax case to halt prosecution. He said the rumors about him were that a Southern California tax investigation was mishandled and that such intervention rumors are false and malicious.
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Presidential Aid to Help Harriman
President Truman transfers George Elsey, a key speech writer, from the White House to W. Averell Harriman’s Mutual Security staff. Elsey, 33, helped draft 1948 campaign speeches and will join Harriman as director for mutual security. Born Palo Alto, raised Oakmont, Pa.
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Unknown Soldiers Held in Arlington as Korea Delays Plan
Defense officials delayed burying an unknown World War II serviceman on Memorial Day after the Korean conflict began. The Graves Registration Service continues to identify missing WW II remains, with about 170,150 returned and 110,000 reburied overseas. About 8,000 of 14,000 Korea deaths have been identified and sent home.
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President Opens Education Week Observance
President Truman opened the 31st annual American Education Week with a call for more opportunities for better education. Open houses will be held across 210,000 public school buildings in 85,000 districts as part of the Unite for Freedom theme.
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