From Belgrade to Ankara A CBS Reporter Remembers WWII
A CBS Rome Yugoslavia Iraq Turkey diary by a veteran correspondent chronicles expulsion from Italy, brutal battles around Belgrade, and perilous travels toward Cairo. He recalls Mussolini, German blitzes, refugee crowds, and Hess’s flight as Axis shifting moves unfold.
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Austria
Italy
Rome
International News Service
Columbia Broadcasting System
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Mussolini
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Turkey
New Order
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Udjize
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand
No-Man's Land
Travnik
Bosnia
Istanbul
Ankara
Ataturk
Paul White
CBS
Franz von Papen
Washington
Gestapo
Sir Hugh Knatchbull-Hugessen
China
Winston Burdett
Leah
Iraq
Rashid Ali Gailani
Mosul
Haifa
Vichy
Cairo
Syria
Rudolph Hess
Britain
England
Hess
Naples
Florence
Honolulu War Base City Sees Grim Anniversary Change
Honolulu marked the Pearl Harbor anniversary as a grim war base. Thousands of war workers filled buses, blackout rules persisted, and civilian life shifted from tourist bustle to military needs. Navy control of Royal Hawaiian Hotel recreation center and round the clock construction defined daily life as Honolulu became the Pacific offensive hub.
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Frank Tremaine
Honolulu
U.P
United States Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Royal Hawaiian Hotel
Navy
Royal Hawaiian
Army
Pacific
War ship losses in Pacific and Far East box score
United States communiques tally Japan and American ships sunk in the Pacific War first year. The list notes ships officially sunk and omits probable damages, with annotations about possible cruiser identifications and ships sunk at Pearl Harbor. It includes scuttled vessels and those lost to accidents.
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Washington
U.P
Pacific
Far East
United States
U.S
Corti Gaucsac Servineg
Neseeneascet
Isseres
Haruna
Philippines
Arizona
Oklahoma
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Raid over Naples by The Chief bomber crew details
The Chief bomber led by Capt. Lee C. Holloway and crew attacked Naples at sunset. Pilot and gunners endured freezing cold and air sparse conditions as bombs dropped on harbor and docks. Bombardier Burger showed a photo of his wife and spoke of future desires while engineer Richey recalled Vesuvius.
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Naples
Lee C. Holloway
Montegomery
Ala
Darrell R Sherman
Sutherland
Neb
Harold G. Wells, Jr
Cos Cob
Conn
John Burger
Minneapolis
San Francisco
B. O. Richey
Ft. Payne
Robert L. Rusie
Indianapolis
Gerald D. Clemmensen
Walter Salmon
Baltimore
Richey
Rickey
North Pole
Vesuvius
Island of
Capri
Pompeii
Palermo
Africa
Bombardier Burger
Bombing Raid Extends Reach to Italy
Veterans recount a Pacific style mission where battleships took direct hits as air crews praised the operation. Capt. Wells says two ships were struck and bomber crews report heavy fires. Maj. Bob Condon notes the strike followed successful blows on Tobruk Benghazi and Tripoli, signaling expansion toward Italy.
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Burger
Capt
Wells
Desert
Tobruk
Benghazi
Tripoli
Italy
Bob Condon
Larchmont
N. Y
Kansas City
All Schools 100 Per Cent In Red Cross
All grade schools and high schools in the county report 100 percent Junior Red Cross enrollment. County chairman Miss Annie L. McDonald says 31 schools have raised 438.56 in dues. Amarillo Senior High leads with 81, followed by many city and rural schools contributing varied amounts. The Junior Red Cross, founded by Woodrow Wilson in 1917, has sustained school pupil service through war and peace.
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Annie L. McDonald
Amarillo
Alice Landergin
Dwight Morrow
Forest Hill
Glenwood
Central Junior
Humphrey Highland
Johnson
Horace Mann
Lee Bivins
Margaret Wills
McKinley
Pleasant Valley
Sam Houston
Sanborn
San Jacinto
Summit
Wilson
Wolflin
Patten
Fred Douglas
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Price Memorial
St. Francis
St. Mary's Academy
River Road
Highland Park
Bushland
Long
Brady
Ady
Woodrow Wilson
Cashew Trees Produce Fruit and Nut in India
Cashew trees primarily grown in India yield both edible fruit and edible nuts. The trees are noted for their dual harvest combining cashew apples and cashew nuts in a single plant.
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India
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