A strong foreign policy is one thing. Keeping it afloat is another.

America is talking tougher these days. And that's fine. The whole world needs to know we won't be pushed around.

At the same time. America must be sure it can back its strong words with action. That's the problem. Our surface navy just isn't large enough to keep our interests secure everywhere. Right now the Russian surface combat fleet outnumbers ours 4 ships to 1. A gap that grows wider every year. Unless a larger shipbuilding program is approved, we may actually remove more ships from active service during the 1980's than we add-just as we did during the 1970's.

There are steps we can take to add ships right now. One of the most promising is the FFG Guided Missile Frigate, being produced by Bath Iron Works. A fast, highly capable ship designed to keep the sea lanes open.

Every Bath-built FFG has been delivered to the navy ahead of schedule and under budget. In fact, a new Guided Missile Frigate can be delivered by Bath every 60 days. That could go a long way toward bringing our power at sea into effective balance with the Soviet's.

Bath Iron Works is committed to maintaining this record. Because a strong foreign policy is viable only if it is backed by a strong navy.

BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION

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"Yagoda used to say: 'Bukharin will be as fine as Goebbels under me.' (From Bulanov's confessions)."
Bukharin is depicted as a propagandist and ideologist under Yagoda, the alleged organizer of terror. Bukharin is holding a book titled "Theory of Espionage, Betrayal and Terror." Drawn by Boris Yefimov, 1938

Artist: Howard Chandler Christ

American flyer text:

SAFE CONDUCT

VALID FOR ONE OR SEVERAL BEARERS

The German soldier who carries this safe conduct is using it as a sign of his genuine wish to give himself up. He is to be disarmed, to be well looked after, to receive food and medical attention as required, and to be removed from the danger zone as soon as possible.

German flyer text:

SAFE CONDUCT

The German soldier who carries this safe conduct is using it as a sign of his genuine wish to go into captivity for the next ten years, to betray his fatherland, to return home a broken old man and very probably never to see his parents, wife and children again.

PLEASE TURN OVER

[Reverse text:]

DEAR FRIENDS:

We are returning your age old dodge, after having made the necessary rectifications, with sincerest thanks. It was highly amusing, and we must commend you on your efforts

But please refrain from molesting us further in this direction.

It should be obvious to you that the ideals for which 90 Million Germans have fought (accor-ding to Churchill) "like lions" for over five years cannot be so very rotten that we could be lured into surrender through mere ham and eggs.

Hoping that we can rely on your sagacity to comprehend, we remain as of old, with

Heil Hitler!

Hard times, what?

Destroy this Menace

Good example of racist dehumanizing.