Norden bombsight shown as highly accurate mechanical eye
Chicago report explains the Norden bombsight as a two unit instrument with a stabilizer and sight, containing a 900 part lower unit and a brains like computer. Engineers say it computes ground speed altitude and conditions instantly to guide bombs to a pre set target even if the crew is eliminated.
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Chicago
United States Air Force
Victor Adding Machine Company
Army Air Technical Service Command
Navy
Tokyo
Pierce's Special Vitamin Formula for Daily C Boost
An advertisement extols a vitamin C supplement Pierce's Special Vitamin Formula in blue and white packaging. It claims to provide abundant vitamin C equal to 6 to 12 oranges daily, urging readers to buy through their druggist and not delay for health and energy benefits.
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Pierce
Ingenious WWII Bombsight Aids Flight at High Altitude
The article highlights remarkable aviation instruments and tiny precision tools used in wartime bomb sight development. It notes devices that measure ultra fine hair thickness after many splits and other gauges that handle minuscule dimensions like 70 millionths of an inch, underscoring the extreme accuracy required for high altitude bombing.
Eating With a Knife State Job Asset at Senate Hearing
Washington dispatch reports Senate caucus scrutiny of candidates for under-secretary of state. Notables Nelson Rockefeller Archibald MacLeish James C Dunn Julius Holmes Joseph C Grew attend as Stettinius introduces them. Connally reviews each candidate as they are called.
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Washington
Senate Caucus Chamber
Sen
Tom Connally
Nelson Rockefeller
Archibald MacLeish
Harvard Law School
Will F. Clayton
Hiram Johnson
California
Stettinius
Rockefeller
MacLeish
Clayton
James C. Dunn
Julius Holmes
Joseph C. Grew
Senators Question Foreign Service Nominees in Hearings
Gen Holmes and other nominees faced questions on foreign service worthy traits and the Atlantic Charter. Sen Pepper pressed on inclusivity while Churchill and state department leadership were debated. Poet MacLeish shared beliefs on heroism as senators and observers weighed the responses.
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Dunn
Johnson
Sen
James E. Murray
Montana
Winston Churchill
State Department
Connally
Murray
Poet MacLeish
Len Champ Clark
Missouri
Waste Paper Reused to Aid Blood Plasma Containers
A note urges saving 100 pounds of waste paper to manufacture 200 containers for blood plasma, claiming the effort could aid a boy's life. The message promotes recycling and charitable action.
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Sint
Notice of Appointment of Administratrix in Linn County Iowa
On December 5 1944 Stewart Holmes attorney filed with Linn County Iowa a notice appointing and qualifying as Administratrix of the estate of Charles Karch late of Linn County Iowa deceased. Creditors must pay debts and present claims to the Clerk of Linn County District Court for filing duly authenticated.
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State of
Iowa
Linn County
Chas. Karch Iate
Lint County
Karch
Stewart Holmes
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