Vinson Pushes Fast Air Force Expansion and Carriers
Washington Aug 7 House Medical Services Committee Chairman Vinson Ga called for a rapid expansion of the Air Force to 163 group strength with two additional aircraft carriers under contract. He outlined quick authorization hearings and urged President Truman to include funding in the next budget, arguing air power decides modern war and the nation is vulnerable without superior air strength.
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D-Ga
House
Med Services Committee
Vinson
Truman
Tives
Congress
Vinson outlines costly air power expansion plan
Air Force Chief of Staff Vinson cautioned that expanding the air force to about 1,061,000 personnel and adding 300,000 airmen will be costly. He cited base facilities near 400 million dollars and required factory, labor, and material boosts. The program will unfold over several years due to development, production, and training. Derr named to study high school course in state government by Governor McKeldin. The starfish noted as a threat to oysters.
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Montgomery Firemen Oppose Annual Audits
Rockville Maryland August 7 Montgomery County's fifteen fire companies oppose a May passed bill requiring annual audits of volunteer fire department funds. Association president Marbery F. Gales urged the County Council to veto by August 15. He said private funds are not public business while a councilman argued the public has a right to know how funds are used.
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Montgomery County
Marbery F. Gales
Volunteer Firemen's Association
Lathrop Smith
Wheaton
Montgomery Hills
Arthur B. Hanson
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Unemployment Law Commission Headed by Roy Blunt
Roy den A. Blunt of Baltimore was named chair of a seven member commission to review Maryland unemployment compensation laws. Gov McKeldin appointed Blunt, a Baltimore industrialist, to lead the panel at Annapolis on Aug 7. The House of Delegates had asked for the study to start promptly.
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Annapolis
Royden A. Blunt
Baltimore
Way
Maryland
McKeldin
House of Delegates
Unemployment debate and missing teen update in Maryland
The News reports at a daily assembly that unemployment and living costs in Maryland demand action. McHenry warns against cosmetic messaging for women, stressing natural neatness and measured speech. Harry Clements Waddell, once missing, is removed from the list after a Nashville postcard implies he is traveling toward Texas. The article notes Mukden’s Fushun coal deposits as the world’s thickest bituminous bed.
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Harry Clements Waddell
Route 1
Taneytown
Nashville
Tenn
Texas
Mukden
Manchuria
Smile branded as cheapest cosmetic for 4-H club week
College Park August 7. Mary land's 4-H Club Week at the University of Maryland draws about 1,400 4-Hers. Assistant county agent James Metlenry says the cheapest cosmetic is a smile, cost free and more effective than lipstick or rouge.
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College Park
Maryland
James Metlenry
Garrett County
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