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Evening Middletown Journal
Sunday News-Journal
Maiin
Sunday News- Journal
U.S.A
Berlin Airlift Triumph Sparks Policy Shift in U S Defense
A sweeping analysis traces the Berlin airlift from its early 10 ton daily start to a record 12,940 tons in one day, proving Western powers can supply Berlin despite the blockade. It critiques inter service tensions led by Defense Secretary Louis Johnson, sidelining the Navy, and questions the path to unified national defense, noting costs and casualties.
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Russia
Berlin
Clay
USAF
RAF
America
Papa
Britain
Germany
United States
Armed Services
Defense
Louis Johnson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Navy
Sullivan
Johnson
U. S. United States
Air Force
Secretary of Defense
Alcohol and its dangers in Dr. Crane lecture
In a Northwestern University traffic institute class, Dr. George W. Crane explains alcohol as a high calorie but poor energy source and a depressant that dulls the nervous system. He details effects from slowed reaction times to impaired judgment, risking accidents and loss of self-control.
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Harry G
Northwestern University
Crane
Harry
Emily Post
Navy case for a larger carrier United States
Washington reports summarize Navy arguments for a bigger carrier United States. Points cover size increases, extended flight range, strategic role, and defense capabilities. The article argues carriers preserve sea control, support submarines, and allow jet operations, with the Navy insisting on independent weapon development within budget limits.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Key West
Naval Aviation
Eemoe
Pacific
Panama Canal
America
Indian Ocean
Persian Gulf
North Atlantic
Mediterranean
Alcohol and morals in a smoky modern tale
In a curbed column the writer laments alcohol as depressant and escape, linking intoxication to immorality, gambling, and neglect of family. He contrasts school fires, student smoke, and sharp warnings about liquor’s harm, urging readers to avoid Barleycorn’s temptations.
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John Barleycorn
Judas Iscariot
One Word Led To Another In Baer’s Baseball musings
Arthur Baer reflects on early season timing for baseball, noting Fourth of July as a sixty day benchmark, pitchers, lineups, and injuries. He recalls Casey Stengel’s wit about ingrown toe nails and doctors, praising Casey’s instinct for managing players and teams. He warns the Yanks may rely on Casey’s guidance more than themselves.
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Arthur
Bugs” Baer
Casey Stengel
San Antonio
Giants
Casey
Dean
Atomic science and a farmer's friendly bomb idea
A columnist confesses limited interest in physics while discussing Brookhaven Lab experiments on plants using radioactive phosphorus to boost growth. He notes the vast, complex science of atomic energy, references uranium fission and electron volts, and contrasts destructive potential with peaceful progress.
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Brookhaven National Laboratory
Long Island
Halcyon days origin and other Q A snippets
A compilation of quick answers covers halcyon days linked to kingfishers nesting at sea during solstice to calm seas. It notes the Library of Congress building was rebuilt after 1814 and not destroyed by fire since 1897. It mentions monasteries pre dating Christian origins, Argentina’s large South American navy, the Thousand Islands Bridge route and length, and Franklin Pierce’s cabinet stability from 1853 to 1857.
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Congressional Library
Library of Congress
Capitol
Polygyny: A humorous look at surplus women in America
Hal Boyle reviews a Yale anthropologist view that polygyny could ease excess female numbers, citing Madagascar and historical practices. The piece playfully imagines ten wives fulfilling roles from love partner to nurse and secretary, concluding the main drawback is no days off for the husband.
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New York
America
India
American Mercury
Ralph Linton
Sterling
Yale University
Madagascar
Linton
Dr. Linton
China aid figures stir calls for congressional inquiry
George E. Sokolsky questions official China aid accounting and urges a congressional investigation. He cites disputed totals, charging practices, and alleged mismanagement by State Department figures, naming figures, officials, and past policies as he argues the United States has suffered a strategic defeat.
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Dean Acheson
China
State Department
Britain
Japan
Lauchlin Currie
Owen Lattimore
John S. Service
W. Walton Butterworth, Jr
Vinegar Joe’ Stilwell
George Marshall
Ben Cohen
Tommy Corcoran
United States
G. I
Sunday May 1 Horoscope Highlights and Cautions
Genevieve Kemble presents a Sunday reading urging focus on sabbath duties while creative impulses surface in art and poetry. Warns that poor judgments and slander risks lurk in busy life and documents may mislead. A May birthday may bring missteps, while Monday foresees progress on ambitious plans if paired with economy and discipline.
Voices on recovery amid iron curtain tensions
Bevin argues against isolating iron curtain countries and urges contact to aid recovery, noting many in those nations long for the curtain to lift. Brannan warns farm families face the bust that follows strong policies. Bradley says resoluteness invites slander from those deprived of plunder.
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Ernest Bevin
Great Britain
Secretary of Agriculture
Charles F. Brannan
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David Lawrence
Tennessee
Erich Brande
Kremlin
Argentina
Thousand Islands International Bridge
Collins Landing
New York State
Ivy Lea
Ontario
Franklin K. Fierce
Hal Boyle
George E. Sokolsky
Genevieve Kemble
Army
Omar Bradley
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