Ernie Pyle Traces Warmth Quest Across Africa Tropics
Tunisian front reporter Ernie Pyle describes a 13 000 mile journey south through Africa by army plane to escape cold and war, sleeping under mosquito netting, swimming on the Gold Coast, buying Congo carvings, and meeting American outposts. He details heat, jungle, Sahara travel, and a bath revival in Liberia, with notes on soldiers and life on the continent.
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Africa
Tunisia
California
Tropics
Gold Coast
Congo
Reilly
Pan American Airways
Ilue
Jahnie Warren
Columbia, S.C
Captain Warren
Islay
Liberia
Medical Budget Plan Suggested
Dr. Freed W. Rankin of Lexington Kentucky urged the American Medical Association to back a plan letting people budget medical expenses and pay by ability. Speaking to the AMA House of Delegates, Rankin urged federal aid for regional and local hospitals and for maternal child care, signaling a major shift in medical practice toward universal health care ideas.
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Chicago
Freed W. Rankin
Lexington
American Medical Assoc
Rankin
House of, Delegates
Pr. Rankin
Specialized Engineers May Enlist This Week
Specialized engineers may enlist in the army this week at the recruiting office in the old post office building. Lt. Charles H. Cotham Jr of the U S corps of engineers will interview men ages 18 to 50 today through Friday. Qualified personnel will be sent to Camp Claiborne Louisiana or Westover Field Massachusetts for basic training before foreign duty. Outstanding leaders may attend officer candidate school after base training. Trades needed include electricians welders machinists crane operators truck drivers carpenters millwrights printers traffic operators steamfitters pipefitters radio operators surveyors and draftsmen.
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Army
Charles H. Cotham, Jr
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Camp Claiborne
Westover Field
Mass
Beckley Resident Praises Miner's Friend After Constipation Relief
A Beckley resident with 34 years in the area credits Miner's Friend for relieving chronic constipation and related ailments from gas to back pain. He and his wife say the laxative improved appetite and digestion, leading to better sleep and daily comfort, and plan to keep it at home.
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Beckley
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Newa Agency
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P.d.childs
Hunter Street
UOT
Torrente
Johnson
Hong
Len Yen
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Cohen's
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Trussel
Ger Guarentes
Reader's Digest
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Ieee Ye
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Polson
Ingram
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Wrisley
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Seaan
Je Bette
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Valvoline
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