Court Martial Threatened In Disclosure
Washington press reports a Navy probe seeks possible court martial for leaking classified material about defense policy. House Armed Services prepares a full inquiry into Navy Air Force frictions over the B 36 and unification fears. Secretary Matthews met top P I officers to identify the source, while letters from Denfeld Radford and Rogan are deemed classified though not secret.
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Washington
INS
U.S
Naval Operations
House Armed Services Committee
Joseph B. Keenan
Secretary OF the Navy
Matthews
Naval
Defense
Fleet Adml
Louis Denfeld
Adml
A. W. Radford
Gerald F. Bogan
House Armed Services
Carl Vinson
Georgia
NAVY
Denfeld
America
Czech Communists Demand Recall Of Yugoslav Envoy
Prague government denounces Yugoslav ambassador and calls for his immediate recall over espionage claims. It ends the cultural treaty and cuts relations with the Nationalist Chinese regime, while signaling worsening though not complete breaking of ties with Yugoslavia.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Marijan Stilinovic
Russia
Poland
Hungary
Bulgaria
Romania
Tito
Ing
Prague Radio
Car Theft Suspect Seized In Downtown Chase In Phoenix
Downtown Phoenix awoke at 3 am when a bicycle officer fired three shots during a pursuit of a suspected car thief. The 18 year old was cornered minutes later near the YMCA building after residents alerted police. Private officer James Williams said the suspect smashed a car window and fled. Williams fired to halt him.
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Phoenix
Young Men’s Christian Association
Y’s
James Williams
Merchants Police
Williams
Third Avenue
Washington Street
Truman Flies To Witness Parachuting At Fort Bragg
President Truman flew to Fort Bragg North Carolina to observe airborne troop exercises and paratrooper operations in mock war games. The six hour visit included a review of about 20 000 troops from the 82d Airborne Division and other units with demonstrations to showcase airhead capture and supply drops.
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Washington
Truman
Fort Bragg
N. C
82D Airborne Division
MR. Truman
Gordon Gray
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Officers’ Club
John R. Hodge
Fifth Corps
Finish Fight Waged Today On Farm Aid
The Senate debates farm legislation over whether to fix wartime 90 per cent supports or use a flexible parity based scale. Senators Russell and Young push an amendment to maintain 90 per cent parity, while Andersons plan would set a sliding 75 to 90 per cent range. House Gore Bill would extend 90 per cent supports for another year under parity from 1910 14.
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Washington
Senate
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Milton R. Young
North Dakota
Clinton P. Anderson
New Mexico
Scott W. Lucas
Illinois
Russell-Young
Gore
Subcommittee Rejects Olds for Federal Power Post
A Senate subcommittee voted unanimously to oppose approving a third term for Leland Olds on the Federal Power Commission. The seven member panel includes four Democrats and three Republicans. The full Interstate Commerce Committee plans to meet tomorrow morning to act on the subcommittee’s recommendation.
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Washington
Senate
Leland Olds
Federal Power Commission
Interstate Commerce Committee
Tito Threatens Last Breath Defense of Yugoslavia
Premier Marshal Tito accused Russia of trying to endanger a small people and told Army officers Yugoslavia is ready to defend itself to the last breath. In a stern wartime speech after the year’s largest troop movement, he warned against any attack from any side.
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Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Marshal Tito
Russia
Soviet Bloc
Tito
Five Suspects Nabbed in Desert Burglaries
Deputies detained five youths aged 15, 16, 18, 19, and 20 in a wave of burglaries near Cactus in which safes were hauled to the desert and opened. An adult suspect remained at large while deputies recover part of the loot and plan further questioning.
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Cactus
Sunnyslope
Roger- Wilco
North Seventh Avenue
Navajo Hopi Rehabilitation Bill Clears Congress
Congress sent to President Truman a bill authorizing 88.57 million dollars for Navajo and Hopi rehabilitation. It also raises federal social security payments for reservation Indians in Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico to 80 percent, up from 60. The package prioritizes soils and water conservation, irrigation, employment and resettlement, roads and trails, schools and equipment, and a revolving loan fund.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Arizona
Utah
New Mexico
Senate
Phoenix Challenge To Fill Chest For Community Need
Community Chest campaign opens in Phoenix with a quota of 365,497 as drive workers rally 300 volunteers. W. W. Knorpp cites Phoenix per capita giving at 1.50 versus national 2.64 and Southwest 2.26, urging action to fund 24 agencies and the USO.
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Phoenix
Camneien
POIBE
Westward Ho
W. W. Knorpp
Drive
USO
Reg Manning
Phoenix J
Knorpp
Southwest
Huge Bombers Stage Mock Attacks Here
B 36 bombers flew from Carswell Air Force Base to Phoenix in mock bombing runs at 8 30 a m with 15 minute intervals. Radar Bomb Scoring at 2317 West Durango tracked hits as teams tested visual and radar bombing on routes touching San Francisco Sacramento Midland and Sahuarita Range south of Tucson. Lt. W L Pendergraft led a B 36 from the Seventh Bombardment Group with two passes over the Sahuarita Range before westward flight.
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Phoenix
Carswell Air Force Base
Fort Worth
Tex
Roosevelt Dam
Strategic Air Command
West
Durango Street
San Francisco
Sacramento
Midland
W. L. Pendergraft
Seventh Bombardment Group
Eighth Air Force
Sahuarita
Tucson
Noted Figures Comment On Government And War
International News Service reports quotes from Louis Denfeld Thomas E Dewey William Green and Albert Einstein across Washington Utica St Paul and Princeton. Denfeld warns a navy without offensive power weakens a nation while Dewey attacks Republican politics and Green defends workers’ share in corporate earnings. Einstein condemns militarization as political damage.
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International News Service
Washington
Louis Denfeld
Vandenberg Doing Fine After Surgery
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg was reported in excellent condition after a six hour lung operation on Monday. Dr. John Alexander released a bulletin at 9 15 am stating the condition is normal and satisfactory.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Arthur H. Vandenberg
John Alexander
Vandenberg
Flash in the dawn sky spurs Phoenix witnesses to speculation
Early risers report a bright, greenish white streak low in the south sky at 6 a.m. It sparked debate whether a rocket or meteorite caused the glow. O E Lougher of 2436 East Cherry Lynn Road recalled the sight and described the flash as unlike a typical meteorite.
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Bill Pomeroy
O. E. Lougher
East Cherry Lynn Road
Lougher
50 000 Flee From Homes To Escape Tide
A tropical hurricane struck the Texas coast driving 50,000 from homes across 10 cities. Galveston suffered seawall flooding and property damage while Houston reported 10,000 in shelters. Freeport endured 100 mph winds, electric outages, and looting concerns as the storm moved inland toward San Jacinto County.
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Houston
Tex
Galveston
Freeport
Red Cross
St. Louis
Mary Snoddy
Weather Bureau
Alvin
Angleton
Here
San Jacinto County
Gulf Shore
Federal Agencies Hope To Get Help
Washington date: two major government departments faced funding gaps awaiting Senate action on a House approved stop-gap bill. The Defense and Interior departments ran out of funds as a fourth emergency measure expired, leaving agencies with only temporary resources though some cash remains to operate briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Defense and Interior Departments
Miners and Steel Strikes Clash Amid Calm and Violence
Pittsburgh reports violence flares in coal fields as 900000 workers strike. A Virginia miner dies in rock fall at Grundy. Pikeville ambush leaves three injured. Steel mills and iron ore mines largely idle, yet steel picketing remains orderly. Coal diggers endure 16 payless days amid pensions dispute.
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Pittsburgh
Tennessee
Virginia
Pennsylvania
America
John L. “Lewis
Mississippi
Phillip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Murray
Matt Bunch
United Mine Workers International
Pikeville, Tenn
Bunch
UMW
Whitehall
Harold Wade
Grundy
Johnnie Compton
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Rizona
Elation Sreae
Texas Navy
Bogan
Pacific
Cominform
Communist International Information Bureau
Budapest
Laszlo Rajk
Chase
Grandpa
Subcommittee
John G. Wunsch
North Third Street
Port Lavaca
Bil
Hine
Utica
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
ST. Paul, Minn
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Princeton, N. Y
Albert Einstein
Alexander
Senator Vandenberg
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