Ban on Voluntary Enlistments Urged To Cut Recruiting Cost
Rep. Leroy Johnson proposes banning voluntary enlistments in the draft bill to save millions on recruitment and to ensure fair distribution of desirable recruits among the services. He criticizes the system as turning youths into “refugees” and wants to close all recruiting stations, with the Pentagon opposing the ban. The measure targets a three year draft extension and universal military training.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Leroy Johnson
Calif
Army
Navy
Air Force
Johnson
Pentagon
1000 Sticks Of Marijuana Confiscated In Las Vegas Sweep
Federal narcotics agent led a Las Vegas posse to raid dope dens in southern Nevada. The operation netted 1000 sticks of marijuana and arrested 19 people including 12 airmen from Nellis Air Force Base and an ex serviceman named as ringleader. Several civilians were released on bail.
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Las Vegas
INS
Nevada
Treasury
Arnold Lacenauer
Nellis Air Force Base
Air Force
Poydraf Johnson
Clifton Powell
Lloyd Hamilton
Lew Lucero
Lucero
Nellis
Nearly 2 000 Pioneers Open 21th Reunion
Nearly 2,000 Arizona Pioneers Association members gathered in Phoenix for their 27th annual reunion. They arrived by car, bus, train, or on foot, some needing crutches or help from younger relatives. Albert D. Brewer, 95, oldest member, recalled early Arizona and public service in the state.
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Gazette
Bob Davy
Arizona
Roosevelt Council
State Fairground
Wickenburg Troop
Howard Walker
Ernest Pritchard
Paul Metzke
Sabin Brown
Arizona Pioneers Association
Phoenix
Albert D. Brewer
Fullerton
Calif
Brewer
Apache Kid
Geronimo
Morenci
Charles D. Stuart
Cousin Of Empress Wounded In Iran
In Tehran on March 31 a would be assassin wounded Yaha Bakhtiari, cousin of Empress Soraya, in Isfahan. Army corporal Ghaffari fired a single shot into Bakhtiari's jaw. the bullet lodged in his lung but he was expected to survive. Isfahan, an oil city, has seen recent worker strikes and office clashes.
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Tehran
Iran
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Ghaffari
Yaha Bakhtiari
Soraya
Isfahan
Will She Get A Bomb Will The Pact Army Use It
Senator Brien McMahon said the Senate Atomic Energy Committee will study legal limits on using atomic weapons by the Atlantic Pact army. Senator Hickenlooper noted current law forbids transferring fissionable material to a foreign power and using it outside U. S. jurisdiction. He asked whether President Truman could authorize atomic bombs for the pact command given the force’s international control.
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Washington
Brien McMahon
Conn
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Europe
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Hickenlooper
United States
Pact Army
Eisenhower
U. S
Iowan
Truman
Pact Command
U S Tanks Cross 38th Parallel in North Korea Actions
Two American tank columns crossed the 38th Parallel into North Korea near Uijongbu and the Hantan River amid mortar fire and ambushes. The advance, part of parallel incursions, followed South Korean forces pushing north and involved heavy air strikes on Yalu bridges in a rapid, coordinated effort.
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Tokyo
38Th Parallel
North Korea
United States
Red China
Seoul- Pyongyang
Hantan River
Uijongbu
U. S
China
Yalu River
Manchuria
Korea
Lin-Chiang
No Cash Demobilizes South Korean Reserve Force
The South Korean government plans to demobilize about 200,000 reserve troops due to funds shortages for housing feeding and arming them amid the fight against communism. Demobilization affects 36 to 40 year olds who will return to farms and villages until funds and arms are available.
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United States
Eighth Army Headquarters
Korea
INS
Syngman Rhee
Shin Sung-Mo
Republic of Korea
Defense Ministry
ROK
Rhee
UN reports Korea war casualties total 228941
The United Nations announced that its forces in Korea had 228,941 casualties through early March, with 57,120 Americans. The report breaks down 25,374 killed in action, 128,394 wounded, and 75,173 missing. U.S. figures as of March 23 show 8,511 killed, 37,918 wounded, and 10,961 missing.
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N. Y
United Nations
Korea
U.N
U.N. Secretariat
Unified Command
Pentagon
Washington
United States
Turkey
Noted Figures Comment on Military Tech and Labor Politics
International News Service reports Harold E. Stassen of the University of Pennsylvania noting Russia’s progress on an automatic jet interceptor missile. In Atlantic City, Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America President Jacob S. Potofsky says labor will exert unprecedented political influence.
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International News Service
Chicago
Harold E. Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
Russia
Atlantic City
N. J
Jacob S. Potofsky
The
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Mob Action Threatens Killer Suspect in Riverside
Signs calling for mob action against Sgt. Lawrence Walker, suspected in the killing of Doris and Richard Cook, were found in Riverside. Police heightened security, searched downtown for weapons, and reinforced jail guards after the threat. The Cooks were murdered five days earlier and their eight month old baby was found unharmed beside the father's body on Cajalco Road. Walker was identified as the driver in a sideswipe incident.
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Riverside
Calif
INS
Lawrence Walker
Doris
Richard Cook
Walker
Cajalco
Scout Leader Dies In Rifle Accident
A Scout outing near Cave Creek Dam ended in tragedy when 17 year old Otis Holdridge was fatally wounded by a stray rifle shot fired by fellow Scout Inderrieden who slipped while climbing a water tank. Holdridge died at St Josephs Hospital about six hours later.
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Cave Creek Dam
Otis Holdridge
North 10Th Street
St. Joseph’s Hospital
John Inderrieden
West Mariposa Street
Inderrieden
Ray Metcalf
Troop 14
Holdridge
St. Mary’s High School
Auriol urges united front of Americas in defense of liberty
President Auriol told twenty one Pan American ministers that Western Hemisphere must unite beyond geography to safeguard freedom under the North Atlantic Pact. He described the Atlantic as a new Mediterranean and urged solidarity of democracies to protect shared heritage. He visited Mount Vernon and Arlington, then dined with President Truman affirming a steadfast Anglo French alliance.
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Auriol
France
Great Hall of the Americas
Pan-American Union
Europe
America
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean
Mount Vernon
George Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Truman
Russians Reported Sent to Albania in Action
London dispatches cite Combat and the Daily Express claiming Soviet paratroopers and planes landed in Albania to assist anti Communist guerrillas. Belgrade sources say aircraft reached Tirana and paratroopers were dropped, with further Italian aircraft said to have parachuted guerrilla units. Verifications remain unconfirmed.
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London
Albania
Paris
Combat
Belgrade
Tirana
Lord Beaverbrook
Daily Express
Italy
the Express
Rain Swollen Rivers Flood Dixie and Dakota
Heavy rains and melting snows unleash floods across the Deep South and Midwest. Rivers in Mississippi and Alabama surge toward record levels as thousands flee homes. Two deaths reported in Mississippi and a man missing in Alabama while national guardsmen and Red Cross aid flood victims.
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Dixie
Dakota
Associated Press
New York
New Jersey
North Dakota
Illinois
Mississippi
Alabama
Snow Falls In Mountains In Northern Arizona
A light snow was reported in parts of Northern Arizona with Flagstaff at 0.05 inch moisture and visibility near one mile. Temperatures near 29 degrees with 17 mph winds. Grand Canyon had three inches of snow and it continued to fall at 8:30 am while highways remained open.
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Arizona
Flagstaff
United States Weather Bureau
Grand Canyon
Community events schedule list from Phoenix area
Sunday activities include desert devotionals at Rancho La Loma near Litchfield Park at 4 p.m. Cornerstone laying at Arizona Boys Ranch near Chandler with barbecue at 1 p.m. Other events span Wyoming Club wiener roast at Encanto Park, picnic for Arizona-Pennsylvania Society at South Mountain Park, and an Arkansas-Arizona Club meeting. Motorcades depart downtown at 8:30 a.m. Dads Club barbecue, Wickenburg Horse Show, All-American Intercollegiate Rodeo at Tempe, Y travel trip to Santa Catalina Mountains, New York Yankees vs Pirates exhibition at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, polo at Judson School field, and Arizona Downs horse racing mid-afternoon.
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Rancho la Loma
Litchfield Park
Arizona Boys Ranch
Chandler
Wyoming
Encanto Park
Arizona-Pennsylvania Society
South Mountain Park
Arkansas-Arizona Club
King’s Ranch
Boyce Thompson Arboretum
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Saddle Club
Randall's Stables
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Tempe
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Young Men's Christian Association
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Phoenix Municipal Stadium
University of Arizona
Judson School
Camelback Inn
Arizona Downs
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By Dennis Farrell
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Thailand
Burt W. Holdridge
Central Arizona Light and Power Company
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