Salvaged World War II Gear Aids Korea War Effort
U S officials claim saving over 1.5 billion by patching WWII gear for Korea and Europe. Intensive salvage in Japan and rehab in the United States made gear serviceable again, with much equipment reconditioned for mutual defense aid and foreign use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Free World
Mies
Japan
United States
Pacific Islands
Japa
Hoan
Goni
Army
F L Ford
Korea
What’s Biting Him Franchot Tone Stars In Real Life Mystery
A feature on Franchot Tone traces his public image as Hollywood’s complex character. It recalls his troubled youth at Hill and Hull schools, his defiant teenage years, and a path from Cornell to Paris before returning to America for his acting career.
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Franchot Tone
Lee Brashear
ST. Louis
Xana
Hollywood
Franchot
Tone
Nagata Falls
Dre Frank Jerome Tone
Jaks
Camerundum Corporation
America
New York State
Hull School
Pollstown
Franchot Ti
Dr. Tone
Harvard
Cornell
Papa
Raternity
Hook Joanning
Gustepn Gauriine Club
Anglicization Debate Sparks in East and West Germany
A study of creeping Anglo American phrases in Berlin and other cities draws official alarm in the Soviet zone and popular chatter in the western districts. Critics call it linguistic debasement while observers note the rise of foreign words embedded in German sentences.
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Berlin
Goethe and Sthiler
H.O
Duesseldorf
Munich
Hamburg
Ita
Golumn
Flying safecracker amid wartime ambitions and locksmith work
Delver profiles Robert Fripe nicknamed the flying safecracker. He flew during World War II and aimed to be a commercial pilot yet chose marriage over a flyboy career. His wife recalls there are moments when he must wake up in the air to finish a job quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delver
Staple
Arffeld
Robert Fripe
Ripe
Shen
Trine
Tripe‘rhe
Artists Group Elevates Christmas Card Taste in New York
New York artists group releases a season of cards by modern painters print makers and designers. Notable names include Charles Burchfield Adolf Dehn Rockwell Kent and Gladys Rockmore Davis with historic early designs cited from the first American Christmas card collection of 1875.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
NAVA
Samuel Golden
Saelys
Golden
Colwyn
Charles Burchfield
Conrad Buff
Arheid ‘Blanch
Ludwig Bemelmans
Adolf’ Dehn
Rockwell Kent
Doig Lee
Gladys Rockmore Davis
Paul Sample
Barney Tobey
United
Elihu Vedder
Library of Congress
Thomas Moran
Capitol
Washington
Alden Weir
Educated In U 8 Woman Bosses Money In German Red Zone
In the Russian zone of Germany a woman, Greta Kuckhoff, is named to run East German finances. The piece notes her rise from Leninist doctrine to a top post overseeing state budgets and banking in the Soviet controlled zone. The report highlights her influence over the Deutsche Notenbank and funds for banks and government budgeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Reedy
Lenin
Lew Leratup
Moscow
Food photo fuels new parlor game in Cleveland
A Cleveland amusement trend centers on a photorealistic food image praised for authenticity yet criticized by many viewers. The piece, tied to a hypothetical American household of four and per capita U S agriculture data, sparked a nationwide parlor game craze and debate over its accuracy.
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Cleveland
Steve Czekalinski
Department of Agriculture
Audies
U. 5 Department of Agriculture
Steve Czehalinsh
Cleveland duPont
Puyet Cola
Saigon Casino Patrons Face Bomb-Frisk Checks
In Saigon casinos, guards search patrons at entrances for grenades or bombs. Vietnamese or Chinese attendees are subject to inspections to prevent violent attacks or loyalty displays to the Communist-led Viet Cong.
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Agaigon
Vietnam
Saigon
Man Ory
Oman
Canadian Civil Defense Push Signals Wide Reform
Ottawa reports Civil defense preparations expanding across Canada as Defense Minister Paul Martin frames it as a mandatory civic duty for the era. He notes thousands of Canadians already train in atomic bomb detection and protection, with broader measures against atomic, biological and chemical threats under way.
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Dox Brown
Ottawa
Nana
Canada
Paul Martin
Stalinist Schemes in Asia and the Middle East
William L. Ryan reports on Communist planning attributed to Stalin's writings and speeches from the late 1920s to the 1930s. The piece outlines alleged Soviet strategies to spread communism through Asia and the Pacific, influence nationalist movements in Indo China Malaya and Egypt, and convert local struggles into communist revolutions.
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New York
Joseph Stalin
Middle East
Far East
East St
Hitler
Stalin
Communist International
Siem 7
Sowet Press
Asia
Pacific
Ussr
Indo-China
Malaya
iCanada
Soviet Union
Martin
Com- One
Wardefense
India
United
Stelin
Egypt
China
Communist Party
Sudan
Churchill Moves to End England's House of Lords
London report outlines Prime Minister Churchill’s push to abolish or reform the hereditary Lords as a lawmaking body. The piece notes longstanding family seats since 1603 and highlights the appointment of the Marquess of Salisbury as Conservative leader, signaling moves toward overhauling or ending the upper chamber.
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Churchill
England
House of Lords
London
Wingten Churchill
Phevy Marquess of Salisbury
Lord Salisbury
Cheos
Egypt
Iran
House of Flawed
Gan
Stalin
Nas
Cars Bring Home Comforts to Travel Lanes
A travel authority notes two thirds of American families own about 350 million cars with over 52 billion dollars spent yearly on in car comfort gear. She cites cigarette lighter use for razors bottles and portable stoves as evidence that cooks and home amenities follow travelers into cars.
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Edith Allen
New York
CSANA
Carol Lane
Travel Authority
America
Iss Lane
Whe
Shei Gul Company
Pop
Baby
Lane
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Aue Jung
Wd Dieden
Europe
By Antony Terry
Near East
Waz Te Eary
Bie
U. 8
Tran
William L. Ryan
Washminster
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