Gruenther says Soviets could win first phase of atomic war
The article argues General Gruenther’s claim that the Soviet Union could win the first phase of an European atomic war in the next three years may mislead allies and burden defense effort. It questions the value of public predictions and notes neutral nations’ likely skepticism and U S reassurance risk. The piece ends with a brief note on a German lifesaving method discussed by the German Life Saving Society.
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Gruenther
NATO Defense Forces
Soviet Union
Europe
British Isles
Scandinavian
United States
Russia
Engineer Demonstrates Air Cushion Water Float Trick
An engineer from Ochsenbach Baden aged 42 has devised a method allowing non swimmers to stay afloat by filling air into the stomach. He demonstrated by being bound and thrown into water, relying on air cushions in his lungs and stomach to keep him afloat.
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Ochsenbach
Baden
Operation Birthday Card aims to broaden Republican fund raising
Iowa Republicans pilot Operation Birthday Card a simple fundraiser offering a printed card addressed to the President for every donor of one dollar or more. The plan, inspired by “birthday” turnout, seeks many small gifts to broaden base and counter big money concerns.
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Abraham Lincoln
Iowa
White House
Ike
Education Done It and the World Series Magic
A 1954 King Features essay argues education shapes understanding of the World Series. It notes educated fans identify players by nicknames and stats, discuss tactics, and follow radio and TV coverage, while casual observers miss the storyline and the “education done it” idea.
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Leo Durocher
New Yorker
Second Base
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Wartime ballots sent to service members by Linn auditor
Ten years ago the Linn county auditor mailed 2 573 war ballots to service men overseas since September 15 as part of an election support effort. A YMCA kickoff featured a chuck wagon party with Cliff Jordan as ranch boss. Charlotte Lamb Porter was reelected president and Alta Duncan Meyes named secretary of the Iowa State Hairdressers and Cosmetologists association in Des Moines. Lt. Richard Sheehy returned to Cedar Rapids on leave after being listed missing in Europe.
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Linn County Auditor's Office
YMCA
Cliff Jordan
Charlotte Lamb Porter
Alta Duncan Meyes
Iowa State Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association
Des Moines
Richard Sheehy
15Th Air Force
Europe
Cedar Rapids
European view finds US allies reluctant to back military buildup
Prof Bruce Hopper touring Europe for the State Department reports widespread skepticism toward U S pressure for alliances and arms, noting Europeans prefer a cultural front against communism and resist further American military entanglements. He says anti communism should be led by Europeans and warns against relying on firepower alone. Tomorrow looks at rising ne utralism in Europe.
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Woods Hole
Mass
INS
Europe
United States
State Department
Bruce Hopper
Harvard University
Armed Forces
Hopper
Mediterranean
Norway
U. S
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
Far East
China
U.S
France
Germany
Manchuria
Roosevelt
Senator Case Reports North Africa Fuel Line Waste
Senator Case reviews U S air base building in North Africa and finds an 80 mile fuel pipe line useless and two million dollars in surplus lumber drying in the sun. He notes 4 854 American sawmill workers would forgo a year of income taxes to buy the lumber as a tax outlook concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Case
South Dakota
United States Air
North Africa
Traitors in Allied Regimes Spark Korean War Treachery Debate
A collation of claims alleges inside French and British officials provided intelligence to Communists during the Korean War. General Van Fleet and General MacArthur testimony suggest red China and Soviet sources knew U S war limits, with aides like Donald MacLean implicated.
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Washington
Korea
America
Russia
China
Indo-China
French National Defense Council
General Marshall
MacArthur
Senate Armed Services Committee
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Marshall
United States
U. N
Red China
United Nations
Donald MacLean
British Foreign Office
Great Britain
MacLean
Guy Burgess
Dean Acheson
Burgess
London
Clement Attlee
Block China's Opium Trade Says Anslinger
George Sokolsky recalls 1918 1931 China opium culture and the opium suppression bureau. He cites Anslinger highlighting Red China as a major illicit source and urges stiff penalties and supply cutoffs to curb narcotics, including heroin, reaching the United States and juveniles.
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China
Yangtze
India
Persia
Japan
Austria
Tombstones
Red China
Asia
United States
Henry J. Anslinger
California
Hong Kong
Europe
Anslinger
Burma
Malaya
Indo-China
Indonesia
Thailand
Calcium and Vitamin D Help Hay Fever and More
A reader reports long standing hay fever relief after adding calcium and vitamin D to their diet. Dr Brady clarifies these nutrients do not cure illnesses but act as preventive food, requiring long term consistent intake like any other staple.
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H. S
Brady
Miss . H
Mars Visitors Hint at Hidden Martian Census
The narrator credits Ptholomeus and his fictional Pthy with a long distance census of Mars showing Martians as thieves and warmongers. He notes Pthy once saw Mars men through a telescope and flaws his view, while suggesting saucered passengers avoid Earth during football season.
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Mars
Ptholomeus
Pthy
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