Planning Mistakes On Bases Abroad Cause Big Waste
Senate defense subcommittee leader Sen Hunt says the United States is paying for waste in a multi million dollar overseas airbase program. Green land Blue Jay base near the North Pole reportedly cost over 100 million dollars and remains incomplete while tax disputes in North Africa are negotiated in Paris. Public hearings pause as experts review critical reports on the overseas projects.
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Supply Split Upping Cost Under Check
Washington defense oversight concerns a Pentagon document directing the Air Force to create its own supply system and engineers corps. Lawmakers say separate services would cost billions as hearings into military waste and duplication continue. Lovett, Small, and service secretaries are slated to testify in executive session after his Lisbon return.
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Small
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Germany
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Congressmen Plan Plugs On Tax Cuts
Senator George says two congressional committees will soon examine lax tax loopholes and waivers allowing former Internal Revenue Bureau employees to counsel tax troubled firms. Senate Finance and House Ways and Means will act amid calls from Nixon Mundt and Hoey for tighter rules and an outright ban on waivers, while Williams questions past collections on long standing tax claims.
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R-Del
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McMahon Reveals H Bomb Progress
Senator McMahon chairing the Senate House Atomic Energy Committee said the hydrogen bomb project remains secret but he is not dissatisfied with its progress. He refused to detail specifics yet noted the atomic stockpile is so large that any Russian attack would be foolish.
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Elizabeth Considers 1952 Coronation Plan
London reports plans to crown Queen Elizabeth in late August or early September to draw tourism revenue. The Daily Express said the Queen is expected to decide within three weeks. If held in 1952 she would be the first monarch in two centuries to hurry coronation in the year of accession.
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Prison Riot and Truman Run Talk Shape Democratic Fight
Reports from Korea describe a UN prison riot on Koje Island with 69 civilian internees killed and 142 wounded while Communist demands on ports and airfields complicate truce talks. In Washington, Kefauver and Kerr vie for the Democratic nomination if Truman does not run, with Stevenson and Barkley still prominent in speculation.
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Russia
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Tennessee
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
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Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Barkley
Kerr
Sen
Monroney
D-Okla
Johnston Murray
McCrary taft TV clash sparks crowd disruption
New York. Tex McCrary challenges Sen. Robert Taft to a second television face off without an audience after a heated Thursday exchange on Author Meets The Critics. Taft declined comment while Sokolsky backed Taft as McCrary labeled him careless with the truth over Korea and congressional communication.
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Robert A. Taft
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George Sokolsky
Tax Inquiry Sets Sights On New York
Washington hearings into the New York internal revenue situation move toward an early next week schedule. Subpoenas may be returnable Monday with public hearings possibly weeks away. Rep. King leads the House Ways and Means subcommittee, returning from California where it finished hearings on the Northern California tax picture. A federal grand jury investigation prompted the committee to relocate records to its New York setup, drawing charges of double cross from the panel. The New York inquiry is expected to hear from former Internal Revenue Commissioner Joseph D. Nunan Jr., cited by Sen. Williams in allegations of irregularities within the Internal Revenue Bureau.
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D-Calif
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Tanker Fort Mercer to Resume Trip to New York
Newport Rhode Island report says the stern of the Fort Mercer, split in two by a winter storm off Cape Cod, will resume its journey to New York on tow lines. Ten crew stay aboard with extra hands. total aboard 13 as two tugs tow toward unloading 45,000 barrels of oil.
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NATO plans $300 billion arms build for Western alliance
Lisbon AP reports NATO outlined a three year plan to raise 300 billion dollars from Western taxpayers ending in 1954 to fund a 30 front line divisions and 20 reserve by 1952 with expansion to 88 by 1954. The plan envisions a wide base of air bases and a mass mobilization, stressing efficient use of resources amid lean European budgets.
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Lisbon Move May Hold Up Budget Cuts
Washington senators backed NATO plans to add German divisions to Western Europe defences. They said the move could aid the administration in securing foreign aid funds, while cutting the 10 billion overseas spending and shaping President Truman’s 85 billion dollar budget. Three Democratic members praised NATO’s European army plan and urged action, hoping Lisbon’s decision spurs European momentum.
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Bank Robber Sulks In Jail: Claims He Never Hurt Anyone
New York reports say John de Venuta, tied to Willie Sutton and Thomas Kling in a $64,000 Manufacturers Trust robbery, claimed he did not hurt anyone while denying violence. Sutton, Kling, and de Venuta are jailed without bail awaiting a February 29 hearing. all deny the crime.
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Baby Taken and Ransom Demanded Across Cities
A report details a fatal F-84 crash near Sadnuki Korea killing 15 and injuring 20 as a hospital and four houses burned. Separate Montreal kidnapping claims a three year old girl Barbara Nem appears abducted after a note demanded $50,000. In Korea, Maj Whisner and five other pilots earn jet ace status amid heavy air battles over North Korea.
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Mount Clemens
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San Franciscans Bar Chinese Admission at South San Meeting
In South San Francisco district 174 residents voted against Belmar B. Shepley and an effort to admit Sing Sheng, a former Nationalist Army officer and airline mechanic, as part of a housing tract. The bitter gathering at a church center drew about 200 people as tensions surfaced over race and ethnicity.
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Magazine Says Mes Reviewed Denied Story
Uf Newsweek says it gave Gen Douglas MacArthur a chance to read and comment before publication. The magazine says the piece reflected his attitudes, noting he preferred Taft for the GOP nomination but would support Stassen or Eisenhower if nominated. MacArthur denies misleading headlines implying favor for Eisenhower and personal hatred of Truman.
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