Patriots Get Yanks to Safety Under Nazi Nose
Three American flyers, survivors of a damaged Liberator downed Easter Sunday near Brunswick, recount a week living undercover in Nazi-occupied territory. Guided by underground agents, they wore civilian clothes, dined quietly, played poker with locals who kept weapons ready, and avoided speaking English to stay hidden.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Brunswick
Hampden
N. C
Clarkston
Wash
Luftwaffe
The
Underground
From Sweden to Safety and Smokes in War Time Travel
A fragment from wartime dispatches notes a taxi ride, a pilot’s remark about locals and American cigarette brands, and two American flyers reaching Sweden after a 19 hour row from Bornholm. The mission ended with several crew captured or missing, while Swedish hosts served beefsteak and ice cream. The Toronto board orders city chauffeurs to wear derbies.
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Sweden
Bornholm
Toronto Board of Control
R A F Raids Trio of West Italian Ports
Allied night bomber strikes hit three west coast Italian ports Livorno Piombino and San Stefano as part of a broader offensive against central Italy. American Marauders attacked Ancona yards and Mitchell bombers hit Piombino while no Allied planes were lost. Ground fighting remained stable with patrols active and prisoners taken near Littoria and Arielli.
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Naples
R.A.F
Italy
Livorno
Leghorn
San Stefano
Piombino
France
Mediterranean Air Force
Ancona
RAF
Adriatic
Yugoslav
Albania
Anzio
Littoria
Arielli
Eighth Army
Fifth Army
Garigliano
Postwar Shortage of Scientists Seen
Washington AP- Dr Ray Lyman Wilbur warned of a dangerous shortage of scientists and technicians in the postwar years unless government manpower agencies agree on deferment from military service for certain students as essential to the national welfare. He noted Stanford and army advisory leaders say college scientific enrollments are less than one third of normal and there is no surplus.
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Washington
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Stanford’ University
War Department
Army
July accident losses rise above monthly average
The report shows July's accident losses run roughly 24 percent higher than the typical month. This indicates a notable uptick in incidents and financial impact during midsummer.
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