Secret Pentagon plans to mobilize industry and form reserve corps
A secret Pentagon session outlined an optional industrial reserve corps to rapidly convert major plants for wartime needs. Leaders from Edison Electric, RCA, railways, and major unions pledged secrecy as Patterson and Eisenhower warned that today’s atomic age offers no hour to prepare for a sudden attack.
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Washington
Pentagon
Patterson
Edison Electric Company
National Association of Manufacturers
American Federation of Labor, Cio
U. S&s. Chamber of Commerce
Railway Labor Brotherhoods
The
Association
United States
Boys' State Trials Begin Over Office Seizures
At Boys' State in Flagstaff Harold Scoville mentors youths as they try mock cases over alleged campus trespass and stolen keys. In elections Willard Snyder of Tucson won the governorship defeating Bob Knoles of Flagstaff with other offices filled by Bill Goldberg, Louis Crandall, Dave Ewing, Bud McCord, Bill Lynn, Harold Fugate, James Smithson, and Frank Mosley.
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Flagstaff
Wheels of Justice
Boys’ State
Harold Scoville
Maricopa County
Nolan D. Pulliam
Jim Duane
Arizona State College
Willard Snyder
Tucson
Bob Knoles
Bill Goldberg
Louis Crandall
Mesa
Dave Ewing
Bud McCord
Bill Lynn
Litchfield Park
Harold Fugate
Glendale
James Smithson
Holbrook
Frank Mosley
Winslow
Supreme Court
Cairo Labeled World’s Leader In Vice By Report
A historical claim labels Cairo Egypt as the leading city for vice and wickedness, reflecting a period opinion or sensational ranking reported in the era. The account attributes the title to a foreign critique or study, underscoring Cairo’s contested reputation.
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Cairo
Egypt
Army Rebuilds Surplus Stock After Dog Pigeon Shoe Soap Flags
Washington reports the Army plans to replace surplus sales with new purchases including 85 dogs at 150 dollars each to maintain 300 dogs, 1.5 million cans of saddle soap, 500 pigeons with radio options, and 4.43 dollar five gallon gasoline cans. Generals justify saddle soap, pigeons, and sock preservation while Congress debates surplus logistics and costs.
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Frederick C.othman
Washington
Albert J. Engel
Michigan
Army
J. G. Winner
Rep. Engel
H. Feldman
Winner
Rep
Engel
Feldman
V. A. Ishey
Signal Corps
W. C. Reeder
W. H. Middleswart
Tips For Slightly Repulsive Romeos
Oklahoma City June 4 1947 readers ask Miss Maxine Turner state nutritionist for guidance in a frank booklet about how high school boys can become a “big time operator” by cultivating a “classy chassis.” The pamphlet mixes diet fashion advice with dating tips citing seven basic food needs and skin care while using period slang and humorous asides.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Maxine Turner
Miss Turner
Oklahoma State Department of Health
Jackson
Kilroy
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U.S
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Hoover
Congress
Civil Service
House Civil Service Committee
George Miller
Alameda
Calif
Fish and Wild Life Service
Fish and Wild Life
Florida
Louisiana
Thurston Ballard Morton
Kentucky
Miller
Civil Service Commission
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Pacific
Victoria
Vancouver
Lake Louise
Banff
Canadian Rockies
U. S
Chicago
New York
Montreal
Canadian Pacific
West Sixth Street
Los Angeles
General Store
So. Ariz
W. Pennington
ROY Drachman Realty Company
Mortgages—General Insurance
Sunkist
California-Arizona
Enocers
Nakes
Marat Art & Book Shop
Bupplear
East 10Th Street
Bibles
Johnson Jewelers
East Broadway
North
Stone Avenue
PicrSweeTr
Eocet
Piictsweet Fremium
New West
Argo No
Libby
Kraft American
Velveeta
Fancy Calif
Cudahy's
California
Armour
Brookfield
M.J.B
Monarch Sb
Klondike
Ib. Bis
Steck
Cole Slaw
Swift's Premium
Bacon
Wisconsin
Longhorn
Chum
Luke the Spook
Cleaning Service
East Ninth St
Elry
West Congress St
Uyllyes
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