Hoover Commission urges stronger civilian control of military
The Hoover Commission proposes major shifts to civilian oversight, enhancing the Secretary of Defense’s power over the Army Navy and Air Force. It calls for a fourth Joint Chiefs chair chosen by the Defense Secretary, aimed at tighter accountability to Congress and the public and ensuring military policy aligns with national needs and budget efficiency.
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Congress
12 Nan
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Army
Navy
Air Force
Secretary of Defense
Hoover Commission
Commission
Hoover Group
Questioning Social Security Costs and Bureaucratic Expansion
A critic argues against expanding bureaucratic reach and increasing taxes to fund social security proposals. He says every payment is taxpayers money and urges Congress to demand ironclad cost clarity before any new social planning measures are enacted.
Virginia Surplus Standoff Ends Fairfax School Loan Hopes
Editorial notes Executive Committee refusal to seek a special session to divert part of an $84 million surplus to school construction. It argues the surplus is uncertain and largely committed to hospitals and jails. Counties may not be paying their share as 71 of 100 assess real estate at lower values than in 1926.
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Fairfax County
Fairfax
Virginia
Futhermore
King
County officials reassess real estate. banquet praised
M. L. Lockhart C. M. Rosenberger and A. F. Lillard are appointed to reassess county real estate. Sarah Zane ladies' banquet draws 80 guests and is hailed a great success. George T. Sanders of the Winchester Frederick Red Cross named outstanding young man by JBT. Clarke Frederick baseball league gains new head Paul Beable.
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Sarah Zane
George T. Sanders
Winchester-Frederick
The
Red Cross
JBT
Paul 8. Beable
Stephens City
Clarke-Frederick
Artillery duels rage in Cassino area and bombers hit Berlin
In World War II reporting, artillery and mortar exchanges intensify around Cassino as Allied bombers strike Berlin for the fourth time in six days. Frederick county clubs mark 4 H Mobilization Week. Navy Aviation Cadet J Clayton Cochran Jr arrives for a 14 day leave with his parents at 307 Jefferson St.
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Cassino
Berlin
Frederick County
Navy
J. Clayton Cochran Jr
Clayton Cochran
Jefferson St
Treasury reports show 5 million rise in public debt
A 1939 ledger notes the public debt increased by five million over the past year. City council passes a resolution urging state road officials to review the status of Route 50. Child welfare nurses continue daily school visits.
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Treasury
Rock Enyin Springs proprietor dies after heart ailment
Obituary notes Mrs. Jennie Lockhart proprietor of Rock Enyin Springs for 21 years dies from a heart ailment. The piece also notes Mrs. Elizabeth Kern named state delegate to the G P O convention in Cleveland and Col Leigh A Fuller Yn awarded two citations for gallantry in the Spanish American War.
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Jennie Lockhart
Rock Enyin Springs
Elizabeth Kern
Cleveland
Col
Leigh A Fuller Yn
High winds tear roof at Brad Dock Distillery works
In 1899 high winds damage the roof of the Brad Dock Distillery works. The Rev S D Skelton speaks at the United Brethren church meeting of the Shawnee Tribe No 2 Imperial Order of Redmen.
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Braddock
S. D. Skelton
United Brethren Church
Imperial Order of Redmen
Democracy versus Communism urged in Bluemont letter
Walter I. Priest of Bluemont Virginia argues in the letter page that free information access distinguishes the U S system from Communist regimes. He says the fight against Communism must be fought to a finish and condemns Communist control and denial of information.
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Russia
United States
Walter I. Priest
Bluemont
Haven for Budding Artists
Huntington Hartford plans a West Coast sanctuary for young creatives, not a school. The proposed 150 acre complex in the Santa Monica mountains will offer cabins, light, tools, and shared dining. selections rely on endorsements from established writers, painters and composers.
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New York
Colege
Huntington Hartford
Young Hartford
Huntington Hartford Foundation
Santa Monica Mountains
California
Rustic Canyon
Will Rogers Memorial Park
Hartford
Frank Lloyd Wright
Epidemic vomiting in children and adults review
A 1949 medical note describes epidemic vomiting in children and some adults. It covers sudden onset in October and November, absence of stomach sickness, thirst with vomiting on water, and 24-hour vomiting episodes. Treatment centers on syrups and carbohydrate-rich foods, with careful fluid restriction.
Missionary-educated Philippine official urged moral rigidity
The figure represented to American audiences as loyal to Christian principles trained in a mission school and from morally strict parents is portrayed as opposing crowd pressure and social compromise. He calls Christians to stand by right, foregrounding Christian missions in reverse and moral character formed by American missionaries. He also appears in a page featuring an IQ quiz and current affairs questions.
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Barparous
America
Becket Be g g g The McGregor interrogation in the Beechcroft mystery
Chief McGregor questions Beechcroft campus suspects after the death of Judge Lander. Tim Grant recalls tense rooms and Sophie Brandt’s bracelet clue as the search for a motive and culprit continues amid party hints and alibis. Tim reflects on Beechcroft views and Lander’s murder, two weeks after the badminton court death, with McGregor keeping a lead hidden.
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Tilly
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Warner
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Lander
Sem Farr
Clive
Emilie Loring
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Sophy Brandt
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Timothy Grant
Beechcroft
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Gregor
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