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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, led by Gen. Omar Bradley, arrived in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, yesterday for three days of conferences with local military chiefs and inspections of installations, following visits to Japan, Okinawa, Guam, and Kwajalein. They discussed Southeast Asia policy implications and stressed the need for better housing for Pacific and Alaska personnel.
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PEARL HARBOR, (AP). The touring U. S. joint chiefs of staff today began a first-hand survey of the military picture in Hawaii. They are on their way home from Japan, Okinawa, Guam and Kwajalein. The four top commanders flew in yesterday for three days of conferences with Hawaii's military chiefs and inspection of installations. Gen. Omar Bradley was asked at a news conference if it would be wise to establish a Southeast Asia holding line against communism as was done with military aid in Greece and Turkey. A decision on any such policy is up to President Truman, said the chairman of the joint chiefs. The joint chiefs' job is to advise on the "military implications." Asked what are these implications in southeast Asia, Bradley replied with a quiet smile: "I won't tell you." Bradley, Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, Air Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg and Army Gen. J. Lawton Collins agreed there was an urgent need for better housing for Pacific and Alaska personnel. They will take up the matter with the secretary of defense when they return. Vandenberg said he was "horrified by conditions under which our personnel have to live." At same bases, he said, conditions are worse than slums. Bradley and Sherman found an eight to 10-month delay in having families join enlisted and officer personnel at Pacific stations because of a shortage of housing.
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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
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Today
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agreement on urgent need for better housing for pacific and alaska personnel; eight to 10-month delay in families joining due to housing shortage.
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The touring U.S. joint chiefs of staff began a first-hand survey of the military picture in Hawaii. They flew in yesterday for three days of conferences with Hawaii's military chiefs and inspection of installations. Gen. Omar Bradley addressed questions on establishing a Southeast Asia holding line against communism, stating it is up to President Truman and declining to detail military implications. The chiefs agreed on the need for improved housing conditions, which Vandenberg described as worse than slums at some bases.