Veterans to Get Job Aid Broad questions eyed by AG
The Attorney General plans an opinion to clarify how returning G I and G T personnel reclaim prewar jobs. Veterans have 40 days after discharge to apply for reinstatement. local draft boards aid, and court action can be expedited if reinstatement fails. Covington Ky. case noted.
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Attorney General’s Office
G. T. Joes
G. I. Josses
Walter Ste
Selective Service
Covington
Wavell May Talk to Gandhi Soon
New Delhi May 8. Indian leaders expect a possible meeting between Mohandas K. Gandhi and Lord Wavell, the Viceroy, to unite India’s military potential against Japan. Gandhi must first recover from illness that led to his release from Poona custody. his son Davidas said his father was in less alarming condition.
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Mohandas K. Gandhi
Lord Wavell
India
Japan
Gandhi
Poona
Davidas Gandhi
War letters link Texas and Alabama families across decades
R E Sparkman writes from Italy Texas April 29 1944 to Prentiss Sparkman. He recalls family ties during World War II with updates on sons in the 36th Division at Salerno and Cassino, their injuries and recoveries, and hopes to visit Decatur after the war while praising the region and kin.
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Texas
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New York
Army
Veteran's Administration
Little Rock
Veteran's Hospital
Bobbie
Naples
Cassino
Africa
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Decatur
United States
R- E. Sparkman
Fingerprints Sought to Identify Trunk Murder Victim
FBI agents checked fingerprint files in Washington to identify a woman whose body was shipped from Chicago to Los Angeles in a trunk by a man who used the name John Lopez. Police linked the victim to a Chicago hotel registration as Mrs Lopez and to a Mr and Mrs Lopez room.
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Chicago
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
Los Angeles
John Lopez
Philip Breitzke
Partisans Put Up Strong Resistance in Yugoslavia
London May 8 German forces launch drives across Yugoslavia to crush the Partisan army during a lull on other fronts. Tito’s headquarters report Partisans heroically resist and counter attack, claiming capture of Klandano in Eastern Bosnia and street fighting in Berani Montenegro. They accuse Mihailovic of directing anti partisan action and report violent clashes in Serbia with Chetnik forces.
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Yugoslavia
Josip Broz
Tito
Klandano
Bosnia
Berani
Montenegro
Draja Mihailovic
Peter
Serbia
Mihailovic
Oil Found First While Drilling Water Near Corsicana
Oil first was discovered in the southwest when a well drilled for water near Corsicana Texas in 1890.
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Corsicana
Tex
Baby siren aids doctor in locating buried metal
A compact siren device detects near buried metal by changing pitch as it approaches. It also indicates the direction of a splinter, aiding surgeons in locating fragments quickly. Invented by Samuel Berman and showcased with Dr. John Moodhead.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
New York
Medical Society of
State of New York
John J. Moodhead
New York City
Samuel Berman
Hearing siren aids metal detection for surgeons
A portable device attaches to the ear and translates dial readings into sound to guide surgeons. The current siren works with magnetic metals such as steel and may soon detect non magnetic metals like lead. The compact box plugs into a standard light socket and is designed to be carried in one hand.
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Berman
Deadly snake venoms used as medicine save lives
Researchers repurpose deadly snake venoms into medicines that treat chronic illnesses and save patients. Medical teams report promising results across trials, highlighting venom components as targeted therapies and potential breakthroughs in cancer and cardiovascular disease treatments.
Senator McKellar urges tapering of lend lease funds
Senator McKellar acting chairman of the senate appropriations committee called for substantial tapering of lend lease appropriations. The administration asked Congress for about 3.5 billion dollars in new lend lease money for the year starting July 1, part of a tentative 1945 budget of over 7.18 billion dollars. Since 1941 total war aid appropriations reached about 24.68 billion dollars. McKellar said the program is vital yet he hopes funding peaks are reduced as the bill to extend lend lease for another year proceeds.
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Washington
Senator McKellar
D-Tenn
Senate Appropriations Committee
McKellar
Congress
Senate
US Aid Comments Prompt Call for Spending Cut
McKel urged substantial tapering of expenditures and emphasized U S generosity in aid to Allies amid ongoing wartime support and relief programs.
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McKel
United States
Freak Weather Brings Record Lows to Southern Cities
A persistent winter hangover pushed temperatures to new record lows across the South last weekend. Fayetteville Arkansas hit a freezing 32 degrees marking its first May freeze in 34 years, with light snow. Atlanta logged its coldest May 7 in 46 years at 38 degrees and Birmingham set a May low of 35 with frost.
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Fayetteville
Ark
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