Nationalist Air Leader Says Reds Can Atomic Bomb Pacific Foes
In Formosa, Tiger Wang, veteran commander of Chiang Kai-shek’s air force, declares the Chinese Communist air force opposite Formosa is equipped to deliver the tactical atomic bomb, signaling intensified threat to Pacific foes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Taipei
Formosa
NBA
Tiger” Wang
Chaing Kai-shek
Quemoy
Matsu
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Philippines
Okinawa
Japan
NEA Service
Wang
Russia
Peiping
Reds
United States Air Force
Chow En-lai
Bandung
United States
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Walter Robertson
Chaing
U. S
Formosa Strait
Chou En-lai
Red China
Guam
Jim Wang
China
Fuchou
Mahang
Chenhai
Changting
Chinao
Amoy
Lunchi
Fuching
Shani
Fukien
Hangchou
Shanghai
Tachen Islands
Sculthorpe hosts Europe’s atom bomb base in secrecy
Two years after its quiet origins the village of Sculthorpe in East Anglia has become Europe’s main atom bomb arsenal. U.S. General Stevenson revealed a hidden force of 200 bombers and fighters ready to launch on hours' notice, with Britain’s acceptance reflected in muted public response. The base’s strategic flat land and marshy surroundings suit airfields, while villagers observe a transformed life under constant guard and distant talk of deterrence against Soviet invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sculthrope
East Anglia
Europe
Washington
Sculthorpe
Cape Cod
United States
U.S
John D. Stevenson
King's Lynn Road
Britain
America
House of Commons
London Daily Mail
Eric Williams
Loyal U S Allies and Turks Resist Coexistence Policy
In Istanbul Turkish readers reject Soviet style peaceful coexistence as alien to a century of resistance to Moscow. Turkish officials warn Washington’s policy risks weakening Turkey’s will to resist Red aggression while noting Turkey remains NATO’s staunch pro American ally and a key deterrent in the Middle East.
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Istanbul
Turkey
NATO
Moscow
U. S
America
Eisenhower
U.S
Washington
State Department
Mendes-France
Middle East
Russia
France
Britain
Italy
Germany
Ataturk
Johnny Turk
Hong Kong Buys Galore Warned for Servicemen Spenders
An antiquated travel column portrays Hong Kong as a tax free bargain hub for American servicemen. It details cheap tailors, currency tricks, and a bustling port life with spies and British colonial echoes. The piece notes open markets, illegalnote exchanges, and a lively liberty port atmosphere led by the 7th Fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
NEA
U. S
Japan
Korea
Okinawa
Hong E
China
Red China
7Th Fleet
Pacific
Locomotive density contrasts rail lines in two nations
In England one locomotive serves every two miles of track while in the United States one locomotive covers nine miles. This comparison highlights differing railway densities and infrastructure scales between the two nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
United States
Wilkesville and Wilton Community Events Note
Wilkesville and Wilton alumni banquets and commencements are listed with dates in May. Local residents hosted and visited in Columbus, Bidwell, Meigs County, and surrounding areas. A cancer prevalence stat is noted: one in four Americans may have cancer at some point.
Mystery Man of Labor John L. Lewis Silent on AFL CIO Merger
Washington report notes John L. Lewis, leader of the United Mine Workers, remaining uncommitted as AFL and CIO pursue plans to unite 15 million members into one federation. He offers no hint of whether he will reconcile with AFL CIO chiefs or the labor movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
Afl-Cio
Washington
AFL
CIO
United Mine Workers of America
Organized Labor
Lewis
Thomas Kennedy
UMWA
Kennedy
Stillson
George Meany
Labor
Sightseers to Washington To Learn As They Tour
Sightseers planning a Washington visit will now get guided tours that teach why landmarks exist. Firms will explain the 16th Amendment and the purpose of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, with new subject-based itineraries including churches, diplomatic buildings, and the Iwo Jima memorial. Guides will point out famous people seen on TV and highlight new attractions while keeping discussions nonpolitical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
Potomac River
Bureau of Eternal Revenue
Uncle Sam
Bureau
Burroughs
Georgetown
Dumbarton Oaks
John Kennedy
Massachusetts
State Department
Library of Congress
National Gallery of Art
Andrew Mellon
Marine Corps Iwo Jima Memorial
Hemisphere
Woodlawn Estate
George Washington
Nellie Custis
Japa-Bomb Victims Get Free U.S. Care
A group of 25 Japanese women scarred by the Hiroshima blast travel to New York for a year of free plastic surgery and medical care at Mt. Sinai Hospital. They join three Japanese doctors to learn techniques for future treatment in Japan, aided by American and Japanese organizers, volunteers, and lodging groups.
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New York
U. S
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Air Force
80 Million GM Plant Planned for Mansfield
Mansfield officials to confer with General Motors on utilities and services for an 80 million dollar plant site spanning 400 acres west of Mansfield. Construction is expected to take two to three years to complete.
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Mansfield
General Motors
Presbyterian minister leads Junior Choir to Rollerville
The Rev. Howard Ruppelt and Junior Choir of the Presbyterian Church visited the Rollercade in Athens. Billie Molden of the U S Navy, aboard the U S Cone in Norfolk, Virginia, spent a weekend with relatives. Mr and Mrs William Bartels and daughter Barbara of Cincinnati visited with Mr and Mrs Emmett Bartels. Mr and Mrs Thomas Lindsey and son were guests of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Cundiff. Mr and Mrs Curl Lallance recently spent two weeks with Mr and Mrs Carl Lallance in Parkersburg. Mrs Kenneth Cundiff and Mrs Ruth Cundiff enjoyed a day in Gallipolis.
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Billie Molden
U. S. Navy
Norfolk
William Bartels
Barbara
Cincinnati
Emmett Bartels
Thomas Lindsey
Kenneth Cundiff
Curl Lallance
Carl Lallance
Parkersburg
Ruth Cundiff
Gallipolis
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James B. Conant
Federal Republic
West Germany
Conant
North Korea
Bert C. Phythyon
Wadsworth
Ohio
U. S. Air Force
Yellow Sea
Phythyon
Eighth
MGM
Liliane Montevecchi
Hollywood
Moonfleet
John A. Barr
Montgomery Ward
Barr
Sewell Avery
Wilkesville
Jacob Schilling
Harry Booth
Wellston
Alva Mahaffey
Columbus
Wilton
Wilkesville-Wilton
Mae Duffy
Charles Griffith
Pomeroy
Anna Ogden
Herbert Jones
A. L. DeVault
G. K. Grate
Meigs County
Frank Gray
Elmer Moore
Marion
Rebecca Dyer
Carey Cramer
Bidwell
Georgia Gray
J. O. Rush
Ray Strausbaugh
Leon Strausbaugh
Clyde Smith
Shade
Mr. Strausbaugh
Mrs
Ralph White
Mystery Man of
Eden
Bobbie
Great Britain
Anthony Eden
Winston Churchill
Henry Burroughs
Grayline
White House
Capitol
Congress
Robert Maslin
Robert
Syracuse
Howard Ruppelt
The
Presbyterian Church
Athens
Lee Ann Merriwether
Atlantic City
N.J
Lee Ann
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
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