Stimson outlines U S air and ground force overseas strength
Secretary Stimson details the United States Army Air Forces and ground forces overseas strength. He notes 2.257 million air force personnel with over half deployed abroad and 75 000 aircraft including 34 000 combat planes, of which more than half are overseas. He highlights 925 bases outside the U S with 750 airfields and the greatest logistics effort moving nearly four million tons of army cargo overseas in May.
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Stimson
United States
Air Transport Command
Dress Parade Honors Leader at Selman Field
The 17th squadron of officers cadets and enlisted men held a first ever full dress retreat parade at Selman Field to honor Col. F. E. Galloway who leaves this week for Fort Benning Georgia. The colonel reviewed the parade from the reviewing stand with Col. Reuth Lt. Col. Dunlap Wright McCullum and Maj. Hall. The 45 minute event ended with final instructions as Major Holl and Col. Cobl looked on and the 607th army air force band led the review.
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Selman Field
F. E. Galloway
Fort Benning
Robert Reuth
James D. Dunlap
Clifton D. Wright
Hugh A. McCullum
Fred Hall
Holl
Cobl
607Th Army Air Force Band
Wallace Faces Unified Opposition As China Mission Looms
Reports indicate Wallace faces ongoing efforts to unite anti-Wallace factions behind a single candidate while urging supporters of Rayburn Truman Barkley and others to back a person acceptable to President Chiang Kai-Shek. Traffic fatality rates show sharp rises with higher speeds from 12 to 104 per thousand.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Rayburn
Truman
Missouri
Barkley
Kentucky
St Louis transit strike idle fourteenth century cars and buses
Fourteen hundred street cars and buses idle as 3500 AF of L union members strike over overtime pay. Citywide disruption strands workers, with private cars pressed into service and traffic described as worse than before the war. Mayor Kaufmann meets with officials as army eyes transport for military personnel.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Public Service Company
A. F. L. Amalgamated Street and Electric Railway
Aloys P. Kaufmann
Army
Heroes Will Talk To Railsplitters In Camp Claiborne Visit
Camp Claiborne La June 1 two congressional medal of honor winners Lt Ernest Childers of Broken Arrow Okla and Sgt Charles E Kelly of Pittsburgh visited the 84th infantry division and planned talks with the Railsplitter Division and Alexandria Civic clubs. They praised all outfits overseas and noted they wear their combat infantry badges proudly. The army air forces contracts total 52 billion dollars.
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Camp Claiborne
Ernest Childers
Broken Arrow
Oklo
Childers
Charles E
Commando) Kelly
Pittsburgh
84Th Infantry
Alexandria
Kelly
Fort Benning
Army Air Forces
4Th Infantry Division
36Th
Texas
Red River flood protection plan eyed by Senate panel
A $3.09 million Red River bank protection project near Shreveport Louisiana is studied for a possible add on to the postwar river and harbor bill. Maj Gen Reybold cites $1.5 million federal and $1.5 million local share with annual upkeep of $257000 borne locally. If unaddressed, losses could reach $9.6 million over 24 years with possible river channel changes threatening Shreveport and its airport. hearings anticipated next week.
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Washington
Red River
Shreveport
Chief of Army Engineers
Senate Commerce
Overton
Louisiana
Congress
Eugene Reybold
Army Engineers
Senate
Brooks
House
Army
Reybold
Eagle Bend
Bayou
Twelve-Mile Bayou
Jefferson-Shreveport
Smith appeals for additional funds to audit state agencies
Arch ie M. Smith reappointed supervisor of public funds asked the Louisiana House appropriations committee for more money to speed auditing of about 670 state agencies. He cited understaffing after 26 staffers left for service and urged at least 20 new hires with an annual request of 225000 plus 100000 previously.
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Baton Rouge
Archie M. Smith
House Appropriations Committee
Smith
House
Ways and Means Committee
Collector of Revenue
Livingston Parish
Safe
Department of Revenue
Senate committee proposes year delay in Pearl Harbor charges
The senate judiciary committee urged a full one year extension for filing charges against those linked to the Pearl Harbor debacle. If approved, court martial actions against Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and Major General Walter C. Short would be postponed until after the war. Senator Chandler noted the move would delay prosecutions. Acting Chairman Hatch described the plan to reporters.
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Joseph T. McNarney
Army
Ferguson
Republican
Michigan
Secretaries of War and Navy
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Pearl Harbor
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Navy
Chandler
Kentucky
Congress
Husband £. Kimmel
Walter C. Short
Bricker Calls End to Bureaucracy at Lancaster Speech
Ohio Governor John W. Bricker told Lancaster Traffic Club that postwar aims include freeing the country from costly bureaucracy and preserving free enterprise. He warned against New Deal practices and urged regulation only within law enacted by elected representatives.
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Lancaster
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Lancaster Traffic Club
Brickervill
Farnsworth Reports US Air Superiority Over Central China
Farnsworth visited the new Chinese American composite wing in Henan and observed a small air group that disrupted Japanese plans. He noted P-40s and B-25s had knocked out motorized transport and secured air superiority between the Yellow and Yangtze rivers.
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Farnsworth
Henan
Yellow
Yangtze
Governors Seek Quick Federal Action On Postwar Plans
Hershey Pennsylvania June 1 governors at the 36th annual conference urge rapid federal policy action on postwar public works and war industry demobilization. They elect Gov Herbert Maw as chairman and call for closer federal state cooperation and immediate plans for highways rivers irrigation flood control and local governance responsibilities. A final note adds odd wildlife fact about a water running Mexican dragon lizard.
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Hershey
Herbert B. Maw
Utah
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Congress
River liner Serpa Pinto under fire during abandonment
A passenger recalls almost drowning when lifeboats were lowered as the liner Serpa Pinto was halted by gunfire at 12:05 am. Captain Americo Dos Santos moved to the bridge as the ship stopped. engines ceased at 12:30 am. Some passengers left after immigration questioning. others remained aboard for processing.
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Navy
Serpa Pinto
Americo Dos Santos
Gotham Germans Buy Bonds to Help War Effort
Citizens of German descent in Yak City contributed to a wartime drive, raising over 35 million dollars by May 1944. A home cook offered a tip to use leftover fruits and candied components by layering them in custard molds before pouring in the custard.
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Gotham
Yak City
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