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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1945
Page
8
Loretta Lord hid aboard a Seattle Boeing Superfortress thinking it was a short low-altitude test. Realizing the two hour high-altitude mission, she moved from the bomb bay to crew compartments. Boeing to tighten stowaway checks as war effort hinges on every can.
The article recalls Guadalcanal in 1942 when the beach ran with bodies and taps while Marines fought nearby. It contrasts the current tranquil tropical setting with the earlier brutal front, noting the area has since become a rear base removed from fighting.
San Francisco report quotes former ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura warning the Japanese people not to expect compromise surrender terms despite American desires to end the war quickly. He calls Americans hot tempered and urges Japan to rely on its own power, noting Tokyo radio broadcasts and FCC recordings of the remarks.
Report notes annually about 850000 tons of salt are discharged into the Dead Sea. The figure reflects ongoing mineral input affecting salinity and regional water balance.
Anna M. Spillman of St Francisville Louisiana veteran of four invasions and Bronze Star recipient selected as the most typical nurse of the Army Nurse Corps She also earned the Avon Women of Achievement Award and will receive a $1000 War Bond at Dallas August 11 Lt Spillman is stationed at Ashford General Hospital McKinney Texas.
Cmdr Herbert Agar aide to ambassador Winant warned on June 29 that if the war continued six months longer the planet could cease to exist as someone might learn to split the atom uncontrolled. He warned Germans might learn first and humanity could be destroyed within a few years. Lt Col John Keck said German secret weapons existed though not all fully developed at war end. He cited rockets could speed mail across the Atlantic in 40 minutes within five to ten years and enable passenger routes in 15 to 25 years.
Paris August 6 The Tangier international control conference with France Soviet Russia Britain and the United States was postponed to later this week at Britain’s request as its delegates needed more time to study the situation.
Herbert Hazzard of the Hotel Franklin says the public cooperates with voluntary water rationing. Before rationing, the hotel had no water beyond the third floor. Now pressure is improved as the program proceeds.
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