Friendship With Russia Still Solid Despite Political Strife
Washington notes suggest U S Moscow ties remain intact despite policy frictions. Differences appear at the political level but not in allied military unity. Observers cite candid talk, internal pressures in Stalin's regime, and possible postwar autonomy moves as potential factors shaping future U S Soviet cooperation.
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David Lawrence Washington
United States
Germany
Russia
Moscow
San Francisco
Dumbarton Oaks
Yalta
Balkans
Marshal Stalin
Poland
Carmen Burrel Romero Becomes First Lieutenant
The War Department announces Carmen Burrel Romero from Tucson Arizona has been promoted from second to first lieutenant in the medical corps. Also promoted were Lloyd Wayne Eller of Yuma and Carl Bryan Smith of Whipple Arizona in the same announcement.
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Washington
Carl Bryan Smithson
Veterans’ Administration
Whipple
Ariz
War Department
Smithson
Carmen Burrel Romero
Clearwater Drive
Tucson
Lloyd Wayne Eller
Avenue B
Yuma
Springerville Memorial Planned For G. Becker
Senate committee on public buildings and grounds approved a bill to authorize a memorial to Gustav Becker on the federal building grounds in Springerville Arizona. Becker founded the Apache County town and helped sponsor the Trailways association.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Public Buildings and Grounds
Gustav Becker
Springerville
Ariz
Becker
Apache County
Old Trailways Association
Los Angeles Grows to 451 Square Miles in 95 Years
The city has expanded from 28.01 square miles in 1850 to 451.807, becoming the largest U.S. city by area. Key annexations include the San Fernando valley in 1915 and Hollywood and San Pedro in 1909 1910. The Navy notes only about ten percent of men served before Pearl Harbor.
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Los Angeles
United States
San Fer
Nando Valley
San Pedro
San Fernando Valley
Hollywood
Wilmington
Federal Census Bureau
New York City
New Orleans
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Steel Furnace Heat Control Still Working
Pittsburgh June 4 The U S Steel researchers B M Larsen and W E Shhenk created a time setting for automatic reversal of the open hearth furnace heating system. Since 1938 they have not needed to adjust it, aiming to cut fuel use and protect refractory brick while improving steelmaking efficiency.
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B. M. Larsen
W. E. Shhenk
Fully Automatic Reversal Method Boosts Furnace Efficiency
In a practical furnace, reversal costs heating time to reestablish flow after switching direction. Larsen and Shenk highlight a fully automatic reversal system that eliminates time losses and frees steel makers from constant bath, flame, and clock monitoring during melting and purification.
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Larsen and Shenk
Funeral Rites For Southwest Artist David Swing Held
Funeral services were held in Phoenix for David Swing 81 lifelong southwest artist who died Friday after six months illness. Grimshaw mortuary rites conducted by Arizona lodge No 2 of the Masonic Order and El Zaribah shrine followed by cremation at Greenwood Memorial Park. Swing known for desert scenes and southwest lore with murals for 1939 Arizona exhibit at the Golden Gate exposition and work for Radio City New York. survived by wife May V son Gaylord D and daughter Virginia Martz all of Phoenix.
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Phoenix
David Swing
Grimshaw
Arizona Lodge No. 2
Masonic Order
el Zaribah Shrine
Greenwood Memorial Park
Swing
Arizona
San Francisco
Radio City
New York City
Phoenix Junior College
Cincinnati
Ohio
May V
Gaylord D
Virginia Martz
Ruin Children Death Appropriation Noted in Flight Crash
President Truman signed a bill allocating 5000 dollars for the death of Samuel and Rosalie Ruiz two children of Antonio Ruiz killed when an Army airplane crashed into their Phoenix Arizona home. The measure authorizes the appropriation to honor the children's deaths.
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Washington
Truman
Phoenix, Ariz
Samuel
Rosalie Ruiz
Antonio Ruiz
Legion of Merit Awarded to Philip LaFollette
Manila June 4 Col Philip F LaFollette three times governor of Wisconsin received the Legion of Merit from Gen Douglas MacArthur for extremely meritorious service during the Philippines campaign.
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Manila
Philip F. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
LaFollette Leaves After Receiving Award
MacArthur public relations chief LaFollette departs for home following presentation of the award.
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LaFollette
MacArthur
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