Grand Hotel in Warsaw Ruins Becomes Hub of Spying
In postwar Warsaw the Hotel Polonia serves as a crossroad between East and West. Diplomats and foreign nationals mingle amid ruined streets while NKVD agents and Bezpieczenstwo render pervasive surveillance. Foreigners seek privacy, yet doors and corridors are crowded with watchful eyes and listening ears.
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Warsaw
Polonia
Russia
Hotel Polo
Fifth Avenue
Aleje Jerozolimskie
Gestapo
Hotel Polonia
Public Security Ministry
Bezpieczenstwo
NKVD
Secret Po
Storms Roil Winthrop as Warsaw Faces Power Strife
Storms cripple Winthrop and Warsaw utilities with sporadic electricity and water. Polonia hotel guests endure cold baths while a longtime director and 14 staffers are ousted for political reasons linked to the Communist backed Polish workers' party. Lights fail for four days following a personnel purge.
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Warsaw
Polonia
Two Injuries Hit Charles Angle in One Day in Wheatland
In Wheatland Wyoming Charles Angle suffered two injuries in a single day. While pushing his car into a garage he crushed a finger and later fainted, fell from a car doorway, and hit his head requiring stitches above one eye. His finger also received first aid.
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Wheatland
Wyo
Charles Angle
Angle
World War II veterans return to Chicago steel plants
Nearly 3,500 World War II veterans, many with handicaps, have been rehired in Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp. plants in the Chicago district. Officials say about 88 percent of the 44,000 employees who left to serve have returned.
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Chicago
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
Don’t Neglect Slipping FALSE TEETH
An old health ad urges readers not to neglect slipping false teeth. It promotes an alkaline powder to sprinkle on dentures for steadiness and comfort, claiming improved confidence, no pasty taste, and reduced wobble. Available at drug stores.
Tropical Island Replicas Help Wartime Testing
Dr. Peter Gray of the University of Pittsburgh built tiny glass islands with moss humidity and heat to simulate Pacific island conditions. Westinghouse scientists tested radar and electrical gear for tropical endurance, noting months on the model equaled years in real jungles.
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Pittsburgh
Pacific
Peter Gray
University of Pittsburgh
Gray
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Dr. Gray
Panama Canal Zone
New B F Goodrich Silvertown Tire Outwears Prewar Models
The Silvertown tire uses a top grade synthetic rubber once a military secret to deliver longer tread wear and cooler operation. It features a flatter tread to spread wear, stronger cotton cord, and more cords for safety. Over 2 000 tests and nearly 17 million miles logged by taxis police and company fleets support its superior mileage and safety. Supplies limited but expanding nationwide.
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B. F. Goodrich Silvertown
B. F. Goodrich
Pearl Harbor
B. F. Goodrich Company
Akron
Ohio
Varnish Study and Persimmon Uses Highlight Tropical Research
Scientists report phenol formaldehyde varnishes resist fungal and bacterial attack. Persimmons can be eaten raw or cooked, and are suitable for canning and winter preservation.
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Tropics
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