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...Hercules transports, complete with U.S. crews and maintenance teams, took off for New Delhi to fly Indian troops and equipment to the battle zone. Britain weighed in with Bren and Sten guns, and airlifted 150 tons of arms to India. Canada prepared to ship six transport planes. Australia opened Indian credits for $1,800,000 worth of munitions...
...that India would pay for the weapons some time in the future. Both the U.S. and Britain played along. After loading at arms depots in West Germany and Turkey, U.S. transport planes headed for India with automatic weapons, heavy mortars and mountain howitzers. British transports brought in Bren and Sten guns. France promised arms and helicopters. In New Delhi, U.S. Ambassador Kenneth Galbraith hailed the airlift of arms, but warned, "I hope no one will imagine they will work magic,'' because "the great task remains with the Indian army...
Immediately after Kennedy signed the amended Act on Wednesday, President A. Whitney Griswold announced that Yale would rejoin the program. He called amendment of the original Act "a long sten in the right direction" which "goes far to ensure the full and effective cooperation of individuals and institutions responsible for the success of objectives of the NDEA...
...fielder, ran rampant with Pittsburgh and Brooklyn for 20 years after leaving St. Louis' Concordia Seminary in 1910. A prodigious student of the game ("Babe Ruth killed scientific ball"), Carey mem orized the mannerisms of pitchers, once pulled nine consecutive successful double steals with a teammate named Casey Sten gel, established the modern National League standard of 738 thefts. After re tiring, he returned to the Dodgers as man ager in 1932 and 1933, was, until his re lease three weeks ago, racing judge at the Miami Beach Kennel Club. But like many another survivor of the day when...
Even with the help of Sabre jets, armored cars, and sten guns, the White Government cannot keep the Black majority down forever...