Johnson Strikes Back at Arts Critics in Hearings
Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson defended his leadership amid House Armed Services criticism. He argued the military budget delivers 200 cents of value per dollar spent and outlined an emergency war plan demanding full use of all services. The hearing featured Hoover and Marshall urging restraint and peace, with adjournment set for January 3.
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Washington
Defense
Louis’ Johnson
Ness
House Armed Spervices
Johnson
Department
Congress
Hoover
House ‘Group
Armed Services
Herbert Hoover
George C., Marshall
Army
Vinson
D-Ga
President Plans Quick New York Visit
President Truman plans a speedy five hour visit to New York on Monday to view the new United Nations Building site. Mayor William O Dwyer and reception chairman Whalen coordinate the schedule with officials and the U N architect present.
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New York
Truman
United Nations
Wil Inetua
Jbetween
Pennsylvania
U. N
William
Whalen
Commit
Tee
Ma N
Walter
Joyful bubbles help 4 year old breathe through illness
In Atlanta on October 21, Joyce Ann Whitworth a Grange, Georgia resident, a four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Whitworth underwent heart surgery months earlier. After a lung congestion doctors at Emory University Hospital devised a bubble pipe breathing aid. A simple toy bubble pipe connected to glass bottles taught her to breathe deeply and pull water between bottles, allowing her to blow bubbles and improve lung clearance all night.
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Joyce Ann Whitworth
la Grange
Atlanta
Associated Press
Whitworth
Grange
Emory “University ‘Hospital
Joyce
Ann
Joyce Ann
Woman Bandit Sought After Lynwood Holdup
A brown haired woman about 30 to 35 held up a grocery store at 12304 S Alas Meda Ave, taking about 35 dollars. Within hours she was reportedly seen in a Compton dime store, linked to purse snatchings on Compton Blvd. Police note the suspect wears a red dress and drives a black coupe, with possible ties to Long Beach area robberies. Victims include Mrs Wahl and Mrs Lyle, whose purses were opened and cash stolen.
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Lynwood
S. Alas Meda‘Ave
Compton
Long’ Beach
Worman
Ureba
FE. &. Wahl
Compton Blvd
W. A. Lyle
Slater St
Typhoon Moves Slowly Toward China Coast
Mantua reports a slowly moving typhoon in the western Pacific veering toward the China coast. Winds at the center intensified from 55 to 75 miles per hour as the storm whipped today.
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Mantua
Western
Pacific
China
Wife Charged in Slaying of Flier Husband
Frankfort Germany October AP reports Yvette Madsen a 22 year old wife and mother of two is charged with first degree murder in the death of her Air Force Lt husband Andrew E Madsen 32 in their Rhine Main base area home after a party authorities say followed a quarrel with a female friend. The trial origin and custody details are noted with German Penal Code charges and temporary custody of two children Dana and Nancy.
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Air Force
Yvette’ Madsen
Andrew E. Madsen
Oakland
Calif
Rhine-Main Air Base
Madsen
Alfred Noack
Brooklyn
Frankfurt
Fred Johnson
Shs
Ows
Germany
Dana
Nancy
Air
Dorothy Madsen
Ope
Judge Decrees Maximum for 10 Out of 11
Federal Judge Harold R Medina sentenced ten of eleven defendants to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy to teach communism by force, with $10,000 fines. The list includes Eugene Dennis and John Gates. Winston and Davis were among the condemned. Robert Thompson received three years and a $10,000 fine. Medina cited Thompson’s wartime record.
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An Tith
Harold R Medina
Eugene Dennis
Communist Party
John B. Williamson
Jacob Stachel
Gus Hall
Ohio State
John Gates
The
Daily Worker
Henry Winston
Carl Winter
Michigan State
Benjamin J. Davis Jr
New York City
Gilbert Green
Ilinois
Irving Potash
National Committee
Winston
Davis
Robert Thompson
New York State
Medina
Thompson
New Yorker
Pacific
U. S
John F.X McIgohey
Congress
Tt Ft
Dennis
Dennis - de
McGahey
Legroes
Waile
Federal Courthouse
North American Union Chiefs Set on New Contract
Negotiators from T. C. United Auto Workers and North American Aviation set terms for a two-year contract covering 10,926 workers at Long Beach Powney and Inglewood plants. The deal includes a blanket wage increase to 1.10 to 2.95 an hour, prorated vacation and sick leave pay, and improved group insurance with no extra cost to employees, retroactive to Sept. 5, with a one-year wage reopening clause and a pending union vote tomorrow.
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T. C. United Auto Workers
North American Aviation, Inc
Long Beach
Powney
Inglewood
Neal Sentenced in Murder Trys
Homer F Neal a 34 cannery worker was found guilty by Superior Judge Joseph M Maltby of two counts of attempted murder and an arson count He was sentenced to serve from 10 to 40 years in San Quentin Neal allegedly threw gasoline through a bedroom window igniting flames and injuring Theodore R Raymond and Myrtle at 1923 Lincoln Ave on June 4
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Homer F. Neal
Joseph .M Maltby
San Quentin
Neal
Theodore R. Raymond
Myrtle
Lincoln. Ave
Cut Expenses and Tax Fees Urge President
The Capitol responds to President Truman's call for tax increases with counter proposals to slash government spending. Advocates suggest raising national income through tax adjustments to fund federal, state, and local governments without higher tax rates. McTroman calls for no tax hikes, while Senator George proposes deficit reduction via spending cuts.
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Ashington
Truman
Sven Demuhuean
Lune Aye Puwanene Meee Om Tin
Massachusetts
Trumann
Congress
House
Senate
McTroman
George
D.-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Freak Death as Tornado Blasts Home
ABILENE Texas Oct 21 UF Two tornadoes lashed Texas killing one person and injuring four others Mrs Ruby Lee Person 37 suffocated beneath her daughter's body Mina Lee Dell 11 was critically injured Long nails from heavy timbers drove into her body as she lay beneath her mother The second tornado struck hours later at Avery Red River County near the Oklahoma border injuring Dee Downs 25 The victim's husband Si and son Eddie Earl 14 were not critically hurt
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Abilene
Texas
Avery
Dee Downs
Red River County
Oklahoma
Col
Person
Eddie "Earl
Briton Blames Broken Gin Bottles in Drunken Driving Charge
William Millington of London pleads drunk driving after a court inquiry into a day affair. He explains his vehicle tipped by a dust cart loaded with broken gin bottles, claiming the odor overwhelmed him during the incident.
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London
Whliam Millington
Parbage
U S Actress Injured in Paris Auto Crash
Paris report says American film actress Anne Steward was injured when a car driven by Hollywood actor Kurt Kreuger struck a lamp post. She was taken to the American hospital with facial and leg injuries. Passenger Ambu Shiv Dasani, a British singer, was treated and released.
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Paris
Kurt Kreuger
Anne Steward
Ambu Shiv Dasani
Operators View Lewis as Crazed With Power
Coal operators walk out of contract talks with United Mine Workers as tensions rise over the five‑week coal strike. They accuse John L. Lewis of wrecking the industry in a mad race for power and say they will resume talks once union leaders are ready to discuss workers and the industry. In Washington, the White House would not confirm reports of President Truman saying there is no sense in the coal and steel strikes, urging both sides to sit down and resolve the disputes with shared responsibility.
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Associated Press
United Mine Workers
Northern
Washington
White House
Truman
Charlies G. F
California Faces Surge in Narcotics Addiction
Los Angeles officials warn narcotic addiction has surged to nearly one million dollars monthly in California. Walter R. Creighton, chief of state narcotics, says adults and juveniles increasingly rely on drugs, with marijuana seen as a stepping stone to heroin. He cites rising crime linked to the epidemic.
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Los ‘Angeles
California
Walter
R. Creighton
Creighton
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