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Newspaper
Cambridge Tribune
Location
Cambridge, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1947
Page
4
A train journey from Charleston prompts reflections on Robert E. Lee. The article recalls his stance on slavery, the Civil War, and his decision to surrender, his postwar career starting at Washington University, and his refusal of high paying offers. Lee remains a soldier and a gentleman who began anew at age fifty eight.
Governor Lane submits a $219 million budget with a $139 million road plan and a $24 million Chesapeake Bay bridge. New taxes raise 2 percent retail sales from July 1, income tax increases, and a 1 cent gas tax hike. Additional $20.5 million revenue supports local governments. A new Department of Public Improvement and a $12 million capital program fund emergency state construction.
An American military analysis suggests that in a future world war conventional fighting could give way to cave warfare and atomic-style tactics. The study reflects concerns about rapid sieges and underground combat scenarios.
An exhaustive wartime study examines German and other underground facilities and the potential for vast artificial underground sites in the United States. Military leaders probe storage, weapons factories, and aircraft basing in caves and mines, weighing logistics, radiation risks, livestock, and food production.
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