Navy refuses to aid Air Force in fighting MIGS over Korea
The Navy rejected General Weyland request for carrier jets to back the Air Force against Russian MIGs in Korea, citing carriers outside the fighting range. Analysts question Navy fighter capabilities as only two MIGs have been downed by Navy units in the conflict. The piece also notes political maneuvering surrounding Attorney General McGrath and Senator Kefauver amid Truman administration tensions.
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Korea
Otto Weyland
Far East
Weyland
Navy
Air Force
Truman
Howard McGrath
Estes Kefauver
Justice Department
Averell Harriman
Washington
White House
Charlie Murphy
Internal Revenue
RFC
Federal Judiciary
Supreme Court
Kefauver
Recruiting patterns in football spark talks of split leagues
L P S argues teams with many out of state players show how recruiting, subsidizing, and diverse origins shape power. He cites Pennsylvania as a major talent hub and Texas as a vast, highly competitive system. A split into professional, semi pro, and amateur divisions with separate scholarships and ratings is proposed to avoid unfair crossovers.
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New York
L.P.S
Mason and Dixon
Smith and Wesson
Pennsylvania
Texas
Missouri
Ohio
SMU
TCU
Rice
Baylor
Texas A
United States
N.C.A.A
Arkansas
Oklahoma
James J Tunney’s Unyielding Conditioning Recalled
The article recalls James J Tunney’s disciplined seven year lead up to his first clash with Dempsey. He maintained strict constant training including mental conditioning and concentration work. He personally managed the program and adhered to it without fail.
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James Joseph Tunney
Tunney
Crime ties between Detroit plants and racketeers uncovered
Estes Kefauver's Crime In America excerpts reveal Detroit Senate Crime Committee findings linking Santo Perrone and Briggs Manufacturing to labor racketeering, illegal whisky, and scrap contracts. It details Ford connections via Adonis and E&L Transport, the Perrone family’s wealth from illicit contracts, and a Cleveland syndicate purchase of Detroit Steel stock.
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America
Detroit
Senate Crime Committee
Santo
Sam) Perrone
Detroit-Michigan Stove Co
Balding Perrone
Gaspar
Volver
Perrone
Stove Works
John A. Fry
Mr. Fry
Fry
Perrones
Santo Perrone
New York
New Jersey
Ford Motor Co
Joseph Dota
Joe Adonis
Adonis
Automotive Conveying Co
Ford
Edgewater
N. J
E&l Transport Co
Anthony D’anna
D’anna
E&l
Harry Bennett
Henry Ford Sr
Wyandotte
Mich
United Auto Workers, Cio
Detroit-Michigan
UAW
Immigration and Naturalization Service
United States
Great Lakes
Michigan
Canada
Perrone-Stove Works
Briggs Manufacturing Co
The
Dean Robinson
Bennett
Cleveland
Detroit Steel Corp
Max J. Zivian
Detroit Steel
Reliance Steel Corp
Zivian
Reliance
Morris Dalitz
Dalitz
Cleveland Syndicate
Expenditures and Taxes in the 1952 Budget Discussion
Washington column analyzes the 1952 budget amounting to about a quarter of national income, compares it with WWII peaks, and notes military costs near 70 percent of the budget. It discusses tax bills, pay-as-you-go proposals, and key loopholes, plus economic outlook amid inflation and deflation fears.
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Taft
Union
Washington
D.C
Treasury
Congress
Bureau of the Budget
Atomic Energy Commission
Sports Stars Ride Bicycles Boosting Leg Strength
Prominent athletes pictured biking to strengthen legs include Sugar Ray Robinson Dick Kazmaier Roy Campanella Luke Easter and Stewart Iglehart who rides ten miles daily as part of training. The group spans boxing football baseball and polo with Iglehart noted as America's polo high-goal star.
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Sugar Ray Robinson
Dick Kazmaier
Princeton
Roy Campanella
Brooklyn
Luke Easter
Cleveland
Stewart Iglehart
America
Internal Revenue Probe Expands to Detroit and North Carolina
House Ways and Means Chairman Moody leads an ongoing inquiry into alleged unethical practices at the Detroit Internal Revenue office and into North Carolina tax-fraud case handling. Tips prompted a special agent visit to Detroit and senior agents in Charleston faced questioning. Moody noted prior material gathering on gray markets amid earlier investigations.
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Washington
Detroit
Adrien Dewind
Internal Revenue
Charleston
Moody
Car makers seek higher price ceilings after OPS hint
Automobile manufacturers may apply for higher price ceilings as the third increase since price freezes began over a year ago. Eight of ten makers already indicate they will request the raise, though OPS has no estimate of the amount such a new formula could authorize.
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Office of
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Crime In America
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Renda
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Cpr
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