Federal rule sought for Los Angeles port jurisdiction
Navy and coast guard spokesmen urged unified federal jurisdiction over the Los Angeles port to protect the harbor, with Senate defense committee chair promising action. Testimony noted the harbor hosts part of the Pacific fleet and was historically a high-traffic port, while officials requested extending naval authority to the mean high water mark.
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Los Angeles
Navy
Coast Guard
Harry Truman
Missouri
Senate Defense Committee
Senate
California
United States’ Pacific Fleet
New York
Charles A. Blakely
7Th Naval District
Los Angeles Harbor
Naval Reservation
Admiral Blakely
Roosevelt
Richard B. Coffman
Assis
Unified authority urged for harbor protection
Admiral Blakely pressed for a strong unified authority with enforceable protective powers. Captain Coffman opposed state only control, citing events in the past year and noting Admiral Blakely seeks a navy jurisdiction redefinition to gain necessary authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Blakely
Truman
Coffman
Navy
Italians Hear Talks On Recent Boys State
Five students who attended Pelican Boys State in Baton Rouge were featured at Monroe Rotary Club luncheon at the Virginia hotel. Speakers included Jack Hays Albert Cloud David Martin and Harry Fraser with Roy Cole Jr presenting a vocal solo. The program recalled attendance at the 1941 Boys State.
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Pelican Boys’ State
Baton Rouge
Monroe
Douglas Dive Bomber Used In Arkansas Army Drill
The Army demonstrated the Douglas A-24 dive bomber in Arkansas on August 22 in a coordinated attack with ground forces. From a 16 mile front the planes dived to within a few hundred feet then pulled up, simulating bombardment with radio coordination to troops. The unit was the Eighth Bombardment Squadron from Shreveport and supported multiple divisions in Illinois Missouri Kansas Nebraska New York.
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Jerry T. Baulch
ARMY
Arkansas
Seventh Army Corps
Navy
Eighth
Shreveport
35Rd Division
Mlinois
Seventh Corps
Blevins
Washington
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
New York
Bastrop Boy Chosen for Air Training
Private Edward I. Braddock, 22, son of Mrs. Earnest Little of Bastrop, has been selected for enlisted pilot training at Barksdale field. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps last March and has served at Barksdale since. Braddock is among the first group chosen as future flying sergeants and began with a three month business school course in Shreveport. He recently left the base for the Spartan School of Aeronautics in Muskogee, Oklahoma for ten weeks of primary training.
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Edward I. Braddock
Earnest Little
Bastrop
Barksdale Field
Regular
Army Air Corps
Braddock
Barksdale
Air Corps
Shreveport
57Th
383Rd
Spartan School of Aeronautics
Muskogee
Okla
Two Youths Charged in Jalopy Duel Fatalities
Los Angeles police charged Ramon Araujo and Porfidio Vargas with Manslaughter over a jalopy duel that sparked a gang fight Saturday night. Victims Peter Del Gado 18 and Peter Bar rasas 16 died after being thrown from Araujo's car during the crash.
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Los Angeles
Ramon Araujo
Porfidio Vargas
John Dockweiler
Araujo
Vargas
Peter del Gado
Peter Barrasas
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