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Eisenhower Addresses Annapolis Grads on Peace and Strength
President Eisenhower told 145 Naval Academy graduates that achieving world peace is the top task for this year’s officers. He urged a nuclear-era security based on military strength and praised the armed services as shields of peace. The address drew 11,000 in the fieldhouse as 899 caps flew aloft at completion.
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Severn River
William R. Smedburg
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