Merger urged to unify armed forces publicity efforts
The defense scene calls for consolidating separate service public information offices amid interservice rivalry. Critics say unification would curb unilateral leaks and sensational campaigns such as the Air Force non-stop world flight and Russia target lists. A neutral bureau head is hoped to oversee a coordinated policy.
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Forrestal
Congress
House
Air Force
Russia
Air Force Department
Navy
Army
Greenland
William Frye
Fleas of North America pamphlet tied to typhus fight
In a Bridges speech mocking government handouts, the army’s typhus outbreak exposure prompted a look at the Agriculture Department pamphlet Fleas of North America Classification Identification and Geographic Distribution. Army doctors used it to identify fleas spreading disease and prevent camps from further harm.
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Washington
Sen
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
North America
Bridges
Senator Bridges
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology
Ewing and
Fox
Dept. of Agriculture
Pyramiding Craze Mocked by Town Satire
In a satirical column Henry McLemore lampoons the pyramid scheme fever sweeping the town. He warns of a false dream of easy riches and notes the inevitable sting for late entrants while urging readers to avoid the scam and its flashy promises.
Thinking Is Rough Work When Einstein Minds It
Paul Gallico recalls attempting deep thinking inspired by Albert Einstein and Winston Churchill. He describes sitting by a bay window to think, noting rusty brain cells, memories of radio programs, Churchill’s memoirs, and a childhood cat named Rusty before ending with his mind exhausted after hours of thought.
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Albert Einstein
Professor Einstein
Rita
Aly
Winston Churchill
Britain
Roosevelt
United States
Churchill
Rusty
Pan Am Lobbying Fuels Debate Over Subsidies and Ethics
The Pan American Airways lobby expands beyond travel offers to involve high officials in a CAB inspection junket aboard a Pan Am Boeing strato cruiser. Critics question ethics as lawmakers discuss travel allowances and corporate influence while cabinet and GOP figures face internal reform debates.
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Washington
Pan American Airways
Pan American
Pan Am
Civil Aeronautics Board
Boeing
Oswald Ryan
Miami
Ryan
Warner Hord
William Cusick
Frank Crozier
William Andrews
Accident Investigation Bureau
Ed Slattery
CAB
Congress
Em. Courtesies
Senate
Indiana
William Jenner
Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Jenner
Truman
Mon Wallgren
George Humphrey
Cleveland
Phone manners and telephones in a publisher story
John Wheeler recalls Captain Patterson and J P McDermott as examples of rude telephone etiquette. The tale, told by Captain Patterson, notes callers delaying talk, secretaries probing personal details, and the harm of hanging on the line to stall a conversation.
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Joseph Patterson
Chicago Tribune
New York Daily News
J. P. McDermott
Captain Patterson
Mr. McDermott
Alexander Graham Bell
Bell Syndicate
The Heart and Its Vital Role in Life
The heart is a muscular organ with four chambers. It beats about 70 times a minute and pumps blood through the body and to the lungs for oxygen. Blood cycles from veins to right heart to lungs then to left heart and out via arteries.
Arco Growth Hopes Backed by Idaho Power Potential and Woolworth Expansion
Coffeepot chatter in Pocatello notes Arco’s expected boom from the atomic energy plant while surveys place Idaho sixth in water power potential with 3,171,000 horsepower. Woolworth reportedly budgets 175,000 for Idaho expansion as tax burden on motorists draws critique from R. G. Cole.
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Arco
Idaho
Uncle Sam
R. G. Cole
Idaho State Automobiletion
Cole
Electrical organist Miss Smith shocks with three legs of fame
Miss Ethel Smith, renowned electrical organist, has risen from $12 weekly in Miami and $60 in Trenton to $4,000 weekly at the London Palladium opening April 11. Her stage routine features toe propulsion, high heels, and provocative dress as she plays a Chicago-made organ and tours Brazil, later investing in Broadway shows and music publishing after a Hollywood marriage to Ralph Bellamy.
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Ethel Smith
Miss Smith
Dietrich
Miami
Trenton
London Palladium
Pittsburgh
Hollywood
Carnegie Tech
Fate
New York
Chicago
Hammond
Destiny
South America
Ralph Bellamy
Nuts and Censors Stir Hollywood History Echoes
Hollywood and history share the spotlight as MGM plans Battleground using the word nuts in Brig. Gen. McAuliffe’s wartime reply. The production code accepts there is no suitable substitute. Other notes include Laraine Day's Santa Monica home for sale and Ed Gardner's Pigsfeet in Paris casting.
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WEA
History
A. C. McAuliffe
Bastogne
MecAuliffe
Paris
Pierre DeGaulle
Ed Gardner
France
Laraine Day
Santa Monica
Marlene Dietrich
Fletcher Markle
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