Vandenberg Reaffirms Need for Strong Air Force
Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg tells the Senate MacArthur hearings the United States must maintain an air power capable of destroying Russia's air force and weapon stockpiles. He warns the current force could become a willow wand as Soviet strength grows and urges continued buildup while denying policy discord with the UN. Labor unions push to raise wage ceilings to 14 or 15 percent amid inflation, with ULPC signaling pressure on industry and public wage board members.
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Washington
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
United States
Russia
Senate
MacArthur
Vandenberg
U.S
Air Force
Hickenlooper
A-Iowa
United Nations
Wage Controls Board
Organized Labor
United Labor Policy Committee
ULPC
Korea
Hunt
D-Wye
U. S. Air Force
Theodore Roosevelt
United States Air Force
U.S. Air Force
Old Faithful Bereaved Swan Sits On Eggs
A swan named Old Faithful sits on its nest at a lake after its mate died weeks ago. The owner, Ford McClintock, says the swan leaves the nest about fifteen minutes daily to bathe and swim. Experts differ on hatch timing, with five or seven weeks cited, as the hopeful parent stays patient.
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Lima
Ford McClintock
McClintock
McClin
Ohio Firms Expand Plant Expansions Tied to Tax Benefits
The Defense Production Administration reports seven point two percent of approved industrial plant expansion with tax benefits is centered in Ohio. The aided expansion value in Ohio is three hundred ninety one million nine hundred nine thousand dollars.
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Washington
Defense Production Administration
Ohio
Frank Sinatra to Divorce Ava Gardner Move
New York Post columnist Earl Wilson reports singer Frank Sinatra will file for divorce to wed actress Ava Gardner. Nancy Sinatra has reportedly held quiet talks with Sinatra in Hollywood to grant him freedom.
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NEW York
Frank Sinatra
Ava Gardner
New York Post
Earl Wilson
Post
Wilson
Nancy Sinatra
Hollywood
UMT Compromise Sets Draft Age at Eighteen
Congress faces vote on a compromise plan paving a six month UMT program, extending the draft four years and lowering induction age to 18. The bill requires later approval on three operation points including a milder conduct code, disability benefits, and safety welfare and morals oversight. The plan envisions a five member commission and Defense Department management.
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Congress
Coast Guard
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Senate
House
Defense Department
Anti-Red Blue Wins In Italy In provincial elections
In incomplete returns Premier Alcide de Gasperi's anti-Communist coalition led a major regional shift. The Ministry of Interior showed 336 seats for the anti-Communist bloc to 164 for the Communist-left, with control of 22 provincial capitals and wins in Venice and Genoa.
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ROME
Italy
Alcide de Gasperis
Atlantic
Act Front
Reds
de Gasperis
Ministry of Interior
Christian Democratic Party
Socialist
de Gasperi
Venice
Genoa
Three Chicagoans Face Contempt Charges by Crime Committee
Senate Crime Investigating Committee Chair O Conor says he will cite Murray L Humphreys Rocco Fischetti and George S May for contempt after they refused to answer questions at a closed session. May heads Tom O Shanter Golf Club and George S May Engineering. Humphreys and Fischetti are tied to the Capone mob.
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Washington
O'Conor
Color TV Delayed for Most Americans Says Supreme Court
Washington AP report notes color television may start legally in about a month yet widespread access remains months away. Major set makers prefer rival CBS alternatives, and metal shortages under defense mobilization hinder production. CBS New York plans to expand color broadcasts soon with a larger schedule.
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Washington
Columbia Broadcasting
Supreme Court
CBS
Radio Conpereltas
America
New York
Gas Price War Signs Ordered Down In Akron
Akron gas dealers were ordered to remove price war signs after police cited a local ordinance. Regular gas dipped to 18 cents a gallon while state prices were about 25 cents higher, drawing complaints that small dealers face squeezing margins and selling below cost.
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Akron
Summit County
Dealers, Inc
OPS Cuts Barber Prices In Delaware District Shuffle
The Office of Price Stabilization ordered haircuts reduced from 1 dollar to 75 cents in Delaware. OPS officials in Columbus said the 1 dollar fee was a misunderstanding and barbers were unaware of OPS regulation.
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Delaware
Office of Price Stabilization
Columbus
Port seizure highlights East Coast front in Korea drive
Allied forces drive toward Kansong on the East Coast while central front advances hinge on ridges above the Hwachon reservoir. U S Eighth Army reports heavy North Korean losses and large Chinese casualties as UN troops push north of the 38th parallel amid fierce combats near Sokcho Inje Hwachon and Yonchon with ships off Wonsan and renewed attacks around Yanggu Korangpo and Munsan.
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Clen Clements
Tokyo
Kansong
North Korea
United Nations
Hwachon
Yanggu
U. S
South Korea
38Th Parallel
Eighth Army
Sokcho
Wonsan
Inje
Hyon
Imijin
Munsan
Seoul
Korangpo
Uijongbu
Yonchon
Tehran Oil Clash Sparks Largest Communist Rally Yet
Tens of thousands of protesters in Tehran rallied as the Tudeh party denounced British and American control of Iran's oil. Parliament extended martial law in Khuzistan as Abadan's Anglo-Iranian Oil Co faced nationalization. Talks among Iran, Britain, and the United States aimed to ease the dispute.
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Iran
Tudeh Party
Khuzistan
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Abadan
N. R. Seddon
U. S
Henry F. Grady
Francis Shepherd
F. Mohammed Mossadegh
Grady
London
Herbert Morrison
Britain
International Court of Justice
World Court
The
Hague
Comedienne Fanny Brice Dies After Cerebral Hemorrhage
Hollywood bulletin reports comedienne Fanny Brice died at 2 15 p m EST five days after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage. Separate political item notes a redistricting plan may redraw Butler County into the Fourth and Seventh Districts facing possible defeat in the Ohio Senate. Rumor suggests Butler and Montgomery Counties could form a new district.
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Hollywood
Fanny Brice
Butler County
Ohio Senate
Butler
Montgomery
78 British Miners Buried In Pit Disaster
A violent blast at the Easington coal pit in England buried 78 miners. Fourteen bodies were recovered, one survivor was badly burned but alive, as rescuers labored through debris to reach the trapped men. Official doubt remains on any escape through old tunnels.
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Easington
Eng
H. E. Collins
Arrow pilot begins nonstop polar hop in Excalibur III
Airliner Captain Charles Blair departed Oslo in a converted P-51 Mustang on a 3,300 mile nonstop flight over the Arctic to Fairbanks Alaska with Polar mail for 3,000 letters to fund the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund. Blair, 41, Pan American veteran from Port Washington, previously set the New York to London record in January.
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Oslo
Norway
Charles Blair
North Pole
London
Fairbanks
Alaska
Blair
Gardermoen Air Base
Bardu
Pan American Airways
Port Washington
N.Y
Atlantic
New York
Damon Runyon Cancer
Fair Trade Price Cuts Hit NYC Stores
New York department stores joined a national move to lower prices on about six percent of merchandise, led by Macy & Co. with 5978 name-brand items. Gimbel Brothers said they would meet all prices, while regional responses varied and some retailers waited. The action follows a Supreme Court ruling on fair trade agreements.
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Congress
National Production Authority
Michael V. di Salle
New York
Associated Press
R. H. Macy & Company
Unites States Supreme Court
Vet Insurance Chief Resigns Amid Apathy Says Job Vast
Harold W. Breining longtime head of the Veterans Administration life insurance program quits as assistant administrator citing public apathy and a damn big job. He led government life insurance operations for 31 years and organized the National Service Life Insurance plan and the veterans loan program. Breining, age 55, notes VA has carried out a massive workload with little appreciation.
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Washington
Harold W. Breining
Breining
Veterans’ Insurance Program
Veterans Administration
National Service
Ohio Red Probe Plans 3 Contempt Charges
The Ohio Legislature anti subversive investigation chair Kenneth A Robinson says contempt charges will be filed against three witnesses who refused to testify if they are Communists. The witnesses include Phillip Fr, Ohio district organizer Communist party, Andrew Remes, Ohio secretary of party, both of Cleveland, and Mildred Hamilton of Youngstown.
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Ohio
Kenneth A. Robinson
Marion
Phillip
Communist Party
Andrew Remes
Cleveland
Mildred Hamilton
Youngstown
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