Old Men in Combat Planes and the Korean War Gap
The author argues that World War II era pilots aged mid thirties suffice for some tasks but fail against younger, quicker reflexes. He cites 16 as ideal for reflexes and notes the U S Navy relied on aging reserves during peacetime, risking national defeat in a long war. The piece criticizes wornout F4U Corsairs aboard 1952 carriers as symbols of delayed modernization.
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Denver
Chicago
Korea
Champion hen Jenny dies after overwork in England
World titled chicken Jennifer the hen, famed for laying 10 eggs in an hour, died from overwork at farmer Charlie Rogers’s home in Cudworth England. Rogers reported Jenny laid 20 eggs before collapse after a night indoors. Her 10 eggs and remains were to be taxidermied for display amid food shortages.
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England
Jennifer
Charlie Rogers
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Rogers
Britain
Pye
Court moves to baseball game at Ebbets Field
Federal Judge Harold R Medina adjourned the 18 month anti trust suit between the government and investment banking firms for the day. He asked if they would attend a Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants game and the court agreed moving from the federal building to Ebbets Field for the outing.
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NEW York
Brooklyn
New York Giants
Harold R. Metdina
Bovernment
Medina
Federal
Ebbets Field
Civil Defense Agency Vows 10 Secret Transport Offices
The Civil Defense Administration plans ten secret offices with authority to requisition all transport, from bicycles to railroads, for atomic attack emergencies. Col Williams S Lawrence, retired, announced in New York after addressing the Traffic Club. Civilian traffic experts will staff the offices to ensure emergency relief movement.
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New York
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Williams S. Lawrence
Traffic Club of
Regions to run nine new federal offices near major cities
The United States will be divided into nine regions with a national headquarters near Washington. Regional hubs are being set up near New York San Francisco Denver Seattle Dallas Atlanta Chicago St Louis and Columbus Ohio at secret sites outside the atom bomb range. Collectors trial begins in San Francisco as James G Smyth faces charges of back dating returns and conspiring to defraud the government.
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Ania
Washington
New York
San Francisco
Denver
Seattle
Dallas
Atlanta
Chicago
It. Louis
Columbus
Ohio
Lawrence
Dream Fit One-Piece Styles in Bright Plaids and Pastels
Edwards Sportswear presents a catalog of one piece suits with inner uplift bras in colors including Paradise Blue Samoa Sun Coral Orchid Peacock Cruise Blue and Pink Blue Pistachio Turquoise Lime. Sizes range from 32 to 42 with prices from 13.95 to 16.95.
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Samoa
Sea Star
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