Gunner Lefebvre reflects on four war years and peacetime
Roland Lefebvre 22, a former U S Army Air Forces gunner, now a station attendant, recounts his service including the Greek King Paul knightly honor, participation in Able day atomic tests, six months in Alaska testing gear, a B 29 forced landing on Johnson Island, and a nonstop New York to Athens flight with 80 000 to 100 000 spectators. He recalls Arctic indoctrination with Eskimos and hopes for a quieter Christmas after a year of perilous duties.
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U. S. Army Air Forces
Roland Lefebure
Lefebure
Kathryn Lefebvre
Twelfth Street
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Army Air Forces
Order of the Knights of Phoenix
Paul
Greece
Pacific
Alaska
Magnetic Pole
North Pole
Johnson Island
Bob Fox
Mt. Vernon Road
Lefebvre
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New York
London
Washington
Texas
European
Japan
Taft Hartley Repeal Third in Taft-Hartley Priority
Senator Thomas of Utah ranks repeal of Taft-Hartley third in his upcoming congress priorities. He supports boosting the minimum wage beyond 40 cents and advancing education aid, noting he will chair the Senate Education and Labor Committee. He cites broad worker support and expects early hearings on wage laws and education aid.
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Washington
Thomas
Utah
Congress
Senate
Senate Education and Labor Committee
House
Ellender
D-La
Evacuated in Fears of Tidal Wave Turns Out Quiet
Residents were evacuated amid fears of a looming tidal wave but the danger did not materialize and the experience was uneventful for those involved.
Notice of Will Inheritance Proceedings In Linn County Iowa
Notice states that on November 30 1948 at 2 AM the Last Will and Testament of Charlotte Elizabeth Knight deceased will be probated in the Linn County District Court Cedar Rapids Iowa. Florence Nes and Norman Bowers named executors request all debts and claims be presented to the undersigned attorneys Crissman and Bleakley for settlement and probate proceedings.
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State of
Iowa
Linn County
A. D
Gerees
Charlotte Elizabeth Knight
Pearing, Peere
Cou
Cedar Rapids
Ike
Truman David Bowers
Tate
Oe Piererk
Florence Nes
Norman Bowers
Crissman and Bleakley
Mercy Missions Begun By Chennault's Airline
In Shanghai the Chinese Air Transport Line launched mercy missions to Suchow. Former American C 46s carried 300 tons of rice to the front and returned 300 wounded Chinese troops. The Hungjao airfield near Shanghai was converted to a military area as Chennault, famed Flying Tigers leader, oversees the effort.
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Chennault
Shanghai
Claire L. Chennault
Suchow
Battlefront
Hungjao
Flying Tigers
Nationalists Fall Back as Communists Press in China
Fighting rages near Suchow and Nanking as Communist troops press eastern flanks. Neutral observers doubt Nationalist reports of success while weather and air support shift the battle. Authorities evacuate civilians and consider total war plans.
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Nanking
Suchow
China
Shanghai
United States Army
Kuling
Hankow
Nienchuang
San Francisco
Associated Press
Red
Huang Po-tao
Seventh Army
Jeweler quadruples staff after tax refusal sparks rush
PEMBROKE Ont. George J Simpson jeweler advertised for extra clerks Wednesday as business tripled after he announced the government would collect no tax until a labor department aid hearing. He said a displaced worker loaned to him for watchmaking was refused permission to stay.
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Pembroke
Ont
George J. Simpson
Beco
Labor Department
Simpson
Medical Bills Left to Conscience of Patients
Lancaster line notes Dr. M Gregory Chadman died November fifteenth and left a will instructing executors not to sue or use forceful means to collect his medical bills. He requested settlement of his estate without litigation.
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Lancaster
M. Gregory Chadman
Chadman
Endeavor to Collect Medical Expense Bills
A brief notice states a person will endeavor to collect any bills due for medical expenses. The text suggests pursuing owed charges and seeking payment for medical costs. No entities beyond generic terms are present in the fragment.
Triplets Add to Chicago Couple’s Housing Woes
Mr and Mrs Mark Zubrod seek larger quarters for their six children after the birth of triplet girls via caesarean section in Chicago. The triplets weigh over 17 pounds combined and join siblings Robert 14 Raymond 12 and Barbara Anne 9. The family lives in a converted store amid a housing shortage. the father works in a canning factory.
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Chicago
Mark Zubrod
Zubrods
Robert
Raymond
Barbara Anne
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