Soviet Air Fleet Can Hit U.S. Warns Vinson
Chairman Carl Vinson warned in a House speech that Russia has over 400 heavy bombers and soon enough atomic bombs to attack U.S. cities coast to coast. He urged lowering the draft age to 18 and creating Universal Military Training, as the Senate already has done, while the draft and UMT bill faces a major partisan debate and parliamentary divisions.
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Washington
Carl Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Russia
Georgia Democrat
Vinson
House
Senate
Seattle
Chicago
San Francisco
Soviet Union
City to use tax funds for Sky Harbor terminal
Phoenix officials told the City Council the 1949 airport bond funds are exhausted and a $129,000 1951-52 budget appropriation plus $197,000 remaining must be used to assure Sky Harbor Administration Building construction. King said $326,000 in city funds could leverage about $510,000 federal aid, raising costs to $835,250.
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Sky Harbor
Kenneth K. King
Public Works
Phoenix
Lescher and Mahoney
Civil Aeronautics Commission
King
California
Sky Chef
CAA
Strong Units Cross 38th Parallel in Korea Front
American forces crossed the 38th Parallel in strength for the first time, sweeping a 10 mile front in western Korea above Seoul. South Korean forces extended a 15 mile bridgehead on the east coast as Gen. MacArthur toured front lines. UN commander said tactical conditions were favorable along a 140 mile front, signaling bold maneuvers to keep pressure on North Korean and Chinese forces.
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Tokyo
38Th Parallel
Korea
Seoul
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
MacArthur
Kim I Sung
Peiping
Kim
Eighth Army
Yongpyong-Yongong
Deferment Test Sites Announced for Draft Eligibility
Selective Service lists 1000 test sites at which students may take an intelligence test to qualify for draft deferment. Exams are set for May 26 June 16 and June 30 with no passing grade given. Applicants must obtain an application card from their draft board and mail it to Educational Testing Service. Centers are numbered, with locations in Arizona including Douglas Flagstaff Arizona State College Kingman Mohave Union County High School Phoenix Phoenix College Prescott Scope Arizona State College Tucson University of Arizona Winslow Junior-Senior High School.
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Washington
Selective Service
Educational Testing Service
Princeton
N. J
Arizona
Douglas
Flagstaff
Arizona State College
Kingman
Mohave Union County
Phoenix
Phoenix College
Prescott
Blast sinks British freighter Ketos in mid Atlantic
The 6, 220 ton Ketos sank after an engine room explosion ripped hull plates. All 40 crew members from Britain Denmark and Norway were rescued without injury, according to Hector Whaling Limited of London.
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London
mid-Atlantic
Hector Whaling, Limited
Troop Plan Defeat Upsets Democrats in Senate
Washington April 3 AP Senate administration leaders rallied to block a Republican bid to add legal teeth to the troops for Europe resolution. A 40 to 43 vote yesterday approved an amendment by Senator McLellan Arkansas, opposing transferring more than four U S divisions to Europe without new congressional approval.
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Washington
Senate
Europe
McLellan
Arkansas
United States
Arizonans Oppose GL Limits Amid Senate Votes
Arizona senators Carl Hayden and Ernest McFarland backed a majority against a prohibition on teenaged troops in Europe and against requiring congressional approval for most ground assignments beyond four divisions. They opposed McClellan’s amendment constraining transfers, which passed, while the McClellan plan to set a congressional record failed.
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Washington
Europe
Arizona
Carl Tayden
Ernest W. McFarland
North Atlantic Defense Force
John L. McClellan
D., Ark
Senate
United States
Congress
French Counterattack Near Hanoi Rebuffs Viet Minh Assault
French troops counterattacked northeast of Hanoi after eight days of Viet Minh assaults aimed at severing the Hanoi Haiphong supply line. The operation followed sustained fighting along the corridor and solidified French control in the region.
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Nanoi
Indochina
Hanoi
Haiphong
Vishinsky Recovering From Illness In Moscow
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky is reported to be recovering from an illness. The Foreign Affairs Ministry announced the update in Moscow.
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Moscow
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Foreign Affairs Ministry
Noted Leaders Comment On War Crisis And Unity
International News Service quotes Lt Gen Ridgway in Tokyo on resisting crisis with resolve. General Eisenhower in Paris cites sufficient force to deter attacks if peaceful. CIO president Philip Murray in Cleveland hopes for unity between labor movements within his lifetime.
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International
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
United States
Eighth Army
Paris
Eisenhower
Free World
Cleveland
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Cohen Faces Barrier In Drug Store Deal
Gambler Mickey Cohen claims to have bought a chain of Tucson drug stores and would likely control narcotics, but must win approval from the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy. No application, board secretary Newell Stewart says, and the board may seek an attorney general ruling before acting. The act requires board screening for managers and changes in ownership, with past rejections noted. The filing and licensing rules govern every pharmacy and sale of drugs and related items. Turn to COHEN on Page 2.
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Mickey Cohen
Tucson
Arizona State Board of Pharmacy
Pharmacy Board
Newell Stewart
Stewart
Cohen
Los Angeles nab Tucson bank robber suspect Miller
William Roy Miller a 49 year old man was arrested in Los Angeles as a suspect in the February 13 holdup of the Southern Arizona Bank and Trust Company in Tucson. Miller identified by FBI fingerprints after police spotted him from photographs. Officers Gable and Harner said he appeared drunk and confessed then recanted parts of his statements. The Tucson robbery yielded 180 in nickels and other cash. the paper bag broke spilling nickels in the street.
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Los Angeles
William Roy Miller
Southern Arizona Bank and Trust Company
Tucson
Miller
Southwest
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Jack S. Gable
Melvin E. Harner
Phoenix Pilot Blasts Red Jet Out Of Sky
In a 30 minute air battle near the Manchurian border American Sabre jets engaged MIG-15s, downing three and damaging others. Lt. Col. Bruce Hinton led F-86s to aid. Capt. James Jabara and Maj. Ben Emmert Jr. earned kills as Lt. Yancey and 2nd Lt. McLain downed others. Yancey recounted diving through overcast to tail a Red jet and firing, damaging its engine and shattering its cockpit.
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Vo. Is
Fifth Air Force
Korea
Manchurian
Sinuiju
Ben H. Emmert
Phoenix
Ariz
Major Emmert
West Polk Street
Europe
William B.yancy
Highland Falls
N. Y
Roy W. McLain
Endicott
Yancy
McLain
Col
John A. Carey
Hampton
Yancey
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Ind
Expenditures Committee
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North Korea
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McFarland
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Joe DiMaggio
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