Washington Notebook on comptroller general deadlock shifts to Weitzel
The piece discusses the stalled choice for comptroller general amid Senate House deadlock. It notes Frank H. Weitzel as acting GAO head with a rival bid from Rep. Sterling Cole and Sen. Mark Trice, drawing parallels to J Edgar Hoover and detailing Weitzel's career, influence, and backing from cabinet members and career officials. It also briefly covers GOP gains in Virginia elections and the tight 9th district race.
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House of Representatives
Ike
Lke
Frank H. Weitzel
General Accounting Office
Congress
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Supreme Court
Uncle Sam
House
Rep
Sterling Cole
Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Mark Trice
Frederick G. Payne
Maine
Weitzel
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
District of Columbia
George Washington University Law School
Gao
Hoover
Warren
Wentzel
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Home Owners, Loan Corp
Commo
Dity Credit Corp
Wertzel
GOP
Department of Defense
Post Office
Ske
Convertiplane makes first level flight at San Diego
Convair Convertiplane built for Navy achieved its first level flight at Brown Naval Auxiliary Air Station. The craft lifted straight up and leveled off to five forward before a controlled landing in a 21 minute test piloted by J F Skeets Coleman. The XNFY1 designation used by the Navy marks a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft transitioning to horizontal flight. Another Convertiplane by Lockheed in Burbank has undergone taxi tests in a horizontal posture.
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Calif
Convair
Navy
Brown Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Here
J. F.skeets Coleman
General Dynamics Corp
Heli-Co
Lockheed Aircrafr
Burbank
Tainted Juror To Be Removed By Court
Cleveland story reports a juror likely to be removed from Dr Samuel Sheppard murder panel after questions over a past sex offense and undisclosed records. Judge Edward Blythin weighed ouster amid defense objections as trial paused for election day. The piece also notes related court context and unrelated meeting items.
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Cleveland
Samuel Sheppard
James R. Manning
Manning
Common Pleas
Edward Blythin
Ohio
Ian
Sheppard
Marilyn
Blythin
John J. Mahon
Mahon
Wide Awake Class Meets At Union Bridge Home
The Wide Awake class of Calvary Methodist Church met Monday evening at Mrs. Margaret Shifler’s Union Bridge home with co hosts Mrs. Gloria Horine and Mrs. Elizabeth Mercer. Twenty one members attended with class president Mrs. Margaret Creager leading the meeting which featured class verse and individual Bible verses.
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Calvary Methodist Church
Margaret Shifler
Union Bridge
Gloria Horine
Elizabeth Mercer
Margaret Creager
Greece asks United States to transfer ships to Greek flag
Greek Ambassador Athanase G. Politis and George Voyadzis urged the State Department to transfer surplus Liberty ships from U S ports to Greek registry. The request follows an existing policy allowing Panama Honduras Venezuela and Liberia to register surplus American cargo and tanker tonnage via private owners.
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Greece
Washington
United States
U. S
Athanase G. Politis
George Voyadzis
State Department
Panama
Honduras
Venezuela
Liberia
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