Navy to Extend Aircraft Carrier Reach with Modernization Plan
The Navy will upgrade eight carriers over two years to handle long range patrol bombers and jet fighters. Upgrades include larger elevators, stronger catapults, longer decks, and even escalators for quicker aircrew access. Johnson announced two more 27,000-ton carriers will be converted, saving costs by canceling a proposed 65,000-ton supercarrier.
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National War College
United States
National Defense
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Montana
House Armed Services Committee
Midway
Coral Sea
Boy 18 Confesses Killing Brother Seven Years Ago
Fort Smith Arkansas police report an 18-year-old, Charles Owens, confessed to accidentally killing his 8-year-old brother Preston on November 20, 1942 while showing what he would do to the Germans. He awaits a hearing on involuntary manslaughter.
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Charles Owens
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Cates
World Labor Union Planned at Geneva
In Geneva this weekend non Communist union leaders plan a two day conference to form a world union opposing the Communist led World Federation of Trade Unions. Organizers say they will decide sponsors and the first world convention location and date. James B Carey of the CIO notes the new organization should function before 1950. Major Western unions have left the WFTU. the French CGT remains, and the American Federation of Labor will be represented at the meeting.
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World Federation of Trade Unions
James B. Carey
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Scandinavia
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American Federation of Labor
Fres h scans for future dental practice in Providence
John W. Scanlon, 33, a freshman at Providence College, lives with his wife and four children. He plans to establish a dental practice when he is about 38, aiming to hang out his shingle someday.
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John W. Scanlon
Providence College
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