Beall Reports on Postwar Military Bill Passages
The House approved measures to strengthen the Marine Corps with 3 full divisions and 3 air wings, setting 220000 to 400000 as strong, and made the Commandant a Joint Chiefs member. It also advanced a Korean War GI Bill parity with education benefits up to 36 months, with monthly ranges and housing credits. Additional actions included commissions for women in medical services, new federal judges, and extended price and wage controls through March 1 1953, plus rent controls and related provisions.
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Potomac
Washington
J. Glenn Beall
Congress
Maryland
House
U. S. Marine Corps
Marine Corps
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate
Army
Navy
Air Force
Judiciary Committee
James P. McGranery
U.S
Howard McGrath
McGranery
Justice Department
Senate Banking Committee
Wage Stabilization Board
Taxation and civil service exams for academy appointments
The article discusses a bill for controlling allocation of critical materials until June 30, 1953, needing Senate and House approval. It notes rising tax burdens, citing the Florida State Retailers Association, and urges Sixth District boys to apply for Civil Service exams for West Point and Naval Academy appointments, with the test date set for July 14.
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House
Florida State Retailers Association
West Point
Naval Academy
Supersonic Speed Defined as Faster Than Sound
The term supersonic denotes speeds exceeding 760 miles per hour in air at sea level, marking a threshold where sound waves travel slower than the moving object and jet aircraft surpass it in typical atmospheric conditions.
Middletown Valley Grange meets with guest briefings
The May 22 Middletown Valley Grange session voted to send reps to the Maryland State Youth Camp and the Middle Atlantic Lecturer's Conference. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Mark Miller of Leitersburg Grange and state home economics leaders.
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Middletown Valley Grange
Maryland
Mark Miller
Leitersburg Grange
Merkle
Page Mert
Graces
University of Maryland
Frederick County
Pomona Visitation
Harford County
Pomona
Daisy Grange
Howard County
Frank G. Remsberg
Rock
Renn Remsberg
Ruth Wonder
Wanda Keller
Future Homemakers of America
Shirley Moss
Patricia Harshman
Ann Younkins
FHA
Sandra Hoffmaster
Mary Grams
Betty Newman
Accident at Gettysburg prompts two arrests on Carlisle Street
Two motorists were arrested after a Saturday auto crash in Gettysburg Pennsylvania. Ernest T Fleshman of York Springs Route 2 faces a ten day hotice from Justice Robert P Snyder for speeding for conditions. Charles David Olinger of Emmitsburg was charged with driving out from the curb without giving a...
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Gettysburg
Carlisle Street
Ernest T. Fleshman
York Springs
Justice of the Peace
Robert P. Snyder
Charles David Olinger
Emmitsburg
Panty Raider Demand Hits Senate in Wartime Draft Debate
Washington May 27 The Senate heard a demand to strip draft deferments from college panty raiders and send them to Korea A Belleville Kansas farmer wrote the appeal noting one son in Korea another in Germany and a brother in the Air Force Senator Carlson R Kan quoted the letter saying he does not want to be a kill joy and is not opposed to some action against the raiders
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Korea
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Belleville
Kan
Germany
Air Force
Carlson
Alumni Back Campaign For Methodist College Additions
In Frederick Maryland a news item notes the alumni vote to proceed with a 100000 building campaign for the Methodist school and to complete new additions after June 1. The graduating class approved placing a large shrub banked sign to mark the college location from the main road.
Named To Head Alumni Of Theological Seminary
Rev Paul Lambertson of Latrobe Pennsylvania was elected president of Westminster Theological Seminary's senior alumni association at the annual banquet in Westminster. The day included 34 graduates from the 70 year old seminary and a commencement address by Rev Henry Hitt Crane of Detroit Central Methodist Church. Other alumni officers were Rev D K Sturgiss Washington vice president and Henry R High Weston West Virginia secretary.
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Westminster
Paul Lambertson
Latrobe
Westminster Theological Seminary
Henry Hitt Crane
Central Methodist Church
Detroit
D. K. Sturgiss
Washington
Henry R. High
Weston
W. Va
Government raises metal allotments for civilian goods
The government today substantially increases metal allotments for production of television sets radios dishwashers refrigerators electric fans and other civilian goods. The increases apply through September. Officials doubt an immediate rise in civilian production due to existing inventories.
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