Critics Lash Johnson Over Korea Fight Budget
Editor weighs Defense Secretary Johnson's $14 billion cost cap and his claim of a compact fighting team. He contrasts Johnson’s stance with critics and public mood, noting GOP lawmakers, industry voices, and MacArthur’s warnings, while sensing a middle path amid postwar economy pressures.
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Tokyo rebuilt from ruin shows new heart and speed
Five years after World War II Tokyo, dubbed MacArthurville, rises from firebombs with busy streets, neon nights, and Western goods surge. The author notes improved food, transportation, department stores, and resilient, proud Japanese people, contrasting with Berlin's slower reconstruction.
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Jerusalem Language Survey Probed by Quiz Book Lines
A quiz page asks how many languages are spoken in Jerusalem and cites about 29 languages in elite circles. It notes Fernand Dumoulin's 1949 English Channel swim with no intensive training after a beach party. The piece also covers Roman roads totaling 50,000 miles, Oppau crater facts, MacArthur in Japan, and an estimate of 3,000,000 lepers worldwide.
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Aunt Het T Reckoned Bill a Success in Death
Aunt Het T says Bill worked himself to death to leave his folks enough money so they wouldn't have to work, reflecting on his life and its outcome.
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Questioned Mind Prominent in Early Education Theories
Pioneering psychologists discuss early achievement and mental development. They note promiscuity linked to unhappiness and broken homes, while Lehman argues early life effort predicts success. Lorge and Krus tow find pupil writing levels lag behind reading and intelligence tests.
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Harvey O. Lehman
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Irving Lorge
Lorraine Krustow
Columbia University
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Sooner Senator Describes Deal as Poacher and Burglar Figure
The late Wavell described the infantryman as a mix of poacher burglar and highwayman, or a supply sergeant. The trend blends old and new by tying last year's squirrel tail to a fake TV aerial on the high school hot rod.
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Deal
iPensioner's Eye Plan Approved at Pridham Davis
Pensioners invited to save on all glasses with the Pridham Davis Optometrists' Pension Plan. Enjoy courteous service and modern eyewear on special payments. Phone 77-8149. Pridham Davis, Optometrist, 262 Pine Avenue, Long Beach.
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Long Beach
Poor Pa T Describes Banker’s Wife Questioning Money
A humorous vignette portrays a banker’s wife seeking funds and facing careful questioning from her husband about the request. The tone lightly mocks cautious financial discussions within a household.
Denturefit Offers Perfect Fit for Loose Dentures
Denturefit Sales Laboratories unveils a method to fit loose dentures precisely. In Long Beach offices the Denturefit Permanent Cushion Refiner guarantees a 100 percent satisfactory fit or no cost. Price shown is 5.00 dollars per plate plus tax, with location at 619 Pacific Ave and phone 70-1946.
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