Mountbatten Elevated to Viscount Rank in Birthday Honors
The King's birthday honors list elevates Adm. Lord Louis Mountbatten to viscount. The wartime Allied commander in Southeast Asia is among a long line of civilian and military leaders recognized for outstanding service. Economist Sir William Beveridge and Sir Walter Citrine receive barons, while Mrs Winston Churchill and Lady Cripps are named Dames Grand Cross.
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London
Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
William Beveridge
Walter Citrine
Trades Union Congress
Winston Churchill
Lady Cripps
Fof Trade
Grand Cross
Enormous Waste at Camp Shanks In NY State
A federal land jury found no graft but cited enormous waste in Camp Shanks construction at Orangeburg New York. The facility, one of the East Coast’s largest wartime troop distribution centers, cost 40 million dollars, about 17 million more than the original estimate, with the jury calling the extra cost the inevitable price of preparedness for a democracy.
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New York
INS
Camp Shanks
Orangeburg
Gannett Warns Of Communism at Annual Meeting
Frank E. Gannett, head of the newspaper chain, warned at the annual meeting that what occurs in Europe in the next one to three years may determine whether another war occurs. He emphasized the potential global consequences of European developments for U S security.
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Burlington, Vt
Frank E. Gannett
Europe
Burlington Chamber cautions against communism threat
The Burlington Chamber of Commerce stated on Wednesday night that Americans do not want to fight Russians but warned that Communist influence sweeping across Europe could endanger the United States. In Rochester, Luigi Guarnieri, 65, was killed last night after being struck by an automobile.
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Burlington Chamber of Commerce
Europe
America
Auto Rochester
Luigi Guarnieri
Buffalo State Hospital Modernization Plans Approved
The Postwar Public Works Planning Commission approved four modernization projects for the 65 year old Buffalo State Hospital in Albany. The package costs 3.1 million and includes a new medical and surgical building, additions and alterations to the reception building, a new storehouse and shop building and a new powerhouse.
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Albany
Buffalo State Hospital
Public Works Planning Commission
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