Washington calm as war clouds shift in defense focus
A veteran war correspondent reflects on eight years since the citizen army idea, noting Washington’s defense emphasis over offense. Officials warn of cost gaps between Russia and the United States, while hope remains that peacetime restraint can avert full conflict.
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Anti Communist Coalition Wins Italian Election Upset
Western Newspaper Union analysis notes two to one anti Communist gains in Italy led by Christian Democrats Republicans and Social Unity. Result boosts capitalist influence in Europe with Trieste dispute and European Recovery Program cited as key factors. John L Lewis fined 20000 dollars personally and 1.4 million dollars for UMW contempt in a March 15 pension strike case.
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Bradley warns U S must occupy Arctic lands in future war
General Omar Bradley told the House Armed Services Committee that in a future conflict the United States would need to occupy Greenland, Iceland, Spitzbergen and the Azores or risk exposing industrial and population centers to air attacks. He warned the army is not prepared to take such action today.
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Ancient Flint Cleaver Supports Early African Dwellers Claim
Harvard anthropologist Dr Hugh Henckar returned from Northwest Africa with two tons of fossils to support his claim that modern humans existed there 150000 years ago. The chalk like flint cleaver found among the remains is among the evidence cited by Henckar director of the American School of Prehistoric Research.
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