Britain to Convert All Aircraft to Jet Propulsion
London May 31 report says British aviation including military and commercial craft will switch to jet propulsion. Minister of Supply John Wilmot says piston engines are officially outmoded and Britain leads in jet engine development. An order for a 38 ton jet transport to fly Atlantic routes near 600 mph was placed, with no delivery date.
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Londox
John Wilmot
Wilmot
Britain
Atlantic
Electrical Contractors Seek City Code Waiver
Electrical contractors ask the city to waive the electrical code so available materials can be used during the building emergency. They state the materials are endorsed by the national electrical code and the National Association of Fire Underwriters but are barred by the city code. The hearing before Fire and Police Commissioner P. L. Andersen is set for 10 a m Monday.
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P. L. Andersen
National Electrical Code
National Association of Fire Underwriters
Question Mark Over Fleet Drives Naval Atom Debate
New York May 31 Atomic energy dominates postmaneuver analysis of the Eighth Fleet. Adm. Mitscher and Navy officials weigh carriers with atom bombs, jet propulsion, and mobile weapons as ship designs shift to new power sources. Scientists in the US and abroad pursue varied atomic energy approaches while reports discuss lethal new weapons and the potential of self guided missiles.
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Ed Allen
International News Service
New York
Ing
Gimnery Department
Toternalignal
Kew
York
CN5
Adm
Mare Ay Mitscher
Fleet
Chester W. Nimitz
Ithief
Naval Operations
University of Chicago
Army
Tennessee
United States
City Sues for 30000 Over Boy’s River Wire Injury
Weyman E. Sorrell, 13, through his father, sues the City Public Service board in Seventy third District court for 30000 alleging permanent injury after contact with a live wire while swimming in the San Antonio river at Mitchell street and Farplay avenue on March 31.
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City Public Service Board
Seventythird District Court
Weyman E. Sorrell
San Antonio
Mitchell Street
Farplay Avenue
Detective Duke Cartiver Seeks Readmission to Pension
The Fire and Police Pension Board on Friday considered Chief Detective Duke Cartiver for readmission to the pension system. Cartiver, in the system for 12 years before 1943, enclosed a 3589 check for back dues to that date and the board referred the matter to City Attorney T. D. Cobbs for ruling.
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Fire and Police Pension Board
Duke Cartiver
Carver
T. D. Cobbs
Atom Mishap Victim Dies
Dr. Louis Siotin, 35, a Canadian-born scientist at Los Alamos, died from exposure to fissionable material after an accident on May 21. He averted possible harm to seven colleagues by scattering material with his hands, absorbing thousands of times the usual radiation limit.
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Los Alamos
N. M
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Louis Siotin
Atomic Laboratory At
Truman nominates Vaughan for major general rank
President Truman named his military aide, Harry H. Vaughan, for promotion to major general. The announcement came from Washington on May 31.
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Vaughan
Washington
Truman
Harry H. Vaughan
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