Dewey to Reply to Roosevelt in Oklahoma City Monday
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey travels aboard a special campaign train after a 22 day Western trip. He plans one major address in Oklahoma City Monday night and may respond to President Roosevelt. Dewey promotes a national change and aims to mobilize GOP, labor, farmers, cattlemen, and business groups.
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Navy Bombers Sink Two Jap Vessels
Allied air power off the Southwest Pacific reports Catalina bombers sinking two Japanese merchant ships of 2000 and 500 tons near Mindanao. Additional strikes hit shipping off Borneo destroying a 1000 ton freighter. MacArthur says 835 Japanese killed in New Guinea mop up with 201 prisoners and 101 friendly nationals freed.
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Paratrooper Survives 3000-Foot Fall With Unopened Chute
Pvt. Joe Aiello of the Bronx, New York, leaped from a Liberator over Morotai when engine trouble struck. He lost consciousness before hitting trees, which broke his fall and kept him uninjured despite a 3000 foot drop. His first words blamed the air corps and he recalled fearing angels upon waking.
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Six Navy Craft Lost In Mediterranean
The navy reports six U S naval vessels sunk in the Mediterranean due to enemy action. The list includes PT boats 202 218 and 555 LST 282 and motor minesweepers YMS 21 and YMS 24. Crew sizes are stated as about 64 for an LST 30 for a YMS and 11 for a PT.
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