Poor Man's Philosopher Jet Battle Pilot Cassiday
Maj. Benjamin B. Cassiday Jr. of the air force, a former West Point track star, flies carrier jets in an exchange pilot program off Korea. Honolulu home, he set a 600 mile 54 minute F-86 Sabre flight. at West Point he anchored the 880 relay in 1943 and flew 117 WWII missions with P-47s earning the Silver Star and DFC among other honors.
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Ben Cassiday
West Point
Benjamin B. Cassiday, Jr
Air Force
Ben
Honolulu
States
Cassiday
Academy
Penn
Army
Point
Berlin
Nuernberg
Nehru Seen As Potential Leader Of Asia
Dewitt Mackenzie says Nehru may be poised to assume leadership of Asia. He notes India's effort to influence Tibet’s status and China’s regime, with Tibet offered regional autonomy in exchange for joining the Red regime amid a shifting regional balance. He sees signs India may become a major Asian power under Nehru.
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Nehru
Dewitt MacKenzie
India
Tibet
Asia
Red
China
Dalai Lama
Far East
Reserve Data Offered Here
Information on reservists needed in induction stations has been released by Capt. William Wood of the local organized reserve office. Tentative quota set for Wisconsin is three officers and 27 enlisted reservists based on personnel availability for recruitment exam induction duty. Applications for active duty should be sent to the Milwaukee office of the organized reserve corps, Room 312 Federal Building.
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William Wood
Organized Reserve Office
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Organized Reserve Corps
Federal Building
Questions and Answers from The Haskin Service
A reader asks about the District of Columbia flag genesis and adoption date, orchids seed germination, and Baron Manfred von Richtofen’s burial site. Answers note the DC flag is Washington coat of arms based, adopted October 15, 1938, with a white field red bars and three red stars, orchid seeds are tiny and hard to germinate, and Richtofen is buried at Mercy Cemetery Berlin with body returned to Germany in 1925.
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District of Columbia
George Washington
Washington
Laurence Washington
Sulgrave
Northampton
England
Cook Clarenceux
Baron Manfred von Richthofen
Mercy
Berlin
Germany
Bertangles
Merchant ships by nation as of June 30 1949
The United Kingdom owned 2 569 active merchant ships totaling 21 621 600 deadweight tons while the United States ranked second with 1 235 ships representing 12 300 000 deadweight tons.
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United States
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Reno divorcees honor rites as rings leave Truckee river
Tradition in Reno includes kissing the column at the courthouse after decree and tossing the wedding ring into the Truckee River. Both acts are described as customary departures for divorcees, reflecting local court rituals and customs.
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Reno
Truckee
Do Fishes Have Teeth Question and Answer
Some fishes possess teeth in the jaws throat or on the tongue while others have none. In many species old teeth are shed and replaced by new ones from an inner row which moves forward to fill gaps.
Webster's Illustrated Tower Dictionary and Atlas Ad
A reader praises a 378 page reference book with over 25 000 definitions and notes on legal and musical terms population data weights and measures and 16 pages of four color world maps. Priced at 40 cents postpaid use the coupon from La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. W
Washington, D. C
Age of Young Drivers and Fatal Auto Accidents
National Safety Council notes no recent studies on driver age and fatal automobile crashes. The query asks what percentage of fatal accidents are directly due to drivers under 21, but the provided excerpt does not supply a numeric result or conclusion.
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National Safety Council
Street or Rural Route City State News Note
Street or Rural Route City State is listed with mail to Washington D C. The fragment references postal routing and address formatting for delivery to federal offices. No additional names or events are provided.
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U.S
Korea
Foreign Affairs
AP Foreign Affairs
MacKenzie
Peiping
The
Haskin Service
Eye
N. E
D. C
Little Dictionary
America
Fifth Avenue
Penney’s New Fall
Penney
Penney’s
Penney’s Boys’ Department
Mouton
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