Zephyr the electric brain could reshape daily life
Hal Boyle notes the coming Zephyr, a home sized computer built at the University of California Los Angeles for 200000 dollars. He envisions it translating languages performing thousands of calculations per second forecasting weather and even replacing minor executives. Zephyr’s home role includes balancing budgets and cutting taxes, signaling a future where gadgets ease daily toil and gin rummy dominates leisure.
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Huskey
U. S. Bureau of Standards
University of California At
Los Angeles
Zephyr
Einstein
California
Be Sia Daily and Sun News Star Subscription Rates
The Monroe News Star presents subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions. Rates listed include monthly, six month, and annual options with varying totals. The notice defines standard delivery and service terms under its operating policies.
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Sun News- Star
Sui News-Star
Sccees
TRE Branham CO
New York
Chicago
Atlanta
Dallas
Petroit & Louis
Kansas City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Memphis
Wews-Star
A Cruel Lesson From Forrestal’s Arlington Grave
James Forrestal's funeral grave in Arlington prompts reflection on how public servants are valued and treated. The essay notes his wartime service as secretary of the navy and first secretary of defense, his relentless work ethic, and relentless self critique, culminating in depression and his suicide amid criticism and loneliness. It warns Washington to learn the cost of public misjudgment and perfectionism from a highly public service career.
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James Forrestal
Arlington Cemetery
Washington
Forrestal
Navy
Defense
Truman
Wall
Hallowed Arlington
McLemore Looks Back From New York Sandwich Shop
Henry M'Lemore recounts arriving in New York in 1928 weighing 113 with a dime and offering to be mayor and city official. He takes a job at B G Sandwich, cuts sandwiches for six months, earns a compliment from a manager, and returns years later to visit the busy shop with his old tie and memories.
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New York City
New York
Bronx Zoo
Subway
Walker
Moses
Palace Theater
McLemore
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Ingrid Bergman Career Tested by Choice and Charm
Jimmie Fidler reflects on Ingrid Bergman, praising her peak performances in Intermezzo, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Gas Light, Spellbound, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Bells of St. Marys, and notes her post-Selznick era missteps as she seeks varied roles. He warns against overextension with Rossellini, hoping she refines her choices. The Hollywood Parade highlights Irene Dunne, Al Millette, Joe E Brown, and Idol Chatter comments on Jimmy Stewart's fiancée, Rita Hayworth, and Deanna Durbin, with Small Talk noting a Vegas hotel marriage-promenade misfire and Dorothy Sarnoff leaving The Great Waltz stage for St. Louis New Moon.
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Hollywood
Ingrid Bergman
David O. Selznick
Dr. Jecky
Mr. Hyde
St. Mary's
Roberto Rossellini
Miss B
Irene Dunn
Miss Dunne
Filmville
Glamour
al Millette
Millette
Seal Island
Joe E. Brown
Mr. Brown
Jimmy Stewart
Gregory Peck
Howard Hughes
RKO
Anne Baxter
Rita Hayworth
Deanna Durbin
Las Vegas
Last Frontier
Dorothy Sarnoff
Los Angeles
St. Louis Municipal Opera Company
Miss Sarnoff
St. Louis
Be Kind to Gain True Popularity for Youth
Angelo Patri argues that true popularity among youths comes from unselfish service and kindness. Friendship grows slowly through trust, shared troubles, and mutual respect, not from cheap cheers. The piece contrasts genuine character with fleeting popularity and notes a pamphlet offer at the end.
Valedictorian Dreams From Deli Dramedy
A narrator recalls being voted Most Likely to Succeed in a sandwich shop chain, while waitresses crowned him Most Handsome and he served a green salad. He laments the lack of broader education and wishes for Dartmouth snowmen during a winter carnival, ending with a vow to steer youth away from sandwich shop education.
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America
Dartmouth
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Inventive mother designs collapsible baby carrier
Jane Eads reports on Mrs. William Kenneth Skaer who improvised a light, sturdy baby carrier during World War II. The device blends Indian papoose and kangaroo carry methods, straps over the shoulder, frees hands for shopping, and can rest on counters or laps. Skaer used it with Susie, now 18 months, and pitched it to manufacturers.
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Washington
William Kenneth Skaer
Skaer
Susie
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Diana Marie
William Kenneth, Jr
Eisler viewed as living memorial to rights in democracy
Washington reports on the Paris foreign ministers talks. The West and Soviet bloc struggle over Germanys future. Eisler, an American convicted communist, is cited as a test case for how democracies protect individual rights against totalitarian pressure. The piece contrasts Western legal safeguards with Soviet state priorities.
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Washington
Gehart Eisler
Associated Press
Paris
Russia
Germany
Vishinsky
German Democratic Republic
People's Congress
Republ
German Democratic Public
Federal Republic
Mos
Uncle San
Gerhart Eisler
Hageen
U. S
United States
England
Europe
Ameri
Eisler
Jere
West
Permits Issued For Homes On Gordon and Roberts Avenues
H W Menge granted permission to erect a chicken house at 3005 Gordon avenue rear for 800 dollars. The owner will be the contractor. E T Nichols received a permit to build a garage apartment at 212 Roberts avenue for 3300 dollars. Day labor will be employed.
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H. W. Menge
Gordon Avenue
E. T. Nichols
Roberts Avenue
Questions and Answers: Fact Pack from a 1920s Quiz
A reader quiz covers earthworms eyes, asbestos as a mineral, water as a solvent, cannibal etymology from Caribs, Africa's hemisphere, and the 18th amendment veto. It notes earthworms lack eyes, asbestos does not burn easily, water as solvent due to many materials, cannibal word origin from Caribs via Columbus, Africa's location north of the equator, and Wilson veto history with Volstead act.
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Wilson
Tokyo Beer Halls Reopen After Three Years Closed
Tokyo resumes beer hall operations after a three year shutdown. limited draft beer pours return as patrons crowd small venues amid a cautious reopening in the city.
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Tokyo
Crossword Puzzle Clues Mixed List Included
A compound list of crossword style clues with numbered entries and hints across several categories. The text presents definitions and partial phrases for words such as antlered animal inlet and flowering clusters, alongside numeric percentages and stray notes, typical of a puzzle page fragment.
Spreckels Sued by Woman Writer in Malibu Case
John D. Spreckels II, sugar heir, is sued for 50000 by writer Jeanette Marshall alleging he beat her and threatened to kill her at a birthday party. she says he pulled her hair and brandished a gun. He denies the accusations as the complaint was filed yesterday. Marshall, 35, is a divorcee.
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Loos Angeles
John D. Spreckels II
Jeannette Marshall
Spreckels
Lou Dell
Doris Day Granted Divorce From Weidler in Los Angeles
Doris Day won a divorce from saxophonist George Weidler in Los Angeles. She testified he deserted her after she left for a New York singing engagement in 1947, saying the marriage ended when he told her, it’s all over. They married in 1946 in Mt Vernon New York, and Weidler is Virginia Weidler’s brother.
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Los Angeles
Doris Day
George Weidler
New York
Weidler
Mt. Vernon, N. Y
Virginia Weidler
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