Summersby Memoir Reveals Ike Escort Role and Secret Bond
Kay Summersby recounts in her memoirs how she served as Eisenhower's chauffeur and secretary during World War II. She details their personal attachment, the West Point honor code, wartime secrecy, and moments aboard and after the North Africa invasion planning.
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Dwight Eisenhower
Kay Summersby
Eisenhower
WACS
United States
Foreign Office
War Office
America
London
Post No. 1
Motor Transport Corps
U. S. Army
United States Army
Reno
West Point
Kay
North Africa
Miss Summersby
Oran
Algiers
Mark Clark
Truman plans cabinet changes after January 20
The president told a close friend he will reshuffle cabinet posts after January 20 without firing incumbents to avoid harming future earnings. He wants to wait until newspapers stop targeting his cabinet before making picks.
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Truman
Weather prophets cash in on forecasts lines
A humorously skeptical column mocks the rise of commercial weather forecasting. It notes John E. Wallace's venture into selling detailed forecasts and jokes about a booming, profitable industry. It also satirizes promotional pitches for never missing weather and mink coats prizes, while nodding to contemporary media and political quips.
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John E. Wallace
Army Air Forces
Washington Weather Bureau
Coaching Star Bill Alexander and the Four Horsemen
The article salutes Bill Alexander of Georgia Tech as a legendary yet unstarred player who mentored Tech for 25 years and shaped fast, smart football. It recalls the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame, their small statures, blocking roles, and pivotal plays in defining a famed backfield.
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Haughton
Rockne
Little
Crisler
Bierman
Neyland
Thomas
Hickman
Voigts
Yost
Heisman
Bill Alexander
Georgia Tech
Alexander
Red Clay
Georgia
Touchdown Club
New York
Tech
Bobby Dodd
Yellow Jackets
John Heisman
Pennsylvania
Alex
Notre Dame
Four Horsemen
Army
Princeton
Stanford
Palo Alto
Harry Stuhldreher
Don Miller
Jimmy Crowley
Elmer Layden
Cleveland
Miller
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John F Davis
Reading
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Oscar Ewing
Federal Security Administrator
Ewing
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Utah
W F Bond
Mississippi
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Harry Truman
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Russia
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Irving Brown
International Labor Office
Europe
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Newton L. Halterman
Lair
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National Safety Council
Missouri
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Phil Donnelly
the Navy
John S. Sullivan
James H. Hatch
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Whittaker Chambers
Margland
House
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Social Democratic Party of Germany
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Berlin
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Manhattan
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Quill
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Down South
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Florida
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Miss Tatlock
Charles Bracket
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Grantland Rice
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