Conant draft plan gains broad voter support
A national public opinion survey shows 64 percent of respondents favor universal two year military or naval service for all able bodied young men with no deferments. The plan by Harvard President James B. Conant aims to maintain a 3 to 3.5 million armed force and would include 4-F classified individuals in suitable civilian work.
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American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
Conant
James B. Conant
Harvard University
National DC Defense Research Committee
Dr. Conant
SD Pivavaccr Center
Han
Uber
Cal
Lege
Vwene
Cal Ge
Atra
Uncle Sam
Harvard
Amer
Faces Homicide Charge In Automobile Death
Mervin White a 22 year old Winterhaven Indian was charged with negligent homicide in the death of Clarence Menta 33 of Ft Yuma Calif. Menta died from injuries after falling from a car White drove on Nov 11 White allegedly backed up ran over him and struck a patrol car injuring Patrolman Dan Kinser who suffered a fractured vertebra.
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Yuma
Mervin White
Winterhaven
Calif
Clarence Menta
Ft. Yuma
Menta
White
Dan Kinser
Baruch urges government controls as nation faces danger
Bernard M. Baruch III warned from Kingstree South Carolina that the country is in grave danger and needs government backed economic controls not voluntary ones. He said voluntary measures would amount to profiteering and destruction when wartime pressures arise and he directed a message to Senator Burnet R. Maybank.
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Kingstree
S.C
U.P
Bernard M. Baruch III
Baruch
Burnet R. Maybank
D-S.c
Senate Banking Committee
Texas Steelworkers Get Pay Boosts
More than 3,000 steelworkers secured wage hikes under new contracts. Sheffield Steel workers averages 20 percent per hour, A O Smith Corp Texas workers gain 30 cents hourly. CIO United Steelworkers district director Jim Dickerson announced the increases. Wages at Sheffield range from 1.21 to 2.76 per hour and at Smith from 1.30 to 1.95.
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Houston, Tex
Sheffield Steel
A. O. Smith Corp
Texas
Jim Dickerson
CIO
United Steelworkers ‘Union
Sheffield
Smith Plant
Maricopa Sheriff Heads Association
Sheriff Cal Boles of Maricopa County was elected president of the Arizona Sheriffs and County Attorneys Association at the opening session. Warren L. McCarthy, also from Maricopa County, was chosen secretary treasurer. An FBI official warned of possible Communist retaliation against law enforcement if they gained control in the U.S. The naval armada aiding the UN in Korea includes more than 400 ships from eight nations.
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Phoenix
U.P
Cal Boles
Maricopa County
Arizona Sheriffs and County Attorneys Association
Boles
Warren L. McCarthy
William Murphy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States
United Nations Command
Korean
Carburetor Blamed In Forced Landing Near Wickleup
At Litchfield Naval Air Facility on December 11 a BT-13 trainer made a forced landing on a road near Wickleup due to carburetor trouble. Pilot James C. Edgin Jr. stationed there reported the issue.
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Litchfield Naval Air Facility
Wickleup
James C. Edgin Jr
Plane lands on highway after engine trouble
A plane diverted to a highway landing on Thursday when engine trouble forced an emergency approach during a Kingman to naval station flight. The missing ship was spotted from the air yesterday after a coordinated search by air force navy and civilian patrol aircraft.
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Kingman
Air Force
Navy
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