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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1951
Page
8
Defense Chief Wilson with aides Johnston and Fleischmann told a congressional subcommittee they seek a three year plan to spend 50 million dollars annually on guns and other war materials. They warned Russia that chances of attack narrow daily as mobilizers push for rapid buildup.
In remarks attributed to Wilson and defense official Fleischmann, the United States was described as ready for all-out war within a year and warned that Russia must start a war this year to have a chance. Fleischmann warned Russia would be outmatched in two years as U.S. production seized its greatest peril.
The National Safety Council reports 2,300 highway deaths in February, a 4 percent rise from 1950 but the smallest February increase since 1949. North Atlantic and South Central regions fell, while Mountain and Pacific regions drove the gain. Through two months, auto fatalities reach 5,190, up 11 percent, with a cumulative total nearing one million by next December.
McCulloch County farmer W R Moore won an injunction against closing or obstructing the Brady Brownwood public road. The Third Court of Civil Appeals ruled the commissioners court and Santa Fe Railway lacked authority to close a road maintained as part of a highway. Moore, owning 77 acres along the road, had used it for 40 years after the 35th District Court had refused his plea.
A Tokyo fortune teller named Leiko Ueda predicts the Korean War will end in July and Harry S. Truman will be the next U.S. president. He claims to read the future for about 30 clients daily and cautions his forecasts reflect his own views.
Chinese commanders reportedly estimate casualties in advance and plan graveyards for quick disposal. American troops on the western front north of Uijongbu discover a neatly arranged Chinese military cemetery with 20 graves named by unit and hometown, and 20 spare graves ready.
In San Angelo Mr and Mrs Hayden Hargraves laughed when their son Cpl Gene Alex Hargraves 22 appeared on a Korean casualty list in the Marine Corps magazine. It was the second time in four months he was reported missing in action. A letter from the front had eased worry the first time. Basketball has the fewest men per team of any major sport.
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Fort Worth reports Attorney General Price Daniel predicting a June crackdown to rid Texas of more than 9,000 slot machines. He said tax records of $150 federal taxes will be sent to county and district attorneys for prosecution. Daniel also condemned the Gambler Mickey Cohen Cadillac exhibit as glamorization of a gangster. He called visitors suckers.
Defense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson told Congress that consumers are curbing inflation by not buying, prompting price cuts. He cited a major manufacturer facing supply and demand forces cutting prices by more than 10 percent, and noted similar signs in other industries without naming specifics.
Representatives of weekly and smaller daily newspapers urged Congress on Wednesday to prevent a postal rate increase on second class mail exceeding 30 percent. The action comes amid broader industry concerns over advertising revenue.
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