Air Secretary blasts Navy in defense policy clash
Air Secretary Symington accused Navy critics of ped dling old falsehoods and warned of a second anonymous document titled The Strategic Bombing Myth circulating nationwide. He defended the B 36 as the best long range bomber and argued strategic bombing remains vital for national defense amid House Armed Services Committee hearings.
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Symington
Navy
Air Force
House
Armed Services Committee
Britain Eyes US Publicity Push With American Methods
London report states the British government seeks to spend millions of dollars to promote goodwill in the United States using American publicity and promotion methods, a plan disclosed today.
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London
United States
Truman vetoes Navajo Hopi Indian Aid Bill
President Truman rejected the 88.57 million Navajo Hopi aid plan saying it risks basic rights and that existing laws can carry out its aims. He favored budgeted initiation of the 10 year program but objected to a section placing tribes under state civil jurisdiction and to government social security obligations for Indians.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
E. W. McFarland
Arizona
Navajo
New Mexico
Utah
Adjournment Hopes Fade For Congress
Washington October 18. Hopes for a mid week adjournment faded amid farm policy disputes and a new filibuster threat. Senate conferees backed a House plan for a 58 group Air Force at 741 million, alongside cash and contract authority totals for Army Navy and Air Force.
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Congress
Army
Navy
Air Force
Nomination Approved for United States First Woman Ambassador
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved Mrs Eugenie Anderson of Red Wing Minnesota to be Americas first woman ambassador to Denmark President Truman named Anderson to represent the United States in Denmark The Senate is expected to grant rapid approval
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eugenie Anderson
Red Wing
Minn
America
Truman
Anderson
United States
Denmark
Senate
Temperatures Today Noted At 3:30 A M
The report records the temperature reading at 3 30 a m noting the time as a near early morning snapshot. Local observers report minor fluctuations across districts with no extreme outliers reported.
Noted figures offer mixed views on Chiang Kai-shek and global policy
International News Service gathers quotes from Roger Lapham, William Green, Geoffrey Keyes, and Philip Reed. Lapham criticizes Chiang Kai-shek's government as a failure in the last year. Green advocates a united labor movement to mobilize workers. Keyes notes unpredictability of Soviet policy. Reed warns Britain may need to accept lower living standards if devaluation fails.
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New York
Roger Lapham
ECA
China
Chiang Kai- Shek
London
Philip D. Reed
The
International Chamber of Commerce
Britain
Plunge Kills Woman at Eiffel Tower
Paris police identified the deceased as Patricia Hunter, 27, of Port Chester New York. She leaped from the second platform of the Eiffel Tower in Paris today, ending her life.
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Paris
Patricia Hunter
Port Chester
N. Y
Eiffel Tower
Salina Cruz burns and sinks off Washington coast
Seventeen crewmen abandoned the burning 1,343 ton lumber schooner Salina Cruz and took to whaleboats. They were picked up by the US Fish and Wildlife Service vessel Black Douglas and were en route to San Francisco. The Salina Cruz, owned by A C Stralla, was sailing from Vancouver to Honolulu with lumber and foodstuffs. A distress call came in at 7 05 am reporting an out of control engine room fire. Coast Guard planes dropped signaling kits and an emergency raft as the ship burned for eight hours before sinking at 3 25 pm. The vessel and cargo were valued at about 325000.
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Salina Cruz
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San Francisco
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
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Tony Cornero) Stralla
Vancouver
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Honolulu
PBY
Coast Guard
Will Arizona Get Air Project Question Surges in Congress
The Air Force air engineering development center location is debated as Congress nears action on the project. A site selection committee will review surveys from several regions including Tennessee Valley Utah the Columbia River Basin Arizona and Texas. President Truman's signature is awaited before the White House.
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Air Force
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Air
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Capitol
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Columbia River Basin
Oregon
Texas
Kingman
Ariz
Williams Resigning Triggers Question on Timing
State Land Commissioner O C Williams submitted a conditional resignation to Governor Dan E Garvey saying it takes effect as soon as his successor qualifies. The dispute centers on whether a recess appointment of W W Lane can take office immediately without Senate confirmation, or if Williams cannot vacate until a successor is qualified. The governor said Lane may serve now with later Senate confirmation, delaying an official move to Page 2.
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Dan E. Garvey
Williams
State Senate
Perry M. Ling
Garvey
W. W. Lane
Phoenix
Louis B. Whitney
Whitney
Ling
Lane
Senate
Arizona Supreme Court
Whitney Submitted To Mr. Garvey
Greek peace effort fails in Lake Success report
General Assembly President Carios P. Romulo reported that United Nations facilitators failed to secure agreement between Greece and northern neighbors. Romulo sent a letter to the Assembly's Political Committee stating that, despite best efforts, no conciliatory basis could be developed among Albania, Bulgaria and the involved governments.
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Lake Success
N. Y
General Assembly
Carios P. Romulo
United Nations
Greece
Romulio
Assembly
Albeada
Bulgaria
Rock Slide Kills Miner in Utah Mine
PRICE Utah Oct 18 AP Charles Gaddis about 26 from Spring Canyon was killed yesterday by a rock slide at the Spring Canyon Coal Mine.
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Price
Utah
Charles Gaddis
Spring Canyon
Truman names Wallgren to Federal Power Commission
President Truman appointed former Washington governor Mon C. Wallgren to the Federal Power Commission to replace Leland S. Olds whose bid for a third term was rejected. The same action also nominated James M. Mead former New York senator to the Federal Trade Commission.
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Truman
Mon C. Wallgren
Federal Power Commission
James M. Mead
New York
Federal Trade Commission
Wallgren
Leland S. Olds
Power Commission
Senate
Albion Carrier Sinks After North Sea Collision With Maystone
In a North Sea collision off Rosyth Scotland the British aircraft carrier Albion tore a hole in its stern and sank quickly after striking the 2,025 ton freighter Maystone. Albion towed to St Abbs Bay, three tugs aiding, with 20 or 21 dead and 3 survivors rescued from Maystone as Albion’s fate and design sparking some debate.
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Rosyth
Scotland
Britain
Albion
Tyne
England
St. Abbs Bay
Clement Attlee
Youth Held For Stabbing Brother in Warren
In Warren Pennsylvania a 19 year old boy Richard Fowler is jailed without bail on charges he stabbed his 18 year old brother David to death with a butcher knife during a Sunday night argument over dirty clothes while unpacking a suitcase. Police say the motive was a domestic dispute.
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George Haehn
Richard Fowler
David
Richard
Princess Margaret Rose Eyes 1950 North American Visit
London reports Princess Margaret Rose, 19, expected to obtain royal consent for a 1950 visit to Canada and the United States. An unofficial extension to the U S is possible. The Arizona trip may include a stay at Ambassador Lewis Douglas's ranch, with his daughter Sharman extending an invitation.
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Margaret Rose
United States
Canada
U. S
Buckingham
Margaret
Arizona
U.S
Lewis Douglas
Sharman
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