Frauleins in Germany Hold Allure for GIs
The text surveys GI attitudes toward Frauleins and other European girls in postwar Germany. It notes rising GI German marriages, competition from French and British women, and contrasts perceived traits of American versus European partners. GIs praise German girls as warm and industrious, while American girls are labeled cold and demanding.
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Germany
France
United States
Soldier Publications
Young Richmond Scientist Arvon Griffiths Broadcasts Morning Birds
Mrs. F. J. Griffiths recalls her 14 year old son Arvon has been a practicing scientist since age three. His room hosts a rocket setup radio telegraph and a home lab with auto lighting and a bird song broadcast microphone outside his window. She treasures the morning bird broadcasts that reach her as she works downstairs.
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Richmond
F. J. Griffiths
Arvon
Mars
Moon
Tokyo Taxi Chaos Sparks Public Safety Alarm
Tokyo traffic dangers rise as taxi drivers weave through crowded streets to reach curbside calls. Police cite reckless tactics in 30 percent of last year’s accidents amid rapid car registration growth from 40 000 in 1935 to 217 000 last September and about 20 000 taxis in Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Ikamikaze
It Right Or Stay After KNOXVILLE UT English Workshop Policy
University of Tennessee will grade students on English use across subjects. If two or more professors mark a student deficient, he must attend a noncredit workshop. English professor Kenneth L Knickerbocker calls it a national concern.
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Knoxville, Tenn
University of Tennessee
Kenneth L. Knickerbocker
Subscription rates and policy note from The Herald
The Herald lists daily and Sunday subscription remittance rates and periods. It notes Associated Press rights and includes a brief editorial pledge by Arthur Jenkins about independent public discourse in the newspaper’s first issue.
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Arthur Jenkins
The
Herald
Tokyo Eyes Safer Streets Through Education and Enforcement
Tokyo police urge driver education, stricter law enforcement, and harsher penalties for repeat offenders after a recent safety drive cut incidents by 36 percent and deaths by 10 percent. They note New York City had 3.9 deaths per 10 000 cars last year versus higher rates in Yokohama Osaka and Tokyo.
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Tokyo
New York City
Yokohama
Osaka
Inside Job for Boston Letter Carrier on 21 Floors
Boston report describes Preston L. Slack a letter carrier who stays inside the 21 story Boston Federal Building delivering about 3,000 letters and 400 other pieces daily. He ascends to the top floor by elevator three times daily then walks downward through all floors to reach government offices.
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Boston GP
Preston L. Slack
Slack
Boston Federal
US troops spread Christmas cheer in Korea drives
Korean children receive CARE aid as 25th Division units donate $1.5 million in CARE packages including rice, flour, clothing and medical equipment. Units from Seoul to Pusan host parties for thousands, with $12,500 in food and clothing, $2,500 in school supplies, and operations across three hospitals and villages.
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25Th Division
38Th Infantry
Seoul
Pusan
Ex-convict pleads guilty to Verdon grocery burglary
James A. McKeon, 57, said illness kept him from staying free and describes breaking into Marsh Grocery Store at Verdon and waiting six hours for capture. He ate bananas and drank milk before leaving, thinking he would not be caught. He was arrested days later at Stella, Nebraska.
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Falls City
Neb
James A. McKeon
Marsh
Verdon
McKeon
Stella, Neb
Industry considers programing research on delinquency impact
In a page one delinquenc y report publishers note possible research into effects of certain programming as hearings criticize horror and crime fare for children. Senator Hendrickson laments lack of cooperation among groups fighting delinquency and contemplates a federal juvenile delinquency institute as a solution while predicting 1954 statistics may show a halt to the 1948 upward trend.
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Hendrickson
National Institute of Juvenile Delinquency
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Cheju Island
Korea
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Mario Pei
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