Inflation Hike Drives Defense Costs, Senate Panel Says
The Senate small business committee reported that soaring prices have raised defense program costs by 3 billion dollars since last June. It blamed inflation on small firms nationwide and urged immediate price and wage controls to protect the defense program amid shortages of steel, aluminum, copper, tin, and other materials.
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Small Business Committee
Senator Sparkman
Alabama
New York
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National Production Authority
College Ways Try Phone Call to J Stalin Moscow
Three Vanderbilt University students at the Phi Delta fraternity house planned a prank call to Josef Stalin in Moscow, seeking guidance on whether to join the draft. They raised $9 for a three minute call with assistance from Charles Newman and Hans Pauls, with the effort coordinated by Jimmy Threldkeld of Tupelo.
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Ashville
Tenn
Vanderbilt University
Josef Stalin
Moscow
Russia
Jimmy Threldkeld
Tupelo
Miss
Phi Delta
Charles Newman
Cookeville, Tenn
Hans Pauls
Steubenville, O
Saguenay River cliffs loom over dark waters
The Saguenay River in Canada appears nearly black from shadows cast by vast treeless cliffs along its banks, some rising close to 1,000 feet in height, with terrain steep both above and below the water line. The first U.S. coin with the motto In God We Trust was a bronze 2 cent piece authorized in 1864. Playing cards with a design similar to modern ones were produced in 1392.
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Saguenay River
Canada
U.S
Congress
Ohio poet James R. McNamara dies at 73
James R. McNamara, a Ohio poet and lecturer aged 73, died after a several week illness. He was known for his readings and contributions to local literary circles. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the family.
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Ohio
Niles
James R. McNamara
U S Nearest 4 Air Stations Reopened for Expansion
The navy announces the reopening of four World War II bases on the East, West, and Gulf coasts this spring to support the expanded military program. Brunswick Maine Sanford Florida Kingsville Texas Santa Ana California will see mixed naval air and marine training use, with recapture rights if leased. Brunswick and Sanford will back Atlantic Fleet air activity at Quonset Point Rhode Island and Jacksonville Florida. The Kingsville base will train pilots in jet operations and the Santa Ana site will train Pacific Fleet helicopter pilots.
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Marine Corps
Gulf Coasts
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Sanford
Fla
Kingsville
Tex
Santa Ana
Calif
Naval Air Stations
Atlantic Fleet Air
Quonset Point
R. I
Jacksonville
Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Pacific Fleet Marine Force
Postponed Haircut Ends in Fatal Washing Machine Injury
Harry Baker described his wife as meaning to get a hair cut when she was found dead from head injuries and blood loss. Her waist-length hair had become trapped in the wringer of a washing machine. The case raises questions about domestic safety and accidental injury.
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Chicago
Harry Baker
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