Memory of Marines Remains With Us Always
A Korean War funeral scene on a hilltop cemetery shows Maj. Gen. Oliver P. Smith and Marines honoring fallen comrades. White crosses dot the muddy ground while a flag pole stands half-masted as taps sounds and volleys echo, recalling Koto and Hagaru.
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Tom Lambert
Hal Boyle
Witt
U.S
Korea
API
Koto
Hagaru
Yudom
Oliver P. Smith
First Marine
Fifring
Firemen Put Out Flaming Water in Silver Springs
Silver Springs Maryland firefighters battled a dangerous water fire when a water main burst at a construction site. A lantern toppled spilling burning oil into the water gas mix, sparking a blaze that required a four horse power pump to extinguish.
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Silver Springs
Gas Inc
Blood Donation FAQ From Indiana Lions Club
The Indiana Lions Club hosted a Bloodmobile visit at the Indiana Armory on December 19 from 12 noon to 6 pm. The Q and A outline who may donate, safety, types of blood needed, how long donation takes, who pays, and the program's administration. It notes a 100 pint county quota per visit and three visits per year, with contact through Lions Club members to make appointments.
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Indiana Lions Club
Indiana Armory
Indiana County
Johnstown
Red Cross
Cambria County
Blair County
Somerset, County
Clearfield
Mt. Pleasant
New Kensington
Windser
Punxsutawney
Greensburg
American Red Cross
Indiana Hospital
Lions Club
Cranks Try To Hit Truman Again, Secret Service
Washington December 16 A Baughman head of the Secret Service told a House appropriations subcommittee that there may be further attempts on President Truman’s life. He urged full funding to guard the President and called Blair House a fire trap. FBI probes Puerto Rico plot. wives of would be assassins hinted at more attempts.
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Washington
Baughman
House
Secret Service
Truman
Appropriations
Blair House
White House
FBI
Puerto Rico
Official Residences Shift from Whitehall to Buckingham Palace
The official residence of English rulers moved from Whitehall to Buckingham Palace in 1837 after 1697 served as the official start. The British court is named the Court of St James after a former religious establishment on the site. The Red Sox sign Boudreau as player, paving way for a big trade.
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Whitehall
Buckingham Palace
Court of St. James
Red Sox
Boudreau
War time controls roll out as nation tightens supply lines
War production chief Charles E. Wilson leads a wider drive to push industries to meet new controls and boost defense output. A manpower board begins recruiting for war plants while wage and price curbs target auto and meat sectors, copper use tightens, cobalt cuts may begin February, and aluminum allocations rise under ongoing shortages and administrative strains.
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Sam Dawson
New York
Washington Assembly Line
Charles KE. Wilson
General Electric Co
Washington
Dallas
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Production Authority
NPA
Moscow Press Looks For War
Moscow dispatches report Pravda citing Wall Street Journal on Truman emergency declaration as a step toward war. Tass New York says proclamation would bolster Western Europe with American power amid failed interventionists in Korea. Rubber stock moves and a time signal aboard a vessel illustrate wartime production shifts.
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Moscow
Truman
Communist Party
Pravda
Wall Street Journal
Tass
New York
Europe
Korea
Fort Myer Establishment and historical trivia
The text notes Fort Myer Virginia’s origin as Fort Whipple established in 186% for capital defense during the Civil War. It also covers trivia on Franz Schubert’s 1815 compositions and Evacuation Day in Boston. It mentions President absence events around March dates and a Britannica remark on rivers fed by glacial melt during hot months.
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Fort Myer
Virginia
Fort Whipple
Capital residents stay put amid bomb talk survey
Washington real estate voices say the capital shows no rush to flee despite fears of an atomic attack. Officials note long-running moves to rural areas in Maryland and Virginia, with some ads still highlighting proximity to the Pentagon as a lure.
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Arthur Edson
Washington
Truman
Charles J. Rush
Real Estate Board of Washington
Harold Ickes
Dean Acheson
Maryland
George C. Marshall
Arthur Toodfrey
Virginia
Rush
Robert J. Lewis
Washington Evening Star
Hunt
Want
iStar
Pentagon
Banjo Origins Traced to Slaves and Antiquity
The banjo was introduced into the United States by Negro slaves. Its name comes from a corruption of the Italian bandore and the Portuguese bandura, derived from the Greek pandoura, a three stringed instrument.
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United States
Giant General Sherman Sequoia Details Headline
The General Sherman Sequoia is estimated to contain over 600000 board feet of timber. It stands about 1273 feet tall with a base diameter near 47 feet.
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Wayne Ulil
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the Savings & Trust Company
Pennsylvania
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Parnell Cowher
Philadelphia ST
Margaret Truman
National Press Club
Business Mirror
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Department
Atl
Gazette Classified Ads
Franz Schubert
Boston
The
Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
Marth
James Monroe
EU Lcyclopedia Britannica
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Hadacol
West Pike
Indiana
Buddy Starcher
Columbia
Christ
Edmund Dinant
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