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...Flying Jeep. A stubby, lightweight Jeep (almost 3 ft. shorter, 1,200 Ibs. lighter than standard models), designed for airlift by helicopter or plane, was shown off by Willys Motors, Inc. It has an all-aluminum body and magnesium wheels; 85% of the parts are interchangeable with regular Jeeps...
...knows how to get along with others. A Protestant, Schreiber helped Catholic Chancellor Konrad Adenauer found the Christian Democratic Party that now rules Germany. A free-enterprising conservative, he served as Reuter's trusted deputy in the Socialist-dominated coalition that ruled Berlin through blockade and airlift. But Schreiber, a born No. 2 man, lacks the Chancellor's stature, and so far he has shown little of the fine soaring optimism that was Reuter's greatest asset in keeping Berlin free...
Desire & Accomplishment. Necessarily, many of John Foster Dulles' achievements start from plans, decisions and achievements of the Truman Administration. Had there been no Berlin airlift, the U.S. would not now be in a position to capitalize upon East German unrest. Had there been no Marshall Plan, EDC would not even be a dream. But Dulles has not merely kept U.S. power in position to contain the enemy. Unlike Dean Acheson, he has also sought every opportunity to use that power actively against the Communists. Even in matters where Dulles and Acheson were in total agreement as to objectives, there...
Reuter led Berlin out of the valley of death. The airlift that saved it was his finest hour. While the admiring world watched, the first moments of greatness touched the mayor of Berlin, raising him into the company of those who catch and express the spirit of their time. As Churchill's voice had rung from Britain in the dark days of 1940, so the voice of Ernst Reuter rang out from blockaded Berlin, defying the enemy, rousing the free. "Nothing is going to be conquered here-" he thundered. "This city cannot be conquered- We will defend this...
...thousand balloons, each bearing five New Testament tracts in five languages, to be wafted across the Iron Curtain, were launched from a German football field by Evangelical Lutheran Pastor Emil Schmidt and his congregation. Financial sponsor of this spiritual airlift: U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Churches...