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Syracuse Herald Journal

Location

Syracuse, New York, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1949

Page

6

Morse pushes for broader power under defense unification

Senator Morse of Oregon presses for armed forces unification giving the secretary of defense power to rearrange forces including transferring Marines to the Army or Navy fliers to the Air Force. He seeks amendments to the 1947 act to emancipate the secretary from Pentagon politics and expand the joint chiefs of staff and munitions board powers.

Washington Morse Secretary of Defense Pentagon Johnson Army Navy Air Force Aimsel Tiste Oregon Senate Armed Services Committee Lucas Uesyis Senate 2Forse Congress Army Transportation Tional Defense Establishment Wotd Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Chiefs Munitions Board

Nurse shoots herself and child in Alexandria incident

In Alexandria one young registered nurse critically wounded her infant son then fired three bullets into her abdomen. Acting Sheriff Walter L. Murrell reported family trouble was the cause. The mother Mrs R K Parker Jr 25 and her two year old son Robert were both wounded with a 22 caliber pistol and expected to recover.

Alexandria Walter L. Murrell Fapides Parish

Second GI to Die For Guam Slaying

A death sentence was pronounced today on Pvt. Calvin Dennis of Frederick Maryland for the rape murder of Ruth Farnsworth, a clerk in a shop. Dennis received the same punishment as his half brother Pvt Hernan Dennis from Calvert and Seguin Texas, who was sentenced to die last week. A third suspect, Sgt. Robert Burns of Spokane Washington, will go to trial Friday.

Guam Calvin Dennis Frederick Ruth Farnsworth Jeag Shop Air Force Dennis Hernan Dennis Calvert and Seguin Tex Sgt Robert Burns Spokane Wash

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