New Military Look Calls For Bigger Reserve Buildup
The editorial argues for a shift in U S defense policy under President Eisenhower, proposing major cuts to ground forces and a strong expansion of air power and reserves. It discusses universal military training and longer reserve obligations, contrasts balanced forces with the threat of nuclear war, and notes political hurdles and public sentiment toward peacetime conscription. The piece analyzes strategic aims, modernization, and mobility for deterring a nuclear enemy.
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United States
Eisenhower
Hisenhower
Defense Department
Congress
UMIT
Congress eyes loyalty program probes amid partisan shifts
The fourth Congress faces renewed scrutiny of the administration loyalty security program with Democrats promising a full inquiry while Republicans defend the files and target issues from defense contracts to big business. The era’s political tug of war includes economic policy battles and questions over national defense readiness as Congress plans extensive investigations. The piece ends with a biblical verse reference as a closing aside.
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Washington
4Th Congress
Congress
Treasury
Harry Dexter White
Dixon-Yates
Capitol plans and debates stir awkward ties
Central officials hint at a safe Capitol outside Washington but take no concrete steps. Debates on intercollegiate topics surge as West Point and Annapolis ban China recognition prompts, while other schools defend academic freedom. A Chinese case looms with Americans charged abroad, tainting the debate. A single 18 year old farmer becomes a footnote in a roundup of scattered items.
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Written Sporadically Urge Hits As Again-To Defend Poor Postman
AL MELINGER laments the seasonal mail deluge and widespread spam from ads and offers. A misaddressed Christmas card reveals a tie to Judge William A. Morrison, linking a Briarwood address mix up to a schoolmate memory.
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Who was born first Mozart or Mendelssohn
Answer: Mozart was born in 1756 and Mendelssohn in 1809, making Mozart the elder by 53 years. The item also notes a quiz format with other trivia asks and brief historical dates, including figures like Harry S. Truman and George Washington in a late 18th to 20th century context.
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Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
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Washington top shelter plans hideaway for Ike
Civil Defense shifts emergency refuge for President to a secret out of town cave with four hour radar notice hoped to avert a direct H bomb hit. The underground complex houses power, water, heating and comms for 20 to 25 officials, while 3,000 others would relocate.
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Washington
Civil Defense
White House
Hugn Hower
Air Force
Ike
Oveta Culp Hobby
The Christ Child Storytold in Bible Words
Norman Vincent Peale presents a retelling of the Nativity drawn from the Bible with illustrations by Valenti Angelo. The text cites the birth in the city of David, the savior Christ the Lord, and the sign of the manger where the babe lies wrapped in swaddling clothes.
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Valenti Angelo
David
Christ the Lord
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