Book Notes on The Big Rape and Lands Beyond
Burke Burkes The Big Rape a documentary novel blends fact and fiction detailing Berlin after the Russians arrived with lurid scenes of sexual violence. Lands Beyond by L Sprague de Camp and Willy Ley surveys myths Atlantis El Dorado Terra Australis and Prester John with critical essays and author notes appealing to readers craving offbeat scholarship.
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Berlin
Burke
Lilo
L. Sprague de Camp
Willy Ley
Rinehart
Globe
Atlantis
el Dorado
Terra Australis
Kingdom of
Prester John
Rhee Sees United States Presidential Campaign Focusing East Policy
President Songman Rhee in Pusan said he hopes the U S race will yield a clearer far eastern policy. He predicted Korea will be a hot campaign issue and welcomed renewed American attention, but declined to support Stevenson or Eisenhower.
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Pusan
Korea
Songman Rhee
United States
U. S
Asia
Rhee
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Associated Press
Airlines Office Moves To New Quarters In Tucson
American Airlines opened a larger Tucson office at 64 S. Stone Ave with a morning buffet attended by city officials and business leaders. Trevor Cushman Jr. announced the expansion to accommodate growth as ancillary offices and staff moved from Choate Young, Pioneer Hotel, and Valley National Bank building to a shared new suite designed by Place & Place.
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Sedley-Hopkins
Airlines
American Airlines
Tucson
S. Stone Ave
Ben Fidler
Ralph Radcliffe
Howard Miller
Fidler
Gracie Murphy
Arthur Mann
Trevor Cushman
Gayle Smith
Ted Schoenhair
George Hall
Trevor A. Cushman Jr
Stone
Mrs. Edythe
Choate Young
Homer Lin
Valley National Bank
Get
Baxter
Ticket
Pioneer Hotel
Torrea Realty Co
Ellis Sporting Goods
Broadway
Jackson Street
Place & Place
Leonard Dailey
Stone Avenue
Hear
McLean
Monte Mansfield
Pat Tidmarsh
William Birrens
Col
Clare Welch
N. L. Hess
Isales
4 H Club Entries Spark Mix-Up in Franklin Fair
At Johnson County fair Carl W. Lewis, 13, Franklin, won first in a plain leaf butter cake baking contest. Charlene Wheeler, Union Township, entered livestock judging after a dare and won the girls title over 32 boys.
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Franklin
Ind
Carl W. Lewis
Johnson County Fair
Charlene Wheeler
Union Township
Charlene
Help Yourself Cafeteria Cars Open on British Rail
Cafeteria cars offering cold meats sandwiches pastries and beverages now operate on British railways. Passengers deposit coins load trays and dine at convenient tip top tables aboard the trains.
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British Railways
Coast Guard releases photo of unidentified aerial objects
The Coast Guard published a photograph of four round aerial phenomena taken by 21 year old Shell R Alpert of Salem MA. The image shows lights in a V shape with two shafts of light across each object. The event occurred July 16 at 9 35 am as Alpert watched brilliant white lights through the photo lab window.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Shell R. Alpert
Salem
Mass
Alpert
Soft Coal Talks Delayed in Wage Bargaining
Washington reports recessed wage talks between John L. Lewis and Harry M. Moses for several days to shape bargaining methods. Lewis's miners earn 16.35 dollars daily eight hour shift. BLS notes 2.24 dollars average hourly pay for 400000 soft coal miners last February.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Harry M. Moses
Moses
Bituminous
Lewis
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Brown to Stand Trial in Tucson Robbery Case
Alvin K. Brown was held for trial in superior court after a preliminary hearing found sufficient evidence in the July 8 1951 Good Samaritan market robbery at 1333 North Oracle Road. Another gang member Owen Kovack 23 was held to answer on two robberies while two other charges against him were dropped.
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Percy Dean Parker
Tucson
Justice of the
James M. Howsare
Alvin K. Brown
Brown
Goodman Market
Oracle Rd
Owen Kovack
Davis-Monthan
Kovack
Howsare
Small Firms Win More Defense Contracts Through SDPA Plan
The Small Defense Plants Administration reaches an agreement with the armed forces to assign SDPA specialists to at least 25 Army procurement offices and to nine naval offices. The move aims to direct eligible orders to small manufacturers and fulfill a congressional mandate for fair small business contracts.
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Washington
Small Defense Plants Administration
Armed Forces
Navy
Air Force
Army Department
SDPA
Truman
Army
British House Okays Pact Amid Bipartisan Debate
The British Commons approved the allied peace contract with Western Germany by 293 to 253 after a debate that split Labour factions. Foreign Secretary Eden said the accord does not bar four power talks with Russia, who opposes the pact.
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London
O.P
House of Commons
Germany
Anthony Eden
Russia
Britain
Commons
Farm Prices Rise 1 Percent June 15 to July 15
Washington reports a one percent rise in prices received by farmers from June 15 to July 15, driven by higher hog, milk, egg, and commercial crop values. Beef cattle, potatoes, wheat, cotton, calves, and other products posted declines. overall price index climbs to 295 while the price paid by farmers stays at 286.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Generosity Turns Sour as Tucson Bar Scam Unfolds
A Tucson man recounts a barroom generosity gone wrong after two women asked him to buy drinks. He reached for his wallet, found no billfold, and saw the pair dash for the door wearing a green and white flowered print dress, leaving him penniless.
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South Meyer Street
Samaritan
Prisoner Leaps from Window in Hall of Justice
Roscoe S. Collins, an ex convict, shouted he would kill himself rather than return to San Quentin before leaping from a seventh floor hall of justice window. His lawyer and a deputy grappled him while firemen helped, and Collins was detained and jailed on parole violation for gun possession.
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Los
U S Honors The Swiss On Independence Day
U S Minister Richard Patterson honors Swiss memory of William Tell on Swiss independence day marking 661st anniversary of the alpine alliance. He praises Switzerland’s democracy and unity across faiths as bonfires glow on mountain peaks to commemorate the event.
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Kuessnacht
Switzerland
U. S
Richard C. Patterson
William Tell
Uri
Schwyz
Underwalden
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Fred Emery
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