Truman Signs Bill to Fund Military and Atomic Energy
President Truman signed a law providing 6.38 billion dollars for military needs including planes tanks and weapons plus 59.323 million for the Atomic Energy Commission for the current fiscal year ending June 30. The bill totals 6,442,668,000 with 2,847,520,000 for the army 1,645,000,000 for the navy and 1,886,664,000 for the air force. It also allocates 3,672,000 for Bonneville Power Administration construction and 750,000 to keep the rent control agency operating.
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Washington
Truman
Military
Atomic Energy Commission
Army
Navy
Air Force
Atomic Energy
Bonneville Power Administration
Rent Control Agency
Congress
Korea War Aide Memoir Describes Urgent US Pressure
The testimony recounts that MacArthur faced strong diplomatic limits on pressuring the Kremlin and that the United States could not yet muster sufficient strength. It notes Pentagon concerns of a potential world war, the Joint Chiefs urging readiness, and fears of a possible evacuation of UN forces from Korea.
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Kremlin
Lodge
Sherman
U. S
Pentagon
Joint Chiefs of Staff
MacArthur
Joint Chiefs
Korea
United Nations
Washington
Tokyo
Chiefs of Staff
Supreme Court ruling eyed in Arizona water project fight
Senator Knowland pressed for an amendment ensuring no funds are appropriated for Arizona water works if the Supreme Court finds no water. Hayden warned of no change in circumstances, while McFarland argued the amendment seeks a declaratory judgment the Court cannot issue and would halt construction.
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Supreme Court
Arizona
Hayden
William Knowland
Calif
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
Knowland
Ernest McFarland
McFarland
Senate Interior Committee
Marines' Magic-Eye Jet Hailed at El Toro Base
At El Toro California May 31 Marines praise the Douglas Skynight F3D long-range jet fighter-bomber hailed as the first two-place jet interceptor with night and day capability. The secret weapon aims to track Russian-built jets in Korea skies and provide 24-hour support regardless of weather per Lt Col Peter D Lambrecht of Chicago, commander of an F3D squadron.
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EL Toro Marine Base
Calif
Peter D. Lambrecht
Chicago
Egypt Launches Farouk Housing Project On King's Birthday
On the king's birthday Egypt announced the Farouk Housing Project, a new public housing initiative intended to expand urban living options and provide affordable homes, reflecting royal era development aims.
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Egypt
Farouk
Stray Bullet Kills SP Fireman Near Martinez
Martinez California May 31 AP a Southern Pacific locomotive fireman John C Mc Laughlin 30 of Port Costa was killed by a stray bullet while in the cab of his switch engine last night the bullet struck his temple and entered his brain deputies suspect a target shooter's rifle fired from the area during switching on the outskirts of Martinez
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Martinez
Calif
Southern Pacific
John C. McLaughlin
Port Costa
McLaughlin
Frying pan on the line nets two-pound catfish
Poplar Bluff Missouri May 31 AP a fisherman's tale ends with Mrs Joe Fields fishing in Cane Creek. A pan hooked on the line drew up a two pound catfish with the hook passing through a tiny hole in the pan and remaining beneath it.
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Poplar Bluff
Joe Fields
Cane Creek
Russia Sends 60,000 Reinforcements to East Germany
Berlin reports that about 60,000 Russian troops have arrived for Soviet occupation in Eastern Germany. The influx, raising total Russian forces there to roughly 400,000, prompts East German authorities to order the population to prepare housing and provisions.
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Berlin
Germany
East Germany
Train Plunges Into Creek. Three Die in Iowa
An Illinois Central freight train plunged through a weakened creek bridge near Woodbine Iowa during a flash flood after heavy rain. Three men from Fort Dodge were trapped and killed in the locomotive cab. Depot agent E L Edwards cited debris and flood conditions as factors.
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Woodbine
Iowa
Illinois Central
Fort Dodge
E. L. Edwards
Cleaning my desk finds apple cores confetti and stamps
The narrator describes cleaning a desk and discovering apple cores confetti from New Year’s Eve and a large pile of stamps sent unsolicited with return envelopes.
Johnston declares cost of living rise halted in Washington
Economic Stabilizer Johnston told Congress that the rapid rise in living costs has been halted and prices should hold steady for a protracted period. He noted the cost of living rose only one tenth of 1 percent between March 15 and April 15 while testifying before a House labor subcommittee reviewing Wage Stabilization Board operations.
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Washington
INS
Johnston
Congress
House Labor
Wage Stabilization Board
Heavy Hail, Lightning Disrupt Douglas Weather
A heavy hailstorm dropped hail up to three quarters of an inch on Wednesday afternoon in Douglas. East Douglas saw .3 inches of rain while .46 inches fell near the Phelps Dodge reduction works. Lightning struck during an unscheduled moment at the Douglas Golf Club.
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Douglas
East
Phelps Dodge Reduction Works
Douglas Golf Club
Lightning Strikes Golf Round Near Douglas Injures Players
About three miles northeast of Douglas during play including Fort Huachuca officers a lightning bolt at the ninth hole knocked Art Moser of Douglas flat on the green Maj. John Crocker of Huachuca and Art Henson of Douglas were knocked to their knees At the clubhouse putting green a bolt struck a steel light pole and blackened the pole.
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Douglas
Fort Huachuca
Art Moser
Maj
John Crocker
Huachuca
Art Henson
Truman Takes Morning Walk Near Williamsburg Yacht
President Truman walked two miles before breakfast at the naval mine depot where the Williamsburg yacht docked on its Potomac River cruise. He chatted with firemen at the fire station then returned to Washington, arriving Saturday afternoon.
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Yorktown
Truman
Naval Mine Depot
Williamsburg
Chesapeake Bay
Washington
Israeli fighter plane shot down over Syria
Damascus reports Israeli aerial attack intercepted by Syrian pilots over Syrian territory. The claim states a Syrian intercept resulted in the loss of the Israeli plane as tensions escalate in the area.
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Damascus
Syria
Gaming Case Goes To Jury
In Tucson on May 21 AP reports the E. M. Chitwood gambling conspiracy trial went to the jury. Jurors decide if Nogales motel operator conspired with Walter Porter to run a gambling casino. Judge J Mercer Johnson barred Chitwood’s grand jury testimony as evidence. Defense sought dismissal and not guilty verdict. motion denied.
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Tucson
E. M. Chitwood
Nogales
Walter Porter
Superior Court
J. Mercer Johnson
Chitwood
Pima County Grand Jury
Edward Scruggs
Johnson
Egypt Debates Law Banning Sale of Agricultural Land
A pending Egyptian law seeks to prohibit the sale of agricultural land to foreigners, aiming to curb foreign land ownership and protect national resources. The measure faces legislative debate and potential constitutional considerations within the government.
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Egypt
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