Pentagon Gathers U S Defense Might At Fortressed Centre
The Pentagon in Virginia, home to the Defense Department, buzzes with activity as the Korean War expands. More uniforms, inquiries, and contracts populate its 34 acre complex. Housing 3223000 square feet, 1714 miles of corridors, five floors and 19 spokes, it once ran at wartime peak with 323000 workers and now supports full defense readiness.
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Empire State Building
Chicago
Merchandise Mart
National Capitol
Pentagon
Department of Defense
Pentagon Five Sided Building Aims At 1955 Savings
The article details the Pentagon’s vast facilities including a 46 acre parking area for over 4,000 cars and the world’s largest branch telephone system serving the Pentagon with over 200 000 daily calls. It notes 300 plus workers in the print shop and a War Department library with 200 000 volumes. The three lane bus and taxi terminal handles 25 000 passengers an hour. The five sided structure, costing about 64 million dollars, was built in 16 months by 13 000 workers and designed to house the entire Department of Defense under one roof, with anticipated rent savings paying for the project by 1955.
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U. S. Department of Defense
Europe
America
Poland
Munson
Belgium
New York City
Jungle Stampede sparks sensational jungle clash at Fox Theatre
Republic's Jungle Stampede stars George Breakston and York Coplen in an African adventure showing an elephant capture attempt a warthog hyena fight a lioness clash and a tribal wedding. Breakston directed with Schopp and Roginsky as key crew.
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Republic
George Breakston
York Coplen
Fox Theatre
Yorke Coplen
Herman Schopp
Stan Lawrence-Brown
Mike Roginsky
Letters from America spread truth about United States abroad
Elizabeth Toomey profiles Henry Lee Munson who heads a campaign sending letters from American cousins to Europe and beyond. He aims to counter Communist propaganda by highlighting American benefits and culture through real-life experiences.
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Elizabeth Toomey
United Press
New York
Henry Lee Munson
America
British Government Moves to Nationalize Steel Industry
Britain's labor government won a tight 306 to 300 vote in the house of commons to nationalize steel firms. Prime Minister Clement Atlee relied on seven ill Labour MPs to pass the measure, two returning to hospital beds after the vote. The result marks the largest opposition tally since 1924 but does not trigger a general election.
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London
Britain
House of Commons
Clement Atlee
Labor
Socialist Party
Commons
Munitions Board Head Follows Johnson Route
Hubert E. Howard chairman of the Munitions Board resigned immediately with Louis Johnson guiding the exit. Howard stepped ahead of Johnson who remained as defense secretary until later today, ending his government service.
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Munitions Board
Hubert E. Howard
Louis Johnson
Chicago
Johnson
Howard
Non-Resident Pheasant Hunt Interest Grows
The 1950 pheasant season draws rising non-resident interest with letters from New York Florida Texas California and others. Over 2 000 non-resident licenses were issued in 1949 and rates vary by state with Iowa at five dollars ninety cents.
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Florida
Texas
California
Middle West
The
Conservation Commission
South Dakota
Iowa
Kansas
Wyoming
County Recorders
State Conservation Commission
Grand Avenue
Des Moines
Resignation ties Johnson exit to government shakeup
The letter notes President Truman accepted Johnson's resignation yesterday and links his departure from the toy defense post to the writer's own decision to leave the government. The author calls Johnson one of the greatest administrators and says he received the news with deepest regret.
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Johnson
Toy Defense
Johnny Mack Brown Stars In Western Rendezvous At Fox
John Mack Brown leads the Monogram outdoor drama Western Rene gades at Fox Theatre with Max Terhune and a listed cast. Brown plays a U S marshal out to stop murderers while a friend faces a hanging. Wallace Fox directed the feature with Adele Buffington screenplay. Price rise noted for satin ribbon theft in Brazil Indiana after loss.
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U. S
Brown
Max Terhune
Johnny Mack
Riley Hill
Jane Adams
Steve Clark
Marshall Bradford
Hugh Prosser
Constance Worth
William H. Ruhl
Milburn Morante
Marshall Reed
John Merton
Wallace Fox
Eddie Davis
Adele Buffington
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