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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1944
Page
17
Freckleton faces its worst tragedy as a Liberator bomber disaster kills 35 children and 19 adults, including nine American servicemen. A communal grave is prepared as the town mourns with aid from the United States and an air force officer who helped free trapped children. The town will bear burial costs via U S government assistance.
New York based report says Wendell L. Willkie, after talks with over 25 Republican leaders, urged support for postwar policing plans enabling the President to deploy American military forces to maintain peace.
A historical puzzle page presents a mixed word fill with clues and answers. The grid lists military terms, abbreviations, and general vocabulary across horizontal and vertical sections, including references to U.S. Army, Maj. Gen. captures, and various abbreviations for states and places.
London reports a possible translation error in the premature Paris liberation notice by the French Forces of the Interior. After four days of street fighting the FFI announced Nous avons pris la cite de Paris which may refer to the island city in the Seine or the entire capital. The island holding Notre Dame was seized by the FFI.
The government disclosed that Germany sent about 7250 flying bombs toward England, with 5250 launched from mid June to end July and 2000 in the first three weeks of August. The number reaching targets was not disclosed.
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