Retire White House On Wheels Magellan Sails To Florida
The Magellan railcar once used by FDR Truman and Eisenhower is declared surplus and will be moved to the Florida Development Commission for preservation at the University of Miami in Coral Gables. Built in 1942 and weighing 298000 pounds, it features armor plating three inch glass and a five eighths inch roof, with a paneled lounge, dining room, kitchen and four bedrooms plus a master suite, marking the end of an era in presidential travel.
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Baltimore
Agian
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Trumas
Florida Development Commission
University of Miami At
Coral Gables
Association of Railroads
Roosevelt
Truman
Tom Dewey
Eisenhower
New York
Canada
Groton
Conn
White House
Army Transnortarian Corps
Fort Holabird
Magellan
The Giant Shoe Legend of New Jersey’s Col Ruth Goshen
In New Brunswick AP reports the tale of Col Ruth Goshen, the Middlebush Giant, a turn of the century sideshow figure. He wore a size 18 boot and weighed about 400 pounds, with a historian noting he lies in the largest grave ever dug in New Jersey.
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New Brunswick
Col
Ruth Goshen
Middlebush
Col. Goshen
Franklin Township
Eginne
New Jersey
Silent Screen Actress Victim Of Slaying
Carmel California report states sheriff deputies hunted a sex sadist suspected in a murder after the mutilated body of Mrs Claire Mohr was found in her suburban home. A wall picture appeared signed by Walter Pidgeon and scrapbooks listed her as a silent screen actress under the name Claire Del Mar.
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Carmel
Calif
Aldan
Clara Mohr
Walter Pidgeon
Claire
Claire del Mar
Draftees And Vets Guide For Peacetime GI Loans
Rep Olin Teague plans peacetime GI loan legislation to extend VA guaranteed loans and insurance, extending benefits to veterans entering service after January 21 1955. The proposal mirrors existing Korean program terms with a 60 percent guarantee or 7500 cap and adds special escrow insurance to fund lender protections and some admin costs.
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Thomas M. Nini
Congress
Rep
Olin FE. Teague
iHaure: Veterans Affairs Committee
Leagues
Teague
Servie
Veterans Administration
Korea
le VA
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the Four Horsemen
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Foo
Atr
Corea
Rivadelago
Spain
Madrid
Motorola TV
Re Eta
Diece Banes
Damascus
Clearwater
Leslie Carson
Maurice Chevalier
Louis Jordas
Homeowners
N. Court St
Sawer
Free State
M. J. Grove Lime Co
Foreign Car Center
West Patrick
Frederick
Maryland
Sales and Serwce Monument
Ramsburg Welding & Rexmidock Ave
Offic
Frederick, Md
Lator Service
Ifersom St
Olympia
Q&t
REX
B. L
Williams Typewriter & Supply CO
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Routzahn
Arthur
Godfrey
Arthur Godfrey
CBS Television
CBS Radio
Sealy
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Macy
Patrick Street
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