March 10, 1952

March 10, 1952

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Korea: Field Test for Tactical Air Power

By A. W. Jessup12 min

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Usaf Reveals Role in New Nato Plan

By Ben S. Lee7 min

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Union Shops

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Korea: Field Test for Tactical Air Power

Air support of ground action is a decisive factor in modern warfare. That is broad general lesson of Korea. But Korea also has pointed up some basic requirements for development of aircraft for a bigger tactical war.

By A. W. Jessup12 min

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Usaf Reveals Role in New Nato Plan

Top official says U. S. will pay more than half cost of the aircraft called for under Lisbon program. Most of money will go for tactical planes, less than one-fourth for light bombers, less for transports. And backing up NATO air power will be 143-wing USAF which official calls ‘whale of a power.’

By Ben S. Lee7 min

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Union Shops

That’s the hot issue in new air labor demands. Wage hikes a certainty for producers, airlines.
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Branch Dykes Named Colonial President

Branch T. Dykes last week was elected president of Colonial Airlines to succeed Alfons Landa who resigned to return to his Washington, D. C. law firm. Dykes has been with Colonial since 1941, for the past nine years as vice president-operations.
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Heads Convair

Gen. McNarney is named to succeed Cohu. Former president given new company post.
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Douglas to Build Rb-66 at Chicago

The Munitions Board has re-assigned Air Force Plant No. 8 at Orchard Park, I11., located on O'Hare International Airport near Chicago, to the Douglas Aircraft Company. Air Materiel Command simultaneously has frozen all machine tooling assembled there by the Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp.
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Ge Plans Jet Research Center

The General Electric Co.’s new jet engine center at Lockland, Ohio, is to be dedicated Mar. 18 and 19, tenth anniversary of the completion of America’s first jet engine. The new facility—estimated to cost about $30 million—will be geared to research and development work on aircraft gas turbines.
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Air Lobbyists List Receipts, Expenses

Registrations of interest to aviation under the Congressional Lobbying Act, with reported expenditures for lobbying activities during 1951 and reported receipts (salary, dues, assessments) for the fourth quarter of the year, included: Aircraft Industries Assn.,
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Vandenberg Stays In, Lemay Is Vice Chief

Air Force Chief of Staff Hoyt Vandenberg, whose appointment in that post was scheduled to expire Apr. 30, has been renominated by President Truman for a short term. The new appointment will be of short duration and is scheduled to conclude shortly after Vandenberg completes his 30 years service June 12, 1953.
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This Is Nato Structure

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization grew out of Western Union Treaty signed at Brussels four years ago next week by U. K., France, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg (Last three are the “Benelux” nations). . . . NATO itself is three years old next month; treaty was signed in Washington Apr. 4, 1949. . . .
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