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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1943

Page

6

Army promotes 275000 infantrymen across eight grades

About 275,000 enlisted infantrymen receive one grade promotions effective December 13. Changes affect 16 combat categories and bring pay increases from 48 to 216 dollars yearly. Theater commanders may advance half the privates in designated units to private first class. Other rises include corporal to sergeant and sergeant to staff sergeant across several roles.

Washington Army

Plunges to Death From Empire State Building

New York man William Lloyd Rambo, 22, identified by navy discharge papers, plunged to his death from the Empire State Building observatory late Thursday. Discharge papers listed his hometown as New York.

New York INS Navy William Lloyd Rambo Empire State Building Observatory

Abandon Canal Advisers Urge Scrapping Canol Project

Chairman Truman disclosed that the War Production Board and other federal agencies recommended abandoning the Canol oil development in Canada at White Horse. The Senate war investigating committee will hear Lt. Gen. Somervell’s reasons for ordering the project before issuing its report.

Washington Truman D-Mo Senate War Investigating Committee War Production Board War Department Canada Brehon Somervell Somervell Army WPB Donald M. Nelson Secretaries of War and Navy Harold L. Ickes White Horse

They Or Their Ship for Flying Breaks Ground in England

A youthful Wright follower in England takes to the sky after a single day of flight, challenging centuries of doubt and the idea that air belongs to mankind. The piece warns war would misuse flight and calls for freedom without militarized youth.

Wright England

BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES Puzzle Clue Grid Report

Pictured Soviet foreign minister Vi OM and numbered across clues map a themed crossword. The puzzle lists entries for 7 Timber piece 11 Egg dish 12 Excite 13 Attempted 14 Tavern 16 Gems of frogs 18 Rodents 19 Run quickly 20 Shut violently 21 Like 7 Neither 48 Absorb 49 Drug 51 Lubricant and verticals Swamp Leave out His boss is vemier Whist term Bee Pertaining to Finish the ear Snare Plural Greek letter Rowing Verily Anger Employed Pertaining to nostrils Ice stick Having a Males And Rhode Island abbr.

Vi. OM

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