Red Cross Home Service Faces Record Veteran Aid Load
Linn County Red Cross officials say home service caseload will hit a new high in months as veterans families seek aid. National aid to veterans’ families rose 53 percent in early 1945 and may soon equal WW II benefits for servicemen. Monthly assistance nationwide runs about 1.626 million dollars as discharge increases workload.
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Buckner of Civil War Lineage Tied to Early Aviation Hero
Buckner, son of a Confederate general and longtime Louisville editor, carried a Southern military tradition. A West Point graduate of 1908, he sought aviation duty in World War I, famously quipping he had been flying for two years despite eye concerns. He married Adele Blanc in 1915 and fathered three.
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Czech Leader Hints New Government Style in Czechoslovakia
Premier Zdenek Fierlinger of Czechoslovakia said the country will adopt a new government style not patterned on Russia or any other nation. He described a coalition system with four parties in the cabinet and a prime minister from the majority party, while promising state control of key industries and banks and party sponsorship for newspapers. He argued the nation remains loyal to the Soviet friendship pact but seeks closer ties with Britain and the United States.
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Pierce's Special Vitamin Formula Tablets Ad
Oranges priced up to 30 cents daily per person and a blue and white package claim the formula meets minimum daily requirements of B complex factors. Vitamins aid appetite digestion nerves and health. Buy at your druggist and ask for Pierce's Special Vitamin Formula tablets.
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Buckner Led 10th Army to Victory in Pacific War
Lt. Simon Bolivar Buckner III commanded the 10th Army in the Pacific and earned praise from Admiral Nimitz after his death. Buckner had once held Alaska defense commands and plotted bold moves against Japanese forces. His troops claimed a base pointing toward Tokyo as his famed toast about walking through Tokyo’s ashes.
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