Mock Bombing Drill Reveals Civil Defense Weaknesses
Baytown teams faced a simulated atomic raid Monday ordered by the Federal Civil Defense Administration. The exercise exposed radio and coordination gaps in Houston and other areas, underscoring that communications under combat stress are crucial to protecting civilians and guiding decisions in actual attacks.
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Baytown
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Federal Civil Defense Administration
Air Defense Command
Houston Control Center
Civil Defense Organization
Han
Civil Defense
Baytown Civil Defense praised for Operation Ready drill
Officials and volunteers from Baytown Civil Defense are praised for their active participation in Monday's Operation Ready drill. The piece notes expected confusion but highlights dedicated effort and calls for more practice to improve readiness amid anticipated wartime needs. It mentions fears over death and damage figures and criticizes driving in a supermarket cart.
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Civil Defense Organization
Apie Baytown
Baytown holiday outlook and Sam Kramer feature
A Baytown holiday shopping glow urges locals to buy local amid strong gifts and brisk store chatter. The column also tours New York’s Sam Kramer jewelry craft, praising his bold, surreal pieces and noting the city’s curious mix of eccentric tastemakers and holiday symbolism.
DAV Leader Judge English Praises Disabled Veterans Work
Shelbyville native Judge Alfred L. English, youngest general sessions judge at 36, leads the Disabled American Veterans as national commander. He notes the DAV, with 187000 members, has won over 200 million in veteran benefits in a decade and trains service officers to represent veterans at no cost to them.
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Alfred L. English
Shelbyville
Tony
Disabled American Veterans
English
General Sessions Court
DAV
National Post
Vetrans
American University
Washington
D. C
Congress
Bible Verse Quote From Luke Deny Self Take Up Cross Daily
A brief line quotes Jesus in Luke inviting followers to deny themselves take up their cross daily and follow him, framing a call to discipleship as a daily commitment.
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Luke
DAV Tag Program Powers Veteran Support Network
The organization runs a budget above two million dollars yearly from the Idento-tag program used by license car owners. Last year over eighty million tags were mailed with many voluntary contributions returned. Eight hundred fifty veterans work at the Cincinnati plant. Commander English notes the Post Office Department mai ntenances that DAV uses the most foot proof money collection method in the country. The group operates to help veterans help veterans with no personal gain.
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English
Post Office Department
DAV
Youre Telling Me By William Ritt
A Moscow dispatch notes tennis rising in popularity in Russia and jokes about Nyot diplomacy at the UN. The column mocks radio ads and quips about autumn window changes. It reports a Churchill birthday party in Westminster Hall with candles to ease chill. The turkey theme closes with a playful haunting image.
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Russia
House of Commenge
Sir Winston Churchill
Longdon
Westminister Hall
Cyrillic Alphabet Shift Signals Kremlin Power Shift
Western experts tracking Kremlin prestige ranking see a shift to an alphabetical listing of leaders. Malenkov remains top, Khrushchev climbs, Molotov and Molostov unclear, and Stalin’s era pattern may be returning under a possible collective leadership plan.
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Charles M. McCan
United
Vross
Anvtys
Soviet Russia
Kremlin
Josef Stalin
London
Stalin
Georgi M. Malenkov
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Russian Communist Party
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Khrushchev
Moeletov
Grab Bag Of Easy Knowledge The Answer Onick 1
A scrambled quiz feature lists questions on word origins a murder by Harry Thaw 1908 a silent film star likely Boau Goste a dangerous rock and whirlpool near the Straits of Messina and a Smithsonian secretary candidate.
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Boau Goste
Straits of Messina
Italy
Sicily
One in a Lifetime and Other Miscellany Items
Fort Gibson born singer from 1912 began in New York and Chicago night spots at 15. She later sang with major radio shows and small combos around 1993 in New York City. Also notes a psychologist born 1898, publications, and a set of brief historical and linguistic trivia items with birthday reminders and questions.
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Oklo
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Chicago
Lee Roisman
Paul Whiteman
Victor Young
Willard Robinson
Eddie Condon
Ernie Anderson
Joe Bushkin
Max Kaminsky
Pee Wee Russell
New York City
Hea
Germantown
Eisenhower Faces Coexistence Dilemma Over Red China
Washington dispatch outlines a split in the Pentagon and Congress over a possible showdown with Red China. Key actors include President Eisenhower, Dulles, Admiral Radford, and McCarthy allies. The piece details pilots and civilians jailed for espionage, Geneva talks, and debates on naval blockades versus UN-backed pressure.
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Eisenhower
Washington
Pentagon
Capitol Hill
Red China
Quemoy
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Senate
Hisenhower
Dulles
Truman - Acheson
McCarthy
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Republican Party
United States
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Bao
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Adm
Arthur Radford
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State Dulles
Dukes
United Nations
Knowlend
Admirel
Radford
Navy
Congress
Crommelln
Crommelin
Sen. McCarthy
Sen. Mundt
South Dakota
Matthews
Birth of Jesus Christ in Nazareth Story
The Christmas narrative states Mary, espoused to Joseph, was found with child of the Holy Ghost before their union. Joseph, a just man, planned to dismiss her quietly rather than expose her to public disgrace.
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Mary
Joseph
Holy Ghost
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