U.S. Military Boost Appropriations Passes Senate Bill
Senators announced the Pentagon will soon have over 100 billion dollars for weapons including guns tanks ships and aircraft. The Senate appropriations committee approved a 61.1 billion dollar military spending bill. Defense funds show 44.28 billion unspent from prior allocations with Army 21.546 billion Navy 7.819 billion and Air Force 15.413 billion. Production delays due to complex new equipment extend mass production to two or three years.
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Air Force
Secret weapons described as stupendous by senators
Washington details show Sen Maybank saying secret weapons are stupendous while President Truman has used the word fantastic. Sen Young calls them more startling than germ warfare and not atomic or guided missiles. Sen O Mahoney notes amazing scientific progress.
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U. S
Truman
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Sen. O'Mahoney
D.-Wyo
Hidden massive military build up outlines air force wings and missiles
Congress funds total of 61 billion with a 5 billion emergency air power fund awaiting joint chiefs and President Truman approval. Deputy Secretary Lovett cites targets of 95 Air Force wings, 21 Army divisions, 1161 Navy ships by July 1, with personnel over 3.5 million. Sen Young notes potential shift toward guided missiles within years, amid ongoing production plans.
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Air Force
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Young
United States
2884 Given Serum in Paralysis Test
Utah County Utah begins a four day trial using gamma globulin injections in 2884 children to test if polio paralysis can be prevented. Dr Hammon notes results may take a year and depend on comparing inoculated and control groups amid rising polio cases and deaths in the county.
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Utah
Utah County
William McDowell Hammon
University of Pittsburgh
National Foundation For
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No Shelters for Scions
Washington reports Rep. Tom Steed of Oklahoma condemns atomic shelters for Congress to protect officials and records as political nonsense. He notes lawmakers would likely share citizens’ fate in a bomb attack and that no definite protection steps exist for the Capitol or legislative offices. Architect David Lynn says the idea is under study.
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Washington
Tom Steed
Oklahoma
Steed
David Lynn
Capitel
House to Resume Spending Spree After Vacation
Washington reports the House will end a three week recess next Wednesday and launch a new spending spree pushing 1951 appropriations beyond 100 billion dollars. The appropriations committee will begin bills adding about 13 billion to 90 billion already approved this year, with 5 billion more to be added to the defense bill and 7.25 billion for foreign aid plus 5.75 billion for military construction. Budget Bureau projects total outlay around 68 billion for the year, likely delaying any Oct 1 adjournment as postal rate hikes and pay raises for postal workers loom.
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Compton Wife Competes For Mrs America Title Today
Ruth Pogor 30 of 901 Golden Ave Compton winner of Mrs Southern California competes with 31 others in the Mrs America finals in Asbury Park New Jersey. She travels east with husband Aldo and three children while contestants register pose on the boardwalk and rehearse. The contest features 50 percent home making 50 percent beauty with 7500 dollars in prizes plus a tour of fairs and media appearances.
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Golden Ave
Compton
Asbury Park
America
Hetty McAllister
Johnstown
William McAllister
Child Saved From Weil
Five year old Rosalee Dominick fell sixty five feet into an abandoned dry well in Terre Haute Indiana while playing in a neighbor’s yard. Rotten boards gave way and she landed on a sand bottom after two descents. Firemen and police rescued her by lowering a neighbor into the well on a rope. The child remained conscious and was lifted to safety.
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Rosalee Dominick
Jack Peters
Peters
Navy rescues 3 fishermen off San Diego coast
A Long Beach fisherman and two companions were picked up by the destroyer George F.E. Davis 25 miles off San Diego after their 40 foot Chinook Sportfisher struck a submerged object and sank. They spent 15 hours on a raft and a dinghy before salvation. all three survived without injuries.
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San Diego
Douglas New
Lime Ave
Wilhelm Kellerman
Seattie
Fred B. Lieyd
George FE. Davis
San Clemente Island
D. P. Wynkoop
Kellerman
Iranian official attends Venezuela petroleum convention
Prince Farman Farmaian of the Iranian finance ministry arrived in Caracas by air to represent Iran at Venezuela's inaugural National Petroleum Convention, signaling diplomatic and economic ties during the event.
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Venezuela
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Iran Ministers OK Ultimatum
Teheran reports Mossadegh plans to press Britain on oil talks with a threatened by assasination rhetoric after opposition deputies boycott a confidence vote. By by by by, by by.
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Abadan
Hossein Fatimi
Senate
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Majlis
Persian Gulf
Iraq
New Delhi
U. S
India
Lou ‘Henderson
Washington
Henry F. Grady
Henderson
W. Averill Harriman
Ikard elected Texas 13th District congressman
Frank Ikard 37 year old district judge was elected as the Democrat to Texas 13th District. With most precincts counted Ikard led Walter Jenkins and Joe Jackson in vote totals. Jenkins conceded first followed by Jackson as Ikard held a large margin in Wichita Falls state reporting.
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Texas
Frank Ikard
Ikard
Walter Jenkins
Joe Jack JSON
Jenkins
Jackson
Wayne Wagenseller
Staneburg
Shadly
Charles Purcell Rites in Capital Tuesday
Sacramento notices state the funeral for Charles H. Purcell former State Director of Public Works will be held Tuesday at East Lawn Chapel in Sacramento Purcell who conceived and built the San Francisco Bay Bridge died at his home last night of a heart attack at age 68 He retired from Gov Warren's cabinet July 31 due to ill health.
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Charles H. Purcell
Sacrane
East Lawn Chapel
Purcell
San Francisco Bay Bridge
Nere
Earl Warren
Return from space could hinge on parachute plans
London dispatch reports astronauts face the challenge of reentry before spaceflight becomes reality. At the International Congress on Astronautics Edward Sawyer suggests specialized parachutes tested at supersonic speeds could enable a safe Earth return for early space pilots, addressing a key deterrent to lunar missions.
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Earth
International Congress On Astronautics
Edward Sawyer
The
Pacific Rocket Society
Sawyer
State Fair Crowds Better 1950 Mark
Sacramento reports strong turnout at the California State Fair on its final day. Folk dancing by California and Japan's Miko Hanayagi draws crowds while horse races motor boats and grandstand events wrap up as Sunday ends the fair's opening celebration. Free cake and ice cream greet attendees. gardenias for women entering the fairgrounds.
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Sacramento
California
Miko Hanayagi
Japan
Breer
Bishop Antonio Riberi Arrives in Hong Kong after Deportation
In Hong Kong on September 8, Bishop Antonio Riberi the highest ranking Roman Catholic clergyman in China arrived today after being deported by Chinese Communists. He is expected to seek asylum and continue church work from Hong Kong.
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Antonio Riberi
China
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