Whimsy and Woes Across the Globe in Quick Gaps
A spoofed world tour of oddities and small crimes. The report covers a London prisoner swallowing money after a purse search, a Dallas drunk kept in check by whisky odor, a Tokyo detective contest tweak, a New York sign painter’s simple “Think” signs, a Berlin caller seeking a husband, an Italian judge’s defamation doubt, an Indianapolis pants mystery, a Pittsburgh reprise tale, and a note on the U S nonwhite population dropping from 12.1 to 10.8 percent between 1900 and 1955.
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New York
Irving Lipper
Lipper
Bronx
United States
Marines Seek to Double Cedar Rapids Reserve Ranks
The Cedar Rapids Marine Corps Reserve unit launches a recruitment drive aiming to rise from 58 to about 100 members by March 31. Openings exist for non commissioned officers and recruits, with drills at Coe College AFROTC building and weekly Monday meetings.
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Marine Corps Reserve
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Waterloo
Coe
Safety Expert Will Address Cedar Rapids Safety Group
Ward Andrews, safety consultant for Protective Equipment Inc., will speak at the Cedar Rapids Accident Prevention Association meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Allis Chalmers conference room. His topic is Accident Prevention in the Small Business. Andrews is a former safety engineer for Rock Island arsenal Maytag and J I Case Bettendorf plant.
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Ward Andrews
Cedar Rapids Accident Prevention Association
Allis-Chalmers Company
Andrews
Protective Equipment, Inc
Rock Island Arsenal
Maytag Company
J. I. Case Bettendorf
Berlin Airlift Delivers Thousands of Tons Daily in 1949
In 1949 during the Berlin blockade the Allied airlift moved about 8,000 tons of supplies per day to the besieged city. The operation sustained residents and marked a pivotal Cold War confrontation involving Allied forces and Soviet pressure.
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Berlin
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Rome
Luciano Melandri
Melandri
Indianapolis
Sam Ross
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Pittsburgh
Eve Long
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U. S. No
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Bo-Peep
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SWIFT
X. OO
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Red Heart
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