Defense chiefs meet with MacArthur over Pacific strategy
Top army navy and air force officers led by Gen. MacArthur conferred with Lt. Gen. Nathan F. Twining and Vice Admiral John McCreary for three days in Alaska and Tokyo to coordinate defenses against a possible second Pearl Harbor style attack. They pledged unified action across the Pacific and planned practical field applications for wartime defense. An amphibious exercise in the Alaska area is set for February.
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Imperial Palace
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Tokyo
Far
Pacif Fleet
Gen. MacArthur
Japan
Korea
China
Philippines
American Samoa
Equator
Strategic defense lines in World War II theater
Arthur describes Alaska defenses and a joint American Canadian line with Pacific Allied support from the Netherlands and British Commonwealth. The outer defense is the U S Navy under Admiral McCrea directing toward Tsingtao China, amid communist gains on the Shantung peninsula.
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Alaska
Pacific
U.S
Netherlands
British Commonwealth
U. S. Navy
Admiral McCrea
Tsingtao
China
U. S. Naval Forces
Western Pacific
Shantung Peninsula
Police Escort Service Aims to Deter Street Crime
Detroit police debut an escort program to protect women and children at night. Citizens call precincts, and upon approval a scout car or officer accompanies the caller along the route. The move comes after rising attacks by footpads and other night-time crime.
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Detroit
Police Department
Virginia Telephone Wage Settlement Nears End
Settlement talks in Richmond aim to end a wage dispute with the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co and the Communications Workers of America representing about 5700 Virginia workers. The union will seek ratification of a final two sided offer after weekly pay hikes of 1 to 6 dollars. Negotiations continue nationally with Bell System concerns to avert a potential strike among about 225,000 workers as a deadline passes.
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Communications Workers of America
Virginia Telephone
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Alfred V. Atkinson
Virginia Division 33
CWA
International
Division 33
Washington
Bell System
Legion honors and charity milestones in national scope
The article notes the Legion’s non political incorporation intent and cites two honorary national commanders Gen John J Pershing and Marshal Foch. It mentions a push to award the late Dr George Washington Carver the distinguished service medal and records the organization’s 1925 to 1944 fundraising of 53 million dollars for 6 749 000 children plus 250 000 high school competitors in its 1948 contest and a million kids annually in its program.
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Chary
John J. Pershing
Marshal Foch
France
Alabama State Legion Convention
George Washington Carver
Legionnaires
Cro-Magnon Life Span Suggested in Prehistoric Era
Archaeologists estimate Cro-Magnon humans inhabited the world from about 25 000 to 10 000 B C. This time frame places early modern humans across Europe during the late Stone Age.
Berlin Faces Moment of Truth After 1946 Postwar Vote
In Berlin's only postwar election, Socialists won 48.7 percent, but Communists backed by the Soviet Kommandantur pursued overthrows to seize control. Parliaments met resistance as rioting workers filled city hall, while noncommunist officials were ousted and the Democratic Bloc of Berlin formed in the Soviet sector.
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Berlin
Kommandantura
Magistrat
Kurt Landsberg
Christian Democratic
Democratic Bloc of
Berlin Press War Illustrates Western and Soviet Clash
Postwar Berlin sees a sharp media fight with Western papers advocating anti Communist lines while Soviet controlled outlets push a nonstop anti Western propaganda. Mass rallies and violence mark the political tension as control of information becomes a battlefield.
New B-50 Bombers Scheduled for Alaskan Flights
The Air Force will rotate three five plane B-50 bomber flights through Alaska from November 1 to March 15, with five bombers in the region at any time and a surrounding group of about 75 fighters. Panama Canal Zone hosts 12 fighters. The B-50, a faster successor to the B-29, carries a 10 ton bomb load and can reach targets over 2300 miles.
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Washington
United States’ Air Defense
Alaska
Panama Canal Zone
Air Force
Polar Frontier
Air Force Defense
Spurious Cure Promoters Bonded After Arraignment
In Pittsburgh on October 15 two alleged cancer clinic operators Philip Brosner and Mrs Lillian Lazenby were held on 1000 bail for practicing medicine without a license. They ran a Bloomfield Pennsylvania clinic at St Josephs church diagnosing cases and using a secret fluid deemed valueless by the American Medical Association and the American Cancer Society. A courtroom interruption saw a woman cry murder as testimony described the fluid and its lack of therapeutic value.
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Pittsburgh
Thomas J. Whalen
Philip Brosner
Lillian Lazenby
St. Joseph's Church
Bloomfield
American Medical Assn
Chicago
Charles S. Camerson
American Cancer Society
Common crows Among The Most Intelligent Birds
Historical records equate the term crow with a descriptor of a despical character, illustrating how language shifts can redefine common bird names into negative labels. The note highlights the contrast between avian intelligence and pejorative usage in older texts.
Methodists elect church leaders at Richmond conference
Luther W. Wells of Richmond was reelected conference lay leader. Others reelected include John H. Redd of Richmond as vice-chairman Bruce Slaven of Harrisonburg as secretary and John C. Simpson of Danville as treasurer.
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Luther W. Wells
Richmond
John H. Redd
Bruce Slaven
Harrisonburg
John C. Simpson
Danville
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