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Directly charged with guarding the President's life are Richard Jervis. chief of the White House detail, and Col. Edward W. Starling. They, and most other Secret Service operatives, were chosen be cause they do not resemble detectives, can wear morning coats and silk hats without looking like politicians...
Uphill. Before the White House portico Mr. Roosevelt kept his seat in the car, waited a few minutes for President Hoover to join him for the ride up Capitol Hill. A lift of silk hats, a quick handshake, a few formal words and their greeting was over. With the country...
The economy that saved taxpayers money caused a tense situation in Australia's little Navy. At Melbourne's navy pier last week 200 enlisted men walked ashore in protest at the Government's pay cuts. Australian officers worried. Just so did the British naval mutiny at Invergordon start last year...
The President's bodyguard under Richard Jervis have long idle hours on their hands. So have their good friends the White House newsmen. Together newshawks and detectives sit about in the White House lobby gossiping. Thus is many a little human interest story about the President brought to light...
New York City did not get its new water supply unconditionally. Before it may build dams for diversion it must erect plants at Port Jervis to purify sewage and eliminate industrial waste pouring into the Delaware. Also if the river drops below a specified level at Trenton, New York must...