Halsey slated for new post amid Navy reshuffle
Secretary Forrestal hinted Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. will take a high priority assignment, with word he may depart the South Pacific. Vice Admiral Aubrey Fitch will replace John McCain as deputy chief of naval operations for air, signaling a top command shift as Pacific operations focus on remaining Japanese bases.
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Washington
UPR
William F. Halsey, Jr
U. S. Navy
Navy
James Vv
Forrestal
Halsey
Navy High Command
Aubrey W. Fitch
John §. McCain
Naval Operations
Tis
Naval i
South Pacific
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Local Youth Asa Blankenship to Receive Peacock Honor Diploma
Asa Blankenship, a Peacock Military Academy honor student from Amarillo, will receive his diploma in San Antonio tomorrow. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Blankenship of 406 Prospect Street, he studied at the academy after high school in Amarillo and completed three special courses under Major Peacock including communications on maneuvers with the Texas Defense Guard. He plans to enter the armed forces within 60 days and will turn 18 on July 27.
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Asa Blankenship
Peacock Military Academy
San Antonio
A. L. Blankenship
Prospect Street
Amarillo
The
Military Academy
Peacock
Texas Defense Guard
Naval command shifts and Pacific theater notes
The report traces Allied plans for amphibious landings in the Marshall Islands and Carolines under Admiral Raymond Spruance. It notes limited surface action in the North Pacific as American air forces pound Kurile bases, and outlines recent command changes including Radford acting deputy chief of naval operations for air.
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Marshall Islands
Carolines
Raymond Spruance
North Pacific
Kurile Islands
Japan
U. S
Thomas C. Kincaid
Southwest Pacific Fleet
Frank J. Fletcher
North Pacific Area
Northwest Sea Frontier
Forrestal
McCain
High Command
A. W. Radford
Pacific Fleet
House committee approves OWI funding and praise
The House appropriations committee praised the Office of War Information and voted $20 million more than last year. It recommended a $1,033,358,367 supply bill for 17 war agencies starting July 1 while noting reductions of $37,955,058 due to decreased war needs. The total allowance fell by $1,770,490,175 from the prior year.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Office of War Information
Kool-Aid Sends Morale Boost To Servicemen Overseas
Letters from New Guinea Italy North Africa and other remote posts praise Kool-Aid for morale abroad. The drink mix helps servicemen cope with unfamiliar tasting water and provides a familiar taste from home.
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New Guinea
Italy
North Africa
Mrs Camma Johnson Leaves Topeka Hospital
Mrs Camma Johnson formerly of Amarillo now living in La Junta Colorado departed Security Benefit Association Hospital in Topeka Kansas on Wednesday.
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Camma Johnson
Amarillo
la Junta
Colo
Security Benefit Association Hospital
Topeka
Kan
Government committee hails OWI domestic branch
The article reports a House committee finding the OWI domestic branch fulfills an important function and shows improved service on the home front after extensive hearings into its operations. It notes the committee did not give full credit for the branch's effectiveness and cites Elmer Davis as OWI chief.
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
SSS Slr
News-Globe
OWI
Elmer Davis
Mrs. Cecil Casey Visits Her Los Angeles Relative
Mrs. Cecil Casey of Los Angeles visits her mother Mrs. J. W. Hill at 901 Jackson Street in Los Angeles.
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Cecil Casey
Los Angeles
Cal
J. W. Hill
Jackson Street
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