Taft presses for truth on military reprisals and Denfeld
Senator Taft criticized President Truman for secrecy in military policy and cited the firing of Admiral Denfeld after testimony as proof. He urged Congress to obtain frank opinions from officers and warned that the vast military program threatens solvency.
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Truck Crash Kills GI On Hokkaido Island
Pvt. John B. Hunnicutt of Davis Oklahoma was killed July 24 when the truck he drove dropped off an embankment on Hokkaido Island. He served in Service Battery, 171st Field Artillery Battalion, 45th Oklahoma National Guard Infantry Division in Tokyo AP report.
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Bootlegger Dies In Electric Chair Slaying Case
McALESTER Okla July 27 AP Jearell Bud Hathcox a 38 year old Oklahoma City bootlegger died in Oklahoma's electric chair early today for the pistol slaying of an elderly night watchman 18 months ago. An Oklahoma City district court jury found the pint sized gunman guilty of firing six shots into the body of M L Beert Shaffer 67 the night of Feb 1 1950. The execution was witnessed by the victim's brother Clarence Shaffer 72.
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