NATO defense program seen falling short of Lisbon goal
European SHAPE officers predict the 1952 plan will yield 35 to 40 divisions and 1,500 aircraft, far below the Lisbon target of 50 divisions and 4,000 planes. Budget cuts, economic woes, and shifted priorities drive hopes of reaching 1954 defenses, with island strategy discussions surfacing among US leaders.
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NATO
Paris
INS
Matthew B. Ridgway
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Powers
Europe
Antoine Pinay
France
Lisbon
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Washington
U. S
Omaha restaurant sign reads Come in and eat before we both starve
An Omaha restaurant owner displays a hand painted sign inviting patrons to dine before the business and owner starve. The sign features a humorous misspelling and wordplay to attract attention in the city.
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Omaha
Playgrounds Plan Play Day For Final Week Events
The citywide play day at Ellis Park opens the final playground week with morning softball finals and afternoon elimination tournaments to crown city champions in tether tennis table tennis checkers chess mill Chinese checkers horseshoe sky pie and deck tennis. Closing ceremonies, exhibits, and demonstrations follow at each site.
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Ellis Park
Coe College Summer Enrollment Rises Slightly
Registrar John A. Fisher reports Coe college summer enrollment at 244 for the seventh term, up from 238 last year. The total includes 54 men and 190 women, notable as many colleges report declines this summer.
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John A. Fisher
Coe College
Giant eggs stun Petosky farmer
In Petosky Michigan a hen owned by Robert West laid an egg nine inches around. The bird then fell ill and West killed it. Inside the large egg he found another egg about the same size as the one just laid.
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Petosky, Mich
Robert West
West
Free Book Claims Non Medical Arthritis Cure
An advertisement offers a free 44 page booklet titled Rheumatism explaining a non surgical treatment that allegedly cures arthritis and rheumatism. It claims drugs give only temporary relief and invites readers to write to The Ball Clinic in Excelsior Springs Missouri for the no obligation publication.
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Ball Clinic
Excelsior Springs
Missouri
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Russia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Ridgway
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Great Britain
Spain
North Africa
Eisenhower
Sinclair
Bever Park
Whitlam
Ellis Pool
Wilson
THE
Cedar Rapids
Sun
Coe
Arthur
Searles Dairy
Bever
Gazette Plant
Cleveland
WMT
Cee
Pepsi Cola
Daniels
Sanitary
Ellis
Wilson and Company
Harrison
the Gazette
Island Plaza
Hayes
Kenwood
McKinley
Colonial Bakery
Public Library
Reed
Prairie Creek
Coe Up
Fisher
Riverside
Gazette
Roosevelt—Nissen
Standard
Iowa Typewriter Exchange
First Avenue
Kresge
Dial
Miles
General Motors
Pontiac
America
Culver Motors
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Ee Tee
Telex Hearing Center
21St St. Secial
Killian
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