Senate battles over defense bill expansion December 20 1950
Senator Symington urged adding funds to prevent Marine and Army personnel cuts and to speed up supersonic jet fighter production. He argued air power alone cannot ensure victory and that Soviet forces hold advantages in several aircraft categories.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Sen
Symington
D-Mo
Air Force
Truman
Marine Corps
Appropriations Committee
Sen. Chavez
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Senate Armed Services Committee
Chavez
Russia
Transit Strike Bites Los Angeles Transit Riders
In Los Angeles a pre-dawn union vote triggered a strike by 1,600 transit workers leaving about 900,000 riders stranded or seeking other transport to jobs. The AFL Transportation Workers Union rejected a negotiating proposal, ordering a walkout to push for higher pay and an hourly wage increase.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Transit Lines
AFL Transportation Workers Union
U S Steel Pledges Wage Increase Amid Negotiations
United States Steel Corp plans a wage increase offer to the CIO United Steelworkers to speed a settlement. Vice President John Stephens announced talks resumed for two hours with a deadline of June 30 for an agreement. Union leaders expect a substantial rise, with ongoing meetings involving Bethlehem Steel and others as pattern-setting talks.
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Pittsburgh
United States Steel Corp
CIO
United Steelworkers
John Stephens
Big Steel
U. S. Steel
Stephens
J. McDonald
McDonald
United States Steel
Collagea Lowe
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Republic, Jones & Laughlin
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Inland Steel Co
I. W. Abel
USW
Law Comes To Infant's Aid In Englewood New Jersey
A 10 day old girl named Gail Bertimato was in critical condition after doctors began transfusions to treat an RH negative blood factor. Her Jehovah's Witness parents had blocked the transfusion, leading state authorities to seek court protection and place the baby in county custody.
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Englewood
N .J
Gail Bertimato
Palisades Park
Englewood Hospital
Joseph Bertimato
Jehovah's Witnesses
Ients
C. T. Markett
Bergen County
Guy W. Calissi
Calissi
Asst
William J. Arnold
John Ott
Martin J. Kole
Kole
Priest Dies in Beardstown Pastor James Ahern 73
The Rev. James Ahern aged 73 pastor of St. Alexius Roman Catholic Church in Beardstown died at St. John's Hospital on Sunday.
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Springfield
James Ahern
St. Alexius Roman Catholic Church
Beardstown
St. John’s Hospital
Springfield Youth Wins State Road-E-O Title
Jon Hockenyos of Springfield earned the expense paid trip to the National Road-E-O in Washington after winning the Illinois State Teenage Road-E-O among about 70 contestants. Secretary of State Charles Carpentier presented a trophy and a $500 college scholarship from an oil company. Hockenyos scored 528 of 625 points with Blooming ton’s Loren Williams second and Troy’s Larry Schladser third.
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Jon Hockenyos
Springfield
Illinois
Washington
Ohn of
Commerce
Hockenyos
Charles Carpentier
Hockenyes
Loren Wiliams
Bloomigton
Larry Schladser
Troy
Kristen M. Lawson
Clinton
Howard Hinterlong
Naperville
Three Elderly Sisters Die in Auto Crash Near Dunn
Richmond report says Emma Chapin 87 Florence Gray 85 and Josephine Gresham 75 widowed sisters died when their car collided with a tractor trailer on the return trip from Dunn North Carolina after attending a granddaughter's wedding.
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Richmond
Emma Chapin
Florence Gray
Josephine Gresham
Dunn
N. C
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Bellaire, Herrin
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P. O
Herrin
American Legion
Doug Hindman
Tom Agers
Morris Boren
Terry Jones
John Tidwell
Robert Booth
Hal Norment
George Stewart
Snyder Herrin Jr
Danny White
Steve Goldsmith
Thomas H. Stewart
Herrin Legion
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Boys State
Gueld
Law
South Illinois
Carbondale
New York
Statler
Busch Stadium
ST. Louis
A Halton
BOB Stotlar Lumber Yard
North Park Avenue
Carbondale Paint & Wallpaper Co
Ilinois Avenue
Peoria
Gilbert E. Grey
W. Chautaqua
NEW
Illiamso
Gasaver
Setomothy
John N. Stearns
Oak Grove Heights
America
Rhodes-Burford
Ullimets
B. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Sslem
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