How to Write Letters for All Occasions
A brief offer for a booklet by the Weekly Newspaper Service. It promises guidance on vocabulary grammar and form with sample letters including social friendly and business notes. The ad asks 25 cents by mail to an address in New York.
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Etna
Mt. Etna
Passo Pisciardo
Sicily
Churchill’s 1944 pressure chamber for high altitude flights
The only personal air pressure chamber, built for Wins Churchill in 1944, enabled him to endure plane trips at high altitudes despite medical restrictions. Crafted from heavy cast iron, the ten foot long egg shaped device weighs about two tons and is motorized to raise its upper half. It includes a couch, cupboard, book shelf and ash trays.
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Greek crisis deepens as guerrillas control countryside
Impartial diplomats warn Greece faces a worsening crisis with guerrilla dominance across rural areas, mass displacement to Athens, and a potential collapse of the government if British troops withdraw. They note strong anti Communist sentiment among farmers and ties to the United States.
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Family unit under threat sparks broad alarm in America
Economists, church leaders and government figures warn the American family is dissolving as divorce rises with prosperity and debt. They cite 1946 figures of 600000 divorces from 2300000 marriages, debt trends, and shifts in religious fervor as factors eroding national unity and democracy.
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Veterans Administration expands World War II NSLI rules
The column notes President Truman signed a new law broadening National Service Life Insurance for World War II veterans with lapsed term policies. It extends reinstatement to August 1 1947, allows automatic conversion in some cases, lets NSLI be issued without prior term insurance, and waives premiums for six months or more of total disability. It also explains pension possibilities for widows and guidance on benefits offices.
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J. Leonard Replogle
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Dallas
Tex
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