Toland’s But Not in Shame revisits Pearl Harbor six months
Author John Toland presents new details on the Pearl Harbor era and the six months that followed. He argues no single group bears sole blame, highlighting leadership and national responsibility while questioning widely held myths about spies and heroics.
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Pearl Harbor
Hickam Field
John Toland
Jonathan Wainwright
Manila Bay
Towland
Honolulu
James Devereux
Wake
Colin Kelly
Kelly
Kimmel
Short
MacArthur
Percival
Wavell
Helfrich
Roosevelt
Churchill
America
Great Britain
Far East
Signs Of The Times And The Welfare Debate
Congressman L Mendel Rivers urges tearing down highway signs that credit federal funding for interstate roads and argues taxpayers finance the system. Editor Jenkin Lloyd Jones laments American decadence and criticizes welfare and public relief policies as eroding traditional ideals.
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America
South Carolina
L. Mendel Rivers
Congressman Rivers
Congress
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
The
Tulsa
Okla
Tribune
Inland Press Association
Kennedy urges 700 million for fallout shelters and defense buildup
President Kennedy plans a 700 million budget request to Congress to fund fallout shelters for about 20 million nuclear refugees and to expand federal protection programs. Deputy Defense Secretary Roswell L Gilpatrick defended deterrence and warned miscalculation could trigger attack, urging priority on defense over moon projects.
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Kennedy
Defense
Roswell L. Gilpatrick
Gilpatrick
Crackdown on highway signs eyed as Michigan law stands
State highway officials push to enforce a sign ban on right of way amid a push to curb roadside clutter. The crackdown targets 15 000 to 20 000 signs while businesses and clubs urge fair sizing and spacing. Legislation failed in 1961 but an interim study continues.
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America
ADC
Newburgh
State Highway Department
Michigan
John C. Mackie
Chambers of Commerce
Mackie
Veterans Aid For Automobiles Eligibility Rules Noted
Advice for World War II and Korea veterans outlines eligibility for VA assistance. Discharged under acceptable conditions with service-connected impairments may receive up to 1600 dollars toward a vehicle purchase or related adaptations. Application deadlines are referenced but not specified in the provided text.
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Korea
Voluntary Home Mortgage Credit Regional Committee of
U. S. Housing and Home _ Finance Agency
Veterans Administration
Mt. Pleasant
Social Security questions answered on early retirement and disability
A reader asks about taking benefits at age 63 with a 14 percent reduction for early claiming. Another asks about 62 benefits and later increases when returning to work. Advice covers 62 versus 65 totals, simultaneous filing for old age and disability, and how benefits are recalculated at 65, plus notes on wheelchair home grants and veteran loan assistance programs.
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Social Security
Immedi
It’s Up to You on Government Expansion
A New York based Christian Freedom Foundation note warns that government expansion risks a fully collectivized economy. It argues civilian employment by the state will grow for a century at past rates, absorb private labor, and mirror Communist practices.
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Toland
Mr. Toland
Signs of the Times
Washington, D. C
Peter Defense
Paul
Space Agency
James M. Hare
Hare
Arthur M. Brokenshire, Jr
Dep’t. of
Marine Corps League
Soduilty
Ati
Howard E. Kershner, L.H.D
Christian Freedom Foundation
New York
Kershner
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