Mismanagement Claims Hit Kaiser Richmond Yard
San Francisco reports a congressional audit claims Henry J. Kaiser shipyard No. 3 at Richmond has spent over 105 million dollars building 30 ships but has not completed one. Auditor Alonzo B. Bryan said first hull started April 1942 and launch occurred last November with August possible finish for the first ship. Lawmakers vow deeper probes amid accusations of material hoarding and heavy legal staffing.
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San Francisco
Henry J. Kaiser
Kaiser
Kaiser Company No. 3
Richmond
Bryan
Maritime Commission
Cecil King
Los Angeles
King
Fred Bradley
Michigan
Kaiser Defends Richmond Shipyard Output Amid Inquiry
Henry J. Kaiser, visiting his Richmond California shipyard No. 3, says the yard will stand up to an investigation and that the maritime commission will be satisfied with its output. He notes the yard built in a year what would normally take four, with several ships launched and a worker shortage delaying fitting the completed vessels.
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Detroit
A.p)i
Henry J. Kaiser
Richmond
Calif
No. 3
Maritime Commission
Kaiser
C. P. Beford
Liberty
Leary
Page
NRL
Use Tax On Autos Angers Eastern Drivers
Sen. Mead labels the $5 use tax on automobiles a pay as you don t go plan for Eastern motorists and says he will seek treasury action until Congress decides on repeal. Windshield stickers must be affixed next week but enforcers plan rationing to start sales. He argues taxation conflicts with urging less driving and cites existing fees as sufficient contribution.
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Francis J. Kelly
Washington
P— Sen. Mead
D-Ny
Treasury
Congress
Postal
Mead
Seaboard
Virginia
OPA
Funeral Services For Mrs Serra Held In Douglas
Funeral services were held at 7 45 am for Eleanor Faria Serra 29 daughter of Manuel E Faria a smelter employee whose body was found under a bridge on U S highway 80 three miles east of Douglas Thursday Father Don Hughes officiated Burial was in Calvary cemetery old plot Pallbearers were James F Conley Thomas A Hoag C J Prodanovich William Stocks M E Jacks W S Clark Scott Hunt and Ed Holland A large array of floral offerings was displayed at the services.
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Douglas
Daily Citizen
Eleanor Faria Serra
Manuel E. Faria
U. S. Highway 80
Don Hughes
Immaculate Conception Church
Calvary Cemetery
James F. Conley
Thomas A. Hoag
C. J. Prodanovich
William Stocks
M. E. Jacks
W. S. Clark
Scott Hunt
Ed Holland
Radar Secret Weapon Gets Champions In High Places
Navy radar pioneers Page and Guthrie drive early pulse radar development at the Naval Research Laboratory. They push for practical, shipboard detection, gain congressional funding, and test models including XAF on the battleship New York amid 1938 maneuvers.
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Radar
John M Hightower
The
Associated Press
Washington
Page
Guthrie
Leo S. Young
Louis A. Gebhard
Navy
Albert Hoyt Taylor
Taylor
Naval Research Laboratory
Potomac River
Naval Proving Ground
Dahlgren
Bureau of Engineering
Harold C. Bowen
Bowen
H. R. Greenlee
Greenlee
Rep
Scrugham
Nevada
House
Scrug
Ham
Capitol
Jim Scrugham
Jim
NRL
Laboratory
Congress
Hollis N. Cooley
Cooley
Navy Department
Congressional
Naval Appropriations Committee
Claude Cleeton
University of Michigan
L. R. Philpott
University of Idaho
John P. Hagen
Connecticut
Wesley
Philpott
Hagen
Cleeton
Leary
Gebhard
H. E. Reppert
A. A. Varela
S. H. Page
E. L. Luke
Tokyo Nervous After Solomon Islands Raids
American Liberators attacked Kahili Buka and Munda in the Solomons. Fires started at all three targets. no aircraft were lost. Spokesman said Tokyo was nervous as U S landings were discussed, following June 16 Guadalcanal victory.
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William F. Tyree
South Pacific
W.P
Solomons
Kahili
Buka
Munda
Guadalcanal
Tokyo Radio
United States
Upper Solomons
Liberators
Bougainville Island
Safford Pilot Is Given Commission
John A. Woodford of Safford Arizona earned his wings and was commissioned a second lieutenant at the Marfa Texas AAF Advanced Flying School. He trained in twin engine planes and was assigned from Lemoore California. Woodford is a University of Arizona alum and Safford High School graduate.
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Marfa
Texas
John A. Woodford
Charles E. Woodford
Safford
Arizona
AAF
Gerald Hoyle
Woodford
Lemoore
California
University of Arizona
Safford High School
Fellowships Offered For Spanish Students
The Institute of International Education in New York offers fellowships for college graduates of Spanish speaking stock in social studies education medicine home economics and social work. Applicants from the Southwest are expected to return to work among their people using the knowledge gained. Apply to the institute in New York or contact Dr. John Brooks at the University of Arizona for more information.
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The
Institute of International Education
West 45Th Street
New
New York
John Brooks
University of Arizona
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Tak Gold Cing
Bath
Elmer E. Present
Conference of Alcoholic Beverage Industries, Inc
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