Wherever They May Be Yanks to Celebrate Yale
Christmas plans for American service members abroad include turkey dinners, palm tree decorations where needed, radio programs, and messages from officials. The Red Cross supplies decoration kits, and 10 million pounds of turkey have been shipped overseas with over 15 million packages sent from relatives. Christmas trees and carols are arranged across theaters, from Iceland to Pearl Harbor and Alaska, with special services behind battle lines and in shelters.
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Washington
Turkey
America
Navy
South Pacific
American Red Cross
Armed Forces Radio Service
Menverseas
Stimson
Knox
Roosevelt
England
Iceland
Pearl Harbor
Navy Yard
Alaska
Hands Freeze to Repair Plane Gun Story
Sgt Leonard Kaminsky of Brooklyn removed gloves at five miles up in 32 below zero to repair a Flying Fortress machine gun during a mission against an Austrian factory. His hands froze quickly and swelled but the gun was fixed and he returned to action before later lying in a hospital recovering.
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Washington
INS
Leonard Kaminsky
Brooklyn
War Department
Kaminsky
Economy Group Reports Saving Of Two Billions
The congressional joint economy committee said it saved more than two billion dollars in non essential government expenditures since 1941 and outlined a seven point plan for further cuts. It warned debt must be repaid and pledged to audit unexpended war funds and reduce federal civilian staff from the 1943 peak, while examining agency consolidations and hidden peacetime spending.
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Washington
INS
Congressional Joint Economy Committee
Department of Agriculture
Senate committee targets public works waste and franking use
A Senate committee under Sen. Byrd with an annual budget near ten thousand dollars plans to review new public works commitments and reduce duplication. It will study franking privileges across executive departments to see mail overuse and potential savings. Reported gains include large-scale reductions in CCC, WPA activities, non-defense farm spending, rivers and harbors appropriations, and personnel cuts.
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Nee
Congress
Sen
Byrd
Dva
Civilian Conservation Corps
Works Progress Administration
Department of Agriculture
Hotel Fire Kills Four in Chicago
Authorities seek cause of blaze that killed four hotel residents and forced about 50 to flee in night clothes. The fire occurred in Chicago, leaving several injured and prompting investigations by local fire officials.
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Chicago
First eye witness tale of Nazi secret rocket glider attack
London reports reveal a new Nazi weapon a rocket powered glider bomb used against an Allied convoy eight twin engined Heinkel bombers each carried one glider and bomb. The pilots guided the craft by radio skimmed the water and missed targets. One glider was shot down and a bombing aircraft was destroyed.
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London
Mars
Robert Daley
Daley
Mrs Daniels Dies at 74 in Raleigh
Mrs Josephus Daniels, aged 74, wife of former Navy secretary and ex ambassador to Mexico, died Sunday night after a several months illness in Raleigh North Carolina.
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Raleigh
N. C
Josephus Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
Mexico
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