War drill simulates enemy attack across North America
U S and Canadian defense forces conducted a seven hour war practice alert called Operation Crackerjack. Interceptor and SAC aircraft probed defenses while 400000 civilian spotters monitored the skies from coast to coast. National Guard and reserve units went on emergency duty as civilians mostly continued daily routines unaware of the drill.
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Colorado Springs
United States
Canada
Continental Air Defense Command
CONAD
Strategic Air Command
America
SAC
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine
Aji
Omaha
GM Franchise Pact Changes Planned by GM
General Motors plans to extend dealer franchise terms from one year to five years pending Senate inquiry. Harlow Curtice announced the shift after a subcommittee refused hearings, sending a telegram to dealers offering Oct 31 1960 expiration instead of Nov 1 1959. O Mahoney urged GM to negotiate a permanent agreement with dealers to end annual renewal.
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Washington
Harlow Curtice
General Motors Corp
Senate
Af Curtice
Sendte Inonopolly
Curtice
GM Fealers
Deaters
Joseph_C. O'Mahoney
D-Wye
General Motors
Ahoney
State Supreme Court Hears Tax Exemption Case
The court weighs whether California may exempt non profit private schools below college level from taxes. The measure, Prop 3, passed in November 1952, faced opposition from Alfred J. Lundberg and the California Taxpayer's Alliance with counterarguments by Clarence Linn and others. Debates touched on church affiliations and funding through exemptions.
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San Francisco
State Supreme Court
California
Alameda, County
Alfred J. Lundberg
Key System
California Taxpayer’s Alliance
Henry C. Clausen
Clarence Linn
Richard Moore
Alameda County
Andrew F. Burke
Roman Catholic Welfare Corporation
Mussolini’s Son Invites Roosevelt for Talks at Sea
A Milan Tempo report quotes Vittorio Mussolini stating Benito Mussolini rejected a private meeting with Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937. The article claims Roosevelt extended an invitation for talks aboard a U.S. warship in mid Atlantic waters, with Eleanor Roosevelt present. It notes Mussolini’s reluctance, Ethiopia invasion history, and aim to keep Europe balanced between Russia and Germany while pursuing peace.
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Milan
Italy
Benito Mussolini
California
Washington
William Phil
Franklin
D.’ Roosevelt
mid-Atlantic
Fulvio Sovich
Vittorio
Mussolini
Roosevelt
Tempo
Vittorio Mussolini
John
Rome
House
Eleanor
Ethiopia
Isolini
Adolf
Hitler
United States
Atlantic
Russia
Germany
Red Officer Asks Asylum in West Berlin
Berlin officials report a Red Army captain in full uniform fled from a Soviet tank unit in Stahnsdorf. He crossed the East West border and surrendered to West Berlin police before being turned over to American authorities. The incident highlights cross border tension in the Soviet zone.
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Berlin
West
Red Army
West Berlin
Stahnsdorf
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