Army Tightens Secrecy on Military Technologies
Washington reports the War Department issued revised rules to curb disclosure of new weapons and production methods. Approved by General Douglas MacArthur, the order lets corps chiefs designate any work or tests as restricted projects. Details of restricted processes are to remain confidential under heavy penalties.
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Washington, D. C
Crete
War Department
Nouglas Macarthur
Corps
Ordnance
New secrecy rules for wartime aircraft tests in state news
The War Department tightens controls on air and naval testing. Agencies in New Jersey and Ohio prepare for tests of new long range detection and bomber aircraft. Companies manufacturing army equipment must sign secrecy agreements to shield restricted projects.
Bonus Rider Fights Tax Bill Bill and Rider Debate
In Washington Aug 6 a Senate Democratic bloc blocked adding bonus payments yet favored giving bonus legislation priority next session. Senator Robinson urged delaying major amendments, while Robert H. Jackson warned of the cost of depressions being borne by the wealthier. La Follette pressed broader income tax bases, proposing higher surtaxes and a 4 percent normal rate expansion, with House provisions kept.
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Wasrington
Senate
Robinson
Robert H. Jackson
Internal Revenue Bureau
Corer
House
Lenis Tatara
LaFollette
San Antonio WPA projects approved by state officials
State Works Progress Administration officials approved five San Antonio and Bexar County projects that will bring about 31,958 dollars to the county. The plans include sewer work, ditch structures, a retaining wall, school grounds, spillway repairs, and a sewer extension in San Antonio, with additional WPA tasks at WEA sites across the area. A meeting at the Plaza hotel was called to explain all WPA phases, as Lyndon B. Johnson discusses locating relief clients in suitable work.
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State Works Progress Administration
Nook
San Antonio
Bexar County
Washington
Ban Antonio
Ebendorf Lake
San Anton
Texas
WEA
Eough
Division of
Winburn Field
Washington, D. C
Goodman
W. W. White
St. Hedwig
Adkins School
National Youth Administration For Texas
Wit Ho P
WPA
Fenge Plea Not Yet Finalized On Prim Page One
Continued on page one. Doriph’s attorney objected to the plea form. Judge Zenge pressed for signing the name for comparison with letters. Prosecutor Dougherty later described the Dr. Bauer case and noted the autopsy timeline. The first grand jury witness testified thereafter.
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Lawye Oijecterd
Justge
Zenge
Haggard
Roach
Shdge
Zingre
Green
Drunken driving arrests top U S cities in old Philadelphia tally
Philadelphia reports the nation’s highest drunken driver arrests in a compiled record, with New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles following. The material includes an inquest on a kidnapping case tied to a Dr Bauer and a hotel disappearance linked to a “Jones.”
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Philadelphia
America
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Detroit
Ethiopia’s Modern Army Grows Under Haile Selassie
An analysis of Ethiopia’s defense build up under Emperor Haile Selassie, detailing a standing army with modern rifles and machine guns, regulars trained with British support, 23 field artillery batteries, and a supply chain in Addis Ababa. The piece notes past invasions by Italians and others, the role of Gen Hapta Giorgis, and the army’s morale and discipline.
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Richard HN
Sangli
Awloree
Weller
Juuinter
Washington, D.C
Ethiopia
Moahammedans
Gallas
Hans
Detlshes
Menelek
Adawa
Ae- Tore
Hapta Giorgis
King’s African Rifles
Haile Selassie
Addis Ababa
Irishman wins $80 in hair perm injury case
Aarhiel Mc Garr y of Templepatrick County Antrim sued a Belfast beauty shop operator for negligence in his permanent waving. He testified his scalp was damaged by the machine, causing head injuries, reduced wages, and inability to play football. The court awarded a fraction of his claimed damages.
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Belfast
Opurater
Aarhiel McGarry
Templepatrick
County Antrim
British movie extras barred from work to aid the unemployed
Wealthy Britons who once earned as film extras face a ban as producers curb costly crowd scenes. Mayfair’s socialites and well knowns, who paid up to five dollars for appearances, will no longer be allowed to work after films edited to cut excess. The move aims to reduce expenses and help the unemployed while preserving professional actors.
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London
Britain
Mayfair
Smart
Paris to Open Palace of Arts on the Quai d Takio site
Paris plans a permanent Palace of Arts to open for the great exhibition in 1997. The facility will be built on the site of the former army service corps building opposite the Eiffel Tower.
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Paris
Palace of Arts
Army Service Corps builAe
Quai
Dr Takio
Eiffel Tower
Hopson Hunt in Washington as House Panel Probes Gas Trust
Washington, Aug. 6. The House Rules Committee pressed to question G. Hopson of the Associated Gas and Electric system in a probe by two congressional committees. Police aid was minimal as a hotel search failed to locate Hopson, who was said to be absent from registration. Detectives and investigators arrived at the Shoreham hotel with a squad of officers. hotel officials said Hopson was not registered as a guest.
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Washington, D. C
Washington Police
House Rules Committee
Tooale
G. Hopson
Associated Gas and Electric System
Congressional
Yestation
House
Nim T
Shoreham
Hopson
Senate
Robinson
Washington
Herbert A. Bootngnix
C. U. Taven- Her
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