Navy Shows New Vessels
Navy exposure to new ship classes and aircraft includes heavy light and seaplane carriers, troop transport General Meigs, a 45 000 ton carrier, LSM landing ships, destroyers, and rocket assisted takeoffs. Aircraft feature Grumman FUF scout and F6F Hellcat and Vought Corsair fighters with jet and rocket propelled tests. Helicopter experiments proceed with the Army in joint programs.
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James J. Strebig
Associated Press
Washington
Navy
New York
New Jersey
Pennvania
LSM
Alaska
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Camden
N. J
Los Angeles
Chicago
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Wilkes Barre
General Meigs
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Kearny
Truman Committee
Grumman
Island Ambush Ends as Rae and Allies Triumph
Colin Rae and Nate Tennant outwit Dove on a frozen island as a bird plane nears. The pack of wolves helps drown the Nazi intruder after a tense pursuit, ending with Tennant’s departure and Blair returning to Colin as a new chapter begins.
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Colin
Tennant
Rae
Dave
Nate
Dove
Dowling
Jonathan Dove
Fang
Colin Rae
Nate Tennant
States
Blair
Tax amnesty tips amid new law changes and windmill drills
The story explains filing an amended federal income tax declaration for 1944 if withholding misses the revised tax. It outlines two cases for amendments, details new dependent rules, exemptions, and how to calculate three equal payments due June 15, September 15, and January 15. It notes armed service pay exemptions and mentions flight tests of naval aircraft at Patuxent.
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Washington
Floyd Bennett Naval Air Station
Naval Aviation Proving Ground
Patuxent
Navy
Engagement of Mildred Watkins Chandler Named
Versailles Kentucky announces the engagement of Mildred Watkins Chandler daughter of United States Senator and Mrs A B Chandler to Major John Kennedy Cabell son of Mr and Mrs Benjamin W Cabell of Tuscaloosa. The couple plans a future wedding in Palm Springs California.
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Versailles
Mildred Watkins Chandler
United States
A.b.chandler
Kentucky
John Kennedy Cabell
Palm Springs
Calif
Benjamin W Cabell
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Aerial View Mirrors D-Day Beachhead Valor
AP correspondent details June 1944 over the Normandy invasion as Lt. Oscar B. Rich and he observe Yanks battling inland. He flies above beaches to witness tanks, hedgerows, artillery barrages, and wreckage while commending the Doughboys and the invasion fleet.
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Don Whitehead
Associated Press
France
Europe
Oscar B. Rich
Foley
Ala
Rich
Bayeux
Port En Bessin
Postwar plan warns of huge job need for full employment
A Senate postwar planning committee report projects 8 to 10 million more jobs than peacetime precedents, with total civilian employment rising to 54–56 million after possible 2–3 million veterans remain in the armed forces. It calls for record national output to ensure prosperity.
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Washington
Senate
United States
George
D Ga
Army
Navy
Pyle Reports Normandy Preparations On the Eve of Invasion
Ernie Pyle writes aboard a convoy ship about the Allied assault force preparations for the Normandy landings. He recalls 450 American correspondents in Britain, 28 chosen for the assault, and the mounting fear and nerves among journalists awaiting the moment and imagining what lies ahead.
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Ernie Pyle
Normandy
Europe
English Channel
England
London
Britain
Supreme Allied Headquarters
Bill Stoneman
Don Whitehead
Jack Thompson
Clark Lee
Tex O'Reilly
Awful Duty Calls as Soldiers Ship Out Again
Excerpt recalls a sudden morning mobilization as soldiers pack full field kits for departure. The narrator, Bill Stoneman and others hike into jeeps and tents, facing cold weather, impromptu goodbyes, and the first night of fear and humor in a new Army exercise.
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Bill Stoneman
Bill
Jack Thompson
Don Whitehead
Washington set for mid-summer talks on international security pact
Washington reports a four nation meeting with American British Russian and Chinese representatives to discuss forming an international security organization. Gromyko returns to Moscow as Allies plan postwar Germany terms including dismantling war plants. Big Four Washington talks remain unofficial, with Britain favoring ambassadorial level discussions.
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Washington
State Department
Britain
China
Andrei A. Gromyko
Moscow
Germany
Roosevelt
Veterans elect Birmingham man as Rainbow Veterans head
The Alabama Rainbow Veterans Association chose John H. Winningham of Birmingham as president at a two day convention closed yesterday. Other officers include B. J. Vogel of Mobile Otis Freeman of Montgomery Emmett Wilson of Gadsden L J Logan of Birmingham Claude Yeateman of Tuscaloosa and George Causey of Pell City. B J O Hara of Tuscaloosa retires as president.
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Birmingham
Alabama Rainbow Veterans Association
John H. Winningham
B. J. Vogel
Mobile
Otis Freeman
Montgomery
Emmett Wilson
Gadsden
L J. Logan
Claude Yeateman
Tuscaloosa
George Causey
Pell City
Gly-Cas Users Stone Skyward Demand
Gly-Cas purchasers repeatedly request more from their druggists and insist on securing another package. Over 90 million capsules used proves public satisfaction. When constipation occurs Gly-Cas may ease discomfort. use only as directed. Sold by Loyd's Drug Store and other local drug stores.
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Loyd’s Drug Store
Reading Drug Stores
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King Features Syndicate
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Opeina
America
Raei
Universal Concrete Pipe CO
Gene Akern
Pyle
Veterans Elect
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