Paratroops and Air Power In Eisenhower NATO Force
The piece follows Charles J. Thobaren detailing Allied air power in Europe and Eisenhower’s push for a rationed air and ground buildup. It covers the 288th and 433rd units at Donaldson AFB, their transition from civilian life, and their role in Operation Firestep in Alaska.
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Epor
A Prier
Europe
288Rd
Donaldson Air Force Base
Greenville
South Carolina
Alaska
433Rd
Eisenhower
NATO
Harry W. Hopp
Kent
Ohio
483Rd
Two Suspects Nabbed in Boyd Bank Robbery
Two Fort Worth men were arrested near Boyd Texas as suspects in the Continental State Bank robbery. Police described the bandit as a 21-year-old with long dark hair, sideburns, about 149 pounds and 5 foot 9, wearing a white shirt and dark slacks, who fled in a 1949 Chevrolet sedan after taking about 72.6 dollars. Officers searched for a confederate, a pudgy man about 29, and road blocks were set up as the crime center investigated.
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Bulletin Electra
ICP
Fort Worth
Continental State Bank
Boyd
Wise County
Ted Miller
Texas
Jean
Pete
Petty
Highway Patrol
Carlier
Governor designates special Texas commemorative days
Governor Allan Shivers announced Friday as National Anthem Day and Theodore Roosevelt Day. Memorandums set September 14 to honor the Star Spangled Banner and Roosevelt’s 1901 inauguration. September 17 is Constitution Day and the week of September 30 to October 7 is Christian Education Week.
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Austin
WUP
Atlen Shivers
Theodore Roosevelt
Benner
Shivers
Philadelphia
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
American Tenor Leads Stravinsky Premiere in Venice
American tenor Robert Field Rounseville headlined the world premiere of Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress in Venice at La Fenice. The 22 year old Attleboro, Massachusetts singer starred under Stravinsky's baton as a distinguished European audience of royalty and diplomats arrived by gondola. A disturbance involving Carlos de Bestegui erupted briefly but was contained by police.
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Venice
Italy
Robert Field Rounseville
Igor Stravinsky
Roonseville
Stravinsky
Attleboro
Massachusetts
Inger
la Fenice Theatre
Carlos de Bestegui
Felony Charges Filed Against Barn Owner in Texas City
Texas City reports Edward C. Morse of Houston, owner of The Barn nightclub, faces felony charges for keeping a gaming table and bank after a Rangers raid that shattered tic tables in a rear room. Five others found in the rear room face gambling house charges. Morse’s hearing is set before Justice GPL Reddell.
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Texas City
Edward C. Morse
Houston
Texas Rangers
Morse
Justice of the Peace Gpl
Reddell
Heidt Divorce Suit Filed by Horace Heidt Wife
Mrs. Adaline Heidt seeks divorce from Horace Heidt in Santa Monica Superior Court on cruelty grounds after twelve years of marriage. She reports a property settlement and provision for their four children as part of the action.
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Santa. Monica
Calif
Tpi
Adaline Heidt
Horace Heidt
Man Made Moon Plans Warned By US Scientists
US scientists at Yale and Princeton discuss a man made satellite orbiting at about 200 miles up to function as a weapons and spying tool. The device could be unmanned or manned, powered by electronic systems, and capable of relaying data or delivering bombs. Researchers say it could be launched in stages and operate like a super guided missile.
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Earth
Yale
Princeton
New Mexico
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Ferral
Phenville
Newfoundland
Corres- Harmon Air
Westover Field
Masachusetts
Atlantic Division
Military Air Transport Service
Unified
Armed Forces
Rma
Teeland
Boyd Bank
Baytown
Southwestern Associated Telephone Company
Paul F. Ellis
Science
New York
United States
Greenville, S.C
Sears
Silvertone
Kenmore Gas Rangette
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