Americans and French troops get along surprisingly well in France
In a tour of bases across central and southeastern France, American GI and Air Force personnel report generally good relations with French civilians, with a mix of praise for official cooperation and isolated hostility from a few, including a private who said locals spit on him.
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Charles C. Lane
Orleans
France
Joseph H. Hicks
Lander
Wyo
U. S
Deols
Chateauraux
Charles Powless
Salem
Ith
Communications Zone
la Rochelle
Tapeworms Blamed For Wave Of Deaths Here Among Robins
Dr. William R. Teeter of the Isolation Livestock Sanitation Service lab found tapeworms and parasitic round worms in three dead robins near Hagerstown. Tests showed no bacterial disease, and experts note birds can die from heavy parasite loads while lighter cases survive. Authorities suggest birds wintering south may have picked up eggs from food like night crawlers.
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Hagerstown
William R. Teeter
Ihoal Livestock Sanitation Service Laboratory
Teeter
John H. Hopkins
Middleburg Pike
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
John Deere Disk Plow Promises Strength and Dependability
Lee-Youll see the good in a John Deere disk plow from the Martin Feed and Impliements. Built to stand the gaff, John Deere disk plows give you great strength that insures field dependability.
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Lee
John Deere
Martin Feed & Impliements
One Face Moon Rotation and U.S. Coffee Consumption
The moon shows the same face due to its rotation and revolution period about 2714 days. Americans top global coffee drinkers with an average annual intake of 1 pound per person.
Senator Douglas Targets Pentagon Hazard Pay for Air And Sea Crews
Senator Douglas condemned the Pentagon over extra hazard pay labeled as unfair to infantry. At a public hearing the Defense Department denied pilots and others receive unlawful bonuses while proposing a framework to cap hazard pay at monthly levels. The subcommittee heard from Navy and Air Force officials warning that cuts could erode skilled personnel.
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Senator Douglas
Pentagon
Washington
Sen
Douglas
D-11
Infantry
Senate Preparedness
Defense Department
Douglas Ina Senate
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Air Force
Adm
J. H W. Cagsady
Chint
Naval’ Air Operations
Vandenberg
Cassady
Senate
Korea
Hozard
Ben, Brennis
United States
Douglaas
Honus
Comdy
A. C G. Milter
Navy
It Takes A Lot Of Money To Run The Red Party
An article details the finances of the French Communist Party with notes on a central bank stake, overdrawn accounts totaling millions of francs, and funding from Eastern Europe. It cites the Banque Commercial Pour L Europe du Nord and presses a critical view of Soviet influence in France. It mentions large volumes of party literature and the franking privileges used to distribute propaganda.
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Red Party
Stalin
Banque Commercial Pour: L’europe du Nord
National Bank
Foreign Trade Bank
Europe
Banque Commerciaire Pour L'a Rope du Nord
Communist Party
Tta
France
L'Aurore
L’humanite
Aurore
Jacques Diclos
Young Marine Seeks to Halt Mother's Deportation in Korea
Dutch Meulenkamp a combat rifleman with 149th regiment on the Korean peninsula pleads to stop his mother Mia Maria Cornala Louwerenburg from being deported. Immigration authorities have ordered her to leave by May 1 as her visa expired, while he faces rotation home next month or in June.
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Marine Division
Korea
UW. 8
United States
Johannes
Mia
Maria Cornala Louwerenburg
Russia Far Ahead In Plane Output Urged Inquiry
Two members of the Armed Services Committee urged a federal inquiry into Soviet air production after stating the Soviets outproduced the US in planes by three or four to one. They called for a public examination of the lag in combat aircraft production and fault in the system.
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Russia
Washington
Falouse Armed Services Committee
Eps
Narhlad
Nelson
Nousa Armed Services
Questioning U S Air Production and Scheduling Practices
The text alleges WSEN planes are underproduced by a factor of four to one. It claims Joint Chiefs have erred in future scheduling, funds are lacking, production schedules are lax, strikes hinder parts, material shortages persist, and several other causes are cited.
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Wsen
T Tree
Joint Chiefs of Star
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Blencoe
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