Three Democrats Oppose Ike on Arms Cut Plan
Three Democratic senators Humphrey Sparkman and Douglas publicly oppose Eisenhower’s proposed manpower reductions while backing the Formosa defense resolution. They argue cuts would weaken arms forces as Ridgway testifies on Army manpower needs and debates over Formosa strategy continue.
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Formosa
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House Armed Services Committee
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Pescadores Islands
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West Point’s Gracious Sergeant Forever Young at 78
Boyle recalls Marty Maher a 50 year West Point veteran who retired in 1946 and still visits daily. The former sergeant shaped cadet lives from 1893 as a mess hall worker to 1928 civilian superintendent of the gym. His memoirs became a film The Long Gray Line starring Tyrone Power.
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New York
Marty Maher
West Point
U. S. Military Academy
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Tipperary
Waller
Tyrone Power
Columbia Pictures
Quartermaster Corps
Maher
Four Aces Tattooed Man Reflects On Gambling
Marty recalls a 1905 poker loss where four aces were beaten by a straight flush, inspiring a life vow not to gamble. He admits the vow mostly held, except for pinochle and dice. Also notes Maryland highway safety bulletin cites speed and reckless driving as top causes in 1954 with 518 deaths, and mentions nickel production in 1953.
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Pikesville
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