Plane Plant Machinery Is Worthless
Washington February 24 An aircraft maker told Congress much government investment in aircraft production rests on WWII machinery wearing out. Arthur F Flood Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp vice president said replacement cores cost three to four times the 1942 price. He testified before the House Armed Services Investigations subcommittee reviewing profits on government orders and factory use of government facilities.
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Washington
Congress
Arthur F. Flood
Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp
Flood
House
Armed Services Investigations Subcommittee
Fairchild
Hagerstown
Long Island
St. Augustine
R. S. Boutelle
Paul F. Frizzell
F. S. Bennett Jr
Pawl S. Cleaveland
W. L. Landers
G. F. Chapline
E. A. Speakman
F. E. Newbold Jr
Stratos
Malenkov under fire over electric power delays in Soviet Union
Moscow reports that Maxim Saburov criticized Georgi Malenkov's Ministry of Electric Power Stations for delaying new equipment and plant operation. The article notes Malenkov's precarious position as Khrushchev's influence grows at the 20th Soviet Communist Party Congress, amid shifts toward consumer goods vs heavy industry.
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Moscow
Georgi M . Malenkov
Maxim Saburvs
Ministre
Malenkov
Malenkos
Malenkoy
Soviet Communist Party
N.S Khrushches
Mlenkoy
Auileene Lhadee Sip
Uae
Saburov
State Planning Commission
Malenko
Khrushchev
Communist Party
Moves Closer To Blocking New Brewery
Annapolis Feb 24 The House Alcoholic Beverages Committee voted 11 4 to back a bill to prohibit foreign owned firms from brewing beer in the state. The bill has passed the Senate. Canadian owned Carling Breweries faced attacks labeled defamation and red herring as the bill targets their operations in Baltimore County. Del Kirkland’s effort to exclude Anne Arundel County was voted down.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Baltimore County
House Alcoholic Beverages’ Committee
Senate
Jan Dowie
Carling
Canadian Breweries, Ltd
del. Kirkland
Danne
Civilian Force At Aberdeen To Be Cut
The Army announced budget constraints require a 6 percent cut in the civilian staff at Aberdeen Proving Grounds. About 3 percent of employees will receive separation notices on February 29, with 30-day job retention after notice. Cuts affect gunners, mechanics, munitions handlers, equipment staff, auto mechanics, and clerical personnel.
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Aberdeen
Army
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Army Said Standard Civil Service
Montgomery Bus Boycott Protests Continue Amid Rainy Walks
Feb 24 in Montgomery Alabama Negro demonstrators walked through drizzle to protest segregation on city buses. About 90 walked to the courthouse for arraignments on antiboycott indictments. trials begin March 19. Indictments total around 100 with warrants outstanding. Court action and demurrers challenge the case under Alabama anti boycott law. At the state capitol Gov Folsom pursues biracial talks to curb racial tensions. Reverends Abernathy and King say only a few ride in cars as large crowds walk, while officials question impact. More than 2000 types of lutes are made by master craftsmen in Great Britain.
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Montgomery
Ala
Monttgomery
Alabama
Eugene Carter
James E. Folsom
Folsom
Boycou
Ralph D. Abernathy
Martin Luther King Jr
Clyde Sellers
Central Alabama Citizens Council
Great Britain
Teenagers Admit Attempted Robbery in Hanover Case
A 17-year-old from New Windsor and a 16-year-old from near Westminster admitted attempting to break into the Wertz Garage at Lineboro on January 29 and to breaking into Walter Leroy Sterner store in Hanover on February 20. Police say cash and checks valued near 32,000 were not recovered and six rifles and two shotguns were taken. Preliminary hearings set for Westminster and Hanover incidents, with authorities awaiting outcomes to determine custody.
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Westminster
Hanover
Carroll County
Wertz
Lineboro
Folicve
TAU Gown Lkgaat
Hutte
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Walter Leroy Sterner
Sterner
Dunn
Hahn
Broken Axle Wreck Causes Maryland Derailment
The Pennsylvania Railroad said an axle fracture caused the derailment of the Em-Dats passenger train near Odenton Maryland killing five and injuring more than ten. The 14 car train, speeding at 80 mph, derailed nine cars as investigators from state and federal bodies seek the root cause. Still critical are four of the injured. officials note normal lubrication and no bearing defect.
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Odenton
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore
Washington
J A. Schwab
Sunnyside Yard
New York
Schwab
Maryland Public Service Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Odenton Tower
New York-New Jersey
Baltimore-Washington
Slight Drop In Cost Of Living
The January decline in the nations living costs cut pay for millions, mainly in auto and farm equipment plants, with broader effects in aircraft production. Lower January prices in pork beef coffee and groceries helped drive the drop while clothing and housing costs fell but some items rose. Shorter hours lowered weekly earnings though after tax pay rose for families and individuals, keeping spendable income near record levels.
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Washington
Ewan Clague
Cutles
General Motors Corp
Labor Department
Boeker
Nationalist rebels in Algiers vow war to defeat France
In Algiers on February 24 Nationalist rebels circulated tracts claiming preparation for a lone war to force a French defeat as serious as Dien Bien Phu. French officers acknowledge renewed rebel incidents show more skillful tactics, continuing a troubling pattern.
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Algiers
Dien Bien Phu
Indochina
Syrian Economics Minister Heads to Turkey for Trade Pact
Syria's economics minister Rizkaki Intaki travels to Turkey on Sunday to negotiate a mutual trade and payments agreement as Syna and Turkey align with rival Middle East defense blocs.
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Turkey
Damascus
Syria
Rizkaki Intaki
Syna
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