Civil Defense Not Ready For A Bomb Attack
A report by the American Municipal Association says U S cities could mobilize only a fraction of needed civil defense if a bomb attack occurred. Cities blame the Federal Government for delays and lack of cost details. Officials say planning exists on paper but real readiness is lacking without national guidance and funding. New York Milwaukee Los Angeles and San Francisco are among the few to have allocated substantial sums.
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Washington
U. S
American Municipal Association
New York
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Civil defense plans eyed by major cities
A NSRB report on civil defense shows cities moving toward mutual aid and broader cross border cooperation. New York seeks 25 million dollar budget with 150000 air raid wardens, Chicago coordinates with nearby states, Philadelphia allocates 250 thousand, Baltimore outlines near completion, Washington reports 106 thousand, with counties to assist zones.
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Frederick
National Securities Resources Board
NSRB
NLRB
Congress
Truman
Canada
New York
C. C
Chicago
Philadelphia
Greater Philadelphia
South Jersey
C. D
Baltimore
Washington
Civil Defense
Drop In Radio And TV Sets Is Forecast
Washington reports a 25 to 40 per cent fall in radio and television set output after New Year. The National Production Authority cuts civilian cobalt deliveries by 70 per cent, freezing sales last week due to high defense demand. Cobalt usage resumes at 30 per cent of the first-half volume, while aluminum civilian use faces a 35 per cent cut starting January. A simulated air attack echoes in the Capital.
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Washington
National Production Authority
Industry warns TV radio boom hit by curbs on metals
The Radio Television Manufacturers Association says copper nickel and zinc curbs will hurt the TV and radio boom. They warn production will dwindle in early 1951 before possibly improving once defense orders fill the gap. Industry reps met with NPA Administrator William H. Harrison in a closed session and left with the sense materials will be available to keep plants running at reduced rates. Cobalt, crucial for magnets in speakers, is sourced from Africa and the current sales freeze threatened supplies.
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Radio-Television Manufacturers Association
NPA
William H. Harrison
Cobalt
Africa
Build Fred Plant Permits Issued for Two New Structures
City Engineer W Raymond Walter issued building permits to C Lease Bussard for a large feed plant on East All Saints street and to William R Hinshaw for a two story frame residence at Kline and Mercer avenues. Estimated cost is 15000 dollars for each. The Bussard plant will be built just east of the old railroad station on All Saints street.
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Fred Plant
W. Raymond Walter
Bussard
East All Saints Street
William R. Hinshaw
Kline and
Mercer Avenues
All Saints Street
Apple Tree Sufficient for Every U.S. Citizen Claim
A claim states the United States has a producing apple tree for each man woman and child in the country.
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United States
Five East Germans Sentenced To Death
Berlin reports that a Soviet military tribunal sentenced five East Germans to death for spying for the American Secret Service. A sixth East German man was sentenced by the Russian army tribunal.
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Berlin
Secret Service
Spies Convicted in East Germany Case Man and Women Given Harsh Terms
ADN reported six men and two women confessed guilt in a Soviet backed case. Germans received sentences up to 28 years for gathering information on Soviet troops for the Americans and aiding anti state activity in the East German Democratic Republic. The agency alleged U S SPI service funds and directs the operation through an officer titled Captain Hartmann.
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ADN
German Democratic Republic
Spi
Incharg
Hartmann
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